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A HISTORY OF RACE WALKING at the MILLROSE GAMES 1911 – 2018 (last update March, 2018)

The New York Road Runner’s Millrose Games, the oldest of the indoor meets, will mark its 111th anniversary on February 3rd, 2018. This will be the 7th year that the world-renowned Millrose Games will be held on the fast, friendly 200 meter synthetic track at the 169th Street Armory in uptown Manhattan Island. Yet many fans will always have the pleasant memories of Millrose within Madison Square Garden. Unforgettable is the pounding beat of racing feet upon its unique and challenging 145.4545 meter (160 yards), four (4) lane high banked wooden boards.

But regardless of venue, the world-famous Millrose Games remain an outstanding spectacle for what is best about track & field. Loud boisterous crowds boost the energy level of every athlete. And within that environment, the walks are providing some of the most intense competition on the oval. Thus, we have an excellent opportunity to look back at the fine tradition of race walking.

The Games got its start in 1907 when employees of the New York City branch of Wanamaker's department store formed the Millrose Track Club. "Millrose" was the name of the country home of the founder’s son, Rodman Wanamaker, a great supporter of the sport of athletics (T&F) at the beginning of the 20th century.

Per the Games’ archives, this will be the sixty-eighth Millrose to include the race walk for men, and the twelfth for the women. But, perhaps unknown to most, the walks were conducted at Madison Square Garden long before the Millrose Games even came to be. In fact, the Millrose Games has its roots in the affinity New Yorkers have always had for contests featuring raw endurance, like race walking. Pedestrianism, as it was then called, came into vogue after the civil war with many famous races taking place at Madison Square Garden, including the six-day Astley and O’Leary Belt races of the 1870’s and 1880’s. Winners in those events were awarded incredible riches, prize money sums that - even today - would make many athletes jealous.

However, the walks would not find their way into the Millrose Games until 1911. Conducted periodically until 1978, it has been contested annually since then. The women’s mile was added for first time to help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Millrose Games in 2007. Today, the walks – The Susan Rudin USA Indoor 1 Mile Championships for both the men and the women – are featured events sponsored by one of New York City’s most prominent families through the Rudin Foundation. The Rudins were the first sponsors of the New York City Marathon. The Marathon trophy is named for their father, Samuel Rudin, a devoted marathoner. Susan is the wife of Sam Rudin’s son, Jack.

Fittingly, race walking has done its part in enhancing the tradition and excitement of the Games by bringing the crowd to its feet with multiple world indoor records at the Millrose Games over the years…

Born in Berlin, Germany, Henry Laskau was the first of the modern-day race walkers who electrified the crowds at Madison Square Garden. After losing his family to the concentration camps, Laskua found his way to America where he provided counter intelligence support to the army after the USA’s entrance into World War II. Switching from distance running after the war to race walking, Laskua became a 3 time Olympian. It was during the height of his career in 1951 when he brought the Garden’s crowd to his feet. Laskau’s record walk of 6:19.2 for the mile that evening became a world record which stood for 12 years. He is now a member of America’s Track & Field Hall of Fame. And, benefiting this race walker’s memory, the American Track & Field Hall of Fame is actually located in the Armory where the Millrose Games are now held.

The walk was also heartily supported by long time Millrose Games meet director Howard Schmertz. Schmertz had an affinity for racewalking and he teamed with Laskua to invite the top walkers to New York City. As a result, the next significant mark in race walk history occurred with the 1979 win of Todd Scully. Scully’s time of 5:55.8 was race walking’s equivalent of Roger Bannister’s breaking of the 4-minute mile. Until 1979, no race walker had ever broken the 6-minute barrier. But once the barrier was breached the records kept coming and the times went tumbling down with Ray Sharp – who is still actively competing – and Jim Heiring, each claiming the record for a year or two. Then, in 1988, the most unbelievable athletic feat occurred! On the narrow Garden track the great Tim Lewis walked the still standing world indoor and USA record for the mile - 5:33.53 1.

And then there is Allen James, the chairman of the boards for the race walk. In the long history of walking he has stood above the others in wins. While James has never set a record in the race walk while competing at the Millrose Games – he notched several in other competitions – he dominated an 8 year period with 7 victories.

But race walk leadership is forever changing. Two-time Olympian Tim Seaman logged his 6th victory at age 39. That 2010 win tied Seaman with the great Henry Laskau for second all-time in national race walk titles won at 42. Only Track & Field Hall of Fame member Ron Laird has won more national titles during a career.

Other multiple Millrose Games winners for the men are: Tim Lewis, who finished his career with 5 wins; Jonathan Hallman 4; Ed Renz 3; Willie Plant 3, Harry Hinkel 3, Todd Scully 3, Arthur Rosenstein 2, Henry Cieman 2, Jim Heiring 2, Ray Sharp 2, and Curt Clausen 2.

