18th Annual Memorial Mile

May 26, 2008                            

Boardman , Ohio                                          

By Phil Pillin

 

A warm and cloudy morning greeted 198 runners for the 18th annual Memorial Mile held here in Boardman.  The rains started at about 9:00 am , but were gone by race time half an hour later.  The citizens and kid's race started off first at  9:35 .  As soon as the lead Boardman Police car and lead truck from Sweeney Auto Group came back up to the start line at Rt. 224 and Market Street , the elite heat was called to the line.  A  new face won this year in the male overall category.  Mike Ryan was the men’s winner and University of Akron runner Colleen Moran showed her leg speed as she took the women’s title.   After the races, the participants watched the Boardman Kiwanis Memorial Day parade while the race results were being tabulated.  Pizza was donated by East of Chicago Pizza and music was provided by Dream Weavers until the awards were given out.  This year’s race featured masters age group runner David O’Meara from Sarasota , Florida who is attempting to run twenty one mile races in twenty weeks in less than five minutes.

 

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Male Overall

  1. Mike Ryan  4:35

  2. Sean Finnerty   4:43

  3. Adam Wytko  4:43

  4. Carlos Jones    4:45

  5. Brandon Pasranis   4:46

 

Female Overall

  1. Colleen Moran  5:12

  2. Lauren Blasé   5:22

  3. Eva Maschoca  5:26

  4. Jessica Zmak  5:29

  5. Melissa Poach    5:58

 

Male Masters

  1. David O’Meara   4:47

  2. Tom Grantonic     6:12

 

Female Masters

   1. Penny Felger    6:01

   2  Karen Grantonic  6:05

 

Male Grandmasters

1.      Rich Kempe  5:47

 

Female Grandmasters

     1.  Renee Bodden  7:05

 

8 and under Male

    1.  Joel Kneeder  7:10

    2.  Jimmy Lagese     7:27

    3.  Patrick Hurbert       8:32

 

8 and under Female

1.  Trina Belfast      7:40

2.  Madeline Hulbert   8:44

3.  Jersey Gorby   8:52

 

Male 9 -11

  1. Josh Faulkner  6:03

  2. Chase Kern  6:42

  3. Hiram Marquez  6:43

 

Female 9 -11

  1. Libby Rogenski  6:33

  2. Jordan Grantonic     7:03

  3. Elizabeth Becherer  7:19

    

 

Male 12 -14

  1. Zach Humrichoust   5:03

  2. Donald Zimak   5:20

  3. Tim Nichols  5:29

 

 

Female 12 -14

  1. Dana Kempe  6:33

  2. Emily Garmon  6:27 

  3. Elly Rogenski  6:32

 

 

Male 15- 18

1.  Johnny McIntyre   5:06

 

 

Female 15 – 18

  1. Christina Oles    5:59

 

Male 19-24

      1.  Anthony Velardocchia    4:48

 

Female 19- 24 

       1.  Rachel Pavelko  6:00

 

 

Male 25- 29

      1.Gregg Schmitt   5:33

 

Female 25- 29

  1. Kate Ryan   6:14

 

Male 30 – 34

  1. James Stanger  5:28

 

Female 30 -34

  1. Melanie Rowley      6:59

 

Male 35- 39

  1. Jorge Marquez   5:04

 

Female 35 -39

  1. Michelle Berg   7:49

 

Male 40- 44

      1.  Brian Gorby    5:27

 

 

Male 45-49

  1. Phillip Pillin  6:04

 

 

Male 50- 54

  1. Steve Burbeck    6:23

 

Female 50- 54

  1. Debra Liptak   8:58

 

Male 55- 59

  1. Robert Kibler   6:18

 

Male  60-64

       1.   Louis Machuca  6:31

 

Female 60-64

        1.  Kathy Shoaf  7:23