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Women Autumn 2003
2003 Autumn WRR Runner Rankings
Women's Division
by Roland Rust
January/February 2004
For the Washington Running Report
Photo: Atalelech Ketema (20) of Washington, DC, on top of the open division
Open Women
Twelve runners qualified in the Open Division, with Atelelech Ketema of Washington DC and Ethiopia taking the top spot. She also led the Summer ranking period. The Opus Anniversary 5K in Rockville, Maryland proved to be the most competitive race, with Ketema (16:27) beating runner-up Naoko Ishibe (17:02) of Silver Spring, Maryland and fourth-ranked Alisa Harvey (17:28) of Manassas, Virginia.
A second showdown was the nTelos 8K in Richmond, where Ketema (26:20) again defeated Ishibe (27:00). Dorota Gruca of Chevy Chase, Maryland and Poland takes the third spot, with her best performance being a 34:27 at the Veterans Day 10K, beating fifth- ranked Jennifer Concaugh (36:28) of Alexandria, Virginia.
The youngest qualifier was the impressive 13-year-old, Aurora Scott of Portsmouth, Virginia, and the oldest qualifier was 45- year-old Lee DiPietro of Towson, Maryland. DiPietro, Ishibe, and Hanscom also have qualified for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Atelelech Ketema 20 Washington, DC
2 Naoko Ishibe 34 Silver Spring, MD
3 Dorota Gruca 32 Chevy Chase, MD
4 Alisa Harvey 37 Manassas, VA
5 Jennifer Concaugh 28 Alexandria, VA
6 Heather Hanscom 25 Alexandria, VA
7 Tatyana Maslova 36 Gaithersburg, MD
8 Cathy Pugsley 33 Annandale, VA
9 Irina Suvorova 32 Gaithersburg, MD
10 Casey Smith 23 Arlington, VA
11 Lee DiPietro 45 Towson, MD
12 Aurora Scott 13 Portsmouth, VA
Women 35 - 39
Helen Beven, 36,of Kensington, MD, 8th in the sub-masters category
The 35-39 category was an active age group in the Fall, with 15 runners qualifying. Summer runner-up Alisa Harvey of Manassas, Virginia turns the tables on Summer rankings leader Tatyana Maslova of Gaithersburg, Maryland and Russia, and takes the top spot.
Harvey defeated two of the top-five runners, running 59:29 at the Army 10-Miler to beat fourth-ranked Elizabeth Feldman (1:03:25) of Chevy Chase, Maryland, and running 28:28 at the Fair Lakes 8K to beat fifth-ranked Maria Kozloski (30:53) of Washington, DC. Second-ranked Maslova ran two fine times, including a 17:57 at Potomac Maryland's Ivymount 5K, and a 2:54:42 at the Anthem Bay Bridge Marathon in Virginia Beach.
Third-ranked Denise Knickman of Baltimore showed similar versatility, running 18:15 at Baltimore's Race for the Cure, and a 2:56:07 at the Marathon in the Parks.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Alisa Harvey 37 Manassas, VA
2 Tatyana Maslova 36 Gaithersburg, MD
3 Denise Knickman 35 Baltimore, MD
4 Elizabeth Feldman 35 Chevy Chase, MD
5 Maria Kozloski 38 Washington, DC
6 Linda Sawvell 37 Newport News, VA
7 Kerry Rodgers 35 Washington, DC
8 Helen Beven 36 Kensington, MD
9 Monica Grillo 38 Arlington, VA
10 Cathy Friedel 39 Solomons, MD
11 Kristin DiDomenico 36 Potomac Falls, VA
12 Maureen Hall 38 Lavale, MD
13 Julie Hayes 35 Arlington, VA
14 Christy Prillaman 37 Newport News, VA
15 Rebecca Nathan 38 Arlington, VA
Women 40 - 44
Photo above: Laeticia Warring of Reston, VA, 5th among women 40-44
Ten runners qualified in the 40-44 division, and Laura Freix of Centreville, Virginia, the Winter rankings leader, again assumes the top spot. The top three runners all faced off at the Veterans Day 10K, where Freix (38:48) defeated second-ranked Win Persina (40:33) of Washington, DC and third-ranked Leslie Minnix- Wolfe (40:38) of Herndon, Virginia.