And where will the next great race walker come from?

Millrose has always had precocious high school teenagers. And sometimes they prevail in the often physical battle with the veterans and college stars. In 2003, and again in 2008, high school seniors pulled off surprising upsets. Zac Pollinger (2003) hailed from just across the Hudson in New Jersey. Texan Ricardo (Ricky) Vergara topped his twin brother Roberto (Robert) in his 2008 upset performance.

And high school stardom doesn’t end there. Superb performances by youngsters can sometimes be hidden behind the wins of older, and physically more mature, superstars.

2010 was one of those years. Pennsylvania high school senior Trevor Barron did something truly special. The 17 year old from the Pittsburgh suburb of South Park smashed the national high school record in the one mile race walk with his third place finish behind his coach, Tim Seaman, and the Swede, Andreas Gustaffson. Barron, who would go on to break the American Junior (19 & younger) records at 5k, 10k and 20k, finished 3rd in 6:03.48. The old record of 6:11.0 was set way back in the 1990 Millrose Games by Paul Tavares of Centereach High School in New York.

In 2011, the youth movement hit a peak when a trio of teenage athletes ruled the men's field. Leading the way was Barron. Following him, just five days after qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Trials at 20k, was 16 year old Torry Pines HS junior Tyler Sorensen. Pharr, Texas, high school senior Alex Chavez was third. Barron, still 19, went on to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the 20 kilometer Race Walk.

2014 goes down as the year the men’s world record for the mile was almost re-written! World class race walking returned to the Millrose Games in the personages of Robert Heffernan from Cork, Ireland, and his Swedish protagonist Andreas Gustafsson. Heffernan toed the start line as the prior summer’s Gold Medalist in the 50k walk at the 2013 Moscow World T&F Championships. Gustafsson, a year younger at 32, had the experience of having walked the banked oval before. And with the sound of the gun Gustafsson stepped out quickly to grab the lead. Heffernan quickly fell in step behind, drafted and looked for an opportunity to pass. And, just one race from his long- announced retirement, Tim Seaman was hoping to bite into one last Big Apple championship. The rest of the field became the chase pack.

Heffernan’s inexperience with the short circuit became his downfall as he was never able to execute a pass. Eight laps later, tiring, but listening to long-time Millrose Games announcer Ian Brooks’ exciting exhortations to the standing room only crowd to urge him on, Gustafsson broke the tape completely spent. The Swede had outlasted the Irish gold medalist and earned the crystal cup by a margin of 5:34.45 to 5:39.75. But, fortunately for American Tim Lewis, Andreas left the world record and meet record of 5:33.54 for another day. 20-year old Jonathan Hallman would get the USA Championship medal awarded to the top American finisher as Seaman got a rare DQ.

Jonathan Hallman would become the most dominate youngster ever with six straight appearances at the Susan Rudin USATF 1 Mile Race Walk Championships, In 2012, as a 17 year old, he would finish 3rd behind Michael Mannozzi, the Italian Stallion of Boardman, Ohio. But in 2014 Hallman put Pickens, South Carolina, on the world map of men’s racewalking when won five (5) straight USATF titles at the 1 mile distance – with four overall Millrose Games victories. The lone loss came in 2014. But from 2015 thru 2017 he beat the likes of Trevor Barron, John Cody Risch and Emmanuel (Natos) Corvera.

New race walking super heroes appeared in 2018. Flying in from California, just two weeks after winning the National title at 50 kilometers, Nick Christie stepped onto the oval at the shortest USA National Championship distance. He was matched in a head-to-head competition with America’s #1 athlete at the Olympic 20-kilometer distance, New York Athletic Club’s Emmanuel (Natos) Corvera. Christie would eek out the narrow victory.

MILLROSE MILE WOMEN STARS

The women’s mile doesn’t have the tradition of the men’s mile – yet. But it is well upon the way. For no more fitting an athlete could have won that initial mile race in 2007 other than New York City school teacher Loretta Schuellein (now McGovern). Schuellein, 27, dominated the field with a 14 second victory. 2004 Olympian Teresa Vail won the 2008 race and finished a close second in 2009 to Canada’s top race walker Rachel Lavallee. In 2011 Lavellee, now Seaman, having married her coach, Tim Seaman, became the first woman to three-peat as champion.

In the Olympic year of 2012 it was Booth Bay, Maine’s Lauren Forgues who came out on top. Forgues totally dominated the field and very proudly hosted high the crystal bowl given the champion! Katie Burnett finished strongly to grab second.

