Results: 2017 USATF New England Youth Meet

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Rich McElvery

2017 USATF New England Youth Meet
Reggie Lewis Center
Boston, MA
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Open 1 Mile Walk
1. Holly Lindoe      Franklin Pierce University    7:29.56 (Personal Best)
2. Rick Cote         Franklin Pierce University 8:13.91 (Personal Best)
3. Morris Smith      Waltham Track Club            11:46.99
4. Max Wozek          Waltham Track Club        11:47.45 (Personal Best)

Youth 409m Walk
1. Sienna Uyenoyama Needham Track Club 3:04.13
2. Alessia Uyenoyama Needham Track Club 3:08.28

Results: 2017 USATF New England Indoor Championship

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Rich McElvery

2017 USATF New England Indoor Championship
Gordon Track, Harvard University, Boston MA
Sunday, February 19, 2017

3000 Meter Race Walk (Mixed)

Emerson Esnal Hernandez Fleet Feet A 12:45.13
Dave Talcott Shore AC 13:51.83
Kayla Allen LA Race Walkers 14:58.07
Holly Lindoe Franklin Pierce 15:08.60
Maegan Allen New England Walkers 15:10.15
Nolan Allen New England Walkers 15:22.39
Edward O’Rourke III New England Walkers 15:23.38
Sydney Sirois Unattached 15:28.44
Rachel Zoyhofski Unattached 15:44.64
Richard Cote Franklin Pierce 16:34.65
Robert Keating New England Walkers 16:57.47
Stephen Peckiconis Cambridge Sports Union 17:49.56
Barry Blake Shore AC 18:41.89

Judges: Tom Menendez, Pam Allie-Morrill, Rich McElvery, Justin Kuo

Maegan Allen Places 5th Place at the Millrose Games

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Rich McElvery

Congratulations to the New England Walkers’ Maegan Allen for placing 5th at the Millrose Games in New York. She completed the Women’s Mile Race Walk with a time of 7:41.43.

Results: 2017 USATF East Region and New England Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Rich McElvery

2017 USATF East Region and New England Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships
Providence Career and Technical Academy
Providence, Rhode Island
Sunday, January 29, 2017

3000m Race Walk (Open)
1. Emerson Hernandez   M28 Fleet Feet A           12:49.49
2. Nolan Allen                 M17 New England Walkers      15:27.52
3. Edward O’Rourke III   M55 New England Walkers    15:36.20
4. Maegan Allen             W18 New England Walkers      15:48.64
5. Robert Keating       M69 New England Walkers      17:07.73
6. Stephen Peckiconis M57 Cambridge Sports Union 18:10.04
7. Wayne King               M56 unattached                       19:46.70
8. Bill Harriman              M69 New England Walkers       21:29.26

Emerson Hernandez led the pack from the start, leaving the New England Walkers in his wake. He finished the 3000m race walk in 12:49.49.

Results: 2017 Greater Boston TC Invitational

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Rich McElvery

2017 Greater Boston TC Invitational
Gordon Indoor Track, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Sunday, January 22, 2017

Mixed 1 Mile Race Walk Junior OPEN
1. Smith, Morris M Watham TC 10:44.20

Mixed 3000 Meter Race Walk OPEN
1. Hernandez, Emerson M Unattached                  13:02.87
2. Taylor-Talcott, Erin       W Shore AC                     13:39.98
3. Talcott, Dave               M Shore AC                     13:52.04
4. Allen, Kayla                 W LA Racewalkers           15:05.85
5. Allen, Maegan             W New England Walkers 16:01.41
6. Riegel, Sophie             W Unattached                  16:08.52
7. Naidenko, Valentina     W Unattached                  16:11.25
8. Lindoe, Holly               W Franklin Pierce            16:43.39
9. Burgess, Moira            W LA Racewalkers           17:26.12
10. Cote III, Richard         M Franklin Pierce            17:36.32
11. Daniel, Maryanne       W CT Racewalkers           17:47.30
12. Barbarotta, Hannah   W Fitchburg St.               22:02.03
— Allen, Nolan                 M New England Walkers    DNF

Results: 48th Dartmouth Relays

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Rich McElvery

48th Dartmouth Relays
Leverone Field House, Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Sunday, January 8, 2017
(Source: Lancer Timing)

Women’s 1 Mile Race Walk
1. Allen, Kayla                LA Racewalkers           7:48.69
2. Allen, Maegan            New England Walkers 8:18.74
3. Bickford, Haley LA     Racewalkers                 8:40.72
4. Burgess, Moira LA     Racewalkers                 8:44.76
5. Menard, Gabrielle      Boutique Courir             8:46.67
6. Guénard, Danika        Club Gatineau               8:52.51
7. Vaitones, Valentina     New England Walkers   8:54.82
8. Bourgie, Marie-Anne Boutique Courir             9:36.43
9. Staskiewicz, Morgan Lancaster RW               9:57.88
10. Petit, Lexi                   Lancaster RW           10:56.64

Men’s 1 Mile Race Walk
1. Adamowicz, Marek     Boutique Courir            6:10.51
2. Bechard, Yvan            Boutique Courir            7:12.54
3. Smith, Steven             Unattached                   7:45.33
4. Allen, Nolan                New England Walkers    8:17.11
5. O’Rourke, Ed             New England Walkers    8:19.11
6. Jobin, Marcel              Énergie                          9:03.44
7. Cote III, Richard          Franklin Pierce               9:27.74

Judges: Steve Vaitones, Tom Eastler, Ed Vaitones, Rich McElvery

In fast company: Steve Vaitones, Nolan Allen, Val Vaitones, Marcel Jobin (past Olympian), and Maegan Allen at the Dartmouth Relays last Sunday.

