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2011 December Highlights
Upstate Holiday Classic XIII / Niagara Indoor Championships Results Posted
Thanks to all who made the meet a
great success, especially the athletes and the officials. There were
three new meet records set and one tied. Eddie Novara set a new meet
record of 15:05.93 in winning the Men's 5000m run. The old mark was Nick
Guarino's 15:21.07 set just last year. Tomaris Bell tied Rayshon
Higgins' 2004 mark of 2.00m in the Men's High Jump. Miranda Melville's
13:44.07 winning performance in the Women's 3000m Race Walk broke
Michelle Rohl's 2002 meet record of 13:57.31 by over 13 seconds. There
was a new record set in the 4 x 200m Relay with the winning time of
1:43.06 besting the 1:46.68 tiime set in 2008. We will have the names of
the runners on that team later. The USATF Niagara Association says,
"well done" to all who competed. Results Here.
Congratulations Niagara President Bill Quinlisk
12/10/2011, Seattle– USATF National Club XC Championships
USATF Niagara Association President Bill Quinlisk was presented with the 2011 Doris Brown Heritage Awardfrom
Mike Scott, Chairperson of the USATF Cross Country Council at the
Saturday, Dec. 10th evening awards ceremony following the 2011 USATF
National Club Cross Country Championships in Seattle, WA. The award was
made in recognition of Bill's outstanding contributions to the sport of
cross country. The award is given annually by the Cross Country Council
in the name of Doris Brown Heritage, a pioneer in women's distance
running and five-time world cross country champion. In accepting the
award Bill said, "It is a great honor for me to receive this award named
after such a great talent and truly nice person as Doris Heritage. It
is so nice to have her present at the ceremony. Both her and Carole
Langenbach of Seattle," who were also honored at the ceremony, "were
mentors to me as I began serving as the USATF Masters Cross Country
representative and I thank them." In addition to his duties as USATF
Niagara Association President, Bill Quinlisk currently serves as the
Vice-Chairperson for the USATF Masters Long Distance Running Committee,
and as their representative to the Cross Country Council as well as
Masters LDR Championships Coordinator. Bill Quinlisk was one of the
founders of and served as first President for both the Greater Rochester
Track Club and the Genesee Valley Harriers. He was a long-time coach in
the Rochester area at various schools including RIT, St. John Fisher
College, McQuaid HS, Greece Olympia HS, Penfield HS and Bishop Kearney
HS. He has been honored as NAIA District 31 XC Coach of the Year as well
as Rochester City-Catholic League and Monroe County League Coach of the
Year and is a member of the Greater Rochester Track Club Hall of Fame.
He was the founder and first race director for the Lilac 10k and the RT
Turkey Run and was a past co-race director of the Rochester Marathon.
Past President of the Genesee Valley HS Track Officials, Bill is a
long-time HS Track and XC Official and currently serves as the Genesee
Valley HS Officials Rules' Interpreter. He is also a Master-level USATF
Official. Bill Quinlisk is probably best known as the long-time director
of the Rochester Summer Track and Field program. Bill is currently
retired from teaching and coaching and lives with his wife Patricia in
Syracuse, NY. When not working part-time with Leone Timing Services, you
can find Bill still competing in area cross country, road and track
events.
Congratulations Mickey Piscitelli
12/3/2011, St. Louis, MO – USATF Annual Meeting NewsWinners of
awards from Saturday's Award Lunch included our own Niagara Association
member Mickey Piscitelli of Baldwinsville, NY who serves as the
Secretary of the USATF Women's LDR Committee. Mickey was awarded the
Womens Long Distance Running Committee's Marja Bakker Contributor of the Year Award. Congratulations Mickey Piscitelli.
Dozens of contributors surrounding the sport of track and field were
honored during the USATF Awards Lunch Saturday while decisions were made
regarding uniform guidelines for the Club Cross Country Championships.
Both were part of the USA Track & Field Annual Meeting in St. Louis.
The following is from the Volume XLIII, January 2012 edition of the
Syracuse Charger Newsletter: "The award is named in memory of Marja
Bakker, a prolific supporter of women's long distance running as
president of the New England Association of USATF, as president and
member of the Board of Governors of the Boston Athletic Association, and
as a longtime member of USATF Women's LDR Committee. Mickey's
contributions to women's long distance running have ranged across the
local, regional, and national levels. In addition to her eighteen years
directing the Willow Bay Women's 5k Run & Walk in Liverpool and her
longtime service as a member of the Chargers' Board of Directors, she
has previously served the Niagara Association as its Women's LDR Chair.
At the national level, she has served many years as a member of the WLDR
Committee and as that Committee's secretary and Executive Committee
member." Mickey and her husband, Pat live in Baldwinsville, NY.
Niagara Officials Selected for National Meets
Congratulations to the following Niagara officials selected for USATF national meets:
USATF Indoor Nationals: Lawrence Guilford, Paul Kosek, Kim Cross-Boyce
USATF Junior Outdoor Nationals: Paul Kosek, Jim McCaul, Kathy McLymond
Olympic Trials: Larry Callahan, Perry Jenkins, Paul Kosek, Jim McCaul, Kathy McLymond, Tom Priester
USATF Annual Meeting HOT Topic
12/3/2011, St. Louis, MO - USATF Annual Meeting News
Following meetings on Friday with the Athletes Advisory Committee and
USATF Club Council, USA Track & Field has revised its uniform
guidelines for 2011 USATF Fall Cross Country Championships, commonly
referred to as the Club Cross Country Championships.
Recognizing the unique needs of clubs and the nature of the
Championships, IAAF logo restrictions will not be in place. Uniform
regulations in USATF Rule 253 will remain in force, requiring team
uniforms to be similar in color and style.
This topic has been discussed hotly on Flotrack.org, and has been a
point of contention with Athletes seeking more sponsors outside the big
names that have long been the primary sponsors of the sport and
therefore have requested certain exclusivity rights for logo placement.
2011 November Highlights
November 30th, 2011 INDIANAPOLIS - Dave Talcott(Owego,
N.Y.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after
meeting the qualifying standard for the men’s 50 km U.S. Olympic Team
Trials - Race Walk at the Ohio Last Chance 50k in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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Talcott finished under the standard of 4:45 with time to spare as he walked the 50 km (31.25 miles) distance in 4:42:21. Talcott finished second to Mike Mannozzi who already secured the standard.
