Results of the North East Placements at NIRA Nationals:
Gold Medalist
Primary Boys (7 & 8 years) - Joseph Parsons Jr. 100M, 200M
Boys 8 & under 100M Dash for Cash ($100)
Primary Girls (7 & 8 years) - Kaela Chappell 100m, 200M, 300M 500M
Girls 8 & under 100M Dash for Cash ($100)
Newcomer ‘D’ Ladies (16 & older) - Teddie Boyett 100M, 500M, 1000M, 1500M
Veterans Men (Over 50) - Chip Chappell 100M, 1000M, 1500M
Silver Medalist
Primary Boys (7 & 8 years) - Joseph Parsons Jr. 300M, 500M
Newcomer ‘D’ Ladies (16 & older) - Rachel Seibert 100M, 500M, 1000M, 1500M
Junior Ladies (15,16 &17) - Erin DiJulio 100M, 500M, 1000M, 1500M
Ladies 15 & over 100M Dash for Cash ($25)
Senior Ladies Last man out 5,000M
Veterans Men (Over 50) - Chip Chappell 500M
Master 3 Man Relay (30 & over )
Senior Two Lady Relay (15 & over) - Erin DiJulio
Senior Three Lady Relay (15 & over) - Erin DiJulio
Bronze Medalist
Juvenile Two Girl Relay (6 to 10 years) -Kalea Chappell/Rachael DiJulio
Juvenile Two Boy Relay (6 to 10 years) -Joseph Parsons Jr.
Freshman Two Boy Relay (11 to 14 years) -Sean O’Brien
Overall National Champion-Gold Medalist
Primary Girls-Kaela Chappell (Three national records)
Newcomer ‘D’ Ladies-Teddie Boyett
Veterans Men-Chip Chappell
Overall National Champion-Silver Medalist
Primary Boys-Joseph Parsons Jr.
Newcomer ‘D’ Ladies-Rachel Seibert
Junior Ladies-Erin DiJulio
Over all, the North East skaters skated very competitively at NIRA Nationals. We had several medals taken home that weekend including some overall National Champions. Unlike USARS, NIRA awards individual medals, so to be an overall champion in your division is a tremendous accomplishment. Awesome job to all who participated!
We also had two referees from our region work NIRA Nationals as invited officials: Wolfe Blanke of Long Island, and Kristin DiJulio of Rhode Island. Congratulations to both of them for being selected for a National Event.
Silver City
There have been a lot of changes in Taunton this year. As most of you know, Joe Huber has retired as Head Coach. Ernie Pierce has taken over this role and is in the process of becoming a certified coach. Nick Butler is now the Assistant Coach of Silver City's team. The coaches have selected two Team Captains: Emily Hargraves and Eric DeFalco. Good luck to the both of them in their endeavors as Team Captains. The team will also have new uniforms for this season.
At this time, practices are closed. Ernie will let us know when practice times become open, but he did supply us with a schedule of practice times: Tuesdays 6-8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays 4:30-7 p.m.
Austin Smith has re-joined the Armed Services and is doing well.
Team RISK
Skaters formally from Warwick and Narragansett have joined forces as Team RISK and are skating out of Narragansett, RI. Practices are open to all, the practice schedule is as follows: Saturday and Sunday 4:30-7:30 p.m.; Monday 6:30-9:30p.m; and Tuesday 7:30-10 p.m. There is a $5.00 practice fee for non-club skaters. Jorge Botero has returned from Europe after capturing 6 silver medals at World’s and finishing in 2nd place overall for the World Cup. He is happy to announce his engagement to Julianna, his long time girlfriend. The couple plans to wed in May of 2001 and will make their home in Rhode Island.
Head coaches Paul Di Julio and Dick Young were very happy with how the team performed at NIRA Nationals and at the 10th Annual City Skate Marathon at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY. The race took place on September 23rd on a moderately hilly course. The skaters had a grueling 62 mile race which consisted of 19 laps.
Coach Dick Young has been recovering from back surgery and will be returning to a more active role on the team gradually.
Team results are as follows:
The results of the 62 mile marathon:
Erin DiJulio placed 6th in the Pro-Elite Women's Division with a time of 3:29.31.
Tony Bell placed 40th in the Men's Division with a time of 3:49.44
Kenny Paul placed 48th in the Men's Division with a time of 3:58.19
The results of the 26 mile marathon are as follows:
Teddie Boyett finished 13th overall with a time of 1:38.58 and 3rd in her respective division
Ruth Chappell finished 14th overall with a time of 1:39.0 and 4th in her respective division
The results of the Men over 50 Division:
Chip Chappell placed 11th overall with a time of 1:54.46
Dennis Sharpe finished with a time of 1:45.18 (no placement was supplied)
The results of the 1/2 Marathon:
Kaela Chappell placed 4th overall with a time of 1:03.36 and 1st in her respective division
Rachel DiJulio placed 5th overall with a time of 1:03.42 and 2nd in her respective division
Team Rollermagic
Bob Easton has taken over as Head Coach of Team Rollermagic in Waterbury, CT. Bob will be holding practices on a regular basis and will publish practice times at a later date. Bob and Team Rollermagic are looking forward to holding the first meet of the season on November 11-12. Relays will be on Saturday from 4:30-7:30 with individual events on Sunday morning. We will be offering a great Trivia Game with prizes for those who can answer trivia about our very own sport…so now is the time to jog those memories.
Beverly
The Beverly team has resumed practicing…their practices are open to all. The following is their scheduled practice times: Tuesdays 8:30-10:30; Saturday 4-7; and Sunday EITHER 4:30-7:30 OR 7:30-10:30--please call if you plan to attend. The floor was coated over Labor Day and there is a $4.00 practice fee. LATE BREAKING NEWS: Beverly has moved to Whitman, MA. Dave Krauser and Scott French will be the coaches there. Dave will send out a practice schedule and fees soon.
For Sale: Size 9.5 Harper boot. If interested, please contact Scott French at 978-590-7865 or e-mail racerboy996s@aol.com
Speedskater Elected to National Honor Society
Sharon A. Owczarski will be inducted into the National Honor Society on November 16th. The ceremony will be held at Chicopee High School, where Sharon is in her senior year. She is currently a member of the Junior National Honor Society and is the recipient of President Clinton's Academic and Physical Fitness Award. She is planning to attend Gordon College in September 2001.
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