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SINCERE THANKS TO ALL.WHO WERE AT THE 24TH ANNUAL NEW JERSEY INTERNATIONAL TRACK AND FIELD MEET AS ATHLETES, OFFICIALS, VOLUNTEERS AND FANS.WE ALL PITCHED IN AND WE HAD A TERRIFIC TRACK AND FIELD OCCASION.!!!..
CHEERS AGAIN, ELLIOTT DENMAN


   (This story reprinted courtesy of The Asbury Park Press;
     for full summaries of the NJ International Meet, click on results
.)

   By ELLIOTT DENMAN

  HOLMDEL - Fresh from record-breaking performances at the 24th annual New Jersey International Track and Field Meet, Aliann Pompey, Cadeau Kelley, Carmen Douma-Hussar and Rob Novak take aim at a series of major challenges just ahead.
   With the world track scene now focusing on key events throughout North America and Europe, these four hope to play starring roles on the circuit.
    Pompey, the three-time Olympic 400-meter runner from Guyana, a former NCAA champion at Manhattan College who now represents the Shore AC, lowered the N.J. International’s Otis Davis women’s 400 record to 51.79 Saturday night (June 5, 2010) at Holmdel High School’s Bob Roggy Memorial Field. 
   Will she run her way to a fourth Olympic Games at London in 2012?
   “That would be wonderful,” said Pompey, “ but I can’t afford to look that far ahead, either. One step at a time.”
    Kelley, a University of Akron graduate and Shore AC member, extended the Charley Mays Memorial men’s long jump record to 25 feet, 9 3/4 inches. A resident of Berlin, N.J., he represents Liberia, the nation of his birth, in international events.
   Douma-Hussar, a Canadian Olympian and ninth-placer in the 2004 Athens 1,500-meter final, had hoped to attack the 4:30 mark in the Chrissie D’Alessandro Shaheen Memorial Mile and the $1,000 bonus that goes with it, but fell short in a four-lap duel with Villanova star Nicole Schappert. Douma-Hussar (4:37.70) and Schappert (4:39.83) still dipped under the previous meet record of 4:40.54.
   Novak, the Seton Hall graduate who’d been a top scholastic runner at Bordentown High, led a mass assault on the Rich Kenah men’s 800 record of 1:48.50 set last year by Jeff Zodda.
   Powering down the homestretch, Novak (1:46.85) led three others - Sean Tully (1:46.84), Jeff Moriarty (1:47.90) and Patrick Roach (1:47.60) - under the old mark, with two more,  Deon Bascom (1:48.52) and Australian James Gurr (1:48.62) hard on their heels.
   Jamaica national team member Edino Steele won the Otis Davis men’s 400 crown in 46 seconds flat, best time in the meet since former world record-holder Butch Reynolds ran 44.67 at Holmdel in 1992.
   In tight straightaway races, Clement Campbell won the Frank Budd men’s 100-meter final in 10.28, and Jermaine Morris took the Harrison Dillard men’s 110-meter high hurdles in 13.81.
  The Eamonn Coghlan men’s mile record of 3:59.50 had endured since 1990, but was endangered by an elite field of collegians and recent grads. Syracuse star Kyle Heath won it in 4:04.79, just 4.80 shy of earning a $1000 bonus.
    Other notable men’s winners included Jon Kalnas, the former Monmouth University star now competing for Shore AC (57-2 1/4 in the Al Blozis Memorial shot put), Shore AC teammate Aaron Braxton (167-1 in the Art Swarts discus), and Monmouth’s Vincent DuVernois (195-5 in the Bob Roggy Memorial javelin.
  A top-quality Joetta Clark-Diggs women’s 800 race saw the first seven, led by Georgetown grad Maggie Infeld in 2:04:57), dip under the 2:07 mark.
  N.J. International Meet events were again named for greats of New Jersey and world track history.  The meet was staged by Shore Athletic Club volunteers in cooperation with Holmdel High School and local and national sponsors.

 

APRIL 3RD, 2010 -  ANOTHER EXCELLENT WEEKEND FOR SHORE AC......

