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Throngs of Harriers Return to Bear
Mountain for 25th Alumni XC Run Gunther, Littmann take 7th titles; Somers, Monroe-Woodbury teams win By
Jamie Kempton Close to 300 harriers jogged memories of races past as they
converged on Bear Mountain the ancestral home of the local cross-country
brigade for the 25th running of the Rockland Alumni/Bill
Markiewicz Memorial Cross Country Run on Nov. 24. The sun shone on the plains and hills of Bear Mountain as
crystal-clear, high-30-degree temperatures greeted the 283 participants and
hordes of onlookers for the silver anniversary event. The reunion-like
extravaganza attracted runners from all parts of the country and spanned 53
years of alumni graduation 1954 to 2007. A couple of familiar figures emerged from the pack to
reassert their dominance on the 3-mile course, highlighted as always by the
steep ski-slope hill midway through the race. Art Gunther, Tappan Zee class of
1989, annexed his record seventh individual championship. Gunther led Bert
Rodriguez, Nyack 97, around Hessian Lake and up the ski-jump incline before
pulling away on the Parade Grounds flats near the Inn. Gunther, a Binghamton
University Hall of Famer, clocked 15 minutes, 26 seconds for a 40-yard victory
over Rodriguez, who ran a personal-best 15:34. Seven was also the lucky number for Julianne
Littmann-Viscardo, a 1995 Monroe-Woodbury grad and former Clemson University
standout. She breezed to her seventh title overall and fifth in succession, both
meet records. Littmann-Viscardo has rarely been challenged during her winning
skein and this year was no exception as she clocked 19:01 to prevail by more
than a minute over runner-up Laura (Bergen) DiMarino, Nanuet 84 (20:10). For only the second time in race history, a non-Rockland
squad captured the mens team title. Somers of Westchester County placed three
runners in the top seven en route to a 52-point victory total. The youthful
Tusker alums were spearheaded by Doug Swiatocha 06 in fourth (16:15), Niko
Viglione 05 in fifth (16:17) and Josh Kneer 06 in seventh (16:23). Somers
dethroned Clarkstown North, the six-time defending champion, which compiled 96
points. Mike Morris 96 led the Rams in ninth place (16:29). Monroe-Woodbury is the only other non-Rockland team to
claim a mens crown, having won in 1988. Clarkstown North and Albertus Magnus
are the all-time leaders in mens team titles with eight apiece. In the womens division, the Monroe-Woodbury alums shaded
North Rockland, 51 to 64, to procure their fifth championship, tied with Nanuet
for second-highest in race annals behind Pearl Rivers six. Littmann-Viscardo
was supported by Crusader alumnae teammates Suzanne LaBurt 81, fifth in
20:39, and Joanne Smith 05, eighth in 21:06. Brianne Scott 02 paced the
North Rockland grads with a third-place effort in 20:20. The annual Bill Markiewicz Award was presented to Kevin
Stewart, Albertus Magnus class of 1974. Stewart was a thrower for Albertus and
later coached the Falcon girls to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s,