Results: 2016 Tom Knatt One Mile Race Walk/USATF-NE Indoor One Mile Race Walk Championship

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Rich McElvery

2016 Tom Knatt One Mile Race Walk/USATF-NE Indoor One Mile Race Walk Championship
Shobrys Indoor Track, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA
Saturday, December 10, 2016

1.   Kayla Allen           17 Lewiston ME     Maine Racewalkers 7:54.89
2.   Meagan Allen       18 Arlington MA        NEWalkers         7:57.81 – 1F USATF-NE
3.   Ed O’Rourke        55 Groton MA           NEWalkers          8:35.07 – 1M USATF-NE
4.   Hayley Bickford    16 Gorham ME       Gorham Track         8:45.30
5.   Maryanne Daniel   58 Clinton CT           CT Racewalkers       8:49.14
6.   Tom Finn         60 Southington CT    CT Racewalkers       8:58.32
7.   Moira Burgess     16 Monmouth ME    Maine Racewalkers 9:02.12
8.   Val Vaitones        20 Derry NH              NEWalkers         9:08.44 – 2F USATF-NE
9.   Morris Smith        12 Arlington MA         Waltham TC          11:08.33 – 2M USATF-NE
10.   Thomas Knatt     76 Groton MA            NEWalkers        12:07.78 – 3M USATF-NE
11.   Baker, Ellie        62 Lexington MA       Unattached       12:56.45

Judges: Ron Daniel, Tom Menendez, Steve Vaitones, Rich McElvery

The distinguished field at the 3rd Annual Tom Knatt One Mile Race Walk Championship, December 10th at MIT:
Front row: Maryanne Daniel, Maegan Allen, Morris Smith
Back row: Ed O’Rourke, Moira Burgess, Hayley Bickford, Kayla Allen, Tom Knatt (Champion Emeritus), Ellie Baker, Val Vaitones, Tom Finn

2016 Tom Knatt One Mile Walk: Saturday, December 10th!

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Rich McElvery

The 3rd annual Tom Knatt One Mile Walk, also serving as the USATF-NE Indoor One Mile RW Championship, will be held at MIT’s Johnson Athletic Center in Cambridge, MA.

USATF-NE Championship medals will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers at the event.

Open to all ages, the race starts at 11:00 a.m. No fee for USATF-NE members, $5.00 for all others. Bring your entry form to the meet. (Entry form attached.)

Please send an email indicating your intent to compete to office@usatfne.org.

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Final Results: 2016 USATF New England Race Walk Grand Prix

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Rich McElvery

Congratulations to the 2016 USATF-NE Race Walk Grand Prix winners, Bob Keating and Maegan Allen! In all, thirty-one athletes participated in at least one of our 11 Grand Prix races. Results are below. Scores were based on a walker’s race time in relation to the international age-graded tables.

Men:
1. Bob Keating              344.50 (4 races) (1st USATF-NE)
2. Ed O’Rourke         318.98 (4 races)
3. Spencer Dunn           313.02 (4 races)
4. Brian Savilonis           295.98 (4 races)
5. Stephen Peckiconis   290.10 (4 races)
6. Nolan Allen            285.91 (4 races)
7. Charlie Mansbach     279.92 (4 races)
8. Larry Epstein             137.52 (2 races)
9. Matthew Forgues       80.39 (1 race)
10. Trevor Judd             76.33 (1 race)
11. Clyde Wilder            73.97 (1 race)
12. Nicholas Parrot        72.03 (1 race)
13. Tom Finn                70.35 (1 race)
14. Tom Knatt            68.26 (1 race)
15. Spencer Linscott        67.83 (1 race)
16. Gustave Davis          67.14 (1 race)

Women:
1. Kayla Allen                 316.11 (4 races)
2. Maegan Allen           311.10 (4 races) (1st USATF-NE)
3. Siana Emery            290.97 (4 races)
5. Moira Burgess       200.30 (3 races)
6. Val Vaitones           180.60 (3 races)
7. Maryanne Daniel        157.11 (2 races)
8. Sydney Sirois             146.96 (2 races)
9. Holly Lindoe           141.81 (2 races)
10. Hayley Bickford     140.32 (2 races)
11. Alessia Caira             134.77 (2 races)
12. Holly Wenninger        132.71 (2 races)
13. Elizabeth Larsen     69.58 (1 race)
14. Lilyan Cohen        68.85 (1 race)
15. Ginger A. Palmer        61.84 (1 race)

Results: 10000m CT Association Championship

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Rich McElvery

Peters Recreational Complex Track, Clinton, CT
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Weather: Partly sunny, humid, 65-70 degrees

1 Mile Race Walk
1. Elizabeth Schretzenmeyer 11:24:06

10000m Race Walk
Men:
1. Ed O’Rourke, 54 New England Walkers            59:32 (1st Open/Masters)
2. Tom Finn, 60 CT Racewalkers                         1:05:29 (1st CT, 2nd overall)
3. Charlie Mansbach, 72 New England Walkers    1:16:15 (3rd Open/1st Master over 70)
– Gus Davis, 78 CT Racewalkers 5000m in 41:22
Women:
1. Panse Geer, 70 Shore AC                                  1:15:13 (1st overall)
2. Ginger Armstrong Palmer, 54 CT Racewalkers 1:18:08 (1st CT, 2nd overall)

Judges: Jean Tenan, Maryanne and Ron Daniel
Special thanks to:
Geoff Bye for registration/ lap counting
Lap counters/timers, John Palmer, Gene Geer, Kristen and Peter Schretzenmeyer.
A big thank you to Bob Gemske for bringing the clock, even though our number are few, it helps it feel more official.

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