Jim Howley was the only 2003 runner that ran that finished the first Archie Post race back on September 6, 1969 (33 finishers in the first race). Three people who raced had Archie Post as a coach. Ralph Swenson commemorated the event by running in his mid-70s racing outfit -> original GMAA singlet and orange nylon shorts, complete with original sneakers. Ralph apparently never throws anything away! Many members of the Post family came to the race, including his wife Persis and daughters Jean and Dorothy. Grandchild Jeff Stevens ran the race. One grandchild came from Arizona to watch the race!
I would especially like to thank two people: Larry Kimball for writing
such a great story on the race as well as Archie Post for the August Vermont
Sports Today and Joe Gringas for digging through the UVM cross country
archives (a formidable task!) to locate past Archie Post results from the
70s.
Volunteers: Phil Ades, Russ Agne, John Barbour, John Brennan,
Laura Bresee, Bob and Monica Cayia, Norman Crete, Sandra Dickin, Linda
Everett, Dot Helling, John Izzo, Betsy Lord, Andrew Mack, Tom Nuovo, Tom
Rhoads, Todd Silk, Karen and Tyler Sperry, Phil and Elizabeth Trent, and
John Williams
Thanks to: Ski Rack, Woman's Source for Sports, and Paul Mazza's
Farm Stand for donated and/or discounted prizes and refreshments.
Link to Archie Post Five Miler History
(first running in 1969)
Link to 2003 photos)
Results in order of finish follow the age group listing.
An asterisk after a runner's time indicates that their time met the
USATF guidelines for national ranking.
WOMEN: 0-13 1. Abby Mitchell South Burlington 13 38:26 2. Kennah McMahon Essex Junction 11 42:33 3. Lillian VanDyke Stowe 10 44:28 14-19 1. Sarah VanDyke Stowe 16 35:56 20-29 1. Sara Pope Burlington 26 32:48 2. Jennifer Kehoe Burlington 24 32:58 3. Tara Madden Williston 27 33:09 4. Jessica Tuttle Burlington 25 34:34 5. Carrie Shamel Burlington 23 35:14 6. Jessica Hathaway South Burlington 28 35:58 7. Wendy Ireland Burlington 29 36:00 8. Barbara Trongo Colchester 24 39:59 9. Heidi Keller Burlington 22 41:20 10. Harriet Piche Shelburne 20 45:53 11. Erin Orser South Burlington 27 54:49 30-39 1. Carole Harris Burlington 36 30:19* OVERALL 2. Jessica Cover Richmond 33 33:28 3. Pat Harmeyer Underhill 36 38:02 4. MaryBeth Early Huntington 37 38:09 5. Cathy Farrington Essex Junction 35 40:34 6. Carrie Premsagar South Burlington 32 40:47 7. Sherry Ricker Burlington 32 42:09 8. Jean Lagrow Essex Junction 37 42:48 9. Michell Langlais Milton 35 43:54 10. Robin Perez Winooski 33 44:17 11. Kristin Lundy Colchester 33 46:09 12. Gaylene Randall Winooski 36 46:11 13. Diane Benoit Shelburne 39 48:32 14. Jennifer Dall Barre 30 48:35 15. Maureen Newman Burlington 33 51:17 40-49 1. Oonagh McHugh-Dillon Williston 47 33:32* 2. Nancy Eames Underhill 46 37:29 3. Carol VanDyke Stowe 47 39:05 4. Virginia Besthoff Charlotte 46 39:22 5. Mary Kehoe Burlington 45 43:50 6. Cathy