including a Section 1 title. For more than two decades he has been a dedicated
and hard-working volunteer for Section 1 track and cross country, the Empire
State Games and the Alumni Run. He also is treasurer of the Rockland County
Track & Field Hall of Fame. The award and the event are named in honor of Bill
Markiewicz, the well-respected former cross country and track coach at
Clarkstown North High School who died of cancer in 1991. As always, several
members of the Markiewicz family participated in the race and Bills widow,
Janet, made the award presentation as the runners were assembled on the starting
line. Three entrants kept their impressive streaks alive by
participating in the Alumni Run for the 25th consecutive year: Pat
Chambers, Albertus Magnus 76, who won the inaugural race in 1983; Larry
Beckerle, Albertus Magnus 73; and Walt Johnston, Suffern 65. The finishers total of 283 ranks second in race history,
behind only the 334 runners who turned out for the 10th anniversary
event in 1992. Likewise, the womens total of 72 finishers ranks No. 2, second
only to the 74 who took part in 2004. 25th
annual Rockland Alumni/Bill Markiewicz Memorial Cross Country Run Saturday,
November 24, 2007 Bear Mountain State Park, Bear Mountain, N.Y. Course: 3.0 miles
Meet records: 14:08, John Trautmann (Monroe-Woodbury 86), 1994 17:03, Debbie Grant (Ramapo 83), 1995 Mens Team Scores: 1. Somers (So), 52; 2. Clarkstown North (CN) 96; 3. North Rockland (NR), 141; 4. Suffern (Suf), 158; 5. Monroe-Woodbury (MW), 168; 6. Tappan Zee (TZ), 176; 7. Pearl River (PR), 179; 8. Clarkstown South (CS), 296; 9. Albertus Magnus (AM), 353; 10. Nanuet (Nan), 408; other teams incomplete. Womens Team Scores: 1. Monroe-Woodbury (MW), 51; 2. North Rockland (NR), 64; 3. Suffern (Suf), 101; 4. Nanuet (Nan), 164; 5. Clarkstown South (CS), 180; 6. Pearl River (PR), 228; other teams incomplete. Team Participation (Combined): 1. Monroe-Woodbury, 48; 2. Suffern, 34; 3. North Rockland, 25; 4. Clarkstown North, 23; 5. Pearl River, 20; 6. Tie, Albertus Magnus and Clarkstown South, 19; 8. Nanuet, 18; 9.Tappan Zee, 6; 10. Tie, Washingtonville and Somers, 5; 12. Tie, Ramapo, Pine Bush, and Arlington 3; 15. Tie, Ossining, Goshen, Hylton (VA), Newburgh, and Francisca 2. Womens Top 20 Individuals (72 women finishers) 1. Julianne Littmann-Viscardo (MW 95), 19:01 (43rd overall); 2. Laura (Bergen) DiMarino (Nan 84), 20:10; 3. Brianne Scott (NR 02), 20:20; 4. Meghan Howell (Suf 99), 20:28; 5. Suzanne LaBurt (MW 81), 20:39; 6. Kim Newsome (CS 88), 20:40; 7. Joy Romulus (Washingtonville 02), 20:58; 8. Joanne Smith (MW 05), 21:06; 9. Jessica Petrina (TZ 00), 21:23; 10. Jenna Naglieri (NR 06), 21:29; 11. Amanda McLaughlin (NR 04), 22:07; 12. Brianna Warner (NR 06), 22:31; 13. Donna Graham-Finan (Washingtonville 85), 22:50; 14. Ellen Driscoll (CN 00), 23:30; 15. Leslie Ballantyne (Suf 92), 23:39; 16. Lisa Ansorge Ratnow (Arlington 96), 23:53; 17. Laura Murray (Suf 02), 23:58; 18. Kaitlyn Keys (MW 04), 24:10; 19. Jessica Kosowicz (MW 04), 24:19; 20. Desiree LoBianco (MW 96), 24:22.
