The Mayo Open cross country race (following the high school invitational meet) was again held at Eastwood Golf Course, on Thursday, September 12th. The pleasant weather (except for some mosquitos) brought out a record number of entrants - 40. For the third year in a row, Dan Simmons crossed the finish line first in 16:45, followed by first-timer, Jason Sinwell, in 16:53. Third place went to Jim Hannon in 17:04, the first master's finisher for the 3rd year in a row.
On the women's side, Sarah Kureshi was first in 20:31, followed by 2 master's runners, Deb Thomford in 21:41 and Julie Yost in 22:50. Pat Brown and Rosemary Harnly were the "most veteran" competitors, while 6-year-old Ian Torchia, was the second youngest finisher ever, since he was the youngest finisher as a 5-year-old last year.
The volunteers were again exceptional - starter Dennis Johnson, Jim and Sarah Martinson, John Modry, Gary Larson, Gail DeBoer, and Paul Anderson, who brought the clock!
Place Name, Age Time 1. Dan Simmons, 26 16:45 2. Jason Sinwell, 24 16:53 3. Jim Hannon, 44 17:04 4. Jay Allen, 37 17:22 5. Rich Wright, 33 18:32 6. Steve Blatti, 33 18:38 7. Brad Kautz, 45 19:19 7. Steve DeBoer, 47 19:19 9. Don Morrison, 45 19:45 10. Christopher Potts, 36 19:50 11. Brent Williams, 27 20:04 12. Denny Rehm, 52 20:22 13. Gary Dutton, 43 20:30 14. Sarah Kureshi, 23 20:31 15. Jeff Bostow, 46 20:58 16. Matt Schrader, 26 21:07 17. Paul Krause, 27 21:11 18. Brian Purrington, 51 21:32 19. Deb Thomford, 45 21:41 20. Jim Clennon, 50 22:08 21. Tony Erwin, 29 22:41 22. Julie Yost, 42 22:50 23. Mike Ewen, 45 22:57 24. Janine Yanisch, 37 23:04 25. Kari Rossow, 26 23:38 26. Jim Kline, 40 23:52 27. Steve Myers, 46 24:17 28. Susan Powers, 51 24:28 29. Deb Braun, 33 24:33 30. Lin Gentling, 51 25:20 31. Carlo Biondolillo, 46 25:23 32. Pat Brown, 66 25:28 33. Paolo Fontanella, 55 25:37 34. Kelsey Torchia, 11 27:43 35. Rosemary Harnly, 56 28:15 36. Sarah Torchia, 10 30:10 37. Katie Schneider, 20 30:12 38. Teresa McCormack, 40 31:26 39. Ian Torchia, 6 33:23 40. Patricia Torchia, 40 33:23