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February 13, 2000
N.J. Masters Track & Field Championships ( FDU - Madison, N.J.)
Dennis Hansen - 1st Place - Shot Put - 40 Feet, 3 Inches
February 16, 2000
Congratulations go out to new SIAC member Jack McShane on winning the NYRRC Male 45 - 49 Runner of the Year for 1999. Jack had a great 1999 and the SIAC is glad to have him aboard for the 2000 season.
January 30, 2000
Gridiron 5K Classic (Central Park)
Dave Pere - 17:56
Joe Vaccaro - 17:57
Tom Celic - 18:01
Bill Bainlardi - 18:25
Art Noland - 18:58
Brain Tress - 19:23
John Wowk - 19:44
Andy Burek - 19:47
Bernie Wright - 20:26
Ron Cohen - 20:29
Ed Manganel - 21:26
Mike Tobin - 23:04
Emil Erlich - 24:53
Francis Neller - 29:17
Francis Neller, Jr. - 29:17
SIAC Men's Masters took 3rd place (10 points) in NYRRC Club Championship Series in this race. SIAC Men's Veterans placed 5th (6 points).
January 15, 2000
Miramax Outlets 5K (Estero, FL)
Bill Bainlardi - 17:46 - 5th overall -1st 40 - 44
Frostbite 10 Mile Run (Central Park)
Ron Cohen - 1:17:06
John Tonnessen - 1:26:45
January 9, 2000
Disney World Marathon (Orlando, FL)
Dave Rabin - 4:21:00
Mary Merckel - 4:49:45
January 1, 2000
Millennium Run - 3 Miles
Congratulations go out to the 69 SIAC finishers that completed
the Millennium Run!! Name Time Andrew Blaich (1st overall) 16:01 Scott Catone (1st 20 - 29) 16:37 Rich Orazem (1st 30 - 39) 17:20 Joe Vaccaro (1st 40 - 49) 17:24 Tim McCauley (2nd 40 - 49) 17:24.6 Scott LaMorte (3rd 30 - 39) 17:38 Brain Tress (3rd 40 - 49) 17:41 Luis Oyola 17:47 Mark Vogt 17:55 Chris Merillo (1st 19 & Under) 18:04 Artie Noland 18:25 John Wowk 18:47 Dave Caputo 18:54 Joe O'Neill 18:59 Greg Worobey (1st 50 - 59) 19:02 Grace DePompo (2nd 30 - 39) 19:03 Ed Manganel (2nd 50 - 59) 19:09 Keith Gill (3rd 20 - 29) 19:23 Barbara Byrne (1st 40-49) 19:29 Mike Tobin 19:45 Bob Orazem 19:51 Fred Rigolini 19:54 David Panza 20:03 Dan Petttigrew (3rd 50 - 59) 20:13 Steve McNamara 20:24 Bobby Guidera 20:32 Joe Stasi 21:17 Rich Re 21:41 Dave Caputo, Jr. 21:49 John Lilley 21:52 Maggie Maglione 21:56 John Tichenor 22:11 Bernie Wright 22:13 Steve Maluk 22:29 Karen Casey 22:58 Alex DeRosa 23:01 Fran Messina (1st 50 - 59) 23:06 Tony Celentano (1st 60 - 69) 23:21 Jay Finegold 23:21 Don Brennan (2nd 60 - 69) 23:50 Nancy Wickstrom (2nd 40 - 49) 24:49 Alex Liberatore 24:49 Al Garcia 24:50 Steve Ruberto 24:53 Kathleen Truscelli (3rd 40 - 49) 25:23 Rich Gilberto 25:24 Elliot Fox 25:25 Dan Caputo 25:27 Mikey Caputo 25:27 Francis Neller, Sr. 25:30 Michael Garone 25:38 Bob Meagher 25:53 William Hibert 26:52 Charlotte Schumann 26:55 C.R. Blaich 26:56 Bonni Moss 27:20 Richard Ruberto 27:26 John Ladley 27:38 Maureen Noland 27:46 Barbara Vaccaro 28:00 Francis Neller, Jr. 28:42 Mary Pannese 29:06 Terri Lombardo 29:37 Karen Sellenthin (3rd 20- 29) 29:43 Barbara Jane Vaccaro (2nd 19 & Under) 31:07 Mary Blaich 32:33 Marie Garone 33:41 Clare Tonnessen 34:39 John Tonnessen 35:13
