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Women Division 2004
2004 Year End WRR Runner Rankings
Women's Division
by Roland Rust
March/April 2005
For the Washington Running Report
Photo above: Alisa Harvey of Manassas, VA is 2nd among submasters women in 2004.
Open Women
Atalelech Ketema of Washington, DC and Ethiopia repeats as number one. The Cherry Blossom 10-Mile was a great race, with Ketema (57:15) beating second-ranked Naoko Ishibe (57:47) of Silver Spring, MD, fourth-ranked Anna Pichrtova (58:38) of Waynesboro, VA and the Czech Republic, and fifth-ranked Sharon Lemberger (59:31) of Washington, DC.
Atalelech Ketema faced off three times against third-ranked Elena Orlova of Gaithersburg, MD and Russia, beating her two out of three. Orlova (16:37) defeated Ketema (16:49) at the Plaza America 5K, but Ketema (16:25) turned the tables at Baltimore's Run to Remember 5K, and then clinched her advantage at the Paul VI Runfest 5K, running 16:21 to beat Orlova's 16:24. Lee DiPietro of Ruxton, MD was the oldest qualifier at 45 years old, and Ketema was the youngest. The median age of the Open qualifiers was 30 years old.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Atalelech Ketema 21 Washington, DC
2 Naoko Ishibe 35 Silver Spring, MD
3 Elena Orlova 34 Gaithersburg, MD
4 Anna Pichrtova 30 Waynesboro, VA
5 Sharon Lemberger 30 Washington, DC
6 Lee DiPietro 45 Ruxton, MD
7 Jackie Concaugh 28 Alexandria, VA
8 Victoria Lynch 30 Washington, DC
9 Susannah Kvasnicka 32 Great Falls, VA
10 Jill Krebs 23 New Windsor, MD
11 Lisa Thomas 28 Alexandria, VA
12 Alisa Harvey 38 Manassas, VA
13 Mary Kate Bailey 29 Fredericksburg, VA
14 Sharon Donovan 29 Washington, DC
Women 35 - 39
Naoko Ishibe of Silver Spring, Maryland enters the division at number one. At the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, Ishibe (57:47) defeated fourth-ranked Helen Beven (62:59) of Kensington, Maryland, and fifth-ranked Elizabeth Feldman (64:06) of Chevy Chase, Maryland.
The 2003 runner-up and Fall champion, Alisa Harvey of Manassas, Virginia, is second, with a best performance of 17:47 at Arlington's 9-11 Memorial 5K. The Winter champion, Marjan Huizing, is third. She earned the spot by running 37:42 to beat Beven (38:41) at Gaithersburg's Piece of Cake 10K. Ishibe and Harvey also qualified in the Open division.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Naoko Ishibe 35 Silver Spring, MD
2 Alisa Harvey 38 Manassas, VA
3 Marjan Huizing 35 Gaithersburg, MD
4 Helen Beven 39 Kensington, MD
5 Elizabeth Feldman 36 Chevy Chase, MD
6 Denise Knickman 35 Baltimore, MD
7 Maria Kozloski 38 Washington, DC
8 Kristin DiDomenico 37 Potomac Falls, VA
9 Maureen Hall 39 Lavale, MD
10 Vicki Lang 35 Columbia, MD
11 Linda Sawvell 38 Newport News, VA
12 Meredith Valmon 35 Rockville, MD
Women 40 - 44
The 40-44 division continues to be one of the strongest, with 22 runners qualifying in 2004. The top three spots are unchanged from 2003. All three faced off in the Sallie Mae 10K, with Maria Spinnler (38:05) of Hagerstown, Maryland getting the better of second-ranked Laura Freix (39:14) of Centreville, Virginia, and third-ranked Leslie Minnix-Wolfe (40:19) of Herndon, Virginia.
Leslie Minnix-Wolfe earns the third spot over Monica Grillo of Arlington, Virginia by virtue of the Fair Lakes 8K, where Minnix-Wolfe (31:32) narrowly edged Grillo (31:35). Grillo, in turn, earned the fourth spot over Jill Hargis of Annapolis, by running 1:08:17 to beat Hargis (1:09:24).
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Maria Spinnler 42 Hagerstown, MD
2 Laura Freix 42 Centreville, VA
3 Leslie Minnix-Wolfe 42 Herndon, VA
4 Monica Grillo 40 Arlington, VA
5 Jill Hargis 43 Annapolis, MD
6 Robyn Humphrey 40 Ellicott City, MD
7 Donna Karasic 40 Baltimore, MD
8 Cathy Friedel 40 Solomons, MD
9 Pat Keating 43 Dayton, MD
10 Patricia Zerfas 42 Kensington, MD
11 Julie Thienel 40 Columbia, MD
12 Andrea Wright 42 Charlottesville, VA
13 Gloria Santarpia 42 Odenton, MD
14 Win Persina 43 Washington, DC
15 Marjorie Boyd 42 Annapolis, MD
16 Julie Hayden 44 Ashburn, VA
17 Sheryl Kline 41 Arnold, MD
18 Cindy Conant 42 Kensington, MD
19 Kendall Tata 41 Virginia Beach, VA
20 Pamela Lovett 41 Newport News, VA
21 Terri Rath 40 Ashburn, VA
22 Lise Willingham 40 Earlysville, VA
Women 45 - 49
Lee DiPietro of Ruxton, MD repeats as number one. She competed against second-ranked Patti Shull (photo) of Ashburn, VA twice. At the Cherry Blossom 10-Mile, DiPietro (1:01:14) defeated Shull (1:04:16) and then DiPietro (36:38) beat Shull (38:26) again at the Sallie Mae 10K.
