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PAUL WAGER
Sports Editor, Bennington Banner

NORTH BENNINGTON -- The Steve Zemianek Bennington Road Race turned 25 in style on Sunday as over 300 runners and walkers flocked to the Park-McCullough House in North Bennington.

Making a return in 2002 was the 10-mile distance, which was run from 1978-82, to replace the 10K (6.2 miles) for this year and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the race.

Never in the 25-year history of the race had someone won all three (3.8, 10K, 10-mile) distances and never before had someone so young won the shorter race. However, even in its 25th year there was something new at the Bennington Road Race.

In the men's 10-mile race, Dan Dix, a senior at Southern Vermont College, picked up his fourth win in as many years. In the process, Dix is the first to win all three distances at the Bennington Road Race, winning the 10K in 2000 and the 3.8-mile race in 1999 and 2001.

"It was a nice day, and it was a beautiful run," Dix said. "It felt really good. This was my first attempt at 10 miles, so I wasn't sure how I'd feel."

Dix, who covered the 10-mile course in 57:53, won just one day after placing 11th in the 10,000 meters in his final college meet at Williams College.

"The pace was a little slower because of the distance, so the first half of the race wasn't that bad," Dix said. "The last couple of miles I had to grind it out though."

Following Dix to the finish line were Kenneth Plowman of Albany, N.Y., who finished second with a time of 1:00.13, 2:20 behind Dix. Brattleboro's William Dixon (1:02.05) was third, Pownal's Joshua Primmer (1:02.51) was fourth and Jim Preite of North Adams, Mass. rounded out the top five with a time of 1:03.29.

Completing the top 10 were Bennington's Jeremy Neill (1:03.37), Dennis Fillmore of Ballston Spa, N.Y. (1:04.06), Scott Suba of Deerfield, N.Y. (1:04.49), Jon Rocco of Colonie, N.Y. (1:06.18) and Shaftsbury's Tim Dumas (1:06.36).

Youth was served in the women's 3.65-mile race as a pair of 12-year-olds finished one-two.

Leading the way was Caitlin Lane of Cambridge, N.Y., who won with a time of 23:47, 1:27 ahead of fellow 12-year-old, Hannah Davidson of Argyle, N.Y.

"This is the biggest race that I've won," Lane said. "It was easy until the second mile, and then it got kind of tough."

Not even Caitlin's father, Bob, could keep up with his daughter on this day.

"Usually, I can stay with her right to the finish," he said. "I couldn't today."

Following Lane and Davidson was Bennington's Kathleen Zemianek, who placed third with a time of 25:23.

Erin Potter of New Britain, Conn. was fourth with a time of 25:40, while Jessica Spatz (Valley Falls, N.Y.) completed the top five with a time of 26:19.

Rounding out the top 10 were Bennington's Libbi Gaiser (27:13), North Adams' Diane Pytko (27:17), North Bennington's Laura Boudreau (27:26), Bennington's Audra Prandini (27:59) and Bennington's Stephanie Kopala (28:08).

In the men's 3.65-mile race, Ben Maynard of Hoosick Falls, N.Y. posted a winning time of 20:33, 47 seconds faster than that of runner-up Charles Smullen of Amsterdam, N.Y.

East Arlington's Todd Jones was third with a time of 21:37, Sandgate's John Camelio was fourth with a time of 21:46 and Bennington's William Colvin completed the top five with a time of 22:08.

Rounding out the top 10 were Bennington's Scott McEnaney (22:59), Sam Winn of Fort Ann, N.Y. (23:12), Todd Simmons of Swansea, Mass. (23:33), Bennington's Scott Frost (23:39) and Rob Edwards of Ridgefield, Conn. (23:45).

In the women's 10-mile race, Chester's Laurie Greenberg turned in a successful 10-mile debut, winning in a time of 1:09.53.

"This was my first time running a 10-mile race," Greenberg said. "I wasn't sure how I would do, but it was a good run and a beautiful day for it."

