WHAT IS GRANITE STATE FLASH? Granite State Flash (GSF) is a Manchester, New Hampshire based USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country program for children ages seven through eighteen. The team practices in Manchester, N.H. from late October to early December, and competes in the New England, Regional and National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship competitions. While the focus of the GSF program is cross country, Flash also compete in the USATF Junior Olympics Track & Field program as well as various competitions throughout the year. The focus of the Flash program is running as a life long pursuit, team competition, sportsmanship, and increasing personal fitness levels.
The Flash began in 2001 with just two teams and twenty one runners. The program has grown since 2001 to include runners from more than 50 towns and cities throughout New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Over the past ten years more than 800 youth runners have participated in the program with multiple teams advancing to the New England, Regional and National competitions. Through 2010, Flash teams have won four National team championships, three bronze medal titles as well as numerous Regional, New England team and individual titles. Twenty Flash runners have earned individual All-American honors (top 25 individually in the U.S.). Flash runners have also gone on to success at the high school and collegiate levels capturing 46 State of New Hampshire high school titles (cross country, indoor and outdoor track), setting 11 Class and/or State records as well as winning three individual New England High School Championships. More than 27 Flash runners have gone on to compete at the Division I, II and III collegiate level. Flash runners have competed for such schools as Dartmouth, Keene State, UNH, Penn, Columbia, Yale, Quinnipiac, Brown, Tufts, William & Mary, Bentley, Bucknell, Franklin & Marshall and Dickinson College. ************************** Latest 12/13- Granite State Flash Earns Strong Results at Cross Country Nationals Congratulations to the 52 youth runners from Granite State Flash that travelled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to compete at the USA Track & Field Cross Country Junior Olympics National Championships on December 10th. These athletes competed against other qualifying runners from 16 regions across the nation in 12 different divisions based on gender and age. Sub-Bantam (7-8) race a 2K (2000 meter) course, Bantam (9-10) and Midget (11-12) race 3K, Youth (13-14) race 4K, and Intermediate (15-16) and Young Adult (17-18) race 5K. The races were held under overcast, 50 degree skies at Whispering Pines Golf Course, a winding, flat layout that resulted in very fast races and many individual PR’s. In all Flash had 5 runners make All-American status by finishing in the top-25 in their respective races, as well as one team earning a podium finish as the third-place team. Flash also finished as the top team from the New England, New York, and Connecticut region in 3 of the 5 divisions full teams competed in. Granite State Flash is a Manchester-based youth program consisting of athletes from across mostly Southern NH. Congratulations also go to Nashua PAL Striders, the other NH club qualifying teams to the national meet. All Americans; Morgan Nault (Manchester)- Sub-Bantam Girl - 8:19 - 9th, Ryan Fischer (Merrimack) – Sub-Bantam Boy – 8:10 – 19th,, Caroline Fischer (Merrimack) – Bantam Girl – 11:17 – 3rd, Violet Sullivan (Brentwood) – Bantam Girl – 11:40 – 24th, Eli Moskowitz (Amherst) – Youth Boys – 13:11 – 20th 3rd Place Team; Bantam Girls- Caroline Fischer, Violet Sullivan, O’Neill Galinson (11:55-32nd place-Amherst), Jordan Vaillancourt (12:39-83-Manchester), Taylor Clark (12:40-84-Mont Vernon), Anissa Sroka (13:09-121-Londonderry), Keegan Pepin (13:14-126-Auburn), Katelyn Pepin (13:20-132-Auburn) Other Flash results: Jessica Ewing (11:33 - 79/Midget Girls - Amherst), Elise Lambert (12:06 - 135/Midget Girls - Amherst), Eli