December 19, 1999
NYRRC Holiday 4 Mile Run Name Time Dave Pere (4th 30 - 39) 23:26 Preston Edelstein 32:35 Maggie Maglione 32:29 Betsy Brown 46:41 NYRRC Holiday 15K Name Time Alex DeRosa 1:18:02 Tony Celentano 1:22:22 Myrian Johnson 1:28:10 Guy Johnson 1:29:45 Mary Merckel 1:31:43
December 12, 1999
Special Olympics Jingle Bell 2 Mile Run
Name Time Scott LaMorte (1st Overall) 10:44 Keith Gill 11:24 Dave Panza 11:55 Greg Worobey 12:14 Dennis Wittek 12:47 Doug Patterson 12:56 Bernie Wright 13:27 Richard Re 13:31 Corrine Smith 13:38 John Lilley 13:44 Stephen Ruberto 14:17 Joseph Villane 14:51 Mike Garone 15:23 Richard Ruberto 15:54 Francis Neller 16:26 Charlotte Schumann 16:51 Francis Neller, Jr. 16:56 Janet Panza 20:51 Marie Garone 21:05 Mike Sekulo 22:23 Nicole Sekulo 22:23
Joe Kleinerman 10K (Central Park)
Joe Vaccaro 36:37 Sean Doyle 38:20 Bill Bainlardi 38:24 Artie Noland 39:36 Andy Burek 44:30 Ernie Beach 44:30 Charlie Marchese 45:52 Tony Celentano 51:34 Myrian Johnson 56:26 Mary Merckel 58:15 Guy Johnson 58:51
December 5, 1999
Reindeer Romp 5K (Point Pleasant, N.J.)
Art Noland - 18:50 - 2nd 45 - 49
Don Brennan - 21:57 - 1st 65 - 69
Doug Patterson - 23:03
Nancy Wickstrom - 23:11
Tom Brady - 24:08
Kathleen Truscelli - 24:10
Ken Pickell - 24:46
Bill Welsh - 25:35 - 2nd 70 & over
Maureen Noland - 25:44
Mary Pannese - 28:13
December 4, 1999
Hot Chocolate 10 Mile Run (Central Park)
John Wowk - 1:02:40
Andy Burek - 1:06:27
Bobby Guidera - 1:08:12
Sean Doyle - 1:08:14
Bob Nordman - 1:10:46
Ron Cohen - 1:10:58
Ed Manganel - 1:12:56
John Tonnessen - 1:24:41
Maggie Maglione - 1:24:46
Myrian Johnson - 1:32:29
John Ladley - 1:43:31
November 28, 1999
Brooklyn Ale House 5K (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Joe Vaccaro - 17:24 - 1st overall
Bill Bainlardi - 18:135
John Wowk - 18:50
Ernie Beach - 19:20
Andy Burek - 19:56
Barbara Vaccaro - 27:30
November 24, 1999
Lou Marli Run
Scott Catone- 15:54 - 5th place - 1st 25 - 29
Mike Castania - 15:57 - 6th place - 2nd 19 & Under
Jeff Benjamin - 16:01 - 7th place - 1st 30 - 34
Grace DePompo - 7th female - 19:17 - 2nd 35 - 39
Age Group Winners
Male
Scott Hall - 2nd 25 - 29
Scott LaMorte - 2nd 30 - 34
Joe O'Neill - 3rd 30 - 34
Rich Orazem - 3rd 35 - 39
Brian Tress - 3rd 40 - 44
John Wowk - 1st 45 - 49
Art Noland - 2nd 45 - 49
Bobby Guidera - 3rd 45 - 49
Greg Worobey - 2nd 50 - 54
Phil Jonas - 3rd 50 - 54
Francis Neller - 3rd 55 - 59
Bill Welsh - 1st 70 & Over
Dan Dougherty - 3rd 70 & Over
Female
Corinne Smith - 3rd 35 - 39
Barbara Byrne - 1st 45 - 49
Fran Messina - 1st 50 - 54
November 21, 1999
Great Swamp Devil 15K (Basking Ridge, N.J.)
