Open Men
The Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K is traditionally one of the largest races during the summer ranking period. It is, therefore, no surprise that it is also one of the most influential in the rankings. Springfield's Chris Banks finished third at the Twilighter this year, and, as a result, he runs away with the top slot in the men's open division. Banks's 24:22 (30:55 10K equivalent) showing was his biggest and fastest race of the summer; however, he also won the Sunrise 5K in 15:04. As important as his time at the Rockville race, however, was whom he beat across the line. One of those men was Tom Jeffrey, who finished ninth at this year's Twilighter, finishing in 24:40, a mere 18 seconds behind Banks. This, however, was a strong enough performance to earn him the second place ranking. Jeffrey also won the Mental Health 5K.

Montclair's Jason Van Horn cruised across the line in second place at the (slightly short) Mental Health 5K in 14:24. He also won both the WaWa Hartwood Ten Miler in 52:00 and the Fredericksburg Lion's Club Heritage 5 Miler in 25:13. These results are all compelling evidence that he should be the third ranked runner this summer.

Fourth place in this division belongs to Michael Styczynski of Clarksville, who at age 19 is also among the youngest runners in this group. Styczynski earns his spot with an incredible performance at the Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K, finishing the race in tenth place a mere twenty seconds behind Tom Jeffrey. Styczynski also ran 16:10 at the Meadfest 5K and 15:48 at the Laurel 5K.

Baltimore's Youssef Ennaciri had four overall race victories to earn the fifth place ranking. His fastest race was a 15:12 at the fast St. Agnes Labor Day 5K, where he ousted strong age group competition from the likes of Eric Estrada. At the Orioles 5K, Ennaciri ran 16:10, and defeated age group rivals such as Dan Courtney.

Place	Name	                Hometown
  1	Chris Banks	        Springfield, VA
  2	Tom Jeffrey	        Waynesboro, VA
  3	Jason VanHorn	        Montclair, VA
  4	Michael Styczynski	Clarksville, MD
  5	Youssef Ennaciri	Baltimore, MD
  6	Mike Colaiacovo	        Chesapeake, VA
  7	Dan Courtney	        Owings Mills, MD
  8	Eric Estrada	        Parkeville, MD
  9	Mark Gilmore	        Columbia, MD
 10	Troy Harry	        Fairfax, VA
 11	Tommy Maguire	        Roanoke, VA
 12	Dusty Lieb	        Arnold, MD
 13	Lake Stockdreher	Harrisonburg, VA
 14	Rick Roundtree	        Springfield, VA
 15	Michael Harrison	Virginia Beach, VA
 16 	Michael Mann	        Hampton, VA
 17	David Howe	        Silver Spring, MD
 18	Joe Racine	        Alexandria, VA
 19	David Angell	        Salem, VA
 20	Mondo Tijerina	        Alexandria, VA
 21	Paul Bourg	        Woodbine, MD
 22	Rob Magin	        Gaithersburg, MD
 23	Jeff Klemmer	        Quantico, VA
 24	Douglass Marshall	Matthews, VA
 25	Christopher Koehler	Fredericksburg, VA
 26	Matt Boyd	        Fredericksburg, VA

Men 35 - 39
The winner of the Annapolis Ten Miler--among the toughest courses in the summer ranking period--deserves special recognition. In 2001 that man was Columbia's Chris Chattin, who won the Annapolis race in 54:54, and, as a result, he is the top ranked man in the men's 35-39 division. Chattin's fastest qualifying time was a 15:42 at the Run for Recovery 5K, where he finished fourth overall.

Williamsburg's Mark Junkerman is the second place finisher in this division as a result of his impressive 1:13:19 at the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon. In this race, he finished 26th overall--a significant feat at a race that drew more than 10,000 runners. Junkerman's other qualifying time was an overall race win at the James River Scramble.

Mark Hoon of Kensington is our third ranked runner this summer, a ranking he well deserves for his 25:45 finish at the Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K, as well as an overall victory at the Riley's Rumble Half Marathon in 1:17:25, and a top five finish at the Capital Crescent 5K.