Talcott qualified for his first Olympic Trials at the age of 51. Talcott’s wife Erin Taylor-Talcott
made headlines earlier this year for meeting the standard for the men’s
50 km trials. Taylor-Talcott plans to walk in the men’s trials even
though the event is not offered for women at the Olympic Games. When
both Talcotts step to the line at the 50 km trials in Santee, Calif. in
January, it will be the first time a husband and wife pair will compete
in the trials.
“It is really great,” Talcott said of training with his wife. “We train
really well together even if we are working out separately. We have a
nice rivalry. If she goes out and has a great workout, then I’ll try to
go out and do just a little better - but it is a friendly rivalry.”
Talcott has been race walking for more than 30 years and continues to
see improvement in his performances. After not walking at the USA
Outdoor Championships since 1983, Talcott qualified and walked this
summer in the 20 km event. Talcott also donned the USA jersey for the
first time this October as a member of the Team USA at the Pan American
Games.
Now in its tenth year, USATF’s Athlete of the Week program is designed
to recognize outstanding performers at all levels of the sport. USATF
names a new honoree each week and features the athlete on www.usatf.org . Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.
November 20th - Canandaigua, NY - Finger Lakes Community College
Photos courtesy of Tim Matthews of the Genesee Valley Harriers
The USATF-Niagara cross country championships were held on
November 20th on the rolling Finger Lakes Community College courses.
The Genesee Valley Harriers won both the women's 6k and men's 8k
divisions. The teams will receive $500 a piece towards travel expenses
to the USATF Club Nationals Meet in Seattle, WAthanks to a grant
from USATF. The championship race also served as the finale of the Pete
Glavin Upstate NY XC series. Winning the men's race was Tim Chichester, a recent SUNY Geneseo graduate, in an impressive 26:09. The second and third place Niagara finishers were Billy Way, recent Ithaca College graduate, and Chip O'hara, from Syracuse, in 26:26 and 27:29, respectively. On the women's side Jess Snyder,
a University of Rochester Post-Doctorate, won in a hard fought battle
in 24:44, with Jennifer Koeppel-Acker, from Buffalo, and Alterio Celia , from Syracuse, finishing second and third in Niagara with times of 25:00 and 25:17, respectively.
Full Results Here
November 16th - Check out the Article Racewalking, but Not to London, from the NY Times about Niagara's own newly elected Racewalk Committee Chair Erin Taylor-Talcott. She will be competing in the Men's Olympic Trials 50K Racewalk in Santee, CA on January 22nd, 2012.
Photo Credit: Heather Ainsworth for the New York Times from the article linked above.
2011 October Highlights
October 30th - Guadalajara, Mexcio - Eggleston DNF due to illness in Marathon at Pan American Games
USATF Niagara member, Jeffery Eggleston (Greece, N.Y.) dropped out of the Pan-Am Games marathon due to illness, according to Dr. Gloria Beim, chief medical officer for Team USA.
Patrick Rizzo of Team USA finished eighth in the men’s marathon in two hours, 21 minutes, 58 seconds on the final day of competition at the XVI Pan American Games Sunday.
Rizzo, 28, said he didn’t have any problem with the mile high altitude (elevation 5,138 feet) for the race, which included four laps on a 10,000-meter course along Avenue Vallarta by the Arcos de Guadalajara Monument to downtown Guadalajara.
“This is the same elevation as my hometown of Boulder (Colorado),” said Rizzo. “So, I’ve been training in close to the same conditions we had here today. I executed exactly what I was planning to but the outcome was just different than I expected.”
Brazil’s Solonei Silva, 19, earned the gold medal, winning in 2:16.37 under sunny skies with the temperature reaching a high of 74 degrees during the race. Columbia’s Diego Colorado (2:17.13) and Juan Cardona (2:18.20) claimed the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Rizzo at 10k (33:11)...20k (1:06.28)...30k (1:40.11)...40k (2:14.23).
Jeff Eggleston, Greece, N.Y., did not finish: “I got a virus a couple days ago, so I hadn’t been feeling great. I decided to see how it went today and by 30k I still wasn’t feeling great. I just wanted to see how the race played out. The longer it went on the worse I felt. We had great support from our staff in getting us fluids and staying hydrated and I think that kept me in as long as I possibly could.
“This was very nice venue and extremely great crowd support. Guadalajara was a very benevolent host for the Pan American Games and I was very impressed.”
October 29th - Guadalajara, Mexico - Talcott DQ'ed in Pan American Games 50k Race Walk
USATF Niagara member, David Talcott (Owego, N.Y.), the oldest competitor in the field at 51 years age, was disqualified after picking up a red card at the 6,500-meter mark. Ben Shorey of Team USA finished ninth in the men’s 50k race walk in four hours, 33 minutes, 25 seconds at the XVI Pan American Games Saturday.
The mile high altitude (elevation 5,138 feet), coupled with 94 percent humidity, proved detrimental in the 25-lap race contested on a 2,000-meter course along Avenue Vallarta by the Arcos de Guadalajara Monument.
“The crowd was just amazing,” said Talcott. “The people down here are great. They just love the sport.”
“I felt fine. The whole first 20k I’m just hitting splits saying this is easy,” said Shorey, 28, who resides in Kenosha, Wis. “But when I hit 21k it literally felt like I threw a 20-pound backpack on and then I actually started having a hard time breathing and I said to myself ‘yea, that would be the altitude. I still have 30k to go. This is not good.’”
Shorey had set a personal best of 4:16.01 en route to winning the 2011 50k race walk national championship in Tustin, Calif., Jan. 23.
Of the 16 race walkers that started, three did not finish, while Talcott was among the four who were disqualified.
Spurred by the partisan cheering crowd, Mexico’s Horacio Nava and Jose Ojeda captured the gold (3:48.58) and silver (3:49.16) medals, respectively. Jaime Quiyuch from Guatamela earned the bronze medal in 3:50.33.
“I have to say this was close to the best crowd I’ve ever experienced in this event,” said Shorey. “By the middle of the race, I’m sure we were four-deep all the way down. I think other than cheering for their team - Mexico - I think they cheered for us second most. It was unbelievable.”
TEAM USA QUOTES
Dave Talcott, Owego, N.Y., disqualified at 6,500m: “The course was really nice with wide turns; anything a walker could dream for. The crowd was just amazing. I felt I would do a little better. I was disqualified just once before in high school back in 1977 and since then I’ve really been clean as far as race walking technique. So I was shocked when I started getting calls today for not straightening my legs.
“I did the first lap exactly like I wanted to do. I wanted to walk fast..so I was right on pace on the first lap but on the second lap it was taking me a little more effort than I thought it was going to. You could feel it (the altitude) a little bit, not necessarily physically but the time reflected it.