Joe Vaccaro - 56:28 - 1st 40 - 44
Bill Bainlardi - 1:00:31 - 3rd 40 - 44
Ernie Beach - 1:01:57
Bill Welsh - 1:25:25
Philadelphia Marathon (Philadelphia, PA)
Steve McNamara - 3:59:01
Karen Casey - 4:10:25
Guy Johnson - 4:33:43
Myrian Johnson - 4:40:12
November 11, 1999
Muche-Struck 2.5 Mile X-Country Run
Name Time Scott Catone (3rd overall) 15:02 Jeff Benjamin (4th overall) 15:20 Al Garcia (5th overall) 15:47 Sean Doyle (7th overall) 16:00 Chris Merillo (8th overall) 16:09 Mike Cusick 17:23 Dave Caputo 17:51 Alma Ramos (2nd female) 18:08 Dennis Wittek 18:22 Charlie Marchese 18:35 Grace DePompo (4th female) 18:43 Steve McNamara 19:17 Joe Tuttle 19:47 James McCoy 20:24 Tom Brady 20:30 Don Brennan 20:41 Steve Maluk 20:53 Francis Neller, Sr. 24:04 John Ladley 24:44 Francis Neller, Jr. 26:00 Carol Hart 28:41 Barbara Jane Vaccaro 29:49 Richard Cahn 39:39 Gerry Schumann 43:24
November 7, 1999
New York City Marathon - SIAC Finishers
Name Time Laurent Cali 2:56:41 John Wowk (1st S.I. Finisher) 2:58:21 David Pere 2:58:22 Andy Burek 3:03:15 Joe Vaccaro 3:06:16 Erik Nordman 3:09:10 Sean Doyle 3:11:57 Azard Abdool 3:14:06 Bob Nordman 3:20:53 Luis Oyola 3:26:20 Mike Sekulo 3:39:16 Jim Behr 3:39:18 Robert Meagher 3:50:55 Mike Tobin 3:51:22 Maggie Maglione 3:57:20 Mike Fassrainer 4:00:37 Debra Mahr 4:04:30 Corinne Bongiorno 4:04:52 Jim Duffy 4:20:21 Ron Cohen 4:35:27 Richard Ward 4:38:15 Betsy Brown 4:49:10 Dave Rabin 4:52:28 John Castania 4:55:35 Tom Hart 5:00:19 John Ladley 5:11:08 Steve Corrigan 5:20:19 Francis Neller 5:20:20 Carol Hart 5:45:16 Cesare Lucido 6:21:51 Nancy Seddio 6:43:19
October 31, 1999
Frost On The Pumpkin 10K (South River, N.J.)
Joe Vaccaro - 35:51 - 2nd overall , 1st 40 - 44
Andy Burek - 39:36 - 1st 45 - 49
Bill Bainlardi - 40:08 - 3rd 40 - 44
Art Noland - 41:19 - 3rd 45 - 49
Ernie Beach - 41:44
Don Brennan - 48:53
Steve Maluk - 48:54
Maureen Conte - 54:46
October 31, 1999
Gunn Run 5k
Name Time Jeff Benjamin (1st overall) 16:27 Sean Doyle (2nd overall - 1st 40 - 49) 16:35 Scott LaMorte (3rd overall - 2nd 30 - 39) 17:32 Chris Merillo (4th overall - 1st 16 - 19) 17:41 John Wowk (2nd 40 - 49) 17:49 Mark Vogt 18:12 Luis Oyola (3rd 40 - 49) 18:16 Sean Cusick 18:25 Dave Panza 18:46 Carl Fiorillo 18:58 Juan Hernandez 19:00 Steve Lauria 19:02 Greg Worobey (1st 50 - 59) 19:20 Ron Gardner 19:36 Phil Jonas (2nd 50 - 59) 19:42 Charlie Marchese (1st Police Officer) 19:55 Fred Rigolini 20:10 Dennis Wittek 20:12 Dan Pettigrew 20:14 Scott Hall (2nd 20 - 29) 20:27 Doug Patterson 21:06 David Caputo (2nd 15 & Under) 21:09 Karl Hargett 21:13 John Tonnessen 21:14 Steve Maluk 21:54 Jim McCoy (1st 60 - 69) 22:01 Don Brennan (2nd 60 - 69) 22:05 Thomas Mahoney 22:29 Alex DeRosa 22:40 Nancy Wickstrom (1st 40 - 49) 22:56 Daniel Caputo 22:59 Doug Ricker 23:16 Richard Ward 24:25 Mark Bowen 24:26 Don Tierney 24:33 Bill Welsh (2nd 70 & Over) 25:26 Barbara Vaccaro 25:50 Michael Caputo 25:58 Charlotte Schumann 26:45 Pat Mangus 27:30 Barbara Jane Vaccaro (2nd 15 & Under) 29:50 Mary Pannese 30:09 Richard Cahn 35:02