Our fourth ranked runner earns his slot by simply running faster than anyone ranked below him. Ken Fowler of Baltimore ran three 5Ks under 16:30, with the fastest being a 16:08 at the Hadassah Race for Research 5K, where he finished second overall. He also had a top ten finish at the St. Agnes Labor Day 5K, and was twelfth behind Chattin in 16:15 at the Race for Recovery.

Ted Poulos, a mainstay in the rankings in this division, captures the fifth slot for the summer. Poulos had five qualifying times, including a fourth place finish at the Annapolis Ten Miler in a time of 57:43. Poulos also finished in the top five of every other race he ran, including second at the Riley's Rumble Half Marathon, the Bastille Day Four Miler, and the Larry Noel Greenbelt 15K.

Place	Name	                Hometown
  1	Chris Chattin	        Columbia, MD
  2	Mark Junkerman	        Williamsburg, VA
  3	Mark Hoon	        Kensington, MD
  4	Ken Fowler	        Baltimore, MD
  5	Ted Poulos	        McLean, VA
  6	Charles Powell	        Baltimore, MD
  7	Neville Anderson	Baltimore, MD
  8	Thomas Purcell	        Palmyra, VA
  9	Antelmo Rojas	        Adelphi, MD
 10	Jeff Regelman	        Reston, VA
 11	Ian Clements	        Arlington, VA
 12	Michael Feinberg	Bel Air, MD
 13	Martin Snyder	        Virginia Beach, VA
 14	Bernard Prabucki	Carrboro, NC
 15	Tony Yurko	        Lavale, MD
 16	Gregory West	        Ruther Glen, VA
 17	Brad Rippey	        Fredericksburg, VA
 18	J. Scott Mersiowski	Fredericksburg, VA

Men 40 - 44
It was very difficult to choose a winner in this division, the largest in the men's rankings this summer. Part of the problem with selecting a winner in this group was that the top two contenders did not run head to head. Dai Roberts of Virginia Beach and Jim Hage of Lanham both had some incredible performances this summer. In the end, we have awarded the top spot to Roberts because he turned in a slightly faster best time than Hage. And, Roberts accomplished this time at a large race; the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon. His time of 1:10:51 translates to a 32:09 10K equivalent, and was good enough for 22nd place.

Hage, to his credit, ran well this summer also, with his fastest race being a 15:38 at the Run for Recovery, and his most significant being a top twenty finish at the Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K in 25:44. Hage, however, must settle for second place in this period.

Our third ranked runner this summer is Dave Berardi, who finished behind Hage at both the Twilighter and the Run for Recovery. At the Run for Recovery, he ran 15:52, good enough for eighth place. At the Rockville race he ran 26:11, which earned him a top 25 finish.

Once again the Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K comes into play when selecting our fourth ranked runner. Joe Abernethy was 31 seconds behind Berardi, finishing in 26:42, a showing strong enough to secure his place in the top five runners this summer. Abernethy was also third at the Annapolis Ten Miler, running 56:50.

Finally, Columbia's Gerry Clapper collects the final spot in the top five this summer. We have awarded him this place because he was faster than anyone ranked lower. Clapper was fourth at the St. Agnes Labor Day 5K, running in 15:23 and he was eleventh at the Run for Recovery, behind Hage and Berardi.

