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The female race, although a bit closer, yielded similar results. Auburn, NH star Vicki Kalil out gunned Newburyport master Deborah Farmer by 42 seconds. Both women led their respective age division teams in victory. This race was the final of a three race cross country series held in the Merrimack Valley. The other two events where held earlier this month in Methuen and Newburyport.
Today, runners were greeted with unusually mild conditions as temperatures approached the fifty degree mark. Most competitors wore shorts. The course, which traverses the Andover golf course, was mostly dry with one or two patches of snow and ice.
The post feed, which for years featured baloney sandwiches, was definitely upscale this year. Runners were ushered into the posh Andover Country Club and treated to a delicious hot buffet. The Andover Striders even replaced the post race Old Milwaukee brew with Samuel Adams. So, next year if you are looking for an upscale late November cross country race, try this one, it's great -- no baloney!
Team Results
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MALE TEAM Results
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1. WCRC
2 5 6 7 8 (11) (13) = 28
ROBERT HOPPLER, MARK BEHAN, TOM ROLDAN, JOE GURCZAK,
MIKE MCCORMACK, DAVID KELLY, LEO CLARKE
2. GLRR
1 3 10 16 17 (29) (32) = 47
ANDY SPAULDING, MARTY LECHLEIDER, BRIAN RHODES, DENNY LEBLANC,
STEVE SKINNER, BEN FUDGE, GRANT WHITEWAY
3. BAA
4 9 12 14 23 (36) = 62
ARTHUR DEMERS, DAVID SULLIVAN, ROBERT DUMO, STEVE BECKWITH,
LELAND CHISHOLM, JACK NYNAN
4. GAC
15 20 24 25 26 (27) (28) = 110
MARTY MCMAHON, CHRIS HAMMOND, JIM BARRY, MOE PRATT,
DAVID CHECHIK, STEVE LIPSKY, AL CATALANO
5. AS
19 21 30 31 33 (34) (37) = 134
RAY LAVIGNE, TOM BISSONNETTE, DENNIS KEEFE, DAVE MCGUIGAN,
BOB O'NEILL, FRANK SYLVIA, NICK ANASTASI
6. MVS
18 22 35 38 39 (40) = 152
WAYNE GROVES, ANDREW OBER, MICHAEL BURNS, JAMES POWELL,
BRUCE DIAS, LOUIS PETERS
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FEMALE TEAM Results
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1. GAC
1 2 3 4 5 = 15
VICKIE KALIL, ANN TASSINARI, MARTHA GILFORD, KATHLEEN WALSH,
MARGARET CROCKER
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MALE MASTERS TEAM Results
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1. WCRC
2 3 4 5 7 (10) = 21
DAVID KELLY, LEO CLARKE, TED JONES, TIM FOLEY,
DAVE VASTA, GEORGE DIRAGO
2. GLRR
1 6 14 17 18 (23) = 56
MARTY LECHLEIDER, DENNY LEBLANC, BEN FUDGE, GRANT WHITEWAY,
RICHARD NADEAU, ROBERT GOULD
3. AS
8 9 15 16 20 (21) (26) = 68
RAY LAVIGNE, TOM BISSONNETTE, DENNIS KEEFE, DAVE MCGUIGAN,
BOB O'NEILL, FRANK SYLVIA, NICK ANASTASI
4. GAC
12 13 19 24 25 (29) = 93
JIM BARRY, AL CATALANO, GARY ALEXANDER, ROGER MARTELL,
STEVE LIBBY, JAMES GILFORD
5. MVS
11 22 27 28 30 = 118
ANDREW OBER, MICHAEL BURNS, JAMES POWELL, BRUCE DIAS,
LOUIS PETERS
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FEMALE MASTERS TEAM Results
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1. WCRC
1 2 3 (4) = 6
DEBORAH FARMER, LESLIE BEHAN, VICKI BUSH, PAM HAUCH