“This has been a once in a lifetime dream. it’s my first national team. For me its a dream come true. The people down here are great. They love the sport. I came down here as a proud American. I came to represent the USA. I feel like in some levels maybe I let them down a little. But I did what I could.”
October 16th - Syracuse, NY - Niagara Half Marathon Championships
Congratulations to USATF Niagara member Aaron Rowe, M30, who bested 1134 other runners in winning the inaugural Empire Half Marathon in Syracuse, NY on Sunday, October 16, 2011. Aaron has recently moved to Powell, Ohio and returned to the area for this event. The Empire Half served as the 2011 USATF Niagara Half Marathon Championships and Aaron won the top prize of $500 for his 1:08:51 winning effort. Aaron edged local favorites Andrew Foxenberg, M27, from Chittenango, NY, 2nd place overall in 1:10:08, $250, and new Master runner, Kevin Collins, M40, of Liverpool, NY, 3rd overall in 1:10:17, $125. Kevin also took home $200 as top Master.
Women's Champ and 8th place runner overall was 27 year-old Trisha Byler of Rochester, NY who also garnered $500 for her 1:22:22 personal best performance. Runner-up was Syracuse's Laura Kline, F34 who ran 1:25:32, 13th overall, for a $250 payday. Women's Master Association Champ was Coreen Steinbach, F60, of Pompey, NY who picked up $200 for her 1:39:05 run.
Complete results for both the Half Marathon and the Full Marathon can be found at: http://www.leonetiming.com/
October 8th - The Trent Jackson Memorial Athletic Complex was dedicated on
October 8th during halftime of the Franklin High School homecoming
football game. Visit http://www.drtrack.com/trent/ for more information on the dedication and the man who is a Rochester Sports Legend.
2011 September Highlights
September 25th - On September 25th, 2011 the Niagara Association held
its Annual Meeting. Elections took place and new officers and Sports
committee chairs were decided: President - Bill Quinlisk, 1st Vice President - Chad Byler, 2nd Vice President - David Reinhardt, Treasurer - David Warth, Secretary - Rob Liebers, Race Walking - Erin Taylor-Talcott, Cross Country - Mike Reif, Track & Field - Perry Jenkins, Youth Athletics - Demetrius Bennett, Master's LDR - Bruce Wilkins, Master's Track & Field - Lawrence Guilford, Women's LDR - Melissa Senall, Mountain/Ultra/Trail - Jessica Snyder, Officials- Kathy McLymond. In addition the following Administrative chair was selected: Membership - Jim
Glinsky. As a result of the Niagara Board of Directors' Teleconference
on October 24, 2011,the President, with Board approval, appointed the
following Chairpersons: Volunteer Interim Sanctions - Dave Oja, Men's LDR - Eric Boyce.
September 25th - The 2010 financial statements have been audited by local accounting firm, Bonadio & Co.
This audit is the first audit that has been completed on the financial
statements of the Association since 2004. Please read the findings
below. The results are still being reviewed by the new Niagara Board. As suggested by the Bonadio group the new Board will try to better implement budget planning, so as to not keep such a low cash reserve.
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September 15th - For the third year in a row, the Niagara
Association has received Full Acreditation Status from the
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September 8th - Zurich, Switzerland - Jenn Suhr of Churchville won a very competitive pole vault event at the Diamond League. Suhr was following up on her 4th place finish at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, to beat a world class field clearing a height of 4.72m/15-5.75 to win the pole vault. The field included world champion Fabiana Murer of Brazil and world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia. 9-8-2011_democrat__chronicle_article_jenn_suhr 73.90 Kb
September 5th - Buffalo - 2011 USA Masters & USATF Niagara Association 15 km Open & Masters Championships were hosted by the Fleet Feet Run Into Buffalo 15 km. C. Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse won the open men's title in 46:07, 2nd Niagara finisher was Aaron Rowe of Powell, OH in 47:28, and Jared Burdick of Manlius was 3rd in 47:51. The women's division was won by the 2010 Champion, Maegan Krifchin of Ithaca in 52:23, 2nd place Niagara finisher was Aileen Hoak of Buffalo in 55:42, and 3rd was Victoria Rodriguez of Buffalo in 56:20.
The Niagara Masters Champions were Beth Anne DeCiantis (49) of Rochester in 1:02:18 and Mark Andrews (40) of Rochester in 51:20.
USA Masters Champions were Frederic Kieser (40) of Cleveland, OH in 48:37 and Sonja Friend-Uhl (40) of Brentwood, TN in 55:26. The Genesee Valley Harriers of Rochester won the women's 40+ and 50 + men's team titles.
 September 2nd - Buffalo - WNY Running Hall of Fame inducts 10 into first class. front row l to r: Ralph Zimmermann, Bob Ivory, Mark Finucane, John Beishline, and Dee Dee Fisher, daugher of inductee Emery Fisher. back row l to r: Nancy Mieszczak, Don Mitchell, John Tuttle, Dr. David O’Keeffe, and Jennifer (Colgrove) Martin. For more information on each inductee click on WNY HOF logo.
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2011 August Highlights
August - In an effort to help offset some of the travel costs associated with attending the Junior Olympic Region 2 Outdoor Track & Field Championships and the USA Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the Niagara Association has awarded several clubs $2000 in Youth Travel Grants.
 August 13th - Bergen - 2011 USATF Niagara Association 5 km Open & Masters Championships were hosted by the Jenny Kuzma Memorial Bergen 5 km and witnessed some very fast times. Brad Miller of Syracuse won the open men's title in 14:42 and placed 2nd overall to winner Linus Chumba of Nyack in 14:24. 2nd Niagara finisher was C. Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse in 14:53 and 3rd was Todd Meyer of Canandaigua in 15:01. 20 men broke 16:00 for the new course 5 km distance.
Maegan Krifchin of Ithaca ran 16:29 (new event record and PR) out paced Jennifer Bigham of Rochester who ran 16:40 (PR), Aileen Hoak of Buffalo was 3rd in 17:40.
Masters Division was won by Beth DeCiantis (49) of Rochester in 19:47 and Mark Andrews (40) of Rochester in 15:32, who was 12th overall and 88% age grade. Coreen Steinbach (60) of Pompey ran 21:23 for 89.5% age grade. Charlie Andrews (54) of Rochester ran 16:33 for a 92% age grade performance.
