Results: 2015 Londonderry Invitational

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Rich McElvery

2015 Londonderry Invitational
Londonderry High School, Londonderry, NH
May 23, 2015
Weather: Sunny, 55 degrees, windy

Girls 1500 M Race Walk
1. Allen, Maegan Arlington MA 6:57.00
2. Vaitones, Valentina 12 Pinkerton 7:37.75
3. Bickford, Haley Gorham ME 8:02.07
4. MacGilvary, Isabelle 09 Pinkerton 9:21.60

Boys 1500 M Race Walk
1. Allen, Nolan Arlington MA 7:11.53

Judges: Vera Vaitones, Todd Bickford, Rich McElvery
Special thanks to Ed Vaitones for coordinating this event and the Londonderry coaching staff for their support and help to set this up.

Results: Seacoast USATF-NE Grand Prix Race Walk

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Rich McElvery

Seacoast USATF-NE Grand Prix Race Walk
Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth, NH
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Weather: Sunny, mild, mid-to-upper 60s, with a slight breeze.

Thanks to the volunteers who counted laps and staffed the water stop. And also thanks to our sponsors, Runner’s Alley and Seacoast Dreams Dentistry, both of Portsmouth.

1 Mile
1. Val Vaitones (18) 8:53
2. Justin Trott (19) 10:19
3. Vera Vaitones (19) 13:19

3000m
1. Moira Burgess (14) 19:05.4

5000m Open
1. Kayla Allen (16) 26:30.6
2. Maegan Allen (16) 27:45.7
3. Nolan Allen (15) 28:19.2

5000m Masters
1. Ed O’Rourke (53) 26:23.4
2. Stephan Mayeux (50) 30:59.5
– Pamela Faltin DNF

Judges: Tom Knatt, Tom Menendez, Ed Vaitones, Steve Vaitones
Timer: Justin Kuo

New England Walkers’ Maegan Allen Sets MA 1 Mile Record

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Rich McElvery

New England Walkers very own Maegan and Nolan Allen of Arlington, MA each competed the 1 Mile Race Walk at the New Balance Indoor Championships last Saturday. The race was held at at The Armory in New York City, and included the top high school race walkers in the nation.

Maegan placed 6th with a 7:22.43, setting a Massachusetts and New England scholastic indoor record, in a talented field where the national record was broken by Ashleigh Resch of Ohio. Nolan finished his race with a respectable 7:54.82.

The New England Walkers would also like to recognize our local race walkers from Maine and Connecticut: Kayla Allen, Sydney Sirois, Spencer Dunn, and Jonathan Lazor for their participation.

For the complete results go to http://www.nationalscholastic.org/files/results/2015_NBNI_results_-_track_Sat2.htm.

Results: USATF New England Indoor Track & Field Championships

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Rich McElvery

USATF New England Indoor Track & Field Championships
Harvard University, Boston, MA
Sunday, February 22, 2015

Women 3000 Meter Race Walk
1.   Kayla Allen                 Unattached                          14:55.43
2.   Sydney Sirois             Unattached                          14:59.36
3.   Maegan Allen             New England Walkers           15:26.90
4.   Holly Lindoe               Franklin Pierce University     16:08.87
5.   Siana Emery              Unattached                           18:49.07
—    Moira Burgess           Unattached                           DNF
—    Valentina Vaitones     New England Walkers           DNF

Men 3000 Meter Race Walk
1. Edward O’Rourke II New England Walkers 15:36.02
2. Stephen Peckiconis Cambridge Sports Union 16:53.82

Mixed 13-18 1 Mile Race Walk Youth Mile
1. Nolan Allen New England Walkers 7:50.81
2. Alessia Caira Waltham Track 9:14.11

Results: Third Mass. Scholastic Invitational Race Walk Championship

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Rich McElvery

Third Mass. Scholastic Invitational Race Walk Championship
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Reggie Lewis Center, Boston
Hosted by USA Track & Field – New England

Girls 1 Mile Race Walk
1. Holly Lindoe Franklin Pierce 7:36.21
2. Maegan Allen New England Walkers 7:46.27
3. Valentina Vaitones New England Walkers 8:33.17

Boys 1 Mile Race Walk Scholastic
1. Nolan Allen New England Walkers 7:55.98

Results: 2015 New England Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Rich McElvery

2015 New England Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships
Career and Technical Academy, Providence, RI
Sunday, February 1, 2015

1 Mile Race Walk
1. Natalie DeQuarto W18 unattached 8:23.7

Women 3000 Meter Race Walk
1. Erin Taylor Talcott W36 Shore Athletic Club 14:07.74
2. Meaghan Podlaski W17 unattached 14:29.84
3. Meagan Allen W16 New England Walkers 15:28.90
4. Maryanne Daniel W56 Connecticut 16:19.66
5. Carol Bendall W56 Fleet Feet A 17:04.08
6. Pamela Allie-Morrill W52 Fleet Feet A 17:51.22
7. Elizabeth Pasquale W62 Shore Athletic Club 18:18.81
— Rebecca Goldstein W63 unattached DQ

