Photo above: Mark Gilmore of Columbia, MD is ranked 2nd in the Men's 35-39 age group.

Open Men
Thirteen runners qualified in the Open category. With the foreign runners mostly absent, the American runners came to the fore. Olympic Trials qualifier Chris Banks of Alexandria, Virginia takes the category.

The showdown race was the Rotary Twilight 8K in Rockville, Maryland, where Banks (24:41) defeated second-ranked John Supsic (25:00) of Baltimore, third-ranked Michael Wardian (25:09) of Arlington, Virginia, and fourth-ranked Mike Styczynski (25:15) of Clarksville, Maryland.

Also competitive was the Sunrise 5K in Herndon, Virginia, where Banks (15:20) defeated Wardian (15:32), and Damien's Run for Recovery 5K in Columbia, Maryland, where Wardian (15:09) beat Styczynski (15:12) and fifth-ranked Eric Kean (15:20) of Arlington, Virginia.

The oldest runners to qualify for the Open rankings were 36- year-olds Peter Sherry of Great Falls, Virginia and Mark Gilmore of Columbia, Maryland.

 Pl	Name          	 Age	Hometown
  1	Chris Banks	 26	Alexandria, VA
  2	John Supsic	 25	Baltimore, MD
  3	Michael Wardian	 29	Arlington, VA
  4	Mike Styczynski	 22	Clarksville, MD
  5	Eric Kean	 26	Arlington, VA
  6	Kyle Smits	 25	Washington, DC
  7	Frank Sprtel	 31	Takoma Park, MD
  8	Peter Sherry	 36	Great Falls, VA
  9	Mark Gilmore	 36	Columbia, MD
 10	Eric Estrada	 32	Parkville, MD
 11	Ryan Mammen	 28	Woodbridge, VA
 12	Chris Raabe	 25	N. Bethesda, MD
 13	Chris Farley	 28	Arlington, VA

Men 35 - 39
Photo above: Rick Kern of Frederick, MD is ranked 11th in the 35-39 division.

An Olympic Trials qualifier leads the 35-39 category, too, with Peter Sherry of Great Falls, Virginia taking the top spot. The showdown was Damien's Run for Recovery 5K in Columbia, Maryland, where Sherry (15:36) defeated second-ranked and 2003 rankings leader Mark Gilmore (15:43) of Columbia. Sherry and Gilmore also placed in the Open ranking.

Third in the age group is winter champion John Piggott of Williamsburg, Virginia. He earned the spot by running 1:13:08 at the Rock & Roll Half-Marathon in Virginia Beach, beating fourth-ranked and 2003 rankings leader Michael Mann (1:14:36) of Hampton, Virginia.

Fifth is Alex Hetherington of Stafford, Virginia, whose best performance was a 56:14 at the Annapolis 10-Mile. Eleven runners qualified in the category, up from only three a year ago.

 Pl	Name         	Age	Hometown
  1	Peter Sherry	36	Great Falls, VA
  2	Mark Gilmore	36	Columbia, MD
  3	John Piggott	38	Williamsburg, VA
  4	Michael Mann	35	Hampton, VA
  5	Alex Hetherington 37	Stafford, VA
  6	Mark Hoon	39	Kensington, MD
  7	Mike Woodman	38	Timonium, MD
  8	Sean Killeen	38	Richmond, VA
  9	Peter O'Brien	36	Lynchburg, VA
 10	Tom Purcell	37	Norfolk, VA
 11	Rick Kern	38	Frederick, MD

Men 40 - 44
Chris Chattin of Columbia, Maryland, the Spring and 2003 runner- up, takes the top spot in the Summer period. His best race was the Rotary Twilight 8K in Rockville, Maryland, where Chattin (26:45) beat third-ranked Ted Poulos (28:03) of McLean, Virginia, and fourth-ranked Jean-Christophe Arcaz (28:17) of Rockville, Maryland. Chattin also recorded a fine 16:12 at the Damien's Run for Recovery 5K and a 33:14 at the Lawyers Have Heart 10K in Washington, DC.

The second spot goes to Rob Hinkle of Newport News, Virginia, who might have placed higher, but did not compete against any of the other top seven placers. His best performance was a 16:01 at the Vineyards of Williamsburg 5K. Fifth is Jon Schoenberg of Crofton, Maryland, whose best performance was a 33:57 at the Crofton 10K.