Greenberg finished 3:03 ahead of runner-up Kathleen Newton of Bennington, while April Lynn Marko of Cheshire, Mass. was third with a time of 1:14.27.

Martha DeGrazia of Slingerlands, N.Y. was fourth with a time of 1:18.10 and Bennington's Melissa Smith completed to top five with a time of 1:20.50.

Rounding out the top 10 were Manchester's Anne Houser (1:21.50), North Bennington's Laurie Johnson (1:22.32), Donna Ruppel of Greenwich, N.Y. (1:27.24), Alicia Cunningham of Brookline, Mass. (1:28.25) and Arlington's Cathy Cech (1:28.44).

"This was my first time running the Bennington Road Race," Greenberg said. "It was a nice event. There's a nice crowd and the Batten Kill Valley Runners always put on a good, well-organized run."

Notes: North Bennington's Joe McGovern and Bennington's Alan Leake both raced in their 25th Bennington Road Race. Fittingly, they sported bib numbers 1 and 25, respectively. Old Bennington's Dan Geer and Bennington's Birger Visgnes both competed on Sunday wearing the original Bennington Road Race t-shirt. Runners from six states (New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut and New Jersey) took part in this year's race. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Steve Zemianek Scholarship Fund.

10-mile Overall Results

1. Dan Dix (Bennington) 57:53; 2. Kenneth Plowman (Albany, N.Y.) 1:00.13; 3. William Dixon (Brattleboro) 1:02.05; 4. Joshua Primmer (Pownal) 1:02.51; 5. Jim Preite (N. Adams, Mass.) 1:03.29; 6. Jeremy Neill (Bennington) 1:03.37; 7. Dennis Fillmore (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) 1:04.06; 8. Scott Suba (Deerfield, N.Y.) 1:04.49; 9. Jon Rocco (Colonie, N.Y.) 1:06.18; 10. Tim Dumas (Shaftsbury) 1:06.36; 11. Jim Lofthouse (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) 1:07.20; 12. Patrick Hoffman (Clifton Park, N.Y.) 1:07.31; 13. Gregg Fine (Burlington) 1:08.07; 14. Kevin Quinn (Woodford) 1:08.20; 15. Kevin Higgins (Stillwater, N.Y.) 1:09.36; 16. Stuart Barlow (Bennington) 1:09.50; 17. Jan Rancatti (Readsboro) 1:09.53; 18. Laurie Greenberg (Chester) 1:09.53; 19. Kyle Lawson (Adams, Mass.) 1:09.58; 20. Rob Roy (Colchester) 1:12.02; 21. Mike Pytko (N. Adams, Mass.) 1:12.45; 22. P. Charbourne (Manchester) 1:12.53; 23. Kathleen Newton (Bennington) 1:12.56; 24. Andre Stadnyk (Cohoes, N.Y.) 1:13.26; 25. April Lynn Marko (Cheshire, Mass.) 1:14.27; 26. Scott Blackwell (Albany, N.Y.) 1:14.38; 27. Mick Konrad (Mt. Vernon, N.H.) 1:15.19; 28. Ed Sullivan (Canandaigua, N.Y.) 1:16.06; 29. Dave Chioffi (Woodstock) 1:16.07; 30. Andrew Wheeler (Galway, N.Y.) 1:16.11; 31. Bill Peters (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) 1:17.07; 32. Frank Paone (Troy, N.Y.) 