Open Men

Ray Pugsley slipped into the top slot this fall, a feat he accomplished when he beat third-ranked Darrell General not once, but twice. Pugsley ran 14:54 to General's 15:06 at the Paul VI Runfest 5K, and 15:06 to General's 15:13 at the Grand Prix of Running 5K. As a result, Pugsley takes the first slot and General must settle for third. General, to his credit, managed a top ten finish at the Army Ten Miler, making him the first local across the line. His time of 51:25 was good enough for ninth place.

Third in these rankings belongs to Jeff Leuenberger, on the strength of his top five finishes at both the Nasdaq Veterans Day 10K and the Georgetown Classic 10K. At the Nasdaq race he was fourth in 31:21, and at Georgetown he was fifth in 31:27. Right behind Leuenberger in fourth place is Roberto Martinez, who earned his slot with a victory over Leuenberger at the Fair Lakes 8K, where he covered the course in 25:34. At the Georgetown Classic, he was a mere six seconds behind Leuenberger, racing in 31:35 for seventh place overall.

We have a runner from southern Virginia occupying the final slot in the men's open division this fall. Michael Harrison of Virginia Beach wrapped up the fifth spot when he emerged victorious at the Richmond Marathon, in a time of 2:31:00. This also represents the fastest 10K equivalent time among those ranked. Harrison had four other qualifying times, including a second overall finish at the Norfolk Half Marathon, another important southern Virginia race, in 1:12:58.

1 Ray Pugsley Arlington, VA

2 Darrell General Bowie, MD

3 Jeffrey Leuenberger Annapolis, MD

4 Roberto Martinez Manassas, VA

5 Michael Harrison Virginia Beach, VA

6 Eron Ferreira Mclean, VA

7 Lindsey Steele Bethesda, MD

8 Travis Walter Cary, NC

9 Michael Colaiacovo Chesapeake, VA

10 Michael Mann Hampton, VA

11 Frank Curiel Middletown, VA

12 Frank Sprtel Alexandria, VA

13 Reta Hunde Washington, DC

14 Matt Richards Lynchburg, VA

15 Eric Estrada Parkville, MD

16 David Brendle Baltimore, MD

17 Dan Courtney Owings Mills, MD

18 Jason Van Horn Stafford, VA

19 David Bice Fort Bragg, NC

20 Chris Farley Arlington, VA

21 Jimmy Blackmon Woodbridge, VA

22 Chris Hartshorn Alexandria, VA

23 Todd Martin Fairfax, VA

24 Nick Fitzsimmons Falls Church, VA

25 Gregory Bottier La Roche Sur Yon

26 Eric Woronick Arlington, VA

27 Gary Myers

28 Aaron Price Kensington, MD

29 Jason Wall Christiansburg, VA

30 Dustin Sweeney Berryville, VA

31 Eric Desautels Arlington, VA

32 Rodney Boatwright Ft. Lee, VA

33 Billy Edwards Stafford, VA

34 David Angell Salem, VA

35 Glen Mays Washington, DC

36 William Olson Charlottesville, VA

Men 35-39

The men's 35-39 division was among the smallest of the younger men, but the competition was still fierce. Leading the charge was Virginia Beach's Dai Roberts, who earns his slot by being the top 35-39 age grouper to cross the line at the Army Ten Miler (in 52:02). He had several other strong times to back his ranking up, including wins at the Hampton Bay Days 10K and the Norfolk Half Marathon.

Our second ranked runner is Steve Kartalia, who earned his ranking by beating out Rodney Timpson at the Port to Fort 4 Miler (15:48), and Chris Chattin at the State Farm Insurance Grand Prix (20:30). We've awarded the third slot then to Timpson, as his fastest 10K equivalent time was faster than any of Chattin's. Timpson's fastest time was a 15:49 at the Aquafina Run Around Downtown. Chattin's best race was a 25:59 at the Jones Falls 8K Express. Chattin also finished the Nasdaq Veterans Day 10K in 14th place, with a time of 33:23.

Grabbing the last slot among the top five is Danny Fink of Swoope, who earns his spot with a strong race at the Nasdaq Veterans Day 10K. There, he finished just behind Chattin in 17th place, with a time of 33:44. His fastest race, however, came at the Great Allegany 15K, where he ran 48:42.

