Gary Crowley and Sue Haryasz proved to be Y2K compliant as they won the first Snowstorm Classic race of the year 2000, thereby etching their names in a unique place in the Harrier archives.

          Crowley, who is second in the all time Snowstorm Classic win column, paced through the first mile with Harrier teammate Celio Hernandez, CMS’s Frank Rucki and sixteen year old junior ace Erich Fiedler. When Celio upped the ante at the turn around the tree, Gary covered the quickening pace and never looked back to garner a 17:29 victory.  Mr. Rucki fought for every second through the finish line and was rewarded with a 17:50 clocking, lowering his own course record for 50 year old men by another six seconds after matching the 17:56 standard two weeks ago. Joe Fois (18:24) outkicked a weary Celio (18:26) for third, while the youngster Mr. Fiedler faded to fifth in 18:32.

          Sue Haryasz, who is co-owner of the all time course record on the 5K course, ran to a convincing 19:39 victory in the women’s race, and continues to make steady progress from a nagging injury. Mary Ryczek took second in 21:16, dropping her own course record for 53 year old women by seventeen seconds, while Kathy Colwell was third in 21:43.

           And although he wasn’t dressed up like New Year 2000, Kevin Rogers easily could have as he became the youngest runner to ever finish a Snowstorm Classic race. The five year old youngster covered the five thousand meters in an official 42:41.

 1  17:29  Gary Crowley        38M  GSH
 2  17:50  Frank Rucki         50M  CMS
 3  18:24  Joe Fois            24M  GSH
 4  18:26  Celio Hernandez     46M  GSH
 5  18:32  Erich Fiedler       16M  ---
 6  18:38  Tom Regnier         39M  GSH
 7  18:49  Chris Rowley        15M  ---
 8  19:32  Tony Bys            48M  ---
 9  19:39  Sue Haryasz         38F  ---
10  19:49  Seth Roberts        48M  GSH
11  20:02  Art Roberts         55M  GSH
12  20:25  Ramon Alicea        48M  GSH
13  20:26  Dave Gubala         38M  SMAC
14  20:40  Bruce Randall       38M  GSH
15  20:41  Tommie Sears        35M  ---
16  20:41  Jesse Regnier       12M  FFTC
17  20:52  Euclide Desrochers  38M  GSH
18  21:16  Mary Ryczek         53F  CMS
19  21:33  Joe DeJesus         45M  ---
20  21:43  Kathy Colwell       36F  GSH
21  21:47  Tom Dwyer           41M  GSH
22  22:06  Mike Butler         27M  ---
23  22:13  Betty Quinn         49F  ---
24  22:14  Steve McGrath       44M  ---
25  22:17  Neal Lamberton      51M  GSH
26  22:21  Don Grindle         44M  GSH
27  23:04  Steve Atkinson      16M  ---
28  23:13  Angela Karalekas    21F  GSH
29  23:18  Brian Gibbons       30M  GSH
30  23:43  Brian Goddu         50M  GSH
31  23:47  Rick Gibbons        39M  GSH
32  23:48  Bob Massaro         56M  EORC
33  23:54  Ed Lamoureux        49M  ---
34  24:24  Ellen Bellicchi     49F  GSH
35  24:34  Scott Frazer        35M  ---
36  24:38  Dave Percy          37M  ---
37  25:11  Ed Dwyer            33M  GSH
38  25:14  Justin Yong         16M  ---
39  25:15  Jim Ryan            45M  ---
40  25:24  Dick Barker         58M  ---
41  25:31  Richard Bellicchi   52M  ---
42  25:49  Peter Vangsness     52M  GSH
43  25:51  John Moran          50M  ---
44  25:53  Jacob Hervieux      15M  ---
45  25:57  Tim Londo           34M  ---
46  26:07  Steve Fiedler       45M  ---
47  29:26  Katherine Lee       33F  ---
48  32:12  Matt Rowley         14M  ---
49  32:13  Kim Tremble         38F  ---
50  33:45  Bruce Kurtz         63M  SMAC
51  35:40  Dick Borden         63M  GSH
52  41:42  Kevin Rogers         5M  ---
53  41:42  Michael Rogers      34M  ---
54  42:51  Jenny Sears          9F  ---