In 2013 a stellar field was assembled. It featured nearly all of the top American athletes. A fast pace from the gun by 2012 Olympian Maria Michta resulted in an incredible first for American race walkers - the top 4 finishers were all under the seven minute barrier. And Michta came out on top to establish a new Millrose Games record of 6:40.06. This broke Rachel (Lavelle) Seaman’s 2011 mark of 6:41.32.

Yet as fast as 2013 was, ’14 would be a quantum leap faster! Again an energetic, loud, standing room only crowd combined with a superfast Armory track, and the intense competition between two Olympians, would challenge the record book. Defending Millrose champ Maria Michta and Canadian Rachael Seaman led from the gun. In what was a very inspiring performance, Seaman took the lead and went on to her 4th Millrose title in 6 years. Not only would she be able to lift high the Susan Rudin crystal trophy presented to the Millrose Games champion, but her time of 6:17.29 smashed the old meet record of 6:40.06, set a new Canadian record, and very narrowly missed Lithuanian Sada Eidikyte’s all-time women’s world best of 6:16.722,3. Michta would take 2nd in 6:19.00, narrowly missing the American record of 6:18.03 - held by Debbie Lawrence since 1992.

In 2015 Maria, now Michta-Coffey, showed impeccable technique as she sped thru the first 400 meters in just 98 seconds. The pace picked up with Miranda Melville from Rochester, New York, chasing as the duo hit the halfway mark in 3:15. Michta-Coffey showed her strength as she outlasted Melville 6:34 to 6:41 for her second Millrose Games victory. 2016 was a repeat of 2015 with Michta-Coffey and Melville going 1-2 again.

2018 would see Michta-Coffey get her fifth Millrose win and her 6th straight USA mile title. Two records were also set by the 16 year old “Scary Fast” sophomore from Beavercreek, Ohio, Taylor Ewert. Ewert, who finished a half-step behind the IAAF Bronze medalist Kate Veal, from Ireland, broke Lauren Harris’s one-year old National High School records in both the 1,500m and 1 mile race walks when she finished 3rd overall in 6:45.68 for the mile. The old standard was 6:53.44.

. ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ 1) Tom Bosworth race-walked a mile in 5:31.08 outdoors at a Diamond League meet in London on Sunday, July 9th, 2017, to become the first person, indoors or out, to surpass Tim Lewis’ 5:33.53 2) According to the website WORLD RECORDS AND BEST PERFORMANCES, compiled by Athletics Weekly: http://www.gbrathletics.com/wrec.htm 3) wikipedia.org . ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~

A big thanks to Elliot Denman for the original material used to start this historical document. If you have any questions about this document please contact Vince Peters: [email protected] . MILLROSE GAMES RACE WALKS - WINNERS: (All races, except were noted, have been 1 mile in length)

1911 Edward Renz 7:41 1912 Benni Mann 7:15.2 1978 Todd Scully 6:34.3 1913 Sam Schwartz 7:04.6 1979 Todd Scully 5:55.8 World record 1914 F.R. Plant 14:56.2 2 miles 1980 Todd Scully 6:00.6 1915 Ed Renz 6:45.2 1981 Evan Fox 6:13.5 1916 Ed Renz 14:17.8 2 miles 1982 Jim Heiring 5:59.74 1917 Richard F Remer 14:07.4 2 miles 1983 Ray Sharp 5:46.21 World record 1918 1984 Ray Sharp 5:52.59 1919 W.J. Polker 7:02.2 1985 Tom Edwards 11:47.75 3000m 1920 Joe Pearman 7:06 1986 Jim Heiring 5:41.26 World record 1921 Richard F Remer 7:05.5 1987 Tim Lewis 5:41.12 World record 1922 William J. Rokler 6:53. 1988 Tim Lewis 5:33.53 World record 1923 Willie Plant 6:32.6 1989 Tim Lewis 5:56.17 1924 Willie Plant 14:15.6 2 miles 1990 Tim Lewis 5:50.53 1925 Willie Plant 26:06.6 5000m 1991 Doug Fournier 5:51.87 1926 Harry Hinkel 21:49.2 3 miles 1992 Tim Lewis 5:51.64 1927 William Carlson 6:34.4 1993 Allen James 5:50.44 1928 Harry Hinkel 12:59.0 3000m 1994 Allen James 5:48.42 1929 Harry Hinkel 6:38.6 1995 Allen James 5:52.75 1930 M. Fleisher 7:09 1996 Allen James 5:50.46 1931 Anthony Podbielski 7:09.6 1997 Allen James 5:55.21 1932 Mike Percora 7:10.8 1998 Curt Clausen 5:54.00 1933 Fred Sharaga 6:47 1500m 1999 Allen James 5:59.94 1934 Arthur Rosenstein 7:09.6 2000 Allen James 6:15.43 1935 Arthur Rosenstein 6:30.6 2001 Curt Clausen 5:53.05 1936 Henry Lieman ? time not available ? 2002 Tim Seaman 5:46.75 1937 Henry Cieman 6:23.7 World record 2003 Zachary Pollinger 6:41.19 1938 Sidney Abramovitz 7:50 2004 John Nunn 6:03.37 1939 Al Cicerone 7:48.4 2005 Tim Seaman 6:00.76 2006 Tim Seaman 5:47.55 1951 Henry Laskau 6:19.2 World Record

