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2010 December Highlights


December 15th - Indianapolis, IN - USATF Foundation Chairman Bob Greifeld and Executive Director Tom Jackovic announced today it has awarded 23 youth grants to track & field clubs throughout the country. The grants assist young male and female athletes with expenses such as travel to meets, equipment, uniforms, awards and facility rental.  “It's a good feeling to end the year by making these youth grants to so many deserving clubs, schools and other track & field-related organizations,” said Jackovic. “It's through these groups that the Foundation fulfills its mission." God's Speed Track Club of Buffalo is awarded a $1500 grant to assist in travel expenses and meet fees.

pdf 2010_youth_grant_recipients 101.46 Kb   The award honors dedicated high school coaches of boys' and girls' teams, based on criteria established by USATF and selected from six regional finalists as determined by a USATF selection committee.   For more information about the youth grant: pdf youth_grant_application 45.83 Kb or visit USATF Foundation website. 

club_xc_2010_eventlogo.jpgDecember 11th - Charlotte, NC - 2010 USATF National Club XC Championships, Syracuse powerhouse team, Stotan Racing, took 8th place in the Men's Open 10 km Team competition led by C. Fred Joslyn in 52nd place in 30:55, followed by Dominic Luka in 58th place in 31:04,  Michael Pierce  in 64th place in 31:13,  Andrew Foxenberg in 92nd in 31:37, Peter Najem in 112th place in 31:59, and Jesse Berube in 129th place in 31:11.  Syracuse Chargers Women's team took 12th place in the 6 km open run led by Amanda LoPiccilo in 26th place in 20:45, Jennifer Adams in 82nd place in 21:39, Amanda Jinks in 86th place in 21:46, Elizabeth Carey in 107th place in 22:06, Jacklynn Kosakowski in 137th place in 22:30, Muyrphee Hayes in 158th place in 22:44, and Robyn Ellerbrock in 201st place in 23:42.   The Brockport Distance Project was 21st out of the 29 teams.

The Genesee Valley Harriers took 9th place in the Masters Men's 10 km race, 6th place in the Masters Men's 50+ race,  and 7th place in the 60+ race.  GVH Women's team finished in the bronze medal position in the Masters Women's 6 km race and also in the 50+ team division.   GVH standouts for the day were Sharon Moore who won the gold medal for the 55-59 age group, Jim Derick was 7th overall in 34:01, and Mark Rybinski was 3rd place bronze medal winner in the 55-59 age group, .
 
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2010 November Highlights


byler_2010_rtr.jpgNovember 25th - Rochester - Kyle Heath of Syracuse won the 1st Annual Rochester Thanksgiving Day 8 km Run & USATF Niagara Championship with a time of 24:54, Jim Derick of Big Flats was 2nd in 26:44, and Matt Oberst of Farmington was 3rd in 28:20.  The women's champion was Trisha Byler, pictured left with Dan Medved, of Rochester with a time of 29:19 followed by Amanda Jinks of Pavilion with a time of 29:39.  Heather McWhirter of Glenwood finished 3rd in 30:25.  The Masters Champions were Charlie Andrews of Rochester with a time of 28:58 and Beth DeCiantas of Rochester in 32:09. 

walters_2010_buffalo_turkey_trot.jpgNovember 25th - Buffalo - Dennis Pollow of Ransomville won the 115th Annual Buffalo YMCA Turkey Trot 8 km with a time of 24:07, Chris Walters, pictured left, of Tonawanda was 2nd in 24:29, Ryan O'Connor of Geneseo was 3rd in 25:00 followed by Jeff Beck of Fairport in 25:08.  The women's winner was Jackie Rzepecki of Woodlawn with a time of 29:05.

November 25th - Berwick, PA - C Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse finished 3rd with a time of 46:10 at the 101st Annual Run for the Diamonds 9 Mile Race.

ncaa-09-c-xc-div1-hdr.gifNovember 22nd - Terre Haute, IN - The University of Syracuse men's cross country team finished 14th out of 31 schools at the 2010 NCAA Division I Championships.  The Syracuse team was lead by Fairport native Pat Dupont with a time of 30:26 who finished 33rd overall, which earn him All American Honors.  Corey Robinson of Greece finished with a time of 32:03 and Joe Whelan ofsu_xc_2010.jpg Hamburg finished with a time of 32:10 for the Syracuse team.  Erik Van Ingen a native of Marathon finished 43rd for the University of Binghamton with a time of 30:35.  Tim Quinn of Pittsford finished 116th with a time of 31:19 for the University of Richmond.   The University of Syracuse women's cross country team finished 10th out of 31 schools in the women's championship.  Syracuse was lead by Catherine DeSarle of Stormville who finished 50th with a time of 21:00.  

ncaa-09-c-xc-div3-hdr.gifNovember 20th - Waverly, IA - The 2010 Division III Cross Country Championships were hosted by Wartburg College.  The SUNY Geneseo men's cross country team finished 7th out of 32 teams.  The University of Rochester men's cross country team finished 17th.  Suny Geneseo was lead by Lee Berube a native of Putnam Station, NY with a time of 24:33 who finished 8th followed by Ryan O'Connor a native of East Aurora with a time of 24:36 who finished 10th.  Eddie Novara a native of Angola finished 27th with a time of 24:49.  Bill Juda a native of Rochester finished 79th with a time of 25:20.  Mark Streb of Brockport finished 192 with a time of 26:03.  The University of Rochester men's team was lead by James Vavra a high school grad of Newark Valley who finished 28th with a time of 24:50.  Jon Pinto of Rochester finished 167th for the U of R team with a time of 25:52 and Brian Lang a native of Baldwinsville finished 194th with a time of 26:06.  William Way of Ithaca College finished 25th with a time of 24:47 and Matt Avery of SUNY Brockport and a native of Rochester finished 85th with a time of 25:21.  In the women's championship SUNY Geneseo finished 12th and SUNY Cortland finished 15th out of 32 schools.  Marissa Liberati a high school grad of Red Jacket lead the Geneseo team finishing in 27th with a time of 21:40.  Alyssa Smith a native of Rochester finished 66th with a time of 22:10, Julie Dmochowski finished 130th with a time of 22:38, Emily Sullivan a native of West Seneca finished 165th with a time of 22:55, Mary Aldridge a native of Rochester finished 171st with a time of 22:56 and Ashley Jones a native of Hilton finished 187th with a time of 23:03. Suny Cortland was lead by Alyson Dalton a native of Sherrill with a time of 21:42 who finished 31st.  Jordan Naylon a native of Fairport finished 138th with a time of 22:42, Caitlin Sullivan a native of Elmira finished 175th with a time of 22:57. 