Another rankings battle was the Army 10-Miler, where Minnix- Wolfe (1:07:16) defeated fifth-ranked Laeticia Warring (1:09:39) of Reston, Virginia. Fourth-ranked was Kendall Tata of Virginia Beach, Virginia, whose best performance was a 1:05:35 at the Cape Henry 10-Mile in Virginia Beach.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Laura Freix 41 Centreville, VA
2 Win Persina 43 Washington, DC
3 Leslie Minnix-Wolfe 41 Herndon, VA
4 Kendall Tata 40 Virginia Beach, VA
5 Laeticia Warring 40 Reston, VA
6 Joni Fehrenbacher 40 Midlothian, VA
7 Pamela Lovett 41 Newport News, VA
8 Marjorie Boyd 41 Annapolis, MD
9 Theresa Kolish 42 Alexandria, VA
10 Julie Caprio 42 Columbia, MD
Women 45 - 49
Lee DiPietro, 45 of Towson, MD dominated her division and would have led the 40-44 division as well
Olympic Trials Qualifier Lee DiPietro again dominates the 45-49 age group. She also would have led the 40-44 category. She established her dominance by defeating three of the top five rankers. She ran 2:50:34 at the Baltimore Marathon, defeating fifth-ranked Patty Shull (3:07:28) of Ashburn, Virginia, and ran 29:32 at Richmond's nTelos 8K, defeating second-ranked Debi Bernardes (30:41) of King George, Virginia and fourth-ranked Sharon White (32:37) of Langley AFB, Virginia.
Third-ranked was Leisa Ensle of Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Summer runner-up, who did not race against any of the other top runners, but did record some outstanding times, including a 31:04 at the Neptune Festival 8K in Virginia Beach.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Lee DiPietro 45 Towson, MD
2 Debi Bernardes 45 King George, VA
3 Leisa Ensle 45 Virginia Beach, VA
4 Sharon White 46 Langley AFB, VA
5 Patty Shull 45 Ashburn, VA
6 Alison Suckling 48 Arnold, MD
7 Ofelia Perotti 47 Alexandria, VA
8 Sheri Segal 46 Virginia Beach, VA
9 Laura Dewald 45 Baltimore, MD
10 Robin Goodwin 45 Timonium, MD
11 Linda Kidder 46 Williamsburg, VA
12 Liza Recto 47 Lexington Park, MD
13 Michelle Lybarger 48 Irvington, VA
Women 50 - 54
Photo above: Sandra Adams of Winchester, VA, 4th in the 50-54 division
Betty Blank of Falls Church, Virginia, the Spring rankings leader, regains the top spot in the Fall. To do so, she defeated two top-five runners in three races. The two showdowns against second-ranked Suanne Shocket of Manassas, Virginia were no contest. At the Goblin Gallop 5K, Blank (21:16) beat Shocket (24:11) by almost three minutes. Then at the Veterans Day 10K, Blank (41:39) again soundly defeated Shocket (47:27). Blank had a tougher contest against fourth-ranked and Summer rankings leader Sandra Adams of Winchester, Virginia, with Blank (1:09:29) getting the better of Adams (1:10:58).
Adams might have ranked higher, but ran only a 3:35:52 at the Marine Corps Marathon. Third-ranked was Maria Shields of Davidsonville, Maryland, who had four qualifying performances, including a 22:49 at Crofton, Maryland's Amy's Run 5K. Fifth- ranked was Linell Smith of Baltimore, who did not race against any of the other qualifying runners, but did manage a 22:25 at Baltimore's Race to Remember 5K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Betty Blank 50 Falls Church, VA
2 Suanne Shocket 50 Manassas, VA
3 Maria Shields 52 Davidsonville, MD
4 Sandra Adams 53 Winchester, VA
5 Linell Smith 50 Baltimore, MD
6 Sabra Harvey 54 Indian Head, MD
7 Christie Wamsley 50 Colonial Heights, VA
8 Brenda Mitchell 52 Williamsburg, VA
Women 55 - 59
Alice Franks of Rockville, Maryland wins the category for the third consecutive time (and the ratings period prior to that she led the 50-54 category). Three top rankers met at the Army 10- Miler, where Franks (1:14:08) beat second-ranked Priscila Prunella (1:17:50) of Rockville and fifth-ranked Cathy Van Brocklin (1:23:43) of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Franks also ran 36:30 at the Kensington 8K, defeating fourth-ranked Deborah Gebhardt (38:20) and Van Brocklin (40:02).