Men 3000 Meter Race Walk
1. Emerson Hernandez M25 Shore Athletic Club 12:55.60
2. Dave Talcott M54 Shore Athletic Club 14:12.63
3. Nolan Allen M14 New England Walkers 16:18.04
4. Bob Keating M67 New England Walkers 16:20.48
5. Stephen Peckiconis M55 Cambridge Sports Union 17:02.35
6. Joe Light M67 New England Walkers 20:15.76
7. Charles Mansbach M70 New England Walkers 20:36.63
8. Gustave Davis M77 Connecticut 23:59.16
— Clyde Wilder M78 New England Walkers DQ

Judges: Ron Daniel, Tom Knatt, Steve Vaitones, Ron Boemker

Results: 46th Dartmouth Relays, 1 Mile Race Walk – 1/11/2015

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Rich McElvery

Leverone Field House
Dartmouth College, Hanover NH
Source: Lancer Timing Services

Women 1 Mile Race Walk
1. Sirois, Sydney LA Racewalkers 7:37.68
2. Allen, Kayla LA Racewalkers 7:38.51
3. Lindoe, Holly Franklin Pierce 8:27.44
4. Barret, Kelsey Lancaster RW 8:29.79
5. Vaitones, Valentina NEWalkers 8:43.01
6. Emery, Siana Unattached 8:49.38
7. Bickford, Hayley Gorham 9:08.25
8. Jargiello, Katy Lancaster RW 9:15.60
9. Folster, Sarah Lancaster RW 9:46.50
10. Staskiewicz, Morgan Lancaster RW 9:50.79
11. Guénard, Danika Club Gatineau 10:05.23
12. Luthart, Briona Lancaster RW 10:17.40
13. Petit, Lexi Lancaster RW 10:51.21
14. Burgess, Moira LA Racewalkers 10:53.71

Men 1 Mile Race Walk
1. Adamowicz, Marek Rive-Sud 6:26.51
2. Dunn, Spencer Unattached 7:25.98
3. Brenner, Sam Unattached 7:48.58
4. Côté, Donald Club Gatineau 8:08.01

Lindoe & O’Rourke Winners of the Tom Knatt NE 1-Mile Championship

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Rich McElvery

Tom Knatt USATF New England Indoor 1 Mile Race Walk Championship
Johnson Athletic Center, M.I.T, Cambridge MA
13 December 2014

In a classic photo finish, Holly Lindoe of Franklin Pierce University edged out New England Walkers Ed O’Rourke at the line to win the overall inaugural Tom Knatt NE 1-Mile Championship at MIT last Saturday.

1 Holly Lindoe Franklin Pierce U 7:49.33

2 Ed O’Rourke NEWalkers 7:49.36

3 Nolan Allen Unattached 7:56.22

4 Maegan Allen Unattached 7:59.64

5 Val Vaitones NEWalkers 9:06.59

6 Alessia Caira Waltham TC 9:34.18

7 Jay Diener Granite State RW 9:40.43

8 Charles Mansbach NEWalkers 10:49.92

9 Tom Knatt NEWalkers 11:50.65

Tom Knatt NE 1-Mile Championship (Photo: Ed Vaitones)

Winners Holly Lindoe and Ed O’Rourke with Tom Knatt (Photo: Ed Vaitones)

Final Results: 2014 USA Track & Field New England Race Walk Grand Prix

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Rich McElvery

Congratulations to this year’s USATF New England Race Walk Grand Prix winners Bob Keating and Maryanne Daniel. In addition, USATF-NE awards were earned by Keating and Valia Vaitones.

In all, seven men and three women completed the four events, with 31 athletes participating in at least one of our 12 Grand Prix races. Scores are based on a walker’s race time in relation to the international age-graded tables.

Men (4 events)        Points:
Robert Keating        337.75
Edward O'Rourke III   328.69
Spencer Dunn          308.28 (USATF-ME)
Stephen Peckiconis    298.46
Larry Epstein         293.76
Charlie Mansbach      284.82
Clyde Wilder          281.45

Women (4 events)     Points:
Maryanne Daniel      333.51 (USATF-CT)
Holly Lindoe         290.24 (Franklin Pierce College)
Valentina Vaitones   272.47

Results: 2014 CT Association 10,000m Championship

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Rich McElvery

Peter’s Recreational Complex, Clinton, CT
Sunday Nov 2, 2014

Weather: Partly sunny, 42 degrees, extreme wind, gusts up to 50mph

Many thanks to Maryanne Daniel and the CT Walkers for hosting the race, and the volunteers and judges making the last 2014 USATF-NE Race Walk Grand Prix event a success.

10,000m
1. Meaghan Podlaski 17 Unattached, NY            54:01.21 (1st open/Jr Girls)
2. Valentina Vaitones 18 Golden Spikes, Derry NH 1:05:24 (2nd open/Jr Girls)
3. Charlie Mansbach 70 NEWalkers, Waban MA      1:13:20 (1st Masters Men)
4. Ginger Armstrong   52 CTRW, Canterbury CT      1:17:27 (1st Masters Women)

5000m
1. Bill Vayo    50    Shore AC, NY       29:02 (1st open/Masters Men)
2. Joe Light    67    NEWalkers, RI       34:57 (2nd open/Masters Men)
3. Lucy Vayo   13   Ursuline School, NY 36:40 (1st Jr Girls)

Judges: Debbie and Shawn Frederick, Geoff Bye, Ron Daniel, Jean Tenan (Chief)
Lap counting, timing and marshalling: John Palmer, Ed Vaitones and Linda Podlaski