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Legg Mason First Light Marathon, Mobile, AL, January 2. Cyrus Rhode, 4:02:53; John Wall, 4:20:39; Bill Jennings, 4:32:10; Stephen Crawford, 4:48:46; Jaime Olivo, 5:23:08; Joe Wills, 5:24:34; Geri O’Krepki, 5:51:37; Moose O’Krepki, 5:51:37.
Disney Marathon, Orlando, FL, January 9. Steve Chyzyk, 3:46:22; Scott Kurzer, 3:49:10; John Moyer, 4:21:48; Rudy Smith, 4:45:13; Robert Emery, 5:29:52; Beverly Bahle, 5:33:29.
Mississippi Marathon, Clinton, MS, January 15. Leonard Vergunst, 2:45:17 (1st overall); Tim Jeansonne, 3:44:49 (a bit behind Leonard).
hpHouston Marathon, Houston, TX, January 16. Andre Olivier, 3:00:26; Todd Danos, 3:11:43; Marianne Garvey, 3:35:01; Ken Massett, 3:39:42; Fillis Friedman, 3:50:02; Denis McCrea, 3:53:24; LeAnn Myers, 3:54:54; Deidre Brown, 3:57:41; Steve Bernhardt, 3:58:11; Charlie Viers, 4:03:36; Joseph Knox, 4:17:11; Harold Dufrene, 4:30:12; Joseph Arretteig, 4:32:45; Michael Wink, 4:36:12; Michael Thomas, 5:01:53; Sandy Giannobile, 5:30:09.
Las Vegas Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, January 30. Michael Sunseri, 4:47:26; Sherri Talazac, 4:50:06; Christopher Talazac, 4:50:06.
Gasparilla Distance Classic, Tampa, FL, February 5 & 6. Three NOTC members participated in the Jeep Liberty Distance Challenge that consisted of running the 15K and 5K on one day and the half-marathon the next. Byron Adams came in 5th overall in the challenge division with a combined time of 2:46:35 (5K-18:43, 15K-59:48, half-marathon-1:28:04); Victor Owens, 12th place at 2:55:50 (5K-19:35, 15K-1:03:21, half-marathon-1:32:54); and Bryan Lewis, 18th place at 2:57:13 (5K-20:04, 15K-1:03:32, half-marathon-1:33:37).
Freescale Austin Marathon, Austin, TX, February 13. Brendan Minihan, Jr., 2:46:39; Bradley Lowe, 3:08:53; Daniel Simpson, Jr., 3:09:35; Leigh Ayn Drye, 3:21:14; Peggy Bordelon, 3:48:15; Daniel Zamora, 3:55:05; Joe Wills, 4:56:40; Orrison Rice, 5:45:57.
Washington's Birthday Marathon, Greenbelt, MD, February 20. Terry Crapanzano, 4:25:13 (31st state).
The New Orleans Track Club is now accepting nominations for positions on the 2005-2006 NOTC Board of Directors: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and seven (7) Members-At-Large.
We need people who are willing to give their time, talent, and support in making the NOTC work. There is no pay check - only self satisfaction of knowing that you are giving something back to your Club and community. The duties for the elected positions are listed in the bylaws.
If you, or someone you know, can fulfill a commitment, work well with others, is cooperative and considerate, please nominate that person. You must secure the nominee's permission and acceptance before submitting his/her name to any member on the Nominating Committee.
Nominations will be accepted through Friday, June 17. After the closing date, nominations will only be accepted from the floor at the General/Election Meeting.
General Meeting and Elections Lafreniere Park - Foundation Center - Metairie Wednesday, June 22, 2005, 7:00PM
Thank you for your cooperation and support! The NOTC Nominating Committee.
Nominations are now closed as of the end of 6/17/05. These candidates have been nominated for the following positions on the NOTC Board Of Directors:
Nominations for any position will be taken from the floor at the General Meeting. Please secure that person's consent before nominating him or her.