Third goes to Maurine Buettner of Baltimore, whose best performance was a 23:20 at Baltimore's Race for the Cure.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Alice Franks 55 Rockville, MD
2 Priscilla Prunella 58 Rockville, MD
3 Maurine Buettner 55 Baltimore, MD
4 Deborah Gebhardt 55 Adelphi, MD
5 Cathy Van Brocklin 56 Gaithersburg, MD
6 Linda Peters 56 New Kent, VA
7 Claudia Crawford 56 Stafford, VA
8 Betty Brothers 56 Virginia Beach, VA
9 June Schneider 56 Millersville, MD
Women 60 - 64
There is a huge upset in the 60-64 category, with perennial rankings leader Sharon Dolan of Gaithersburg, Maryland being upended by Judy Gilbert of Baltimore. Dolan had by far the best single performance in the age group (44:04 at the Rockville 10K), but her times were not consistently significantly better than Gilbert's, and Gilbert beat better competition.
Gilbert's most important competitive result was at the Baltimore Half-Marathon, where Gilbert (1:48:30) decisively defeated fourth-ranked Nancy Linck (2:03:38) of Alexandria, Virginia. Third was Dee Nelson of Gaithersburg, whose most important performance was a 1:21:18 at the Army 10-Miler, defeating fifth- ranked Sharon Wright (1:35:03) of Washington, DC.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Judy Gilbert 60 Baltimore, MD
2 Sharon Dolan 60 Gaithersburg, MD
3 Dee Nelson 60 Gaithersburg, MD
4 Nancy Linck 61 Alexandria, VA
5 Sharon Wright 60 Washington, DC
6 Mary Ann O'Connor 62 Reston, VA
7 Sylvia Boecker 63 Williamsburg, VA
8 Betty Munden 63 Norfolk, VA
9 Janet Newburgh 61 Rockville, MD
10 Brenda Murray 64 Chevy Chase, MD
Women 65 - 69
Tami Graf of Lusby, Maryland led the age group for the third consecutive time. The only head-to-head battles among the top five rankers were between Graf and fifth-ranked Betty Lou Wolfe of Manassas, Virginia. Graf clearly showed her superiority, running 45:11 at the Fair Lakes 8K to beat Wolfe (56:22), and 27:54 at the Goblin Gallop 5K to again decisively defeat Wolfe (34:15).
Repeating as second-ranked is Jill Mottus of Baltimore, whose performances include a 28:35 at Baltimore's IND Run for Energy 5K. Third is Jamie Wollard of Rockville, Maryland, whose five consistent qualifying performances include a 30:59 at the National Press Club 5K. Fourth is Pauline Ely, whose two qualifiers include a 30:17 at the William & Mary Homecoming 5K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Tami Graf 66 Lusby, MD
2 Jill Mottus 65 Baltimore, MD
3 Jamie Wollard 65 Rockville, MD
4 Pauline Ely 65 Hampton, VA
5 Betty Lou Wolfe 66 Manassas, VA
6 Jeanette Chambers 68 Arnold, MD
Women 70 - 74
Summer runner-up Yvonne Aasen of Severna Park, Maryland switched places with Summer top-ranker Pat Ewell of Williamsburg, Virginia. Aasen gets the nod this time in a very close call, based on a tie-breaker (number of qualifying marks). Aasen's best performance was a 1:03:00 at the B&A Trail 10K, and she also ran a 30:50 at Crofton's Amy's Run 5K, and a 51:02 at the Down's Park Trail Run 5-Mile.
Ewell ran a 30:37 at the William & Mary Homecoming 5K and a 2:19:35 at the Mulberry Island Half-Marathon. Third and fourth were decided by the Veterans Day 10K, where Jacqueline O'Neil (1:08:50) of Washington, DC defeated Lee Glassco (1:13:16) of McLean, Virginia. Fifth was Hiroko Hunt of Reston, Virginia, who ran a 2:00:33 at the Army 10-Miler.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Yvonne Aasen 71 Severna Park, MD
2 Pat Ewell 70 Williamsburg, VA
3 Jacqueline O'Neil 72 Washington, DC
4 Lee Glassco 72 McLean, VA
5 Hiroko Hunt 70 Reston, VA
6 Martha Trimmer 74 Grasonville, MD
Women 75 & Over
The oldest woman qualifier is Monica Friedman of Silver Spring, Maryland. She ran two qualifying performances--a 37:00 at the National Press Club 5K and a 60:17 at the Kensington 8K.
Pl Name Age Hometown
1 Monica Friedman 76 Silver Spring, MD
See the Men's Summer 2003 WRR Runner Rankings