November 15th - Centre Park, Fairport, the Syracuse Chargers'women's team and Stotan Racing men's team won their respective titles at our 2010 USATF Niagara Association Open Cross Country Championships.  Results: pdf 11-14-2010_pete_glavin_upstate_ny_xc_series__usatf_niagara_open_championships 43.76 Kb
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Stotan Racing, pictured left with Series Director Mike Reif and Niagara LDR Chair Eric Boyce, was led by Dominic Luka, of Manietta, finishing 2nd in 8 km in 25:53, followed by C. Fred Joslyn, of East Syracuse, 3rd in 25:59, Justin Wager, of Cortland, 4th in 26:10, Michael Pierce, of Minoa, 5th in 26:23, and Jesse Berude, of Syracuse, 9th in 26:47.xc_open_2010_womens_team.jpg  

Syracuse Chargers, pictured right,
was led by Amanda LoPiccoloof Oneonta, finished 1st in the 6 km in 22:54, Jen Adamsof Gansevoort, 5th in 23:44, Amanda Jinks of Pavilion, 6th in 23:52, Elizabeth Careyof Syracuse, 8th in 24:20, and Murphee Hayes of Marathon, 10th in 25:00.  

Capturing the over men's title was Kyle Heathof Syracuse in 25:29.  Amanda LoPiccolo won the overall woman's title in 22:55, in addition to leading her team.
 
   
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2010 October Highlights


andrews_2010_xc_masters.jpgOctobr 31st - Watkins Glen - Mark Andrews, pictured left, 40, of Rochester won the USATF Niagara Masters 6 km Cross Country Championships with a time of 19:52.  Jim Derick, 45, of Big Flats was 2nd with a time of 20:22.  The women's champion was Jennifer Peterson of Skaneateles with a time of 23:39.  Elizabeth Randell of Buffalo was 2nd with a time of 24:21.  The Top 4 Age Graded Performances from the race were Derick, Mark Rybimaster_of_the_year_2010_copy.jpgnski, 55, of Manlius, with a time of 22:21, Andrews, and Casey Carlstrom, 51, of Ithaca, with a time of 21:29.
At our Masters XC Championships, Jim Derick, pictured left, of Big Flats was awarded the 2010 Niagara Association Master Athlete of the Year by Membership Chair Jim Glinsky, pictured on the right.  In 2010 Jim has won a total of 6 Niagara Masters Championships.  Starting in April Jim won the Half Marathon Championship in Rochester, in May the 10 km Championship in Rochester, in July the Mile Championship in Rochester followed by the 4 Mile Championship in Buffalo,  in August the 5 km Championship in Bergen, and September winning the 15 km Championship in Buffalo.

October 24th - Boston, MA - Amanda LoPiccolo finished 10th overall with a time of 17:39 in the women's 5 km at the 21st Annual Mayors Cup Cross Country Race.  The Syracuse Chargers' women's team finished 5th out of 10 teams with 142 points.  The scoring members of the Chargers were Cait Bradley was 27th with a time of 18:17, Amanda Jinks was 29th with a time of 18:26, Jen Adams was 45th with a time of 18:55, and Murphee Hayes was 49th with a time of 18:58.  The winning team was New Balance Boston with 28 points.  The overall winner was Kate Dicamillo of Boston, MA with a time of 17:06.        

2010_buf_inter_mar_start.jpgOctober 24th - Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls, CAN - Steve Bohan, pictured with #118, of Boston was the winner of the 2010 Niagara Falls International Marathon with a time of 2:27:48.  Jim Derick, pictured at far right, of Big Flats was 2nd with a time of 2:29:45 and  age graded at 89%.

October 17th - Colombus, OH - Jennifer Bigham of Rochester finished 3rd in the women's race at the 32nd Annual Columbus Marathon with a time of 2:51:55.  Christina Keck of Allison Park, PA finished 9th with a time of 2:57:56.  The overall women's winner was Elena Kaledina with a time of 2:44:20.  The men's winner was Jennifer Bigham's brother Jason Ordway with a time of 2:18:08.
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October 16th - Greece - Kyle Heath, pictured in orange top, of Syracuse won the 15th Annual Run For Hospice 5 km with a time of 14:38, followed by Mark Andrews, pictured in black socks, of Rochester in 15:01, and Jeff Beck, pictured in red top, of Rochester in 15:09.  Stephanie Pezzullo of Charlotte, NC won the women's race with a time of 16:58, followed by Paula Wiltse of Ontario, CAN in 17:20, and Trisha Byler of Rochester in 17:53.

105938.jpgOctober 11th - Boston, MA - Molly Huddle of Providence, RI won the 2010 USA 10km National Championship at the Tufts Health Plan For Women 10km.  Huddle ran 32:00 for the 10km to win the race. 

October 10th - Chicago, IL - C Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse finished 27th with a time of 2:21:23 at the Bank Of America Chicago Marathon.  The overall winner was Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya with a time of 2:06:24.

October 10th - Fabius - Kyle Heath of Syracuse won the 2nd Annual Bread For Schools Run 5 km with a time of 14:37.  Ryley Miller of Syracuse was 2nd with a time of 14:50 followed by Justin Wager of Cortland with a time of 15:17.  The women's winner was Amanda LoPiccolo of Oneonta with a time of 17:04 followed by Maegen Krifchin of Ithaca with a time of 17:29.  The event also featured a half marathon won by Michael Pierce of Minoa with a time of 1:10:43 followed by Andrew Foxenberg with a time of 1:11:20.  The women's winner was Laurel Leone-Burdick of Minoa with a time of 1:16:40 followed by Emila LaSala of Jamesville with a time of 1:19:24.

October 10th - Scranton, PA - Mike Melfi of Clay finished 4th at the Steamton Marathon with a time of 2:33:05.  The overall winner was Luke Watson of State College, PA with a time of 2:16:41.

October 9th - Hartford, CT - Andrew McCann of Fayetteville finished 5th with a time of 1:09:05 at the 17th Annual ING Hartford Half Marathon.  The overall winner was Derese Denibaba of Bronx with a time of 1:05:24.
 

leaders_twin_cities_2010.jpgOctober 3rd - Saint Paul, MN - Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon hosted the 2010 USATF Men's Marathon Championships.  Greece native Jeff Eggleston, pictured on left in black socks, who now trains and lives in Flagstaff, AZ, finished 2nd overall in 2:14:09, just seven seconds behide winner Serio Reyesof Palmdale, CA who ran 2:14:02, pictured of right.  Eggleston established a new marathon PR for himself.   Heather McWhirter of Glenwood, finished 24th in the women's race by running 2:52:45.   pdf 10-4-2010_twin_cities.com_article 230.03 Kb