1 Dai Roberts Virginia Beach, VA

2 Steve Kartalia Baltimore, MD

3 Rodney Timpson Baltimore, MD

4 Chris Chattin Columbia, MD

5 Danny Fink Swoope, VA

6 Mark Hoon Kensington, MD

7 Antonio De Barros Fort Washington, MD

8 Ted Poulos McLean, VA

9 John Piggott Newport News, VA

10 Gary Brimmer Honolulu, HI

11 Kyle Caudle Centreville, VA

12 Mark Junkerman Leesburg, VA

13 Dennis Mickey Ridgely, WV

14 Sean Killeen Winston-Salem, NC

15 Michael Sterling Baltimore, MD

16 James Russellburg Alexandria, VA

17 Antelmo Rojas Adelphi, MD

18 Neville Anderson Baltimore, MD

19 Martin Snyder

20 Joe Impey

21 James Mosey Richmond, VA

22 Chris Samley Chalottesville, VA

23 Arcides Colon Coamo, PR

24 Tom Nowicki Centreville, VA

25 Trent Sinnett Kokomo, IN

26 Mark Shea Chesapeake, VA

27 Frank Rodgers College Park, MD

28 Tim Silva Washington, DC

Men 40-44

Douglasville, Georgia's John Tuttle is likely the best over-40 runner in this country, and once again the DC area was fortunate enough to have him on hand at several area races. First, he outright won the Nasdaq Veterans Day 10K, one of the biggest races this fall, in stunning fashion, crossing the line in 30:49. This is pretty impressive when one considers that the second over 40 man to cross the line did so nearly four minutes behind Tuttle, and the second overall male finisher was nearly two decades Tuttle's junior. Tuttle also placed 15th at the Ntelos 8K, and was ninth at the Grand Prix of Running.

Jim Hage finished ninth at the Georgetown Classic 10K, in 32:37, for his best performance, and also won the Kensington 8K in 26:16. These combined results were enough to firmly lodge him in the second slot this fall.

Third through eighth all fell into place neatly, but there is very little that separates the next five men. Kirk Baird and Lanny Doan both ran in the Elite division at the Army Ten Miler, and Baird finished 38th, in 53:55, while Doan finished 55th, in 54:50. Still, this makes them the first two men over the line over age 40, and, as a result, we have awarded them the third and fourth rankings. Anthony Basile ran 55:08 at the Army Ten Miler. However, he must settle for sixth place, as Dave Berardi slips into the fifth slot, a result of Berardi beating Basile by twenty seconds, 15:46 to 16:06, in head-to-head competition at the Western YMCA Family 5K. Just one second behind Basile at the YMCA race was Joe Abernethy, so he takes the seventh slot. Finally, Mark Malander, who was the first 40-44 runner to finish at the Army Ten Miler, grabs the eighth spot for his efforts.