1:17.42; 33. Martha DeGrazia (Slingerlands, N.Y.) 1:18.10; 34. Jeff White (Bennington) 1:18.25; 35. Donald Roy (Bennington) 1:19.40; 36. Paul Turner (Delmar, NY.) 1:19.58; 37. Tom Lansing (Greenfield Center, N.Y.) 1:20.25; 38. Bob Stack (E. Dorset) 1:20.47; 39. Melissa Smith (Bennington) 1:20.50; 40. Jay Shattuck (Claremont, N.H.) 1:21.06; 41. Bruce Hallett (S. Londonderry) 1:21.36; 42. Anne Houser (Manchester) 1:21.50; 43. Bill Garrison (Sandgate); 44. Laurie Johnson (N. Bennington) 1:22.32; 45. Edd Lyon (Bennington) 1:22.34; 46. John Aldrich (Dalton, Mass.) 1:22.49; 47. Bob Stahl (Colchester) 1:24.38; 48. Nathan Johnson (Shaftsbury) 1:25.13; 49. Jason Heffner (Averill Park, N.Y.) 1:26.20; 50. Mark Kelsey (Greenwich, N.Y.) 1:26.27. 51. Ed Doucette (Bennington) 1:26.47; 52. Donna Ruppel (Greenwich, N.Y.) 1:27.24; 53. John Graham (Norwich, Mass.) 1:28.03; 54. Dan Cunningham (Brookline, Mass.) 1:28.25; 55. Alicia Cunningham (Brookline, Mass.) 1:28.25; 56. Cathy Cech (Arlington) 1:28.44; 57. Bob Bergman (Shaftsbury) 1:29.23; 58. Peter King (Shaftsbury) 1:29.24; 59. Nicole Dodge (Bennington) 1:30.09; 60. Bud Mattison (Bennington) 1:30.33; 61. Kimberly Field-Marvin (Shaftsbury) 1:30.45; 62. Eric Parker (Johnstown, N.Y.) 1:31.12; 63. Alisha Somero (Bennington) 1:32.47; 64. Michael Smith (Keene, N.H.) 1:32.48; 65. Stan Cichanowski (Bennington) 1:32.52; 66. Ed MacLeod (Bradford, N.H.) 1:33.19; 67. Sherri Taylor (E.Dorset) 1:34.51; 68. Dan Trapini (New Windsor, N.Y.) 1:35.00; 69. Jenn Walsh (Boston, Mass.) 1:35.43; 70. Steve Kimball (Boston, Mass.) 1:35.43; 71. Angela Arbolino (East Dorset) 1:36.51; 72. Jeffrey Mortenson (Rutland) 1:38.10; 73. Bridget Eggsware (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) 1:38.11; 74. Karen O'Malley (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) 1:38.19; 75. Bill Birdsall (Averill Park, N.Y.) 1:38.43; 76. Beth Sobel (Dorset) 1:41.04; 77. Leah Stein (Manchester) 1:41.04; 78. Dale Harris (Brandon) 1:41.12; 79. Pat Peters (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) 1:41.18; 80. Chip Winner (Middlebury) 1:43.57; 81. Karen Tendup (Stamford) 1:45.34; 82. Mark Demasi (Bennington) 1:45.35; 83. Penny Ruhm (Gansevoort, N.Y.) 1:46.07; 84. Michael Ruhm (Gansevoort, N.Y.) 1:46.07; 85. Kurt Ruppel (Greenwich, N.Y.) 1:47.31; 86. Andrew McKeever (Sunderland) 1:48.09; 87. Stephen Siegel (Scarsdale, N.Y.) 1:48.34; 88. Nancy Brooks (Shaftsbury) 1:50.01; 89. Margaret Dwyer (Shaftsbury) 1:50.02; 90. Susan Crook (Tenafly, N.J.) 1:54.23; 91. Jean Coleman (Shaftsbury) 1:54.37; 92. Terri Ballou (Albany, N.Y.) 1:57.32; 93. Harry Hennessy (Averill Park, N.Y.) 1:57.53; 94. Charlie Matlock (Averill Park, N.Y.) 1:58.14.

