A most amazing thing happened at the last of three
indoor track meets held this winter at Thomas Jefferson Community Center
in Arlington, Virginia: The Charlotte (NC) Flight Women 30-39 team
set two pending American indoor track records.
The women's team (Barbara Cress, Darnella James,
Liz Johnson, and Monique Martin) ran 5:29.9 in the 4x400-meter relay and
2:14.9 in the 4x200-meter relay. No previous American indoor record
existed for women's teams 30-39 in these events. <PHOTO:
Cress, James, Martin, Johnson> <PHOTO: Martin
and friend>
Eric Kweder ran two winning performances in the
Elite Mile (4:30.8) and 3000-meter (9:12.3), a few steps ahead of Jared
Prunty in both races. At age 50, U.S. Navy Admiral Paul Ryan ran
the fastest masters mile of the day in 5:05.9, and Sascha Scott ran the
fastest mile among women in 5:31.5. Liz Speegle won the women's mile
in 5:36. Marine Bret Schmidt won the masters' mile in 5:13.1.
The meet was sponsored by DC Road Runners Club and
Potomac Valley Track Club, Runners World Magazine, and Metro RunWalk (formerly
Fleet Feet Sports), in co-operation with Arlington County Department of
Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources. Volunteers included Craig
Chasse, Sharon Good, George Gunn, Ari Guttman, Terry Hamilton, Kay Hickey,
Tom Nowicki, Robert Premo, Richard Rhoads, Don Riggs, James Scarborough,
Pamela Wusthof, and meet director Jay Jacob Wind.
COMPLETE RESULTS OF DISTANCE EVENTS:
Time # Name Age City State ELITE MILE 4:30.8 1 Eric Kweder 23 M Alexandria VA 4:35.6 2 Jared Prunty 18 M Winchester VA 4:38.9 3 Mondo Tijerina 30 M Quantico VA 4:43.1 4 Eric Zander 31 M Arlington VA 4:43.8 5 Oscar Giron 20 M Falls Church VA 5:05.9 6 Paul Ryan 50 M Arlington VA 5:09.1 7 Tom Nowicki 39 M Centreville VA 5:12.1 8 Welch Suggs 28 M Arlington VA 5:19.6 9 Stephen Groon 19 M Fairfax VA 5:31.5 10 Sascha Scott 28 F Washington DC 5:32.4 11 NO CARD 5:55.2 12 Sean Ashworth 16 M Stephens City VA
WOMEN'S MILE 5:36 1 Liz Speegle 33 F Woodbridge VA 5:59 2 Emily Chisholm 17 F Ashburn VA 6:01 3 Kristen Aversa 16 F Woodbine MD 6:02 4 Rachel Eisenfeld 14 F Winchester VA 6:03 5 Tara Harkins 11 F Falls Church VA 6:27 6 Jennifer Lazio 32 F Alexandria VA
OPEN MILE 5:09.2 1 C.W. Moran 16 M Potomac Falls MD 5:17.5 2 Jonathan Tew 16 M Purcellville VA 5:21.0 3 Willy Justice 17 M Sterling VA 5:30.6 4 Erik Hansen 15 M Sterling VA 5:33.8 5 NO CARD 5:50.8 6 Sharif Sabur 15 M Falls Church VA
MASTERS' MILE 5:13.1 1 Bret Schmidt 41 M Woodbridge VA 5:28.1 2 Scott Cammer 42 M Martinsburg WV 5:33.2 3 Jay Jacob Wind 51 M Arlington VA 5:34.6 4 Doug Hovland 45 M Fairfax VA 5:36.1 5 Patrick Griffith 56 M Alexandria VA 5:58.8 6 Blaine Barham 45 M Alexandria VA 6:08.3 7 Steve Sedlacko 44 M Burtonsville MD 6:13.7 8 Tim Venn 45 M Fairfax VA 6:31.0 9 James Scarborough 42 M Arlington VA 6:51.3 10 George Gunn 53 M Springfield VA 7:04.2 11 J C Hickey 61 M Richmond VA 7:13.1 12 Don McCarten 71 M Falls Church VA 7:21.3 13 John Winkert 44 M South Riding VA 7:59.1 14 Ray Blue 76 M Oxon Hill MD
CHILDREN'S MILE 5:54.0 1 Laurie Murphy 12 F Louisa VA 5:54.9 2 Jackson Kibler 13 M Oakton VA 6:09.4 3 Alissa Slater 10 F Springfield VA 6:30.6 4 Stephanie Giunta 10 F Warrenton VA 6:47.4 5 Erika Tijerina 9 F Quantico VA 6:53.1 6 Joseph Regan 10 M Annandale VA 7:06.4 7 Em Feeney 10 F Arlington VA
3000-METER RUN 9:12.3 1 Eric Kweder 23 M Alexandria VA 9:16.3 2 Jared Prunty 18 M Winchester VA 9:19.0 3 Mondo Tijerina 30 M Quantico VA 9:40.6 4 Oscar Giron 20 M Falls Church VA 10:08.6 5 Ted Poulos 39 M McLean VA 10:18.6 6 Bret Schmidt 41 M Woodbridge VA 10:40.2 7 Tom Nowicki 39 M Centreville VA 10:59.5 8 Jay Jacob Wind 51 M Arlington VA 11:04.7 9 Liz Speegle 33 F Woodbridge VA 11:20.5 10 NO CARD 11:29.9 11 Patrick Griffith 56 M Alexandria VA 12:32.9 12 James Scarborough 42 M Arlington VA 12:33.4 13 Richard Weston 54 M Arlington VA 12:35.6 14 Rachel Eisenfeld 14 F Winchester VA 12:41.5 15 Jennifer Lazio 32 F Alexandria VA 13:04.7 16 Robert Weiner 53 M Accokeek MD 14:07.0 17 George Gunn 53 M Springfield VA 15:16.5 18 Pamela Wusthof 48 F Fairfax VA 16:21.7 19 Ray Blue 76 M Oxon Hill MD
800-METER 2:27 1 Scott Cammer 42 M Martinsburg WV 2:40 2 Jay Jacob Wind 51 M Arlington VA 2:46 3 Sharif Sabur 15 M Falls Church VA 2:47 4 Laurie Murphy 12 F Louisa VA 3:01 5 James Scarborough 42 M Arlington VA 3:10 6 Joseph Regan 10 M Annandale VA
3000-METER RACE WALK 16:57.1 1 Mark Adams 62 M Frederick MD 18:14.0 2 Victor Litwinski 57 M McLean VA 18:45.5 3 Virginia Inglese 40 F Vienna VA 18:24.8 4 John Gersh 53 M Columbia MD 20:11.0 5 Peter Blank 46 M Annandale VA
4x400-METER RELAY 4:40.1 1 PVTC Men 5:29.9 2 Charlotte Flight Women 30-39 (Pending American Women's 30-39 Indoor Record)
4x200-METER RELAY 2:05.0 1 PVTC Men 2:14.9 2 Charlotte Flight Women 30-39 (Pending American Women's 30-39 Indoor Record)This meet marked the end of indoor track season. Outdoor track season will begin Sunday, April 29, at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia.
o Sunday, April 29
o Sunday, May 13 and 27 o Sunday, June 10 and 24 |
o Sunday, July 8 and 22
o Sunday, August 5 and 19 o Season ends with the POTOMAC VALLEY GAMES September 1 and 2 |