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Men Autumn 2004
2004 Autumn WRR Runner Rankings
Men's Division
by Roland Rust
January/February 2005
Washington Running Report
Photo above: Chris Farley found time to train and race while getting ready to open the new Pacers store in Arlington. He is ranked eighth among open men. Photo by Bob Mallet
Open Men
Seventeen runners qualified in the Open category, with Aurelio Handanga of Baltimore (and the country of Angola) taking the top spot. The decisive showdown was Baltimore's Run to Remember 5K, where Handanga (14:49) defeated Spring champion and third- ranked Wilson Komen (15:18) of Washington, DC (and Kenya). Handanga's performances also included a 23:57 at the Van Metre 5-Mile in Ashburn, Virginia, and a 1:07:13 at the Baltimore Half-Marathon, defeating fourth-ranked Paul Rades (1:10:14) of Silver Spring, Maryland.
The second spot goes to Alexey Khokhlov of Germantown, Maryland (and Russia). Khokhlov ran 2:20:44 at the SunTrust Richmond Marathon. Fifth is Ryan Mammen of Woodbridge, the top Virginia placer. His performances included a 51:45 at the Army 10-Miler.
The oldest runners to qualify for the Open rankings were 36- year-old Peter Sherry of Great Falls, Virginia and 37-year-old Alex Hetherington of Stafford, Virginia, and the youngest was 23-year-old Kevin Rhue of Richmond, Virginia.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Aurelio Handanga 31 Baltimore, MD
2 Alexey Khokhlov 33 Germantown, MD
3 Wilson Komen 27 Washington, DC
4 Paul Rades 31 Silver Spring, MD
5 Ryan Mammen 28 Woodbridge, VA
6 Michael Wardian 29 Arlington, VA
7 Peter Sherry 36 Great Falls, VA
8 Chris Farley 28 Arlington, VA
9 Rick Rountree 26 Herndon, VA
10 Alex Hetherington 37 Stafford, VA
11 Peter Vail 30 Washington, DC
12 Paul Spangler 29 Lexington, VA
13 Jonathan Gonzalez 29 Glen Allen, VA
14 Michael Mann 35 Hampton, VA
15 Kevin Rhue 23 Richmond, VA
16 Eric Kweder 26 Woodbridge, VA
17 Mark Tompkins 29 Newport News, VA
Men 35 - 39
Summer champion Peter Sherry of Great Falls, Virginia, repeats in the Fall period. The rankings were decided in the Marine Corps Marathon, where Sherry (2:36:23) bested second-ranked Alex Hetherington (2:37:41) of Stafford, Virginia, and Spring champion and third-ranked Michael Mann (2:40:39) of Hampton, Virginia. Sherry also ran a 1:11:27 at Richmond's Ukrop's Cross- Country Festival Half-Marathon.
Alex Hetherington's times also included a 1:11:26 at the Quantico Half-Marathon, and Mann ran a 1:10:47 at the Mulberry Island Half-Marathon. Fourth is Pascal Brazey of Washington, DC, whose best performance was a 16:18 at Washington's Race for Cooperative Development 5K. Fifth-ranked Mike Colaiacovo of Columbia, Maryland ran a 21:25 at the BWI Airport Run 4-Mile. Sherry, Hetherington, and Mann also placed in the Open category.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Peter Sherry 36 Great Falls, VA
2 Alex Hetherington 37 Stafford, VA
3 Michael Mann 35 Hampton, VA
4 Pascal Brazey 35 Washington, DC
5 Mike Colaiacovo 35 Columbia, MD
6 Mark Gilmore 36 Columbia, MD
7 Daniel List 39 Midlothian, VA
8 Dexton Dixon 36 Owings Mill, MD
9 John Piggott 38 Williamsburg, VA
10 Brian Schmidt 35 Leesburg, VA
11 Mike Woodman 38 Timonium, MD
12 Rodney Timpson 39 Baltimore, MD
Men 40 - 44
Photo: David Haaga of Rockville, MD is ranked eighth in the 40-44 division. Photo by Bob Mallet
Rob Hinkle of Newport News, Virginia, runner-up in the Summer rankings period, takes first in the Fall. Hinkle ran a steady series of fast 5K's, led by a 16:02 at Yorktown's Battlefield 5K.
Second is new 40-year-old Chris Hamley of Silver Spring, Maryland. Hamley ran 16:50 at Washington's Snoopy 5K to End Colon Cancer, beating fourth-ranked Ted Poulos (17:34) of McLean, Virginia.