Moskowitz (13:11 - 20/Youth Boys - Amherst), Madeleine Hunt (15:03 - 49/Youth Girls - Amherst), Kate Bermingham (15:19 - 68/Youth Girls - Amherst), Benjamin Platt (17:07 - 68/Intermediate Boys - Amherst), Brett Quinn (17:47 - 121/Intermediate Boys - Amherst), Gwenyth Winship (14:47 - 31/Youth Girls - Bedford), Dave Delahunty (20:20 - 95/Young Men - Bedford), James Sullivan (9:24 - 99/Sub-Bantam Boys - Brentwood), Dan McColley (13:49 - 80/Youth Boys - Brentwood), Sean Flannery (17:37 - 72/Young Men - Brookline), Mark Lorden (17:42 - 73/Young Men - Brookline), Kyle Lorden (18:28 - 145/Intermediate Boys - Brookline), Gabe Coville (8:58 - 65/Sub-Bantam Boys - Chester), Taylor Sheley (13:12 - 210/Midget Girls - Chester), Madison Clark (11:16 - 46/Midget Girls - Contoocook), Tyler DeChane (14:26 - 164/Youth Boys - Danville), Carlos Turner (14:09 - 118/Youth Boys - Dunbarton), Justin Carbone (13:48 - 78/Youth Boys - Exeter), Margaret Coogan (15:30 - 86/Youth Girls - Exeter), Shannon Glidden (22:04 - 120/Intermediate Girls - Greenfield), Kelly Arsenault (11:27 - 67/Midget Girls - Hampton), Meaghan Kacmarcik (12:10 - 142/Midget Girls - Hampton), Molly Power (15:53 - 122/Youth Girls - Hampton), Casey Hecox (15:38 - 101/Youth Girls - Henniker), Nick Page (18:55 - 159/Intermediate Boys - Hollis), Sarah Nadeau (15:18 - 65/Youth Girls - Hopkinton), Luke Gomes (12:18 - 119/Bantam Boys - Litchfield), Sean Munnelly (14:14 - 130/Youth Boys - Litchfield), Kalin Gregoire (11:57 - 124/Midget Girls - Londonderry), Nicholas Brown (14:30 - 175/Youth Boys - Madison), Garrett Vaillancourt (10:06 - 114/Sub-Bantam Boys - Manchester), Ariel Vaillancourt (16:00 - 129/Youth Girls - Manchester), Shawn Dunphy (17:09 - 72/Intermediate Boys - Manchester), Mitchell Ripka (17:22 - 87/Intermediate Boys - Merrimack), Michael Casey (18:40 - 149/Intermediate Boys - Mont Vernon), Rebecca Ntengeri (12:20 - 166/Midget Girls - Nashua), James Busi (13:47 - 74/Youth Boys - Plaistow), Peter Saviano (17:34 - 107/Intermediate Boys - Sandown), Caryn Ojemann (21:29 - 100/Intermediate Girls - Sandown), Alexandra Ojemann (24:40 - 71/Young Women - Sandown).
Bantam Girls Earn Podium Finish at Nationals!
12/4- Final list of Teams and Runners Going to Nationals. Good luck to all! If you haven't sent your coach (cc Justin as well) information yet on when you are arriving in SC please do so as walks need to be scheduled. Sub Bantam Boys- Gabe, Garrett, James, Ryan Bantam Boys-Luke Youth Boys (TEAM)- Carlos, Dan, Eli, James, Justin, Nicholas, Sean, Tyler Intermediate Boys (TEAM)- Benjamin, Brett, Kyle, Mike, Mitch, Nick, Peter, Shawn Young Men- Dave, Mark, Sean Sub Bantam Girls- Morgan Bantam Girls (TEAM)- Anissa, Caroline, Jordan, Katelyn, Keegan, O'Neill, Taylor, Violet Midget Girls (TEAM)- Elise, Jessica, Kalin, Kelly, Madison, Meaghan, Rebecca, Taylor Youth Girls (TEAM)- Ariel, Casey, Gwenyth, Kate, Madeleine, Margaret, Molly, Sarah Intermediate Girls- Caryn, Shannon Young Women- Alexandra 11/20- We're happy to report that this past weekend of the Regional races was perhaps the most successful Flash has ever had! We had 76 runners across 9 teams compete today, and in the end we qualified 7 teams and 3 individuals making up 57 runners eligible For the National meet. For those that didn't qualify to compete this weekend, you were very much in the thoughts of your coaches and teammates this weekend, which really pushed the teams over the top. Of the 7 teams that qualified, 4 of them finished in first place, with the Youth Girls team actually moving up from second last week to first place even with the stiffer competition this weekend. We had 3 individual race winners- Caroline (Bantam Girls), Jessica (Flash's first ever Midget Girls Regional winner) and Gwenyth (Youth Girls). I'm hoping families got some pictures of these race finishes as they were truly exciting right to the very end! For all runners on teams that qualified, as well as the few individuals, please make sure your coach knows ASAP whether you are able to go to Nationals.