1 John Tuttle Douglasville, GA

2 Jim Hage Lanham, MD

3 Kirk Baird Centreville, VA

4 Lanny Doan Virginia Beach, VA

5 Dave Berardi Baltimore, MD

6 Anthony Basile Colorado Springs, CO

7 Joe Abernethy College Park, MD

8 Mark Malander Herndon, VA

9 Jim Wadsworth Alexandria, VA

10 Terry McLaughlin Spotsylvania, VA

11 Mark Donahue Virginia Beach, VA

12 H. T. Page Wirtz, VA.

13 Bret Boman Lynchburg, VA

14 Dan Quinn Potomac, MD

15 J. J. Donovan III Stafford, VA

16 Scott Alexander Midlothian, VA

17 David J McDonald Norfolk, VA

18 Dave Kannewurf Mechanichsville, VA

19 Russell Bowles

20 Mark Rosasco Arnold, MD

21 Joseph McGuire Burke, VA

22 Marty Horan Gaithersburg, MD

23 Roberto Rodriguez Arlington, VA

24 David Andrews Bethesda, MD

25 Andrew Smythe Falls Church, VA

26 James Bates Hopewell, VA

27 Craig Fishman Falls Church, VA

28 Larry Ormerod Elizabeth City, NC

29 Peter Kirk Rockville, MD

30 Craig Ruetzel Virginia Beach, VA

31 Rob Levinsky Virginia Beach, VA

32 Layne Party Towson, MD

33 Mike Porter Fredericksburg, VA

34 Jimmy Price Stafford, VA

35 Bret Schmidt Woodbridge, VA

36 Steve Dietz Springfield, VA

37 Dennis Coleman Gaithersburg, MD

38 Fin Mears Baltimore, MD

39 Steve Moyer Reston, VA

40 Steve Olson Virginia Beach, VA

41 Edward Grant Oak Hill, VA

42 Scott Langworthy Urbana, MD

43 Art Rivers Middletown, RI

Men 45-49

Chuck Moeser has once again captured the top spot in the men's 45-49 division. He does this on the strength of his 16th place finish at the Georgetown Classic 10K, where he ran 33:53. In addition, Moeser finished second in the division at the Marine Corps Marathon, in 2:44:35, which was enough to boost him just ahead of Arlington's Paul Ryan in these rankings. Ryan, who often finds himself playing runner-up in the rankings to Moeser, had three qualifying times. It is the 16:13 that he ran at the Women's Center Tysons 5K, representing the fastest 10K equivalent run this fall, however, that earned him the second ranking.

When David Webster finished just outside the top twenty at the Nasdaq Veterans Day 10K, besting all the age group competition and turning in a 34:27, he earned himself the third slot, as the age group competition was quite fierce at the Nasdaq race. Webster had three other qualifying times, including a 17:11 at the HCS Metric Marathon 5K.

Develand Campbell played runner up to Moeser at the Georgetown race, and to Webster at the Nasdaq, and as such, has earned himself the fourth place ranking for the fall. And, what's more, Campbell also managed to finish seventh in the division at the Marine Corps Marathon in 2:59:35

Finally, grabbing the fifth slot was Michael McHale, who earns his spot by finishing third in the division at the Army Ten Miler in 58:21. Normally, this would have ranked him higher than fifth. However, he finished a minute behind Campbell at the Georgetown Classic; therefore, he has to settle for fifth in the rankings.

1 Chuck Moeser Sterling, VA

2 Paul Ryan Arlington, VA

3 David Webster Stevensville, MD

4 Develand Campbell Lusby, MD

5 Michael McHale Fairfax Station, VA

6 Lionel Scatliffe Alexandria, VA

7 Jim Whitnah Chevy Chase, MD

8 Dan Lawson Gaithersburg, MD

9 Mike Lehman Harrisonburg, VA

10 Wilhelm Anderson Annapolis, MD

11 Gregory Price Washington, DC

12 John Nelson Centreville, VA

13 Bruce Hamilton Fairfax, VA

14 Jimmy Goggin Williamsburg, VA

15 Michael Fuller Chesapeake, VA

16 Richard Adams Jr. Herndon, VA

17 Steven Ward Reston, VA

18 Jeff Douglass Chesapeake, VA

19 Rudolph Pekarek Kinsale, VA

20 Jeff Smith

21 Jeffrey Stone Salem, VA

22 Joseph Ryan Richmond, VA

23 Neil Riemenschneider Winchester, VA

24 Rusty Moore, Smithsburg, MD

25 Rick Uhrig Reston, VA

26 Chuck Lollar Norfolk, VA

27 Bennett Sweren Timonium, MD

28 P. Michael Cunningham Annapolis, MD

29 Dean Beatty Virginia Beach, VA

30 Cobber Eccles Baltimore, MD

30 Douglas Dunlop Potomac, MD

31 David Wild Washington, DC

32 Brett Busang

33 Steven Lerner

34 Dennis Poole

35 John Price Virginia Beach, VA

36 Rob Astrop Richmond, VA

37 Richard Morgan Highland, MD

Men 50-54

As has been the case before, an exceptional out-of-area runner chose to come to two local races and has earned the top ranking by simply being the fastest runner to participate in two area races. Boston's Bill Rodgers was on hand at both the Virginia Ten Miler and the Ntelos 8K. At the Ntelos race, he ran 27:18, which translates to a 34:38 10K equivalent time, a minute faster than the next fastest time run by a man in this division.