 Pl	Name              Age	Hometown
  1	Chris Chattin	  40	Columbia, MD
  2	Rob Hinkle	  40	Newport News, VA
  3	Ted Poulos	  41	McLean, VA
  4	Jean-Christophe Arcaz 42 Rockville, MD
  5	Jon Schoenberg	  40	Crofton, MD
  6	Will Jacobi	  41	Kensington, MD
  7	Bill McCormack	  44	Virginia Beach, VA
  8	Dave Haaga	  42	Rockville, MD
  9	Steve Menzies	  40	Langley AFB, VA
 10	Jeff Delauter	  43	Clear Spring, MD
 11	Gary Grilliot	  40	Reston, VA
 12	Jay Sweet	  42	Laurel, MD

Men 45 - 49
The Spring and 2003 runner-up, Jim Hage of Kensington, Maryland, takes the top spot this time. Hage would also have led the 40-44 age group. His most serious challenge came in the Rotary Twilight 8K in Rockville, where Hage (26:27) beat third- ranked and Winter champion Dan Lawson (27:25). Hage (56:30) also outran Spring champion Mark Malander (1:01:03) of Oak Hill, Virginia at the Annapolis 10-Mile. Another outstanding performance was Hage's 33:36 at the Lawyers Have Heart 10K.

Second is Jim Bates of Hampton, Virginia, who beat fifth-ranked Steve Chantry of Williamsburg, Virginia on four occasions. Notable was Williamsburg's Run for Mental Health 5K, where Bates (16:48) bested Chantry (17:20). Fourth is Paul Okerberg of Leesburg, Virginia, whose best performance was a 1:12:56 (8th overall and 1st masters division finisher) at the Leesburg 20K.

 Pl	Name       	 Age	Hometown
  1	Jim Hage	  46	Kensington, MD
  2	Jim Bates	  47	Hampton, VA
  3	Dan Lawson	  48	Gaithersburg, MD
  4	Paul Okerberg	  45	Leesburg, VA
  5	Steve Chantry	  49	Williamsburg, VA
  6	Peter Searson	  46	Baltimore, MD
  7	George Buckheit	  46	Reston, VA
  8	Bill Raabe	  49	N. Bethesda, MD
  9	Norton Compton	  49	Fairfax, VA
 10	Burkhard Spiekerman 46	Charlottesville, VA
 11	Mark Malander	  46	Oak Hill, VA
 12	Paul Serra	  47	Lusby, MD

Men 50 - 54
Always one of the most competitive age groups, the 50-54 age division had 16 qualifiers in the Summer ranking period. Again Chuck Moeser of Sterling, Virginia dominates the division.

The most competitive race was the Leesburg 10K, where Moeser (34:21) beat second-ranked Richard Adams (37:26) of Herndon, Virginia, and third-ranked Tim Doescher (37:39), also of Herndon. Moeser's best performance was a 16:30 at the Laurel 5K, defeating fourth-ranked Paul Peterson (18:17) of Bethesda, Maryland.

Fifth is Lionel Scatliffe of Alexandria, Virginia, who recorded nine qualifying performances, including a 23:55 at Washington, DC's Bastille Day 4-Mile.

 Pl	Name        	 Age	Hometown
  1	Chuck Moeser	  52	Sterling, VA
  2	Richard Adams	  52	Herndon, VA
  3	Tim Doescher	  53	Herndon, VA
  4	Paul Peterson	  50	Bethesda, MD
  5	Lionel Scatliffe  50	Alexandria, VA
  6	Rick Platt	  53	Williamsburg, VA
  7	Richard Morgan	  51	Silver Spring, MD
  8	David Webster	  50	Stevensville, MD
  9	Timothy Morgan	  53	Damascus, MD
 10	Paul Ryan	  53	Arlington, VA
 11	Mick Slonaker	  54	Columbia, MD
 12	Bob Burns	  51	Columbia, MD
 13	James Pryde	  51	Churchville, MD
 14	Jim Wright	  54	Gaithersburg, MD
 15	Bill Alto	  52	Newport News, VA
 16	Gary Grimsley	  50	Springfield, VA

Men 55 - 59
The division continues to be dominated by Patrick Griffith of Alexandria, Virginia. His biggest ranking challenges came in Fredericksburg's Heritage Festival 5-Mile, where Griffith (31:14) beat fourth-ranked Harry Wiggins (33:15) of Woodbridge, Virginia, by more than two minutes, and the Wawa Hartwood 10- Mile, where again Griffith (1:04:47) beat Wiggins (1:11:04). Griffith's best performance was an 18:25 at the Metro Run & Walk 5K.

Second is Spring and 2003 runner-up Ronnie Wong of Catonsville, Maryland, who ran a 1:08:18 at the Annapolis 10-Mile, to edge fifth-ranked Piriya Pinit (1:08:38) of Catonsville.

