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Men Spring 2004
2004 Spring WRR Runner Rankings
Men's Division
by Roland Rust
July/August 2004
Washington Running Report
Photo above by brightroom.com: Michael Mann, 35 of Hampton, VA leads the submasters category
Open Men
After only five runners qualified in the Open division in the Winter, 26 qualified in the Spring.
By far the most competitive race of the Spring was Washington's Sallie Mae 10K, where top-ranked Wilson Komen (30:24) of Washington, DC and Kenya defeated second-ranked Eric Kweder (31:02) of Woodbridge, Virginia, fourth-ranked John Supsic (31:06) of Baltimore, fifth-ranked Chris Raabe (31:17) of N. Bethesda, Maryland, sixth-ranked Eric Kean (32:02) of Arlington, Virginia, and seventh-ranked Gennady Temnikov (31:20) of Rockville, Maryland and Russia. Komen's times included a 49:42 at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile.
Third-ranked is Michael Wardian of Arlington, Virginia, whose best performance was a 2:24:32 at the Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach. Winter winner Glen Mays of Washington, DC, was tenth in the Spring rankings. The youngest male qualifier is 22- year-old Matt Sinclair of Glen Allen, Virginia, and the oldest is the 42-year-old Temnikov.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Wilson Komen 27 Washington, DC
2 Eric Kweder 26 Woodbridge, VA
3 Michael Wardian 29 Arlington, VA
4 John Supsic 25 Baltimore, MD
5 Chris Raabe 25 N. Bethesda, MD
6 Eric Kean 26 Arlington, VA
7 Gennady Temnikov 42 Rockville, MD
8 David Spiller 26 Richmond, VA
9 Kyle Smits 25 Washington, DC
10 Glen Mays 33 Washington, DC
11 Rick Rountree 26 Herndon, VA
12 Paul Rades 31 Silver Spring, MD
13 Eric Lavigne 28 Reston, VA
14 Craig Morrell 32 Baltimore, MD
15 Frank Sprtel 31 Takoma Park, MD
16 Eric Estrada 32 Parkville, MD
17 Michael Mann 35 Hampton, VA
18 John Lomogda 34 Norfolk, VA
19 Jesse Williams 26 Reston, VA
20 Chris Chattin 40 Columbia, MD
21 Chris Nowakowski 25 Baltimore, MD
22 Matt Sinclair 22 Glen Allen, VA
23 John Piggott 38 Williamsburg, VA
24 Joel Frushone 37 Washington, DC
25 Thomas McCarney 28 Arlington, VA
26 Mark Gilmore 36 Columbia, MD
Men 35 - 39
Four of the 14 qualifiers in this division were also good enough to qualify in the Open division.
The best battle was the Running Crab Half-Marathon in Hampton, Virginia, where rankings winner Michael Mann (1:10:25) of Hampton, Virginia, defeated the Winter rankings leader, second- ranked John Piggott (1:12:31) of Williamsburg, Virginia, and fifth-ranked Tom Purcell (1:14:33) of Norfolk, Virginia.
Third ranking goes to Joel Frushone of Washington, DC, whose best performance was a 32:48 at Washington's St. Patrick's Day 10K. Fourth is 2003 year-end champion Mark Gilmore of Columbia, Maryland, who ran a 15:51 at Alexandria's George Washington Parkway 5K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Michael Mann 35 Hampton, VA
2 John Piggott 38 Williamsburg, VA
3 Joel Frushone 37 Washington, DC
4 Mark Gilmore 36 Columbia, MD
5 Tom Purcell 37 Norfolk, VA
6 Mark Hoon 39 Kensington, MD
7 Tommy Neeson 35 Virginia Beach, VA
8 Pascal Brazey 35 Washington, DC
9 Nathaniel McVey-Finney 35 Silver Spring, MD
10 Sean Killeen 38 Richmond, VA
11 Robert Hinkle 39 Newport News, VA
12 Ken Fowler 38 Baltimore, MD
13 James Estes 38 Yorktown, VA
14 Derik Thomas 38 Alexandria, VA
Men 40 - 44
Fifteen runners qualified, led by Gennady Temnikov of Rockville, Maryland and Russia. Temnikov and second-ranked Chris Chattin of Columbia, Maryland, both also qualified in the Open division. The best showdown in the age group was the Sallie Mae 10K, where Temnikov (31:20) beat Chattin (33:29) and fourth-ranked Dave Berardi (34:52) of Baltimore.
