Third Annual Pennsylvia Avenue Mile
June 14, 1997
Conducted by DC Road Runers Club
benefits Start, Inc.
The third annual Pennsylvania Ave Mile was held on Saturday, June 14 on
the Nation's most ceremonial street between the White House and the
Capitol. The ten heats featured elite athletes vyeing for $3,000 in prize
money, runners with dogs, political figures and kids in the mile and half
mile. Rob Lotwis a 25 year old alumnus of the George Mason University
Track program, now living in Fairfax, VA, set a new course record in
4:06.09, earning a $500 cash award. First woman was Kristen Seabury of
Washington, DC won ran 4:46.97 also winning $500.
Ed Grant, 40, a staffer on the House Judiciary Committee, successfully
defended his title in the Mike Synar Memorial Heat, a heat for elected
officials and their staffs. Synar, an Oklahoma congressman, ran in the
inagural Pennsylvania Ave mile prior to his untimely death from brain
cancer. Synar was an active supporter of Summertime and Reading Together,
the race's beneficiary.
After the race, the runners viewed video tapes of all heats at a
post-race party held in Planet Hollywood.
The race was conducted by the DC Road Runners Club. The race is a part of
the Gold's Gym / racePacket Grand Prix Series. Sponsors include: Planet
Hollywood, Troy Systems, Crown Books, Aklin Gump, Strauss, hauer & Feld,
Anaconda Press, Mailboxes Etc., and T-shirt Works.
Results by Heat
Heat # 1 - Men 15-39
Last Name | First Name | Heat | Age | Sex | City | State | Time |
Manner | Nick | 1 | 22 | M | Indyls | IN | 04:31.97 |
Wallace | Scott | 1 | 17 | M | Clifton | VA | 04:35.10 |
Smith | Jesse | 1 | 33 | M | Williamsport | MD | 04:37.62 |
Hosek | Mark | 1 | 21 | M | McLean | VA | 04:38.21 |
Aftab | Atif | 1 | 15 | M | Reston | Va | 04:38.87 |
Nickum | Charlie | 1 | 18 | M | Clifton | VA | 04:39.37 |
Ferguson | Charles | 1 | 32 | M | Adelphi | MD | 04:45.34 |
Finch | Nathan | 1 | 29 | M | Arlington | VA | 04:49.22 |
Jones | Kevin | 1 | 26 | M | Laurel | Md | 04:49.78 |
Drisko | Art | 1 | 28 | M | Bethesda | MD | 04:50.18 |
Poulos | Ted | 1 | 35 | M | McLean | VA | 04:51.10 |
Clarke | Joshua | 1 | 16 | M | Mechanicsville | VA | 04:52.11 |
Pozo-Olano | Jack | 1 | 29 | M | McLean | VA | 04:52.48 |
Davis | Curtis | 1 | 39 | M | Gaithersburg | MD | 04:54.35 |
Diaz | Leonard | 1 | 23 | M | Arlington | VA | 04:54.61 |
Lester | Malcolm | 1 | 29 | M | Washington | DC | 04:56.45 |
Sottile | Joseph | 1 | 27 | M | Williamsport | MD | 04:57.08 |
Spalding | RJ | 1 | 34 | M | Rockville | MD | 04:58.03 |
Kirby | George | 1 | 20 | M | Quantico | VA | 04:59.25 |
Schmidt | Bret | 1 | 38 | M | Lorton | VA | 04:59.63 |
Orenduff | Nicholas | 1 | 17 | M | Hanover | VA | 04:59.78 |
Agbemble | Bismark | 1 | 16 | M | Burke | VA | 05:00.48 |
James | Jonathon | 1 | 35 | M | Arlington | VA | 05:00.90 |