Hartshorn Barre 46 45:04 7. Laurie Kutner Burlington 45 45:40 8. Allison Loebs Colchester 44 48:44 9. Robin Packard Williston 41 48:51 10. Joey Larson Burlington 48 51:10 11. Christine Helary Montreal,QC 43 56:19 50-59 1. Peggy Curtis Richmond 54 40:47 2. Nancy Aronson Charlotte 53 46:05 3. Lorraine Wargo Waitsfield 56 49:15 60-69 1. Betty Lacharite Winooski 67 49:00* MEN: 0-13 1. Niall McMahon Essex Junction 13 40:36 14-19 1. Benjamin Cote Burlington 18 38:37 20-29 1. Brian Mulry White River Jct 24 28:48 2. Rick Hanson Williston 27 28:54 3. Nicholes Soverel Burlington 21 30:03 4. Dennis Wrest Burlington 23 30:08 5. Dan Hagan Burlington 25 30:12 6. Jean Solberg Burlington 25 30:15 7. Tom Neumann Burlington 29 32:25 8. William Atkinson Essex 27 35:32 9. Jack Chan Winooski 25 37:24 10. Dan Geise South Burlington 27 45:36 30-39 1. Josh Brown Burlington 35 27:25 OVERALL 2. Binney Mitchell Burlington 34 28:37 3. Jim Farrington Essex Junction 33 29:45 4. Michael Early Huntington 39 30:14 5. Matthew Carmolli Brandon 30 31:11 6. Ed Hamilton Shelburne 34 31:16 7. Bill Hella, Jr Charlotte 35 32:57 8. Scott Nichols Essex 37 34:48 9. Howard Kalfus Colchester 34 37:08 10. Steve Ekberg Burlington 39 37:13 11. Tim Keefe Hinesburg 39 51:16 12. Gary Rush Laval,QC 37 53:51 40-49 1. Jim Miller Essex Junction 45 27:39* 2. Ken Gartner Falmouth,MA 43 27:52 3. Jack Pilla Charlotte 45 29:27 4. Lyman Ross Essex Junction 44 30:46 5. Keith Brown Burlington 40 31:17 6. Ken Schatz South Burlington 49 31:26 7. Larry Allard Barton 45 31:50 8. Bob Corey Colchester 47 33:05 9. Tim Duff South Burlington 43 33:11 10. Billy Reeves Shelburne 45 33:27 11. Forrest Lemoine Shelburne 48 33:30 12. Joseph Kus Augusta,ME 48 34:01 13. John Howe Burlington 44 35:08 14. Dave Fields Underhill 48 35:12 15. Neil Bean St. Albans 40 35:15 16. Barry Metayer Milton 43 35:21 17. Dale Adams Milton 42 35:41 18. Michael Gordon Essex Junction 46 35:53 19. Marc Kutler South Burlington 48 36:18 20. Horst Hartlieb Burlington 45 36:25 21. Pascal Cravedi-Cheng Burlington 49 36:58 22. Jeff Stevens East Greenwich,RI 46 37:08 23. David Hammond Huntington 43 37:12 24. Tim Carter Shelburne 40 39:11 25. Michael Lacharite Winooski 45 40:13 26. Jan Leja Shelburne 48 40:14 27. John Mahoney Burlington 49 40:22 28. Timothy Patton Rutland 42 41:03 29. Kevin McMahon Essex Junction 49 42:33 30. Trevor Whipple Barre 41 45:04 31. Edward Sawyer Montpelier 41 47:34 50-59 1. Keith Woodward Stowe 52 28:12* 2. Peter Davis Underhill 56 31:47 3. Bill Dysart Williston 51 31:57 4. Dhyan Nirmegh Huntington 50 32:17 5. Tom Rhoads Williston 50 33:33 6. Charlie Windisch Essex 50 33:37 7. Chuck Arnold Huntington 56 33:52 8. P.T. Burke Winooski 55 33:57 9. Russ Cooke Williston 51 34:27 10. Mike Desanto Milton 54 34:33 11. Paul Andrew South Burlington 54 35:52 12. Al Daniels Fairfax 55 37:12 13. Robert Hayward Shelburne 56 40:32 14. Bill Everett Essex 52 40:40 15. Ralph