News and Results

October 2001 to December 2001

12/01/01 - The day before the team banquet Sophomore Tom Jech places second in his age group and seventh overall while Senior Emily Dziubek places fourth in her age group at the Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis 5k at North Park. Full results at runhigh.com.

Juniors Edwin Uber (left) and Matthew Meisel each just steps from the finish at the Harry C. Holland Gutbuster. Photos courtesy the Greater Pittsburgh Road Runenrs Club.

11/22/01 - Juniors Edwin Uber and Matthew Meisel win, respectively, the 2 mile and 4 mile races of the Harry C. Holland Gutbuster in Frick Park. The annual race is run on the extremely hill trails of the park (the first and third miles each rise 300 feet), so their times (14:34 and 29:08) are relatively modest. This is the second straight year Allderdice has swept these two races; Nick Jarvik ('01) and Ethan McKenney ('01) won the races last year. FULL RESULTS...

11/03/01 - Senior Ian Wolfson finishes his Allderdice cross country career with a 21st place finish at the PIAA State Championships in Hershey. Other top 100 finishers are junior Molly Ainsman (41st) and sophomore Tom Jech (78th). Other senior finishes: Tina Karan (147th), Eric Silverman (193rd), Julia Nagle (225th), and Jay Firestone (232nd). The boys and girls teams took 18th and 19th place respectively on the excessively hilly Hersheypark course. FULL RESULTS...

Junior Molly Ainsman leads Schenley's Mara Horwitz with a half mile to go in the City League Championships. Photo by Matthew Meisel.

11/01/01 - With PIAA State Championships this Saturday, November 3, the varsity has tapered their workouts and is finally ready. They will compete against the very best runners from every corner of Pennsylvania, including the Council Rock girls and the Cedar Cliff boys.

10/30/01 - News from, of all places, Minnesota, where we have learned of race results for ex-Allderdice runner sophomore Ben Schuster. Schuster, who moved to a Minneapolis suburb over the summer, ran a 21:23 in the Shakopee Invite October 16. Way to go, Benji!

Senior Ian Wolfson runs in a crowd at the Glory Days Grill Invitational. Photo courtesy LetsRun.com.

10/27/01 - In preparation for the state championships on November 3, the varsity ran the annual two man-10 mile competition today, which was shortened to 7.5 miles because Coach Flynn thought 10 would be slightly excessive. Seniors Ian Wolfson and Sam Ennis won the boys race, and for the second straight year senior Tina Karan and sophomore Casey Rubenstein won the girls. Each won a tee-shirt, a fistful of Powerbars, and Coach Flynn's undying respect (wink wink).

10/25/01 - WPIAL (PIAA district 7) championships were held today at Slippery Rock. As Allderdice has competed against WPIAL teams the whole season, the results are of some interest. Boys AAA: 1) Dan Mazocco, Baldwin, 2) Sam Bair, Shaler, 3) Shawn Cavanaugh, Mt. Lebo. Girls AAA: 1) Lauren Bricker, Hempfield, 2) Stephanie Madia, No. Allegheny, 3) Jessica Perry, Peters Twp. Full results at runhigh.com.

10/20/01 - Senior Ian Wolfson and junior Molly Ainsman won their second consecutive City League titles today as Allderdice dominated the team standings for the third consecutive year. The Allderdice boys defeated Schenley, 20-38, and the girls were the only school to finish a team of five runners. Both varsities will compete in the PIAA state championships November 3. ARTICLE AND FULL RESULTS...

10/15/01 - Get ready for City Championships! Runners need to be at the oval at 7 am on Saturday morning (get a good night's sleep!). Race times are as follows: junior varsity boys and girls, 9:00 am; girls varsity, 9:45 am; boys varsity, 10:30 am. The awards ceremony will be held soon after the end of the last race. Come out and cheer for Dice as they make their run towards the state championships!

10/13/01 - Temperatures are unseasonably warm at the Glory Days Grill Invitational in Manassas, Virginia, but the Dragons do not disappoint. Senior Ian Wolfson runs another presonal best (16:13) and places sixth, and sophomore Charley Monroe drops nearly a minute off his best time to run 18:00. Junior Molly Ainsman runs her best time this season as well (19:23), and freshman Lara Nagle runs a personal best 20:50. Allderdice will now begin to alter its workouts in preparation for City Championships on October 20.

10/11/01 - The City League holds its last weekly meet before championships, and Allderdice, short a few runners and with only a few running all-out, still manages to win their heats. Freshman Joe Rosenberg runs a personal record 19:55, and senior Adanna Scott, after an easy first mile (over 9 minutes) burns the last two for a 25:15.

10/6/01 - With temperatures hovering around 50 degrees and partly sunny skies, this crisp fall day made for perfect running weather at the Central Catholic Invitational. With all the PRs turned in by Allderdice runners, and since state championships are rapidly approaching, Coach Flynn is a little concerned about other coaches knowning too much about our varsity times. So, until further notice, we will post no times. But we can tell you that the junior varsity squads turned in excellent performances, with seniors Johanna Lenkner, Adanna Scott, Emily Dziubek, Peter Kerpedjiev, and Sam Ennis all turning in top-30 finishes. Kerpedjiev's 18:46 is his best performance in nearly two years. Additionally, the JV boys take 3rd place as a team behind powerhouses Butler and North Allegheny. READ MORE...

10/2/01 - A day after one of the year's hardest workouts, the Dragons plodd their way to yet another first place finish in a City League meet. With temperatures pushing 80 degrees, however, they turn out some of the slowest times of the season. Still, the boys manage to nab 11 of the the top 15 places, and the girls finish strong as well.