A Lifetime in the Making

Jon Korhonen, a grad of UMass-Amherst, and current grad student at Harvard, ran the fastest mile for GBTC since 1983. He will race the anchor leg, 1600, in the Distance Medley Relay at the National Indoors meet at Reggie Lewis on Sunday, March 1, 2009.
photo by GreaterSnap

The club scribed 45 performances at the 2009 USATF New England Indoor Championship at Harvard University. Topping the list was Jon Korhonen's impressive win in the men's mile with a 4:11.92. This is the fastest mile performance by anyone on GBTC since Bill Okerman's 4:03.9, at the second GBTC Invitational on February 6, 1983, twenty days before Korhonen was born. Wins were also achieved by Joseph Brennan in 400m, Hafiz Greigre in 200m, Rich Harrison in SP, Sherita Williams in TJ, Jennifer Hawkes in HJ, and the men's Men 4x440 Yard Relay. Josette Pierre-Louis crushed the club record for 400m with her 56.47.

Full results here, GBTC won both the men's and women's team titles. Please click the "more" below for the Greater Boston distillation of those results.

2009 USATF New England Indoor Championship
Harvard University - Boston, MA, February 22, 2009

Event 2 Men 5000 Meter Run
7 200 Matt Haringa Gr. Boston TC 15:41.64

Event 5 Women 60 Meter Hurdles
9 187 Sydney Harrington Gr. Boston TC 9.99 2

Event 6 Men 60 Meter Hurdles
5 211 Francis Shen Gr. Boston TC 8.83
6 196 Matt Collins Gr. Boston TC 9.02

Event 7 Women 1 Mile Run
3 189 Jennifer Lee Gr. Boston TC 5:08.27

Event 8 Men 1 Mile Run
1 205 Jon Korhonen Gr. Boston TC 4:11.92
33 203 Jason Hewitt Gr. Boston TC 4:53.09

Event 10 Men 60 Meter Dash
3 198 Hafiz Greigre Gr. Boston TC 6.96 1
11 208 Everad Samuels 50 Gr. Boston TC 7.23 2

Event 11 Women 400 Meter Dash
2 192 Josette Pierre-Lou Gr. Boston TC 56.47 1
22 190 Kim Lockwood Gr. Boston TC 1:07.63 4

Event 12 Men 400 Meter Dash
1 194 Joseph Brennan Gr. Boston TC 51.08 1
3 195 David Cahill Gr. Boston TC 51.38 1
7 211 Francis Shen Gr. Boston TC 52.28 1
22 213 Jim Watts Gr. Boston TC 55.75 4

Event 13 Women 800 Meter Run
8 191 Allison McCabe Gr. Boston TC 2:16.60
9 185 Ronnesia Gaskins Gr. Boston TC 2:17.31
16 183 Deanna Clark Gr. Boston TC 2:23.20

Event 14 Men 800 Meter Run
4 209 Matt Schiller Gr. Boston TC 1:57.01
6 197 Brian Cronin, Gr. Boston TC 1:57.15
16 210 Josh Seeherman Gr. Boston TC 2:02.90

Event 15 Women 200 Meter Dash
15 187 Sydney Harrington Gr. Boston TC 28.61 3
20 184 Indu Conley Gr. Boston TC 29.50 4
23 190 Kim Lockwood Gr. Boston TC 30.06 4

Event 16 Men 200 Meter Dash
1 198 Hafiz Greigre Gr. Boston TC 22.03 1
7 208 Everad Samuels 50 Gr. Boston TC 23.19 1
12 202 Derek Hebert Gr. Boston TC 23.92 2

Event 17 Women 3000 Meter Run
2 3 Megan Lynch Gr. Boston TC 10:18.62

Event 18 Men 3000 Meter Run
4 212 Dan Smith Gr. Boston TC 8:51.51
8 610 Edward Breen 27 Gr. Boston TC 9:01.36
15 203 Jason Hewitt Gr. Boston TC 9:58.36

Event 19 Women 4x440 Yard Relay 4 x 440 yard
3 Gr. Boston TC 'A' 4:07.76

Event 20 Men 4x440 Yard Relay 4x440 yard
1 Gr. Boston TC 'A' 3:22.26 1
7 Gr. Boston TC 'B' 3:49.61 1

Event 34 Men Shot Put
1 201 Richard Harrison Gr. Boston TC 16.85m 55-03.50

Event 36 Men Long Jump
6 198 Hafiz Greigre Gr. Boston TC 6.52m 21-04.75

Event 37 Women Triple Jump
1 193 Sherita Williams Gr. Boston TC 13.19m 43-03.25

Event 41 Women High Jump
1 188 Jennifer Hawkes Gr. Boston TC 1.67m 5-05.75
2 186 Jennifer Harlow Gr. Boston TC J1.67m 5-05.75
6 182 Tessa Clare Gr. Boston TC J1.62m 5-03.75

Event 42 Men High Jump
10 731 Sean Earle 32 Gr. Boston TC J1.82m 5-11.50

Event 43 Mixed 60 Meter Run Masters
5 206 Christopher McConn M52 Gr. Boston TC 8.05 1
7 204 Dan Kelly M61 Gr. Boston TC 8.33 2

Event 44 Mixed 200 Meter Run Masters
3 204 Dan Kelly M61 Gr. Boston TC 26.90 1

Event 45 Mixed 800 Meter Run Masters
4 207 William Newsham M44 Gr. Boston TC 2:15.37