Please remember to bring your NOTC membership card to the election meeting. A member's signature is required to receive a ballot.
Also, proposed amendments to the Bylaws will be voted on.
New Orleans Track Club General Membership Meeting and Elections Lafreniere Park Foundation Center - Metairie Wednesday, June 22, 2005, 7:00PM
Little Rock Marathon, Little Rock, AR, March 6. Brendan Minihan, Jr., 2:47:17; Hally McCrea, 4:48:47.
St. Louis Marathon, St. Louis, MO, April 10. Jennifer Champagne-Saunders, 5:04:12.
Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, April 18. Leonard Vergunst, 2:46:43; Paul Bodet, 3:13:13; Todd Danos, 3:27:00; Heidi Melia, 3:27:36; Allison Moll, 3:29:16; Ricky Favor, 3:29:35; Kirsten Feil, 3:36:57; Steve White, 3:39:21; Christine Keating, 3:55:35; Kenneth Massett, 3:59:11; Leigh Ayn Drye, *4:09:31; Bruce Worley, 4:50:04; Robert Drewes, 5:18:29.
* Leigh Ayn ran from the finish to the start and then completed the race course in training for an ultra marathon (that's 52-plus miles for the day!)
Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Oklahoma City, OK, April 24. William Knox, 4:47:41.
Country Music Marathon, Nashville, TN, April 30. Jerry Brumfield, 3:30:18; Robert Emery, 4:58:34.
Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, OH, May 1. Bobby Volante, 3:47:01; Denis McCrea, 3:48:35; Reid Brown, 4:12:22; Hally McCrea, 4:40:10; Lesley Bass Johnson, 4:59:21.
Coca Cola Rock n Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA, June 4. Erika Levandoske, 3:51:27; Neil McAskill, 3:56:56; Pam Congemi, 4:28:11; Nick Congemi, 4:40:15; Bob Westenfeld, 4:42:28; Bonnie McAskill, 4:54:44; Susan Sarver, 5:15:31; Sam Rice, 5:28:30; Victor Kerst, 5:37:38; Diana Kempton, 6:49:48.
Deadwood Michelson Trail, Deadwood, SD, June 5. Steve Chyzyk, 4:05:54.
Attention: Racewalkers and Fans of Track and Field
New Orleans will be hosting the 2005 National AAU Jr. Olympics at Tad Gormley Stadium.
Race walk events are scheduled for Saturday, July 30th at 10 a.m. and Sunday, July 31st at 11 a.m. Race walks will be presided over by head and chief judge of the AAU, Ron Laird. Ron Laird is a four-time race walk Olympian. Ruby Chaney and Lisa Pitre had the honor of working with Ron at the 2004 Jr. Olympics at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Again, they will be working with him along with Isaac Knightshead.
Ron has agreed to give a Mini Clinic for our walkers on Saturday morning from 7:30 am to 8:45am. We will meet at the Roosevelt Mall entrance to Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans City Park. The cost for the mini clinic will be $35. This fee includes Ron’s book on racewalking. Payments (preferably cash or money orders) will be accepted by Ruby or Lisa. Please sign up and learn from this Olympian about the right and wrong of your walking technique. To confirm call Ruby Cheney at 504-899-7124 and leave a voice mail message.
Ironman Triathlon, Lake Placid, NY, July 24, 2005. John Knapp, 10:21:48; Matthew Dudziak, 11:38:02; Greg Kujawa, 11:57:21; John Morvant, 12:01:12; Caroline Smith, 12:08:43; Michael Aldridge, 12:42:24; Susan Boudreaux, 12:44:01; Jared Geis, 12:46:03; Edward Mahoney, 13:19:14; Robert Santopadre, 13:28:51; Chip Bankston, 14:23:42; Therese Galvis, 14:48:44; Wayne "The Pro" Del Corral, 14:58:55; Edward Boudreau, 15:50:28; Aimee Shuey, 16:44:22.