Place	Name	                Hometown
  1	Dai Roberts	        Virginia Beach, VA
  2	Jim Hage	        Lanham, MD
  3	Dave Berardi	        Baltimore, MD
  4	Joe Abernethy	        College Park, MD
  5	Gerry Clapper	        Columbia, MD
  6	Kirk Baird	        Centreville, VA
  7	Doug Kuderna	        Odenton, MD
  8	Mike Cook	        Alexandria, VA
  9	JJ Donovan	        Stafford, VA
 10	George Buckheit	        Reston, VA
 11	Jean-Christ Arcaz	Bethesda, MD
 12	Dennis Coleman	        Gaithersburg, MD
 13	Michael Sterling	Baltimore, MD
 14	Larry Ormerod	        Elizabeth City, NC
 15	Bill Bustin	        Yorktown, VA
 16	Dan Esser	        Reisterstown, ND
 17	Burkhard Spiekerman	
 18	Jimmy Price	        Stafford, VA
 19	Terry McLaughlin	Spotsylvania, VA
 20	Jim Platske	        Alexandria, VA
 21	Pat Omara	        Silver Spring, MD
 22	Rob Levinsky	        Virginia Beach, VA
 23	Bret Schmidt	        Woodbridge, VA
 24	Marty Horan	        Gaithersburg, MD
 25	Andrew Smythe	        Falls Church, VA
 26	Michael Jones	        Alexandria, VA
 27	Andre Kiebuzinski	Bethesda, MD
 28	William Pearlman	Roanoke, VA
 29	Matthew Mace	        Arnold, MD

Men 45 - 49
The top two contenders in this division, David Webster and Jim Adams, did battle at the Annapolis 10 Miler in August, and the results of that race mirror the final rankings. Webster crossed the finish line in Annapolis in 1:00:33, good enough for a top twenty finish. Flying in behind Webster was Adams, who crossed the line at 1:01:43. Not surprisingly, however, this head-to- head battle on a tough course did not represent either man's flat out fastest time.

Webster had his fastest race at the Larry Noel Greenbelt 15K, where he finished fifth in 55:10. He also had a top five finish at the Riley's Rumble Half Marathon, another always hot and hilly course. Adams also had some fast performances this summer, with his fastest race being a 17:22 sixth place finish at the Hadassah Race for Research.

Third and fourth place in this division was also determined largely on the strength of head-to-head competition. Scott Eden and Wilhelm Anderson squared off at the men's race of the Annapolis Women's Distance Festival. Eden collected the third place ranking by beating Anderson by 32 seconds, coming in to the finish in 17:25. Eden also ran the Dog Days of Summer 8K in 29:32 and the Meadfest 5K in 17:33. Anderson, to his credit, also had a strong showing at the Annapolis Ten Miler, coming in a mere fourteen seconds behind Adams to finish in 30th place overall.

The final berth among the top five men in this division belongs to Bethesda's Paul Peterson, who earned his ranking by finishing behind Webster at the Larry Noel Greenbelt 15K in 59:09. Peterson was also over the line shortly after Webster at the Riley's Rumble Half Marathon in 1:23:39.

Place	Name	                Hometown
  1	David Webster	        Stevensville, MD
  2	Jim Adams	        Towson, MD
  3	Scott Eden	
  4	Wilhelm Anderson	Annapolis, MD
  5	Paul Peterson	        Bethesda, MD
  6	Jeffrey Stone	        Salem, VA
  7	R. Michael Fuller	
  8	Lionel Scatliffe	Alexandria, VA
  9	Paul Serra	        Lusby, MD
 10	Roberto Rodriguez	Arlington, VA
 11	Richard Morgan	        Highland, MD
 12	Dean Beatty	        Gaithersburg, MD
 13	Roland Black	        Fairfield, PA
 14	James Moreland	        Gaithersburg, MD
 15	Bill Oshuch	        Kearneysville, MD
 16	Paul Denz	        Parkton, MD
 17	Bennett Sweren	        Timonium, MD
 18	Zeb Harding	        Bowie, MD
 19	Steven Lerner	
 20	Roger Claussen	        Woodbridge, VA

Men 50 - 54
Rick Platt had a stellar performance at the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, finishing just outside the top 100 overall in an impressive 1:24:39. This, in combination with his fastest effort for the season, a 35:37 at the Urbanna 10K, was enough to earn the top ranking for the division this summer.

Paul Ryan, who had three qualifying times, is a close second this period. Ryan had several top twenty finishes, including a thirteenth place overall 17:23 performance at the Kentlands 5K. Ryan's fastest performance was a fourth place overall run at the Mitzvah 5K, where he ran 16:03 for his fastest showing of the season.