2007 was the 100th Anniversary of the Millrose Games Loretta Schuellin (WalkUSA) 6:52.12 2007 Tim Seaman (NYAC) 5:51.18 Teresa Vail (WalkUSA) 7:01.17 2008 Ricardo Vergara (STWC) 6:29.92 Rachel Lavallee (Canada) 6:47.45 2009 Tim Seaman (NYAC) 6:02.58 Rachel Seaman (Canada) 6:49.20 2010 Tim Seaman (NYAC) 5:52.43 Rachel Seaman (Canada) 6:41.32 2011 Trevor Barron (NYAC) 6:06.25 Lauren Forgues (NYAC) 6:48.62 2012 Mike Mannozzi (MVTC) 6:19.40 Maria Michta (WalkUSA) 6:40.06 2013 Jonathan Hallman (Shore AC) 6:07.62 Rachel Seaman (NYAC) 6:17.29 MR 2014 Andreas Gustafsson (Sweden) 5:34.45 Maria Michta-Coffey (WalkUSA) 6:34.47 2015 Jonathan Hallman (Shore AC) 5:53.38 Maria Michta-Coffey (WalkUSA) 6:30.16 2016 Jonathan Hallman (Shore AC) 6:13.66 Maria Michta-Coffey (WalkUSA) 6:31.85 2017 Jonathan Hallman (Shore AC) 6:04.29 Maria Michta-Coffey (WalkUSA) 6:35.77 2018 Nick Christie (unattached) 6:00.37 2019 2020

111th Annual NYRR Millrose Games: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Saturday, February 3rd, 2018

USA Women’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======World Best: Sada Eidikyté (LTU), Kaunas, LTU - 6:16.72 (1990) USA Record: Debbie Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio - 6:18.03 (1992) Meet Record: Rachel Seaman, NYAC - 6:17.29 (2014) ======Name Affiliation Finish 1500m split ======1) Maria Michta-Coffey Oiselle/Walk USA 6:35.77 (6:09.82) 2) Kate Veale West Waterford AC 6:44.17 (6:17.68) 3) Taylor Ewert Southwest Ohio TC 6:45.68 (6:17.30) ** 4) Lauren Harris Marist College 6:52.55 (6:23.49) 5) Katie Burnett unattached 7:06.15 (6:35.45) 6) Melissa Moeller unattached 7:10.06 (6:42.04) 7) Chelsea Conway Shore AC 7:23.70 (6:52.68) 8) Katie Miale Marist College 7:29.33 (6:57.05) 9) Kyla Shapiro Walk USA 7:39.46 (7:07.55) 10) Katie Michta Walk USA 7:43.71 (7:12.72) -- Maegan Allen New England Walkers DNS

** New HS 1500m & Mile records by 16 year old sophomore from Beavercreek, Ohio, Taylor Ewert. “Scary Fast” the American Double Threat as an All-American Runner after an 18th place finish at the Nike HS XC Nationals in Portland, Oregon, last fall (2017), Ewert broke Lauren Harris’ one year old record of 6:53.44. And 6:17.59 for 1,500m.

Susan Rudin USA Men’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======World Best: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) USA Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) Meet Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) ======Name Affiliation Finish 1500m split ======1) Nick Christie unattached 6:00.37 (5:35.64) 2) Emmanuel Covera NYAC 6:06.33 (5:41.16) 3) Marek Adamowicz Athletisme Rive-Sud 6:18.16 (5:53.56) 4) Cody Risch Q Elite TC 6:20.01 (5:53.33) 5) Sam Elmi Cornerstone Univ 6:47.02 (6:18.02) 6) Dave Swartz Pegasus AC 6:56.65 (6:29.97) 7) Rich Luettchau Shore AC 6:58.16 (6:30.43) 8) Jason Rabie Cornerstone Univ 7:18.19 (6:47.48) 9) Yvan Bechard Athletisme Rive-Sud 7:21.02 (6:51.47) 10) Jacob Benson Cornerstone Univ 7:21.76 (6:51.20) -- Michael Mannozzi Shore AC DQ (6:29.85)

th 110 Annual NYRR Millrose Games: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY February 11th, 2017