Burke | Kevin | 1 | 24 | M | Washington | DC | 05:01.81 |
Greene | William | 1 | 36 | M | Woodbridge | VA | 05:01.96 |
Sink | Brian | 1 | 28 | M | Washington | DC | 05:05.01 |
Begley | Martin | 1 | 26 | M | Silver Spring | MD | 05:05.33 |
LaBonde | Scott | 1 | 26 | M | Leesville | VA | 05:07.84 |
Dixon | Quentin | 1 | 21 | M | Arlington | VA | 05:09.96 |
Briggs | Rusty | 1 | 29 | M | Arlington | VA | 05:10.34 |
Donahue | Pierre | 1 | 34 | M | Washington | DC | 05:10.80 |
Anderson | Daniel | 1 | 30 | M | Gaithersburg | MD | 05:11.60 |
Mitts | Randall | 1 | 22 | M | Woodbridge | VA | 05:13.24 |
Mermersky | Yonco | 1 | 32 | M | Washington | DC | 05:14.47 |
Schwartz | Alan | 1 | 24 | M | Washington | DC | 05:15.20 |
Winkert | Tom | 1 | 33 | M | Beltsville | MD | 05:16.37 |
Mitchell | Tony | 1 | 37 | M | Herndon | VA | 05:19.48 |
Kramer | Gary | 1 | 30 | M | Alexandria | VA | 05:23.31 |
Blessinger | Craig | 1 | 26 | M | Alexandria | VA | 05:23.71 |
Lake | Ray | 1 | 37 | M | Ellicott City | MD | 05:25.19 |
Caldera | Ricardo | 1 | 16 | M | Arlington | VA | 05:28.31 |
Sachs | Bob | 1 | 36 | M | Alexandria | VA | 05:36.61 |
Viviani | Willy | 1 | 15 | M | Arlington | VA | 05:36.83 |
Berry | Mark | 1 | 34 | M | Lexington Park | MD | 05:37.36 |
Saito | Steven | 1 | 28 | M | Washington | DC | 05:37.96 |
Kemp | David | 1 | 30 | M | Welcome | MD | 05:40.91 |
Huang | Eugene | 1 | 21 | M | Washington | DC | 05:44.87 |
Sherman | Zach | 1 | 17 | M | Burke | VA | 05:45.38 |
Viviani | Donn A. | 1 | 20 | M | Arlington | VA | 05:45.81 |
Reed | Jeff | 1 | 37 | M | Arlington | VA | 05:51.22 |
McDonald | Richard | 1 | 35 | M | Germantown | MD | 05:53.57 |
Johnson | Gray | 1 | 22 | M | McClean | VA | 05:56.19 |
Abundis | Ruben | 1 | 22 | M | Arlington | VA | 06:02.80 |
Mitchell | Ben | 1 | 15 | M | Herndon | VA | 06:03.86 |
Remy | Andre | 1 | 48 | M | Falls Church | VA | 06:13.63 |
Strub | Brian | 1 | 28 | M | Washington | DC | 06:18.99 |
Snyder | Kirk | 1 | 24 | M | McLean | VA | 06:27.05 |
Connolly | Charles | 1 | 28 | M | Arlington | Va | 06:27.05 |
Yoon | Art | 1 | 27 | M | Arlington | VA | 06:54.93 |
Bailer | John | 1 | 27 | M | Waldorf | MD | 06:54.93 |
Sheppard | Tod | 1 | 24 | M | Sheperdsville | KY | 06:58.75 |
Hecox | Doug | 1 | 28 | M | Washington | DC | 07:29.33 |
Himmel | Andreas | 1 | 31 | M | Ft. Washington | MD | 12:33.00 |
Heat #2 - Men 40 & over
Hamilton | Bruce | 2 | 41 | M | Fairfax | VA | 04:31.08 |
Ryan | Paul | 2 | 46 | M | Arlington | VA | 04:38.43 |
Ruckert | Steve | 2 | 48 | M | Lisbon | MD | 04:43.82 |
Ryan | Ed | 2 | 43 | M | Washington | DC | 04:50.54 |
Wind | Jay | 2 | 47 | M | Arlington | VA | 04:52.42 |
Ciolfi | Dante | 2 | 42 | M | Falls Church | VA | 04:52.70 |
Bradley | Fay | 2 | 59 | M | Washington | DC | 04:54.54 |