   

KELTON CUMBERBATCH OF SHORE AC SPEEDS TO VICTORY IN 400-METER HURDLES AT
SAM HOWELL MEMORIAL MEET AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY'S WEAVER STADIUM.
KELTON IS A FORMER STAR AT MANHATTAN COLLEGE AND SHORE AC, AS ALWAYS,
WELCOMES FORMER COLLEGIATE TRACK ATHLETES WHO CONTINUE TO
TRAIN AND COMPETE FOR MAJOR HONORS IN THE SPORT.  (Photo by Mr. Joe Guty.)

 

Shore Athletic Club athletes played starring roles in the annual Sam Howell Memorial Invitation Track and Field Meet at Princeton University's Weaver Stadium, Saturday, April 3rd, 2010, collecting one gold medal, four silvers and two bronzes.
    Leading the way was Kelton Cumberbatch, who powered past a strong field to win the men's 400-meter hurdles in 52.57 seconds, an excellent season-opener for the former Manahattan College star.
    Shore AC's Marvin Lewis ran third in the men's 400 meters in 47.54 - a race won by Princeton's Michael Eddy in a quick 47.20.  SAC's Adian Sanderson (48.66) ran sixth, with teammate Steven Benedict 15th in 50.37.
   Teammates Lewis and Sanderson came back, nearly going 1-2 in the 200 meters, until Adelphi's  Kevin Durrant surged ahead in the final strides to win in 21.70.  Lewis (21.72) and Sanderson (21.74) placed 2-3.   Tyrone Ross opened his season with a strong 21.94 seventh place. Benedict clocked a 22.92.
   The 110 high hurdles went to Jeff Porter, the former NCAA gold medalist from Franklin Township, with a 13.83 performance. Shore AC's Marcellus Manning was second in 15.14.
    The women's high jump saw Emily Kianka, the nation's top-ranked high school athlete, clear 5-8 3/4 to win, with Shore AC's Bethany Marks second at 5-7.  In the javelin, it was current Rutgers star Alexandra Kelly first at 142-4 with Rutgers grad Jenny Graf, who will join the Shore AC team, second at 134-3.
   Shore AC's Lindsay Thomas was our representative to the women's 800 and 1500-meter events.   She won her section of the 800 in 2:19.73 and clocked a 5:11.15 1500 meters.
  Matt Forys (men's 5000 meters) and Lauren Henkel (women's 1500 meters) were our delegates to the Friday Night Distance Races at the Sam Howell Meet.

NICK PRICE OF SHORE AC WINS
MILLERSVILLE SHOT PUT AT 60-10   


    Let's all applaud Shore AC shot put star Nick Price, who won his specialty at the Millersville University Spring Open Meet with a super throw of 18.54 meters/ 60 feet, 10 inches.
   As Nick told his teammates.  I think this is
going to shape up to be one exciting season for me.  I opened up my outdoor season at 18.54m (60'10 ).  (It was my) first time breaking 60 FEET    I really have my eye on 19 meters by May
  Sincere congratulations to Nick for this super performance  
  The Millersville meet was also an excellent one for East Stroudsburg University senior/Shore AC member Paul Wagner.
  Paul won the hammer throw with a whirl of 59 meters/ 193-7, as well as taking second in the discus throw (148-7) and sixth in the shot put (46-3 1/2.)  Nice going,
Paul   

SHORE AC SALUTES
TULLO, GINGRAS AND HENKEL
ON THEIR INDUCTIONS INTO THE
HALLS OF FAME AT THEIR ALMA MATERS.


    
Shore AC members raise cheers to salute SAC clubmates John Tullo, Dave Gingras and Lauren Henkel on their recent selections to the Halls of Fame at their respective alma maters.
     John Tullo was honored at Iona College, Dave Gingras at Philadelphia University, and
Lauren Henkel at New York University.      Way to go, John, Dave and Lauren!!
     Best of all, all three continue to play active Shore AC roles, John as a javelin thrower in Open and Masters competition; Dave as a leading track and field official as well as participant in marathons, and Lauren as a member of the Shore AC women’s varsity track and field team and star relay runner.     Congratulations once more!!
     Here are the official releases from their schools:

      IONA COLLEGE 
Mr. John C. Tullo '86, '90MBA
Track & Field
- As a freshman in 1983, John first broke the school Javelin record while winning the Metropolitan Championships with a meet record.  Later that year, John went on to become the US Junior National Champion and also won the Junior International Tri-Meet against Canada and Italy with a throw of 245'.
- John's dominance in both college meets and open meets continued for the next several years, rewriting the school record book and breaking meet records throughout the East.  John improved on a second place finish as a sophomore at Iona at the prestigious IC4A Championships with back-to-back individual titles as a junior and senior in 1985 and 1986.
- John's best throw with the "old rules" javelin was 246' which occurred when he won the Senior Metropolitan Championships in 1984.
- After earning All-American honors as a senior in 1986, John represented Iona at the US Nationals earning a spot as the top javelin thrower in the East.  John then won the bronze medal at the 1986 US Olympic Festival with a school record of 236' 9" with the "new rules" javelin.
- Following graduation, John continued competing on a national level making it to the finals of the 1987 US National championships, earning a spot on the 1987 US Olympic Festival team, winning the Olympic Development section of the Penn Relays, and competing in the 1988 US Olympic Trials.
- At the time of his induction John continues to throw in both open and masters competitions representing the New Jersey Shore Athletic Club.  In 2007, John won the US National Championship in the Masters 40-44 age group.  John has also been inducted into the NJ Shore AC Hall of Fame.
 
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
  On the eve of Philadelphia University’s graduation weekend, the PhilaU Athletic Department ushered in a different type of class at the 2010 Hall of Fame Induction at the Tuttleman Center.  PhilaU Athletic Director and Women's Basketball Head Coach Tom Shirley, along with Hall of Fame Chair/ Head Rowing Coach Chris O'Brien welcomed the 16th Hall of Fame class to campus.  
Cross country runner David A. Gingras’69, women’s basketball player Adrienne Reese’02, M’03, baseball player Dave Heineman’92 and PhilaU donor and patron Bob Lockyer’68 comprised the most recent class of PhilaU Athletics Hall of Fame inductees.
Nearly 100 guests enjoyed hors d’oeurves and cocktails before listening to PhilaU Head Men’s Basketball Coach Herb Magee introduce each inductee and their presenter.  With the Class of 2010, the PhilaU Hall of Fame now counts 63 individuals among the esteemed group.
Several current PhilaU student-athletes were in attendance, helped by generous contributions from PhilaU donors.
A special presentation was made at the end of the evening from the Class of 2010 inductees to acknowledge Coach Magee’s contributions to the Athletic Department over the years.     

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
   On Saturday, May 8th the New York University Athletics Hall of Fame inducted four individuals for their outstanding achievements as athletes. Two are outstanding track and field athletes - hurdler Warren Halliburton and runner-jumper-allarounder Lauren Henkel.
    Also, in honor of the 50th anniversary of their exciting advancement to the NCAA Division I Final Four, NYU recognized members of the 1960 Men's Basketball Team. This event took place in the Rosenthal Pavillion at the Kimmel Center located at 60 Washington Square South, New York City.
   Warren Halliburton was an IC4A individual champion before and after serving in the military. He finished 4th in the 60-yard high hurdles at the coveted Millrose Games at MadisonSquareGarden in 1943. Halliburton was a member of NYU’s Metropolitan Intercollegiate Outdoor Championship teams in 1942, '43, and '44 placing 1st in the low (220-yard) and high (120-yard) hurdles. A lifelong educator Halliburton has authored dozens of books, taught at the secondary and collegiate levels, was an advocate at social service agencies and worked with the NY State Department of Education.
  Lauren Henkel was a three-time NCAA All-American in high jump and a nine-time UAA Champion in sprints, relays and high jump. Henkel established 11 NYU track and field individual and relay records. On the soccer field as NYU’s all-time leader in career goals, 25, and career points, 59, Henkel helped lead the Violets to capture their first UAA title and first NCAA Sweet 16 Tournament appearance (’02). Also, in 2003 she earned First Team All-UAA honors. Henkel still races competitively (as a member of the Shore AC) and works as a manager in the NYU Department of Athletics, Intramurals & Recreation.