USA Women’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======World Best: Sada Eidikyté (LTU), Kaunas, LTU - 6:16.72 (1990) USA Record: Debbie Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio - 6:18.03 (1992) Meet Record: Rachel Seaman, NYAC - 6:17.29 (2014) ======Name Affiliation Finish 1500m split ======1) Maria Michta-Coffey Oiselle/Walk USA 6:31.85 (6:06.57) 2) Miranda Melville Skechers/NYAC 6:36.32 (6:09.17) 3) Taylor Ewert Southwest Ohio TC 7:29.54 (6:58.05) ++ 4) Kristi Licursi Marist College 7:39.62 (7:11.36) 5) Meagan Allen New England Walkers 7:41.12 (7:11.42) 6) Katie Michta Walk USA 7:42.76 (7:12.23) 7) Katie Miale Marist College 8:08.15 (7:33.67) 8) Maria Angelica Garcia Park Racewalkers 8:28.68 (7:52.83) -- Kayla Allen Maine RWers DQ --- Meaghan Podlaski Fleet Feet Albany DNS

++ New HS Freshman record @ 1500m for Ewert.

Susan Rudin USA Men’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======World Best: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) USA Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) Meet Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) ======Name Affiliation Finish 1500m split ======1) Jonathan Hallman Shore AC 6:04.29 (5:40.65) 2) Emmanuel Corvera NYAC 6:15.49 (5:49.64) 3) Cameron Haught Southwest Ohio TC 6:16.95 (5:50.75) ++ 4) Emmerson Hernandez Fleet Feet Albany 6:21.15 (5:57.44) 5) Michael Mannozzi Shore AC 6:21.17 (5:57.26) 6) AJ Gruttadauro Spring Arbor Univ 6:37.43 (6:09.63) 7) Rich Luettchau Shore AC 6:38.47 (6:11.93) 8) Sam Elmi Cornerstone Univ 6:49.50 (6:19.07) 9) David Swarts Pegasus AC 6:53.16 (6:25.98) ** 10) Yvan Bechard Rive-Sud AC 7:01.34 (6:30.21) 11) Dave Talcott Shore AC 7:06.68 (6:36.58) ## -- Marek Adamowicz Rive-Sud AC DQ

++ New HS SR record @ 1500m for Haught ** New 50-54 record @ 1 mile for Swarts ## New 55-59 record @ 1 mile for Talcott

109th Annual Millrose Games: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY February 20th, 2016

USA Women’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======World Best: Sada Eidikyté (LTU), Kaunas, LTU - 6:16.72 (1990) USA Record: Debbie Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio - 6:18.03 (1992) Meet Record: Rachel Seaman, NYAC - 6:17.29 (2014) ======1) Maria Michta-Coffey Walk USA 6:30.16 2) Miranda Melville New York AC 6:35.25 3) Melissa Moeller Unattached 7:23.61 4) Katharine Newhoff Walk USA 7:34.78 5) Katie Michta Walk USA 7:35.20 6) Chelsea Conway Shore Ath Club 7:35.69 7) Meagan Allen New England Walkers 7:35.94 8) Erin Bresnaham Walk USA 7:37.90 9) Kayla Allen Maine RWers 7:45.06 10) Kristi Lucursi Marist College 7:46.55

108th Annual Millrose Games: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY February 14th, 2015

USA Women’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======World Best: Sada Eidikyté (LTU), Kaunas, LTU - 6:16.72 (1990) USA Record: Debbie Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio - 6:18.03 (1992) Meet Record: Rachel Seaman, NYAC - 6:17.29 (2014) ======1) Maria Michta-Coffey Walk USA 6:34.47 2) Miranda Melville New York Athletics Club 6:41.12 3) Katie Burnett unattached 7:04.68 4) Ashleigh Resch Australia 7:20.21 5) Melissa Moeller unattached 7:24.76 6) Chelsea Conway Shore AC 7:25.74 7) Holly Lindoe Franklin Pierce College 7:38.04 8) Sydney Sirois Auburn P&R 7:38.18 9) Alexa Kluepfel unattached 7:43.28 10) Kayla Allen Auburn P&R 7:43.78 11) Natalie DeQuarto Connecticut College 8:12.44 -- Meagan Allen unattached DQ

Susan Rudin USA Men’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======World Best: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) USA Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) Meet Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) ======MEN’S RACE: 1) Jonathan Hallman Shore AC 5:53.38 2) Trevor Baron New York Athletics Club 5:55.00 3) John Cody Risch Q Elite 6:15.94 4) Emerson Hernandez Shore AC 6:37.89 5) Rich Luettchau Shore AC 6:44.74 6) David Swartz Pegasus AC 6:52.41 7) Alexander Price Pacific RWers 7:19.09 -- Nathan Vanderwall unattached DQ -- Andreas Gustafsson GK Steget-Sweden DQ (5:59.44) **

** Andreas Gustafsson received a 2 year ban for EPO after he failed a drug test conducted in December, 2014, in California, by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Period of athletic ineligibility per IAAF is from 14.12.14 to 17 March, 2017.

