2010

For the second straight year, a clear, chilly, windy day greeted runners at the start; and for the second straight year, a high-scoring, tight battle in the men's team race. With eight teams represented among the top 10, high scores were sure to follow. The 2009 race saw records for the highest winning score (81 points) and the smallest victory margin (1 point, at 81-82)...and both those results nearly repeated themselves, with Pearl River narrowly edging the repeat bid of Monroe Woodbury, 80-82. Through the first four runners Tappan Zee actually had a 43-44-54 edge on the top two, but the Pirates were able to catch the Dutchmen and hold off the Crusaders in a tight battle.

Monroe Woodbury had no such concerns on the women's side, taking five of the top nine spots en route to the most lopsided victory in Alumni Race history. This despite "only" an eighth-place showing from eight-time women's champ Julianne Littman-Viscardo, who ran the race solidly into her second trimester. Future aspirants to the women's title have a clear blueprint for defeating Julianne: ensure that she is pregnant in November. This will at least give you a fighting chance.

Outstanding runs from the less-experienced members of my household: Thing #1 put up a good fight in the 5-6 race, despite having just turned five one week prior; Thing #2 dominated the toddlers' race; and my better half ran her first Alumni Race, sporting the red and gray of Upper Dublin (PA) High. Go Cardinals!

Men's Top 30

1. Matt Terry (Danbury, CT '08) 15:45
2. Carlos Jamieson (NR '05) 15:46
3. Danny Kane (TZ '09) 15:57
4. Nick Roosa (TZ'03) 16:09
5. Bryan Herbst (PR '07) 16:39
6. Mike Hickey (PR '09) 16:49
7. John Trautmann (MW '86) 16:54
8. Einar Brissing (Nan '01) 16:59
9. Anthony Calingo (CN '01) 17:07
10. Mike Pereira (Suff '09) 17:22
11. Matt Panebianco (TZ '09) 17:27
12. Ed Ackerly (MW '86) 17:35
13. Tom Zarnoch (MW '08) 17:39
14. Brian Crowley (AM '82) 17:42
15. Brendan Fennell (PR '03) 17:50
16. Pat Driscoll (CN '98) 17:58
17. Jason Friedman (CN '93) 18:20
18. Eric Duch (PR '02) 18:26
19. Jamie Kempton (AM '76) 18:27
20. Frank Visingardi (Nan '86) 18:28
21. TJ Ciccone (Suff '94) 18:39
22. David Blumel (MW '75) 18:45
23. John Halpin (Cornwall '89) 18:48
24. Zack Berbitt (Suff '96) 18:49
25. John MacKenzie (TZ '98) 18:51
26. Orlando Rivera (NR '04) 18:54
27. Ade Ellis (Nan '00) 19:07
28. Daniel Neenan (MW '02) 19:11
29. Rich Barbera (Suff '09) 19:22
30. Mike Morris (CN '96) 19:24

Women's Top 10

1. Jacqueline Pollack (TZ '10) 20:09
2. Suzanne LaBurt (MW '81) 20:38
3. Eileen Shiel Herman (CS '81) 21:03
4. Kim (Newsome) Chalfin (CS '88) 21:08
5. Meghan Howell (Suff '99) 21:10
6. Liz O'Donnell (MW '10) 21:47
7. Carly Kiess (MW '10) 21:47
8. Julianne Littman-Viscardo (MW '95) 22:00
9. Lauren Mayer (MW '08) 22:28
10. Katie Glover (MW '08) 22:29

Total Number of Runners: 255

Team Participation: 1. Monroe Woodbury 35, 2. Albertus Magnus 30, 3. Pearl River 26, 4. Clarkstown North 24, 5. Suffern 22, 6. Clarkstown South 15, 7. (tie) North Rockland and Nanuet 13, 9. Tappan Zee 8, 10. (tie) Arlington and Rosary Academy 3, 12. (tie) Blair Academy (NJ), Burke Catholic, Cornwall, Goshen, James I. O'Neill, Somers, Spring Valley, Valley Central, Warwick, Washingtonville 2.

Men's Team Scoring

1. Pearl River 80 (Herbst, Hickey, Fennell, Duch, McEvoy)
2. Monroe Woodbury 82
3. Clarkstown North 104
4. Tappan Zee 125
5. Suffern 129
6. Nanuet 143
7. North Rockland 159
8. Albertus Magnus 198
9. Clarkstown South 796

Women's Team Scoring

1. Monroe Woodbury 32 (LaBurt, O'Donnell, Kiess, Littmann-Viscardo, Mayer)
2. Suffern 106
3. Clarkstown South 137