Third is 2003 year-end champion Joe Abernethy (photo above) of College Park, Maryland, who ran 33:29 at Rockville's Pike's Peek 10K, to beat fifth-ranked Chris Samley (35:02) of Charlottesville, Virginia.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Gennady Temnikov 42 Rockville, MD
2 Chris Chattin 40 Columbia, MD
3 Joe Abernethy 44 College Park, MD
4 Dave Berardi 43 Baltimore, MD
5 Chris Samley 41 Charlottesville, VA
6 Ted Poulos 41 McLean, VA
7 Layne Party 44 Baltimore, MD
8 Mark Stickley 41 Winchester, VA
9 Steve Menzies 40 Langley AFB, VA
10 Will Jacobi 41 Kensington, MD
11 Jean-Christophe Arcaz 42 Rockville, MD
12 Dave Haaga 42 Rockville, MD
13 Richard Brokaw 43 Bel Air, MD
14 Mark Jones 43 Odenton, MD
15 Wes Kessenich 41 Ruckersville, VA
Men 45 - 49
Twelve runners qualified, with the top spot going to Mark Malander of Oak Hill, Virginia. All of the top six runners faced off at the Sallie Mae 10K, with second-ranked Jim Hage (34:12) of Kensington, Maryland defeating Malander (34:22), third-ranked and Winter leader Dan Lawson (34:53) of Gaithersburg, Maryland, fourth-ranked George Buckheit (35:41) of Reston, Virginia, fifth- ranked Jim Bates (35:49) of Hampton, Virginia, sixth-ranked Steve Chantry (36:17) of Williamsburg, Virginia, and seventh- ranked Kevin Lounsbury (36:34) of Crozet, Virginia.
Malander earns the slight edge over Hage, by virtue of defeating Hage (33:39 to 33:57) at the Pike's Peek 10K, and having a slightly better record against other top competitors.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Mark Malander 46 Oak Hill, VA
2 Jim Hage 46 Kensington, MD
3 Dan Lawson 48 Gaithersburg, MD
4 George Buckheit 46 Reston, VA
5 Jim Bates 47 Hampton, VA
6 Steve Chantry 49 Williamsburg, VA
7 Kevin Lounsbury 46 Crozet, VA
8 Jim Wadsworth 46 Washington, DC
9 Keith McIntyre 45 Ellicott City, MD
10 Paul Serra 47 Lusby, MD
11 Tom Cook 45 Chantilly, VA
12 Norton Compton 49 Fairfax, VA
Men 50 - 54
Photo above: Herndon's Richard Adams is 8th among men 50- 54
Chuck Moeser of Sterling, Virginia captures his age group for the 10th consecutive time. The best race was the Sallie Mae 10K, where Moeser (33:37) defeated second-ranked Rick Platt (35:52) of Williamsburg, Virginia, and fourth-ranked Tim Doescher (37:43) of Herndon, Virginia.
John Nelson of Centreville, Virginia gets third, by virtue of beating Doescher two races out of three, including a fine 1:00:24 at the George Washington Parkway 10 Mile to beat Doescher (1:00:58). Fifth is Richard Morgan of Silver Spring, Maryland, whose best performance was a 1:01:36 at the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Chuck Moeser 52 Sterling, VA
2 Rick Platt 53 Williamsburg, VA
3 John Nelson 51 Centreville, VA
4 Tim Doescher 53 Herndon, VA
5 Richard Morgan 51 Silver Spring, MD
6 David Webster 50 Stevensville, MD
7 Dan Eddy 52 Alexandria, VA
8 Richard Adams 52 Herndon, VA
9 Mick Slonaker 54 Columbia, MD
10 Lionel Scatliffe 50 Alexandria, VA
11 Ken Umbarger 52 Gaithersburg, MD
12 Timothy Morgan 53 Damascus, MD
13 Ben Beach 54 Bethesda, MD
14 Jim Goggin 50 Williamsburg, VA
15 Jim Wright 54 Gaithersburg, MD
16 Kenyon Erickson 50 Vienna, VA
17 Bill Alto 52 Newport News, VA
18 Dale Abrahamson 54 Yorktown, VA
19 Marc Wolfson 54 Olney, MD
Men 55 - 59
Seventeen runners qualified, again led by 2003 rankings leader Patrick Griffith of Alexandria, Virginia. The best race was the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, where Griffith (1:03:59) demolished fourth-ranked Piriya Pinit (1:06:09) of Catonsville, Maryland, and second-ranked Ronnie Wong (1:09:01), also of Catonsville.