Third and fourth place in this division was decided at the Twilight 8K, where age group competitors Timothy Morgan and Mick Slonaker went head to head. Morgan crossed the line in 29:11, and Slonaker came racing in behind him less than a minute later in 30:05. As a result of this race, Morgan takes third place and Slonaker settles for fourth.

Slonaker, however, secured his fourth place ranking at the Annapolis 10 Miler, where he defeated perpetual foe David Lowe of Chevy Chase, who is our fifth ranked runner this summer. Lowe finished the Annapolis race in 1:05:06, more than a minute and a half behind Slonaker. This, however, was Lowe's slowest performance. His best race was an 18:28 at the Capital Crescent 5K.

Place	Name	                Hometown
  1	Rick Platt	        Williamsburg, VA
  2	Paul Ryan	        Arlington, VA
  3	Timothy Morgan	        Damascus, MD
  4	Mick Slonaker	        Columbia, MD
  5	David Lowe	        Chevy Chase, MD
  6	Ken Shipp	        Great Falls, VA
  7	William Scott	        Seabrooke, MD
  8	Ronnie Wong	        Catonsville, MD
  9	Bob Oberti	        Hughesville, MD
 10	Jay Wind	        Arlington, VA
 11	Wilson Truehart	        Baltimore, MD
 12	Earl Swartzendruber	Hunt Valley, MD
 13	Patrick Clark	        Columbia, MD
 14	Harry Wiggins	        Lake Ridge, VA
 15	Carl St. Clair Randall	Fredericksburg, VA
 16	Marc Wolfson	        Olney, MD
 17	Gary Adkins	        Salem, VA
 18	Patrick Gary	        Millers MD
 19	Dennis Holman	        Richmond, VA
 20	Chuck Lollar	        Norfolk, VA
 21	James Carbary	        Columbia, MD
 22	Doug Preston	        Baltimore, MD
 23	Larry Hart	        Mechanicsville, VA

Men's 55 - 59
It was a tough call to determine who should get the top slot in the summer rankings in this division. Patrick Griffith of Alexandria and Charlie Koester of Abingdon went head to head once--and Koester came out on top. However, one race does not make a season, and one of Koester's fastest performances of the season trumped Griffith's slowest performance of the summer. Griffith had four qualifying times faster than Koester's fastest time, including a 1:03:04 at the WaWa Hartwood Ten Miler. Griffith also had a total of nine qualifying times. As a result, we have awarded Griffith the first place ranking, and Koester a very close second. Koester's fastest race was an 18:14 at the St. Agnes Labor Day 5K, where he ran 18:14. It was at the Leesburg 10K where he ran 38:07 to beat Griffith by 45 seconds.

Third place this summer belongs to Ed Lecates of York, who earns his spot with four strong, consistent times run during this period. As a matter of fact, the only men posting any times faster than Lecates are Koester and Griffith. Lecates's best race was an 18:48 finish at the St. Agnes race. He was also on hand at the Hadassah Race for Research, the Daily Bread Run, and the Bel Air 5K.

Fairfax's Jim Noone had a splendid performance at the Leesburg 10K, running in behind Koester and Griffith in 40:46, good enough to earn a spot among the top echelon in this group. Noone also had a good race at the Kentlands 5K and the Twilight 8K, where he finished in the top 25 overall in a time of 32:36.

The final berth among the top five men goes to John Haubert who earned his slot with a combination of a strong run at the Hartwood 10 Miler and the Leesburg 10K. At the Hartwood race, he was behind Griffith, running 1:07:50. At the Leesburg 10K, he ran 41:30, putting him less than a minute behind Noone.