11/14- Flash would like to congratulate it's coaches and the 126 Flash runners that toed the line Sunday at the USATF New England Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships. We had runners in all 12 age divisions qualify on to the Regional meet 11/20 in Queensbury, NY, also qualifying teams along in all 9 divisions we fielded a team in. Three teams earned New England Champion- Bantam Girls, Midget Girls, and Intermediate Boys. And we had 3 individual New England Champions- Morgan (Sub Bantam Girls), Caroline (Bantam Girls), and Jess (Midget Girls). Full results can be found here. Other team results: 2nd Place Teams: Sub-Bantam Boys, Youth Boys, Young Men, Youth Girls Next up: Region 1 Championships 11/20 in Queensbury NY For those Flash runners that have qualified, please confirm for your coach your ability to attend. Teams need to be finalized by Wed. 11/16. 10/26 Congrats to the 21 Flash runners that ran in the Mayor's Cup. All 4 teams scored podium finishes, with top-10 finishes by O'Neill, Violet, Mitch, Morgan, Jordan, Hannah and Heidi. Great way to start off the XC season!! More pics on the Facebook page.
O'Neill with Mayor's Cup. She and Violet finish 1-2 girls in bantam race
10/1- Cold, wet and MUDDY day today at the 21st Annual Woods Trail Run in Thetford VT. A good group of Flash runners from Exeter, Timberlane, Souhegan, Winnacunnet, Manchester Memorial. I know I missed a few so feel free to email Coach Justin with any more pics.
9/20- List of upcoming Fun Races has been updated on the OTHER RUNNING EVENTS page.
9/7- Reminder- Flash Pre-Season starts TONIGHT! Flash Pre-Season Training ** New this season** A pre-season training (PST) program is available for all registered Flash runners that are not in a full-time school XC programs . PST is targeted for elementary school-aged youth, or others that do not have school seasons or do not train 5 days per week. There is no additional cost for this program, although early registration for the 2011 XC season is required. Practice generally runs 2-3 times per week and begins Wed. 9/7- see full schedule here. Email Coach Jan with any questions.
Suggested Race: Sunday September 11, 2011
9/6- Great day yesterday at the St. Charles race! The weather was a little warm and muggy, but at least the rain held off. We met some new families, got to see Jono race in a Flash singlet again, and spent some time catching up. A bunch of kids set PR's and placed in their age groups. See the results at http://coolrunning.com/results /11/nh/Sep5_15thAn_set1.shtml, and some pics:
8/24- Flash is now on Facebook! For those that would like to friend us, you can link (friend request?) here 8/29- Flash runners after last night's final Mine Falls Trail race. Lots of age-group winners!
CURRENT 2011 USATF Junior Olympics Cross Country Information XC Practice Began 10/25 Practice began Tuesday 10/25 at Derryfield Park in Manchester, NH, and continues every Tuesday and Thursday at Derryfield Park from 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM and weekend mornings at Livingston Park in Manchester, NH unless otherwise noted. See full schedule. If you would still like to sign up for the program please come to practice with completed registration form, applicable fees, and a copy of your birth certificate (new to program only). Please also email Coach Justin, and include runners name and date of birth.
Signups Signups for the 2011 XC season will be held on Sunday Oct 23, 2011 on the track at Livingston Park in Manchester between 2-4pm Pre-Season Training ** New this season** A pre-season training (PST) program is available for all registered Flash runners that are not in a full-time school XC programs . PST is targeted for elementary school-aged youth, or others that do not have school seasons or do not train 5 days per week. There is no additional cost for this program, although early registration for the 2011 XC season is required. Practice generally runs 2-3 times per week and begins Wed. 9/7- see full schedule here. Email Coach Jan with any questions.