2011 Niagara Association Masters Athlete of the Year Awards were given to Mark Andrews (40) of Rochester for his performances winning the USA Masters Half Marathon, 2nd place finish at USA Masters 8 km, and 2nd place finish at USA Masters 10 km, and Coreen Steinbach (60) of Pompey for her performances winning silver medal in the 3000 meters USA Masters Indoor T & F Championships, silver in the 1500 meters and bronze in the 400 meters at Masters World Outdoor T & F Championships, and 3 medals at the USA Masters Outdoor T & F Championships. Masters runner and former Olympian John Tuttle presented both awards. 8-29-2011_batavia_daily_news_bergen_5_km 17.03 Kb
2011 July Highlights
July 28-31st - Berea, OH - 2011 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the George Finnie Satdium at Baldwin Wallace College saw several Niagara Masters medal winners, a few double and triple medal winners: Jim May (65) of Williamson won Bronze in the 5000 Meter Run in 19:29.42, Barbara LoPiccolo (63) of Norwich won Silver in the Hammer Throw in 27.48m, Joseph Meyers (59) of Cuba won Gold in the Shot Put 6K in 14.13m, Erin Taylor (33) of Owego won Gold in the 5000 Race Walk in 25:07.44, William Weigel (60) of Franklinville won Gold in the 2000 Meter Steeplechase, Coreen Steinbach (60) of Pompey won Silver in the 400 Meter Dash in 1:13:88, Bennie James (54) of Honeoye Falls won Gold in the 400 Meter Dash in 54.18, Cindy Wyatt (67) of East Amherst won Gold in the Discus Throw in 24.18m, Joseph Benoit (53) of Cazenovia won Bronze in the Hammer Throw in 47.63m, John Malnoske (32) on Horseheads won Gold in the Hammer Throw in 31.37m, Phyllis Meade (64) of Endicott won Bronze in the 100 Meter Dash in 16.94, Thomas Hartshorne (57) of Ithaca won Silver in the 800 Meter Run in 2:16.03, Coreen Steinbach (60) of Pompey won Gold in the 800 Meter Run in 2:42.44, Carolyn Smith-Hanna (60) of Pittsford won Silver in the 800 Meter Run in 2:52.54, Cindy Wyatt (67) of East Amherst won Gold in the Shot Put 3K in 10.29m, Barbara LoPiccolo (63) of Norwich won Silver in the Weight Throw in 10.50m, Cindy Wyatt (67) of East Amherst won Bronze in the Weight Throw in 9.69m, Joseph Myers (59) of Cuba won Silver in the Discus Throw in 37.62m, Joseph Benoit (53) of Cazenovia won Silver in the Discus Throw in 46.29m, Erin Taylor (33) of Owego won Gold in the 10000 Meter Race Walk in 53.25.70, Coreen Steinbach (60) of Pomey won Silver in the 1500 Meter Run in 5:38.44, Carolyn Smith-Hanna (60) of Pittsford won Bronze in the 1500 Meter Run in 5:59.81, Thomas Hartshorne (57) of Ithaca won Bronze in the 1500 Meter Run in 4:54.23, Phyllis Meade (64) of Endicott won Bronze in the 200 Meter Dash in 36.38, Bennie James (54) of Honeoye Falls won Gold in the 200 Meter Dash in 24.61,
Barbara LoPiccolo (63) of Norwich won Silver in the Javelin Throw 400G in 25.25m, and Joseph Benoit (53) of Cazenovia won Gold in the Weight Throw in 18.59m. Click Here For Complete Results
 July 22nd - East Rochester - the 14th Annual Karknocker 5 km Race increased their prize money awards and in doing so increased the competitive field for both men's and women's. The race offered awards to 1st place $500, 2nd place $400, 3rd place $300, 4th place $200 and 5th place $100. Running in her second race in two nights, Jennifer Bigham of Rochester was the top female finisher in 17:25 and a new course record, followed by Trisha Byler of Rochester in 17:44, Kristina Maletz of Poway. CA was 3rd in 18:00, Lynn Kubeia of Scottsville was 4th in 18:42 and Karen Blodgett of Fairport was 5th in 19:02. Audra Naujokas-Knapp (41) of Rochester was the top Master's Woman in 19:53 
Jordan Davis of Syracuse held off Dennis Pollow Jr of Ransomville by 2 seconds, they ran 14:55 and 14:57 respectively. Todd Meyer of Canandaigua was 3rd in 15:12, followed by Jeff Beck of Rochester in 15:18, and 5th was Master's runner Mark Andrews (40) of Rochester in 15:26.
 July 21st - Orchard Park - With the heat index at 97 over 400 runners battled the heat at St John Vianney 3 Mile Kick Off & USATF Niagara Association Open & Masters Championships. Brad Miller of Syracuse won the race in 14:28 with Dennis Pollow Jr of Ransomville taking 2nd in 14:52, and Dan Giza of Lancaster was 3rd in 14:59. Jim Derick (45)of Big Flats was 5th overall and won the Masters Award in 16:15.
Jennifer Bigham of Rochester was crowned Champion by running 17:10, 2nd was Aileen Hoak of Buffalo in 17:41, 3rd was Allison Carr of West Seneca in 18:03, and Jennifer Koeppel-Acker of Cheektowaga was 4th in 18:16. Amy Fakterowitz (41) of Williamsville won the Masters Women Top stop in 19:14.
July 15th - Buffalo - Buffalo Subaru 4 Mile Chase, Brad Miller of Syracuse was 2nd American and 4th overall in 19:01, Dennis Pollow Jr of Ransomville was 6th in 19:37, Jodan Davis of Syracuse was 10th in 19:59, and Master's runner Mark Andrews (40) of Rochester was 11th in 20:06. Kumsa Adunga of Ethiopia won in 18:29.
Megan Brown of Toronto won the women's race in 21:31.
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July 15th - Sacramento, CA - Masters athlete Coreen Steinbach (60) of Pompey wins a Silver Medal in the 1500 meters in 5:50.03 and Bronze in the 400 meters in 1:12.79 at the Master's World T & F Championships. Coreen is pictured on the right.
