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| Track & National by Bob Sevene |
While at the conclusion of the cross country season, a large group of the Central Mass Striders Running Club went back to the drawing board and to their preparation for the upcoming year on the roads, a small group of hardy souls attacked the indoor track circuit. Very quietly CMS has become a force to be reckoned with on the track. Below you will find a list of the majority of the CMS performances from this past indoor season.
Kristen Beaney continued to improve and is on her way to becoming one of the Central Mass Striders' greatest athletes. After concluding 1996 by finishing 9th at the US Cross-Country National Championships in December, Kristen is having an outstanding 1997: she ran one of the fastest (indoor) 5000 meters ever by an American in January (15:50.11); qualified for the World Cross Country Championships team in February; and finished 2nd at the Jacksonville 15K in March. At press time, her 5000 meter time was ranked first among Americans by Track & Field News.
Other athletes making appearances at National-level races included Darren Shearer (Mile) and June Parks (800), both of whom competed at the US National Indoor Track Championships in Atlanta. The first outdoor track meets will take place in late March and early April; CMS will be represented throughout the spring and early summer at not only local meets, but also at such prestigious events as the Raleigh Relays (March), the Mt. SAC Relays (April), the Penn Relays (April), and the US National Outdoor Track Championships (June).
HARVARD INVITATIONAL Cambridge,MA (12/14)
Men’s 3000
NORM LEVINE CLASSIC Brandeis U./Waltham,MA (1/4)
Men’s 3000
- 1. Jon Russell (un) 8:42.69
- 3. Scott Clark (CMS) 8:51.72
Masters Mile
- 1. Ken Leinback (BAA) 4:36.51
- 4. Bob Hodge (CMS) 4:51.39
DARTMOUTH RELAYS Hanover, NH (1/12)
Women’s 800
- 1. Anna Gunasekera (CAN) 2:12.97
- 5. Sally Perkins (CMS) 2:19.30
GBTC INVITATIONAL Harvard U./Cambridge, MA (1/19)
Women’s Mile
- 3. June Parks (CMS) 4:57.1 (PR)
- Mary Donahue (CMS) 5:07
Men’s Mile
- 3. Sandu Rebenciuc (CMS) 4:06
- 5. Rusty Snow (CMS) 4:14.7
- 6. Rick Miller (CMS) 4:21
Women’s 3000
- 1. Mimi Corcoran (CMS) 9:49.7 (PR)
Men’s 3000
- 6. Frank Elms (CMS) 8:32 (PR)
- Gary Gardner (CMS) 8:41 Mark Mayall (CMS) 8:42 (PR)
- Bill Callahan (CMS) 8:52 (PR) Pat Callahan (CMS) 8:57 (PR)
COMMONWEALTH INVITATIONAL Harvard U./Cambridge, MA (1/25)
Men’s Mile
- 6. Darren Shearer (CMS) 4:03.73(PR)
TERRIER CLASSIC Boston U./Boston, MA(1/25,1/26)
Men’s 500
- 1. Richard Jones (NYP) 1:03.70
- 4. Andy Collins (CMS) 1:04.33
Women’s 800
- 1. Amy Ross (GTN) 2:08.38
- 4. June Parks (CMS) 2:08.60
Women’s Mile
- 1. Angela Graham (BC) 4:41.14 21.