Third is Summer champion Chris Chattin, who ran a 16:23 at Baltimore's Run to Remember 5K. Poulos gets fourth, by virtue of his 16:58 at Washington's PACE Race 5K, beating fifth-ranked Jean-Christophe Arcaz (17:03) of Rockville, Maryland.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Rob Hinkle 40 Newport News, VA
2 Chris Hamley 40 Silver Spring, MD
3 Chris Chattin 40 Columbia, MD
4 Ted Poulos 41 McLean, VA
5 Jean-Christophe Arcaz 42 Rockville, MD
6 Dave Berardi 43 Baltimore, MD
7 Chris Samley 41 Charlottesville, VA
8 Dave Haaga 42 Rockville, MD
9 Steve Menzies 40 Langley AFB, VA
10 Alan Thatcher 41 Manassas, VA
11 Neville Anderson 42 Baltimore, MD
12 John Dill 42 Norfolk, VA
13 Christopher Sabatini 40 Washington, DC
Men 45 - 49
Winter champion Dan Lawson of Gaithersburg, Maryland, regains the top spot in the Fall. Lawson would also have taken first in the 40-44 age group. The showdown race was the Kensington 8K, where Lawson (27:06) defeated second-ranked Joe Abernethy (27:33) of College Park, Maryland. Lawson also ran a 16:14 at the Race for Cooperative Development 5K, and Abernethy ran 16:36 at the Rockville 5K.
Third-ranked Jim Hage of Kensington, Maryland, the Summer champion, also ran some fine times, including a 2:37:13 at the Baltimore Marathon. Fourth is Jim Bates of Hampton, Virginia, whose best time was a 16:57 at Williamsburg's Heritage Humane Society 5K. Fifth-ranked Keith Winn of Midlothian, Virginia ran a 2:00:22 at Spotsylvania's Stonewall Jackson 20-Miler.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Dan Lawson 48 Gaithersburg, MD
2 Joe Abernethy 45 College Park, MD
3 Jim Hage 46 Kensington, MD
4 Jim Bates 47 Hampton, VA
5 Keith Winn 47 Midlothian, VA
6 Maurice Pointer 49 Baltimore, MD
7 George Buckheit 46 Reston, VA
8 Jim Wadsworth 46 Washington, DC
9 Greg Sellers 49 Boonsboro, MD
10 James Cooper 49 Potomac, MD
11 Steve Chantry 49 Williamsburg, VA
12 Paul Serra 47 Lusby, MD
13 Peter Kirk 47 Rockville, MD
14 John Donahue 46 Williamsburg, VA
15 Bruce Hamilton 49 Fairfax, VA
16 Fesshaye Haile 46 Virginia Beach, VA
Men 50 - 54
Photo: Denis McDonald of Woodbine, MD is 12th in the 50-54 age group.
The baby boom age groups are tough, and 18 runners qualified in the 50-54 group. Chuck Moeser of Sterling, Virginia, maintains his streak of first place rankings. Moeser earned his rank by running 33:42 at the Veterans Day 10K, beating second-ranked David Webster (35:22) of Stevensville, Maryland. Moeser also ran a 16:43 at Fairfax's Paul VI Runfest 5K.
Third is Richard Adams of Herndon, Virginia, whose best race was a 29:28 at the Fair Lakes 8K. Bill Alto of Newport News, Virginia, gets the nod for fourth over Jim Goggin of Williamsburg, Virginia, based on Williamsburg's Harvest Day 5K, where Alto (18:40) defeated Goggin (18:49).
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Chuck Moeser 52 Sterling, VA
2 David Webster 50 Stevensville, MD
3 Richard Adams 52 Herndon, VA
4 Bill Alto 52 Newport News, VA
5 Jim Goggin 50 Williamsburg, VA
6 Jim Whitnah 50 Chevy Chase, MD
7 Tim Doescher 53 Herndon, VA
8 Rick Platt 53 Williamsburg, VA
9 Paul Peterson 50 Bethesda, MD
10 Timothy Morgan 53 Damascus, MD
11 Rudolph Pekarek 52 Kinsale, VA
12 Denis McDonald 50 Woodbine, MD
13 Gary Grimsley 50 Springfield, VA
14 Dan Eddy 52 Alexandria, VA
15 Doug Dunlop 50 Potomac, MD
16 Dean Beatty 52 Virginia Beach, VA
17 Malcolm Senior 53 Cockeysville, MD
18 Jay Wind 54 Arlington, VA
Men 55 - 59
The deepest division of all was the 55-59 age group, where 23 runners qualified. The state of Virginia dominates the category, with all of the top 11 runners coming from Virginia. Larry Coley of Chesapeake, Virginia, takes the top spot. The decisive race was the William & Mary Homecoming 5K, where Coley (19:14) defeated third-ranked Robert Wilson (19:34) of Toano, Virginia. In Yorktown's Battlefield 10-Mile, Coley (1:06:45) defeated fourth-ranked Steve Tyndall (1:08:40) of Yorktown, Virginia. Coley also rose to a challenge in the Heritage Humane Society 5K, where Coley (19:04) beat fifth-ranked Dale Abrahamson (19:10) of Yorktown.
