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46TH ANNUAL ASBURY PARK POLAR BEAR RACES

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courtesy of Jersey Shore Running Club
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO TOOK PART AND MADE THE 46TH ANNUAL ASBURY PARK
POLAR BEAR RACES ON DECEMBER 27, 2009 ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS !!!!
THE RACES WERE STAGED BY SHORE ATHLETIC CLUB OF NJ WITH SPONSORSHIP OF
McLOONE'S RESTAURANTS, AND THE GREAT ASSISTANCE OF MANY VOLUNTEERS OF SHORE
AC, JERSEY SHORE RUNNING CLUB AND FREEHOLD AREA RUNNING CLUB.
THE LEADING FINISHERS IN THE 46TH ANNUAL ASBURY PARK POLAR BEAR RACES WERE:
Five-Mile Run (held on the boardwalk)
Men’s Leaders - 1. Matt Forys, Howell, 25:20; 2. Jeff Propert, Wall, 28:02;
3. Marc Altenau, West Long Branch, 28:54; 4. Farnese DaSilva, West Long
Branch,
29:34 (1st 40-49); 5. Joe Rooney, 29:45 (1st 20-29); 6. Brice Kane,
Howell, 30:13 (1st 19-under); 7.Aaron Cherry, Rutherford, 30:59; 8. Kyle Shaughnessy, Farmingdale, 31:21; 9. Chris Joe, Wethersfield, Ct. 31:41; 10.
William Miller, West Long Branch, 31:58.
Also, David Franz, Denville, 32:48 (1st 30-39); David Hoch, East Brunswick,
34:00
(1st 50-59); Harold Nolan, Middletown, 32:24 (1st 60-69); James Leitz,
Bayonne, 36:06 (1st 70-79); Hal Smith, Freehold, 1:01:44 (1st 80-up.)
Women’s Leaders: 1. Briana Jackucewicz, Howell, 30:46; 2. Lindsay Ritchings,
Pt. Pleasant Beach, 31:16; 3. Caitlin Dorgan, Red Bank, 31:27; 4. Kellee Hand,
Howell,
32:13; 5. Dactiliia Booth, 32:39 (1st 30-39); 6. Laura Wronski,
Edison, 32:58 (1st 40-49);
7. Lauren Rhatigan, Long Beach Twp., 33:43; 8.
Justine Perlberg, Little Rock, Ark, 34:54; 9. Jeanne Cinter, Kaneohe, Hawaii,
36:19; 10. Cristelle LaRosa, 36:56.
Also, Maddy Picard, 39:30 (1st 19-under); Jan Farnung-Krause, Dunellen,
38:14 (1st 50-59); Jo Ann Coffee, Somerset, 38:32 (1st 60-69.)
10-Mile Racewalk (held on Ocean Avenue)
Men’s Leaders: 1. Andres Chocho, Ecuador, 1:10:18, Polar Bear record, old
record
1:11:43 by Ray Funkhouser, 1984; 2.Richard Luettchau, Middlesex,
1:21:44; 3. Dave Talcott, Johnson City, NY, 1:22:29 (1st 40-49); 4. John
Soucheck, Little Silver, 1:26:58; 5. Marin Perez, Newark, 1:29:16; 6. Bruce
Logan, New York, 1:38:43; 7. Tom Quattrocchi, Spotswood, 1:46:22 (1st 50-59);
8. John Fredericks, Brick, 1:49:46 (1st 60-69); 9. John Morrison, Baltimore,
1:56:20; 10. Manny Eisner, Aberdeen, 2:04:13;
Also, Ben Ottmer, Freehold, 2:04:52 (1st 70-79.)
Women’s Leaders: 1. Erin Taylor, Bergenfield, 1:32:28; 2. Panse Geer, Hazlet,
1:53:06 (1st 60-69); 3. Gail Warshaw, Demarest, 1:53:08 (1st 50-59); 4. Maria
Paul, Long Branch, 1:53:52 (1st 40-49); 5. Susan Middaugh, Brick, 2:04:16.
LONGEST DISTANCE TRAVELERS TO THE POLAR BEAR RACES:
Justine Perlberg, from military duty in Iraq
Jeanne Cinter, from Hawaii for fifth straight year
Ancres Chocho, from Ecuador, second time in three years.
WE SALUTE ALL WHO TOOK PART !!!
HO-HO-HO, HE'S STILL OUT THERE, STILL DOING IT ON A COLD DAY IN BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ.
SHORE AC'S RICH LUETTCHAU runs to his third consecutive victory in the Jingle
Bells 5K Race, held December 6, 2009, in Brick Township. Rich, the
former Richard Stockton College star who is also one of the nation's most
promising young racewalkers (and won the Penn Relays Open 10K walk title last
April), led the Jingle Bells field in a quick 15.18 on a blustery, cold
day. Runner-up Evan Cornell was a not-close second in 16:14. Many
Shore AC members took part in the event, again graciously hosted by our Ocean
Running Club friends. In his next major start, Rich will be a top
contender in the Asbury Park Polar Bear 10-mile walk to be held on December
27th (Photo courtesy of Ocean Running Club.)