Overall
Individual Results (283 finishers) 1. Art Gunther (TZ 89), 15:26; 2. Bert Rodriguez (Nyack 97), 15:34; 3. Kyle OBrien (MW 06), 16:05; 4. Doug Swiatocha (So 06), 16:15; 5. Niko Viglione (So 05), 16:17; 6. Nick Roosa (TZ 03), 16:18; 7. Josh Kneer (So 06), 16:23; 8. Brian Crowley (AM 82), 16:24; 9. Mike Morris (CN 96), 16:29; 10. James Kopcsay (Yorktown 01), 16:39; 11. A.J. Savoia (NR 07), 16:48; 12. Anthony Calingo (CN 01), 16:51; 13. Kevin Wippel (Pine Bush 07), 16:52; 14. Armando Oliveira (New Rochelle 85), 16:57; 15. Greg Swiatocha (So 02), 16:59; 16. Tom McCarney (CN 93), 17:02; 17. Justin Kopunek (TZ 04), 17:04; 18. Sean McNulty (West Windsor Plainsboro North, N.J. 07), 17:09; 19. Jason Friedman (CN 93), 17:12; 20. Kevin McCarthy (Nan 04), 17:14; 21. James Scheuelmann (So 07), 17:22; 22. Jamie Kempton (AM 76), 17:24; 23. Andy Kohlbrenner (PR 81), 17:28; 24. TJ Ciccone (Suf 94), 17:34; 25. Brian Horowitz (Suf 06), 17:34.6; 26. Pete Modafferi (CS 95), 17:50; 27. Anthony Copicotto (NR 01), 17:53; 28. Matt Bracconeri (CN 99), 18:01 (ran short-DQ); 29. Orlando Rivera (NR 04), 18:03; 30. Christian Mendez (NR 07), 18:05; 31. James Attle (Suf 98), 18:06; 32. Mike Agnello (TZ 05), 18:08; 33. Matt Kohlbrenner (PR 79), 18:14; 34. Celestino Rivera (Pine Bush 07), 18:17; 35. Ed Ackerly (MW 86), 18:34; 36. Sean Francis (PR 06), 18:37; 37. John Zarella (Suf 00), 18:46; 38. David Blumel (MW 75), 18:47; 39. Ray Sussman (PR 81), 18:49; 40. Matt McKenna (CN 03), 18:54; 41. Sean McCormick (Suf 00), 18:58; 42. Chris Rubow (Ossining 07), 18:59; 43. Julianne Littmann-Viscardo (MW 95), 19:01; 44. Rob Conklin (NR 00), 19:02; 45. Robert Badstein (MW 02), 19:12; 46. Paul Mueller (St. Cloud Apollo, Minn. 02), 19:19; 47. Marc DeBergh (MW 01), 19:21; 48. Tom List (PR 80), 19:24; 49. Andrew Jezik (Washingtonville 03), 19:31; 50. Scott Fine (Suf 07), 19:38. 51. Duane Davis (CS 96), 19:40; 52. Frank Visingardi (Nan 86), 19:49; 53. Dara Omer (CN 03), 19:52; 54. Bob Enright (PR 68), 19:56; 55. Tony Modafferi (CS 04), 19:57; 56. Jason Noeldechen (MW 96), 19:58; 57. Tim Waples (Suf 00), 19:59; 58. Zack Berbit (Suf 96), 19:59.7; 59. Richard Harris (CS 01), 20:00; 60. Jim Trautmann (MW 90), 20:01; 61. Michael Bernstein (Suf 95), 20:05; 62. Jim Dugandzic (PR 81), 20:07; 63. Laura (Bergen) DiMarino (Nan 84), 20:10; 64. Jerry Sun (Xinshao 1st, China ,79), 20:11; 65. John McCormack (New Hyde Park 77), 20:14; 66. Garrett Doering (MW 07), 20:18; 67. Brianne Scott (NR 02), 20:20; 68. Anthony Hilliard (NR 03), 20:21; 69. Joe Romaine (CN 95), 20:23; 70. Josh Panuthos (Suf 06), 20:27; 71. Meghan Howell (Suf 99), 20:28; 72. Patrick Markiewicz (Burke Catholic 06), 20:32; 73. Edward Norey (CN 02), 20:33; 74. Alan Brandstaedter (CN 92), 20:35; 75. Doug Carter (Kimball Union Academy, N.H. 71), 20:35; 76. Mike Hannon (NR 01), 20:36; 77. Suzanne LaBurt (MW 81), 20:39; 78. Kim Newsome (CS 88), 20:40; 79. Ross Edelman (Suf 06), 20:42; 80. Chris Hecht (CN 01), 20:43; 81. Mike Beckerle (Nan 79), 20:45; 82. TJ Benzi (MW 88), 20:47; 83. Michael Ward (PR 81), 20:48; 84. Peter Viscardo (MW 95), 20:49; 85. Chris Bracconeri (CN 97), 20:51; 86. Don Boyce (MW 95), 20:54; 87. Joy Romulus (Washingtonville 02), 20:58; 88. Ryan Dall (NR 94), 21:00; 89. Jered Haag (MW 89), 21:01; 90. Colin Galvin (NR 07), 21:02; 91. Joanne Smith (MW 05), 21:06; 92. Muhammad Qaisar (NR 06), 21:10; 93. Mike Colangelo (AM 75), 21:11; 94. Mike Bromm (Nan 78), 21:15; 95. Dave McGovern 83), 21:21; 96. Jessica Petrina (TZ 00), 21:23; 97. David Herbstman (Ramapo 79), 21:27; 98. Jenna Naglieri (NR 06), 21:29; 99. Bob Hermesch (Hendrick Hudson 68), 21:36; 100. Brian Diglio (MW 89), 21:38. 101. Ed Winslow (MW 87), 21:40; 102. John Trautmann (MW 86), 21:45; 103. John Trotta Jr. (Washingtonville 02), 21:54; 104. Larry Beckerle (AM 73), 21:57; 105. Charles Yeiser (CS 80), 22:02; 106. Amanda McLaughlin (NR 04), 22:07; 107. Rich Fitzpatrick (CS 83), 22:07; 108. Mike Rogan (CN 86), 22:10; 109. Evan Ratnow (Suf 96), 22:13; 110. Keith Reilly (PR 90), 22:14; 111. John Trotta (NR 76), 22:15; 112. Joe Galvin (Suf 06), 22:16; 113. Ken McIntyre (PR 79), 22:20; 114. Adam Borg (CN 97), 22:22; 115. Alex Berbit (Suf 99), 22:26; 116. Jerry Quigley (Spring Valley 75), 22:29; 117. Brianna Warner (NR 06), 22:31; 118. TJ Maglione (MW 01), 22:38; 119. Matt Diglio (MW 96), 22:43; 120. Bob Eckerle (TZ 78), 22:45; 121. Donna Graham-Finan (Washingtonville 85), 22:50; 122. Brian Hickey (Hampton Bays 99), 22:51; 123. Kevin Heraghty (NR 94), 22:52; 124. Gregory Brown (Arlington 98), 22:53; 125. Patrick Benn (Bergen Catholic, N.J. 85), 22:58; 126. Tom Horan (AM 07), 22:58.9; 127. Mike Maturo (TZ 01), 22:59; 128. Arik Shulein (NR 97), 23:01; 129. Jack Donnelly (Xaverian 82), 23:20; 130. Chris Wiley (AM 06), 23:23; 131. Ellen Driscoll (CN 00), 23:30; 132. Leslie Ballantyne (Suf 92) 23:39; 133. Jeff Mehr (Suf 96), 23:43; 134. G. Stellatos (Suf 97), 23:45; 135. Paul Wippel (Pine Bush 79), 23:48; 136. Lisa Ansorge Ratnow (Arlington 96), 23:53; 137. Kevin Chanowsky (MW 94), 23:55; 138. (Suf 06), 23:55.6; 139. Laura Murray (Suf 02), 23:58; 140. Greg Hallerman (Ramapo 86), 24:00; 141. Ernest Joseph (D.N. High School, India, 72), 24:03; 142. Kaitlyn Keys (MW 04), 24:10; 143. Jessica Kosowicz (MW 04), 24:19; 144. Bill Rowland (PR 75), 24:19; 145. Rodney Rebello (Ossining 07), 24:21; 146. Desiree LoBianco (MW 96), 24:22; 147. Ross Stephens (Arlington 94), 24:23; 148. Mike Moran (AM 83), 24:24; 149. Brian Conlon (MW 85), 24:42; 150. Gail Trautmann (Hilton Central 95), 24:43. 