Dorothy Beckett of Columbia, MD takes third, having defeated fourth-ranked Robin Goodwin of Timonium, MD twice, including a 1:10:20 at the RRCA Club Challenge 10-Mile, to beat Goodwin's 1:14:42. Goodwin earns fourth over Dorothy Winn of Norfolk, VA, based on Virginia Beach's Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon, where Goodwin (1:40:12) beat Winn (1:42:40). Top-ranked DiPietro also qualified in the Open division, and would also have been the winner in the 40-44 division.
Photo below: Liz Recto ranked 10th
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Lee DiPietro 45 Ruxton, MD
2 Patti Shull 45 Ashburn, VA
3 Dorothy Beckett 46 Columbia, MD
4 Robin Goodwin 45 Timonium, MD
5 Dorothy Winn 48 Norfolk, VA
6 Carol Talley 49 Toano, VA
7 Carole Roeder 47 Ashburn, VA
8 Claudia Mackintosh 49 Norfolk, VA
9 Myra Washington 47 Mont. Village, MD
10 Liza Recto 47 Lexington Park, MD
11 Elizabeth Snyderwine 46 Potomac, MD
12 Linda Ingleson 46 Williamsburg, VA
13 Becky Roed 45 Springfield, VA
Women 50 - 54
The Best of 2003, Winter, and Fall champion Betty Blank of Falls Church, Virginia is upended this time in the category by Barbara Mathewson of Virginia Beach and Linell Smith of Baltimore, both of whom beat Blank in head-to-head competition. Mathewson ran 1:33:29 at Hampton's Running Crab Half-Marathon to edge Blank (1:33:46), and Smith ran 45:41 at Baltimore's MCVET 10K to beat Blank (47:09).
Betty Blank earns third over Sandra Adams of Winchester, Virginia, by beating Adams three times, including 1:10:19 at the Cherry Blossom 10-Mile, to beat both Adams (1:11:15) and fifth-ranked Patty Donohue (1:14:11) of Alexandria, Virginia.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Barbara Mathewson 54 Virginia Beach, VA
2 Linell Smith 51 Baltimore, MD
3 Betty Blank 50 Falls Church, VA
4 Sandra Adams 54 Winchester, VA
5 Patty Donohue 50 Alexandria, VA
6 Karen Marchant 50 Springfield, VA
7 Linda Gulick 52 Richmond, VA
8 Peggy Davis 52 Falls Church, VA
9 Mary Lang 50 Pasadena, MD
10 Maria Shields 53 Davidsonville, MD
11 Donna Nidds Lund 52 Brambleton, VA
12 Patricia Gilley 51 King William, VA
13 Rita Twist 51 Linthicum Hills, MD
14 Julia Mills 52 Richmond, VA
Women 55 - 59
Alice Franks of Rockville, Maryland repeats as number one. The Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile was a great race, with all of the top four competing. Franks (1:15:09) beat second-ranked Jane Godfrey photo (1:20:26) of Takoma Park, Maryland, fourth-ranked Christy St. Clair (1:21:53) of Fork, Maryland, and third-ranked Catherine Van Brocklin (1:22:24) of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Another spirited competition was Washington's Capitol Hill Classic 10K, where Franks (47:28) again beat Godfrey (49:42) and Van Brocklin (51:14). Van Brocklin gets a close decision for third over St. Clair, having run 1:27:36 at the Annapolis 10-Mile, to beat St. Clair (1:28:38) and having beaten better competition. Fifth is Betty Brothers of Virginia Beach, whose best performance was a 39:07 at the Neptune Festival 8K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Alice Franks 55 Rockville, MD
2 Jane Godfrey 55 Takoma Park, MD
3 Catherine Van Brocklin 57 Gaithersburg, MD
4 Christy St. Clair 55 Fork, MD
5 Betty Brothers 57 Virginia Beach, VA
6 Nancy Avitabile 56 Bethesda, MD
7 Barbara Biasi 56 Yorktown, MD
8 Meredith Bonta 58 Crofton, MD
9 Mary Napoleon 58 Batesville, VA
10 Claudia Crawford 57 Stafford, VA
11 Jane Poole 56 Falls Church, VA
Women 60 - 64
Sharon Dolan of Gaithersburg, Maryland repeats as number one. She and second-ranked and Spring champion Priscilla Prunella of Rockville, Maryland faced off in two races. In Olney's Country Road 5-Miler, Dolan (39:10) beat Prunella (40:19), and in the Sallie Mae 10K, Dolan (45:37) again took the measure of Prunella (48:26). Prunella earned the second spot by defeating fourth-ranked Dee Nelson (photo) of Gaithersburg in four of five races, including a 1:17:53 at the Cherry Blossom 10-Mile, to beat Nelson (1:17:53).