Swenson South Burlington 56 40:40 16. Ronald Leggett Colchester 53 41:14 17. Charles Levin Shelburne 51 42:51 18. Chip Winner Middlebury 54 44:21 19. Jim Howley South Burlington 55 44:39 20. George Voland Shelburne 59 44:40 60-69 1. Peter Mitchell Jericho 63 37:36 2. Bert Moffat Williston 68 38:00 3. Gordon Johnson Ayers Cliff,QC 62 38:06 4. Gene Nichols Stowe 60 39:01 5. Bud Meyers Colchester 60 41:17 6. Ed Dombroski Jericho 67 43:11 7. Wendell Carr South Burlington 63 43:41 8. Paul Clare Bradenton,FL 64 49:10 9. Rod Larrow Grand Isle 68 51:03 10. Bill Wargo South Burlington 60 55:34 70+ 1. Don Lacharite Winooski 72 49:20 OVERALL: 1. Josh Brown Burlington M 35 27:25 2. Jim Miller Essex Junction M 45 27:39* 3. Ken Gartner Falmouth,MA M 43 27:52 4. Keith Woodward Stowe M 52 28:12* 5. Binney Mitchell Burlington M 34 28:37 6. Brian Mulry White River Jct M 24 28:48 7. Rick Hanson Williston M 27 28:54 8. Jack Pilla Charlotte M 45 29:27 9. Jim Farrington Essex Junction M 33 29:45 10. Nicholes Soverel Burlington M 21 30:03 11. Dennis Wrest Burlington M 23 30:08 12. Dan Hagan Burlington M 25 30:12 13. Michael Early Huntington M 39 30:14 14. Jean Solberg Burlington M 25 30:15 15. Carole Harris Burlington F 36 30:19* 16. Lyman Ross Essex Junction M 44 30:46 17. Matthew Carmolli Brandon M 30 31:11 18. Ed Hamilton Shelburne M 34 31:16 19. Keith Brown Burlington M 40 31:17 20. Ken Schatz South Burlington M 49 31:26 21. Peter Davis Underhill M 56 31:47 22. Larry Allard Barton M 45 31:50 23. Bill Dysart Williston M 51 31:57 24. Dhyan Nirmegh Huntington M 50 32:17 25. Tom Neumann Burlington M 29 32:25 26. Sara Pope Burlington F 26 32:48 27. Bill Hella, Jr Charlotte M 35 32:57 28. Jennifer Kehoe Burlington F 24 32:58 29. Bob Corey Colchester M 47 33:05 30. Tara Madden Williston F 27 33:09 31. Tim Duff South Burlington M 43 33:11 32. Billy Reeves Shelburne M 45 33:27 33. Jessica Cover Richmond F 33 33:28 34. Forrest Lemoine Shelburne M 48 33:30 35. Oonagh McHugh-Dillon Williston F 47 33:32* 36. Tom Rhoads Williston M 50 33:33 37. Charlie Windisch Essex M 50 33:37 38. Chuck Arnold Huntington M 56 33:52 39. P.T. Burke Winooski M 55 33:57 40. Joseph Kus Augusta,ME M 48 34:01 41. Russ Cooke Williston M 51 34:27 42. Mike Desanto Milton M 54 34:33 43. Jessica Tuttle Burlington F 25 34:34 44. Scott Nichols Essex M 37 34:48 45. John Howe Burlington M 44 35:08 46. Dave Fields Underhill M 48 35:12 47. Carrie Shamel Burlington F 23 35:14 48. Neil Bean St. Albans M 40 35:15 49. Barry Metayer Milton M 43 35:21 50. William Atkinson Essex M 27 35:32 51. Dale Adams Milton M 42 35:41 52. Paul Andrew South Burlington M 54 35:52 53. Michael Gordon Essex Junction M 46 35:53 54. Sarah VanDyke Stowe F 16 35:56 55. Jessica Hathaway South Burlington F 28 35:58 56. Wendy Ireland Burlington F 29 36:00 57. Marc Kutler South Burlington M 48 36:18 58. Horst Hartlieb Burlington M 45 36:25 59. Pascal Cravedi-Cheng Burlington M 49 36:58 