107th Annual Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY February 15th, 2014

1) Rachael Seaman New York Athletic Club 6:17.29 MR 2) Maria Michta Walk USA 6:19.00 3) Miranda Melville New York Athletic Club 6:37.26 4) Ashleigh Resch Miami Valley TC 7:19.28 5) Annica Penn unattached 7:22.51 6) Katie Michta unattached 7:40.11 7) Sidnay Sirois LA Racewalkers 7:43.90 8) Kayla Allen LA Racewalkers 7:53.42 9) Brittany Collins Walk USA 8:02.81 10)Jessica Szela unattached 8:14.57 -- Susan Randall Miami Valley TC DQ -- Katie Burnett unattached DNS

MEN’S RACE: 1) Andreas Gustafsson GK Steget-Sweden 5:34.45 2) Robert Heffernan Togher AC Cork Ireland 5:39.75 3) Jonathan Hallman Shore Athletic Club 6:07.32 4) Marek Adamowicz C.A.R.S. 6:25.96 5) Joel Pfahler Miami Valley TC 6:40.96 6) Richard Luettchau Shore Athletic Club 6:42.61 -- Francsco Pantoja FRW DNS -- Pablo Gomez Chicago Walkers DNS -- Ricardo Rosa Florida Athletics Club dq -- Tim Seaman New York Athletic Club dq

2013 Milrose Games – Race Walk Results:

106th Annual Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY February 16th, 2013

USA Women’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Debbie Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio - 6:18.03 (1992) Meet Record: Rachel Lavallee, CANADA - 6:47.45 (2009) ======1. Maria Michta Walk USA 6:40.06 NMR 2. Miranda Melville NYAC 6:49.32 3. Erika Shaver Dayton, OH 6:49.44 4. Katie Burnett Bellevue, WA 6:54.27 5. Susan Randall Miami Valley TC 7:10.04 6. Natalia Alfonzo St. Louis RW 7:15.14 7. Erin Taylor-Talcott Shore AC 7:17.06 8. Loretta Schuellein-McGovern World Class RW 7:26.64 9. Rachel Tylock Penfield, NY 7:30.40 10. Kang Jiwon Park Racewalkers 7:37.65 11. Tina Peters Miami Valley TC 7:50.84 12. Maria Gorecki Somers, NY 7:57.13 13. Sophia Mahin Park Racewalkers 8:16.01 DNF Brittany Collins Walk USA

Susan Rudin USA Men’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) Meet Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) ======1. Jonathan Hallman Shore AC 6:07.62 2. Dan Serianni World Class RW 6:10.64 3. Michael G. Mannozzi Shore AC 6:28.00 4. Rich Luettchae Shore AC 6:45.76 5. Joel Pfahler Miami Valley TC 6:50.89 6. Dave McGovern World Class RW 7:12.34 7. Dave Talcott Shore AC 7:12.99 8. Geraldo Flores South Texas WC 7:20.18

2012 Milrose Games – Race Walk Results:

105th Annual Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY February 11th, 2012

Women's USATF National Championship Mile Race Walk Finals 1. Forgues, Lauren N.Y.A.C 6:48.62 2. Burnett, Katie Unattached 7:19.47 3. Dunn, Abby Maine RW 7:28.36 4. Peters, Tina Miami Valley TC 7:45.53 5. Keetley, Meghan NY Unattached 7:50.93 6. Kang, JiWon South Korea 8:01.71 7. Herman, Lindsey Unattached 8:05.00 8. Court-Menendez, Nicole Maine RW 8:05.78 9. Lardaro, Caitlin NY Unattached 8:14.40 10. Monahan, Jenna Walk U.S.A 8:35.44 11. Licursi, Kristi NY Unattached 9:08.04 DQ Mahin, Sophia Park Racewalkers

Men's Susan Rudin USATF National Championship Mile Race Walk Finals ======USA Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) Meet Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) ======1. Mannozzi, Michael --- Miami Valley TC 6:19.40 2. Serianni, Dan --- Unattached --- 6:19.42 3. Hallman, Jonathan --- Unattached --- 6:32.94 4. Pfahler, Joel --- Miami Valley TC --- 6:53.25 DQ DeVaney, Leif A. --- Twin City R.W