miller_sfof_2010_standard.jpgOctober 3rd - Syracuse - Syracuse Festival of Races for the third straight year hosted the 2010 USATF Masters National Championships.  The overall masters champion was Christian Cushing-Murray, 42 of Santa Ana, CA who edged out Chad Newton, 40 of Pisgah Forest, NC with both men running 15:08.  There was many impressive masters performances, which included 18 men age grading at 90% or better: Peter Magill, 49 of South Pasadena, CA ran a 15:20 at 95.5%, Alfred, native John Tuttle, 51 now living in Villa Rica, GA finished 5th in the age grading by running a 15:57 at 93.28%.  The Top Niagara masters finishers were Casey Calstrom, 51 of Ithaca, who ran a 16:31 at 90.05%, Jim Derrick, 45 of Big Flats, who ran a 15:47 at 89.91%, and Richard Hoebeke, 61 of Trumansburg, who ran a 18:30 at 87.50%.  In the women's race Emily Bryans, 43 of Schenectady, won the women's masters title by running a 17:17.  The best performance of the day came from Kathryn Martin, 59 of Northport, who ran a 19:02 and age graded 99.19%.  The Top Niagara master women age graded performances were Helen Botti, 73 of Kenmore, who ran a 27:00 at 86.77 and Sharon Moore, 56 of Rochester, who ran a 21:14 at 85.26%.  The overall men's winner of the race were Ryley Miller of Syraucse, pictured left, who won by 6 seconds by running a 14:38 over Dominic Luka of Tully who ran a 14:44 and Andrew Foxenberg of Chiittenango placed 4th with a time of 15:03.  Emily LaSala of Jamesville, won the open women's race by running a 17:01 and 2nd place was Karen Simmonds-Brady of Auburn who ran a 17:13.            

heath_pit_run_2010.jpgOctober 3rd - Oneonta - Amanda LoPiclopiccolo_pit_run_2010.jpgcolo of Oneonta, pictured right, won the 17th Annual Pit Run 10k Road Race with a time of 36:20.  Maegan Krifchin of Ithaca was 2nd with a time of 37:30.  On the men's side Kyle Heath of Syracuse, pictured left, was the overall winner with a time of 31:01.  pdf 10-4-2010_the_daily_star_pit_run_article 67.54 Kb

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2010 September Highlights



walters_yalem_2010.jpgSeptember 26th - Amherst - Chris Walters, pictured left, of Tonawanda won the 21stcarr_yalem_2010.jpg Annual Linda Yalem Safety Run 5 km with a time of 15:05.  The women's winner was Meghan Nolan of Buffalo with a time of 17:43 followed by Allison Carr, pictured right, of West Seneca with a time of 17:54. 

September 26th - Utica - Kyle Heath of Syracuse won the 36 Annual Falling Leaves 5 km Road Race with a time of 15:04.  The women's winner was Murphee Hayes of Marathon with a time of 18:44. 

September 26th - Mendon - Pete Glavin Upstate NY Cross Country Series kicked off at Mendon Ponds.  The late Pete Glavin started this cross country race series in the fall of 1990.  After the April 2010 recent passing of Glavin the Series has been named in his honor.  Jeff Beck of Rochester won the men's race covering the 3 mile course in a time of 15:42.  Jess Synder of Rochester won the women's race with a time of 18:54.

September 19th - Philadelphia, PA - Aaron Rowe of Edinboro, PA finished 18th overall with a time of 1:06:21 at the ING Rock'N'Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon.  The overall winner was Matthew Kisorio with a time of 1:00:15, which was a new course record.  The field was loaded world class runners and top Americans such as Brett Gotcher of Flagstaff, AZ who finished 9th with a time of 1:02:50 and Ryan Hall of Mammoth Lakes, CA who finished 13th with a time of 1:03:55.

September 19th - Providence, RI - Molly Huddle of Providence, RI won the CVS/Caremark Downtown 5 km, which was 2010 USA 5 km Championships with a time of 15:47.  Huddle is coming off of a strong track season in Europe to pick up her first USA Circuit win of 2010.  Dennis Pollow Jr of Ransomville finished 18th in the men's race with a time of 14:58. 

September 12th - Albany - Tim Chichester of Mount Morris won the Run for Dunkin 5 km with a time of 14:53 edging out Jared Newell of Cortland. 

September 6th - Buffalo - USATF Masters National Championships and Niagara Open & Masters Championships were hosted by Fleet Feet 15 km Run into Buffalo on Labor Day.  Many masters athletes from around the country completed.  Overall masters men's winner was Paul Aufdemberge, 45 of Redford, MI running 47:52 and age graded 93.84%.  John Tuttle, 51 of Vallarica, GA finished 3rd overall in the masters age grading at 90.47% with 52:09.  Niagara's Jim Derick, 45 of Big Flats, finished 4th overall masters age grading at 88.93% with a time of 50:31.  Derick also was the top Niagara masters finisher.  In the women's race Lori Kingsley, 44 of Wysox, PA won the masters chrown with a time of 55:37 and age graded to 88.34%.  Kathryn Martin, 58 of Northport had the top performance of the day by running 1:01:02 and age graded to 95.16%.  Some Notable Niagara performances from the masters women race were Helen Botti, 73 of Kenmore who ran a 1:24:19/ age graded to 86.69%, Coreen Steinbach, 59 of Pompey ran 1:08:26/age graded to 86:05.  Elizabeth Randell, 43 of Buffalo won the USATF Niagara Masters Championship by finishing 4th overall for masters with a time of 59:25.  In the open race Matt Loiselle of Toronto, Canada was the overall winner with a time of 45:48 and edged out Aaron Rowe of Edinboro, PA.  Rowe won the USATF Niagara Open Championship and scored a time performance bonus.  Michael Pierce of Minoa finished 3rd overall in 46:34 edging out C Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse who also ran a 46:34.  Mark Andrews of Rochester was 5th overall in 47:44, Andrew McCann of Fayetteville was 7th with a time of 47:54, and Chris Walters of Tonawanda was 8th with a time of 48:03.  In the women's open race Maegan Krifchin of Ithaca was the overall winner and USATF Niagara Champion by running a 54:41.  Heather McWhirter of Glenwood who recently moved into the Niagara Association finished 2nd in 55:29.   

September 6th - New Haven, CT - Zachary Hine of Ithaca finished 17th overall with a time of 1:04:22 at the 2010 USATF 20 km Championship hosted by the Stratton Faxon New Haven 20 km Road Race.  The overall winner was Sean Quigley of Philadelphia, PA with a time of 59:21.   


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2010 August Highlights


pollow_chris_thater_2010.jpgAugust 29th - Binghamton - Maegan Krifchin of Ithaca finished 7th overall with a time of 16:42 and Amanda LoPiccolo finished 8th overall with a time of 17:03 at the 27th Annual Chris Thater Memorial 5 km.  The race is an annual DWI prevention event that attracts world class runners and cyclists.  On the men's side of the race Dennis Pollow, pictured wearing #5, of Ransomville finished 9th overall edging out the USATF Niagara 5 km Champion Michael Pierce of Minoa who finished 11th with a time of 14:40.  Other notable finishers from the race were C Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse who finished 13th with a time of 15:08, Dave Bradshaw of Macedon who finished 15th with a time of 15:18, Justin Wager of Fayetteville who finished 18th with a time of 15:24, Scott Weeks of Cortland finished 19th with a time of 15:24, and Mike Melfi of Clay finished 27th with a time of 15:48.  Jim Derick of Big Flats finished 4th for masters with a time of 15:50.  The overall winners from the race were Simon Ndirangu with a time of 13:52 and Buzunesh Deba with a time of 15:52.     

