SHORE A.C. MASTERS SHINE IN 2024 PENN RELAYS

 The running of the 2024 Penn Relays on April 25 saw a variety of both open
and relay Shore A.C. teams perform very well in both the open 100 meter
dash, along with the 4 x 100 meter relays and 4 x 400 meter relays.   In the men’s
70-Over 100 meter dash, club runner Ivan Black had one of his best races
ever, finishing third in 17.11, while in the women’s 40-Over 100 meter, it
was Murelhena Walles just being nipped at the finish line to place second in
13.74 to the winning time of 13.66
 
The men’s 70-Over 4 x 100 relay ran an excellent time of 1:05.7 to grab a third
place thanks to the explosive anchor leg of Rick Lapp, who passed the fourth
place team runner down the homestretch.  He was proceeded by Dave Gritz,
Ivan Blac, and Kerry Gillespie.  In the women’s 40-Over 4 x 100 meter relay,
the championship went to the Shore A.C. team of Dianne Essilifie, Nichole,
Govan, Eusheka Bartley and Maurelhena Walles in 54.50
 
The men’s 4 x 400 relays saw the SAC enter teams in four different age divisions.
Best finish of the day for the club was the 70-Over team of Kerry Gillespie,
Harry Nolan, Ivan Black and Rick Lapp who finished first in their race in 5:22.48.
The 60-69 team, running in the same race, clocked in with a fine 4:37.32 to finish
third against the other teams in their age group.  Rick Lee, Keith McQuitter,
Rich Alexander and Matt Wallack represented the club in that race.
 
In the 50-59 4 x 400 meter race, the SAC team of Ron Brock, Brian Hill, Greg
Calhoun and Paul Keefe finished fifth in the eleven team race in 4:16.22.  Brocks
time of 59.15 was the best time of the day of all the club entries.  The clubs
kids in the 40-49 ran very respectively against some of the top 40+ teams in the
country, finishing sixth in 4:53.30.  That team was made up of Matt Coleman,
Chris Rinaldi, Michael Connolly and Harris Gibson.  For Rinaldi, it was his first
race back after a serious accident this past December.