On Your Mark, Get Set, See You Later!

The 1st Annual Suffield Athletic Department Road Race was held on Sunday May 15, 2011.

The downpours, thunder and lightening came early clearing the way for the 1 p.m. race start at the Mark Cervione Soccer Fields in West Suffield. The athletes came ready to run in the drizzle that did not stop. Coach Joe Sinicrope was on hand with his timing machine and several high school track and field team members were involved manning the water stations and making sure the runners stayed on course.

Suffield Athletic Director Mike Bosworth started the race with the traditional gun shot. The race course took the runners through Stratton Farms, back to Copper Hill and  down Griffin Road to Jackson Road. The runners returned to Copper Hill and ended with a lap on the wet slippery grass around the soccer fields.

Suffield High School Sophomore Jimmy Clark was the first male runner to take the lead and he held it until the finish. He was followed closely by his track teammates Conner Gates and Patrick Begley. Suffield resident and Suffield Academy Girls Cross Country Coach Beth Krauseman took the early lead for the females. She was followed by Suffield Middle School 8th grader Monique LaBarre and Suffield High School sophomore Hannah Gardocki, who finished the race together.

Great job to all the race participants and a big thank you to Mike Bosworth for organizing the event. Awards were given to the top finishers in each age group. They are listed below. All winners were from Suffield.

Adult male winner:                      Robert McCormick

Adult female winner:                   Beth Krauseman

High School male winner:          Jimmy Clark

High School female winner        Hannah Gardocki

Middle School female winner:  Monique LaBarre

Middle School male winner:      Owen Gee