Practice Practice will begin Tuesday October 25, 2011 at Derryfield Park in Manchester, NH and continue every Tuesday and Thursday at Derryfield Park from 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM and weekend mornings at Livingston Park in Manchester, NH unless otherwise noted. Competition Distances and Schedule
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Granite State Flash's spring Junior Olympics Track & Field Program 8/1/11- Congratulations and thanks to Nick Brown (3000m), Maggie Barrie (100m, 200m) and Eli Moskowitz (1500m) in competing at the National Chamionships in Wichita! In the 100+ degree heat, these 3 athletes gave their very best while providing strong representation for Flash and all of Region 1. Thanks too to their parents and families for supporting them in their preparation and throughout their seasons. See the full results here. 7/11/11- Flash had tremendous results competing among the best track and field youth athletes at the Region 1 meet, held 7/8-7/10 at RPI in Troy, NY. Of the 20 athletes that qualified, 17 qualified for the National meet in 28 events. Additionally, there were 12 PR's set at this meet. Full results can be found here. Congratulations to everyone that gave their best efforts against some of the top youth athletes in the country! Some highlights of the meet include Veronica's heptathlon, in which she won the High Jump and 800 on the way to her 4th place finish. In one of the MOST exciting finishes of the meet, Veronica held 4th place for much of the 800, but powered past the leaders in the last 150 meters to take the victory! While she didn't qualify on, as the first Flash multi-event athlete she set the bar very high for others in the future. Also of note, O'Neill and Caroline took 1st place in the 800 and 1500 respectively- the two 1st place finishes for Flash. And kudos to Hannah, Heidi, Helen and Madeleine for earning 4 of the 5 qualifying spots in the Youth Girls 3000. Talk about a dominating performance! Congratulations to ALL the athletes that competed and gave their very best this weekend, making their family, Flash and themselves very proud. And a big thank you to the parents that brought food and drinks to the meet, helped clean up each day, kept the kids on track and took pictures. I am very happy to say that NOBODY missed any events! And a final thank you to all for welcoming our friends from Amherst Rec Track and Gate City Striders under our tents. See pictures below from the meet . For those that have qualified for the National meet, please contact Coach Justin if you are interested in attending the July 26-31 meet in Wichita, Kansas. More information on the meet and schedule can be found here- http://www.usatf.org/events/2011/USATFJuniorOlympicTFChampionships/index.asp. Coach Jan and I would be happy to talk things through to see what might be best for your family. USATF Region 1 T&F Meet RPI Troy, NY 7/8-7/10/11
Heptahlete Veronica Scott powering by the four leaders in the final 150 meters to take 1st place in the 800
Sub-Bantam Ryan Fischer accepting his medal for second place in the 200. Ryan would also earn second in the 100 and the shot.
O'Neill Galinson and Caroline Fischer took 1st and 2nd in the Bantam Girls 800. Caroline also took 1st in the 1500, and O'Neill took 3rd in the 100 and 4th in the Long Jump
Intermediate Starlin Ortiz on his way to a 4th place finish in High Jump
Hannah Gillis, Madeleine Hunt, Heidi Ntengeri and Helen Ntengeri at the start of the Youth Girls 3000. In the end, the girls would finish 2-3-4-5 and earn 4 of the 5 qualifying spots.
Youth Girl Mikayla Hickey is on cloud nine after 3 inch PR, earning her 3rd place in the Long Jump
HASLAW Manchester Mile & 5K - 7/3/11 A handful of the 25 Flash runners and parents that came out to do the inaugural HASLAW Manchester Mile and 5K, run from Flash's XC training ground at Derryfield Park.
Video Compilation of 6/18 Fitchburg New England Meet- thanks to Karen Hickey
NH Meet of Champions - Milford - 6/4/11 Alex Peck with Coach Jan, after helping his Exeter 4x800 team break the 10 year old school record by 18 seconds and qualifying for the New Englands. Congrats Alex!