 July 10th - Utica - Maegan Krifchin of Syracuse finished 4th overall and was the top American with a time of 52:24 in the women's race at the 34th annual Boilermaker 15 km. The overall women's winner was Alice Timbilili of Kenya withh a time of 48:41. Other top Niagara women finishers were Karen Simmonds-Brady of Auburn who finished 9th with a time of 54:00, Jackie Kosakowski of Sauquoit who finished 12th with a time of 57:22, Victoria Rodriguez of Buffalo who finished 13th with a time of 57:32, Natalie MacKenzie of Syracuse who finished 18th with a time of 58:40, Laura Kline of Syracuse who finished 19th with a time of 58:41, and Eileen Ferghuson of Lafayette who finished 21st with a time of 58:52. On the men's side of the race Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse finished 14th overall and was the 3rd American with a time of 46:45, Andrew Foxenberg of Chittenango finished 18th with a time of 48:12, Todd Meyer of Canandaigua finished 19th with a time of 48:14, Mark Andrews of Rochester finished 20th with a time of 48:18 and was the 3rd overall masters runner. Jon French of North Tonawanda finished 26th with a time of 49:12, Alex Grout of Clifton Park finished 32nd with a time of 49:52, Chip O'Hara of Auburn finished 33rd with a time of 49:56, and William Hoyne of Syracuse finished 37th with a time of 50:23. The men's overall winner was Ridouane Harroufi of Morocco with a time of 43:30.
July 8th - New York - Chris Popovici of Pittsford finished 12th out of 28 with a time of 1:56.92 in the 800 meters at 2011 USATF National Club Track & Field Championships. Seth Yernye of Derby finished 7th out of 14 in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:55.35. On the women's side Maggie Morris of Warsaw finished 11th out of 17th with a time of 4:49.54 in the 1500 meters run.
2011 June Highlights
 June 26th - Jamestown - At Strider Field under overcast sky, over two hundred youth athletes competed in this year's USATF Niagara Association Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The top six (6) in each event and age group advanced to compete in the 2011 USATF Region 2 Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Championships on July 7-10 at California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA.
Meet Results:
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June 23-26th - Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - 2011 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships saw Molly Huddle win the 5,000 in 15:10.01, Jenn Suhr place 2nd in the pole vault with 4.60, Miranda Melville place 4th in the 20 km race walk with 1:38:01.00, and Rob Golabek UB place 12th in the shot with 19.44.
 June 19th - Rochester - Brad Miller (pictured leading) of Syracuse won the Medved 5 km to Cure ALS with a time of 14:54 finishing ahead of Tim Chichester(in yellow) of Mt Morris with a time of 15:03 and Mark Andrews (in sunglasses) of Rochester with a time of 15:06. Trisha Bylerof Rochester won the womens race with a time of 17:38. Amanda Jinksof Pavilion finished 2nd with a time of 17:42 and Kristina Martin of Holley was third with a time of 18:02.
June 18th- Holmdel, NJ - Nick Guarino of Bergen finished 4th and ran a personal best with a time of 1:47.83 in the 800 Meter Run at the 25th Annual New Jersey International Invite. Guarino's 1:47.83 qualified him for the 2011 Track & Field Championships that will take place on June 23-26 from Eugene, OR. Josh Guarino of Bergen finished 5th and ran a personal best in the 1500 meter run with a time of 3:50.
June 18th - Duluth, MN - Jeffrey Eggleston of Flagstaff, AZ finished 5th and ran a new personal best at the 35th Running of the Grandma's Marathon with a time of 2:13:12. Eggleston took the lead from mile 18 to 22 before a group of Africans including marathon winner Christopher Kipyegoof Kenya now living in Austin, TX took the lead. Kipyego won with a time of 2:12:15. Jim Derick of Big Flats won the Masters title finishing 37th overall with a time of 2:27:46. Jeff Beck of Rochester finished 27th in the Half Marathon with a time of 1:08:25. The Half Marathon winner was Derese Deniboba of Bronx with a time of 1:02:19 which was a new Course Record.
June 17th- Williamsville - Dan Giza of Lancaster won the St Greg's Great Race 5 km with a time of 15:15. Jacob Krolick of Arcade finished 2nd with a time of 15:31. Victoria Rodriguez of Buffalo won the women's race finishing with a time of 18:17. Allison Carr of West Seneca was 2nd with a time of 18:36.
June 15th - Indianapolis, IN - Ryley Millera former Graduate Assistant Coach with the University of Syracuse now living in Bloomington, IN ran 3:49.19 for 1500 meters and finished 13th at the American Miler Series. The winner of the 1500 meter race was Taylor Milne with a time of 3:38.78.
June 11th- Waltham, MA - Dennis Pollow Jrof Ramsomville finished 4th with a time of 14:09.78 in the 5000 meter run at the New Balance Boston Twilight Meet. Maegan Krifchin of Ithaca ran a PR for 5000 meters in 16:24.07 and finished 4th in the women's 5000.
June 8-11th- Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA - NCAA Division I Championships Outdoor Track & Field saw Rebecca O'Brien UB place 12th in the discus with 49.99, Matthew Gac UB place 16th in the discus with 53.56, Tito Medrano SU placed 12th in the 10,000 with 29:25, Robert Golabek UB placed 11th in the shot with 18.30, Erik Van IngenBinghamton placed 6 in the 1,500 with 3:44.71, and Katie Hursey SU placed 14th in the 3,000 steeplechase with 10:4328.
June 5th- Ann Arbor, MI - Mark Andrews (40) of Rochester finished 2nd with a time of 31:44 and age graded 89.56% at the Dexter Ann Arbor 10 km Run which hosted the 2011 USATF Masters 10 km National Championship. The overall winner and national champion was Mbarak Hussein (46)of Albuquerque, NM with a time of 31:30 and age graded 94.41% . 6-5-2011_ann_arbor_article_usa_masters_10_km 96.92 Kb
June 4th - Albany - Sascha Scott of Syracuse finished 22nd with a time of 17:37 in the 33rd Freihofer's Run For Women 5 km. The overall winner was Mamitu Daska of Ethiopia with a time of 15:19.
2011 May Highlights
May 31st - Warwick - Nick Guarino of Bergen finished 4th with a time of 4:05.59 in the Mile at the 17th Annual Fast Times Relay which is hosted by Warwick Valley High School. Josh Guarinoof Bergen finished 8th with a time of 4:09.9 and Mark Strebof Brockport finished 12th with a time of 4:11.82. The winner of the mile race was Stephen Furst with a time of 4:00.26.
 May 29th - Buffalo - Almost 5000 runners participated in the Buffalo Marathon, Half Marathon, & Marathon Team Relays. The marathon was won by Jynocel Baswetiof Marietta, GA in 2:25:30 and Veronika Lopatinaof Selo Kyltaevo, RUS in 2:44:39. The half marathon Demesse Tefera on NYC in 1:08:27 and 4-Time Turkey Trot winner Jackie Rzepecki of Rochester, MI in 1:22:50. Todd Meyerof Canandaigua was 3rd in 1:10:46 and Katie Aldridge of Alpine was 2nd in 1:24:19. The Masters Division was won by John Tuttle(52) of Almond in 1:18:18 and Elizabeth Randell of Buffalo in 1:25:56.
