Tuesday, October 12, 2010

1995

Though none of us knew it at the time, 1994 had marked the end of the most powerful dynasty in Alumni Run history. Between 1985 and 1994, the Albertus Magnus men had won 8 of 10 race titles, finished second once, and finished third once. Having raced against them during the last two of their wins in my first two Alumni races, their dominance was all I knew. But 1995 would mark the beginning of a new dynasty. The Suffern men would reign over the Alumni field for the next three years in such dominating fashion that Albertus became something of an afterthought.

It is worth noting, though, that were it not for the Mounties' sudden arrival, Albertus would probably have won another two or three championships. The basic core of Kempton, Buckheit, Crowley, Chambers, and Beckerle really hadn't lost a step. But during the three-year span from 1995-1997, Suffern was as close to unbeatable as a team could be.

The women's race would see another dynasty of sorts emerge as well, as Clarkstown South won the first of two straight titles and the second of five straight top two appearances. Pearl River, the first women's champion and owner of four women's titles, also saw their reign come to an end in 1994.

From an individual standpoint, the racing has never been better. The men's top three of John Trautmann, Art Gunther, and Jamie Kempton is possibly the most decorated trio in race history. Trautmann's 14:36, coming one year after his course record run, equalled George Buckheit's 1985 winning time as the second-fastest in race history. Thirteen runners broke the 16-minute barrier. Defending women's champion Linda Scheu took seven seconds off her winning time from 1994 and lost by over a minute, as former Ramapo/Villanova star and Olympic Trials finalist Debbie Grant Marshall demolished the course record by 38 seconds with her 17:03. Three other women broke 19:00.

Men's Top 30

  1. John Trautmann (MW '86) 14:36
  2. Art Gunther (TZ '89) 15:01
  3. Jamie Kempton (AM '76) 15:16
  4. Rich Harrington (St. Joseph's Regional '88) 15:25
  5. Jim Gerhart (Suff '94) 15:35
  6. Frank Gagliano (Suff '94) 15:41
  7. Harold Cargain (Carmel '94) 15:45
  8. Brian Rubin (Suff '93) 15:47
  9. Tim Cox (Suff '91) 15:50
  10. George Newsome (CS '92) 15:52
  11. George Buckheit (AM '75) 15:53
  12. Jason Friedman (CN '93) 15:54
  13. Tom McCarney (CN '93) 15:56
  14. Paul Sklar (CS '89) 16:05
  15. Steve Newman (Newport Harbor '92) 16:05
  16. Brian Crowley (AM '82) 16:20
  17. Frank Visingardi (Nan '86) 16:32
  18. Matt Hemmer (MW '95) 16:38
  19. Tom Dempsey (Suff '95) 16:42
  20. Bob Enright (PR '68) 16:48
  21. Bill Possidento (Nan '80) 16:52
  22. Larry Beckerle (AM '73) 16:52
  23. Debbie Grant Marshall (Ram '83) 17:03
  24. Kevin Chanowsky (MW '94) 17:07
  25. Tom Ciccone (Suff '94) 17:08
  26. Brendan Howell (Suff '95) 17:14
  27. Terry Horton (Arlington '65) 17:24
  28. Kristoff Gross (Suff '92) 17:27
  29. Louis Caporale (Carmel '94) 17:30
  30. Pete Modafferi (CS '95) 17:33

Women's Top 10

  1. Debbie Grant Marshall (Ram '83) 17:03 (course record)
  2. Linda Scheu (CN '92) 18:08
  3. Linda Pederson-Higgins (Nan '80) 18:40
  4. Julianne Littmann (MW '95) 18:45
  5. Miranda Kaye (Tempe, AZ '95) 19:09
  6. Katie Guarracino (NFA '92) 19:11
  7. Becky Patten (CN '92) 19:13
  8. Kim Newsome (CS '88) 19:15
  9. Shannon Fitzgerald (TZ '95) 19:22
  10. Kathy Sullivan (CS '92) 19:41

Total Number of Runners: 245

Team Participation: 1. Suffern 31, 2. Pearl River 29, 3. Monroe Woodbury 24, 4. Albertus Magnus 23, 5. Clarkstown South 22, 6. Clarkstown North 20, 7. Nanuet 17, 8. Tappan Zee 12, 9. North Rockland 11, 10. Carmel 8, 11. Nyack 5, 12. Washingtonville 4, 13. Spring Valley 3, 14. (tie) Ramapo, Valley Central, Hylton, St. Joseph's Regional 2

Men's Team Scoring

  1. Suffern 47 (Gerhart, Gagliano, Rubin, Cox, Dempsey)
  2. Albertus Magnus 92
  3. Monroe Woodbury 112
  4. Clarkstown South 163
  5. Nanuet 191
  6. Pearl River 215
  7. Clarkstown North 236
  8. Tappan Zee 243
  9. Carmel 264
  10. North Rockland 501
  11. Team Markiewicz 1083

Women's Team Scoring

  1. Clarkstown South 74 (K. Newsome, Sullivan, D. Newsome, J. Newsome, Widman)
  2. Monroe Woodbury 129
  3. Nanuet 136
  4. Suffern 145
  5. Clarkstown North 172
  6. Pearl River 173
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