USATF Preliminary Meet - Amherst - 6/11/11 Aiden White and Ryan Fischer staying warm during the cold, rainy meet held by Amherst Track Club  Practice Meet - Coe-Brown - 5/29/11 Elise Lambert warming up for triple jump, with sister Amy on deck. Both girls won their age group in the event. See all results here.
Developmental Track Meet - Milford H.S. - 5/22/11
Developmental Track Meet - Milford H.S. - 5/15/11
Southern NH Medical Center 6K- 5-8-11 Flash kids after running great times on a warm and hilly Mother's Day morning. Congratulations to Caroline Fischer (F12 and Under- 27:36) and Heidi Ntengeri ( F13-15 - 27:32) on winning their age groups, with siblings Ryan Fischer (32:54), Joe Ntengeri Jr. (32:32), Rebecca Ntengeri (32:06) and Helen Ntengeri (28:19) all finishing in the top of their age groups.
Flash T&F Practice- 5/5/2011 Team picture taken at the May 5th practice. The team wore pink in support of Alex Hansen on her surgery. We're all thinking of you Alex!
3/27/2011- Manchester Shamroch Shuffle Granite State Flash runners, parents and coaches at the Manchester Shamrock Shuffle- March 27, 2011. Madeleine Hunt and Jessica Ewing placed 1st and 2nd in the F12 and Under category, Jake Scafidi and Spencer Stanium placed 1st and 2nd in the M12 and Under category, and Costa Routos and Ben Platt placed 1st and 3rd in the M13-20 age category. In all Flash had 27 Flash runners plus coaches and parents running at this innaugural event. While it was bone-chilling cold with the pummeling winds, much fun was had by all! Click for results and pictures.
1/1/2011- 12th Annual Millennium Mile Dozens of Flash runners, alumni, coaches and parents started 2011 off with a traditional fast mile run in Londonderry. Above are some of the current runners and coaches that toed the line at the 12th Annual Millennium Mile- January 1st, 2011. Congrats to youth age-group medalists Jake Scafidi and Joe Gagnon in the M10, Mollie Simpson and Melissa Brown in the F10, TJ Furlong in the M11, and Carlos Turner in M12. Scoring top 5 in the 13+ age categories, Jono Vinnenberg and Edward Glidden in M13-19, Alexandra Conway (4th woman overall!), Casey Hecox, Michaella Conery and Elizabeth Conway in F13-19, Holly Banaian in F20-29, and parents/coaches Darin Brown (1st M40-49), Jim Robinson (4th M50-59), and Cathy Merra (1st F50-59). Congratualtions to all!! Click for full results and pictures. ************************** 2010 USATF Junior Olympics Cross Country Information
Strong Results at Regionals for Granite State Flash Runners! It was a cool and sunny day yesterday in Burrillville as our Association qualifiers ran at the Regional meet on the rocky, hilly trails and winding fields of Burrillville Middle School. Facing the highest levels of competition from New England and now Long Island, Adirondacks, NY Metro, Maine and Connecticut, with almost 900 runners registered, Flash again had a very successful day. Runners in every category we competed in have qualified for the National Championships on December 11th at Veterans Park in Hoover, Alabama. We had 25 top-20 medal winners and 7 teams and 5 individuals that qualified for the national meet! Congratulations to all that participated! Full results are available here. In summary:
Results From the New England Championship Race Are Available Results from the 11/14 New England championship race in Burrillville, RI can be found on our Results page. Facing the highest level of competition the New England Association has ever shown- the most runners and most teams across the Bantam, Midget and Youth classes in particular- Flash posted truly remarkable results, including 46 individual top-15 medal winners and 8 teams and multiple individuals that qualified for the Regional Championship meet on 11/21!