Place	Name	                Hometown
  1	Patrick Griffith	Alexandria, VA
  2	Charlie Koester	        Abingdon, MD
  3	Ed Lecates	        York, PA
  4	Jim Noone	        Fairfax, VA
  5	John Haubert	        Alexandria, VA
  6	Emmons Welch	
  7	John Loughran	        Gaithersburg, MD
  8	Lawrence Davis	
  9	Fred Carlson	        Fallston, MD
 10	Bob Chase	        Falls Church, VA
 11	Sammy Merrill	        Fredericksburg, VA
 12	Roger Kilgore	        Gaithersburg, MD
 13	Jimmy Miller	        Bluefield, WV
 14	Allan Conn	        Baltimore, MD
 15	Chuck Raper	        Rockville, MD

Men's 60 - 64
Nineteen men earned rankings in the 60-64 division, and leading the way was Columbia's John Elliott. Elliott was the only man in this age division to run a 10K equivalent time under 40:00. He accomplished this feat at the Meadfest 5K where he ran 19:06, which converts to a 39:51 10K equivalent. Elliott's other qualifying time was a very respectable 40:00 at the Leesburg 10K, where he finished 44th overall.

A runner from the southern half of our region, Norfolk's Mel Williams, is easily our second place finisher this summer. He had his best race when it counted--at the 10,000 plus runner Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, where he finished inside the top 200 in a time of 1:29:27. Williams also was on hand for the Norfolk Tides Joy Fund 5K and the Naval Station Open 8K.

Parkeville's John Pitarra was 1:01 behind Elliott at the Meadfest 5K, and that performance, coupled with a division victory at the Bel Air 5K, just over a minute ahead of seventh- ranked Art Morey, was enough to secure his place as the third ranked runner this time. Pitarra's fastest race, however, was a 19:43 at the Daily Bread Run 5K.

Arlington's Chan Robbins had two qualifying times this summer, and made them fast enough to slide into the fourth slot in these rankings. At the Bastille Day 4 Miler, Robbins beat out tough age group competition from eleventh-ranked Steve Forman, and at the Twilight 8K he finished in the top thirty overall, crossing the line in 33:34.

Finally, Skip Mullaney and Cal Fowler did battle at the Charlottesville Track Club Independence Day 5K, and the outcome of that battle determined the final slot among the top five men in the division. Mullaney made it across in the finish line in 20:25, and Fowler was fourteen seconds behind in 20:39. As a result, Mullaney gets the nod for fifth place, and Fowler must settle for sixth. If there was any doubt about these results, Mullaney also picked Fowler off at the Chicken Run 5 Miler, this time crossing the line in 34:46 to Fowler's 35:05.

Place	Name	        Hometown
  1	John Elliott	Columbia, MD
  2	Mel Williams	Norfolk, VA
  3	John Pitarra	Parkeville, MD
  4	Chan Robbins	Arlington, VA
  5	Skip Mullaney	Charlottesville, VA
  6	Cal Fowler	Springfield, VA
  7	Art Morey	Columbia, MD
  8	Stan Neuman	Timonium, MD
  9	Leonard Morgan	Belcamp, MD
 10	Doug Walker	Woodstock, VA
 11	Steve Forman	McLean, VA
 12	Ronnie Wright	Rustburg, VA
 13	Warren Prunella	Rockville, MD
 14	Tom Willging	Washington, DC
 15	J. Mike Pack	Frederick, MD
 16	Arthur Reynolds	Woodbridge, VA
 17	Patrick Gibrall	Quinton, VA
 18	Mike Baziz	Baltimore, MD
 19	Chet Coates	Silver Spring, MD

Men 65 - 69
Once again, Baltimore's George Yannakakis comes out on top in this division. He earns his slot by being on his game when it counted, defeating Richard Williams at the Annapolis Ten Miler by more than two minutes. Yannakakis crossed the line in Annapolis in 1:15:53. Yannakakis's fastest race of the summer was a 21:44 finish at the Bel Air 5K.

Williams, who had numerous strong runs this summer, is our runner-up in the division. He finished behind Yannakakis in Annapolis, covering the course in 1:18:10. He also beat out age group competition from Don Singer in Annapolis. At the 2001 Mental Health 5K, where the course was slightly short, he bested third-ranked Larry Dickerson by 22 seconds. Williams also had a strong showing at the Twilight 8K, where he finished in 37:20, just outside the top fifty overall.

