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Winter Series in review Final men's standings: overall, age groups Final women's standings: overall, age groups At the end of the series, awards were given to the top runner in each age group (provided that they were not in the top five overall). Runners had to finish at least five races and be SVR members by 1 March 2001 to be eligible for the age group awards. Due to space considerations, this page includes eligible runners only; head to the men's standings page to see everybody's totals. Names of SVR members below appear with a reddish-pink background. As with the overall awards, each runner's seven best point totals counted towards their final score, so those runners with perfect attendance had their single lowest score thrown out. The "-1" column shows the final point tally. Tip: If you are using the right Web browser, you can hover your mouse over the column headings below ("WS1", "WS2", etc.) to see the name and date of the race in question.

Male 13 & Under

Austin Cote was the favorite in this age group, running three of the first four races, but by missing the second half of the series, he missed out on an award, too.

Ineligible: Austin Cote, Dillon Robb, Roy McKenzie

Male 14-16

This award was tossed in the dumpster after the fifth race, with nobody coming close to meeting the eligibility requirements.

Ineligible: Sean Ashworth, Zach Frye, Brian Markley, Adam Markley

Male 17-19

# name WS1 WS2 WS3 WS4 WS5 WS6 WS7 WS8 total -1* ovr. * Charles Bowles 41 37 43 39 44 39 42 44 329 292 4th 1. Jared Prunty 50 49     50 49   50 248 248 7th 2. Dustin Sweeney   47   48   48 49 49 241 241 10th

With Chuck Bowles firmly entrenched in the top five, two of the best high school runners in the region faced off for this award-- one the '99-'00 overall series champion and the other participating in the series for the first time. Both Clarke County senior Dustin Sweeney and Sherando senior Jared Prunty ran five races this year, but the powerful stride of newcomer Jared was too much for series veteran Sweeney. Jared won three races and never finished lower than second place.

Ineligible: John Sturm

Male 20-29

# name WS1 WS2 WS3 WS4 WS5 WS6 WS7 WS8 total -1* ovr. * Michael Wilcox 44 44 47 41   41 43 45 305 305 2nd 1. Jonathan Whitehead 34 27   24 35 32 26 33 211 211 12th

Michael Wilcox's position in the top five left the door wide open for Jonathan Whitehead to win this age group, and if you ask me, Jon deserves the award, too!

Ineligible: Ryan Bayne, Erjan Akkus, Karsten Brown, Craig Whitson, Josh Adams, Ron Young, Justin Thaine, Kevin Walizer, Alan Efremoff, Matt Larsen, Joe Pilch, Scott Yost

Male 30-39

# name WS1 WS2 WS3 WS4 WS5 WS6 WS7 WS8 total -1* ovr. * Kennon Yeck 42 42 44 40 45 40 44 46 343 303 3rd * Chris Northrup 48 48 50 46 48   47   287 287 5th 1. John Rice   30 42 34 37 34 31 35 243 243 9th 2. Mike Brown 35   33 18 34 30 32 32 214 214 11th 3. Terry Leckie 40 39     39   36 39 193 193 15th 4. Mark Belanger 31 24   21 28 25 22 29 180 180 18th

This was a tough age group, but by the seventh race, Big John Rice all but had it locked up. Kennon Yeck and Chris Northrup were mathematically stuck in the top five, and Mark Stickley, John's only real threat, had to cover the high school state wrestling meet for the Northern Virginia Daily on the morning of the final race. Still, John's consistent performances are what won it for him, besting the likes of newcomers Mike Brown and Mark Belanger (who also ran well).

Ineligible: Mark Stickley, Mark Vann, Rick Norton, Ned Barrett, Richard Updike, Joel McKenzie, Keith Kreuz, Frank Curiel, Ted Poulos, Jonathan Bellingham, Gregory McConville, Michael Onda, Rob Allen, Paul Hyde, Thomas Robb, Tom Farrell, David Craig, David Titus, Dave Donohue, Craig Clauson, John Heick, Chris Hallam, Tom Grady, Tim Osowski

Male 40-49

# name WS1 WS2 WS3 WS4 WS5 WS6 WS7 WS8 total -1* ovr. * Neal Riemenschneider 46 46 49 43 47 43 46 27 347 320 1st 1. Mike Allen 36 29   29 41 37 35 38 245 245 8th 2. Myron Kremer     39 32 36 31 33 36 207 207 13th 3. Michael Triantafillou   22 34 15 29 23 19 22 164 164 19th 4. Peter Blank     36   31 27 24 24 142 142 22nd

Mike Allen locked up his award just by running the Claymont race, leaving Myron Kremer one race short on points. Michael Triantafillou ran enough races but didn't have the points to end up near the speedier Mike, though he put in a good showing for his first Winter Series.

Ineligible: Jon Campbell, Sid Smith, Denny Maietta, Richard Kerby, Denny Myers, Bill Stewart, Vincent McDonald, Jim Shaughnessy, Chris Gaidrich, Stan Brooks, Steven Dobbin, William Frye, Bruce Turnbull, Bill Daniels, Gary Matheus, John Winkert, Bill Osuch, Anthony Markley, Jerry Naylor, Ed Barks, Michael Eisenfeld, Barry Freeman

Male 50-59

# name WS1 WS2 WS3 WS4 WS5 WS6 WS7 WS8 total -1* ovr. 1. Randy Wingfield 38 35 45 38 42 38 37 40 313 278 6th 2. Paul Grosz   25 37 20 32 26 20 23 183 183 16th 3. Herb Sturm 32 23 35 14 25 19     148 148 21st

Good ol' Randy Wingfield ran all eight races, and as he's faster than Paul Grosz and Herb Sturm, he was never threatened for this award. In fact, had somebody fallen from the top five at the final race, Randy would've moved up to an overall award!

Ineligible: Chuck Raper, Jon Palks, Billy Farrell, Ray Kitchen, Terry Bursey, Bill Senseney, Imants Celtnieks, Glenn Luttrell, Tom Sullivan, Pat Griffith, Jason Page, Barry Demangone, Reynold Orchard, Tom Fromme, Ed Klejnowski

Male 60-69

# name WS1 WS2 WS3 WS4 WS5 WS6 WS7 WS8 total -1* ovr. 1. Pete Martin 33 26 38 22 30       149 149 20th

Pete Martin ran the first five races, clinched his age group, and promptly stayed home for the last three races! Pete's a great runner, though, and there's no question he's deserving of the award.

Ineligible: Eldon Winston, Terence McCarthy, Will Chipps, Clark Larsen, Michael Wilson

Male 70 & Over

# name WS1 WS2 WS3 WS4 WS5 WS6 WS7 WS8 total -1* ovr. 1. Bob Atkins 23 14   7   12   12 68 68 42nd

Wow, this one was a nailbiter! Robie Cone was way ahead in points going into the final race, but both he and Bob Atkins had to show up just to be eligible for the age group award. Bob ran the last race, Robie didn't, and so Bob won-- with three points less than Robie! Kind of like losing the popular presidential vote but winning in the electoral college, eh? Regardless, both Bob and Robie are immensely respected runners, and we doff our caps to both of them.

Ineligible: Robie Cone

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