3.65-mile Overall Results

1. Ben Maynard (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) 20:33; 2. Charles Smullen (Amsterdam, N.Y.) 21:18; 3. Todd Jones (E. Arlington) 21:37; 4. John Camelio (Sandgate) 21:46; 5. William Colvin (Bennington) 22:08; 6. Scott McEnaney (Bennington) 22:59; 7. Samuel Winn (Fort Ann, N.Y.) 23:12; 8. Todd Simmons (Swansea, Mass.) 23:33; 9. Scott Frost (Bennington) 23:39; 10. Rob Edwards (Ridgefield, Conn.) 23:45; 11. Caitlin Lane (Cambridge, N.Y.) 23:47; 12. Robert Lane (Cambridge, N.Y.) 23:50; 13. Thaddeus Grab (Northhampton, Mass.) 23:55; 14. Bruce Piispanen (Arlington) 24:00; 15. Jamie Johnson (N. Bennington) 24:15; 16. John Brady (Bennington) 24:24; 17. Ben Benedict (Shaftsbury) 24:31; 18. Mark Boudreau (N. Bennington) 24:40; 19. Kim Cushman (N. Bennington) 24:40; 20. Glenn Beverly (Clarksburg, Mass.) 25:08; 21. Larry Jowett (North Adams, Mass.) 25:11; 22. Peter Lipka (Adams, Mass.) 25:11; 23. John Primmer (Pownal) 25:12; 24. Steve Davis (Manch. Center) 25:14; 25. Hannah Davidson (Argyle, N.Y.) 25:14; 26. Forest Donaj-Keys (Shaftsbury) 25:19; 27. Kathleen Zemianek (Bennington) 25:23; 28. Tim Payne (Bennington) 25:33; 29. Erin Potter (New Britain, Conn.) 25:40; 30. Brian Green (Bennington) 25:49; 31. Chris Keys (Hadley, Mass.) 26:04; 32. Garret Piispanen (Arlington) 26:06; 33. Jonathan Barber (Cambridge, N.Y.) 26:07; 34. Jessica Spatz (Valley Falls, N.Y.) 26:19; 35. Michael Zemianek (St. Albans) 26:42; 36. John Poggi (Bennington) 26:51; 37. Libbi Gaiser (Bennington) 27:13; 38. Diane Pytko (North Adams, Mass.) 27:17; 39. Bill LaFlamme (Bennington) 27:20; 40. Richard Haley (Williamstown, Mass.) 27:25; 41. Laura Boudreau (N. Bennington) 27:26; 42. John Sullivan (Manchester) 27:37; 43. Jim Sharkey (Bennington) 27:54; 44. Audra Prandini (Bennington) 27:59; 45. Stephanie Kopala (Bennington) 28:08; 46. Peter Plante (Laconia, N.H.) 28:15; 47. Robert Antognioni (Bennington) 28:35; 48. Taylor Kenyon (N. Bennington) 28:36; 49. Dan Bentley (Bennington) 28:37; 50. Pete Spencer (Williamstown, Mass.) 28:43; 51. Birger Vigsnes (Bennington) 28:55; 52. Sam Serrill (Niskayuna, N.Y.) 28:59; 53. Jake Piispanen (Arlington) 29:11; 54. Jim Klick (Manch. Center) 29:22; 55. Joe McGovern (N. Bennington) 29:40; 56. Gary Lambert (Spencer, Mass.) 30:01; 57. Michael McKenna (Bennington) 30:15; 58. David Silver (Bennington) 30:19; 59. John Klick (Middletown, Conn) 30:24; 60. Rene Bruneau (Bennington) 30:26; 61. Alan Leake (Bennington) 30:40; 62. Iona Woolmington (N. Bennington) 30:46; 63. Robert Houle (Bennington) 30:53; 64. Dixie Zens (Shaftsbury) 31:05; 65. Tanya Snyder (Hoosick, N.Y.) 31:15; 66. Laurie Snyder (Rupert) 31:15; 67. Dana Robbins (N. Bennington) 31:20; 68. Chase Preite (N. Adams, Mass.) 31:23; 69. Mary Bentley (Bennington) 31:25; 70. Matthew Rogers (N. Bennington) 31:28; 71. Paul Sherwood (Greenwich, N.Y.) 31:29; 72. Tony Napolitano (Bennington) 31:29; 73. Brett Vanderlan (Bennington) 31:32; 74. Claudine Preite (N. Adams, Mass.) 31:35; 75. Kate Hallett (S. Londonderry) 31:41; 76. Rachel Jerman (Bennington) 31:53; 77. Joel Carrara (Franklin, Mass.) 31:57; 78. Steve Ovenden (Townshend) 32:06; 79. Christine Cunningham (Brookline, Mass.) 32:13; 80. Brian Cunningham (Bennington) 32:13; 81. Ian Kulin (Boston) 32:14; 82. Michael Marvin (Shaftsbury) 32:14; 83. Ernest Paquette (Bennington) 32:16; 84. Rebecca Green (Williamstown, Mass.) 32:28; 85. Jean Lewis (Arlington) 32:31; 86. Peter McDermott (Bondville) 32:53; 87. Chris Brownell (Clifton Park, N.Y.) 32:53; 88. Kirke McVay (Shaftsbury) 32:59; 89. Therese Dranginis (Shaftsbury) 32:59; 90. Clem Lagerman (W. Dover) 33:05; 91. Rick Aubin (Clifton Park, N.Y.) 33:06; 92. Amanda Edwards (Ridgefield, Conn.) 33:16; 93. Brian Eggsware (Hoosick Falls, N.Y) 33:18; 94. Julie Roy (Bennington) 33:24; 95. Sue Burns (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) 33:30; 96. Nadine Wisher (N. Bennington) 33:31; 97. Devon Ingison (Arlington) 33:37; 98. David Ingison (Arlington) 33:37; 99. Jack Quinn (Sandgate) 33:42; 100. Chuck Maggio (Bennington) 33:43; 101. Zauder Livingston (Manchester) 33:55; 102. Jeff Harbour (Bennington) 34:03. 103. Bill Learn (Bennington) 34:06; 104. Theresa Pasco (Hudson Falls, N.Y.) 34:25; 105. Jim Gleason (Queensbury, N.Y.) 34:32; 106. Alix Mae Broomfield (Greenwich, N.Y.) 34:33; 107. Lorraine Mears (Bennington) 34:44; 108. Joni Huling (Shaftsbury) 34:47; 109. Judy Adams (Shaftsbury) 34:49; 110. Terri Armata (Bennington) 34:52; 111. Susan Robbins (N. Bennington) 35:24; 112. Valerie Miner (N. Bennington) 35:27; 113. David Miner (N. Bennington) 114. Jodi Beaudoin (Pownal) 35:35; 115. Judy Raffone (Bennington) 35:58; 116. Ellen Parent (Danby) 35:53; 117. Ruth Botzow (Bennington) 36:01; 118. Phil Arbolino (E. Dorset) 36:02; 119. Allison Robbins (N. Bennington) 36:42; 120. Joseph Charboneau (Manc. Center) 36:47; 121. Andrew Shaw (Manch. Center) 36:47; 122. Becky Kotler (Manch. Center) 37:10; 123. Emily Antognioni (Bennington) 37:28; 124. Laura McKeon (Shaftsbury) 37:56. 125. Tricia Casey (Bennington) 37:57. 126. R. Provenzano (Bennington) 37:59; 127. Suzanne Kennedy (Hoosick, N.Y.) 38:07; 128. Cheryl Himme (Johnstown, N.Y) 38:10; 129. Gregory Beverly (N. Adams, Mass.); 130. John Blais (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) 39:00; 131. Andy Mattison (Shaftsbury) 39:04; 132. Leon Beverly (Stamford) 39:34; 133. Sharon Boenlke (Slingerlands, N.Y.) 39:53; 134. Tamara Manny (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) 40:39; 135; Jennifer Mortenson (Rutland) 136. Paul Bertholet (Arlington) 41:15; 137. John Thomson (Bennington) 41:32; 138. Joanna Burmley (Saratoga, N.Y.) 41:36; 139. Justine Booth (S. Londonderry) 41:43; 140; Phyllis Dickinson (Bennington) 41:50; 141. Dan Geer (Bennington) 42:23; 142. Catherine Hickey (Shaftsbury) 43:03: 143. Alysha Bowen (N. Bennington) 43:22; 