Larry Dickerson, who was just behind Williams at the Mental Health race, earns the third slot with a combination of that performance and a 20:08 division win at the Bastille Day 4 Miler. Shortly after this, Dickerson aged up into the 70-74 division where he earned the top ranking.

Bill Spruill of Chesapeake raced with Chris Catoe at the YMCA Independence Day 5K, and beat Catoe by nine seconds, enough to vault him into the fourth place ranking. Virginia Beach's Chris Catoe, despite being beaten by Spruill at the YMCA race, climbed into the top five this summer, with a great performance at the Naval Station Open 8K, where he ran 37:23. Catoe had several other strong runs, including a 22:52 at the Norfolk Tides Joy Fund 5K and a 1:47:01 finish at the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon.

Place	Name	                Hometown
  1	George Yannakakis	Sparks, MD
  2	Richard Williams	Alexandria, VA
  3	Larry Dickerson	        Burke, VA
  4	Bill Spruill	        Chesapeake, VA
  5	Chris Catoe	        Virginia Beach, VA
  6	Don Kohler	        New Market, MD
  7	Don Singer	        Annapolis, MD
  8	Alan Rider	        Reston, VA
  9	Robert Smith	        Comus, MD
 10	Armand Zambardi	
 11	Thomas Kurihara	        Arlington, VA
 12	Richard Talbott	        Sparks, MD

Men 70 - 74
Only three men in the 70-74 division earned the required two qualifying times to get a ranking this summer. Leading the pack was Larry Dickerson of Burke, who recently aged up. Dickerson's fastest performance was a 48:31 finish at the Leesburg 10K. He was also on hand for the Annapolis Ten Miler where he traversed the hilly course in 1:21:13.

Behind Dickerson is Rockville's Jack McMahon, who was the group's most prolific runner, turning in five qualifying times. Two of those times represented 10K equivalents under 50:00--a 23:31 showing at the Kentlands 5K and a 38:46 at the Twilight 8K.

Finally, George Waxter of Frederick earned three qualifying times to earn a ranking this summer. Waxter's best race was a 24:29 at the St. John's 5K; however, he was also on hand at the Kentlands 5K and the Leesburg 10K.

Place   Name            Hometown
1	Larry Dickerson	Burke, VA
2	Jack McMahon	Rockville, MD
3	George Waxter	Frederick, MD

Men 75 & Over
John Cahill of Salt Lake City, UT, turned up in the DC metro area twice this summer to run area races. The 77-year-old was faster than any of the locals, and, as a result, we have awarded him a number one ranking. Cahill turned in a 21:05 to score an age group victory over Bill Osburn at the Mitzvah 5K for his fastest race of the season. He also turned up at the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach, running across the line in 1:42:52.

Second place this ranking period belongs to Bethesda's Bill Osburn, who was the fastest of the local runners. He and third- ranked Walt Washburn went head to head twice this summer, and Osburn came out on top both times. Osburn's fastest race was a 25:22 at the Mitzvah 5K; however, he also turned in a strong performance at the Bastille Day 4 Miler where he finished more than a minute ahead of Washburn in 35:09. Washburn, who must settle for third, had his fastest race at the WaWa Hartwood 10 Miler, where he ran 1:32:30. Washburn had eight other qualifying times, making him the most prolific runner in this group (a member of the 50+ Club! Editor).

Fourth place in this group is Oxon Hill's Denzil Pritchard, who had his best race at the men's race of the Annapolis Women's Distance Festival, where he ran 30:21. Pritchard's other time was a 54:23 at the Annapolis Striders Dog Days 8K. Finally, rounding out the top five is Bethesda's Frank Pierce, who had two qualifying times, including a 33:17 at the Capital Crescent 5K, and a 59:23 at the Hillandale 5 Miler.

Place   Name                    Hometown
1	John Cahill	        Salt Lake City, UT
2	Bill Osburn	        Bethesda, MD
3	Walt Washburn	        Vienna, VA
4	Denzil Pritchard	Oxon Hill, MD
5	Frank Pierce	        Bethesda, MD
6	Albert Boone	        Baltimore, MD