Iddy | Dan | 2 | 46 | M | Alexandria | VA | 04:55.80 |
Barrar | Jack | 2 | 45 | M | Alexandria | VA | 04:56.46 |
Tatum | Gary | 2 | 40 | M | Burtonsville | MD | 04:56.99 |
Delaplaine | Bruce | 2 | 42 | M | Kensington | MD | 04:58.74 |
Mathers | Jerry | 2 | 40 | M | Kensington | MD | 05:08.93 |
Basta | Milan | 2 | 45 | M | Potomac | MD | 05:10.05 |
Brosnan | Michael | 2 | 42 | M | Washington | DC | 05:11.50 |
Kelsey | Rick | 2 | 49 | M | Bethesda | MD | 05:16.70 |
Haubert | John | 2 | 54 | M | Alexandria | VA | 05:17.89 |
Tuthill | Gary | 2 | 42 | M | Sterling | VA | 05:19.11 |
Darr | Jim | 2 | 42 | M | Falls Church | VA | 05:19.31 |
Knuth | Daryl | 2 | 41 | M | Kingstown | VA | 05:22.47 |
Chidester | Gary | 2 | 50 | M | Woodbridge | VA | 05:24.5 |
Dempster | William | 2 | 45 | M | Bethesda | MD | 05:25.39 |
Hays | George | 2 | 44 | M | Burke | VA | 05:26.99 |
Lee | Kevin | 2 | 41 | M | Germantown | MD | 05:27.98 |
Tudor | Tom | 2 | 53 | M | Bismarck | ND | 05:30.50 |
Graling | Donald | 2 | 40 | M | Centreville | VA | 05:34.13 |
Fowler | Cal | 2 | 58 | M | Springfield | VA | 05:36.2 |
Hill | Roland | 2 | 58 | M | Washington | DC | 05:36.55 |
Ginsberg | Stuart | 2 | 41 | M | Arlington | VA | 05:36.83 |
Alberti | Nicholas | 2 | 46 | M | Washington | DC | 05:40.63 |
Romain | Augustus | 2 | 46 | M | Washington | DC | 05:42.02 |
Parkinson | Larry | 2 | 42 | M | Alexandria | VA | 05:42.25 |
Dickerson | Larry | 2 | 65 | M | Burke | VA | 05:43.61 |
Morehead | David | 2 | 50 | M | Alexandria | VA | 05:44.80 |
Blank | Peter | 2 | 42 | M | Annandale | VA | 05:49.43 |
Kurihara | Tom | 2 | 61 | M | Vienna | VA | 05:55.98 |
Anderson | Bob | 2 | 49 | M | New Carrollton | MD | 06:02.32 |
Momiyama | Thomas | 2 | 65 | M | Silver Spring | MD | 06:06.35 |
Neel | Phil | 2 | 43 | M | Arlington | VA | 06:08.93 |
Diamond | Bill | 2 | 45 | M | Arlington | VA | 06:14.30 |
Harris | Michael | 2 | 44 | M | Upper Marlboro | MD | 06:17.18 |
Winkert | John | 2 | 40 | M | Chantilly | VA | 06:18.38 |
Viehe | Karl | 2 | 54 | M | Washington | DC | 06:19.44 |
Hemphill | Dixon | 2 | 72 | M | Fairfax Sta. | VA | 06:21.15 |
Harmon | Higley | 2 | 41 | M | Crofton | MD | 06:25.09 |
Sollers | BIll | 2 | 57 | M | Silver Spring | MD | 06:27.4 |
Reichard | Bob | 2 | 57 | M | Silver Spring | MD | 06:29.55 |
Daley | Michel | 2 | 47 | M | Washington | DC | 06:38.64 |
Claassen | Alan | 2 | 41 | M | Fremont | CA | 06:45.36 |
Bush | Jonathan | 2 | 43 | M | Washington | DC | 06:50.27 |
Schneidmill | Paul | 2 | 41 | M | Oxon Hill | MD | 07:09.86 |
Crutchfield | Warren | 2 | 60 | M | Rockville | MD | 07:11.12 |
Wilfert | Herb | 2 | 54 | M | Washington | DC | 07:26.43 |
Sahm | Billy | 2 | 46 | M | Washington | DC | 07:34.73 |
Dosik | Allan | 2 | 45 | M | Arlington | VA | 07:39.77 |
Deak | Joseph | 2 | 66 | M | Holiday | FL | 07:44.56 |
