Flash Results from Club XC Champs

Just in from the muddy fields of southern Ohio, GBTC's women finish a sweet 16th while the men finish 39th at the 2007 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships. Allison McCabe and Matthew Haringa were our team leaders. This race features the top clubs from across the United States as they vie for honors and bragging rights as the nation's top cross country team. Coach Tom and Bill Newsham churned up the mud pit before the Open races. Details to come after a good scrubbing.

Masters Men's 10 km;
Men 40-44
93 finishers
65 Bill Newsham, 42, Brookline, NH 39:23.9
Men 55-59
27 finishers
18 Tom Derderian, 58, Winthrop, MA 44:33.9

Open Women's 6 km
32 scoring teams, 234 Finishers
16. Greater Boston T C

31 Allison McCabe, 25, Reading, MA 21:51.2
39 Jennifer Lee, 25, Cambridge, MA 21:55.3
98 Marian Bihrle, 24, Belmont, MA 22:52.6
102 Elizabeth Kelly, 23, Cambridge, MA 22:57.1
119 Mary Siegrist, 27, Cambridge, MA 23:16.3
136 Emily Raymond, 25, Medford, MA 23:50.3

Total Time = 1:52:52.3 Total Places = 389
Average Time = 22:34.5 Spread = 1:25.2

Open Men's 10 km
50 Scoring Teams, 422 Finishers
39. Greater Boston T C

201 Matthew Haringa, 24, Brighton, MA 36:17.5
221 Junyong Pak, 29, Beverly, MA 36:40.7
222 Mark Tompkins, 32, Williamsburg, VA 36:41.6
230 Edward Breen, 26, Medford, MA 36:50.2
252 Ryan Aschbrenner, 30, Waltham, MA 37:14.8

Total Time = 3:03:44.7 Total Places = 1126
Average Time = 36:45.0 Spread = 0:57.3