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Scott La Morte and Winnie Ng cruised to easy victories in the weekly SIAC Run for Fun at Clove Lakes Park. La Morte toured the three mile course in 16:55, easily outdistancing second place Alberto Garcia (18:02). Frank Connelly (18:08), Daniel Bisceglie (18:22) and Tim McCauley (18:24) rounded out the top five.

Ng won the women's race in 18:26, with Alma Ramos a distant second in 21:07. Meaghie Campacci (22:23), Annmarie Ruta (22:39) and Donna Johnson (23:42) finished third through fifth, respectively.

Cool weather greeted the runners today, and fast times were the order of the day, despite ongoing construction that affected parts of the course. Scott La Morte broke his magic 17:00 barrier, and has higher hopes for the rest of the season. Winnie Ng handily won the women's race, while in hot pursuit of the top men. She placed sixth overall.

Lisa Rigolini narrowly missed breaking 27:00, but we take our timing very seriously and inspected her finish very carefully. As always, the clock is one of the purest truths there is. Alma Ramos was so excited at witnessing the Boston Marathon this year and cheering SI runners on, that she is hoping to run it in 2003. Her qualifying race will be in Richmond, VA in November, and she needs to break 3:50. You see, another runner inspired by my Marathon website article!! Will there be more?

And finally, remember my crack about never putting Andy Burek and Alma Ramos on the same relay team when they almost dropped the bullhorn one week while passing it to each other? Well it comes back to bite me, as I dropped the baton from Mark Vogt in today's alumni relay at St. Joseph by the Sea. It did not cost us, as we and Anthony Pitarresi and his brother finished a distant, but solid second. The gaffe was momentary, as I used my old softball instincts to scoop it up quickly. But boy, the clank of that metal baton on the track was loud enough to elicit a groan from all corners of the stadium. May my legend live on. I want another crack at a relay!

Place	Name			Time	Pace	
1	Scott	LaMorte		0:16:55	0:05:38
2	Alberto	Garcia		0:18:02	0:06:01
3	Frank	Connelly	0:18:08	0:06:03
4	Daniel	Bisceglie	0:18:22	0:06:07
5	Tim	McCauley	0:18:24	0:06:08
6	Winnie	Ng		0:18:26	0:06:09
7	Ken	Pickell		0:18:41	0:06:14
8	Anthony	Pitarresi	0:19:08	0:06:23
9	Mark	Reinhold	0:19:26	0:06:29
10	Bobby	Guidera		0:19:46	0:06:35
11	Phil	Jonas		0:20:11	0:06:44
12	Anthony	Battista	0:20:19	0:06:46
13	Jim	Neenan		0:20:28	0:06:49
14	Fred	Rigolini	0:20:44	0:06:55
15	Ron	Cohen		0:20:49	0:06:56
16	Alma	Ramos		0:21:07	0:07:02
17	Bill	Allert		0:21:14	0:07:05
18	Andy	Burek		0:22:12	0:07:24
19	Meaghie	Campacci	0:22:23	0:07:28
20	Rich	Re		0:22:27	0:07:29
21	Annmarie Ruta		0:22:39	0:07:33
22	Jim	Duffy		0:22:55	0:07:38
23	Steve	Sosa		0:23:08	0:07:43
24	Ray	Butler		0:23:19	0:07:46
25	Donna	Johnson		0:23:42	0:07:54
26	John	Lilley		0:23:51	0:07:57
27	Larry	Araneo		0:23:54	0:07:58
28	Tony	Celentano	0:25:10	0:08:23
29	Emil	Ehrlich		0:25:44	0:08:35
30	Kathy	Tobin		0:26:10	0:08:43
31	Mike	Tobin		0:26:11	0:08:44
32	Rich	Ruberto		0:26:28	0:08:49
33	Paul	Forster		0:26:38	0:08:53
34	Lisa	Rigolini	0:27:00	0:09:00
35	Mike	Garone		0:27:11	0:09:04
36	Angela	Conte		0:27:15	0:09:05
37	Al	Nilles		0:27:18	0:09:06
38	Elizabeth Quinones	0:27:50	0:09:17
39	Joe	Kearns		0:28:50	0:09:37
40	Marie	Garone		0:34:00	0:11:20