- Mary Donahue (CMS) 5:07.69
Men’s Mile
- 1. Julius Achon (GMU) 4:00.00
- 36. Rick Miller (CMS) 4:21.55
Men’s 3000
- 1. Jon Clemens (Navy) 8:08.68
- 19. Frank Elms (CMS) 8:31.77 (PR)
- 85. Adam Chesler (CMS) 9:38.20
Women’s 5000
- 1. Kristen Beaney (CMS) 15:50.11(PR)
- 7. Mimi Corcoran (CMS) 16:57.61
Men’s 5000
- 1. Dan Browne (Army) 13:42.40
- 9. Rusty Snow (CMS) 14:27.01
- 34. Mark Mayall (CMS) 15:11.00(PR)
- 46. Pat Callahan (CMS) 15:42.19(PR)
BOSTON INDOOR GAMES Reggie Lewis Center/Roxbury, MA(1/31)
Women’s 800
- 1. Joetta Clark (FLAC) 2:02.38
- 9. June Parks (CMS) 2:13.49
Women’s 3000
- 1. Jackline Maranga (REEB) 9:11.64
- 6. Courtney Babcock (CMS) 9:16.11(PR)
Men’s 3000
- 1. Marc Davis (NIKE) 7:54.57
- 7. Darren Shearer (CMS) 8:07.92
HARVARD UNIVERSITY OPEN Cambridge, MA (2/1)
Distance Medley Relay(YDS)
2. Central Mass Striders 9:56
- 1320 - Darren Shearer 3:02
- 880 - Gbolahan Fatuga 1:52
- 440 - Andy Collins 0:48
- Mile - Andrew Cleary 4:14
VALENTINE’S DAYCLASSIC Boston U./Boston,MA(2/8)
Men’s 800
- 1. Einars Tupuritis (WICH) 1:45.98
- 8. Andy Collins (CMS) 1:51.00
- 11. Gbolahan Fatuga (CMS) 1:51.40
Men’s Mile
- 1. Matt Holthaus (ENCLAVE) 4:02.51
- 23. Frank Elms (CMS) 4:15.52 (PR)
Women’s 3000
- 6. Mimi Corcoran(CMS) 9:51
Men’s 3000
- 1. Matthew Smith (BU) 8:07.54
- 4. Rusty Snow (CMS) 8:16.24
- 8. Jack Dwyer (CMS) 8:22.40
- 28. Mark Mayall (CMS) 8:41.80 (PR)
- 34. Bill Callahan (CMS) 8:49.43 (PR)
- 40. Pat Callahan (CMS) 9:04.37
- 44. Adam Chesler (CMS) 9:34.54
Men’s 5000
- 1. Ricardo Amezeua (KAN) 14:20.40
- 4. Mike Nahom (CMS) 14:32.56
US WOMEN’S WORLD CROSS COUNTRY TEAM TRIALS Houston, TX (2/15) -
6000 Meters
5. Kristen Beaney (CMS) 20:33
The top six finishers qualified for the U.S. team in the World Cross-Country Championships being held in Turin, Italy on March 22nd.
USATF NEW ENGLAND VS. NEW YORK DUAL MEET Boston, MA(2/16)
Women’s 800
- 1. Alisa Hill 2:03.50
- 2. June Parks (CMS) 2:10.37
- 7. Sally Perkins (CMS) 2:18.87
Men’s 800
- 1. David Kiptoo 1:47.28
- 3. Gbolohan Fatuga (CMS) 1:51.06
- 4. Andy Collins (CMS) 1:52.14
Women’s Mile
- 1. Kerry Arsenault 4:48.33
- 5. Mimi Corcoran (CMS) 5:04.77
Men’s Mile
- 1. Ronnie Harris 4:04.61
- 2. Sandu Rebenciuc (CMS) 4:04.82
- 4. Darren Shearer (CMS) 4:07.15
- 6. Andrew Cleary (CMS) 4:16.10
- 7. Rusty Snow (CMS) 4:17.15
- 9. Mark Mayall (CMS) 4:26.04
- 10. Bill Callahan (CMS) 4:29.76
- 12. Pat Callahan (CMS) 4:30.03
- 13. Rick Miller (CMS) 4:42.70
Women’s 3000
- 1. Sinead Delahunty 9:04.26
- 2. Courtney Babcock(CMS) 9:12.85
- 8. Marge Belisle (CMS) 10:47.17
Men’s 3000
- 1. Eric Mack 7:56.86
- 10. Frank Elms (CMS) 8:29.41 (PR)
- 12. Jack Dwyer (CMS) 8:35.11
Masters Mile
- 1. Steve McChesney 4:30.39
- 5. Bob Hodge(CMS) 4:40.87
Women’s 4x400
- June Parks (CMS) 0:56.6
- Genesia Eddins (CMS) 0:55.1
Men’s 4x400
- Gbolohan Fatuga (CMS) 0:48.8
- Andy Collins (CMS) 0:47.4
USATF NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS Atlanta, GA (3/1)
Women’s 800
- 7.(heat) June Parks (CMS) 2:08.10
Men’s Mile
- 8. Darren Shearer (CMS) 4:08.7
GATE RIVER RUN 15K (USATF Championships) Jacksonville, FL(3/8)
Women
- 1. Lynn Jennings (Nike) 50:13
- 2. Kristen Beaney (CMS) 50:18