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May 29th - Buffalo - WNY Running Hall of Fame annouces 10 to first class. The Inaugural class members include: '84 Olympian John Tuttle of Almond, race director & former USATF Niagara President John Beishlineof Tonawanda, noted distance runner Dr. David O'Keeffe , St. Joe's Head Coach for Cross Country & Track Bob Ivory, marathoner Mark Finucane, UB track coach & race director Emery Fisher, race timer Don Mitchell, marathoner Jennifer Colgrove-Martin, distance runner Nancy Miesczak, and marathoner Ralph Zimmerman. All 10 members will be honored at the WNY Running Hall of Fame 5 km Run on September 2nd in Buffalo. 5-29-2011_buffalo_news_article_wny_hof 27.69 Kb
May 29th - Ottawa, ON - Jeff Eggleston of Flagstaff, AZ was bought in by the race organizers for the Ottawa Marathon to be a pacer for the marathon. Eggleston was asked to run 5:02 mile pace for at least the first half of the marathon and up to 30 km. Eggleston stopped at 30 km and had the runners he was pacing on course to run a 2:12:30 marathon. Aaron Robertsohn of Altamont, NY and Syracuse Chargers was the first American to finish in 19th place with a time of 2:30:00. The overall winner was Laban Moiben of Kenya who ran 2:10:17 and out kicked Dereje Abera Ali of Ethiopia who ran 2:10:18.
May 28th - Guelph, ON - Nick Stenuf of Stotan Racing finished 2nd with a time of 1:52.18 in the Men's 800 meters at the Speed River Inferno Track Meet.
 May 26th - 28th - Delaware, OH - Nick Guarino of Bergen and SUNY Fredonia Senior won the Division III National Championship in the men's 800 meters and 1500 meters at the 2011 Division III Track & Field Championships. Guarino ran a 3:53.43 in the finals of the 1500 meters and then came back later in the day to run a 1:49.89 in the finals of the 800 meters. This is the 4th and 5th National Titles for Nick Guarino who perviously won the national title for the mile indoors in 2010 and 2011. Guarino was also the reigning outdoor 1500 meter Champion. On the women's side Emma Dewart of Ithaca was a runnerup in the Heptathlon finishing with 5015 points. Dewart won the 110 Meter Hurdle event for the Heptathlon. Dewart also competed and qualified in the 110 Meter Hurdle finals where she placed 8th. Taniqua Hollingsworth, Lakeisha Nichols, Erica Johnson, and Jazmin Dunham of Buffalo State finished as runnerups in the womens 4 X 100 Meter Relay with a time of 46.44. Other area performances from the Division III Track & Field Championships were Mike Dempsey of RIT who finished 7th in the mens pole vault, Marcia McCord of Ithaca who finished 6th in the women's 200 meter dash and was runnerup in the 400 meter dash with a time of 55.72, Kate Leugers of Ithaca was 8th in the women's 1500 Meter Run, Marissa Liberati of SUNY Geneseo was 4th in the womens 3000 Meter Steeplechase and 13th in the womens 5000 meters, Gino Bisceglia of Cortland was 3rd in the men's 400 meter dash, Lee Berube of SUNY Geneseo was 7th in the men's 5000 meters, Brian Lang of Rochester was 4th in the men's 3000 meter steeplechase, Xaiver Mateen of Buffalo State was 5th in the men's 100 Meter Dash and Jalen Law of Buffalo State was 5th in the men's 200 meter dash. Xaiver Mateen and Jalen Law also competed in the men's 4 X 100 meter relay along with Rawl Carew and Rashawn Simpsons who finished as runnerups. 5-28-2011_buffalo_news_article_ncaa_d3 17.62 Kb
 May 24th - Henrietta - Jessica Snyder of Rochester won the women's division at the Chase Corporate Challenge in 20:20 while representing the University of Rochester and 4 time winner Jeff Beckalso of Rochester won the men's side in 17:44 representing Medved Running & Walking. Trisha Bylerof Rochester was 2nd in 20:33 and Rachel Sweet of Rochester was 3rd in 21:58. Dave Bradshawof Macedon was 2nd in 18:04 and James Derick of Big Flats was 3rd in 18:29. 5-25-2011_d__c_article_corporate_challenge 47.57 Kb
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 May 22nd - Rochester - Dennis Pollow Jr.of Ransomville wins his second Niagara Championship of the seasson by running 30:15 to capture 2nd place overall in the Medved Lilac 10 km/2011 Niagara Association Open & Masters Championships. Kumsa Megersa of Bronx won the event in 29:37. 1998 & 2001 Lilac 10 km Champion Todd Meyerof Canandaigua was 2nd, 3rd overall, in 31:35 and Jordan Davis of Syracuse was 3rd, 4th overall, in 31:44. Mark Andrews of Rochester ran an age graded bonus in 31:49 to win his second masters title of the season and s econd race in 2 days. Maegan Krifchin of Ithaca won the women's division in 35:51 and was runner up to repeat winner Salome Kosgei of Tarrytown (31:47). Jessica Snyderof Rochester was 2nd, 5th overall, in 37:16 and Trisha Byler of Rochester was 3rd, 6th overall, in 37:45. Audra Naujokas-Knapp of Rochester won the women's masters title in 42:05. 5-21-2011_d__c_lilac_article 52.95 Kb
May 21st - Williamsburg, VA - At the 2011 USA Masters 8 km Championships 40 year old  Mark Andrewsof Rochester (center in photo) place second overall in 25:04, age graded at 89.53% and won his 40-44 age group, behind Mbarak Hussein (46) of Albuquerque, NM who ran 24:41 (a pending age group record and age graded 95.17%). John Tuttle (52) of Almond age graded 88.78% with 27:45 and placed 3rd in his 50-54 age group. 5-21-2011_daily_press_article_masters_8_km 46.35 Kb
May 21st - Boston, MA - C. Fred Joslynof East Syracuse, Stotan Racing, wins the New Balance Twilight Meet 10,000 meters in 29:49, 2nd place was 30:45. Alex Grout of Clifton Park finished 5th with a time of 31:50.
May 17th - Indianapolis, IN - USATF announces Team USA for the 2011 World Marathon Championships at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Deagu, Korea on August 27 - September 4th. Jeffrey Eggleston of Flagstaff, AZ was selected to represent the USA men’s marathon team. The men's marathon will be run on September 4 and will be led by Nick Arciniaga of Flagstaff, AZ, Sergio Reyes of Los Osos, CA, Eggleston, Mike Sayenkoof Bellevue, WA and Mike Morganof Rochester Hills, MI.