************************** NH State Meet Results There were 61 middle school Flash runners that participated at the State Meet Sat 10/23. Of those, 16 runners medaled (top 10 finish) in their respective races. You can find all the results at 2010 New Hampshire Middle School XC Championships Middle School Tri-County Meet Congratulations to all the middle school Flash runners that participated at the Tri-County meet Sat 10/16. There are too many runners and details to list, but the very sunny and very windy day was a big success, with many Flash runners PR'ing the course and/or coming in Top 10 in their respective races. You can find all the results at http://coolrunning.com/results/10/nh/Oct16_TriCou_set1.shtml. If anyone has pictures from the meet, or details/pics of Flash runners from other school season meets that they'd like to share, please email me at jsplatt@comcast.net School Season Pictures Please forward to Justin any 2010 school season pictures you'd like to share on this site - jsplatt@comcast.net
Flash Runner Medals at Hershey Nationals Congratulations to Mollie Simpson, who came in 3rd place in the Bantam Girls 400M Dash, running a PR of 1:09.04! The Hershey's Track & Field Games Final was held on Aug 7th, and is held annually in PA for top atheletes that win their local Hershey qualifying events. All results can be found here.
************************** 2010 USATF Junior Olympics Track & Field Congratulations to the 22 Flash athletes that participated in the USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field season this summer. While this program was intended to be informal, Flash had great success at all levels of the competition. The Flash coaches thank the parents and families for your support and encouragement. 7/27-8/1/10 National Championships - Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA Of the 8 Flash athletes that qualified for the Nationals in one or more events, Justin Trott and Katie Ho Sang were the two athletes to travel the 3000 miles to represent the team in Sacramento, CA. Justin had another superb 3000 performance, knocking off another few seconds to finish 14th in the nation in a PR time of 10:8.06. And not to be out done, Katie also PR’d 2 of her 3 events, finishing the 200 in a PR 27.57 (24th nationally), the 400 in a record 1:01.34 (24th nationally), and the High Jump in 4’ 11” (17th nationally). Congratulations to Justin and Katie on their nationally ranked performances, and to all the Flash athletes that competed, improved, and had a good time throughout the season. 6/26-27/10 Regional Meet - Bowdoin College, Brunswick Maine On June 26 and 27th, 12 of the 17 qualifying Flash athletes competed at Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine. Only top 3 in each event qualify to go on. With 8 of the 12 earning marks that qualified them for the National meet (and many season PRs), it was a very successful weekend.
Katie at T&F Regionals at Bowdoin College. She qualified for the National meet in 3 events, placing 1st in the High Jump and the 400, and 3rd in the 200. Katie is one of only nine athletes in New England that had 2 wins in Maine. 6/19/10 Association Meet - Amherst, NH Of the 22 Flash athletes that participated throughout the season, 19 competed at the 6/19 Association meet in Fitchburg, MA. Of those, 17 qualified to compete in an impressive 35 events at the Region 1 championships at Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine. At Fitchburg and for the Bantam (10 and under) girls, Elise Lambert qualified 2nd in the 400 (1:18.55) as well as Long Jump (10’9.5”), and Mollie Simpson qualified 2nd for the 200 (31.64), and 1st for the 400 (1:14.43) and Long Jump (10’11.25”). As for the boys, Cameron Flecchia finished a strong 12th in the 100 (20.03)- very strong for his first season. Max Syversen qualified 5th in the 200 (34.50), 3rd in the 400 (1:22.91), and 3rd in the Long Jump (12’4.5”). Owen Creed qualified 3rd in the 100 (15.10), 4th in the 800 (3:12.73) and 1st in the High Jump (3’10”).
