17th Spanish River Invitational

9/25 at Patch Reef Park, Boca Raton FL
3 miles, flat, three 1-mile loops, 40 % paved, 60% soft grass - rainy, warm, mid 80s

Rained throughout the meet, with one very
heavy downpour just before the last varsity race (boys 1a/2a) race, so the
asphalt became slicker and slicker as the morning wore on, and the grass
"bowl" part became extremely muddy (more than one runner losing a shoe in
the mud).

Boys 1a/2a. 

Start was delayed due to heavy downpour just before the gun
should have gone off, which apprently temporarily knocked out the timing
device. Unfortunately, the 30 boys teams had already been called to the
line prior to the delay. The heavy rain made the course very slick and
muddy, but kept it much cooler than it might have been for an 11:20 am
start in south Florida.
A pack of 4, with Rolf Steier, Thomas Shannon, Omar Osbourne and Dan Barry
came through the mile in 4:55. Steier began to pull away as Osbourne and
and Shannon dropped slightly back, but also drew away from Barry. Osbourne
made a move at 1 1/2 to try to catch the leader, passing Shannon, but
not significantly making a dent in the lead. Steier continued to
gradually pull away in the last mile, as Shannon closed very well and 
passed Osbourne in the last half mile for second place.

24 Teams

Top ten Individuals:

1. Rolf Steier (Berkeley Prep) 15:26
2. Thomas Shannon (Pt Orange Atlantic) 15:41
3. Omar Osbourne (UpperRoom Christian) 15:44
4. Dan Barry (Pope John Paul II) 15:57
5. Edward Bodnar (Gulliver) 15:58
6. Erick Ward (Suncoast) 16:01
7. Matt Antonelli (Pt Orange Atlantic) 16:03
8. Jorge Munoz-Bustamente (Belen) 16:09
9. Charles Butler (UpperRoom Chr) 16:20
10.Latunji Asgill (Pt Orange Atlantic) 16:21

Top ten Teams:

1. Port Orange 76
2.Gulliver Prep 108
3. Belen 112
4.UpperRoom Christian 126
5. Berkeley Prep 129
6. Tampa Jesuit 140
7. Ransom Everglades 167
8. Pope John Paul II 185
9. St. John Neumann 292
10. Suncoast 295


Girls 1a/2a

Devin Gapster of Benjamin and Lara Del Rio of Carol City ran even for the
first two miles, with Gapster (8th grade!) steadily pulling away in the
last mile for a convincing 20 second victory. 

19 teams

Top ten Individuals

1. Devin Gapster (Benjamin) 19:01
2. Lara Del Rio (Carol City) 19:21
3. Danielle Velez (Gulliver) 19:32
4. Karina Swette (PineCrest) 19:37
5. Courtney Goodwin (Ransom Everglades) 20:17
6. Kimberley Barrett (Gulliver) 20:18
7. Kristen Sherry (St Edwards) 20:19
8. Julia Tirella (Archbishop Curley) 20:32
9. Laura Palaban (Ransom Everglades) 20:34
10.Megan Mann (Sheridan Hills Chr) 20:36

Top ten Teams
1. Ransom Everglades 56
2. Gulliver Prep 79
3. Pine Crest 99
4. St. Andrew's 115
5.Cardinal Newman 177
6. Trinity Prep 182
7. Benjamin 224
8. Sheridan Hills Chr 232
9. Carollton 269
10. St. Edward's 308

Boys 3a/4a

Alien Bosmenier came through the first mile in 4:53, followed about 10
meters by a pack of 3, including Robbie Infante, Mike Swope and
Adam Chumbley. Chumbley and Swope caught up to and passed Bosmenier midway
through the second mile, and continued to pull away, coming through two
miles together. With about 1000 meters to go, Chumbley sprinted away,
finishing very strong for the victory, with Swope finishing well for
second. Rivers and Beauchamp closed well to finish 4th and 5th, right
behind Bosmenier.

33 teams

Top ten Individuals
1. Adam Chumbley (Port Charlotte) 15:05
2. Mike Swope (Winter Park) 15:21
3. Alien Bosmenier (Miami Springs) 15:37
4. Anthony Rivers (Boyd Anderson) 15:38
5. David Beauchamp (Vero Beach) 15:39
6. Wilber Parks (Boyd Anderson) 15:48
7. Joe Harris (Cypress Lakes) 15:49
8. Sandy Shenkman (Spanish river) 15:53
9. Robert Infante (Columbus) 15:54
10. Danny Cook (Coral Springs) 15:55

Top ten teams
1. Winter Park 100
2. Miami Columbus 142
3. Barbara Goleman 148
4. Vero Beach 208
5. Spanish River 245
6. St. Thomas Aquinas 273
7. Olympic Heights 278
8. Boyd Anderson 291
9. Douglas 299
10. Cypress Lakes 309

Girls 3a/4a