Open Men
The men's open division was incredibly fast this year, and there is an immense amount of talent among the men in this division. Four different men held number one rankings this year. However, only two of those men, Ben Cooke of Silver Spring and Christopher Banks of Springfield, managed to earn the two period rankings required to be awarded a slot in the year-end rankings. It was difficult to decide who should be number one for the year, but the number one ranking is being awarded to Cooke because he ranked first in the summer rankings, and Banks was ranked second. Since this was the only period in which they were both ranked, it seems fair to assign Cooke the top slot. Banks, to his credit, was first in the winter rankings, second in the summer and third in the spring, making him a clear choice for second place.

Jason DeJoy grabs the third slot for 2002, a title he earns primarily on the strength of his third place finish in the spring rankings, where he and Edmund Burke both ran 49:44 at the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler for the fastest time run in this group during the year; however, he had to settle for second for the period because Burke's second time was faster than his second time. DeJoy was also fourth in the summer ranking period.

Fourth place for 2002 belongs to Kyle Smits, who had two top five rankings--a third place finish in the summer, and sixth place in the fall. Smits was the third place runner at the Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K, running 24:36 and also ran 15:03 at the Kentlands 5K, making the summer his best ranking period by far. Glen Mays is our final competitor in the top five for 2002. Mays had two rankings this year as well, fourth place in the winter and fifth in the spring.

 Pl	Name              	Hometown
  1	Ben Cooke          	Silver Spring, MD
  2	Christopher Banks	Springfield, VA
  3	Jason DeJoy       	Randallstown, MD
  4	Kyle Smits        	Washington, DC
  5	Glen Mays         	Washington, DC
  6	Michael Mann      	Hampton, VA
  7	Michael Wardian 	Arlington, VA
  8	Craig Morrell     	Baltimore, MD
  9	Jason Van Horn     	Fredericksburg, VA
 10	Ray Pugsley       	Annandale, VA
 11	Eric Desautels    	Arlington, VA
 12	Rob Magin         	Gaithersburg, MD
 13	Youssef Ennaciri	Baltimore, MD
 14	Aaron Church    	South Riding, VA
 15	Andre Smith     	Hayes, VA
 16	Kareem Lanier     	Lincoln University, PA
 17	Chad Walton     	Stafford, VA
 18	Sean Dinces     	Annapolis, MD
 19	Todd Martin       	Herndon, VA
 20	Christopher Dean	Alexandria, VA
 21	Jonathon Conklin	Owings Mills, MD

Men 35 - 39
John Piggott is the only man to earn two first place rankings during 2002 in the small but competitive sub-masters division. Therefore, we have awarded him the top ranking for the year. In the winter period, Piggott claimed the top slot with two strong performances at the big winter half marathons--sixth place at the Running Crab and 11th at the Colonial Half Marathon. In the summer, Piggott got the top ranking by finishing 21st at the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, in 1:12:04. Piggott was also ranked second in the other two ranking periods, making him a strong and consistent runner for the year.

Mark Hoon is the other man to manage the combination of two period rankings, and a top ranking. Hoon got his number one ranking in the spring, a title he earned by being on his game at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Miler, where he ran 53:44, for the fastest time turned in by any man over 35. Hoon also managed two second place finishes throughout the year, in the winter and summer periods.

Chris Chattin was ranked third twice during 2002, so it is no surprise that he is the third ranked runner in this group for the year-end. In the summer rankings, Chattin wound up third when he lost to Hoon at the Kentlands 5K, where Chattin ran 16:31. In the fall rankings, Chattin had his opportunity to shine by running 33:35 at the Georgetown Classic 10K.

Greg West and Steve Jaeger fought it out for the final two slots in the year-end rankings. West climbed as high as third place in the spring rankings, whereas Jaeger's best show was fourth place in the winter. Jaeger was also sixth in the summer, and West was sixth in the winter. Since there was only one ranking period in which both men earned a ranking and Jaeger came out ahead, we have chosen to award him fourth place, and West fifth.

