The North men had aspirations of our own; a win in the 2004 edition would be our fourth straight, breaking the record we shared with Albertus and Suffern. Early-season hopes were high for a "four-peat," but injuries to Pat Driscoll and Matt Strasberg left our roster thin. Sizing up the competition at the start, we knew we had a battle on our hands.
The top runners sorted themselves out quickly, and by the mile mark three teams--North, TZ, and Suffern--each had three runners in the top twelve. At that point the Mounties, running 2-3-4, seemed to have a clear advantage, but behind the frontrunners the Rams displayed solid pack running to move into position. When the dust settled, North escaped with a five-point victory over Tappan Zee--the closest margin in race history. (For those who care, it's probably the best three-team finish in Alumni history, but for two-team drama, you still can't beat 2000, when North and South accounted for nine of the top 15 by themselves.)
In the decade since the Pearl River women had last won a team title, they had seen Nanuet equal their record of fifth victories; but this year saw the Lady Pirates return to the victor's circle. Their 15-point victory over Monroe Woodbury was their sixth overall, surpassing the record they had shared with the Golden Knights.
On the individual side, Art Gunther won an astounding sixth title in dominant fashion; Julianne Littmann was no less impressive in winning her record-tying fourth race in seven years by nearly a minute.
Men's Top 30
- Art Gunther (TZ '89) 15:07
- Justin Romaniuk (Suff '01) 15:36
- Tim Cox (Suff '91) 15:49
- Tom McCarney (CN '93) 16:05
- Lou Maturo (TZ '04) 16:10
- Mike Morris (CN '96) 16:12
- Jaime Kempton (AM '76) 16:16
- Nick Roosa (TZ '03) 16:18
- Mike Kohlbrenner (PR '76) 16:18
- Jason Friedman (CN '93) 16:18
- Stephen Santore (CN '04) 16:23
- Brian Crowley (AM '82) 16:27
- Mark Horton (Suff '03) 16:27
- Mike Pond (Somers '04) 16:33
- James Sweeney (Guild '99) 16:39
- Gilbert Hawkins (Leonia, NJ '98) 16:43
- Andy Kohlbrenner (PR '81) 16:48
- Anthony Calingo (CN '01) 16:51
- Andrew Gunther (TZ '93) 16:57
- Dan Smitas (Guild '94) 16:58
- Steve Sutton (TZ '90) 17:02
- Frank Visingardi (Nan '86) 17:08
- George Buckheit (AM '75) 17:15
- Curtis Akacki (War '00) 17:18
- Dan Haggerty (Guild '03) 17:19
- Andrew Rikert (Guild '97) 17:34
- Joe Fullam (New Paltz '04) 17:42
- Sean McCormick (Suff '00) 17:43
- John Zarecca (Suff '00) 17:45
- Pete Modafferi (CS '95) 17:46
Women's Top 10
- Julianne Littman (MW '95) 18:15
- Becky Prial (Warwick '04) 19:11
- Dawn Leary (Warwick '04) 19:22
- Suzanne La Burt (MW '81) 19:23
- Meghan Howell (Suff '99) 19:34
- Janice Morra (Wayne Hills, NJ '76) 19:56
- Zuri Wilson (Wash '04) 20:03
- Laura Bergen-DiMarino (Nan '84) 20:35
- Linda Giardina (PR '89) 20:38
- Erin Demchko (PR '03) 20:40
Total Number of Runners: 261
Team Participation: 1. Monroe Woodbury 24; 2. Suffern 33; 3. Pearl River 26; 4. Clarkstown North 22; 5. Albertus Magnus 17; 6. Nanuet 15; 7. Clarkstown South 14; 8. North Rockland 13; 9. Tappan Zee 12; 10. Washingtonville 10; 11. (tie) Beacon and Guilderland 5; 13. Warwick 4; 14. Spring Valley 3; 15. (tie) Arlington, Bayside, Goshen, Hylton, Va., Newburgh Free Academy, New Paltz, Ramapo, and Somers 2.
Men's Team Scoring
- Clarkstown North 49 (McCarney, Morris, Friedman, Santore, Calingo)
- Tappan Zee 54
- Suffern 77
- Guilderland 131
- Monroe Woodbury 230
- Albertus Magnus 233
- Pearl River 253
- North Rockland 269
- Nanuet 319
- Clarkstown South 364
Women's Team Scoring
- Pearl River 68 (Giardina, Demchko, Mascoli, Hanley, Patten)
- Monroe Woodbury 83
- Clarkstown North 98
- Washingtonville 104
- Clarkstown South 158
Why don't you post all runners????
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