October Classic raises $10,000 for Ojai Hospital
By Misty Volaski

Over 180 participants joined in to walk, run, wheel and stroll to benefit the Ojai Community Hospital last Saturday. The event, the October Classic, a 10K and 5K run and walk, saw approximately $10,000 in sponsorships and donations pour in to Ojai's only hospital.

"We did a little better this year than last," said Dr. Fred Fauvre, a member of the October Classic committee. "We had more sponsors and fewer expenses, and more participants. It was a bigger event this year."

The following are the 10K top three participants in each age division:

Women ages 30 to 39:
Mellisa Blumenthal, 27th place, with a time of 51:03.43.
Laurena Crane, 28th place, with a time of 51:25.98.
Delia Felix 36th place with a time of 57:23.30.

Women ages 40 to 49:
Erica Coble, second place with a time of 41:53.39.
Luann McKenzie, sixth place with a time of 43:16.33.
Terri Wape, 11th place with a time of 45:23.31.

Women ages 50 to 59:
Elizabeth Patterson, 30th place with a time of 52:08.22.

Women ages 60 to 69:
Kari Cantu, 42nd place, with a time of 1:03:08.
Ruth Milner, 45th place, with a time of 1:22:00.

Men ages 12 and under:
Matthew Preiss, 34th place, with a time of 56:59.25.

Men ages 13 to 29:
Adam Hunt, 10th place, with a time of 45:07.97.

Men ages 30 to 39:
James McManus, ninth place, with a time of 44:03.86.
Kooros Samadzadah, 12th place, with a time of 45:30.97.
Andrew Meyer, 19th place, with a time of 47:23.03.

Men ages 40 to 49:
Brian Hunt, first place, with a time of 40:49.35.
Ralph Coolman, third place, with a time of 42:02.36.
Stephen Kent, fifth place, with a time of 42:55.85.

Men ages 50 to 59:
Rick Steinberg, fourth place, with a time of 42:12.19.
Salvador Gonzalez, seventh place, with a time of 43:48.50.
Richard Hajas, 16th place, overall with a time of 46:41.78.

Men ages 60 to 69:
Thomas Rooney, 33rd place, with a time of 56:15.06.
John Nelson, 38th place, with a time of 58:15.61.
Fred Fauvre, 39th place, with a time of 58:24.67.

Men ages 70 to 79:
Norman Miller 37th place, with a time of 58:01.69.
George Garvey, 44th place, with a time of 1:04:08.

The following are the 5K top three participants in each age division:

Women 12 and under:
Haven Whipple, 49th place, with a time of 37:19.
Austen Marie Kingsbury, 52nd place, with a time of 38:09.
Sierra Gesselman, 69th place, with a time of 48:10.

Women ages 13 to 17:
Lauren Steinbaum, 12th place, with a time of 22:21.30.
Kelsey Tribble, 18th place, with a time of 25:09.67.
ChoCho DeSantis, 21st place, with a time of 25:50.99.

Women ages 18 to 29:
Rosemarie Marotti, 16th place, with a time of 24:34.37.
Miranda Schneider, 36th place, with a time of 29:24.67.

Women ages 30 to 39:
Sherrie McNeil, 11th place, with a time of 22:20.78.
Elissa Thorn , 17th place, with a time of 29:41.22.
Lori Byer, 20th place, with a time of:40.68.

Women ages 40 to 49:
Carol Belser, 13th place, with a time of 23:19.16.
Stephanie O'Neill, 14th place, with a time of 23:28.12.
Lynda Beringer Polk, 37th place, with a time of 29:45.36.

Women ages 50 to 59:
Pat Stone, 23rd place, with a time of 26:05.36.
Joyce Parkel, 27th place, with a time of 27:08.48.
Julie Lawton, 29th place, with a time of 28:04.61.

Women ages 60 to 69:
Ruth Hemming, 31st place, with a time of 28:55.96.
Judith Mercer, 46th place, with a time of 33:31.25.
Marilee Sherman, 57th place, with a time of 40:36.

Women ages 70 to 79:
Darlene Rand, place, with a time of 40:29.
Joann Monak, 70th place, with a time of 48:16.
Else Londbye, 93rd place, with a time of 1:04:30.

Women ages 80 to 89:
Cecily Blake, 85th place, with a time of 58:01.
Carol Tryer, 90th place, with a time of 1:03:37.

Men ages 12 and under:
Taylor Wolfe, 22nd place, with a time of 26:03.12.
Jeff Thatcher, 84th place, with a time of 56:40.

Men ages 13 to 17:
Brad Halverson, 34th place, with a time of 29:08.05.

Men ages 30 to 39:
Steve Mercer, fourth place, with a time of 20:23.89.
John Hoj, sixth place, with a time of 21:19.66.
Matt Woodford, eighth place, with a time of 21:31.01.

Men ages 40 to 49:
Derek Turner, second place, with a time of 17:56.01.
Rick Thompson, third place, with a time of 19:37.77.
Tom Brown, fifth place, with a time of 21:10.87.

Men ages 50 to 59:
Barry Molony first place, with a time of 17:12.38.
Michael Steinbaum, seventh place, with a time of 21:30.20.
Duane Rich, 19th place, with a time of 25:30.37.

Men ages 60 to 69:
James Becket, 39th place, with a time of 30:34.04.
Richard Brunetto, 43rd place, with a time of 32:18.85.
Tod Kohn, 44th place, with a time of 32:20.13.

Men ages 70 to 79:
Edward Mercer, 41st place, with a time of 30:56.28.

Men ages 80 to 89:
Robert Rail, 96th place, with a time of 1:06:42.

© 2003 The Ojai Valley News

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