 

TCNJ LAST CHANCE 2010 MEET

    A sizzling spint double by Ashhad Agyapong highlighted the Shore Athletic Club performances at The College of New Jersey’s Lions Last Chance Invitational Meet at the TCNJ campus track facility in Ewing, NJ, May 20, 2010.
   Agyapong, the former University of Rhode Island star now coaching at TCNJ, came through with the best Shore AC sprint clockings of 2010, winning the 100-meter dash in 10.32 seconds (with a legal 1.6 wind) and then dashing the 200 in 21.09 (legal 0.2 wind), where he ran a close second to Zenith Velocity Club’s Jamaica internationalist Edino Steele, who won it in 20.99.
   Shore AC’s Marvin Lewis and Steve Benedict ran both the 400 and 200-meter races. Lewis was clocked in 48:13 for fifth in the 400, and 22.09 for seventh in the 200. Benedict crossed the line in 50.88 and 22.68.
   Shore AC’s Lauren Henkel ran 2:13.78 for ninth place in the women’s 800 and clubmate Lindsay Thomas ran 4:57.69 for eighth in the women’s 1500.
    Princeton senior Justin Frick, a Shore AC member since his days at Freehold High School, captured the men’s high jump title with a clearance of 2.15 meters/ 7 feet and half an inch.  Princeton’s George Abyad, also a Shore AC member, won the discus throw with a whirl of 49.28 meters / 161-8.
   Temple University freshman Jade Wilson, the former Neptune HS star, ran third in the women’s 400 hurdles in 1:01:55.  Another Temple Owl and Shore AC member, IC4A long jump champion Tim Boeni of Brick, switched events and came through with a 50.15 for 12th in the 400.
   Shore AC expresses its thanks to TCNJ head coach Phillip Jennings, assistant coach Justin Lindsey, and the full TCNJ staff, for staging this quality meet.
   Among the Olympians in attendance were Princeton coach Fred Samara (USA decathlon), Haverford coach Irv (Moon) Mondschein (USA decathlon), Rowan University coach Norman Tate (USA triple jump), Shore AC’s Elliott Denman (USA 50K walk) and Rowan coach Derrick “Ringo” Adamson (Jamaica marathon.)

SHORE AC’S NICK PRICE CONTINUES
EXTENDING HIS SHOT PUT P.R.,
REACHING 62-1 3/4 IN KUTZTOWN MEET


   CHEERS AGAIN for Shore AC’s Nick Price, who continues to rack up shot put PRs , meet after meet after meet.
   Nick’s latest milestone performance came Saturday, May 8th, when he reached 18.94 meters/ 62 feet, 1 3/4 inches.
  This was the good news message from Nick:
  “Sorry about not going to the Rutgers meet, but it was just better for me to go to the meet at Kutztown (Pa.)
  “ The meet went well,  though. (Note: Nick is a master of understatement.)
   “ 8.94m (62'1 3/4") So that's about 37cm over the USA (Nationals) qualifier (the B standard.)
   “ So now I’m not sure if that will get me into USA's but I’m really hoping it will.  I think I'm going to go back into training and take care of a small injury I got throwing on Saturday with my calf.  But right now I'm thinking of throwing at the NJ International meet (June 5) as my next competition; depending on how my training is going and grad school (three courses over the summer).
   “Thank You Guys for Everything You Do!”   From Nick. 
  AND SINCERE CONGRATS TO YOU  NICK!!  KEEP THOSE PR’S ROLLING !!!

 

SHORE AC COMPETITORS
CAPTURE FIVE FIRSTS
AT NYC QUALIFYING CHALLENGE MEET
 AT ICAHN STADIUM, RANDALL’S ISLAND.


