Super Sherita

Sherita Williams advanced one place on Sunday afternoon in the Triple Jump finals at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Finishing in 9th place with a mark of 13.29m (43-07.25), Sherita was only marginally off of her newly minted personal best of 13.52m. We're very proud of how she's proven that club athletes can indeed mix it up with the pros. Congratulations, Sherita!
Meanwhile, Track & Field broadcasting pioneer Toni Reavis writes on Monday in Runnerville about an old boys of GBTC family reunion out in Track Town USA. The boundaries of Greater Bostonia keep expanding!

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Williams at 2008 US Olympic Team Trials

GBTC's own Sherita Williams survived the qualifying rounds of the Triple Jump tonight, with a new personal best of 44 feet 4.25 inches (13.52m) at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field in Eugene, Oregon. Sherita's outstanding performance, good for 10th place and advancing her to the finals held on Sunday, June 29th at 2:25 PM, also breaks her own club record. This is a BIG BIG deal; anything less than a new personal best could have kept her out of the finals. Results from Track Town U.S.A. will be updated continuously here, so stay tuned.

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GBTC Wins Twice at USATFNE 2008 Champs

Indu Conley and Pam Pierre in GBTC Sweep of women's 100 meters

Full results: http://www.coolrunning.com/results/08/ma/Jun15_USATFN_set1.shtml
More photos (by Bruce Davie) here

Ted Breen in the race walk. Photos by GreaterSnap.

GBTC cleaned up in team scoring at the USATF-NE Track and Field Championship on Sunday.
Women's Teams:
1.Gr.Boston TC 92; 2.New Balance Boston 18; 3.Quincy TC and Sisu Project 3; 5.Boston North 2; 6.MVS 1.

Men's Teams:
1.Gr.Boston TC 75; 2.Mass Velocity 12; 3.New Balance Boston and Sisu Project 11; 5.NE Walkers and Twilight Throwers 8; 7.BAA 5; 8.Nitehawks SC 4; 9.CSU and Dirigo 3.

Wayne Burwell in the 100 meters

Victoria Barnaby in the Steeplechase

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Alumni Remembrances

Several recent articles illustrate the long arm of GBTC's pedagogical influence throughout the world of track! Coaches Alan Milld (Dedham HS, MA), Alberto Salazar (Nike Oregon Project), and Bob Sevene (CSUMB and Olympian Blake Russell) each have experiences contributing to Greater Boston's storied past, notably under the tenure of coach Bill Squires. In time, those experiences as athletes and directors built quality coaches, who in turn foster new athletes on the regional, national, and Olympic levels. That cycle perpetuates even today in younger members Rod Hemingway and Christine Kliober, as they too mature into coaches for our sport.

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Boston High Performance #3

GBTC dominated the sprints in the Boston High Performance #3 at Bentley College in Waltham, MA on June 7th.


Tiera Fletcher, left and Hafiz Greigere won the 200s.

Full results: http://www.bostonhighperformanceseries.com/2008/june_7_2008_results.html

Allison McCabe in the 1500.






















Andie Colon in the 1500. photos by GreaterSnap

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Women's Team Pix at Grand Prix 5 km

The women's team at the USATFNE Grand Prix 5 km at Lincoln, RI on June 1,
Kate Klim, Tara Vance, Katie Forbert, Gretchen Chick, Liz Kelly.

Gretchen Chick in the thick of racing 1200 meters into the competition.
photos by GreaterSnap

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Third Grand Prix of 2008, Lincoln, RI

The New England Grand Prix turns another page today, upon the sunbaked blacktop of Lincoln Greyhound Park, at the Rhody 5K. Tantalizingly close to the scenic oasis of Lincoln Woods SP, the revised course eschews shade, while deftly tracing the outline of a snail. All aesthetics aside, this race always fosters head-to-head competition among the very best, and helps friends to catch up while enjoying a burger, spiedie, or soda.