2011 Milrose Games – Race Walk Results:

104th Annual Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY January 28th, 2011

USA Women’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Debbie Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio - 6:18.03 (1992) Meet Record: Rachel Lavallee, CANADA - 6:47.45 (2009) ======1) Rachel Seaman (25) NYAC - Peterborough, Canada (Guest) 6:41.32 NMR 2) Maria Michta (24) Walk USA - Nesconset, NY 6:51.06 USA Champ 3) Erin Bresnahan (20) Walk USA - Holbrook, NY 7:03.78 4) Nirvana Zalba (16) CNAR - Chihuahua, Mexico (Guest) 7:05.17 5) Sui Nga Ching (23) Lindenwood Univ - Hong Kong (Guest) 7:21.51 6) Katie Burnett (22) William Penn Col - Oskaloosa, IA 7:31.02 7) Olivia Lapham (20) unattached - Penfield, NY 7:37.34 8) Nicolette Sorensen (15) Champions Intern - San Diego, Cal. 7:48.49 9) Abby Dunn (16) Maine RWers - Auburn, Maine 7:50.34 10) Maryanne Daniel (52) Connecticut RWers - Clinton, CT 7:54.95 11) Diana Quinde (17) unattached - Queens, NY 7:59.27 12) Courtney Williams (17) Maine RWers - Vassalboro, Maine 8:07.09 -- Rachel Zoyhofski (19) R.I.T. - Rochester, NY DQ Lane Violation

104th Annual Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY January 28th, 2011

Susan Rudin USA Men’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) Meet Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) ======1) Trevor Barron (18) New York AC - Bethel Park, PA 6:06.25 2) Tyler Sorensen (16) New York AC - San Diego, CA 6:16.51 3) Alex Chavez (17) South Texas WC - Pharr, TX 6:31.17 4) Richard Luettcha (26) Shore AC - Middlesex, NJ 6:45.33 5) Michael Mannozzi (24) Miami Valley TC - Youngstown, OH 6:50.55 6) Dave McGovern (45) WC RWers - Locust Valley, NY 6:52.98 7) Kyle Hively (23) Rio Grande Univ(Ohio) - Vinton OH 6:54.60 -- Dan Serianni (20) World Class RWers - Rochester, NY DNS

2010 Milrose Games – Race Walk Results:

103rd Annual Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY January 29th, 2010

Event 6: USA Women’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Debbie Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio - 6:18.03 (1992) Meet Record: Rachel Lavallee, CANADA - 6:47.45 (2009) ======1 Rachel Seaman CAN 6:49.20 2 Teresa Vaill WalkUSA 6:52.54 USA Champ 3 Maria Michta WalkUSA 7:00.85 4 Erin Bresnahan Fr WalkUSA/Cornell Univ 7:03.49 5 Lauren Forgues Maine RWers 7:10.01 6 Loretta Schuellein-Mcgoverm WalkUSA 7:10.22 7 Tina Peters Sr Goshen College, IN 7:30.74 8 Susan Randall unattached 7:32.27 9 Erika Shaver Sr Miami Valley TC/HS 7:33.48 10 Erin Taylor Shore AC 7:41.20 -- Katie Burnett Jr William Penn College, IA DQ -- Amy Cheung Walk USA/Connetquot HS DNS -- Crosby Tillman Taconic RRC/Somers HS DNS -- Destiny DeLalane Bay Shore TC/HS DNS

103rd Annual Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY January 29th, 2010

Event 12 Susan Rudin USA Men’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) Meet Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) ======1 Tim Seaman New York AC 5:52.43 2 Andreas Gustaffson SWE 5:54.97 3 Trevor Barron New York AC /HS 6:03.48 HS Record 4 Josh Wiseman Jr Cedarville Univ (OH) 6:19.13 5 Richard Luettchau Shore AC 6:29.71 6 Dan Serianni World Class RWers 6:30.54 7 Alejandro Chavez Jr South Texas RWers /HS 6:33.55 -- Mike Mannozzi Sr Notre Dame College DQ -- Patrick Collier Unattached DNS

2009 Milrose Games – Race Walk Results:

102nd Annual Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Friday, January 30th, 2009

Event 1: USA Women’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Debbie Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio - 6:18.03 (1992) Meet Record: Loretta Schuellein (Walk USA) 6:52.12 ======Finals 1 Rachel Lavallee CAN 6:47.45 2 Teresa Vaill Walk USA 6:51.33 USA Champ 3 Solomiya Login Southeastern PA TC 7:09.21 4 Tina Peters JR Goshen College 7:35.12 5 Erin Taylor Shore AC 7:43.09 6 Diana Rado FR Southeastern PA TC 7:47.58 7 Maryanne Daniel Connecticut RWers 7:51.53 8 Melissa Moeller SR Indiana RWers /HS 7:57.82 9 Catie Davis Southeastern PA TC 7:58.08 10 Molly Josephs SO Walk USA /HS 8:09.48 -- Susan Randall unattached DQ Lane Violation