 Pl	Name              	Hometown
  1	John Piggott      	Virginia Beach, VA
  2	Mark Hoon       	Kensington, MD
  3	Chris Chattin     	Columbia, MD
  4	Steve Jaeger     	Alexandria, VA
  5	Gregory West     	Ruther Glen, VA
  6	Charles Powell    	Baltimore, MD
  7	Michael Wilson    	Leesburg, VA
  8	Ian Clemants      	Arlington, VA
  9	Bryan Mordecai    	Virginia Beach, VA
 10	John Dill         	Norfolk, VA
 11	J. Scott Mersiowski	Fredericksburg, VA
 12	Malcolm Lester    	Washington, DC
 13	Stephen Dillard 	Baltimore, MD
 14	Brad Rippey        	Fredericksburg, VA
 15	Jeff Kostoff      	Gaithersburg, MD

Men 40 - 44
Jim Hage of Kensington is one of the top masters runners out there, and 2002 was no exception. Once again, we find Hage at the top of the rankings pile for the year-end. This year, Hage had two top finishes, in the summer and fall rankings, and two second in division finishes, in the winter and spring. At the Annapolis Ten Miler, Hage took third place, and ran 54:29, and he also won the Georgetown Classic 10K's masters division in a time of 32:38, for his two most impressive performances in the periods in which he was ranked number one.

The man to beat Hage in the spring rankings was Dave Berardi of Baltimore, and he is our choice for runner-up this year. Berardi earned his top ranking by turning in the fastest time by a masters runner in the spring period--a 53:22 at the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler, where he finished in the top 25 overall. He also ran 32:59 at the Sallie Mae 10K. Berardi's other ranking was a second place finish, behind Hage, in the fall, a spot he fell into when he finished the Georgetown Classic just about a minute behind Hage, in 33:42.

A runner from the southern Virginia, Dai Roberts, was the other man to oust Hage from the top slot this year. Roberts grabbed the top slot in the winter rankings, on the strength of his 1:12:21 masters division win at the Running Crab Half Marathon. Roberts was also ranked in the summer. During the summer, he had his best performance at the AllTell 10K, where he ran 32:55. He was also the masters winner at the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, where he ran 1:12:46, and finished 14th in the Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K, where he ran 26:26. (He also won the 2002 Walt Disney World Marathon, but that race isn't counted in these rankings. Editor)

Ted Poulos, among the most prolific runners in the Washington area, was once again ranked in all four ranking periods. Poulos finished third twice and fourth twice. In the fall and summer he was third, running 12 qualifying times in the summer and 13 in the fall. In the winter he had ten qualifying times after he turned forty midway through the ranking period, and in the spring, 15 times in only 10 weeks. All this is enough to sew up Poulos's spot as the fourth ranked runner for the year.

Joe Abernethy of College Park is our final masters runner in the top five of this very competitive division. Abernethy started out the year in third place, a spot he earned by beating Ted Poulos twice during the winter ranking period. In the spring, he fell to seventh, a spot he retained in the summer rankings. In the fall, however, he began to rebound, finishing the ranking period in fourth place, just behind Poulos.

 Pl	Name              	Hometown
  1	Jim Hage           	Lanham, MD
  2	Dave Berardi      	Baltimore, MD
  3	Dai Roberts       	Virginia Beach, VA
  4	Ted Poulos        	McLean, VA
  5	Joe Abernethy      	College Park, MD
  6	Neville Anderson	Baltimore, MD
  7	Steve Dietz       	Springfield, VA
  8	Jean Christopher Arcaz	Rockville, MD
  9	Mark Jones         	Fairfax, VA
 10	Mark Malander     	Oak Hill, VA
 11	David Haaga       	Rockville, MD
 12	Terry McLaughlin	Spotsylvania, VA
 13	Bill Bustin       	Yorktown, VA
 14	Layne Party       	Towson, MD
 15	Doug Kuderna      	Odenton, MD
 16	Ronald Hess       	Takoma Park, MD
 17	Marty Horan        	Gaithersburg, MD
 18	Jeff Regelman       	Reston, VA
 19	Mark Casteel      	Dallastown, PA
 20	Jay Sweet        	Laurel, MD
 21	Fesshaye Haile    	Virginia Beach, VA
 22	Craig Hanner      	Glen Allen, VA
 23	Andrew Smythe      	Falls Church, VA
 24	Curtis Davis      	Gaithersburg, MD