Second-ranked Dan Murray of Keswick, Virginia, did not face any of the other top nine runners, but earns his ranking based on some fine performances, including a 30:07 at Richmond's nTelos 8K. Wilson gets the nod for third, based on the Mulberry Island Half-Marathon, where Wilson (1:30:45) beat fourth-ranked Tyndall (1:32:32) and fifth-ranked Abrahamson (1:32:39).
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Larry Coley 55 Chesapeake, VA
2 Dan Murray 59 Keswick, VA
3 Robert Wilson 56 Toano, VA
4 Steve Tyndall 56 Yorktown, VA
5 Dale Abrahamson 55 Yorktown, VA
6 Ken Shipp 55 Great Falls, VA
7 Thomas Bernard 56 Gloucester, VA
8 Ken Mire 55 Norfolk, VA
9 John Di Carlo 55 Virginia Beach, VA
10 Tim Heath 55 Mechanicsville, VA
11 Dennis Manske 58 Hampton, VA
12 Robert Klein 55 Chevy Chase, MD
13 Michael Gibby 58 McLean, VA
14 Emmons Welch 59 Batesville, VA
15 Peter Sim 57 Williamsburg, VA
16 Richard Pyle 55 Richmond, VA
17 Lawrence Davis 58 Chesapeake, VA
18 John Lange 56 Hunt Valley, MD
19 Jim Christol 56 Yorktown, VA
20 Joseph Verdirame 55 Suffolk, VA
21 Michael Wesbecher 56 Oakton, VA
22 Robert Trost 57 Falls Church, VA
23 Ronnie Wong 57 Catonsville, MD
Men 60 - 64
Photo: The 12th ranked runner in the 60-64 division is McLean's Stephen Forman.
Patrick Griffith of Alexandria, Virginia, led the 55-59 age group for the first three ranking periods, so it is not surprising to see him atop the 60-64 category as he ages up. Griffith ran a 38:06 at the Veterans Day 10K, and a 46:30 at Fredericksburg's Riverbank 12K.
Second is Summer champion John Kirkpatrick of Annapolis, Maryland, who earned the spot by running 3:26:42 at the Marine Corps Marathon, to defeat third-ranked Jim Noone (3:38:56) of Fairfax, Virginia. Noone gets third on the strength of his 20:25 at the Terrapin Trot 5K, beating fifth-ranked Roger Kilgore (20:54) of Great Mills, Maryland.
Spring champion Jerry Warfield of Columbia, Maryland takes fourth, based on his 20:13 at Columbia's Police Pace 5K, beating Kilgore (20:37).
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Patrick Griffith 60 Alexandria, VA
2 John Kirkpatrick 60 Annapolis, MD
3 Jim Noone 60 Fairfax, VA
4 Jerry Warfield 60 Columbia, MD
5 Roger Kilgore 60 Great Mills, MD
6 Bob Spencer 61 Williamsburg, VA
7 Lewis Jones 61 Yorktown, VA
8 Larry Turner 61 Seaford, VA
9 Lou Shapiro 62 Silver Spring, MD
10 Michael Golash 60 Washington, DC
11 George Nixon 62 Richmond, VA
12 Stephen Forman 63 McLean, VA
13 Ed Brinkley 64 Virginia Beach, VA
14 Robert Wright 62 Hampton, VA
15 James Johnson 60 Newport News, VA
Men 65 - 69
An impressive 18 runners qualified for the Fall period. Winter champion John Elliott of Columbia, Maryland regains the top spot. The decisive race was the Navy Federal 5K in Vienna, Virginia, where Elliott (20:29) defeated third-ranked Ken Quincy (23:16). Elliott also ran a 33:26 at the Back to School 8K in Chevy Chase, and a 1:09:31 at the Army 10-Miler.
Spring champion and second-ranked Cal Fowler of Keswick, Virginia, did not face another ranked runner, but earns the second spot on the basis of his times, including a 32:43 at the nTelos 8K. Quincy takes the third spot on the basis of competition defeated, over fourth-ranked Dick Pierce of Rescue, Virginia, whose times include a 21:53 at the CNU 5K.