144. Julie Bowen (N. Bennington); 145. Sharon Pappas (N. Bennington); 146. Marshall LaCroix (Bondville) 44:41; 147. Alexandra Leinweiber (Manchester) 44:42; 148. Thomas Biggs (Rupert) 44:43; 149. Richard Guerrero (Bennington) 44:49; 150. Emily Robbins (N. Bennington) 44:59; 151. Emma Provenzano (Bennington) 45:00; 152. Bob Matteson (Bennington) 45:29; 153. David Ballou (Bennington) 46:07; 154. Barbara Bacchi (Shaftsbury) 46:09; 155. Dianna Ingison (Arlington) 46:21; 156. Amy Panitz (Bennington) 46:58; 157. Kathy Murphy (N. Bennington) 47:16; 158. Joan Vargo (Shaftsbury) 47:16; 159. Sandra O'Neill (Bennington) 47:43; 160. Kip O'Neill (Bennington) 47:44; 161. Lisa Maggio (Bennington) 47:48; 162. Ellen Antognioni (Bennington) 48:34; 163. David Maggio (Bennington) 48:35; 164. Pat Zemianek (Bennington) 48:41; 165. Kellie Carrara (Franklin, Mass.) 48:49; 166. Michael Romac (Bennington) 48:58; 167. Alicia Romac (Bennington) 49:45; 168. Timothy Sleeman (Bennington) 50:22; 169. Lexi Rella (Bennington) 52:04; 170. Mary Beverly (Clarksburg) 52:26; 171. Marion Beverly (Stamford) 52:27; 172. Andrew Zemianek (St. Albans) 52:35; 173. Lisa Barlow (Bennington) 53:37; 174. Marie Esselborn (Manch. Center) 54:10; 175. Len Kotler (Manch. Center) 54:31; 176. Matthew Beaudoin (Pownal) 56:08; 177. Robert Raffone (Bennington) 56:10; 178. Meg MacDonald (Owings Mills, MD) 56:14; 179. Amy Miller (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) 56:14; 180. Debra Provenzano (Bennington) 56:15; 181. Amy Dziaderl (Bennington) 56:22; 182. Melissa Crane (Bennington) 56:23; 183. Melissa Kennedy (Bennington) 56:23; 184. Leslie Johnson (Bennington) 56:32; 185. Melissa Benkoski (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) 56:33; 186. Anna Raymaker (Shafstbury) 57:06; 187. Mark Raymaker (Shaftsbury) 57:08; 188. Abbie O'Neill (Bennington) 57:21; 189; Fran O'Neill (Bennington) 1:00:13; 190. Mary Sarvis (Shaftsbury) 1:00:43; 191. Jason Cook (Tenafly, N.J.) 1:00:43; 192. Heather Burhaus (Bennington) 1:01:32; 193. David Burhaus (Bennington) 1:01:33; 194. Melissa Buckley (Bennington) 1:02:35; 195. Aeran Squires (Winhall) 1:02:44; 196. Mara Hearst (Bennington) 1:02:44; 197. Chelsea Nunn (Bondville) 1:03:22; 198. Albert Esselborn (Manch. Center) 1:04:13; 199. Wendy Nolan (Bennington) 1:05:15; 200. Rick Gauthier (Shaftsbury) 1:05:15.

3.65 Walk Results

1. Paul Bertholet (Arlington) 41:15; 2. Dianna Ingison (Arlington) 46:21; 3. Sandra O'Neill (Bennington) 47:43; 4. Kip O'Neill (Bennington) 47:44; 5. Pat Zemianek (Bennington) 48:41; 6. Marie Esselborn (Manch. Center) 54:10; 7. Len Kotler (Manch. Center) 54:31; 8. Robert Raffone (Bennington) 56:10; 9. Leslie Johnson (Bennington) 56:32; 10. Melissa Benkoski (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) 56:33; 11. Abbie O'Neill (Bennington) 57:21; 12. Fran O'Neill (Bennington) 1:00:13; 13. Albert Esselborn (Manch. Center) 1:04:13.

300 run, walk 25th Bennington