Men 45 - 49
Dan Lawson was four for four this year, taking the top ranking in the 45-49 division during each ranking period. Still running sub-35:00 10K equivalent times, Lawson captured the winter rankings with three such times, including a win at the Carderock 12K, the Rockville Jingle Bell Jog, and the Reston Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis. He was back as strong as ever in the spring, again grabbing the three fastest times run by men in this group-- a 56:21 at the George Washington Parkway Ten Miler, a 34:04 at the St. Patrick's Day 10K, and a 34:08 at the Pike's Peek 10K. Lawson repeated his top three feat again in the summer, this time at the Kentlands 5K, the Lawyers Have Heart 10K, and Sue Wen's Four Miler. Lawson then closed out the year with a 55:33 show at the Army Ten Miler, a top ten finish at the Paul VI Runfest, and a fourth place show at the United We Stand 10K.

James Bates is another age group regular who earned top five rankings in each ranking period during 2002. He earns the second place ranking based on his second place ranking in the winter, third place finishes in the spring and summer, and a fifth place showing in the fall. Peter Kirk of Rockville is a very close third, having his best ranking period in the summer, where he had a great race against tough age group competition at the Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K and thus captured the second place ranking for the period, one slot ahead of Bates. Kirk's other credential includes a fourth place finish, just behind Bates in the winter and spring rankings.

David McDonald is our fourth ranked runner this year, a result he earns with a very impressive spring season in which he was the second ranked runner, actually finishing ahead of James Bates, by beating him in head-to-head competition at the Elizabeth River Run 10K. McDonald's other ranking was a seventh place finish in the winter rankings.

The final prize in the top five in this group goes to Pete Gibson, who earned rankings in three of the four ranking periods. His best result was fourth in the summer rankings, when he ran 16:58 at the East Coast Surfing Championships, and 17:21 at the Norfolk Women's Distance Festival. Gibson also finished sixth in the fall rankings, and seventh in the spring.

 Pl	Name              	Hometown
  1	Dan Lawson        	Gaithersburg, MD
  2	James Bates      	Hopewell, VA
  3	Peter Kirk        	Rockville, MD
  4	David McDonald    	Norfolk, VA
  5	Pete Gibson       	Murfreesboro, NC
  6	David Webster     	Stevensville, MD
  7	Michael Fuller    	Norfolk, VA
  8	Jeff Douglass      	Norfolk, VA
  9	Maurice Pointer 	Baltimore, MD
 10	Bruce Halpin      	Ashburn, VA
 11	David Andrews     	Bethesda, MD
 12	Bruce Delaplaine	Bethesda, MD
 13	Steve Lerner      	Glen Allen, VA
 14	Bob Burns         	Columbia, MD
 15	Jim Adams         	Towson, MD
 16	Peter Clardy      	Rockville, MD
 17	Denis McDonald    	Woodbine, MD
 18	Steven Chantry    	Williamsburg, VA
 19	Kevin Finnegan     	Alexandria, VA
 20	Roger Claussen   	Woodbridge, VA

Men 50 - 54
Chuck Moeser is the undisputed champion of this group, as he was undefeated within the division during 2002. As the rankings champ in all four rankings periods, there is absolutely no doubt that Moeser is the fastest man over age 50 in the Washington area. At age 50, Moeser is still finishing races in the top five overall. At the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler, for example, he finished the course in 56:10, more than five minutes faster than the next age group competitor. Other race credits this year include a 33:35 at the St. Patrick's Day 10K, a 1:15:51 at the Running Crab Half Marathon, a 57:34 at the Annapolis Ten Miler, and a 16:51 at the Vanguard Run for Recovery.