Men raced first this year, with women starting a half hour later, allowing each to cheer on their own better halves. The men, lead by Kibrom Temelso (15:28, 12th), placed fifth among 16 teams, with aggregate times for 2nd through 5th place teams spanning a mere 31 seconds (a spread of 1.5 seconds per runner!) Andrew Wommack ran noticeably stronger than even last week, closer to his dominating form in Hyannis. The women, lead by Allison McCabe (18:06, 9th), placed fifth among 11 teams, a mere 12.3 seconds behind fourth place CMS (or 2.5 seconds per runner). Katie Fobert also raced aggressively, similar to her banner day in Cohasset. Andrew Guida multiplied his typical race distance by 12.5 to race valiantly in the red; what a guy, what a club!

Neither squad was at its full strength, so things look promising on the roads and track in June and July. Full results are available for the dudes and dames; follow the link below for exclusively GBTC results.

9th Annual Rhody 5K Road Race, Lincoln, RI
New England Grand Prix Championship
June 1, 2008 5 Kilometers (USATF Certified #RI07001RN)

MEN [9:30 AM]
Place Div/Tot Div Time Pace Name Ag S Race# Team
1 1/66 M2029 15:02 4:51 Patrick Moulton M 615
12 6/92 M3039 15:28 4:59 Kibrom Temelso 32 M 922 GBTC
22 10/92 M3039 15:43 5:04 David Bedoya 31 M 981 GBTC
35 14/66 M2029 16:03 5:10 Andrew Wommack 24 M 737 GBTC
37 16/92 M3039 16:06 5:11 Kit Wells 31 M 918 GBTC
40 15/66 M2029 16:11 5:13 Matthew Haringa 24 M 735 GBTC
45 18/66 M2029 16:19 5:15 Brennan Bonner 23 M 983 GBTC
63 22/66 M2029 16:45 5:24 Dan Smith 29 M 704 GBTC
71 25/66 M2029 16:55 5:27 JR Roberts 21 M 985 GBTC
74 27/66 M2029 16:59 5:28 Ryan Eckel 29 M 729 GBTC
78 28/92 M3039 17:12 5:33 Ryan Aschbrenner 30 M 795 GBTC
108 31/66 M2029 18:46 6:03 Dan Hall 25 M 436 GBTC
121 34/108 M4049 19:13 6:12 Ken Ross 46 M 757 GBTC
164 32/91 M5059 20:22 6:34 Tom Derderian 59 M 791 GBTC
226 39/66 M2029 22:03 7:06 Andrew Guida 21 M 780 GBTC
262 63/108 M4049 23:27 7:33 Norm Robbie 44 M 749 GBTC
426 finishers

WOMEN [10:00 AM]
Place Div/Tot Div Time Pace Name Ag S Race# Team
1 1/67 F3039 16:49* 5:25 Claudia Camargo 37 F 252 AOIOA
9 6/70 F2029 18:06 5:50 Allison McCabe 26 F 253 GBTC
21 13/70 F2029 18:37 6:00 Gretchen Chick 27 F 201 GBTC
32 17/70 F2029 19:17 6:13 Elizabeth Kelly 23 F 173 GBTC
37 20/70 F2029 19:32 6:18 Tara Vance 25 F 194 GBTC
38 11/67 F3039 19:35 6:18 Katie Fobert 31 F 321 GBTC
45 23/70 F2029 19:56 6:25 Kate Klim 25 F 195 GBTC
276 finishers

MALE OPEN TEAM RESULTS (as of 6/3/08)
1. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1:16:44
2. CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 1:19:00
3. MERRIMACK VALLEY STRIDERS 1:19:12
4. WHIRLAWAY RACING TEAM 1:19:22
5. GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB
15:28 15:43 16:03 16:06 16:11 ( 16:19) ( 16:45) = 1:19:31
Kibrom Temelso, David Bedoya, Andrew Wommack, Kit Wells,
Matthew Haringa, Brennan Bonner, Dan Smith
16 teams

FEMALE OPEN TEAM RESULTS
1. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1:30:13
2. MERRIMACK VALLEY STRIDERS 1:31:35
3. NEW BALANCE BOSTON 1:33:08
4. CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 1:34:53
5. GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB
18:06 18:36 19:16 19:31 19:34 ( 19:55) = 1:35:05
Allison McCabe, Gretchen Chick, Elizabeth Kelly, Tara Vance,
Katie Fobert, Kate Klim
11 teams

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