SHORE A.C. OPEN CROSS COUNTRY MEET
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH 2009 AT OCEAN COUNTY PARK,
LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.
Congratulations to all who took part as runners,
coaches, officials,
parents and volunteers
in all capacities at the 36th annual Shore AC
Open Cross Country
Meet October 25, 2009.
Hope to see you here -
and please bring all your friends and
running colleagues -
at the 37th annual meet. Tentative date is
Sunday, October 31,
2009.
Cheers again!!!
BOYS 9-UNDER 1.5 MILE RUN
1. Steven Payne, Elite Runners, 9.45; 2. Charles Bakos, Elite Runners, 9.47;
3. Teax Armijo, Chester, 9.50; 4. Gage Armijo, Chester, 10.04; 5. Nicholas
Lundberg,
Crimson Knights,
10.14; 6. Ryan Flanagan, SLH, 10.32; 7. Danny Kelly, SLH, 10.52;
8. Matthew
Costello, Crimson Knights, 11.05; 9. Joseph Gimbardi, Elite Runners, 11.21;
10. Luis Mori, St Rose, 11.23.
11. Ethan Jager, 11.44; 12. Ryan Moloughney, SLH, 11.46; 13. Chris Black,
SLH,
11.47; 14. Noel
Walkes, Elite Runners, 11.48; 15. Matthew Cawley, Crimson Knights, 12.32; 16.
David Conway, 12.47; 17. Connor McKeown, 12.52; 18. Michael Forrester, SLH,
13.08; 19. Jack Morgan, SLH. 13.08; 20. Joseph Russo, St.Veronica, 14.07.
21. Evan Kraft. Crimson Knights, 15.00; 22. Matt Quinn, SLH, 15.48; 23. John
Waring, SLH, 15.49; 24. Randy Maccanico, SLH, 15.49; 25. Max Strapp, SLH,
16.05; 26. Luke Morgan, SLH, 16.25.
BOYS 10-11 1.5 MILE RUN
1. Keith Gray, Elite Runners, 9.56; 2. Nicholas DePompa, Keansburg, 10.14; 3.
Brendan Schwear, Crimson Knights, 10.16; 4. Michael McIntyre, St. Rose,
10.21; 5. Andrew Montaperto, Crimson Knights, 10.40; 6. Tim Moloughney, SLH, 10.54;
7.
Frank Durkin,
All Saints, 10.55; 8. Derek Rosser, Keansburg, 11.07; 9. Tommy Costello,
Crimson Knights, 11.15; 10. Kyle Nusbaum, Crimson Knights, 11.23;
11. Sam Bane, 11.45; 12. Chris Ciavetta, St Rose, 12.30; 13. Dominick Pascal,
Keansburg, 12.40; 14. Ryan Omslaer. St, Veronica, 12.42; 15. Chris Helius,
SLH,
13.03; 16.
Matthew Carrigy, St.Veronica, 13.17; 17. Danny McNamara, St Veronica, 13.38;
18.Parker Omslaer, St. Vronica, 14.11; 19. Jonathan Alicea, St. Veronica,
15.20; 20. Bryan
Weissel, St. Veronica, 15.30.
BOYS 12-13 2.0 MILE RUN
1. Jeremy Hull, Holmdel, 11.58; 2. Abner Moenca, Elite Runners, 12.04;
3.. Joseph Lundberg, Crimson Knights, 12.13; 4. Jake Meli, St. Rose, 12.14;
5. Christopher Fernandes, Crimson Knights, 12.33; 6. Jospeh Cawley, Crimson
Knights, 12.37; 7. Austin Eng, Holmdel, 12.46; 8. Ajay Singh, Elite Runners,
12.47; 9. Damien Zitzman, Keansburg, 12.53; 10. Shana Flaangan, SLH, 13.01;
11. Dylan Faler, keanburg, 13.05; 12. Jack Crowley, Holmdel, 13.07;
13. Kevin Engstrom, Crimson Knights, 13.07; 14. Don Guicembo, Holmdel, 13.27;
15. Jon Boros, Elite Runners, 13.30; 16. Ray Morgan, Holmdel, 13.32; 17.
Divine Alston, Jersey Heat, 13.42; 18. Dylan Carson, Keansburg, 13.44; 19.
Carlos Fontanez, Keansburg, 13.45; 20. Marcus Sergeant, Jersey Heat, 13.55.
21. Malik Francis, Jersey Heat, 14.01; 22. Andrew Rich, Crimson Knights,
14.14; 23. Andrew Norton, Wetsfield, 14.31; 24. Justin Alicea, St.Veronica,
14.36; 25. Stephen Wood, Holmdel, 14.45; 26. John Lupino, Keansburg, 14.48;
27. Michael Ruiz, Keansburg, 14.59; 28. Raymond Baker, Keansburg, 16.13; 29.
Preston Taylor, St. Rose, 16.16; 30. Michael Caputo, Keansburg, 16.47.