After Moeser, however, it becomes increasingly difficult to rank these men fairly. In the end, Jay Wind deserves runner-up honors, in recognition of consistent, prolific, and fast running. Wind earned rankings in each period, finishing third twice, and fourth twice. In the fall, he finished third, ahead of Richard Adams (third), Mick Slonaker (fourth), and Bill Hart (fifth). In the winter, he was just behind Adams, who finished second, but ahead of Slonaker and Hart, who were sixth and seventh respectively. In the spring, Slonaker finished second, and Hart was third, just ahead of Wind and Adams, in fourth and fifth. In the summer, Hart was third, and Wind was fourth, with Slonaker relegated to eighth and Adams way back in 11th.

After this, it became impossible to rank the third, fourth, and fifth runners without some sort of concrete formula. So, we determined each of these four men's average ranking. Wind had a 3.5, supporting our decision to rank him second. Hart turned out to have an average rank of 5.5, so he is third. Slonaker was not far behind with an average rank of 6, so he grabs the fourth slot. Adams, whose average rank came in at 8.25, must then settle for fifth.

 Pl	Name              	Hometown
  1	Chuck Moeser       	Sterling, VA
  2	Jay Wind          	Arlington, VA
  3	Bill Hart         	Virginia Beach, VA
  4	Mick Slonaker   	Columbia, MD
  5	Richard Adams    	Herndon, VA
  6	Timothy Morgan  	Damascus, MD
  7	Richard Morgan     	Silver Spring, MD
  8	Larry Washington	Washington, DC
  9	Kevin Breen       	Fredericksburg, VA
 10 	Dave Crawford     	Arlington, VA
 11	George Neil       	Williamsburg, VA
 12	Earl Swartzendruber	Cockeysville, MD
 13	Shah Mehrabi      	Fredericksburg, VA
 14	Dan Eddy          	Kingstowne, VA
 15	William English 	New Carrollton, MD
 16	Harry Wiggins      	Lake Ridge, VA
 17	Larry Coley       	Chesapeake, VA
 18	Bill Alto         	Newport News, VA
 19	Marc Wolfson      	Olney, MD
 20	Eric Peltosalo    	Annapolis, MD
 21	Patrick Gary      	Millers, MD
 22	Ron Greene        	Fairfax, VA
 23	Peter Lunt         	Alexandria, VA
 24	Wilson Truehart 	Baltimore, MD
 25	Steve Tyndall     	Yorktown, VA
 26	John DiCarlo      	Virginia Beach, VA

Men 55 - 59
Patrick Griffith was almost perfect this year, collecting three top rankings (winter, summer, and fall) and one second place finish (spring). Clearly, he is the overall winner this year in the men's 55-59 division. His list of 2002 accomplishments include a divisional win at the Colonial Half Marathon in 1:26:22, the sixteen fastest qualifying times by men in this division during the summer, including top ten finishes at a host of races such as the Mitzvah 5K, the SPCA Rescue Run, the Run with Dad 5K, and the Tim Harmon Memorial 5K; 1:01:29 at the Army Ten Miler; one of 12 qualifying times run during the fall rankings. In the spring, the only period where he was second, he actually had a very fast race at the Cherry Blossom, running 1:01:31.

Ronnie Wong, another very prolific runner in the 55-59 division, is the second place finisher for 2002. Wong posted qualifying times in all four rankings periods, with his best two performances being second in the summer rankings and third in the fall. In the summer, Wong was on hand at the Annapolis Ten Miler, where he crossed the line in 1:06:47. In the fall, Wong chose to run both the Marine Corps Marathon (3:09:04) and Comcast Baltimore Marathon (3:23:13), which, coupled with seven other qualifying times, was enough to land him in the top three.