Russell | William | 2 | 52 | M | Fairfax Station | VA | 08:19.83 |
Heat #3 - Women's Open
Hughes | Nathalie | 3 | 39 | F | Oakton | VA | 05:14.92 |
Buenning | Jodie | 3 | 25 | F | Arlington | VA | 05:19.45 |
Cairns | Hilary | 3 | 26 | F | Washington | DC | 05:21.67 |
Block | Teren | 3 | 31 | F | Vienna | VA | 05:25.19 |
Branton | Fiona | 3 | 38 | F | Arlington | VA | 05:25.68 |
Rizzieri | Susan | 3 | 30 | F | ARlington | VA | 05:31.28 |
Thomson | Linda | 3 | 33 | F | Springfield | VA | 05:32.02 |
Stockdale | Chris | 3 | 53 | F | Takoma Park | MD | 05:39.11 |
Miller | Beth | 3 | 27 | F | Arlington | VA | 05:44.57 |
Flynn | Bernadette | 3 | 39 | F | Fairfax | VA | 05:46.37 |
Powers | Colette | 3 | 35 | F | Washington | DC | 05:48.00 |
Horan | Nancy | 3 | 34 | F | Potomac | MD | 05:54.72 |
McCann | Lynne | 3 | 35 | F | Hamilton | VA | 05:56.60 |
Bhalla | Nicole | 3 | 17 | F | Arlington | VA | 06:06.59 |
Mink | Suzanne | 3 | 44 | F | Washington | DC | 06:18.64 |
Sink | Brenna | 3 | 28 | F | Washington | DC | 06:19.77 |
Dougherty | Lisa | 3 | 32 | F | Burke | VA | 06:22.28 |
Mitchell | Sarah | 3 | 17 | F | Herndon | VA | 06:30.33 |
Stringer | Hartzell | 3 | 44 | F | Washington | DC | 06:31.74 |
Buonpane | Nancy | 3 | 36 | F | Alexandria | VA | 06:33.81 |
Viviani | Anne | 3 | 47 | F | Arlington | VA | 06:36.63 |
Hines | Jonah | 3 | 26 | F | Arlington | VA | 06:45.94 |
Parady | Michelle | 3 | 26 | F | McLean | VA | 06:45:18 |
Gonyea | Maryellen | 3 | 50 | F | Burke Centre | VA | 06:54.16 |
Nichols | Rebecca | 3 | 24 | F | Triangle | VA | 06:55.93 |
Graf | Tami | 3 | 60 | F | Lusby | MD | 07:00.08 |
Taylor | Kathy | 3 | 37 | F | Fairfax | VA | 07:04.27 |
Mitchell | Kimberly | 3 | 36 | F | Herndon | VA | 07:06.71 |
Bowers | Pamela | 3 | 38 | F | Centerville | VA | 07:28.83 |
Carson | Lynn | 3 | 40 | F | Etters | PA | 07:45.27 |
Deak | Melissa | 3 | 31 | F | Fairfax | VA | 08:05.76 |
Francis | Kathleen | 3 | 43 | F | Arlington | VA | 08:44.39 |
Bruch | Mary | 3 | 42 | F | Silver Spring | MD | 09:04.53 |
Best | Debbie | 3 | 40 | F | Oxon Hill | MD | 09:34.55 |
Wood | Priscilla | 3 | 38 | F | Arlington | VA | 09:35.02 |
Wood | Amanda | 3 | 34 | F | Arlington | VA | 09:54.75 |
Berg | Patricia | 3 | 53 | F | Accokeek | MD | 10:02.79 |
Blessinger | Tara | 3 | 26 | F | Alexandria | VA | 11:23.95 |
Minn | Phyliss | 3 | 47 | F | Arlington | VA | 12:29.16 |
Heat #4 - Mike Synar Memorial Run (Political Heat)
Grant | Edward | 4 | 40 | M | Oak Hill | VA | 05:15.86 |
Weiner | Robert | 4 | 50 | M | Accokeek | MD | 05:26.03 |
Scarrow | Jim | 4 | 36 | M | Arlington | VA | 05:42.06 |
Olson | Rolf | 4 | 26 | M | Arlington | VA | 06:02.23 |
Carlin | J. David | 4 | 34 | M | Silver Spring | MD | 06:30.24 |
Holloway | Laura | 4 | 31 | F | Arlington | VA | 06:50.38 |
Frasier | Frank | 4 | 30 | M | Arlington | VA | 06:56.56 |