151. Pat Chambers (AM 76), 25:01; 152. Amanda Carnevale (NR 04), 25:03; 153. Stephanie Devlin (NR 06), 25:04; 154. Michael Andrea (St. Josephs, West New York, N.J. 67), 25:05; 155. Derek Wong (Goshen 91), 25:07; 156. Ann (Bowler) Mitlof (Nan 86), 25:08; 157. Tom Maloney (AM 72), 25:10; 158. Matt Ammer (Suf 94), 25:10.5; 159. Laurel (Gilhooly) Reilly (AM 81), 25:11; 160. Matt Hemmer (MW 95), 25:13; 161. Eugene Sostre (Nan 80), 25:16; 162. Taroon Amin (CN 02), 25:17; 163. Jay Kaplan (Spring Valley 67), 25:18; 164. Chuck Sommerlad (MW 85), 25:20; 165. John Shupe (Nan 77), 25:23; 166. Loretta Schuellein (Martin Van Buren 95), 25:24; 167. Casey Warner (NR 05), 25:28; 168. John Della Ratta (St. Marys 82), 25:30; 169. Jason Sable (Suf 03), 25:33; 170. Brian Markiewicz (Warwick) 25:35; 171. Gerald Conlon (MW 84), 25:37; 172. Erin DiFabio (Suf 95), 25:39; 173. Patty Devine (CS 77), 25:47; 174. Patti Zodda (Nan 88), 25:56; 175. Mark Markiewicz (Hylton, Woodbridge, Va. 95), 26:07; 176. Jeannette Hallerman (Suf 87), 26:10; 177. unofficial; 178. Bill Szachewicz (Suf 82), 26:16; 179. John McNiff (AM 75), 26:20; 180. Mike Collins (Mepham 78), 26:28; 181. Mike Greco (PR 78), 26:30; 182. Thomas Kelly (PR 78), 26:33; 183. Matt Bowler (Nan 91), 26:41; 184. Tom McNamara (AM 83), 26:47; 185. Mike Waples (Suf 65), 26:54; 186. Thomas Curley (MW), 26:55; 187. Kevin Kelly (Suf 00), 27:01; 188. Emily Thatcher (MW), 27:02; 189. Jonathan Vaughan (NR 00), 27:03; 190. Elisabeth Tischler-Alley (MW 89), 27:13; 191. Bud Gilbert (Beacon 75), 27:15; 192. Rob McNamara (Nan 86), 27:16; 193. Douglas Hauser (MW 78), 27:17; 194. Michael Holt (MW 79), 27:18; 195. Jo-Ann Houston (PR 85), 27:18; 196. Jim Dwyer (CN 87), 27:27; 197. Kevin DeSantis (Goshen 95), 27:29; 198. Chris OBrien (MW 04), 27:30; 199. Jeff Ratnow (Suf 89), 27:31; 200. Mike McNamara (AM 80), 27:32. 201. John Komlos (Franciscan 90), 27:43; 202. Randall Duggan (Shasta, Calif. 88), 27:45; 203. Beth Duggan (Franciscan 87), 27:47; 204. Bill Coakley (Haaren 56) 27:52; 205. Matt Beckerle (Nan 83), 27:52.7; 206. Bill Comerford (MW 87), 28:23; 207. Dan Hogan (Suf 99), 28:27 ; 208. Walt Johnston (Suf 65), 28:33; 209. John Fuhrman (NR 02), 28:34; 210. Paul Duddy (Clarkstown 67), 28:36; 211. Lisa Viscardo (Colonie 92), 28:47; 212. Jill Pietropaolo (CS 06), 28:48; 213. Paul Devine (CS 77), 28:51; 214. Sheila Driscoll (CN 02), 28:56; 215. Neil Falis (CN 