The 2003 champion, Art Morey of Columbia, Maryland, is fifth. His best time was a 46:15 at the B&A Trail 10K in Glen Burnie, Maryland.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 John Elliott 65 Columbia, MD
2 Cal Fowler 65 Keswick, VA
3 Ken Quincy 66 Vienna, VA
4 Dick Pierce 65 Rescue, VA
5 Art Morey 66 Columbia, MD
6 Maynard Weyers 67 Alexandria, VA
7 Phil Hager 66 Falls Church, VA
8 Benito Vazquez 65 Laurel, MD
9 Joe Polinski 65 Smithfield, VA
10 Richard Williams 68 Alexandria, VA
11 Stan Neumann 65 Timonium, MD
12 Bill Sollers 65 Silver Spring, MD
13 Charles Terrell 65 Newport News, VA
14 John Gluck 66 Alexandria, VA
15 Leo Wyne 67 Falls Church, VA
16 Larry Nicolai 65 Hampton, VA
17 Don Kohler 68 New Market, MD
18 Bill Derr 65 Gambrills, MD
Men 70 - 74
The 2003 and Winter champion, Jack McMahon (photo) of Rockville, Maryland, again claims first. McMahon faced off twice against third-ranked Robert Smith of Comus, Maryland. At the Kentlands- Lakelands 5K, McMahon (24:26) beat Smith (25:02), and he did it again at the Kensington 8K (41:13 for McMahon vs. 42:40 for Smith).
Summer champion and second-ranked Larry Dickerson of Burke, Virginia, competed against fourth-ranked Tony Measham of Chevy Chase, Maryland, with Dickerson (25:08) coming in ahead of Measham (25:52). Smith (25:35) beat Measham (26:24) at the Rockville 5K to claim the third spot.
Fifth is the Spring champion, Jerry Lewis of Reston, Virginia, whose best effort was a 23:25 at Washington's MMRF Race for Research 5K. Lewis did not compete against any of the other top nine runners.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Jack McMahon 72 Rockville, MD
2 Larry Dickerson 72 Burke, VA
3 Robert Smith 70 Comus, MD
4 Tony Measham 70 Chevy Chase, MD
5 Jerry Lewis 70 Reston, VA
6 Jim Hufford 70 Reston, VA
7 George Yannakakis 72 Sparks, MD
8 Richard May 70 Williamsburg, VA
9 Armand Zambardi 70 Charlottesville, VA
10 Ed Jefferson 71 Norfolk, VA
11 Keith Olson 73 Silver Spring, MD
12 Ron Henry 70 Richmond, VA
Men 75 - 79
2003 champion, Nianxiang Xie of Rockville, Maryland, leads the age group for the third consecutive time. His performances included a 1:30:45 at the Army 10-Miler, and a 44:25 at the Kensington 8K. Second-ranked Joseph Rutkowski of Dundalk, Maryland, ran a 2:08:08 at the Baltimore Half-Marathon.
Third is Harry Carlson of Newport News, Virginia, who ran a 29:23 at the Hilton 5K in Newport News, and fourth is Oliver Bragg of Sterling, Virginia, whose times include a 54:01 at the Van Metre 5-Mile. Fifth-ranked Burton Squires of Rockville, Maryland had a 32:04 at the Candy Cane 5K in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Nianxiang Xie 76 Rockville, MD
2 Joseph Rutkowski 75 Dundalk, MD
3 Harry Carlson 79 Newport News, VA
4 Oliver Bragg 76 Sterling, VA
5 Burton Squires 75 Rockville, MD
6 Philip Zenchoff 76 Silver Spring, MD
7 Paul Cronin 76 Ashburn, VA
Men 80 & Over
Walt Washburn of Vienna, Virginia again dominates the category, defeating both of the other rankers in head-to-head competition. Washburn ran 30:48 at Arlington's Trick or Trot 5K, defeating second-ranked Henryk Bukowski (32:06) of Falls Church, Virginia. They faced off again at the Veterans Day 10K, where Washburn (1:00:20) again beat Bukowski (1:07:18). Washburn (30:59) defeated third-ranked Bill Osburn (46:32) at Fairfax's Goblin Gallop 5K. The oldest qualifier was 84-year- old Henryk Bukowski.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Walt Washburn 81 Vienna, VA
2 Henryk Bukowski 84 Falls Church, VA
3 Bill Osburn 80 Bethesda, MD
See the Women's Autumn 2004 WRR Runner Rankings.