September 20, 1997
CMS Quadruples, But . . .

For the second consecutive USATF-NE Grand Prix Championship, CMS won four of the seven team championships, but for the first time since 1994 the men's open team failed to finish first. CMS placed first in the women's master, women's senior, men's master and men's veteran divisions. Led by Mary Lammi (Spencer), who was 7th overall among female finishers, the women's masters' team took 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th places in the masters' division. In addition to Mary, scoring were Marge Bellisle (Warren, RI), Sandy Lovejoy (Winchester, MA), Sidney Letendre (Northampton) and Terri Martland (Newport, RI).

In an unprecedented occurence for CMS, the five scorers for the women's masters' team were also the five scorers for the women's open team. A combination of injuries and the fact that the Focus On Women 5K was run on the same day as the Brewery Exchange left the open team depleted. As an open team, the masters finished fourth. Mary Ryczek (Longmeadow), 3rd among seniors, Laura Beckwith (Holden) and Dianne Von Voorhis (Ashby) combined to give CMS the win in the women's seniors' competition.

After 18 consecutive Grand Prix wins, the men's open team finally failed to win, finishing second to the host GLRR. Lacking was the usual CMS depth due to a combination of several team members being injured, five more competing in Europe for U.S. Mountain and 100K teams and others preparing for the cross-country season. Scoring were Craig Fram (Plaistow, NH), 4th overall, Ted Towse (Holyoke), 6th, Sean Livingston (Pawtucket, RI), 9th, Sandu Rebenciuc (Springfield), 13th, and Byrne Decker (Yarmouth, ME), 15th.

For the second consecutive Grand Prix race, the men's masters' team outran its two chief rivals, the Tri-Valley Front Runners and the Greater Lowell Road Runners. Scoring were Wayne Jacob (Mystic, CT), 2nd master, Buddy Bostick (Newburyport), 3rd, Geary Daniels (Dudley), 4th, Rich Ovian (Worcester) and Jerry Learned (Hopkinton). Finishing third was the seniors' team which was led once again by John Boyle (Newburyport). Also scoring were Jim Daley (New Ipswich, NH), who downscored from the veterans' division, George Kasierski (Northbridge), Peter Orni (Fitchburg) and Joe Drugan ( Hopedale). Jim, who was second among all age 60+ competitors, led the veterans' team to its first-place finish. Ironically, Jim was second to a CMS member, Bill Riley of Marston Mills, MA. However, Bill competes for the CMS triathlon team, the TriAngles, while also competing on the roads for the Cape Cod Athletic Club. Also scoring were Paul McDermott (Fitchburg) and "Stu" - (Boylston).

Teams

Women's Open (Top 8 of 10)

1. Boston Running Club 1:29:58 2. Boston Athletic Association 1:31:47 3. Whirlaway Racing Team 1:32:10 4. Central Mass Striders 1:33:43 5. Greater Lowell Road Runners 1:34;37 6. North Medford Club 1:38:49 7. Greater Boston Track Club 1:39:57 8. Cambridge Sports Union 1:41:21

Women's Masters (4 of 4)

1. Central Mass Striders 1:33:43 2. Cambridge Sports Union 1:45:20 3. Boston Athletic Association 1:46:11 4. Greater Lowell Road Runners 1:48:19

Women's Seniors (5 of 5)

1. Central Mass Striders 1:06:49 2. Liberty Athletic Club 1:07:20 3. Boston Running Club 1:07:28 4. Cambridge Sports Union 1:09:26 5. Greater Lowell Road Runners 1:16:17

Men's Open (Top 8 of 17)

1. Greater Lowell Road Runners 1:14:31 2. Central Mass Striders 1:15:11 3. Whirlaway Racing Team 1:16:56 4. Boston Athletic Association 1:17:20 5. Cambridge Sports Union 1:20:04 6. Greater Boston Track Club 1:20:28 7. Tri-Valley Front Runners 1:20:42 8. North Shore Striders 1:22:53

Men's Masters (Top 6 of 13)

1. Central Mass Striders 1:19:58 2. Tri-Valley Front Runners 1:20:42 3. Greater Lowell Road Runners 1:20:44 4. Boston Athletic Association 1:22:25 5. Cambridge Sports Union 1:29:09 6. North Medford Club 1:30:03

Men's Seniors (Top 6 of 7)

1. Cambridge Sports Union 1:30:25 2. Merrimack Valley Striders 1:33:20 3. Central Mass Striders 1:33:43 4. Boston Athletic Association 1:39:30 5. Greater Lowell Road Runners 1:41:05 6. Greater Springfield Harriers 1:42:15

Men's Veterans (3 of 3)

1. Central Mass Striders 1:01:09 2. Boston Athletic Association 1:05:09 3. Greater Lowell Road Runners 1:11:28

Individual Results

Women (338f)

1. Maggi Murray (WRT) 16:54 2. Kelly Liljeblad (BRC) 17:03 3. Terri McGettric (BAA) 17:23 4. Kara Molloy (MA) 17:30 5. Nilla Karlsson (MA) 17:33 6. Jill Gaitenby (BRC) 17:48 7. Mary Lammi -1fm 17:50 8. Patty Pederson (GLRR) 17:56 9. Jennifer Rapaport (GBTC) 17:57 10. Michelle Horgan (BAA) 17:58 18. Marge Bellisle -3fm- 18:38 26. Sandy Lovejoy 19:01 28. Sidney Letendre 19:06 29. Terri Martland 19:08 41. Susan Gustafson (LAC) -1s- 19:38 59. Mary Ryczek -3s- 20:35 108. Laura Beckwith 22:17 148. Dianne Von Voorhis 23:57 241. Janice Frampton 27:46 303. Nancy DiLeo 31:07

Men (708f)

1. Art Smith (MA) 14:37 2. Jamie LaChance (GLRR) 14:40 3. Andy Spaulding (GLRR) 14:41 4. Craig Fram 14:43 5. Nivaldo Filho (WRT) 14:56 6. Ted Towse 14:58 7. Sean Tynan (GLRR) 15:00 8. Peter Hammer (BRC) 15:01 9. Sean Livingston 15:03 10. Eric Beauchesne (GLRR) 15:05 13. Sandu Rebenciuc 15:12 14. John Barbour (GLRR) -1m- 15:13 15. Byrne Decker 15:15 18. Richard Bolt 15:18 21. George Adams 15:23 27. Wayne Jacob -2m- 15:31 33. Buddy Bostick -3m- 15:42 35. Geary Daniels 15:48 41. Larry Olsen (TVFR) -1s- 16:00 44. Dave Weatherbie 16:04 60. Rich Ovian 16:28 61. Jerry Learned 16:29 66. Joe Hall 16:35 96. Cliff Matthews 17:12 101. Roger Nasatka 17:16 103. Frank Rucki 17:20 108. John Boyle 17:30 165. Jim Daley -2v- 18:25 186. George Kasierski 18:39 214. Mark Lammi 19:01 220. Rick Conroy 19:09 221. Rick Hebert 19:09 239. Peter Orni 19:23 261. Joe Drugan 19:46 317. Ray Boutotte 20:37 335. Paul McDermott 21:00 373. Stu Thurston 21:44 431. Stan Vancelette 22:38 448. Ken Deary 22:54 490. Bill Haskell 23:35 522. Richard Babin 24:14 568. Chuck Powers 25:06 588. Ed Sato 25:33

revd October 6, 1997, barry