August 27th - Bruessels, Belgium - Elmira native Molly Huddle set a new American Record in the 5,000 meters on the track  by running 14:44.76 at the Diamond League Meet in Brussels.  Huddle broke Shalane Flanagan's American Record by .04 seconds and finished 10th overall.  The overall winner of the race was Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya with a time of 14:34.13. 

August 21st- Parkersburg, WV - Jeff Eggleston of Flagstaff, AZ finished 7th at the News & Sentinel Parkersburg Half Marathon with a time of 1:06:09, was the first American finisher in a very strong international field.  The overall winner was Julius Kogo from Chapel Hill, NC with a time of 1:02:17. 

leaders_pre1_mile_bergen_2010.jpgAugust 14th - Bergen - 2010 USATF Niagara 5 km Open & Masters Championships was hosted by the Jenny Kuzma Memorial Bergen 5 km.   John Tuttle a native of Alfred now living in Vallarica, GA and former 1984 Olympian in the marathon finished 2nd overall in the masters division.  Tuttle 51, finished 27th overall with a time of 16:41 which age grades to 89.12%.  Jim Derick of Big Flats won the masters title with a time of 16:28.  Women's Masters Champion was Audra Naujokas-Knapp of Rochester with a time of 20:56.  The overall women's winner was Morgan Burrows of Corning in 17:19 and set a new course record.  The runner-up was Karen Simmonds-Brady of Auburn in 17:33 followed by Trisha Byler of Rochester in 17:48.  Jennifer Bigham of Rochester also broke the 18 minute mark by finishing 4th with a time of 17:53.  In the men's race, Michael Pierce of Minoa, pictured above #138, outlasted a very deep competitive field with a time of 14:52.  The  field included defending champion Kyle Heath, who was runner-up this year in 14:56.  Dominic Luka of Tully was third with a time of 15:02, Dennis Pollow Jr of Ransomville was 4th with a time of 15:05 followed by Tim Chichester of Mount Morris with a time of 15:10.  Chichester out leaned Ryley Miller of Syracuse who finished 6th with the same time.  17 men were able to break the 16 minute mark at the Bergen Race.            

August 13th - London, England - Molly Huddle of Providence, RI finished 9th with a time of 14:57.93 in the women's 5000meter race at the Aviva London Grand Prix/Samsung Diamond League Track Meet.  This is the 2nd time Huddle has run sub 15 minutes for a 5k.  The overall winner was Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia with a time of 14:36.41.   

August 7th - Pittsford - The 2010 USATF Niagara Outdoor Championship & All Comers Meet took place at Nazareth College.  The meet had various Track & Field events for athletes to compete in.  This years meet had the most participants in its events history.  New to the event this year were three featured events where the winners of these events were crowned USATF Niagara Championships and earned prize money.  The winners of the featured events were in the Masters Hammer Throw - Joseph Benoit and Connie Ciccone, Pole Vault - Adam Helman and Gabrielle Sherwood, 1 Mile  - Brian Lombardo and Karen Blodgett.  


 

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 2010 July Highlights

July 31st - Willoughby Hills, OH, The 2010 USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships was hosted by the Burning River 100 Mile Endurance Run.  Karen Fennie of Binghamton finished 9th overall in the women's race with a time of 28:05.19.   Fennie also won the national championship in her age group which is the 50-54.  Matthew Chaffin of Manlius finished 13 overall with a time of 18:37:55.  Chaffin went onto place 5th in the 40-44 age group. 

July 22nd - 25th - Sacremento, CA, The 2010 USATF Masters Track & Field Championships was held at Sacrement State University.  Coreen Steinbach of Pompey, finished 2nd in the women's 55-59 age group in the 400 meters with a time of 1:10.50 and 2nd in the women's 55-59 age group in the 800meters with a time of 2:43.94

July 16th - Paris, France, Molly Huddle of Providence, RI and a native of Elmira finished 8th in the women's 5,000 meter race with a time of 14:51.84 at the Samsung Diamond League Track Meet.  Huddle's time is the 6th fastest women's time for an American.  The winner of the 5,000 meter race was Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya with a time of 14:27.41.

burdick_subaru_2010.jpgJuly 16th - Buffalo, Subaru Buffalo 4 Mile Chase celebrated its 30th running and did so by having 4 time Boston and NYC Marathon winner Bill Rodgers be a special guess as well as hosting the USATF Niagara 4 Mile Championships.  Laurel Burdick, pictured left, of Stotan Racing won the USATF Niagara Championships by finishing 2nd overall with a time of 21:48.  Burdick's efforts also earned herself an USATF Niagara Time Bonus.  Maegan Krifchin of Syracuse was runner-up in the championship and was 6th overall with a time 22:37.  Allison Carr, pictured right, rounded out the Top 3 Niagara finishers by finishingcarr_subaru_2010.jpg 10th overall with a time of 23:51.  The overall women's winner was Bizunesh Deba of Ethiopa with a time of 20:53.  In the men's race Bado Worku of Ethiopia outlasted Samuel Ndereba of Kenya and Derese Rashaw of Ethiopia by pollow_subaru_2010.jpgrunning 18:31.  Dennis Pollow, pictured left, of Ransomville won the USATF Niagara 4 Mile Championships and was 2nd American by running 19:26.  Mark Andrews of Rochester finished 9th overall and was the USATF Niagara runner-up with a time of 19:52.  Derrick Jones of Henrietta finished 3rd for USATF Niagara and was 18th overall with a time of 20:55.  The USATF Niagara 4 Mile Master Champions were Jim Derick of Big Flats with a time of 21:36 and Elizabeth Randell of Buffalo with a time of 25:05.

July 11th - Utica, Many USATF Niagara members took part in the 33rd annual Utica Boilermaker 15 km Road Race.  Jeff Eggleston of Flagstaff, AZ lead the Niagara Association finishers by finishing 16th overall and 4th American with a time of 46:19.  Michael Pierce of Minoa was 18th with a time of 47:05, Fred Joslyn of Syracuse was 19th with a time of 47:16, Andrew McCann of Fayetteville was 21st with a time of 47:37, Tim Chichester of Mount Morris was 22nd with a time of 47:44, Jordan Davis of Clinton was 27th with a time of 48:19, Chris Mason of Auburn was 28th with a time of 48:28, Dominic Luka was 29th with a time of 48:32, Ryan O'Connor  was 30th with a time of 48:35, Aaron Robertson was 32nd with a time of 49:03, Andrew Foxenberg of Chittenango was 36th with a time of 49:43, Dave Bradshaw of Rochester was 41st with a time of 49:57, Jon French of North Tonawanda was 46th with a time of 50:22, and Chad Byler of Rochester was 47th with a time of 50:29.  In the women's race Laurel Burdick continues a strong 2010 of racing by finishing 9th overall with a time of 52:36 and top American finisher.  Emily LaSala of Jamesville was 15th overall with a time of 54:35, Karen Simmonds-Brady was 16th with a time of 56:07, Jackie Kosakowski of Sauquoit was 56:41, Jill Skivington of Rochester was 27th with a time of 59:42, and Trisha Byler of Rochester finished in the top 30 for women with a time of 1:00:06.  The overall men's winner was Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia with a time of 42:46 and the overall women's winner was Edna Kiplagat of Kenya with a time of 47:57.  Both of these times were course records.  