On August 27th the women's team will be led by Kara Goucher of Portland, Tera Moody of Colorado Springs, CO, Colleen De Reuck of Boulder, CO, Kathy Newberry of Ann Arbor, MI and Alissa McKaig of Blowing Rock, NC.
May 15th - Cleveland, OH - Jennifer Bigham of Rochester finished 3rd for the women in the 2011 Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon with a time of 2:53:41. The overall women's winner was Nicole Camp with a time of 2:43:47, which qualified her for the 2012 Marathon Olympic Trials. David Keenan of Tonawanda won the Rite Aid Cleveland Half Marathon with a time of 1:10:27.
May 15th - Pittsburgh, PA - Greece native Jeffrey Eggleston wins the Pittsburgh Marathonin 2:16:40 after acting as a pace setter for athletes trying to qualify for the USA Men's Olympic Trails Marathon. Eggleston was brought in by race organizers to set the pace for Olympic hopefulls trying to qualify under 2:19:00, but after 24 miles broke away to win. Bekele Delelecha of Ethiopia won the women's race in 2:35:34. 5-16-2011_pittsburgh_tribune_review 26.09 Kb
May 14th - Pittsburgh, PA - Genesse Valley Harrier and Rochester native Nick End wins the Pittsburgh Marathon 5 km with a time of 15:39. Greece native Steve Strelick was 2nd in the race with a time of 16:16.
May 6th - 7th - Geneseo - The SUNY Cortland Women's Track & Field Team and the SUNY Geneseo Men's Track & Field Team won the SUNY Track & Field Championships. Cortland's women's team scored 164 points and Geneseo's men's team scored 187 points.
May 6th - Philadelphia, PA - Dennis Pollow Jr of Ransomville wins the 5th Annual PUMPA Battle Royale, which is also known as Last Man Standing at the Henderson Invite. The Pumpa Battle Royale is a 5 km on the track which has 13 runners in the field. After each lap the runner in last place is pulled from the track until there is only one runner left on the track. Brian Fuller a Penn State grad was 2nd in the race.
May 1st - Syracuse - Maegan Krifchin of Ithaca wins the women's division at the Dunn Tire Moutain Goat 10 Miler by running 59:06. The race had 2242 finishers. Karen Simmonds-Bradyof Auburn was 2nd in 1:00:39 and Laurel Leone of Minoa was 3rd in 1:03:11. Max King of Bend, OR repeated as the men's winner in 49:02. Matthew Kiplagat of New Rochelle was 2nd in 51:10 and C. Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse was 3rd in 51:17.
May 1st - Jeff Eggleston a Greece native finished 19th with a time of 36:16 in the 35th running of the Lilac Bloomsday Run 12 km. Simon Ndirangu of Kenya won with a time of 33:58.
2011 April Highlights
April 30th - Philadelphia, PA - Nick Guarino of Fredonia State College ran 4:03.61 and placed 4th in the Penn Relays Olympic Development Men's Mile.
April 28th - Philadelphia, PA - Dennis Pollow, Jr. of Ransomville ran 14:10.83 and placed 3rd in the Penn Relays Olympic Development Men's 5000. Amanda LoPiccolo of Oneonta ran 16:15.26 and placed 3rd in the Olympic Development Women's 5000.
April 17th - Rockville, MD - Jeffrey Eggleston of Greece sets a new 10 km PR in 28:34 placing 7th at the Pike's Peek 10 km. Eggleston was the first American finisher in a talented field of dominated by Keyans. 4-17-2011_pikes_peek_10_km_eggleston 232.56 Kb
April 15th - Walnut, CA - Elmira native Molly Huddle sets an early season performance standard and wins the Mt. SAC Relays Women's 5000 in 15:10.63.
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April 9th - Buffalo - University of Buffalo track coach Vickie Mitchell named to NCAA Division III Track & Field Hall of Fame. Mitchell was named to the Hall for seven-time NCAA champion in cross country and track while at SUNY Cortland. In 1990 Mitchell won the 1,500-meter indoor title, the outdoor 3,000 meters and the cross country title. In 1991, she won the indoor 1,500- and 5,000-meter titles while capturing the 5,000- and 10,000-meter outdoor championships. Atfer graduating in 1991 she competed in the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 10,000 and qualified for the 2000 U.S. Marathon trials in her first attempt at the distance. 4-9-2011_buffalo_news_article_mitchell 51.73 Kb
2011 March Highlights
 March 12th - Rochester - Runnin' of the Green 5 Mile & USATF Niagara Open & Masters Championships kicked off the running season with a record 1800 participants. UB graduate student Dennis Pollow of Ransomville won the event in 24:15 beating a strong field including Jordan Davis of Syracuse was 2nd in 24:25, Dominic Luka of Tully was 3rd in 24:38, defending Champion C. Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse was 4th in 24:40, and masters runner and 5 time Champion Mark Andrews of Rochester was 5th in 25:09. Andrews won the men's masters competition and ran an age-graded performance of 89.75%. 2010 Masters Athlete of the Year James Derick of Big Flats was 7th overall in 26:40 and ran an age graded performance of 87.92%.
Graduate student Maegan Krifchin of Ithaca won the women's race in 28:01 (10th overall) and beat a talented women's field, Jennifer Bigham of Rochester was 2nd in 28:14, defending champion Elizabeth Careyof Syracuse was 3rd in 28:41, and Trisha Bylerof Rochester was 4th in 29:19, and Heather McWhirter was 5th in 29:53. 40 year old Rebecca Duberry of Rochester won the women's masters competition in 31:35. Coreen Steinbach, 59, of Pompey ran an age-graded performance of 86.78%.
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March 4-6th - Albuquerque, NM - 2011 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, Coreen Steinbach of Pompey placed 4th in the 55-59 800 meters in 2:53.17 and 2nd in the 3000 meters in 13:08.11. Suzanne Myetteof Binghamton placed 2nd in the 50-54 mile in 6:02.31. Scott Bickham of Corning was 2nd in the 40-44 3000 meters in 10:35.06.
 Niagara's 2010 XC Men's Team Champions Stotan Racing is featured in March/April edition of New England Runner magazine. The article will be posted at the New England Runner website until the May/June issue comes out.