    Five victories by Shore AC athletes added up to another solid showing by
our terrific team at the NYC Qualifying Challenge Meet, staged May 7-8 at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island, New York City.
   Marvin Lewis led the way in the men’s 400-meter final, crossing the finish line in 47.71 seconds - not close to his best - but one excellent performance in the brutal, cold windy conditions buffeting the world-class stadium on the East River island.
   Kelton Cumberbatch of Shore AC captured the men’s 400-meter hurdles crown in 52.82 seconds, continuing his stellar spring season.
   Three more Shore AC winners came in the field events, a traditional area of Shore AC strength.
   Tuan Wreh of Shore AC won the triple jump by spanning 16.06 meters/ 52 feet, 8 1/4 inches. And Cadeau Kelley, Tuan’s cousin and SAC clubmate, led the way in the long jump with a 7.58-meter / 24-10 ½ performance
   Then Shore AC’s Kyle Mazur came through with a winning javelin heave of 63.43 meters/ 208-1.
   Other solid Shore AC performances were turned in by Marcellus Manning, fourth in the men’s 110 high hurdles in 15.02, but incurring an injury that may curtail his season; Steve Benedict (22.41 200 meters and 50.90 400 meters), Deon Bascom (seventh in his section of the 1500 meters), and Crista Strachan (1:01:16, third in her section of the women’s 400 meters.)
  But underlying all these performances was the weather factor - it was simply too cold and too windy.
 

SHORE AC ATHLETES EXCEL AT
SWARTHMORE LAST CHANCE MEET


  Jeff Zodda, Ashhad Agyapong, Deon Bascom, Lauren Henkel and Lindsay Thomas of Shore AC turned in top performances at the Swarthmore College Last Chance Meet, staged Monday, May 10 at the outstanding Swarthmore, Pa. campus facility.
   Zodda, the former TCNJ  All-America 800-meter runner now coaching at Princeton University, won his section of the men’s 1500 meters, stepping a quick 3:46.56.
  Agyapong, the former University of Rhode Island great now coaching at TCNJ, ran 47.88 for second place in the men’s 400 final.
   Bascom, the Pittsburgh grad now coaching at Fairleigh Dickinson, won his section of the men’s 800 in 1:51.82.
    Henkel, just two days after her induction into the NYU Athletics Hall of Fame, placed eighth in the women’s 800 final, running 2:13.86.  And Thomas, competing in another section of the women’s 800, ran a 2:20.65.
   Shore AC friend and team invitee Harold Lathan Jr. won the men’s 110 high hurdles final in an excellent 14.34.  Next up for Shore AC track and field athletes will be The College of New Jersey
Last Chance Meet at TCNJ in Ewing, NJ, Thursday, May 20th.

 

 

 

 

46TH ANNUAL ASBURY PARK POLAR BEAR RACES 

 

photo 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 AC ATHLETES COLLECT 1 GOLD MEDAL AND 3 SILVERS
AT WORLD MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, MARCH 2-7, 2010
IN KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.

  We applaud the Shore Athletic Club delegation that earned one gold medal and three silvers at the World Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships the first week of March, 2010.
  Leading the way was our great Shore AC all-arounder Greg Foster, many times a winner
at past World Masters Championships.
  Foster ran a leg on USA's gold medal team in the men's 45-49 division 4x200 relay,
teaming with Ben James, James Roberson and Michael Wolfe for a 1:43.58 triumph.
  Earlier, Foster earned silvers in the 45-49 long jump,going 20 feet, 0 1/2 inches, just one centimeter back of winner Odvar Viulsrud of Norway; and the triple jump, doing 43-6, trailing only USA teammate David McFadgen's 44-9.  McFadgen had been a member of the Shore AC varsity team two decades earlier.
  The men's 50-54 division 800 meters saw Shore AC's Tom Cawley continue his tremendous comeback -he'd taken over 20 years off from track and field - to place a very close second to American teammate Jeff Lindsay.Lindsay hit the line a narrow winner in 2:10.70, with Cawley right behind at 2:11.05.
  Shore AC Masters coach and lifetime trustee John Kuhi placed 10th in the men's 65-69 800 meters, running 3:00.62.
  It was a big meet for other New Jerseyans with Sid Howard taking the men's 70-74 800 meters (2:43.48) and 1500 meters (5:42.06), and Roger Price winning the 8K race in 32:02 and running third in the 3,000 meters in 10:54.65.
  This was the first time the World Masters Indoor Championships had taken place in North America and New Jersey was well represented !!!

 


 

THIS IS GREAT NEWS.!!!!!
SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO SHORE AC'S DICK HILL
FOR HIS 1;17.27 VICTORY IN 70-74 DIVISION OF THE
USATF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 15K RUN
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010 IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA !!!!
TRULY WELL DONE !!!!
 