31. Mike Catone, All Saints, 17.23; 32. Thomas DiPinto, St. Veronica, 17.24;
33.
Patrick Perry,
Keansburg, 18.28; 34. Nick Lanier, St. Veronica, 23.34.
GIRLS 9-UNDER 1.5 MILE RUN
1. Shelby Piccinic, Crimson Knights, 10.32; 2. Jaziah Hayes, Jersey Heat,
11.18; 3. Shayne Dolan, SLH, 11.58; 4. DeShanae McCoy, Jersey Heat, 12.02; 5.
Eran McDermott, St Rose, 12.12; 6. Megan Merkler, St Rose, 12.26;
7. Karly Allen, All Saints, 12.29; 8. Marlena Young, Jersey Heat, 12.40; 9.
Elizabeth Weeden, St Rose, 13.06; 10. Jahliyah Hayes, Jersey Heat, 13.38;
11. Christina Healy, SLH, 14.04; 12. Heavenly Medina, StVeronica, 14.09; 13.
Kriston Pezzullo, St Rose, 14.17; 14. Norah Dolan, SLH, 14.38; 15. Quinn
Dolan, SLH, 14.45; 16. Isbabella Palumbo, St.Veronica, 15.223;
17. Laura V, SLH, 15.46; 18. Bryce Isaak, SLH, 15.50.
GIRLS 10-11 1.5 MILE RUN
1. Hannah Molloy, Pa. Connection, 9:37; 2. Cara Trulli, DDE Middle School,
10.04; 3. Maddy Picard, Crimson Knights, 10.27; 4. Elizabeth Connor,
Keansburg, 11.20;
5. Erin Flynn,
St,Rose, 11.30; 6. Jalissa Hayes, Jersey Heat, 11.36; 7. Aine Donohue,
St Rose, 11.43;
8. Kacey Cielecki, SLH, 11.47; 9. May Kale O’Malley, St Rose,
11.47; 10.
Christina Heintz, St Veronica, 11.54;
11. Emma Gulibin, St. Rose, 11.58; 12. Madison Gibson, St.Veronica, 12.26;
13. Megan Nadrowski, SLH, 12.36; 14. Emily McLughlin, SLH, 12.51;
15. McKenna, Keansburg, 13.09; 16. Tiffany Rongo, Keansburg, 13.27;
17. Kyra Gordan, SLH, 13.57; 18. Erin Knuecker, St. Veronica, 14.07;
19. Amber Baker, Keansburg, 17.06; 20. Miranda Palumbo, St.Veronica, 17.12
GIRLS 12-13 2.0 MILE RUN
1. Brittany Gasser, Elite Runners, 12:25; 2. Emily Shibata, Elite Runners,
13:19; 3. Rebekah Garcia, Keansburg, 13:30; 4. Monique Spann, Jersey Heat,
13:58; 5. Sam O’Donnell, Holmdel, 14:02; 6. Lindsey Conlan, Holmdel, 14:23;
7. Lauren Kunkel, St. Veronica, 16:42; 8. Clare Sullivan, St. Veronica, 16:56;
9. Aryela Kabongo, 17:10;
10. Victoria Duffy, Keansburg, 17:35; 11. Taylor Crawley, St. Veronica,
18.01.
OPEN 5-KILOMETER RUN
MEN, 1. Brian Kayser, Shore AC, 17.19; 2. Nathan Walker, Elite Runners,
17.27; 3. Chris Peters, Shore AC, 19.09 (1st 50-59) 4. Brian Stanziano,
19.52; 5.Brian Hanlon, Shore AC, 20.13 (1st 40-49); 6. Ben Campbell,
Crimson Knights, 20.29; 7. Kevin Thompson,
Crimson Knights, 20.45; 8. Jaspel Singh, Elite Runners, 21.13;
9. Ricardo Rivera, Jersey Heat, 21.28; 10. Bert Lundberg, Crimson Knights,
21.31.
11. Billy Kenney, Crimson Knights, 21.44; 12. Glen Kraft, Crimson Knights,
23.30; 13. Chris Montaperto, Crimson Knights, 24.11; 14. Max Picard, Crimson
Knights, 28.08.
WOMEN: 1. Brigid Alvarado, Crimson Knights, 23.51; 2. Keri Kraft, Crimson
Knights, 28.01
YOUTH DIVISION TEAM AWARDS:
1. Spring Lake Heights, 26 runners; 2. St. Veronica, 26; 3. Keansburg 19;
4. Crimson Knights 17; 5. St Rose 15; 6. Elite Runners 12; 7. Jersey Heat 10;
7. Holmdel 10; 9. All Saints 4; 10. Chester 2; 11. Pa. Connection 1; 11. DDE
Middle School 1.
THANK YOUS &
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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