John J Kelley Ocean Beach Road Race (11.6 Miles). New London, CT, August 6. Chris Kelley, 1:15:38.
Pikes Peak Marathon, Manitou Springs, CO, August 21, 2005. Nick Smith, 5:30:32.
Tupelo Marathon, Tupelo, MS, September 4, 2005. Chuck Engle, 2:46:02 (1st overall); Leonard Vergunst, 2:49:04 (2nd overall and 1st masters); Tracy Soldevila, 4:52:19; Scott Kurzer, 4:57:10; Shu-Hua Wang, 5:27:15.
Tupelo 14.2 Mile, Tupelo, MS, September 4, 2005. Scott McCraw, 1:34:11.
Vineyard Run 5K, Grapevine, TX, October 1, 2005. Cookie Draper, 38:59 (racewalk).
Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, October 2, 2005. Meyer Friedman, 2:27:43 (22nd overall); Daniel Simpson, 3:12:14; Samuel Amoroso, 3:27:16; Jason Phillips, 3:34:24; Rebecca Bokun, 3:41:47; Timothy Hallin, 3:49:10; Ashley Morgan, 3:55:11; Brad Bokun, 4:10:21; Jill Spohrer, 4:20:45; Hannah Amoroso, 4:41:57.
LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, October 9, 2005. Matthew Hoelle, 2:41:22; Leonard Vergunst, 2:47:47; Michael Thompson, 3:08:29; Henry Patrick, 3:18:57; Louise Hill, 3:18:58; Terry LeBlanc, 3:18:59; Erin Nolan, 3:20:20; Thomas Lambert, 3:22:32; John Ostrand, 3:28:19; Jennifer Money, 3:42:17; Christine Keating, 3:42:18; Dante Ramos, 3:47:07; Dahri Myers, 3:49:57; Richard Peak, 3:50:22; Eleanor Lane, 3:53:04; Christy Bohannon, 3:53:15; Kenneth Walker, 4:06:59; James Remont, 4:07:41; Leslie Gottsegen, 4:15:02; Edward Flynn, 4:15:29; Susan Fendlason, 4:15:46; Daniel Zamora, 4:17:02; Thomas Lanigan, 4:17:21; Amy Ivy, 4:23:54; David Mire, 4:24:41; Jill Mora, 4:26:30; Jeffrey Cole, 4:29:21; Sam Money, 4:31:52; Steven Wood, 4:36:59; Meredith Boehm, 4:40:07; Lisa Robinson, 4:40:07; David Gaines, 4:45:30; Lisa Taylor, 4:47:02; Danny Cruz, 4:48:09; Susan Sarver, 4:52:05; Jennifer Champagne-Saunders, 4:52:39; Sabrina Staub, 4:56:36; Samuel Brandt, 4:56:36; Takeshi Fujii, 5:14:21; Richard Gonzalez, 5:14:33; Kirk Zarske, 5:26:08; John Zenker, 5:30:47; Eleanor Corban, 5:36:11; Michael Terry, 6:28:17; Dawn Smith, 6:58:56.
Ironman Triathlon, Kona, HI, October 16, 2005. Andrew Kenworty, 10:02:59; Maria Martinez, 11:32:44; Brian LeJeune, 11:50:29; Mike Lee, 11:53:52.
Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, October 30, 2005. Jordan Jones, 2:52:08; Deries Kaywood, 3:21:25; Hunter Higgins, 3:43:16; Osman Munoz, 3:57:02; Jeff Gohd, 3:58:36; Jacqueline Gray, 3:57:07; Jon Wingler, 4:05:26; Eugene Lee, 4:10:12; Becky Landry, 4:10:38; Justin Rath, 4:13:03; Kermit Paul, 4:17:10; David Beard, 4:22:50; Elizabeth Thorowgood, 4:23:47; Lindsay Nichols, 4:34:35; Randy Labure, 4:36:37; Kendra Crews, 4:40:09; Geoff Rose, 4:43:14; Erin Mackin, 4:46:08; John Wilson, 4:50:17; Susan Opelka, 5:04:29; Margaret Meyer, 5:32:45; Steve Attaya, 6:17:00; Sheila Stroup, 6:31:07.
