New Orleans Track Club 2008 News

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Chuck George, Executive Race Director

NOTC Teams at the Azalea Trail 10K

NOTC Men's Team with Team Coordinator Charlene Brinkman. NOTC teams and individual runners and racewalkers fared well at the Azalea Trail Run 10K in Mobile, AL on Saturday, March 29. Team coordinator Charlene Brinkman reports that our women's team took first overall in the open/club competition. The women's team consisted of May King, Allison Moll, Kelly Nicholas and Santilla Victorian. The second place team was the Gulf Coast Running Club followed by Team Spiridon in third. The men's team took second place overall in a very close race against Team Spiridon. The NOTC men's team members were Sean Fitzwilliam, Don Quintana, Phil Jones, Ronnie Palazzotto and Bill Plunkett.

In the individual overall divisions NOTC members came away with hardware and cash. Kelly Nicholas won the 1st overall women's masters title which comes with a cool $1000 in prize money. Aaron Boudreaux won the the 1st overall male race walker title. Other club members winning awards in age groups included Don Quintana, Doug Holmes, Ronnie Palazzotto, Bill Plunkett, Sean Fitzwilliam, Leonard Vergunst, Phil Jones, Derrick Lee, Patrick Hugg, Arthur Gassen, Dale Roth, Raymond Nosari, Doug Ramagos, May King, Allison Moll, Santilla Victorian, Janet Earhart, Bonnie Bozant, and Amelia Gassen. In addition to Aaron's first overall title, other NOTC members winning awards in the Racewalker division included Jerry Renz, Pat Driscoll and Tina Childs.

Chuck George, Executive Race Director

NOTC Members' April-May Out of Town Race Results

Boston Marathon, Hopkinton to Boston, MA, April 21, 2008 (including finishers from south Louisiana and Mississippi). Matthew Manning, 2:39:41; Sean Schnur, 2:44:55; Leonard Vergunst, 2:46:40 (5th overall grandmasters 50-54 division); Donald Quintana, 3:05:39; Thomas Telhiard, 3:09:14; Randall Accardo, 3:10:12; Steven Rogers, 3:12:07; Paul Hutchinson, 3:13:07; Keith Balza, 3:17:13; John Riviere, 3:19:22; James Johnson, 3:22:47; Patrick Melancon, 3:25:32; Rebecca Bokun, 3:27:38; Molly Dugger, 3:32:36; Paul Engeriser, 3:33:22; Dennis Stump, 3:33:39; Kathryn Short, 3:41:30; Carolyn Thomas, 3:42:44; Felicia Guidry, 3:43:21; Vilma Cervantes, 3:43:56; Russell Carson, 3:49:47; Laura Stewart, 3:49:48; Greg Vidos, 3:54:20; Ben Hawn, 3:56:08; Lisa Rustmeyer, 4:04:53; Rick Montgomery, 4:06:07; Pamela Thibodeaux, 4:06:20; William Gasparrini, 4:09:09; Jan Liggett, 4:20:41; Cecil St. Clair, 4:21:14; Terry Puglis, 4:21:42; Jeffrey Draughon, 4:22:25; James Sims, 4:26:07; Gwen Payne, 4:36:04; Susan Opelka, 4:38:16; Joseph McCright, 4:42:55; Sandra McCright, 4:53:58; John Wilson, 5:22:10; Michelle Mayer, 5:47:28.

Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, OH, May 4, 2008. Michael Ricca, 3:59:12; Ashley Jordan, 4:09:58; Beverly Bahle, 4:59:46; Debbie Plescia, 5:02:52; Betsy Boudreaux, 5:28:29; Susan del Corral, 5:28:29; Wayne del Corral, 5:28:29; Kevin Spain, 5:34:04; Michael Montalbano, 5:34:40; Geri O'Krepki, 6:31:48; Moose O'Krepki, 6:31:48.

Cincinnati Flying Pig Half Marathon, Cincinnati, OH, May 4, 2008. Cyndie Keene, 1:43:59; Rob Keene, 1:45:27; Michael Lorio, 2:07:16; Scott Kilian, 2:13:35; Cathy Voelkel, 2:21:01; Aaron Boudreaux, 2:29:52; Sandy Giannobile, 2:50:26; Julia Deal, 3:01:05.

Compiled by Chuck George, Executive Race Director