Kevin Eastler and Heidi Hauch Win USATF 50K Walk Titles
Posted Monday, 29 January, 2007
Chula Vista, Ca - Kevin Easter (USAF) won his first US 50 km Race Walk Championship today, in his debut at the distance, while Heidi Hauch defended her title in the event. Eastler, who was on a sub 4:00 pace until the final kilometers, achieved an IAAF B standard for the distance with his time of 4:05:44 to finish third overall behind Erik Tysse (Norway) 3:57:35 and Javier Moreno (Ecuador) 3:57:53. Hauch won easily in 5:42:55, besting her next opponent by 39 minutes. Mark Green continued his assault on the masters record book by setting the 50-54 record in a time of 4:37:28. The men's event served to select athletes who will represent the US at the Pan American Cup of Race Walking in Brazil and the IAAF World Championships in Japan.
In the accompanying 20 km event, Joanne Dow (adidas) and Theresa Vaill (WalkUSA) finished under the IAAF B standard with times of 1:34:21 and 1:34:42. Loretta Schuellein (WalkUSA) achieved an Olympic Trials qualifying performance with her 1:46:21 finish.
In total, 56 athletes took to the roads of the Chula Vista Marina at the first stop of the USA Race Walking Grand Prix. The next event, the USA 1 Mile Championship, is part of the 100th Millrose Games and marks the debut of the event for women at Millrose.
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USA 50 km Race Walk Championship
Chula Vista, Ca
MALE TOP FINISHERS
Place Name Age Gender City St Country Team Time
ERIK TYSSE 26 M NORWAY 3:57:35
JAVIER MORENO 27 M ECUADOR 3:57:53
1 KEVIN EASTLER 29 M AURORA CO USA US AIR FORCE 4:05:44
MECIAS ZAPATA 26 M ECUADOR 4:06:19
2 PHILIP DUNN 35 M SAN DIEGO CA USA NEW BALANCE 4:09:54
3 JOHN NUNN 28 M CHULA VISTA CA USA US ARMY 4:14:16
4 RAYMOND SHARP 47 M ATLANTIC MINE MI USA VARSANO'S RW 4:26:07
5 CURT CLAUSEN 39 M DURHAM NC USA NYAC 4:27:41
6 MARK GREEN 51 M RENO NV USA 4:37:28 **
7 MARCO EVONIUK 48 M SAN FRANCISCO CA USA 4:39:07
8 JOHN SOUCHECK 41 M LITTLE SILVER NJ USA SHORE AC 4:49:49
CARLOS ROMERO 35 M CHILE 5:15:05
9 DANIEL COUPAL 41 M SANTA CLARA CA USA 5:43:29
DNF THERON KISSINGER 36 M SOUTHBURY CT USA NEW BALANCE
DNF DAVE MCGOVERN 41 M KINGSTON NY USA VARSANO'S RW/NB
DNF TIM SEAMAN 34 M CHULA VISTA CA USA NYAC
DNF STEVEN PECINOVSKY 52 M WOODBRIDGE VA USA VARSANO'S RW
DNF MICHAEL KAZMIERCZAK 20 M PLAINVIEW NY USA UNIV OF RHODE ISLAND
DNF FAUSTO QUINDE 31 M ECUADOR
DQ STEPHEN MCCULLOUGH 45 M ROCKY HILL CT USA
DQ TIM BERRETT 42 M CANADA
DQ JOHN CONSTANDINOU 34 M CYPRUS
DNS STEVEN DIBERNARDO 54 M SEATTLE WA USA
** NEW AMERICAN 50-54 RECORD
FEMALE TOP FINISHERS
Place Name Age Gender City St Country Team Time
1 HEIDI HAUCH 47 F FOUNTAIN HILLS AZ USA 5:42:55
2 KAREN KARAVANIC 56 F PORTLAND OR USA WESTERN WOMEN 6:21:01
3 DORA CHOI 41 F SEATTLE WA USA WESTERN WOMEN 6:33:57
4 ANNMARIE BRUNING 42 F PORTLAND OR USA WESTERN WOMEN 6:43:25
DNF SANDY COILA 56 F PORTLAND OR USA WESTERN WOMEN
20 km Open
MALE TOP FINISHERS
Place Name Age Gender City St Country Team Time
ANDRES CHOCHO 24 M ECUADOR 1:32:14
1 ALLEN JAMES 42 M SANBORN NY USA 1:36:04
LUC BUSSIERES 48 M CANADA 2:17:38
2 JAMES PASCHALL 63 M ENCINITAS CA USA 2:19:02
3 JACK CASSIDY 57 M SAN DIEGO CA USA 2:21:31
DQ JOHN MURDZEK 47 M SAN DIEGO CA USA
FEMALE TOP FINISHERS
Place Name Age Gender City St Country Team Time
1 JOANNE DOW 42 F MANCHESTER NH USA ADIDAS 1:34:21
2 TERESA VAILL 44 F GAINESVILLE FL USA WALK USA 1:34:42
RACHEL LAVALLEE 20 F CANADA 1:40:04
3 LORETTA SCHUELLEIN 29 F OYSTER BAY NY USA WALK USA 1:46:21
4 ERIN TAYLOR 28 F HACKENSACK NJ USA 1:59:31
5 LIZ SALVATO 43 F SAN DIEGO CA USA 2:04:34
6 SUSAN MEARS 51 F RENO NV USA PACIFIC RW 2:17:14
7 MARY BAGLIN 60 F RENO NV USA PACIFIC RW 2:20:45
8 VICKIE CADY 48 F CARMEL VALLEY CA USA 2:21:19
9 MARGARET MCGUINNESS 50 F ALOHA OR USA WESTERN WOMEN 2:32:46
DQ LAURA CARNAGIE 34 F AMERICAN FORKS UT USA
10 km Open
MALE TOP FINISHERS
Place Name Age Gender City St Country Team Time
1 JAMES OLSON 44 M SAN DIEGO CA USA 1:05:27
FEMALE TOP FINISHERS
Place Name Age Gender City St Country Team Time
1 SOLOMIYA LOGIN 26 F PHILADELPHIA PA USA 52:31
2 DIANA RADO 18 F PHILADELPHIA PA POLAND 55:03
3 PAMELA ALVA 18 F PHILADELPHIA PA PERU 55:48
4 KAREN DAVIES 45 F ENGLAND 1:02:22
5 SYLVIA ELLIS 59 F NORTH HOLLYWOOD CA USA 1:05:12
6 LILIAN CORDOVA 35 F CHULA VISTA CA USA 1:06:57
7 KAREN BYRNE 53 F SOLANA BEACH CA USA 1:07:03
8 SUSAN COTTEY 54 F SAN DIEGO CA USA 1:07:06
9 JULIE FOX 55 F SAN DIEGO CA USA 1:12:55
10 PATRICIA PASCHALL 67 F ENCINITAS CA USA 1:16:09
DQ ROBERTA HATFIELD 65 F LAS VEGAS NV USA
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