ING New York City Marathon, New York City, NY, November 5, 2005. Lyle Parker, 3:02:08; Thomas Keefe, 3:24:19; Thomas Latour, 3:28:59; Phil Henry, 3:31:18; William Albritton, 3:37:05; Dennis Stump, 3:38:21; Junyong Pak, 3:53:06; Bill Plunkett, 3:53:06; Daniel Simpson, 3:53:06; Kirsten Feil, 3:53:06; Patrick Melancon, 3:53:06; Tim Phillips, 3:53:06; Kevin Clement, 3:53:06; Brandon Wingate, 3:53:06; Sean Valliant, 3:53:06; Andrew Lilly, 3:53:06; Heidi Melia, 3:53:07; Jeff Nittrouer, 3:53:07; Darlene Burke, 3:53:10; Leigh Ayn Drye, 3:56:07; Margaret Barnes, 3:57:25; Vilma Cervantes, 3:57:25; Thomas Sawyer, 3:57:25; Keith Clement, 3:57:25; Bill Martin, 4:02;15; Daniel Zamora, 4:03:02; Rebecca Newman, 4:12:32; Jeffrey Draughon, 4:12:03; Tina Abbott, 4:15:07; Erica Muller, 4:15:07; Mark Sheridan, 4:14:36; Scott Kurzer, 4:17:27; Brian Jackson, 4:32:32; Ken Winn, 5:08:53; Shu Hua Wang, 5:29:33; Aimee Shuey, 5:44:30; Geri O’Krepki, 5:45:47; Moose O’Krepki, 5:45:48; Jules Johnson, 6:27:33; Tim Everard, 6:18:23; Stephen Rue, 6:49:28; Randy Thobodeaux, 7:19:41; Ronald Graci, 7:19:43.
Congratulations to Andrew Kenworthy in winning the Louisiana State Triathlon Championship at the Meat Pie Tri in Natchitoches on October 30th. His time was 1:24:00. Following that he did the Ironman Florida on November 5th in 10:09:37. He also did the Hawaii Ironman in Kona (see previous results for that event posted) two weeks earlier.
Bob Sylvester ran in the Unigroup 5K Run for the United Way in Fenton, MO on September 10th. He sent a note mentioning about the royal treatment given by the race officials while there. He did the 5K in a time of 34:07, which was good for 3rd place in the 60 and over division, although Bob is over 70.
Brian Jackson is looking to run a marathon in all 50 states and has the following results, he probably will earn a lot of frequent flyer miles. Queen City Marathon, September 11, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 3:51:00; Terry Fox Race (16.4 miles), September 18, Port Borden, Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick and back (via bridge), Canada, 2:24:00; CIBC Race for the Cure 5.5K, October 2nd, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 21:23 (3rd overall); Under Armour Baltimore Marathon, October 15, 4:06:00; Great Pumpkin 5K, Shreveport, October 29, 19:53; Mid South Marathon, Wynne, Ark., November 5, 4:28. He also ran with the NYC Marathon--New Orleans group (see NYC results) on November 6th, the very next day.
Earl Allebone did two races in Georgia while on hurricane "leave": Red Lips Hustle, September 17, Roswell, GA, 5K in 33:43 (1st in age group) and Habitat Pumpkin Chase, October 29, 5K, 33:56 (1st in age group).
Mississippi Coast Marathon, November 26, Stennis Space Center, MS. Congratulations to Race Director Leonard Vergunst and all of the folks with the Gulf Coast Running Club in keeping the Mississippi Coast Marathon going this year. Despite the many post hurricane related hardships they had to overcome they produced a very good event. Many members of the NOTC and runners/walkers from Louisiana participated or came over to support the race and participants.