Emmons Welch was a definite presence this year, and he slides nicely into the third slot. Welch had his best performance in the winter, where he ascended to the third slot, ahead of Jim Noone (fourth for 2002) and John Haubert (fifth for 2002). Welch had one of his best races of the year at the Colonial Half Marathon, where he actually beat Noone in head-to-head competition. He also ran 1:29:02 at the Running Crab Half Marathon. Welch's other ranking was a seventh place finish in the fall. Noone, to his credit, in addition to being fourth in the winter, was seventh in the fall, sixth in the spring, and 13th in the summer. Haubert, who is our final top five finisher for the year, started out in seventh place in the winter and spring, and then rose to fifth in the summer rankings.

 Pl	Name             	Hometown
  1	Patrick Griffith	Alexandria, VA
  2	Ronnie Wong        	Catonsville, MD
  3	Emmons Welch      	Batesville, VA
  4	Jim Noone         	Fairfax, VA
  5	John Haubert      	Alexandria, VA
  6	Ben Dyer        	Colonial Heights, VA
  7	John Loughran      	Sandston, VA
  8	Michael Golash     	Washington, DC
  9	Ed Lecates        	York, PA
 10	Bob Chase         	Falls Church, VA
 11	Clifford Gaddy     	Kensington, MD
 12	Robert Trost      	Falls Church, VA
 13	Mark Patterson     	Virginia Beach, VA
 14	Gary Chidester     	Dale City, VA
 15	Lawrence Davis     	Chesapeake, VA
 16	Roger Kilgore      	Gaithersburg, MD

Men 60 - 64
John Elliott of Columbia never dipped below the runner-up slot for 2002, and that is strong enough to earn the top spot for the year. His best rankings came in the spring and summer, when he turned in a number of impressive results, including a 39:15 at the St. Patrick's Day 10K and a 1:05:20 at the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler, making him one of only three men this year (and the only one to be ranked twice) capable of running sub-40:00 10K equivalent times. In the winter and fall, Elliott was still sharp, running 40:09 at the Jug Bay 10K and 1:07:03 at the RRCA Ten Miler.

Our runner-up in this group is Norfolk's Mel Williams, who earned three top five rankings this year, rising as high as second place behind Elliott in the summer. His best race during this period was a 19:37 showing at the Norfolk Women's Distance Festival. In the winter, Williams was in the third slot, an honor he earned with six qualifying times, including a 1:29:51 at the Running Crab Half Marathon. Williams's other ranking was fifth place in the fall.

John Pitarra is a solid third for 2002. Ranked in all but the spring season, Pitarra managed a third place finish, and two fourth place results this year. In the winter, Pitarra fought it out in head-to-head competition with Chan Robbins, ranked fourth for the year, and came out ahead at the Superbowl 5K, where he finished in 19:55, to Robbins's 20:04. In the summer, Pitarra ran well at the Annapolis Ten Miler, turning in a 1:09:33. Finally, in the fall, he was in fourth place, a result he earned by finishing in the top 20 at the Northern Central Trail Half Marathon, where he ran 1:29:55. Robbins, who aged up in the middle of the year, is the fourth ranked runner for 2002, a title he earned with the combination of the fifth in division finish in the winter rankings, and a third place finish in the spring, when he ran 1:10:06 at the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler.

Finally, Stephen Forman, who managed to grab second place in the spring, is our fifth ranked runner in this group. He collected this ranking with a 1:08:20 at Cherry Blossom, and impressive times at the St. Patrick's Day 10K (42:03) and the Capitol Hill 10K (41:58). Forman's other ranking was a seventh place finish in the winter.