Fogarty | William | 4 | 40 | M | Arlington | VA | 07:15.57 |
Washington | Consuela | 4 | 48 | F | Arlington | VA | 07:59.33 |
Hutchings | Suzanne | 4 | 35 | F | Alexandria | VA | 08:29.32 |
Nurse | Carol | 4 | 37 | F | Arlington | VA | 08:30.70 |
Dew | Andrea | 4 | 29 | F | Washington | DC | 08:30.91 |
Heat #5 - Elite Women (top five finishers)
Seabury | Kristen | 5 | 28 | F | Washington | DC | 4:46.97 | 500 |
Concaugh | Jaqueline | 5 | 22 | F | Alexandria | VA | 4:57.27 | 400 |
Stanmeyer | Cathy | 5 | 28 | F | McLean | VA | 4:58.17 | 300 |
Clarke | Senoria | 5 | 32 | F | Chevy Chase | MD | 4:59.33 | 200 |
Robbers | Monica | 5 | 26 | F | Alexandria | VA | 5:07.67 | 100 |
Heat #6 - Elite Men (top five finishers)
Lotwis | Robert | 6 | 25 | M | Fairfax | VA | 4:06.09 | 500 |
Mock | Doug | 6 | 30 | M | Germantown | MD | 4:10.39 | 400 |
Smith | Matt | 6 | 27 | M | Falls Church | VA | 4:15.15 | 300 |
Quinonez | Franciso | 6 | 24 | M | Washington | DC | 4:18.18 | 200 |
Loomis | Jeff | 6 | 27 | M | Washington | DC | 4:20.81 | 100 |
Heat #7 - Dog Trot
Young | Phil | 7 | 34 | M | Reston | VA | 04:51.06 |
Smith | Gordon | 7 | 39 | M | Alexandria | VA | 04:51.98 |
Langer | Greg | 7 | 34 | M | Arlington | VA | 04:55.62 |
Malach | John | 7 | 27 | M | McLean | VA | 05:07.25 |
Mele | James | 7 | 34 | M | North Potomac | MD | 05:23.70 |
Walsh | Walter | 7 | 39 | M | Alexandria | VA | 05:33.95 |
Daugherty | Tom | 7 | 39 | M | Burke | VA | 05:44.35 |
Powers | Colette | 7 | 35 | F | Washington | DC | 05:50.75 |
Bernstein | Michael | 7 | 34 | M | Alexandria | VA | 06.01.78 |
Higgins | Roger | 7 | 41 | M | Alexandria | VA | 06.14.74 |
Robertson | Chele | 7 | 39 | M | Arlington | VA | 06:20.87 |
Smith | Barbara | 7 | 39 | F | Fairfax | VA | 06:20.87 |
Davey | Richard | 7 | 53 | M | Washington | DC | 06:37.46 |
Lewton | Val | 7 | 60 | M | Washington | DC | 06:38.33 |
Doughten | Janel | 7 | 32 | F | Washington | DC | 06:57.98 |
Minicozzi | Claudia | 7 | 43 | F | Washington | DC | 06:59.85 |
Knuth | Hilary | 7 | | F | Kingstowne | VA | 07:44.63 |
Bowling | Stuart | 7 | 18 | M | Springfield | VA | 08:20.96 |
Kampmann | Sue | 7 | 26 | F | Germantown | MD | 09:34.50 |
Heat #8 - Children's Mile (top finishers)
Ryan | Craig | 8 | 14 | M | Arlington | VA | 05:17.92 |
Wilson | Amin | 8 | 13 | M | Washington | DC | 05:40.83 |
Mele | Brad | 8 | 11 | M | North Potomac | MD | 06:02.98 |
Viviani | Anthony | 8 | 12 | M | Arlington | VA | 06:05.13 |
O'Brian | Adam | 8 | | M | Arlington | VA | 06:09.24 |
Creed | Michael | 8 | 10 | M | Fairfax | VA | 06:21.09 |
Torre | Nicholas | 8 | 11 | M | Stevensville | MD | 06:29.50 |
Novak | Michael | 8 | 14 | M | Dumfries | VA | 06:32.49 |
Riley | John | 8 | 16 | M | Washington | DC | 06:35.29 |
Freund | Ahren | 8 | 10 | M | Alexandria | VA | 06:44.26 |