In the Midget (11-12) girls group, Amy Lambert had strong 400 (1:21.70) and Long Jump (9’8.25”) marks that just missed qualifying. Hannah Gillis had a seasons-best Long Jump mark of 11’ 5”, and qualified 1st to advance in the 3000 (12:6.80). Additionally, Jessica Ewing also qualified 1st in the 800 (2:40.63). For the boys, Ethan Platt qualified in 6th place in the turbo jav (73’6”) and Sven Syversen qualified 2nd in both the 800 (2:48.60) and the 80 meter hurdles (16:32). For the Youth (13-14) girls, Carol Syversen finished 14th in the 100 (14.50) and 11th in the 200 (30.45), and qualified in 3rd for the 100 meter hurdles (20.01) and 1st in the 200 meter hurdles (32.52). Katie Ho Sang qualified 3rd in both the 200 (27.77) and 400 (1:2.42), and 1st in the High Jump (4’9.75”). For the boys, Jake Rowell finished 14th for the 1500 and qualified 4th for the 200 meter hurdles (35.96). Justin Trott qualified 2nd in the 3000 (10:33.52) and Tyler DeChane finished 8th in the 800 (2:30.28) and qualified 5th in the 3000 (11:26.22). And in the Intermediate (15-16) girls group, Courtney Gabinetti qualified 2nd in the 400 (1:1.68), 5th in the 100 meter hurdles (18:43), and 2nd in the High Jump (4’4”). Mikaela Rowell qualified 1st for the discus (66’8”), 2nd for the javelin (72’4”), and 5th for the triple jump (28’4.5”). The Intermediate boys had Sam Gray qualifying 1st in the 800 (2:12.51) and 3rd in the 3000 (10:43.05). FLASH SUCCESS AT NASHUA'S 'FREEZE YOUR BUNS’ SERIES A group of Flash runners participated in the Gate City Striders’ Freeze Your Buns series, a five race 5K series run in Nashua that wrapped up March 7th. On the boys side, Andrew Davy took 1st place overall in the Male 13-16 category. In the Female 1-10 category, Jessica Ewing finished first overall, with Mollie Simpson coming in a close second. In the 11-12 category, Hannah Gillis earned 1st place overall, with Natalie Howes finishing in second place. And in the 13-16 category, Meghan Gillis took 1st followed by Gabby Richardson’s 2nd place finish. Congratulations to all our Flash runners! As an additional highlight, of the 192 runners that competed in the series, Hannah finished as the series’ overall points leader- male or female- with 4,440 points. She was followed closely by the runner-up points leader- her sister Meghan!- with 4,292 points. A maximum of 5000 total points is possible based on finish order and number of races run. ************************** Videos from 2009 Cross Country Season Available Online
************************** Flash Results at the Nationals in Reno Congratulations to all of our athletes and coaches on another very successful year of cross-country running. Of the 97 runners that entered 9 of the 10 age categories in Amherst's Association race, 8 teams and 5 individuals qualified for the Regional meet. At the Regionals in Maine, Flash qualified 6 teams and 5 individuals for the National meet in Reno, Nevada.
In total, 35 runners made the trip to Reno to compete in 8 age categories. It was cold in Reno, with at least six inches of old snow on the ground before the races even started, with fresh snow falling by late morning and continuing all day long. The start of the races were delayed by an hour as most people weren’t able to even drive to the course.
Despite the course conditions, weather, and high elevation (4600 ft at the course) all our runners made their families, their coaches, Granite State Flash and the New England region very proud. In addition to the strong team and individual results, we had 1 runner make All-American status (top 25 finisher). Congratulations to Gwenyth, who finished in 5th place for the Midget Girls.
Complete results and event pictures and videos can be found at the USATF website or our Results page. Check back here for pictures from Flash photographers and families. Thanks go to all the families that supported the Flash runners all season! ************************** 2005-2008 Season Videos Now on YouTube See links on Pictures page. 11/22/09 Regional Meet Augusta, ME
Mark ran half his race after losing his left shoe, and still managed to medal. At the halfway point he got his shoe back on, and moved up from 38th place to finish 16th! ************************** 11/8/09 Preliminary Race Amherst, NH
************************** Fall 2009 Congratulations to all the middle and high school runners that competed over their season. You make your families, teams, communities and coaches very proud, and never fail in giving us all some very exciting races to cheer for! . Some pictures from the season
Patrick wins Tri-County Boys "A" Race .
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Alum Alex getting muddy at the Mt Epic Challenge
************************** Flash Runner Presented Award at USATF NE Annual Meeting On September 17th 2009, Jack Collopy was recognized as the November 2008 Athlete of the Month at the USATF New England annual meeting. Family, friends, and Flash athletes and coaches were in attendance to celebrate the presentation. Here is a link to the USATF write-up.
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