Third in the age group is Larry Coley of Chesapeake, Virginia, who ran 31:01 at the Virginia Beach Shamrock 8K to beat fifth- ranked Ken Mire (31:18) of Norfolk, Virginia. Wong takes third, based on taking two of three races against Pinit, including a 19:17 at Baltimore's Preakness 5K, topping Pinit's 19:26.
Breaking into the rankings for the first time is former Modern Pentathlon star Dennis Manske of Hampton, Virginia.
Photo below: Bob Trost of Falls Church, VA is ranked 15th in the 55-59 division
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Patrick Griffith 59 Alexandria, VA
2 Ronnie Wong 57 Catonsville, MD
3 Larry Coley 55 Chesapeake, VA
4 Piriya Pinit 58 Catonsville, MD
5 Ken Mire 55 Norfolk, VA
6 Jim Noone 59 Fairfax, VA
7 John Lange 56 Hunt Valley, MD
8 Steve Tyndall 56 Yorktown, VA
9 Robert Wilson 56 Toano, VA
10 Dave Schurz 56 Waynesboro, VA
11 Michael Wesbecher 56 Oakton, VA
12 Jim Christol 56 Yorktown, Va
13 Joseph O'Gorman 55 Reston, VA
14 Patrick Clark 56 Woodstock, MD
15 Robert Trost 57 Falls Church, VA
16 James Mort 57 Burke, VA
17 Dennis Manske 58 Hampton, VA
Men 60 - 64
The 60-64 division had some of the best competition going, with 21 runners qualifying in the Spring. Jerry Warfield of Columbia, Maryland, enters the age group with a bang, claiming the top spot.
The moment of truth was the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, where Warfield (1:08:56) beat Winter champion and second-ranked John Haubert (1:09:13) of Alexandria, Virginia, and third-ranked Lou Shapiro (1:11:13) of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Fourth is Ben Dyer of Petersburg, Virginia, whose best was a blazing 39:46 at the St. Patrick's Day 10K. Dyer did not compete against any of the other top runners. Fifth is John Kirkpatrick of Annapolis, Maryland, whose best time was a 40:57 at the Governor's Bay Bridge 10K.
Photo below: Walter Brown (right) of Montgomery Village, MD is 10th in the 60-64 division
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Jerry Warfield 60 Columbia, MD
2 John Haubert 61 Alexandria, VA
3 Lou Shapiro 62 Silver Spring, MD
4 Ben Dyer 60 Petersburg, VA
5 John Kirkpatrick 60 Annapolis, MD
6 Bob Hartless 60 Forest, VA
7 Lloyd Blackwell 63 Warrenton, VA
8 Malcolm O'Hagan 64 Chevy Chase, MD
9 Roger Kilgore 60 Great Mills, MD
10 Walter Brown 60 Montgomery Village, MD
11 Stephen Forman 63 McLean, VA
12 Michael Golash 60 Washington, DC
13 Warren Prunella 62 Rockville, MD
14 Mike Thorson 61 Alexandria, VA
15 Robert Wright 62 Hampton, VA
16 Nick Delambo 62 Baltimore, MD
17 Joe Clorety 61 Crownsville, MD
18 Harry Cross 60 Arlington, VA
19 Lee Lynch 60 Waynesboro, VA
20 Greg Smith 60 Vienna, VA
21 Talbot Mack 64 Middleburg, VA
Men 65 - 69
Winter champion John Elliott of Columbia, Maryland, is upended this time by Winter runner-up Cal Fowler of Keswick, Virginia. Fowler earns the top spot by virtue of a small advantage in terms of competition defeated. His best performance was a 41:11 at Richmond's Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K.