 Pl	Name              	Hometown
  1	John Elliott       	Columbia, MD
  2	Mel Williams    	Norfolk, VA
  3	John Pitarra     	Baltimore, MD
  4	Chan Robbins    	Arlington, VA
  5	Stephen Forman    	McLean, VA
  6	Cal Fowler       	Keswick, MD
  7	Bob Spearing      	Alexandria, VA
  8	Robert Wright      	Hampton, VA
  9	Art Morey          	Columbia, MD
 10	Ed Brinkley       	Virginia Beach, VA
 11	Ron Bolt          	Crownsville, MD
 12	Warren Prunella 	Rockville, MD
 13	Terry Derk        	Dauphin, PA
 14	Maurice Davidson	Fredericksburg, VA
 15	Mike Baziz        	Baltimore, MD
 16	John Munday        	Chesapeake, VA
 17	Stan Neumann       	Timonium, MD
 18	John Gluck        	Alexandria, VA
 19	Chet Coates       	Silver Spring, MD
 20	Jimmy Williamson	Petersburg, VA
 21	Dick Pierce       	Rescue, VA
 22	Joseph Hulings     	Burke, VA
 23	Charles Terrell	        Newport News, VA
 24	Milton Swan       	Baltimore, MD
 25	Alexander Liebowitz	Washington, DC

Men 65 - 69
In this division, there were an impressive 14 men who qualified for the 2002 year-end rankings. The leader came up to our region from Kitty Hawk, NC often enough that he qualified during each ranking period. Tom Ray was the top ranked runner three times this year, earning these top divisional honors in the winter, spring, and fall. In the summer, he also earned a ranking, but had to settle for second when he lost to Chris Catoe (fourth for 2002) in head-to-head competition at the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon. For the rest of the year, however, Ray was the fastest man out there, turning in impressive performances such as a 44:01 at the Elizabeth River Run, a 1:11:53 at the Army Ten Miler and a 3:32:33 at the SunTrust Richmond Marathon.

In the first two ranking periods this year, Maynard Weyers was the runner-up, and earns second place for the year. Weyers ran 44:53 at the St. Patrick's Day 10K, and 21:16 at the Superbowl 5K, making him one of the only men over the age of 65 who can still run sub-45:00 10K equivalent times.

Chan Robbins of Arlington earns the third slot for the year by collecting rankings in the summer and fall seasons. In the fall he had his best result, collecting runner-up honors by beating Richard Williams at the Fair Lakes 8K in 35:56, good enough for the second fastest time run by a man in this group for the fall. Robbins got his second ranking in the summer; a third place finish behind Tom Ray and Chris Catoe.

Catoe, whose best result was by far the first place ranking he scored in the summer by beating Tom Ray at the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, is fourth. Unfortunately, he didn't have any other results quite of this magnitude. Catoe finished eighth in the fall rankings, fifth in the spring, and fourth in the winter-- enough to earn him a spot in the top five for the year; however, it was not quite enough to vault him into the top three.

Grabbing the final berth in the elite top five of the division is Richard Williams of Alexandria, who is one of the group's very prolific runners. Williams managed to earn top five rankings in each of the four ranking periods this year, making him very consistent over the course of the entire year. Williams's highest finish was a third place finish in the fall rankings, just behind Robbins. During this period, he actually beat Robbins at the Georgetown Classic 10K, where he ran 46:33 for one of his best performances of the year.

 Pl	Name             	Hometown
  1	Tom Ray           	Kitty Hawk, NC
  2	Maynard Weyers     	Alexandria, VA
  3	Chan Robbins      	Arlington, VA
  4	Chris Catoe       	Virginia Beach, VA
  5	Richard Williams	Alexandria, VA
  6	Alan Rider        	Reston, VA
  7 	Armand Zambardi  	Charlottesville, VA
  8	John Essery       	Williamsburg, VA
  9	Milton Taylor      	Odenton, MD
 10	Robert Smith      	Comus, MD
 11	Mike Kelly        	Newport News, VA
 12	Thomas Kurihara 	Arlington, VA
 13	Al Marcy          	Centreville, VA
 14	Duane Lougee      	Norfolk, VA

