The recent snowfall added to the beauty of Forest Park while school vacations added to a talented field as the Snowstorm Classics rang out Old Year 2002 on the 5K course.  College, high school and open runners were well represented but at the finish line it was once again Carlos Rivera as the seasoned Harrier notched his third consecutive victory in 17:00. Considering the cold temperatures and stretches of ice and snow, times were fast. 
          Collegians Tom Bousquet and Chris Rowley made a race of it to finish 2^nd and 3^rd respectively in 17:23 and 17:36, with open runner Brian Nelson of Enfield, CT, close behind in 17:51. Chicopee’s Joe Czupryna placed 5^th to lead the high schoolers in 17:58. 
          Hartford Track Club’s Brian Donovan won the master’s title in 19:50 edging SMAC’s Rich Clark (19:58) and GSHer John Cote (20:05). The Harriers again dominated the senior division with Ramon Alicea (20:52) and Art Roberts (21:04) demonstrating how they helped earn the Harriers 3^rd place at the USATF National Cross Country Championships in Rocklin, CA two weeks ago. Newcomer Neville Bogle stayed close in 21:21, while speedy Charlie Towse again took the veterans race with a quick 22:11. 
          Carolyn Webber won her second consecutive women’s title for the home team in 20:28, also earning 1^st master, while Mary Misiaszek finished 2^nd for the third time this season in 21:56. Harrier Kathy Colwell placed 3^rd in 23:01 as she and husband Scott (22:53) made their annual pilgrimage from Ohio a success, adding to the festive Skate House post race atmosphere with their guest appearance. 
          No new age records were set but venerable SMACer and all around good guy Bruce Kurtz recorded his 70^th consecutive Snowstorm Classic race, a skein stretching back six years. In Kurtz like fashion he ran 44:14 while helping first timer Susan Kearney negotiate the five thousand meter course.

Results

 1  17:00  Carlos     Rivera       28M  GSH
 2  17:23  Tom        Bousquet     21M  GSH
 3  17:36  Chris      Rowley       18M  ---
 4  17:51  Brian      Nelson       22M  ---
 5  17:58  Joe        Czupryna     17M  ---
 6  18:19  Steve      Anderson     39M  ---
 7  18:32  Rick       Krupa        31M  ---
 8  18:53  Joe        Fois         27M  GSH
 9  19:10  Alan       Bohdiewicz   17M  GSH
10  19:36  Mike       Bagge        17M  ---
11  19:41  Jim        Gastone      18M  ---
12  19:41  David      Estabrook    16M  GSH
13  19:50  Brian      Donovan      43M  HTC
14  19:58  Rich       Clark        48M  SMAC
15  20:05  John       Cote         40M  GSH
16  20:09  Eric       Nacsin       15M  ---
17  20:15  Doug       Guertin      39M  ---
18  20:19  John       Bigos        49M  GSH
19  20:28  Carolyn    Webber       42F  GSH
20  20:49  Anthony    Grimaldi     16M  ---
21  20:50  John       Krzystofik   17M  ---
22  20:52  Ramon      Alicea       51M  GSH
23  21:04  Art        Roberts      58M  GSH
24  21:16  Joe        DeLuca       15M  FFTC
25  21:32  Neville    Bogle        54M  ---
26  21:36  Scott      Clark        15M  ---
27  21:44  Bruce      Dunham       39M  ---
28  21:48  Brian      Goddu        53M  GSH
29  21:56  Mary       Misiaszek    36F  GSH
30  21:59  Nick       Sharon       15M  ---
31  22:00  Nehemiah   Maxwell      39M  ---
32  22:06  Tom        DeLuca       47M  GSH
33  22:11  Charlie    Towse        65M  GSH
34  22:17  Neal       Lamberton    54M  GSH
35  22:35  Chuck      Adams        46M  ---
36  22:46  Kent       Fernald      48M  ---
37  22:53  Scott      Colwell      45M  GSH
38  22:56  Matt       DuFresne     36M  GSH
39  22:59  Willie     O'Neill      44M  GSH
40  23:01  Kathy      Colwell      39F  GSH
41  23:03  Chris      Conz         26M  ---
42  23:05  Mike       LaPlante     42M  ---
43  23:15  Winston    Nunes        54M  ---
44  23:17  Steve      Sheffield    52M  ---
45  23:25  Bill       Thibault     45M  EORC
46  23:35  Dave       Martula      57M  SMAC
47  23:50  Bruce      Rockwell     59M  GSH
48  24:05  Don        Grant        60M  SMAC
49  24:13  Kim        Freedman     42F  ---
50  24:29  David      Mengel       39M  ---
51  24:46  Bob        Massaro      59M  EORC
52  24:51  Laura      Hurley       21F  ---
53  24:57  Don        Grindle      47M  GSH
54  25:00  Eva        Van Stratum  43F  CMS
55  25:03  Kim        Rayder       15F  ---
56  25:03  Matt       Rowley       17M  ---
57  25:05  John       Blaxland     46M  LVRR
58  25:12  Bobby      Olsen        39M  ---
59  25:16  Kathy      Lynch        40F  GSH
60  25:19  Erv        Landry       63M  GSH
61  25:34  Tom        Zukowski     36M  GSH
62  25:49  Andrea     DuFresne     33F  GSH
63  26:10  Ellen      Bellicchi    52F  GSH
64  26:13  Ed         Dwyer        36M  GSH
65  27:16  Alexandra  Schoolcraft  40F  ---
66  27:32  Sue        Grant        58F  SMAC
67  27:36  Jason      Dominick     31M  ---
68  27:39  Joe        Buckley      50M  ---
69  27:43  Will       Clark        30M  ---
70  27:44  Mike       Butler       30M  ---
71  27:49  Bob        Smith        64M  ---
72  27:51  Mike       Connor       52M  ---
73  28:07  Cathy      Coutu        47F  SMAC
74  28:27  Doug       Bielefeld    43M  GSH
75  28:43  Peter      Vangsness    51M  GSH
76  29:01  Tony       Lucia        65M  EORC
77  29:55  Don        Hebert       51M  ---
78  29:57  Steve      Ferraro      44M  ---
79  30:02  Bill       Milkiewicz   48M  GSH
80  30:15  Dick       Osgood       65M  GSH
81  31:30  Kenneth    Cook         70M  ---
82  44:14  Bruce      Kurtz        66M  SMAC
83  44:15  Susan      Kearney      42F  ---