October 24, 1999
Marine Corp Marathon
Name Chip Clock Mike Fassrainer 3:52:00 3:55:37 Jim Duffy 3:55:54 3:59:32 Rich Ward 4:03:59 4:07:37 Mary Merkel 4:32:52 4:36:31 Myrian Johnson 4:34:39 4:42:40 Guy Johnson 4:37:44 4:45:45
October 23, 1999
Semper Fi 5 Mile Run
Name Time Jeff Benjamin (2nd overall - 1st 30 - 39) 28:09 Sean Doyle (4th overall - 2nd 40 - 49) 29:06 Dave Pere (5th overall - 2nd 30 - 39) 29:17 Chris Merillo (6th overall - 1st 19 & Under) 29:51 Scott LaMorte (7th overall - 3rd 30 - 39) 29:57 John Wowk (8th overall - 3rd 40 - 49) 20:04 Luis Oyola 31:19 Sean Cusick 32:06 Greg Worobey (1st 50 - 59) 32:15 Dave Panza 32:44 Ed Manganel (2nd 50 - 59) 32:56 Ken Pickell 33:00 Juan Hernandez 33:29 Dan Pettigrew 34:27 Fred Rigolini 34:43 Scott Hall 34:59 Ron Gardner 35:11 Maggie maglione (2nd 30 - 39) 36:23 Doug Patterson 37:14 John Tonnessen 37:58 Robert Meagher 38:14 Fran Messina (1st 50 - 59) 39:12 Steve Maluk 39:18 Tony Celentano (1st 60 - 69) 40:02 Mike Roberts 40:11 Pete Saladis 40:40 Stephen Ruberto 41:24 Marilou Saladis 41:50 Kathleen Truscelli 41:50 Emil Erlich 42:05 Francis Neller 42:25 Maureen Noland 43:21 Elliot Fox 43:24 Mark Bowen 43:52 Richard Ruberto 44:03 Charlotte Schumann 44:33 Betsy Brown 44:56 Mike Garone 45:37 Bonni Moss 45:45 Bill Welsh (2nd 70 & Over) 46:32 Nancy Seddio 49:51 Janet Panza 59:57 Richard Cahn 1:01:14
October 17, 1999
Staten Island Half Marathon
Name Time Dave Pere 1:21:35 John Wowk 1:23:57 Laurent Cali 1:24:31 Andy Burek 1:26:26 Azard Abdool 1:28:07 Luis Oyola 1:28:56 Bob Nordman 1:30:18 Mark Vogt 1:31:09 Sean Cusick 1:31:16 Dave Panza 1:31:59 Ed Manganel 1:32:21 Bob Guidera 1:32:54 Ron Cohen 1:35:04 Alex Liberatore 1:35:27 Steve Lauria 1:35:49 Charlie Marchese 1:36:06 Ernie Beach 1:36:50 John Brandinelli 1:40:21 Jason Hart 1:42:37 Patty O'Brien-Perosi 1:45:27 Dennis Wittek 1:45:36 Maggie Maglione 1:46:03 Debra Mahr 1:47:58 Robert Meagher 1:48:00 Mike Tobin 1:48:13 Alex DeRosa 1:48:13 Mike Fassrainer 1:48:16 Nancy Wickstrom 1:48:20 Preston Edelstein 1:48:53 John Castania 1:49:23 John Tonnessen 1:52:39 Richard Re 1:53:55 Robert Denker 1:55:39 Dave Rabin 1:56:35 Tony Celentano 1:57:47 James Duffy 2:00:53 Betsy Brown 2:00:54 Yvette Benitez 2:01:52 Kathleen Tobin 2:04:30 John Ladley 2:13:06 Charlotte Schumann 2:18:24 Mike Garone 2:27:10 Terri Lombardo 2:27:41 Cesare Lucido 2:28:55
Atlantic City Half Marathon (Atlantic City, N.J.)