Third is Dan Murray Photo Above of Keswick, Virginia, who might have ranked higher, but did not compete against any of the other ranked runners. His best performance was an 18:15 at the Kiwanis 4th of July 5K in Charlottesville.

 Pl	Name      	 Age	Hometown
  1	Patrick Griffith  59	Alexandria, VA
  2	Ronnie Wong	  57	Catonsville, MD
  3	Dan Murray	  59	Keswick, VA
  4	Harry Wiggins	  55	Woodbridge, VA
  5	Piriya Pinit	  58	Catonsville, MD
  6	Ken Mire	  55	Norfolk, VA
  7	Robert Wilson	  56	Toano, VA
  8	Ken Shipp	  55	Great Falls, VA
  9	Clifford Gaddy	  57	Kensington, MD
 10	Wilson Trueheart  55	Baltimore, MD
 11	Bobby Stevens	  55	Stafford, VA

Men 60 - 64
The 60-64 division was perhaps the most competitive of all the divisions in the Summer rankings period. John Kirkpatrick of Annapolis, Maryland earns the top spot. The moment of truth was the Annapolis 10-Mile, where Kirkpatrick (1:09:02) beat third- ranked Jim Noone (1:12:41) of Fairfax, Virginia and fourth- ranked Lou Shapiro (1:12:35) of Silver Spring, Maryland. Kirkpatrick's fastest performance was the Crofton 10K, where he ran 40:11.

Second is Spring and 2003 champion Jerry Warfield of Columbia, Maryland. His most notable race was the Damien's Run for Recovery 5K, where he ran 20:02 to beat fifth-ranked Roger Kilgore (20:34) of Great Mills, Maryland.

Lou Shapiro Photo Above claims Ted Poulos' iron- man crown by running an amazing 15 qualifying performances in the Summer rankings period.

 Pl	Name          	 Age	Hometown
  1	John Kirkpatrick  60	Annapolis, MD
  2	Jerry Warfield	  60	Columbia, MD
  3	Jim Noone	  60	Fairfax, VA
  4	Lou Shapiro	  62	Silver Spring, MD
  5	Roger Kilgore	  60	Great Mills, MD
  6	Bob Hartless	  60	Forest, VA
  7	John Churchman	  61	Arlington, VA
  8	Merle Maffei	  60	Annapolis, MD
  9	Michael Golash	  60	Washington, DC
 10	Walter Brown	  60	Montgomery Village, MD
 11	Stephen Forman	  63	McLean, VA
 12	James Daley	  60	Alexandria, VA
 13	Sammy Merrill	  62	Fredericksburg, VA
 14	Joe Clorety	  61	Crownsville, MD
 15	James Becker	  62	Baltimore, MD
 16	Richard Vendig	  60	Rochelle, VA
 17	Greg Smith	  60	Vienna, VA
 18	Lloyd Blackwell	  63	Warrenton, VA
 19	Robert Lasken	  60	Clifton, VA
 20	Harry Cross	  60	Arlington, VA
 21	Eamonn McEvilly	  61	Springfield, VA

Men 65 - 69
The 65-69 age group was just as strong as the 60-64 group in the Summer. The top spot goes to Mel Williams of Norfolk, Virginia, who won the top spot by running 1:39:53 at the Rock & Roll Half-Marathon in Virginia Beach, defeating second-ranked Stan Neumann (1:53:03) of Timonium, Maryland. Williams also ran a 21:35 at the YMCA Independence Day 5K in Virginia Beach. Neumann's best performance was a 22:03 at the Stoneleigh Stampede 5K in Towson, Maryland.

Stan Neumann gets the nod for second in a close call over the Spring champion, Cal Fowler of Keswick, Virginia, based on quality of competition defeated, because Fowler did not compete against any of the other top nine runners. Fowler's best race was a 20:43 at Charlottesville's Kiwanis 4th of July 5K.

Art Morey of Columbia, Maryland, the 2003 rankings champion, is fourth, with 1:15:04 at the Chestertown 10-Miler being his best performance, and Arthur Reynolds of Woodbridge, Virginia is fifth, having run a 22:03 at Fredericksburg's Run for Shelter 5K.