60. Jeff Stevens East Greenwich,RI M 46 37:08 61. Howard Kalfus Colchester M 34 37:08 62. David Hammond Huntington M 43 37:12 63. Al Daniels Fairfax M 55 37:12 64. Steve Ekberg Burlington M 39 37:13 65. Jack Chan Winooski M 25 37:24 66. Nancy Eames Underhill F 46 37:29 67. Peter Mitchell Jericho M 63 37:36 68. Bert Moffat Williston M 68 38:00 69. Pat Harmeyer Underhill F 36 38:02 70. Gordon Johnson Ayers Cliff,QC M 62 38:06 71. MaryBeth Early Huntington F 37 38:09 72. Abby Mitchell South Burlington F 13 38:26 73. Benjamin Cote Burlington M 18 38:37 74. Gene Nichols Stowe M 60 39:01 75. Carol VanDyke Stowe F 47 39:05 76. Tim Carter Shelburne M 40 39:11 77. Virginia Besthoff Charlotte F 46 39:22 78. Barbara Trongo Colchester F 24 39:59 79. Michael Lacharite Winooski M 45 40:13 80. Jan Leja Shelburne M 48 40:14 81. John Mahoney Burlington M 49 40:22 82. Robert Hayward Shelburne M 56 40:32 83. Cathy Farrington Essex Junction F 35 40:34 84. Niall McMahon Essex Junction M 13 40:36 85. Bill Everett Essex M 52 40:40 86. Ralph Swenson South Burlington M 56 40:40 87. Peggy Curtis Richmond F 54 40:47 88. Carrie Premsagar South Burlington F 32 40:47 89. Timothy Patton Rutland M 42 41:03 90. Ronald Leggett Colchester M 53 41:14 91. Bud Meyers Colchester M 60 41:17 92. Heidi Keller Burlington F 22 41:20 93. Sherry Ricker Burlington F 32 42:09 94. Kennah McMahon Essex Junction F 11 42:33 95. Kevin McMahon Essex Junction M 49 42:33 96. Jean Lagrow Essex Junction F 37 42:48 97. Charles Levin Shelburne M 51 42:51 98. Ed Dombroski Jericho M 67 43:11 99. Wendell Carr South Burlington M 63 43:41 100. Mary Kehoe Burlington F 45 43:50 101. Michell Langlais Milton F 35 43:54 102. Robin Perez Winooski F 33 44:17 103. Chip Winner Middlebury M 54 44:21 104. Lillian VanDyke Stowe F 10 44:28 105. Jim Howley South Burlington M 55 44:39 106. George Voland Shelburne M 59 44:40 107. Cathy Hartshorn Barre F 46 45:04 108. Trevor Whipple Barre M 41 45:04 109. Dan Geise South Burlington M 27 45:36 110. Laurie Kutner Burlington F 45 45:40 111. Harriet Piche Shelburne F 20 45:53 112. Nancy Aronson Charlotte F 53 46:05 113. Kristin Lundy Colchester F 33 46:09 114. Gaylene Randall Winooski F 36 46:11 115. Edward Sawyer Montpelier M 41 47:34 116. Diane Benoit Shelburne F 39 48:32 117. Jennifer Dall Barre F 30 48:35 118. Allison Loebs Colchester F 44 48:44 119. Robin Packard Williston F 41 48:51 120. Betty Lacharite Winooski F 67 49:00* 121. Paul Clare Bradenton,FL M 64 49:10 122. Lorraine Wargo Waitsfield F 56 49:15 123. Don Lacharite Winooski M 72 49:20 124. Rod Larrow Grand Isle M 68 51:03 125. Joey Larson Burlington F 48 51:10 126. Tim Keefe Hinesburg M 39 51:16 127. Maureen Newman Burlington F 33 51:17 128. Gary Rush Laval,QC M 37 53:51 129. Erin Orser South Burlington F 27 54:49 130. Bill Wargo South Burlington M 60 55:34 131. Christine Helary Montreal,QC F 43 56:19
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