John Elliott also ran very well, including a 40:49 at the (downhill) Pike's Peek 10K, plus a 41:19 on flat ground at the St. Patrick's Day 10K. Third is Stan Neumann of Timonium, Maryland, who ran 33:52 to beat 2003 champion and fourth-ranked Art Morey (34:49) of Columbia, Maryland at Baltimore's Orioles Advocates 8K. Fifth is Dick Pierce of Rescue, Virginia, whose best was a 35:16 at the Shamrock 8K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Cal Fowler 65 Keswick, VA
2 John Elliott 65 Columbia, MD
3 Stan Neumann 65 Timonium, MD
4 Art Morey 66 Columbia, MD
5 Dick Pierce 65 Rescue, VA
6 Benito Vazquez 65 Laurel, MD
7 Maynard Weyers 67 Alexandria, VA
8 Richard Williams 68 Alexandria, VA
9 Ken Quincy 66 Vienna, VA
10 Carl Cox 66 Falls Church, VA
11 John Gluck 66 Alexandria, VA
12 Chris Catoe 69 Virginia Beach, VA
13 Joe Polinski 65 Smithfield, VA
14 Charles Terrell 65 Newport News, VA
15 Phil Hager 66 Falls Church, VA
16 Leo Wyne 67 Falls Church, VA
17 Walter Rockey 65 Jefferson, MD
18 Terence McCarthy 68 Leesburg, VA
19 Patrick Coady 66 Washington, DC
20 Dick Talbott 69 Sparks, MD
Men 70 - 74
New age group entrant Jerry Lewis (photo above) of Reston, Virginia, defeats Winter and 2003 champion Jack McMahon of Rockville, Maryland. The showdown was Reston's Plaza America 5K, where Lewis (23:05) beat McMahon (24:49) and fifth-ranked Larry Dickerson (25:53) of Burke, Virginia. Lewis also ran a very fast 46:43 at the Sallie Mae 10K.
Jack McMahon won the second spot over George Yannakakis of Sparks, Maryland, by running 47:23 at the St. Patrick's Day 10K, to beat Yannakakis's 50:01, as well as fourth-ranked Robert Smith (52:44) of Comus, Maryland. This age group is getting better fast, with 11 runners qualifying in the Spring period.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Jerry Lewis 70 Reston, VA
2 Jack McMahon 72 Rockville, MD
3 George Yannakakis 72 Sparks, MD
4 Robert Smith 70 Comus, MD
5 Larry Dickerson 72 Burke, VA
6 Richard May 70 Williamsburg, VA
7 Stanley Witomski 70 Hanover, MD
8 Donald Butler 74 Baltimore, MD
9 Tony Measham 70 Chevy Chase, MD
10 Tom Kenney 71 Glen Echo, MD
11 Gilbert Rosenthal 70 Arnold, MD
Men 75 - 79
The 75-79 division is again competitive, with 9 runners qualifying. Nianxiang Xie of Rockville, Maryland, the 2003 champion, again leads the division. Xie (1:27:38) destroyed second-ranked Paul Lackey (1:36:04) at the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile to win the division.
Third is Harry Bratt of Bethesda, Maryland, who ran 57:15 to beat fifth-ranked Burton Squires (64:33) of Rockville, Maryland, at the Pike's Peek 10K. Fourth is George Brown of Glen Arm, Maryland, whose best performance was a 29:50 at the Preakness 5K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Nianxiang Xie 76 Rockville, MD
2 Paul Lackey 79 Arlington, VA
3 Harry Bratt 76 Bethesda, MD
4 George Brown 78 Glen Arm, MD
5 Burton Squires 75 Rockville, MD
6 Bill Morrison 76 Potomac, MD
7 Wheeler Stanfield 75 Richmond, VA
8 Joseph Bierman 77 Baltimore, MD
9 Donald Trilling 76 Alexandria, VA
Men 80 - 84
The 2003 and Winter champion, Walt Washburn of Vienna, Virginia, again leads the category. The showdown race was the Pike's Peek 10K, where Washburn (57:31) decisively defeated second-ranked Frank Pierce (64:49) of Bethesda, Maryland. Washburn also ran a 28:11 at the Westfield 5K in Chantilly, Virginia.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Walt Washburn 81 Vienna, VA
2 Frank Pierce 82 Bethesda, MD
Men 85 & Up
Cokey Daman of Virginia Beach, Virginia, merits the opening of the 85+ age category. Daman ran a fine 51:47 at the Shamrock 8K and a 31:48 at Hampton's Running Crab 5K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Cokey Daman 85 Virginia Beach, VA
See the Women's Spring 2004 WRR Runner Rankings