102nd Annual Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Friday, January 30th, 2009

Event 6 Susan Rudin USA Men’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) Meet Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) ======Final: 1 Tim Seaman New York AC 6:02.58 2 Andreas Gustafsson SWE 6:04.54 3 Mike Tarantino Walk USA 6:08.58 4 Trevor Barron unattached/ Penn HS 6:14.12 5 Tyler Sorenson unattached/ Cal HS 6:37.44 6 Richard Luettchau, II Shore AC 6:39.50 7 Ricardo Vergara Lindsey Wilson U. 6:41.69 8 Roberto Vergara Lindsey Wilson U. 6:44.24 9 Alejandro Chavez South Texas WC 6:52.90 10 Curt Clausen New York AC 6:54.62 11 Michael Kazmierczak Walk USA 7:05.95 12 Don Lawrence unattached 7:31.69

2008 Milrose Games – Race Walk Results:

101st Annual Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Friday, February 1st, 2008

Event: USA Women’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Debbie Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio - 6:18.03 (1992) Meet Record: Loretta Schuellein (Walk USA) 6:52.12 ======Final: 1 Teresa Vaill Walk USA 7:01.17 2 Solomiya Login Southeastern 7:11.81 3 Lauren Forgues Maine RW 7:13.54 4 Leah Buletti Unattached 7:29.84 5 Diana Rado Southeastern 7:40.69 6 Michelle Clarke Mansfield St 7:42.44 7 Olivia Lampham Unattached 7:55.30 8 Amanda Johnson Lindsey Wils 8:03.86 9 Mary Dutkoski Viking Track 8:11.91 10 Chelsea Conway Mansfield St 8:18.86 11 Pamela Alva Southeastern 8:28.62 -- Kristin Furseth-Mullaney Pegasus TC DQ

101st Annual Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Friday, February 1st, 2008

Event 6 Susan Rudin USA Men’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (1988) Meet Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (1988) ======1 Ricardo Vergara South Texas WC 6:29.92 2 Roberto Vergara South Texas WC 6:37.17 3 Dave McGovern New Balance 6:39.64 4 Michael Kazmierczak Unattached 6:40.15 5 Curt Clausen New York AC 6:51.95 6 Matthew Forgues Maine RW 7:00.68 7 Julio Alva Southeastern 7:27.42 8 George Karhoff Central Meth 7:30.48 -- Douglas Johnson Kentucky Rac DQ -- Richard Luettchau Shore AC DQ -- Chris Tegtmeier Concordia Un DNS

2007 Milrose Games – Race Walk Results:

100th Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY February 2nd, 2007

Event 1: USA Women’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Debbie Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio - 6:18.03 (1992) Meet Record: None ======1 Loretta Schuellein Walk USA 6:52.12 2 Rachel Lavallee CAN 7:06.34 3 Debbie Huberty New York AC 7:13.95 4 Lauren Forgues Maine Race Walkers 7:15.37 5 Tina Peters Goshen College, IN 7:18.30 6 Jenna Monahan Walk USA 7:38.30 7 Jamie Swietzor Mansfield, PA 7:45.25 8 Lorranine Horgan Walk USA 7:46.53 9 Kate Dickenson Maine Race Walkers 7:56.65 10 Susan Randall Miami Valley TC 8:00.44 11 Erin Taylor unattached 8:01.85 12 Emilija Vaskyte unattached 8:12.47

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100th Millrose Games Madison Square Garden, New York, NY February 2nd, 2007

Event 4 Susan Rudin USA Men’s 1 Mile Race Walk Championships ======USA Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (Madison Square Gardens – 1988) Meet Record: Tim Lewis, USA – 5:33.53 (1988) ======Finals 1 Tim Seaman New York AC 5:51.18 2 Matt Boyles Miami Valley TC 6:03.00 3 Ricardo Vergara So. Texas WC 6:29.70 4 Roberto Vergara So. Texas WC 6:30.61 5 Zac Pollinger New Jersey Striders 6:35.66 6 Michael Kazmierczak Univ. Rhode Island 6:36.91 7 Richard Luettchau Stockton College 6:46.94 8 Leonidas Romero Park Racewalkers 6:53.88 9 Peter Muldoon Ireland 7:04.20 10 Dave McGovern Unattached 7:06.96 11 Michael Boucher Maine Race Walkers 7:13.95

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