July 9th - Rochester, Dennis Pollow Jr of Ransomville won USATF Niagara Road Mile Championships hosted by the Down Town Club East End Mile.  Pollow ran 4:18.7, which is a new course record.  Ryler Miller of Syracuse finished 2nd with a time of 4:24.7, Jeff Scull of Syracuse finished 3rd with a time of 4:26 followed by William Hoyne of Syracuse who finished 4th with a time of 4:36.2.  The women's champion was Maegan Krifchin of Syracuse with a time of 4:59.  The women's runner-up was Amanda LoPiccolo of Oneonta with a time of 5:03.6.  Allison Carr of West Seneca finished 3rd overall with a time of 5:06.3 followed by Natalie Gingerich of Syracuse, NY who was 4th with a time of 5:11.1.  Rounding out the top 5 Nicole Carrier of Hemlock who ran 5:28.1.  The Masters Men's Champion was Jim Derick of Big Flats who ran 4:56.3.  Other notable Niagara master finishers were Jim Figler 46, of Buffalo who ran 5:09.4.


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2010 June Highlights


June 27th - Columbia, MD, Dennis Pollow Jr of Ransomville finished 2nd at the Damien's Run For Recovery 5 km with a time of 15:02.  The overall winner was Gurmessa Megressa who lives in Washington, DC with a time of 14:55. 

June 26th - Cheektowga, USATF Niagara Junior Olympics Outdoor Track & Field Championships took place at Maryvale High School.  Many Youth Athletes from all ages took place in various track and field events.  For results of all events pdf 6-26-2010_usatf_niagara_association_junior_olympics_outdoor_t__f_championships 47.54 Kb 

June 23rd - 27th - Des Moines, IA, USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships were hosted by Drake University.  Jenn Suhr (Stuczynski) of Churchville won the women's Pole Vault title with a jump of 4.89 meters.  Molly Huddle of Providence, RI was runnerup in the women's 5,000 meter final with a time of 15:30.89.  Miranda Melville of Rush finished 6th in the women's 20,000 Meter Race Walk final with a time of 1:48:15.48.  Kyle Heath of Syracuse ran 8:52.88 in the prelims of the men's 3,000 Meter Steeplechase race which qualified him for the finals but did not finish in the finals do to an illness.   

June 22nd - Syracuse, Andrew Foxenberg of Chittenango, won Syracuse JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge with a time of 17:28.  The women's winner was Kristin White of Manilus, with a time of 20:33. 

medved_5_km_start_2010_b.jpgJune 20th - Rochester, Laurel Burdick of Stotan Racing and who lives in Manilus won Cure ALS Medved 5 km with a time of 16:52.  Burdick is the first female who is a Niagara member in 2010 to break 17 minutes for a 5 km at a road race in the Niagara Association.    

June 19th - Pinkham Notch, NH, Jessica Snyder of Rochester finished 20th in the women's race at the 50th Running Of the Mt. Washington Road Race with a time of 1:27:35.  The Mt. Washington Road Race is a 7.6 Mile Run that starts at the base of Mt. Washington and runs to the Summit.  The race has about 6,288 ft. of Elevation climb in the race.  Other notable Niagara finishers from the race were Michelle Weiler of Pittsford who finished 24th overall with a time of 1:29:05 and Jen Malik of Rochester who finished 44th overall with a time of 1:38:02.  In the Men's race the top Niagara finishers were Jeff Eggleston of Flagstaff, AZ who finished 23rd overall with a time of 1:08:08, Jordan Zwick of Boca Raton, FL who finished 61st overall with a time of 1:18:02, and Dave Bischoff of Fairport who finished 67th overall with a time of 1:19:10.  The top six American men and women finishers from the race will represent the United States in the World Mountain Championships.   

June 17th-19th - Greensboro, NC, Alex Hatz of Fayetteville-Manlius High School wins the High School Boys Mile at the 2010 New Balance High School National Track & Field Championships.  Hatz ran a 4:08.09 mile edging out Elias Gedyon who ran 4:08.42, and Omar Kaddurah who ran 4:08.50.  An interview with Alex Hatz can be viewed here
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June 13th - Litchfield Green, CT, Jeffrey Eggleston of Flagstaff, AZ finished 4th at the Litchfield Hills 7.1 Mile Road Race with a time of 35:24.  The overall winner was Julius Kiptoo of Kenya with a time of 34:58 followed by the 2010 Medved Lilac runner-up Genna Tufa of Ethopia with a time of 35:00.

June 11-12th - Vestal, Alex Hatz of Fayetteville-Manlius High School wins the New York State High School Boys 1600 meter title with a time of 4:07.47.  For complete from all the high school state championship races please visit  http://www.leonetiming.com/2010/Outdoor/States/
 
June 10th - Buffalo, Chris Muldoon of Buffalo won Buffalo JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge with a time of 17:40.  Brian Lombardo of Buffalo was runner-up with a time of 17:48.  In the women's race Maura Frauenhofer of Buffalo was the winner with a time of 19:52 followed by Allison Carr of West Seneca with a time of 20:13.

June 5th - Des Moines, IA, Jeffrey Eggleston of Flagstaff, AZ finished 7th with a time of 1:03:32 at the Dam to Dam 20 km Race.  The overall winner was Ezykyas Sisay of Flagstaff, AZ with a time of 1:01:16.  The Dam to Dam 20 km is the largest 20 km race in the United States which had 6857 finishers this year.   

June 5th - Holmdel, NJ, Kyle Heath of Syracuse wins the Men's Elite Mile at the New Jersey International Track Meet with a time of 4:04.79.  Maegan Krifchin of Syracuse finished 4th with a time of 4:45.28 in the Women's Elite Mile. 

June 5th - Boston, MA, Macklin Chaffe of Chagrin Falls,OH wins the Men's 1500 Meter Run with a time of 3:46.30 at the 2010 New Balance Boston Twilight Meet.

June 5th - Nashville, TN, Ryley Miller of Syracuse runs 4:05.90 in the Men's Elite Mile at the Music City Distance Carnival. 
June 3rd, - Rochester, Mark Andrews of Rochester who works for Fleet Feet Sports Rochester won the men's race at the Rochester JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge with a time of 17:47.  On the women side Morgan Burrows of Corning who works for Corning Glass won the women's race with a time of 20:02.  Over 9,000 people took place in this year's Rochester Challenge.