86), 28:59; 216. Jason Conklin (Coloma, Mich. 93), 29:03; 217. Carin Sutcliffe (Newburgh 98), 29:04; 218. Teresa Scott (CS 80), 29:07; 219. Kristyn LoBianco (MW 98), 29:08; 220. Christopher Goodwin (MW 89), 29:08.6; 221. Mark Dodds (MW 87), 29:11; 222. Devan Flynn (Suf 99), 29:13; 223. Maura OShea MacKinnon (PR 86), 29:29:16; 224. Aileen OShea Cinque (PR 83), 29:17; 225. Denise Esserman (MW 95), 29:25; 226. Jaime Lannon (Scituate, Mass. 96), 29:25.5; 227. Craig Riegelhart (Washingtonville 98), 29:25.9; 228. Michael Heraghty (NR 90), 29:27; 229. Janet Pietropaolo (Nan 80), 29:38; 230. Kathy List (PR 91), 29:43; 231. Jen Viscardo (MW 93), 29:47; 232. Jim Freeman (AM 82), 29:56; 233. Meredith Duddy Handt (CN 97), 29:58; 234. J. Snow (MW 83), 29:59; 235. Ashish Amin (CN 07), 30:14; 236. Paul Pietropaolo (Nan 76), 30:24; 237. Eamon Benn (AM 93), 30:27; 238. Mark Maloney (NR 96), 30:33; 239. Allison Levine (Suf 99), 30:40; 240. Ed Fuhrman (Nan 70), 30:45; 241. Sue (Gulla) Lanoce (PR 83), 30:48; 242. Brendan Thatcher (MW), 31:00; 243. Laurie Kopf-Nyulassy (Nan 97), 31:11; 244. Shannon Scott (NR 02), 31:22; 245. Robert Thatcher (MW 84), 31:27; 246. John Murphy (MW 85), 31:27.6; 247. John Herr (MW 83), 31:28; 248. Chip Moreau (AM 74), 31:29; 249. James Nyulassy (Saddle Brook, N.J. 90), 31:35; 250. Chris Markiewicz (Hylton, Woodbridge, Va. 95), 31:46. 251. Amanda Fairbanks (Newburgh 97), 31:50; 252. Margaret Markiewicz (Rosary Academy 76), 31:52; 253. Josh Levine (Suf 96), 31:53; 254. unofficial; 255. Maureen Martin (Holy Angels, N.J. 82), 32:09; 256. Ryan Harry (Suf 97), 32:12; 257. Amanda Cann (Suf 00), 32:26; 258. John McNulty (Nan 75), 32:27; 259. Kaitlyn McNulty (West Windsor Plainsboro North, N.J. 06), 32:27; 260. Rebecca Ratnow (Suf 94), 32:28; 261. Gibby Sweet (PR 68), 32:28; 262. Mike Markiewicz (AM 70), 32:28; 263. Tom Markiewicz (AM 65), 32:28; 264. Sue Niblo (CS 77), 33:00; 265. Janie Howell (Irvington 65), 33:13; 266. Janet McNamara Barron (AM 79), 33:52; 267. David Geller (Nan 79), 35:28; 268. Sal Viscardo (MW 91), 35:36; 269. Jessica Meiley (MW 04), 35:52; 270. Tricia McGrath (MW 04), 36:58; 271. Warren Berbit (Suf 60), 37:39; 272. Mike Martin (Don Bosco, Ramsey, N.J. 82), 38:57; 273. Larry Trautmann (Weehawken, N.J. 54), 40:37; 274. Sherry Berbit (Ramapo 69), 40:38; 275. David Levine (Springfield Gardens 70), 41:04; 276. Alan Rosner (Bayside 72), 43:24; 277. Mona Levine (Bayside 70), 43:41; 278. Katie Modafferi (CS 07), 46:54; 279. Ariel Sanzo (CS 07), 47:10; 280. Aaron Krochmal (CS 92), 47:35; 281. Erin Counihan (CS 92), 47:36; 282. Ken Gerber (CS 92), 53:49; 283. Joseph Squeglia (CS 03), 53.49. |