Men 70 - 74
1209  1758    1  Richard Hill, 73, Middletown, NJ   25:02    50:45     1:17:10    1:17:27    8:18                      
  431  1940    2  Ben Mathews, 72, Jacksonville, FL    25:51    51:30     1:18:15    1:18:21    8:25                      
2117  3255    3  Patrick Zier, 71, Lakeland, FL  27:19       55:20     1:24:31    1:25:11    9:05                      
5122  4709    4  Matt Ross, 70, Jacksonville, FL  29:02       59:29     1:30:24    1:31:50    9:43                      
4325  4984    5  Jerome Domask, 70     29:04       59:02     1:31:26    1:33:02    9:50                      
11636  5255   6  John Hopkins, 72, Fernandina Bch, FL    29:41    1:01:06    1:32:33   1:34:25    9:57                      
6110  6449    7  Jimmie Seeley, 72, Orange Park, FL   30:36     1:02:33     1:36:56    1:39:02   10:25  

ROBBY ANDREWS IS NATIONAL 800-METER CHAMPION !!
ALL SHORE AC MEMBERS SHARE THE PRIDE OF THIS
TRULY GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT !!!!

To Robby, Bob and the wonderful Andrews Family::
We share the incredible pride we know you must be feeling at this moment !!!
That was an amazing race and a truly great and gutsy performance running against the best !!!
And we know you will do so many even greater things in the months and years ahead !!

Most sincerely.
Elliott and the Denman Family
And all your Shore AC teammates !!!

 

Andrews Caps Off Undefeated Season With

NCAA Championship in 800m

    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Robby Andrews of Manalapan, N.J. capped off an undefeated freshman campaign by winning the NCAA Championship in the 800m Saturday evening at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Arkansas’ Randal Tyson Track Center. Andrews becomes Virginia’s second individual national champion in the 800m, as Paul Ereng is the only other Cavalier to accomplish the feat, doing so in 1989.
   This is unbelievable," Andrews said. "There were so many great guys in the field and running this race. I never thought this could happen, but my coaches and dad gave me the confidence I needed. I am so thankful for such a great support crew. It just feels really good.”

   Using his dominating kick over the final stretch, Andrews came from behind to narrowly edge Oregon Olympian Andrew Wheating by .01 seconds for the crown, finishing with a time of 1:48.39. Wheating finished runner-up in 1:48.40, while Penn State’s Ryan Foster was third with a time of 1:48.79.
   “ I was out in Eugene when Wheating ran such a great race at the Olympic trials,” Andrews said after the race. “I’ve been a huge fan since.
  “ I was just trying to jump him so that he didn’t have time to react; .01 seconds – that’ll do it.”
   Andrews automatically advanced to the finals of the 800m by winning his preliminary heat in 1:49.31 yesterday. The 2010 ACC Champion has finished this season undefeated in every race he ran, winning the 800m at the Armory on Feb. 13 and the 600m at the Hokie Invitational. In addition, he was a member of Virginia’s 4x800m relay teams that broke Virginia Tech’s facility record at the Hokie Invite. He also anchored the Cavaliers’ 4x800m relay team to victory at the Millrose Games and won an ACC Championship with UVa’s distance medley relay, running the anchor leg of 1600m.
   Andrews also owns Virginia’s indoor freshman record and third fastest mark of all-time in the 800m with a time of 1:48.02. On the all-time list, he ranks third behind Ereng’s collegiate record of 1:44.84 from 1989 and Ben Kurgat’s time of 1:47.31 from 1991.
   With a national championship now under his belt, Andrews becomes Virginia’s fourth All-American in the event, joining Kurgat (’91), Ereng (’88, ’89) and Ray Brown as the only Cavaliers who have earned the national honor in the 800m.
   “This is unbelievable,” Andrews said. “I’m so thankful for this.”
    Tonight’s event marks the finale for the Cavaliers’ indoor track and field season. Virginia will open the 2010 outdoor season next weekend, traveling to Fairfax, Va., to compete in the Mason Quadrangular on Saturday.


 

 


 

 

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