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2011 February Highlights
 February 27th - Albuquerque, NM, Jenn Suhr of Churchville set a new American record of 4.86/15-11.25 in the Visa Women’s Pole Vault at the USA Indoor Championships. With the win and new record, Suhr had 1,211 points to win the 2011 Indoor Visa Championship Series title. “It’s exciting. The best is just to keep coming out healthy and keep jumping. Rick (husband and coach) and I can share this together.” Suhr jumped at an opening height of 4.55/14-11.0, secrued the win with a clearance at 4.75/15-07.0, missed on three attempts at 4.86/15-11.25, and took advantage of another attempt at the record height (officials ruled that the standards were not properly set on her third vault). 2-28-2011_dc_article_10th_pv_title_for_suhr 45.72 Kb
February 13th - Coconut Creek, FL - Miranda Melville of Rush finishes 3rd in 1:41:40 for the 20 km distance at the 2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup Trials in Tradewinds Park. Melville said, “I corrected some short arm motion early in the race and extended my stride to pull pulled away from Solomiya Logan (finished 4th). My turnover slowed with a bout of cramping at about the 12 km mark and Logan caught up. Once that happened, I stayed with her and then really kicked at the end to pull away”. Dan Serianni of Rochester finished 3rd in the men's walk in 1:32:57. Melville and Serianni both secured spots on the USA Pan American Race Walk Team to compete on March 26-27th in Medellin, Colombia. Maria Michta won the women's walk in 1:36:30 and Trevor Barron won the men's walk in 1:27:32.
 February 13th - New Orleans, LA - C. Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse wins the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathonin 2:18:49 and qualifies for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials. Joslyn said, “I tried to run Olympic pace, which meant I was leading quite a bit.” “The last 6 miles were really tough and I realized at mile 24 that I had to pick it up to beat 2:19.” Joasia Zakrzewski of Los Angeles, CA won the women's race in 2:47:25. See post race interview with C. Fred Joslyn at:
http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2011/02/kim_smith_talks_about_winning.html
February 6th - Melbourne, FL - Mark Andrews of Rochester out ran a strong field and won the USA Masters Half Marathon Championships at the Melbourne Beaches & Music Half Marathon. Mark picked up $1000 first place prize for his 1:10:32 effort. Lori Kingsley of Wysox, PA was the women's champ in 1:21:10.
February 5th - Boston, MA - Celebrating her 29th birthday, Jennifer Suhr of Churchville wins Boston Indoor Games women's pole vault with a winning jump of 15 feet 1.5 inches.
 February 5th - San Diego, CA - Molly Huddle of Providence, RI, was runner up again at the USA Cross Country Championships. 5-time winner Shalane Flanagan of Portland, OR won in 25:47 and Huddle was second in 26:31 for the 8 km distance. The men's 12 km race was won by Brent Vaughn of Black Hawk, CO in 35:46. Max Stranevaof Binghamton and Syracuse University, placed second in the Junior Men's 8 km in 24:57, 9 seconds behind Erik Olson of Novato, CA. Top finishers in all races will compete at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, in Punta Umbria, Spain, on March 20th. Mackenzie Carter of Fayetteville and University of Washington was 16th in 23:04 in the Junior Women's 6 km and Angela Jarvela of Batavia was 47th in 26:03. In the Masters Men's 8 km race the Genesee Valley Harriers 50+ took 3rd place, led by Mark Rybinski, James Robinson, Tim McMullen, Brian Dodge, David Bowen, and Gary Radford.
2011 January Highlights
January 29th - Henrietta - Warsaw freshman Karmen Auble won the girls pole vault with a meet record height of 11' 7" at the Penfield High School Indoor Invitationalat RIT. The mark is a NY State record for 9th graders (breaking 2007 Cornwall freshman Adrienne LaChance's 11' 6 1/4"). It is also a Warsaw and LCAA record.
Karmen now owns the top 3 pole vault performances in Section Five this season, and is ranked # 2 in the State. Nationally, Karmen is ranked # 3 for the class of 2014. On the all-time section five list, Karmen is # 3 behind Jen O'Neil of Fairport (12-6) and Robin Mroz of Byron-Bergen (12-0). Karmen has now set a total 15 age group state records from 7th-9th grade for indoor and outdoor. Results: 1-29-2011_penfield_hs_indoor_invite_pv_resaults 9.65 Kb
January 28th - New York City - Jennifer Suhr of Churchville places 2nd at Millrose Gameswomen's pole vault behind Fabiana Murerof Brazil. Murer jumped 15 feet 6.25 inches to Suhr's 15-2.75.
January 23rd - Rochester - Set to compete in the Fred Schmertz Women's Pole Vault at the Millrose Games in New York City on January 28th, 2008 Olympic Women's Pole Vault Silver Medalist, Jenn Suhr of Churchville, is featured in Democrat and Chronicle article on January 23rd. Read article: 01-23-2011_d__c_article_jenn_suhr 76.65 Kb
January 18th- Wendelville - At Buffalo's Annual Race Director's Meeting, Race director John Beishline of Tonawanda received the Niagara's President's Award for service and dedication in leadership as president from 1991 to 1996.
January 16th - Naples, FL - Jeffrey Eggleston of Flagstaff, AZ finished 5th in 1:04:19 at the 2011 Naples Daly News Half Marathon. Nicholas Kurgat won the race in 1:03:25.
 January 6th -Weymouth, MA - New England Runner magazine names Molly Huddle of Providence, RI, Female Runner of the Year for 2010. Brian Harvey of Ellicott City, MD was named Male Runner of the Year. C. Fred Joslyn of East Syracuse was named Male New York Runner of the Year 2010 and Stotan Racing team mate, Emily LaSala of Jamesville was named Female New York Runner of the Year 2010. Kyle Heath of Syracuse, Michael Pierce of Minoa, Amanda LoPiccolo of Oneonta, and Laurel Leone of Minoa all received Honorable Mention Honors. NE Runner article: ne_runners_of_the_year_2010 1.63 Mb.
 January 3rd - Jamestown - Jamestown USATF official Tom Priester featured in The Post-Journal on January 3rd. Read article: 1-3-2011_post_journal_article_t_priester 18.39 Kb
January 1st - Pharr, TX - Miranda Melville of Rush walked a personal best time for 5 km in 24:02 and finished 2nd place at the New Year's Day 5 km. "It felt great to be the top American finisher in the Texas 5K," Melville said. Rachel Zoyhoski of Henrietta walked 26:56. Canada's 2X National Race Walk Champion, Rachel Seaman was the overall winner with a time of 22:48. The week prior to the event Melville and others attended an Olympic Development Camp for race walkers conducted by two time race walk Olympian, Tim Seaman.
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