WRR Summer Rankings

GRCers in RED BOLD

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As is often the case, the title was a nail biter. Using the Moreland Racing Factor for Elite Champion got a score of 93 and our runner-up had 95.

Daniel Too (33) of Elkton, MD was impressive with a tough field in the Bel Air Town 5K winning in 14:44, followed by his second place finish at Damien's Run for Recovery 5K in 15:09 where he was bested by Demesse Tefera (27) of Silver Spring, MD who took the gold in this first of four overall wins in 14:33. Tefera also added a solid 14:57 win at the African American Heritage Festival 5K on the 4^th of July.

Too was not far off the course record at the Rockville Twilight 8K winning in 23:53. That put him ahead of tenth place Dirk Van de Heer who was second in 24:46 and Jeff Gaudette who finished third in 24:51 and eleventh place Guy Alton who was fourth in 24:57.

The following week, Tefera beat a tough crowd at the Crystal City Twilighter 5K winning in 14:35. The race also included seventh place (former champion) Gurmessa Megressa who was third in 14:56 and ninth place Abiyot Abebe who was fourth in 15:00, as well as De Heer who came in fifth in 15:04.

The final weekend Too had an adequate 31:34 to finish second overall at the Knights of Columbus 10K behind Jeff Gaudette's 31:06. Tefera took the top spot against the Kentlands-Lakelands 5K field in 14:31 that same day to win the title.

David Cheromei of Marion, VA finishes fourth this period with two wins at the 5K: FAB Cross Country 5K in 14:55 and Coast Guard Day 5K in 15:01.

Fifth place Mouchine Outaleb won it all at the Dundalk Heritage 6K in 18:08, Kipchirchir Bitok is sixth racing the Survivor Harbor 7 Mile to victory in 35:20. Eighth place, Dave Berdan, was right behind him in 35:36.

Fifty-eight men earned a place in the Elite rankings.

PL	Name	Age	Hometown
1	Tefera, Demesse****	27	Silver Spring, MD
2	Too, Daniel****	33	Elkton, MD
3	Gaudehe, Jeff**	26	Baltimore, MD
4	Cheromei, David**	29	Marion, VA
5	Outaleb, Mouchine**	31	Baltimore, MD
6	Bitok, Kipchirchir*	29	Baltimore, MD
7	Megerssa, Gurmessa***	31	Washington, DC
8	Berdan, Dave**	28	Parkville, MD
9	Abebe, Abiyot**	22	Washington, DC
10	De Heer, Dirk	28	Silver Spring, MD
11	Alton, Guy**	25	Richmond, VA
12	Church, Aaron****	33	South Riding, VA
13	Wardian, Michael*****	35	Arlington, VA
14	Klim, Jake	29	North Bethesda, MD
15	Molz, Jon*	22	Richmond, VA
16	Wade, Robert*	27	Arlington, VA
17	Carroll, Ryan*10	26	Portsmouth, VA
18	Hunt, Patrick**	31	Virginia Beach, VA
19	Barresi, Matt**	26	Falls Church, VA
20	Picard, Jimmy	24	Midlothian, VA
21	Pugsley, Ray*	40	Potomac Falls, VA
22	Schaefer, Tim	31	Gaithersburg, MD
23	Dewitt, Daniel**	21	Frostburg, MD
24	Battaglino, Alexander*	23	Owings Mills, MD
25	Shirk, Kevin*	28	Winchester, VA
26	Degfae, Leoule	19	Springfield, VA
27	Mehmedovic, Izzy	25	Columbia, MD
28	Fritzius, Justin*	25	Purcellville, VA
29	Harvey, Brian*	22	Ellicott City, MD
30	Jubb, Greg	19	Westminster, MD
31	Hawkins, Jaron**	26	Frostburg, MD
32	Belford, Luke**	26	Bel Air, MD
33	Duncan, Andrew	42	Washington, DC
34	Green, Jake	25	Silver Spring, MD
35	Fortin, Matt*	25	Crofton, MD
36	Moyer, Tim	19	Baltimore, MD
37	Gaffney, Kyle	19	Silver Spring, MD
38	Ingram, Benjamin	32	Baltimore, MD
39	Angell, David***	32	Blue Ridge, VA
40	Saunders, Richard***	21	Richmond, VA
41	Horner, Randy*	25	Colonial Heights, VA
42	Probst, George*	35	Blacksburg, VA
43	Borghuis, Bart*	33	Arlington, VA
44	Reaves, Patrick	24	Silver Spring, MD
45	Mammen, Ryan	32	Woodbridge, VA
46	Jacoby, Bert*	26	Fredericksburg, VA
47	Tepovich, Danny	30	Virginia Beach, VA
48	Rissell, Ethan*	19	Alexandria, VA
49	Renijo, Carlos**	25	Columbia, MD
50	Ingham, George	24	Herndon, VA
51	Doan, Caleb	19	Virginia Beach, VA
52	Rooney, Brian*	19	Arlington, VA
53	Waldt, Alexander*	15	Baltimore, MD
54	McCabe, Brian	23	Washington, DC
55	Hannan, Neal*	27	Washington, DC
56	Askey, Billy	26	Arlington, VA
57	Mock, Doug	42	Columbia, MD
58	Sloane, Christopher	26	North Potomac, MD