USATF New England Cross Country Championships Updates

Archive Dec 31, 2021

Ryan Jara won the Moxie 5K men's race in 15:09 and Erica Jesseman won the women's race in 18:36. Dirigo also returned to Franklin Park for the USATF New England Cross Country Championships, with 40+ and 50+ teams placing fifth and the 60+ team winning its division. The fall calendar widened again with Maine Marathon, Bangor Labor Day, Great Pumpkin, Falmouth, Millinocket, and Thanksgiving races.

Archive Dec 31, 2018

Sarah Mulcahy ran 2:44:28 at the California International Marathon to hit the Olympic Trials B standard, Tracy Guerrette narrowly missing in 2:45:48, Rob Gomez running 2:24:04, Dave Kerschner 2:39:13, and Erin Chalat 3:26:51. Matt Jacobson won his mile heat in 4:14.82 at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic, and Cayden Spencer-Thompson was All-American in the triple jump at New Balance Nationals Indoor. Dirigo also placed masters, 50+, 60+, open, and women's teams at USATF New England Cross Country; won the Trail to Ale team race behind Rob Gomez, Jesse Orach, Chris Harmon, Marah Borgman, Christina Berkow, and Christine Hein; and had Christine Hein, Tracey Guerrette, Erica Jesseman, Sheri Piers, Gretchen Speed, and Michael Gordon leading Maine Marathon results.

Archive Dec 31, 2017

Rob Ashby won the Millinocket Marathon, Ben Decker won the Portland Thanksgiving Day 4-Miler, and Erica Jesseman led the women's results there with Christina Berkow second. Tracey Guerrette won the Maine Marathon, Christine Hein was second, and Sheri Piers and Erica Jesseman went 1-2 in the half; Guerrette also set a Bangor Labor Day course record and won the Brewer Turkey Trot. At Beach to Beacon, Rob Gomez was second Maine finisher and was widely noted for helping Jesse Orach to the finish, while Michelle Lilienthal, Tracy Guerrette, Sheri Piers, Christine Hein, Gina Pardi, Gretchen Speed, Carry Buterbaugh, Mary Pardi, Kelly Brown, Denise Curry, Spencer McElwain, Chris Harmon, Sam Seekins, Connor Piers, Adam Goode, and Joe Satterfield all appear in the Maine and age-group results.

Archive Dec 31, 2016

Rob Gomez won the Portland Brewers Holiday Dash with Chris Harmon second and Christine Hein third woman; Pete Bottomley placed third M55-59 at USATF National Club Cross Country. At the Maine Marathon, Spencer McElwain won, Chris Harmon was third, Rob Ashby was sixth and first master, Hollie Corbett was third woman, and Sheri Piers, Erica Jesseman, and Mary Pardi led Dirigo half-marathon results. Trail to Ale was a team win with Chris Harmon, Patrick Hoagland, and Nate Buck going 1-2-3, and the Beach to Beacon, Lone Gull, L-A Bridge Run, Pound the Pavement, and USATF New England Cross Country results show the same pattern: Dirigo men, women, masters, and seniors scoring throughout the year.

Archive Dec 31, 2015

Rob Ashby won the Ghost Train 100 Mile in 15:49:04, a new course record, and finished second overall at the Maine Marathon. Beach to Beacon was loaded with Dirigo results: Ben Decker was first Maine male, Erica Jesseman was first Maine female, Jeff Jones was Maine male master, Sheri Piers was female master and third Maine woman, and Mary Pardi, Bill Mariski, Todd Coffin, Rob Ashby, Kristin Barry, and Erin Chalat all landed notable Maine or age-group places. Dirigo also fielded USATF New England cross country teams, with Sam Seekins and Mike Burleson near the front at the Cape Elizabeth Turkey Trot, Greg Tapley and Christine Hein winning Trail to Ale, and Chris Harmon, Spencer McElwain, Nate Priest, Ryan Jara, Andy Spaulding, and Erica Jesseman repeatedly showing up at the front of local races.

Archive Dec 31, 2012

Sheri Piers, Kristin Barry, and Erica Jesseman represented Dirigo at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Boston brought another major marker, with Sheri Piers listed as first American woman and 10th overall female, while Rob Ashby ran 2:51:09. New Bedford had a Dirigo women's team win behind Erica Jesseman, Sheri Piers, Eliza Tibbits, and Meredith Anderson, and Beach to Beacon put Sheri Piers first Maine woman and female master, Erica Jesseman second Maine woman, Rob Gomez third Maine man, Josh Zolla fifth Maine man, Pete Bottomley first Maine master, Andy Spaulding second, and Byrne Decker third. Sheri Piers was also the female masters winner at Grandma's Half and second masters woman at Twin Cities in 2:36:59, Rob Gomez and Rob Ashby placed 2-4 at the Maine Marathon, Andrew Van Hoogenstyn was fourth at Cape Cod in 2:31:09, and Dirigo masters placed second at USATF New England XC and seventh at USATF National Club Cross Country.

Archive Dec 31, 2011

Erica Jesseman won Hartford in 2:45:00 and Sheri Piers won F40-44 at Twin Cities in 2:37:42, giving Dirigo two marathon Olympic Trials qualifiers. Dirigo's 40-49 masters and 50-59 veterans both won USATF New England Cross Country titles, and the masters team placed sixth at USATF National Club Cross Country. Beach to Beacon had Sheri Piers and Erica Jesseman as the top two Maine women, Kristin Barry fifth Maine woman, Josh Zolla fourth Maine man, and Mike Payson, Mark Goettel, and Pete Bottomley sweeping the Maine masters podium. Rob Ashby won Bar Harbor and Komen Race for the Cure, Chris Harmon won Dan Cardillo and Great Pumpkin, Mary Pardi won Great Pumpkin and the Hartford half master title, Josh Zolla won L.L.Bean and St. Peter's, and Erica Jesseman, Sheri Piers, Kristin Barry, Rob Gomez, Mike Payson, Jorma Kurry, and Pete Bottomley repeatedly appeared at the front of summer and fall results.

Archive Dec 31, 2010

Dirigo's masters group was at a high point: the team was third at USA National Club Cross Country and won the USATF New England masters title, with the open team also third. Beach to Beacon lists Patrick Tarpy as first Maine finisher, Rob Gomez third Maine finisher, Mike Bunker fifth, Kristin Barry and Sheri Piers as the top two Maine women, Carry Buterbaugh fifth Maine woman, Christine Reaser as female master winner, and age-group results from Josh Zolla, Blaine Moore, Andy Spaulding, Ethan Hemphill, Byrne Decker, Keelyn Wu, Rob Ashby, Mike Payson, Bill Mariski, Pete Bottomley, Marc Dugas, and Tom Ryan. Sheri Piers set a Mid-Winter Classic course record in 1:00:45, Rob Gomez, Josh Zolla, Kristin Barry, Sheri Piers, and Christine Reaser won the Run for Cash team title, Michael Bunker set a Breakaway 5K course record in 15:01, alongside wins from Josh Zolla, Todd Coffin, Rob Ashby, Byrne Decker, Patrick Fournier, Matt Lunt, Michael Bunker, Patrick Tarpy, Blaine Moore, Andrea Newton, and Kristin Barry.