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2010 May Highlights


May 27-28th - Berea, OH, Nick Guarino of Bergen who runs for SUNY Fredonia won the 2010 Division III Men's 1500 meter National Championship title with a time of 3:50.43.  This is Guarino's 2nd national championship of the year as he captured the Division III Men's Indoor Mile title back in March.   Michael Dempsey of RIT. was runner-up in the Men's Pole Vault by clearing 5.16m.  On the women's side the Buffalo State 4 X 100 Relay Team finished 4th with a time of 46.79.  The members of the Women's Buffalo State Relay Team were Imani Richardson, Taniqua Hollinsworth, LaToya Edwards, and Erica Johnson.  The Division III Track & Field Championships was hosted by Baldwin Wallace College which is outside of Cleveland, OH.   

eggleston_lilac_2010.jpgMay 23rd - Rochester, Medved Lilac 10 km hosted the USATF Niagara Open & Masters Championships.  Rochester native Jeffrey Eggleston, pictured left, now living and training in Flagstaff, Arizona was the men's winner of the Niagara Championship and the Lilac Race.  Eggleston won the race with a time of 30:09 over Genna Tufa of Bronx, NY.  Eggleston's time also earned him a $200 USATF Niagara Time Bonus.  Other Niagarad_pollow_lilac_2010.jpg finishers who earned the USATF Niagara Time Bonus was Dennis Pollow Jr, pictured right, of Ransomville finished 3rd with a time of 30:40, Jordan Davis of Clinton finished 4th with a time of 30:50, and Dominic Luka of Marietta was 5th with a time of 30:56.  Other Notable finishers were Zach Hine of Ithaca was 6th with a time of 31:09, Mark Andrews of Rochester was 7th with a time of 31:11, Andrew McCann of Fayetteville was 8th with a time of 31:22, and Ryley Miller of Syracuse was 9th with a time of 31:28.  In the women's race Laurel Burdick of Manlius finished 4th overall and won the USATF Niagara Championship with a time of 34:56.  Burdick earned the Time Bonus with her sub 35 performance.  The USATF Niagara runner-up was  Emily LaSala of Jamesville who finished 5th overall with a time of 36:07.  Morgan Burrows of Corning rounded out the top 3 Niagara finishers with her 6th place finish a time of 36:45.  The Medved Lilac 10 km women's champion was Salome Kosgei of Sleepy Hollow with a time of 33:44.  The Niagara Master's Champions were Jim Derick of Big Flats with a time of 33:59 and Elizabeth Randell of Buffalo with a time of 40:13.

May 16th - Stroudsburg, PA, Bryan Morseman of Addison wins the 2010 Run For The Red Marathon with a time of 2:21:44.  Andrew Foxenberg of Chittenango was third with a time of 2:31:21.

May 16th - San Francisco, CA, Jeffrey Eggleston of Flagstaff, Arizona finishes 11th at the 2010 ING Bay to Breakers 12 km with a time of 36:51.  Sammy Kitwara of Kenya was the overall winner with a time of 34:15. 

May 8th - Jersey City, NJ, Dennis Pollow Jr of Ramsomville finished 8th overall and was the 3rd American with a time of 31:13 at the Newport 10 km Race.    

May 2nd - Eugene, OR, Elizabeth Carey of Syracuse finishes 7th among women with a time of 2:53:31 at the 2010 Eugene Marathon. 

May 2nd - Spokane, WA, Jeffrey Eggleston of Flagstaff, Arizona finishes 16th overall with a time of 36:44 at the 34th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run.  Eggleston was the 4th American finisher, while Peter Kirui of Kenya won the race with a time of 34:28. 

May 2nd - Syracuse, Emily LaSala of Jamesville wins the 32nd Annual Mountain Goat 10 Mile race with a time of e.lasala_mountain_goat_2010.jpg1:01:32.  LaSala's 2 minute victory over runner-up Karen Simmonds-Brady of Auburn earned a $1000 for her efforts.  Alyssa Recny of Cortland finished 3rd with a time of 1:04:17 followed by Natalie Gingerich of Syracuse with a time of 1:06:31.  Other notable female finishers were Jen Malik of Rochester who was 6th with a time of 1:09:01.  In the men's race 2002 Cornell grad Max King of Bend, OR wins with a time of 51:44.  Zach Hine of Ithaca was 2nd with a time of 53:07.  Hine is a recent addition to the Niagara Association who will be running with Stotan Racing, is coming off a 1:04:14 half marathon at New York City back on March 21.  The 2010 USATF Niagara 5 Mile Champion C Fred Joslyn of Syracuse was 3rd with a time of 53:25 followed by Neal Holtschulte of Rochester who was the runner-up at the USATF Niagara 5 Mile Championship and the half marathon championship.  Holtschulte's 4th place finish was in a time of 53:57.  Dominic Luka rounded out the top 5 with a time of 54:17.  Other Notable Niagara finishers were Andrew Foxenberg of Chittenango who finished 8th with a time of 55:59, Mike Melfi of Clay who finished 10th with a time of 56:24.  Jim Derick of Big Flats finished 2nd for masters runners and was 12th overall with a time of 59:17.

May 2nd - Philadelphia, PA - Maureen McCandless of Hummelstown, PA finishes 6th with a time of 1:01:01 in the women's race at the 2010 Blue Cross Broad Street 10 Miler.  Coreen Steinbach, 59 of Pompey finished the race in 1:12:51.  Steinbach's performance was the 11th best age graded performance with a grade of 87.8%.  Mark Rybinski, 54 of Manlius finished the race in 1:01:58 which age graded at 84.1%.    

May 1st - Stanford, CA - Kyle Heath of Syracuse finished 4th in the Men's 3,000 Meter Steeplechase race at the Jordan Payton Cardinal Invitional with a time of 8:29.34.  Kyle Alcorn who runs with Nike won the race with a time of 8:27.95.  Molly Huddle a native of Elmira won the womens Kim McDonald 10,000 Meter Run at the Jordan Payton Cardinal Invitational with a time of 31:48. 






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2010 April Highlights


fc_half_2010_start.jpgApril 25th - Rochester, The Flower City Half Marathon hosted thejenn_adams_fc_2010.jpg 2010 USATF Niagara Open & Masters Half Marathon Championships, the female champion was Jennifer Adams, pictured right, of Gensevoot.  Adams who runs for the Syracuse Chargers finished in a time of 1:21:39.  Karen Blodgett of Fairport finished 2nd with a time of 1:22:51 followed by Katie Aldridge of Alpine with a time of 1:23:11.  The women's masters champion was Beth DeCiantis, 48 of Rochester with a time of 1:31:15.  On the men's side of the race Mark Andrews of Rochester claimed the USATF Niagara Championship with a time of 1:08:02.  Andrews was runner-up to Andrew Allstadt of Albany who finished with a time of 1:07:57.  Neal Holtschulte of Rochester finished 3rd with a time of 1:08:22.  Dave Bradshaw of Macedon finished 5th overall and 3rd for USATF Niagara finishers with a time of 1:09:28.  The Masters' Men Champion was Jim Derick, 44 of Big Flats who finished 7th overall with a time of 1:14:43.    