Nancy Seddio 2:36:20
Brooklyn Harbor 5K Run (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Juan Hernadez 20:04 - 2nd 40 - 49
October 16, 1999
Muscatatuck Wildlife Refuge 5K (Seymour, IN)
Erik Nordman - 17:45 - 1st place overall
October 11, 1999
Rosebank Run For The Roses - SIAC Finishers
Name Time Jeff Benjamin (1st 30 - 39) 16:16 Sean Doyle (1st Male Master) 16:32 Scott LaMorte (3rd 30 - 39) 17:28 Tom Mangus 17:54 Chris Merillo (1st 16 - 19) 17:59 Luis Oyola (2nd 40 - 49) 18:00 Bob Orazem (3rd 40 - 49) 18:11 David Panza 18:37 Greg Worobey (1st 50 -59) 18:51 Charlie Marchese (1st Police Officer) 19:28 Ed Manganel (2nd 50 - 59) 19:36 Mike Tobin 19:47 Scott Hall (3rd 20- 29) 20:07 Jason Hart 20:14 Dave Caputo, Jr. 20:31 Dennis Wittek 20:34 Don Brennan (1st 60 - 69) 21:31 Steve Maluk 21:44 Rich Re 22:12 Jim McCoy (3rd 60 - 69) 22:28 Nancy Wickstrom (1st Female Master) 23:19 Pat Mangus 23:21 Danny Caputo 23:24 Tony Celentano 23:40 Alex DeRosa 24:11 Alex Libertore 24:26 Sonny Gortych 24:29 Claudia McLaughlin (2nd 40 - 49) 24:30 Francis Neller 24:42 Mary Merckel (2nd 50 -59) 24:45 Michael Caputo 25:57 Dave Caputo 25:58 Barbara Vaccaro 26:19 John Ladley 26:36 Charlotte Schumann 27:01 Bill Welsh (1st 70 Over) 27:12 Terri Lombardo 28:03 Mary Pannese 28:40 Barbara jane Vaccaro (3rd 15 & Under) 29:22 Richard Cahn 35:50
October 10, 1999
Long Beach Island 18 Mile Run
Mark C. Vogt - 2:24:12
Eastchester 5K Millennium Run (Eastchester, N.Y.)
Maureen Barry - 22:46 - 3rd overall - 2nd 40 - 49
October 9, 1999
Corrines Pride 5K - SIAC Finishers
Name Time Scott LaMorte (1st overall) 17:56 Frank Connelly (3rd overall) 18:19 Dave Panza (1st 40 - 49) 19:19 Greg Worobey (1st 50 - 59) 19:47 Luis Oyola (2nd 40 - 49) 19:53 Alma Ramos (1st 30 - 39) 20:36 Fred Rigolini 20:41 Dan Pettigrew (2nd 50 - 59) 20:59 Dennis Wittek (3rd 40 - 49) 21:09 Lisa Mangus (3rd 30 - 39) 21:21 Barbara Byrne (1st 40 - 49) 21:29 Davey Caputo (1st 12 & Under) 21:35 Ken Pickell 21:44 Jim Duffy 22:38 Steve Maluk 22:38 Karl Hargett 22:43 Jim McCoy (1st 60 - 69) 23:23 Tony Celentano (2nd 60 - 69) 24:18 Stephen Ruberto (2nd 12 & Under) 24:33 Mike Roberts 25:03 Don Tierney 25:18 Debra Mahr 25:23 Ralph Giordano 25:24 Francis Neller 25:58 Bill Welsh 26:28 Michael Garone 28:21 Corrine Liell (2nd 12 & Under) 30:04 Betsy Brown 30:13 Colleen Liell 31:06 Janet Panza 34:45 Richard Cahn (1st Special Olympian) 38:25
Greater Hartford Marathon (Hartford, CT)
Mike Tobin - 3:52:50
October 3, 1999
Wineglass Marathon (Corning, N.Y.)
Mike Tobin - 3:41:20
Terrance Bagels 10K (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Ken Pickell - 41:56
Skrewsburg Classic 5K (Shrewsburg, N.J.)
Greg Worobey - 20:03 - 6th overall & 1st 50 - 59
Don Brennan - 22:15 - 1st 60 & over
Tom Brady - 24:20
September 26, 1999
Fred Lebow Cross Country 5K (bronx, N.Y.)
Joe Vaccaro - 17:58
Tom Celic - 18:14
Bill Bainlardi - 19:32
John Wowk - 19:58
September 18, 1999
Brownstown 5K (Brownstown, IN)
Erik Nordman - 17:24 - 1st place overall