Men 70 -74
The men's 70-74 division is always very small, with only five men earning the required rankings in two periods this year to be included in the 2002 year-end rankings. Leading the pack is Sparks's George Yannakakis, who was also the group's most prolific runner this year. Yannakakis earned a ranking in all four ranking periods, and only during the winter ranking period did he slip out of the number one slot. A few highlights from Yannakakis's year include a 44:42 at the Georgetown Classic 10K and a 44:56 at the St. Patrick's Day 10K.

Behind Yannakakis we find Larry Dickerson, who has his best result in the winter, where he took the top slot away from Yannakakis, by running the fastest time of the ranking period--a 36:00 performance at the DCRRC Turkey Trot 5 Miler. Dickerson was also ranked in the other three ranking periods, never slipping out of the top three.

Third for the year belongs to Jack McMahon, who had his most impressive ranking period in the fall, when he beat out Dickerson for the runner-up slot by running 39:25 at the Fair Lakes 8K. McMahon finished third, behind Yannakakis and Dickerson, in all three of the other ranking periods, making him the clear choice for third place overall for 2002.

Keith Olson and Don McCarten round out the last of the men ranked in this group. Olson was ranked in the spring and summer, earning the fourth slot in both periods. McCarten was fifth in the spring and summer, fourth in the fall, and sixth in the winter rankings. Note: Don McCarten passed away shortly before the Saint Patrick's Day 10K

Pl	Name              	Hometown
 1	George Yannakakis	Sparks, MD
 2	Larry Dickerson  	Burke, VA
 3	Jack McMahon      	Rockville, MD
 4	Keith Olson       	Silver Spring, MD
 5	Don McCarten       	Falls Church, VA

Men 75 & Over
The men's 75+ division seems to grow larger each year. In 2002, there were at least five men ranked in this group each ranking period, with a record 11 runners over age 75 earning a ranking in the spring. In addition, there are eight gentlemen over the age of 75 who have earned rankings in at least two ranking periods. Arlington's Paul Lackey is the leader of this group, grabbing the top slot once and the runner-up position once. In the spring, Lackey finished second, posting an impressive 52:53 10K equivalent at the May Day 5K, where he beat out tough age group competition from Ray Blue and Walt Washburn. In the summer, Lackey was even faster, running 52:00 at the Lawyers Have Heart 10K, and earning the top slot in the rankings.

Bill Osburn of Bethesda and Walt Washburn of Vienna do battle on the race course almost every ranking period, and this year was no exception. This year, Osburn came out ahead of Washburn in three of the four ranking periods, so he is our runner-up for 2002, while Washburn must settle for third. Osburn managed a first place ranking in the winter, and finished second in the summer, third in the fall, and fourth in the spring. Washburn, who had his best season in the fall, where he finished second in the rankings, also qualified in all four periods, finishing the winter in second, the summer in third, and the spring in fifth.

Ray Blue of Oxon Hill is our fourth place finisher this year, a title he earned by collecting three period rankings, including top three finishes in the winter and spring rankings. In doing so, he beat out Bill Morrison twice. Morrison is our fifth place finisher for the year. To his credit, he earned rankings in all four ranking periods, with his best result a fourth place finish over Blue in the summer.

 Pl	Name              	Hometown
 1	Paul Lackey      	Arlington, VA
 2	Bill Osburn       	Bethesda, MD
 3	Walt Washburn      	Vienna, VA
 4	Ray Blue          	Oxon Hill, MD
 5	Bill Morrison     	Potomac, MD
 6	Cokey Daman     	Virginia Beach, VA
 7	Frank Pierce      	Bethesda, MD
 8	Dixon Hemphill  	Fairfax Station, VA

See the Women's Best of 2002 WRR Runner Rankings