Had Rodgers not been in the area for the fall races, Mick Slonaker would have taken over the crown--barely--from last period's champ, Reuben Beauchamp. This was a tough cal,l as Beauchamp had a slightly faster best time. However, Slonaker turned in a second in division finish at the biggest race of the fall, the Army Ten Miler. In the end, we chose to give the second ranking to Slonaker simply because he chose to be at his best when it counted the most, and he ran 59:46 at the Army race, making him the only ranked man in this division to run under an hour at the race. He also beat Beauchamp at the Georgetown Classic 10K, but Beauchamp came back to beat him at the Nasdaq Veterans Day 10K. Beauchamp had his best race at the inaugural MCRRC Marathon in the Parks, where he ran an incredible 2:44:53; however, he must be content with a very close third place for the fall.

Fourth place belongs to Bill Taylor of Woodbridge, who ran to third in the division at the Army Ten Miler, racing in at 1:00:09. And he followed that up a month later with an impressive 3:00:35 at the Richmond Marathon, to capture division honors there. There was a battle for the fifth and sixth slots in this division as well, between Jay Wind and Michael Hurley. The men ran head to head three times, with Hurley coming out on top at the Toys for Tots 5K and the Nasdaq Vets 10K, and Wind emerging victorious at the Army Ten Miler. And, Wind also finished second in the division at the Marine Corps Marathon in 2:58:49. In a very difficult decision we've awarded Wind the fifth slot because he won at Army, and because he had a strong marathon.

1 Bill Rodgers Boston, MA

2 Mick Slonaker Columbia, MD

3 Reuben Beauchamp Princess Anne, MD

4 Bill Taylor Woodbridge, VA

5 Jay Jacob Wind Arlington, VA

6 Mike Hurley Reston, VA

7 Peter Rodenbaugh Woodbridge, VA

8 Kenneth Shipp Great Falls, VA

9 Jean-Pierre Bacle Alexandria, VA

10 Bennett Beach Bethesda, MD

11 Ronnie Wong Catonsville, MD

12 Chris Arey Stafford, VA

13 Jeff M Long Chesapeake, VA

14 Michael Campbell Dale City, VA

15 Bob Oberti Hughesville, MD

16 John Dix Potomac, MD

17 Serge Harrison Cockeysville, MD

18 Wilson Trueheart Baltimore, MD

19 Roger Mingo Washington, DC

20 James Wetherington Hampton, VA

21 Eric Gyaki Crofton, MD

22 John Lange Hunt Valley, MD

23 Lawrence Davis

24 Bill Hart

25 Rod Whibley Norfolk, VA

26 Rick Kelsey Bethesda, MD

27 William Scott Glen Arden, MD

28 William Knowlton Burke, VA

Men 55-59

Once again, Patrick Griffith has dibs on the top ranking this fall. His biggest victory was a 1:01:51 age group triumph at the Army Ten Miler, where he was nearly three minutes ahead of the nearest age group competitor. He also had nine other qualifying times; including division wins at the Nasdaq Vets and Georgetown 10K races.

Behind Griffith is a southern Virginia runner who unfortunately did not compete against much of the top age group competition this fall. Be that as it may, he's simply faster than those ranked behind him, so Steve Frisk has earned the second slot by being the only man other than Griffith to have all his 10K equivalent qualifying times under 40:00.

Ed Lecates played runner-up to Patrick Griffith at the Georgetown Classic 10K, running an impressive 39:07. Lecates had five other times, all of which fell in this time range, and for that effort, he is awarded the third spot for the fall. His fastest race was a 38:35 at the Jones Falls Express 8K, where he took divisional honors.

John Haubert had seven qualifying times this fall, including a top 100 overall and second in division finish at the Nasdaq Veterans Day 10K in 40:28. At his best race, the Van Metre Five Miler, he also played runner-up to Griffith, finishing in 31:50. For these results, we have awarded him the number four ranking.

The fifth, sixth, and seventh rankings were quite close. Less than 35 seconds separated the fifth, sixth, and seventh place finishers in the division at the Army race. Radhakisan Baheti finished in 1:07:19, John Churchman in 1:07:42, and Jose Yanez in 1:07:51. At the Marine Corps Marathon, however, Yanez won the division in 3:06:13, and Baheti was far behind him in 3:19:35. As a result, we've awarded Yanez the fifth ranking, Baheti sixth, and Churchman must settle for seventh.