The Catch-22 "New Orleans Proud to Call it Home" group (see New York City results--all NOTC members also) took the drive over to run and support this event. Three of the first four finishers were part of this group.
The race results did not include city/state so I'm guessing at who is local (South MS, South Louisiana). If you are not listed here, please e-mail us.
Marathon: Brendan Minihan, Jr., 2:49:25 (1st overall); Tom Sawyer, 2:49:34 (2nd overall); Bryan Smith, 2:49:55 (3rd overall); Brandon Wingate, 2:51:06 (4th overall); Leigh Ayn Drye, 3:49:29 (2nd overall female); Keith Balza, 3:50:57; Philip Lawrence, 4:00:29; Brian Jackson , 4:04:48; Don Treadway, 4:05:44; Clifton Cartwright, 4:46:30; Sarah Middleton, 4:47:32; Jerry Sullivan, 4:47:58; Vic Fulham, 4:55:33; David Lucas, 4:59:30; James Simpson, 5:31:53; Don Williams, 5:52:10.
Half-Marathon: Leonard Vergunst, 1:24:08; Mark Koch, 1:25:24; Victor Owens, 1:32:27; Teddy Lopez, 1:34:34; Guy Truett, 1:36:29; Carole Smith, 1:38:11 (1st female); Randy Jackson, 1:39:57; Richard Strasbourg, 1:40:52; Steve Walker, 1:45:53; Terrey Perrault, 1:48:24; Daniel Wernz, 1:49:55; Harold Dufrene, 1:51:20; Bob Clark, 1:51:45; Michael Risey, 1:51:55; Sherman Ban, 1:54:53; Robert Zellner, 1:59:55; Rudy Smith, 2:01:00; Jill Mora, 2:01:03; Terry Crapanzano, 2:01:39; Lisa Wisniewski, 2:03:11; Kerry Bundrick, 2:07:58; Bill Jennings, 2:13:50; Betsy Boudreaux, 2:16:47; William "Spot" Metzler 2:16:47; Gwen Payne, 2:17:10; Ron Williams, 2:24:17; Steve Attaya, 2:26:24.
Terry Crapanzano in pursuit of his 50 States and DC marathon club completed #35 at the Seafair Marathon in Bellevue, WA in July with a time of 4:19:55 and the United Tech Hartford Marathon in Hartford, CT for #36 in October in a time of 4:31:17.
Baton Rouge Beach Marathon, Baton Rouge, LA, December 3, 2005. Bryan Smith, 2:48:52 (1st Overall); Chuck Engel, 2:54:20 (2nd Overall); Scott Muller, 3:43:10; John Strain, 3:46:48; Monica Embers, 3:47:01; Denis McCrea, 4:05:49; Danny Gilmore, 4:07:13; Brent Bueche, 4:15:38; Don Treadway, 4:15:48; Ed Downey, 4:19:46; Craig Tappel, 4:29:10; Leigh Guenther, 4:49:13; Hally McCrea, 5:01:59; Darryl Goodwin, 5:11:27; Kelly Williams, 5:32:15; Kim Quillen, 5:44:09.
Las Vegas Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, December 4, 2005. Melissa Adolph, 3:35:25; Bart Jones, 3:38:05; Peter Blessey, 3:39:12; Brian Jackson, 3:56:27; John Hebert, 4:33:30; Moose O'Krepki, 5:22:55; Geri O'Krepki, 5:22:55; Sam Rice, 5:31:31; Angel Hebert, 6:25:22.
Dallas White Rock Marathon, Dallas, TX, December 11, 2005. Byron Adams, 3:09:27; Brian Thome, 3:09:27; Geri O'Krepki, 5:26:22; Moose O'Krepki, 5:26:22.
Honolulu Marathon, Honolulu, HI, December 11, 2005. Brian Jackson, 4:18:47; Walter Boudreaux, 5:41:45.