April 22-24th - Philadelphia, PA, Maureen McCandless of Hummlestown, PA won the Women's Olympic Development 10,000 meter run at the 2010 Penn Relays with a time of 32:57.59.  Aaron Robertson of Rouse Point finished 8th in the Men's Olympic Development 10,000 Meter Run.  Dennis Pollow of Buffalo finished 6th with a time of 14:18.02 in the Men's Olympic Development 5,000 Meter Run.  Nick Stenuf of the Syracuse Chargers finished 6th with a time of 4:03.88 and Nick Guarino of SUNY Fredonia finished 8th with a time of 4:07.95 in the Men's Olympic Development Mile.  Alex Hatz of Fayetteville-Manlius High School finished 2nd with a time of 8:20.14 in the High School Boys 3,000 Meter Championship race.    

April 19th - Boston, MA, Laurel Burdick of Manlius who runs of Stotan Racing finished 26th overall among women with a time of 2:44:16 at the 2010 Boston Marathon.  Burdick's time gave her the B qualifying standard for the 2012 Olympic Trials.  Masters runner Elizabeth Randell, 43 of Buffalo, finished 80th among women with a time 3:00:11.  On the men's side Nick End of Pittsburgh, PA finished 73rd overall with a time of 2:29:36.  Jon French of North Tonawanda finished 109 among men with a time of 2:34:49. 

April 17-18th - Princeton, NJ, Nana Sang-Bender who runs for the University of Syracuse finishes 4th with a time of 16:44.35 in the Women's 5,000 meter run at the Larry Ellis Invitational.  Corey Robinson a Rochester native who also runs for the University of Syracuse finishes 8th with a time of 14:14.84 in the Men's 5,000 meter run.  Ryley Miller of Syracuse finished 3rd with a time of 9:03.01 in the Men's 3,000 Meter Steeplechase.


April 15-17th - Walnut, CA, Molly Huddle of Providence, RI finished 2nd with a time of 15:05.71 in the Women's 5,000 Meter Run at MT SAC Relays.  Sally Kipyego won the race with a time of 15:02.83.


April 11th - Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Carey of Syracuse finishes 11th overall among women with a time of 59:14 at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile.  Brian Lomobardo of Buffalo finishes 41st with a time of 53:49 in the men's race.

April 2-3rd - Princeton, NJ, Ryler Miller of Syracuse finishes 7th with a time of 9:06.28 and Zach Rivers of Victor finishes 11th with a time of 9:18.20 in the Men's 3,000 meter Steeplechase at the Sam Howell Memorial Invitation. 
                      





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2010 March Highlights

March 28th - Bydgoszcz, Porland, Molly Huddle, a native of Elmira finishes 19th at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.  Huddle finished the 8km Cross Country course in a time of 25:59.  The United States women's team finished 3rd out of 12 countries.

heath_2__stanford_2010.jpgMarch 26th - Palo Alto, CA, Kyle Heath of Farmington, pictured right in orange with leader Kyle Perry, wins the Stanford Invitational Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase in 8:34.23 and qualifies early for the 2010 USATF Outdoor Championships, June 23-27th at Drake Stadium, Drake University, Des Moines, IA  - "A" Standard Qualfying is 8:40.00.  Watch Flotrack race video. At the same meet on March 27th, Lisa Koll of Iowa State set a new NCAA record in the Women's 10,000 m in 31:18.07.  Watch Flotrack interview video.

March 21st - Nick End of the Genesee Valley Harriers now living in Pittsburgh, PA finishes 22nd at the New York City Half Marathon with a time of 1:08:52.  This was a world class field attracting maybe of the best distance runners from all around the world including Haile Gebrselassie and women such as Deena Kastor.  

March 21st - Vanessa Martell of Penfield finishes 2nd at the Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach, VA.  Martell made her marathon debut running a time of 2:55:59.  The Virginia Beach Shamrock Run is a two day event which features three events (Saturday - 8 km and Sunday - with the Half-Marathon and Marathon).  

March 20th - Maureen McCandless of Hummelstown, PA finishes 2nd with a time of 26:48 in the womens hatz_nike_mile.jpgrace at the Shamrock 8 km Run in Virginia Beach, VA.  Megan Metcalfe-Wright won the race with a time of 26:44.  On the men's side Anthony Gallo of Binghamton, NY finished 10th with a time of 24:14. 

March 14th - Reggie Lewis Track Center, Boston, MA., Nike Indoor Nationals, Alex Hatzof Fayetteville-Manlius won the boys mile with a new New York and Meet Record time of 4:05.50.
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joslyn_outkicking_holteschulte.jpgMarch 13th - Rochester, the 2010 USATF Niagara Long Distance rog_start_2010.jpgRunning Championships schedule kicked off with Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 Mile serving as the 2010 USATF Niagara Association Open and Masters 5 Mile Championships.  C Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse, pictured left, prevailed as the champion with a time of 24:29 by outlasting Neal Holtschulte of Rochester who ran 24:30.  Mark Andrews of Rochester was third in 24:40 followed by Anthony Gallo of Binghamton in 24:44.  The top four finishers all broke away early and took turns leading Joslyn and Holtschulte broke away with one mile to go where they battled each other to the end.  Elizabeth Carey of Syracuse won the USATF Niagara Women's 5 Mile Championship with a time of 29:07.  Carey finished 2nd overall in the race to Marina Muncan of Ardmore, PA won in 28:11.  Trisha Byler of Rochester, finished 3rd overall in 29:36 followed by Karen Blodgett of Fairport in 30:18.  The Masters' Champions were Earl Steinbrecher of Willseyville in 27:32 and Audra Naujokas-Knapp of Rochester in 33:37.  Coreen Steinbach, 58 of Pompey finished with a time of 34:44, which age grades to 88.47%.   pdf 3-14-2010_d__c_rog_coverage 49.69 Kb    

March 13th - Maureen McCandless of Hummmelstown, PA finished 13th overall for women at the USA 15 km National Championship hosted by the Gate River Run in Jacksonville, FL.  McCandless finished with a time of 52:54.  Chad Byler of Rochester running for the Genesee Valley Harriers finished 61st overall in 50:58.  The Gate River Run is the largest 15km in United States with 13341 finishers. 

nickguarino_-_2010_d3_-m_mile_champ.jpgMarch 12-13th - The NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships took place at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN.  Nick Guarino of SUNY Fredonia State won the Men's Mile by running a Division III season's best time of 4:09.99.  Guarino, pictured left, negative split the race by running 2:07 then 2:02.  Lee Berube of SUNY Geneseo was the runner-up in the Men's 5000 m with a time of 14:49.96. Wenley Louis of SUNY Geneseo was runner-up in the Men's Long Jump by jumping 7.04m.  Mike Dempsey of R.I.T. was also a runner-up in the Men's Pole Vault by clearing 5.02m.  Erica Johnson of Buffalo State finished 2nd in the Women's 55 m Dash with a time of 7.01 and teammate LaToya Edwards finished 5th with a time of 7.16.  Emma Dewart of Ithaca College was runner-up in the Women's Pentathlon.  See Flotrack interview.