 Pl	Name          	 Age	Hometown
  1	Mel Williams	  66	Norfolk, VA
  2	Stan Neumann	  65	Timonium, MD
  3	Cal Fowler	  65	Keswick, VA
  4	Art Morey	  66	Columbia, MD
  5	Arthur Reynolds	  65	Woodbridge, VA
  6	Dick Pierce	  65	Rescue, VA
  7	Maynard Weyers	  67	Alexandria, VA
  8	Ken Quincy	  66	Vienna, VA
  9	Benito Vazquez	  65	Laurel, MD
 10	Skip Mullaney	  65	Charlottesville, VA
 11	Phil Hager	  66	Falls Church, VA
 12	Richard Williams  68	Alexandria, VA
 13	John Gluck	  66	Alexandria, VA
 14	Walter Rockey	  65	Jefferson, MD
 15	Leo Wyne	  67	Falls Church, VA
 16	Chan Robbins	  66	Arlington, VA
 17	Joe Polinski	  65	Smithfield, VA
 18	Chris Catoe	  69	Virginia Beach, VA
 19	Patrick Gibrall	  65	Quinton, VA
 20	John Essery	  68	Williamsburg, VA
 21	Bill Sollers	  65	Silver Spring, MD

Men 70 - 74
The 70-74 age group showed unprecedented depth, with 17 runners qualifying, compared to only five a year before. Larry Dickerson of Burke, Virginia is the winner. The decisive race was the Metro Run & Walk 5K in Vienna, Virginia, where Dickerson (24:33) edged Spring champion Jerry Lewis (24:40) of Reston, Virginia.

Jerry Lewis gets second, over Winter and 2003 rankings leader Jack McMahon of Rockville, Maryland, based on Rockville's Rotary Twilight 8K, where Lewis (37:43) beat McMahon (39:47).

Fourth is 2003 runner-up George Yannakakis of Sparks, Maryland, whose performances include a 23:00 at the Bel Air Town 5K. Fifth is Mike Kelly of Newport News, Virginia, whose best performance was a 24:14 at Williamsburg's Run for Mental Health 5K.

 Pl	Name      	  Age	Hometown
  1	Larry Dickerson	  72	Burke, VA
  2	Jerry Lewis	  70	Reston, VA
  3	Jack McMahon	  72	Rockville, MD
  4	George Yannakakis 72	Sparks, MD
  5	Mike Kelly	  70	Newport News, VA
  6	Armand Zambardi	  70	Charlottesville, VA
  7	Robert Smith	  70	Comus, MD
  8	Bill Pepelko	  70	Great Falls, VA
  9	George Waxter	  73	Frederick, MD
 10	Ron Henry	  70	Richmond, VA
 11	Tony Measham	  70	Chevy Chase, MD
 12	Jim Hufford	  70	Reston, VA
 13	Ercolini Gresia	  70	Catonsville, MD
 14	Peter Monahan	  70	Bethesda, MD
 15	Tom Kenney	  71	Glen Echo, MD
 16	Milton Taylor	  71	Odenton, MD
 17	Richard May	  70	Williamsburg, VA

Men 75 - 79
Spring and 2003 champion Nianxiang Xie of Rockville, Maryland is the class of the 75-79 division. His dominance was typified by the Rockville Rotary Twilight 8K, where Xie (42:02) soundly finished ahead of third-ranked Burton Squires (52:49) of Rockville, and fifth-ranked Bill Morrison (56:06) of Potomac, Maryland. Xie also ran a 25:22 at Washington, DC's Race for the Cure 5K.

Second is Ferris Portner, Jr. of King George, Virginia, whose best performance was a 28:47 at Fredericksburg's Run for Shelter 5K. Fourth is Dixon Hemphill of Fairfax Station, Virginia, whose best was a 33:16 at the Spring Forward 5K.

 Pl	Name     	 Age	Hometown
  1	Nianxiang Xie	  76	Rockville, MD
  2	Ferris Portner, Jr 75	King George, VA
  3	Burton Squires	  75	Rockville, MD
  4	Dixon Hemphill	  78	Fairfax Station, VA
  5	Bill Morrison	  76	Potomac, MD
  6	Harry Freestone	  77	Charlottesville, VA
  7	Philip Zenchoff	  76	Silver Spring, MD
  8	John Hickey	  77	Gaithersburg, MD

Men 80 & Up
Walt Washburn of Vienna, Virginia again dominates the category. The decisive races were Washington, DC's Bastille Day 4-Mile, where Washburn (44:20) beat second-ranked Bill Osburn (52:50) of Bethesda, Maryland, and the Belle Haven 8K, where Washburn (50:11) again beat Osburn (1:09:33). Washburn was the oldest qualifier in the Summer rankings, and had 12 qualifying performances.

 Pl	Name      	Age	Hometown
  1	Walt Washburn	81	Vienna, VA
  2	Bill Osburn	80	Bethesda, MD

See the Women's Summer 2004 WRR Runner Rankings