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.