2001

While I will always remember the 2001 race for personal reasons--see the next paragraph for details on the men's team race--there were aspects of the 19th edition that were much more significant historically. Julianne Littman recorded the second-fastest women's time ever in scoring her second Alumni Race victory; more impressive, it marked her record seventh straight top-10 finish (and sixth straight top-3). In the first seven races for which she was eligible, she did not finish lower than fourth. Her impressive display led the Lady Crusaders to their record-breaking third straight team title. Tappan Zee legend Art Gunther also turned in a record-setting performance; his fifth title broke Rita Keahon's all-gender record of four Alumni victories.

As for the men's team race: the sting of the previous year's loss did not wear off quickly, and the fact that we had been involved in the best two-team race in Alumni history did little to soften the blow. Suffice it to say we approached the 2001 race with a score to settle with our Southern rivals. The racing was tight up front, but for once it was actually our team with the superior depth, and we had our second win in three years, and North's third overall.

Men's Top 30

1. Art Gunther (TZ '89) 14:46
2. Dave Dominguez (NR '93) 15:03
3. Mike Morris (CN '96) 15:22
4. Pete Modafferi (CS '95) 15:35
5. Jamie Kempton (AM '76) 15:44
6. Pat Driscoll (CN '98) 15:55
7. Mike Kohlbrenner (PR '76) 16:00
8. George Newsome (CS '92) 16:03
9. Tom McCarney (CN '93) 16:08
10. Todd Sinclair (NR '80) 16:13
11. Frank Visingardi (Nan '86) 16:23
12. John Tobin (Pine Bush '98) 16:42
13. Doug Sklar (CS '01)16:46
14. Jason Friedman (CN '93) 16:56
15. Jim Trautmann (MW '90) 17:00
16. Brian Crowley (AM '82) 17:03
17. Curtis Akarki (Warwick '00) 17:03
18. Joe Cronin (Don Bosco '99) 17:08
19. Jamsel Reyes (NR '01) 17:11
20. Jason Noeldechen (MW '96) 17:12
21. Bill Possidento (Nan '80) 17:13
22. Jon Vaughan (NR '00) 17:15
23. Mike Euell (NR '98) 17:17
24. Julianne Littmann (MW '95) 17:17
25. Brian McGillick (CN '98) 17:19
26. Preston Smolinski (MW '98) 17:23
27. John Trautmann (MW '86) 17:24
28. Gary Brissing (Nan '01) 17:25
29. Matt Cullen (Yorktown '99) 17:28
30. Anthony Calingo (CN '01) 17:29
    

Women's Top 10

1. Julianne Littmann (MW '95) 17:17
2. Lauren Tuchband (Nan '98) 18:32
3. Heidi Evertt-Powers (Warwick '95) 19:06
4. Jessica Romaniuk (Suff '98) 19:23
5. Meghan Howell (Suff '99) 19:33
6. Suzanne LaBurt (MW '81) 19:53
7. Linda Pederson-Higgins (Nan '80) 20:05
8. Christine Bibbo (MW '93) 20:14
9. Amy Ross (OSSM '93) 20:30
10. Jessica Petrina (TZ '00) 21:10
    

Total Number of Runners: 220

Team Participation: 1. Monroe Woodbury 44, 2. Suffern 27, 3. North Rockland 20, 4. Clarkstown North 19, 5. Pearl River 18, 6. Albertus Magnus 17, 7. Nanuet 13, 8. Clarkstown South 10, 9. (tie) Tappan Zee and Warwick Valley 8, 10. (tie) Arlington and Spring Valley 3, 12. Nyack and Hylton 2

Men's Team Scoring

1. Clarkstown North 56 (Morris, Driscoll, McCarney, Friedman, McGillick)
2. North Rockland 76
3. Clarkstown South 92
4. Monroe Woodbury 122
5. Albertus Magnus 183
6. Nanuet 274
7. Pearl River 289
8. Suffern 315
9. Tappan Zee 365
10. Warwick 377

Women's Team Scoring

1. Monroe Woodbury 47 (Littmann, LaBurt, Bibbo, Allison, Veldran)
2. Nanuet 61
3. Suffern 85