March 1-6th - Coreen Steinbach of Pompey was very busy while competing in the 2010 World Master Indoor Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.  Steinbach finished 2nd in the 55-59 Women's 800 m in 2:46.87, 3rd in the 1500 m in 5:39.67, 3rd in the 8000 m in 37:07, and also helped the United States Women 50+  on the 4 X 200 replay team place third.

March 5th - Columbia Last Chance Meet, Armory Track & Field Center, New York, NY, Kyle Heath of Syracuse ran 4th in section 4 of the Men's Mile in 3:59.83, Brad Millerof University of Syracuse, was 5th in 4:00.93, and Riley Miller of Syracuse ran 6th in section 3 with 4:09.53.  See Flotrac race video.




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2010 February Highlights


Februrary 28th - New Orleans, LA, Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon, Anthony Gallo of Harpursville, NY captured 7th overall 1:06:17.  There were 9,000 finishers including the overall winner Martin Lel in 1:01:07 and 2008 Olympic Marathon Champion Sammy Wanjiru in 1:01:33.

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February 27-28th - Seven Niagara Open athletes qualified for the 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, NM, while only four compete.  Michael McCadney of Rochester placed 8th in the the Men's Triple Jump with a jump of 16.99m, Sheldon Battle of Buffalo placed 7th in the Men's Shot Put with a throw of 19.17m, Jesse Doty of Syracuse Chargers placed 11th in the Men's 35# Weight Throw with a throw of 20.67m, Miranda Melville of Rush placed 6th in the Women's 3000 Meter Race Walk with a time of 15:09.71, Olympic Silver Medalist Jennifer (Stuczynski) Suhr of Churchville scratched from the Women's Pole Vault, Nick Stenuf of the Syracuse Chargersdid not declare for  the Men's 1500 Meter Run, Kyle Heath of Syracusedid not declare for the Men's 3000 Meter Run.  Scott Bickham, 43, of Corning ran 2:55.88 and placed 4th in the Masters Men 1000 Meter Run, which was held as an exhibition event. huddle_xc.jpg

February 13th - Spokane, WA - Niagara athlete Molly Huddle of Providence, RI finishes 2nd with a time of 26:01 at the 2010 USA Cross Country Championships.  Huddle earned a spot to represent the Team USA in Bydgoszcz, Poland at the 2010 Word Cross Country Championships. See Flotrack interview .

kyle_heath_indoor_3k.jpgFebruary 13th - Boston University Valentine Invitational, Boston, MA, Kyle Heath of Syracuse beat a talented field winning the Men's 3000 Meter Run in 8:02.82 and qualified for US Indoor Championships. See Flotrack interview.

February 13th - Cornell University Kane Invitational, Ithaca, NY, Katie Aldridge of Alpine finished 6th in the Women's Mile in 5:05.44, Jennifer Dorr placed 3rd in the Women's 3000 Meter Run in 10:12.30, Trisha Byler of Rochester finished 3rd in the Women's 5000 Meter Run in 18:07.07, Joel Hanlon of the Syracuse Chargers placed 4th in the Men's 3000 Meter Run in 8:51.70, Neal Holtschulteof Rochester won the Men's 5000 Meter Run in 14:44.23, and Chad Byler of Rochester placed 15th running 15:49.77 in the Men's 5000 Meter Run.

February 13th - Akron University Invitational , Akron, OH, Dennis Pollow of Buffalo placed 3rd in the Men's 3000 Meter Run in  8:12.95.

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February 6th - Boston, MA., Alex Hatzof Fayetteville-Manlius High School runs 4:12:08 and wins the Boy's Junior Mile at 2010 Boston Indoor Games .  Hatz ran a 2 second victory over a very talented field - they ran 64 seconds for each of the first 3/4 mile and kicked in 60 last 400.  See Flotrack video interview, Alex Hatz 1st Junior Mile 2010 BIG. 





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February 3rd - USATF Foundation Elite Athlete Development Grant was  awarded to shot putter Sheldon Battle of Buffalo.  Battle was one of 26 athletes to receive a $4,000 grant award and one of 17 repeat grantees.




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2010 January Highlights


January 29-30th - Boston University Terrier Invitational, Boston, MA, Nick Stenuf of the Syracuse Chargers finished 2nd in the men's mile with 4:03.11, Corey Robinson of Rochester, attending SU, finished 3rd in the men's 3000 meters with 8:07.31, Jordan Davis of Clinton finished 8th with 8:11.31, and two other SU athelets, Pat Dupont of Fairport finished 15th in 8:24.97 and Zach Rivers of Victor 17th in 8:55.00.

January 29-30th - Penn State National Invitational, University Park, PA, Reggie Rucker of Buffalo, finished 3rd in the men's 60 meter hurdles with 7.85, Dennis Pollow of Buffalo, placed 5th in the men's 5000 meters with 14:24.95, Erik Van Ingenof Binghamton won the men's mile in 3:59.58, and Maureen McCandless of Hummetstown, PA finished 4th in the women's 3000 meters with 9.10.15.

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January 17th - Phoenix, AZ, P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, Jeffrey Eggleston of Flagstaf, AZ (formally of Greece) places 6th overall and runs 2:14:32 in his marathon debut, which is a 92.8 % age-graded performance.


January 16th - Doug Raymond Invitational at Kent State University Field House, Kent, OH, Reggie Rucker, of Buffalo, won the men's 60 meter hurdles in 7.86 and Sheldon Battle of Buffalo won the men's shot pu with a throw of 19.43 meters.

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Congratulations to Laurel Burdick of Manlius, pictured left winning 2009 HMRRC's Gazette Stocdavis_stockadeathon_2009.jpgkade-athon 15 km in November, and Jordan Davis of Clinton, pictured right, were named New England Runner Magazine's 2009 New York Female and Male Runner of the Year.  Molly Huddle of Providence, RI (formally of Elmiria) was named Rhode Island Female Runner of the Year.   James Derrick of Big Flats was selected as New York's Master Male Runner of the Year, Carl Grimm of Rochester at 70+ Male, Kyle Heath of Farmington as College Track Male, Katie Hurseyof Syracuse as Collegiate XC Female,and Alex Hatz of Manlius as High School Track Male. Several Niagara runners received Honorable Mentions:Kyle Heath of Farmington, Aaron Robertsonof Rouses Point, and Bryan Morseman of Addison.
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