1 Patrick Griffith Alexandria, VA

2 Steve Frisk Norfolk, VA

3 Edward Lecates York, PA

4 John Haubert Alexandria, VA

5 Jose Yanez Woodbridge, VA

6 Radhakisan Baheti Great Falls, VA

7 John Churchman Arlington, VA

8 Joel Feldman Virginia Beach, VA

9 Jim Becker

10 David Roland Herndon, VA

11 John Pitarra Parkville, MD

12 Jim Bell Charlottesville, VA

13 Robert Wright Hampton, VA

14 Michael Golash Washington, DC

15 Henry Sierka Brookville, MD

16 Dennis Lamountain Richmond, VA

17 Harold Ingram Henry, VA

18 Fred Carlson Fallston, MD

18 Dick Waters

20 George Nixon

21 Bob Hartless Forest, VA

22 George Kent

Men 60-64

The top man in this division earned his place by running 3:01:38 to win the division at the Marine Corps Marathon by more than a half hour. That man is Norfolk's Mel Williams and he had a very impressive fall, turning in six qualifying times. In addition to the Marine Corps Marathon, Williams also ran an incredible 1:25:49 at the Norfolk Half Marathon and a 1:05:30 at the Virginia Beach FOP 10 Miler.

Our second place finisher this fall earned his title by taking the age division at the Army Ten Miler, arguably the biggest race of the fall. Cal Fowler of Kenswick crossed the line more than a minute ahead of his nearest age group competitor, finishing in 1:07:13. At the Fair Lakes 8K, Fowler turned in a 33:28 for his second qualifying time.

John Elliot is our third ranked runner this fall and he earns the ranking on the strength of four strong performances at smaller area races. An 18:54 at the Franklin Square 5K was his best performance, however, he also ran 39:44 at the Maryland Veterans Day 10K.

Fourth place in these rankings belongs to Bob Spearing of Alexandria, who won the age group at the Goblin Gallop 5K, over strong age group competition from the likes of Chan Robbins, Antonio Panizza, Maynard Weyers, and Richard Williams. Spearing also won the age group at the Georgetown Classic 10K in 41:52.

Chan Robbins earns the final slot among the top five for his ten qualifying times, which include second in division behind Spearing at the Goblin Gallop, and second behind Fowler at the Fair Lakes 8K.

1 Mel Williams Norfolk, VA

2 Cal Fowler Springfield, VA

3 Bob Spearing Alexandria, VA

4 John Elliott Columbia, MD

5 Chan Robbins Arlington, VA

6 Stan Neumann Timonium, MD

7 Benito Vazquez Laurel, MD

8 Antonio Panizza Reston, VA

9 Ray Myers Blacksburg, VA

10 Art Morey Columbia, MD

11 Talbot Mack Middleburg, VA

12 Gary Hicks Midlothian, VA

13 Stephen Forman McLean, VA

14 Carl Cox Baileys Crossroads, VA

15 Robert Leaberry Gambrills, MD

16 Maynard Weyers Alexandria, VA

17 John Gluck Alexandria, VA

18 Richard Williams Alexandria, VA

19 Bob Imming Middletown, MD

20 Ken Quincy Vienna, VA

21 Alan Rider Reston, VA

22 William Derr, Gambrills, MD

23 Chet Coates Silver Spring, MD

24 Fred Carson Kensington, MD

25 Robert Barry Washington, DC

26 John Munday Chesapeake, VA

27 Dave Hammond Lorton, VA

28 Michael Jackson

Men 65-69

The Army Ten Miler made deciding the top slot in this division very simple this fall. At the fall's biggest race, our top two contenders in this division, George Yannakakis of Baltimore and Tom Ray of Kitty Hawk, squared off. Yannakakis hit the tape first, running in for the division win in 1:15:31, just fast enough to hold off Ray, who crossed the line in 1:15:50.

Larry Dickerson clearly is our third ranked runner, earning his spot on the strength of an awesome performance at the Georgetown Classic 10K, finishing the course in 45:22, actually beating out Yannakakis by eleven seconds. Dickerson was also second in the division, behind Yannakakis at the Nasdaq Veterans Day 10K.