The 2003 runner-up and Winter champion, Joan Coven of Williamsburg, Virginia, takes third, with her best performance being a 22:23 at Yorktown's Toys for Tots 5K. Fifth is Fall champion Judith Gilbert of Stevenson, Maryland, whose best race was a 47:58 at the Veteran's Day 10K
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Sharon Dolan 61 Gaithersburg, MD
2 Priscilla Prunella 60 Rockville, MD
3 Joan Coven 62 Williamsburg, VA
4 Dee Nelson 60 Gaithersburg, MD
5 Judith Gilbert 60 Stevenson, MD
6 Nancy Linck 62 Alexandria, VA
7 Mary Ann O'Connor 62 Reston, VA
8 Judith Brennan 62 Mt. Airy, MD
9 Mary Kate Bergland 62 Richmond, VA
10 Janet Newburgh 62 Rockville, MD
11 Sylvia Boecker 64 Williamsburg, VA
12 Jeannette Novak 60 Damascus, MD
Women 65 - 69
The number one and two runners from 2003, Tami Graf of Lusby, Maryland and Nancy Patron of Williamsburg, Virginia, are pushed down to two and three by new entrant E.C. Williams of Reston, Virginia. Williams earned the top spot by virtue of her 27:51 at the Plaza America 5K, beating the 2003, Winter, Summer, and Fall champion Graf (28:47). Williams's best race was a 26:57 at Vienna's Metro Run & Walk 5K.
Three, four, and five were determined primarily on the basis of strength of competition defeated. Third-ranked Patron ran a 27:03 at the Governor's Land 5K, fourth-ranked Arlowene Garland of Warsaw, Virginia recorded a 26:55 at Fredericksburg's Run for Shelter 5K, and fifth-ranked Jill Mottus of Baltimore ran a 28:27 at Baltimore's Journey Home 5K Challenge.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 E.C. Williams 65 Reston, VA
2 Tami Graf 67 Lusby, MD
3 Nancy Patron 67 Williamsburg, VA
4 Arlowene Garland 65 Warsaw, VA
5 Jill Mottus 66 Baltimore, MD
6 Jamie Wollard 65 Rockville, MD
7 Ann Manciagli 68 Williamsburg, VA
8 Pauline Ely 65 Hampton, VA
9 Anna Berdahl 65 Silver Spring, MD
10 Shirley Wampler 67 Mechanicsville, VA
Women 70 - 74
Pat Ewell of Williamsburg, Virginia and Yvonne Aasen of Severna Park, Maryland repeat as one-two. None of the top six ran against each other, so the top positions were determined based on a mix of competition defeated and times run. Ewell recorded a 30:13 at the Warhill 5K. Aasen's best race was a 1:03:06 at the Crofton 10K.
Third-ranked Jacqueline O'Neil of Washington, DC ran a 1:09:40 at the Lawyers Have Heart 10K, fourth-ranked Lee Glassco of McLean, Virginia ran a 1:12:57 at the Pike's Peek 10K, and fifth-ranked Joanne Mallet ran a 31:41 at College Park's Women's Distance Festival 5K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Pat Ewell 70 Williamsburg, VA
2 Yvonne Aasen 72 Severna Park, MD
3 Jacqueline O'Neil 72 Washington, DC
4 Lee Glassco 72 McLean, VA
5 Joanne Mallet 70 Rockville, MD
6 Janet Lakey 71 Midlothian, VA
7 Nancy Welker 70 Roseland, VA
8 Marjorie Lane 70 Reston, VA
9 Hiroko Hunt 70 Reston, VA
Women 75 - 79
Kay Morrison of Potomac, Maryland repeats as the 75-79 champion. Her best performances were a 56:44 at the Outback Steakhouse 8K and a 74:04 at the Pike's Peek 10K. Second-ranked and Spring champion Martha Trimmer of Baltimore ran a 42:34 at the Baltimore 5K. She gets a slight edge on the basis of consistency, over third-ranked Helen Schley of Myersville, Maryland, who managed a 39:37 at the Great Frederick Fair 5K. Fourth-ranked is Mildred Lieder of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Kay Morrison 77 Potomac, MD
2 Martha Trimmer 75 Baltimore, MD
3 Helen Schley 77 Myersville, MD
4 Mildred Lieder 77 Silver Spring, MD
Women 80 & Over
Hedy Marque of Alexandria, Virginia repeats as the top 80+ runner, and the oldest ranked runner in the 2004 runner rankings. Her best races were a 1:15:54 at the Veterans Day 10K, and a 1:19:04 at the Sallie Mae 10K. Second-ranked and Summer and Fall champion Louise Akers of Christiansburg, Virginia, ran a 38:06 at the Salem Distance Run 5K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Hedy Marque 86 Alexandria, VA
2 Louise Akers 80 Christiansburg, VA
See the Men's Best of 2004 WRR Runner Rankings