Our fourth place runner for the fall did not hesitate to sign up for long races. Dick Green earned his two qualifying times at fall marathons, running 3:47:40 at the Marine Corps and then coming back less than a month later to run 3:47:27 in Richmond.

Finally, clinging to the last spot among the top five in this division is Henry Hatch, who had several strong races this fall, and just managed to sneak into the top five when he outran Chris Catoe at the Marine Corps Marathon. He finished in 3:58:04, to Catoe's 4:01:03. Hatch also finished third in the division at the Army Ten Miler and the Georgetown Classic 10K.

1 George Yannakakis Sparks, MD

2 Tom Ray Kitty Hawk, NC

3 Larry Dickerson Burke, VA

4 Dick Green East Chatham, NY

5 Henry Hatch Oakton, VA

6 Chris Catoe Virginia Beach, VA

7 Don Singer Annapolis, MD

8 Denis Dirscherl

9 Richard Talbott Baltimore, MD

10 John Sabel Rockville, MD

11 Robert Slingerland Richmond, VA

12 Terrance McCarthy Leesburg, VA

13 Keith Olson Silver Spring, MD

14 Charles Reynolds Parkville, MD

15 William S Middleton, Jr. Colonial Beach, VA

16 Bill Spruill

Men 70-74

When Nianxiang Xie of Rockville captured the age division at the Army Ten Miler, he also earned himself the top slot in the men's 70-74 division for the fall. Xie's 1:19:02 at the Army race was more than a minute ahead of his nearest age group competitor, and he also had a qualifying time of 39:27 at the Kensington 8K.

The tight race in this division was for the second and third rankings. Gresh Downs and Donald McCarten were very close at the Army Ten Miler, and while McCarten crossed the line ahead of Downs, Downs had a faster net time (1:24:44) than McCarten (1:25:22), so we've awarded second place to Downs and McCarten must settle for third. McCarten, to his credit, also had an excellent race at the Georgetown Classic 10K where he ran 49:21.

Tomas McKee, who did not run against any of the ranked runners this fall, earns the fourth slot on the strength of eight consistent strong performances during the period. McKee's best race was a 24:58 at the Western YMCA Family 5K.

Finally, rounding out the top five in this division is Marcel Bitoun, who ran both the Army Ten Miler and the Marine Corps Marathon. He was second the 70-79 age division at the Marine Corps race in 4:16:08, and he finished fifth in the 70-74 division at the Army race.

1 Nianxiang Xie Rockville, MD

2 Gresh Downs Huntsville, AL

3 Donald McCarten Falls Church, VA

4 Thomas McKee Baltimore, MD

5 Marcel Bitoun Washington, DC

6 Bill Morrison Rockville, MD

Men 75 and Over

It seems that this age group becomes more prolific with each ranking period. This fall there were well over 50 qualifying times run by gentlemen over 75, and six men managed at least two qualifying times. Leading the charge was Blacksburg's John Hosner who, at age 74, is still capable of sub-50:00 10K equivalent times. Hosner's best race was a 22:39 at the Rocky Mount Downtown Dash 5K.

Behind Hosner comes a ranked regular--Virginia Beach's Cokey Daman. Daman was on hand quite a bit this summer, posting seven qualifying times. His best race was a 25:50 at the Beach Ford All American 5K.

Three DC area runners fought it out at several local races for the third, fourth, and fifth slots this fall. Ray Blue of Oxon Hill grabs the third slot by beating out fourth-ranked Bill Osburn and fifth-ranked Dixon Hemphill at the Nasdaq Veterans Day 10K. Blue and Osburn both had their best races at the Goblin Gallop, where Blue beat Osburn by a mere eight seconds, running 26:07 to Osburn's 26:15. Hemphill's best race was a 28:15 at the 3M Racing for Life 5K.

1 John Hosner Blacksburg, VA

2 Cokey Daman Virgina Beach, VA

3 Ray Blue Oxon Hill, MD

4 Bill Osburn Bethesda, MD

5 Dixon Hemphill Fairfax, VA

6 Albert Boone Baltimore, MD