Everyone Enjoys The Wood Memorial Race

by Alex Brooks

The thirty-second running of the Wood Memorial Road Race was held on Saturday, May 20. The race began with about 40 runners from the corner of High and Munsell Streets at 9 am sharp.[private] It was a beautiful day for the race with comfortable temperatures and low humidity, a pleasant change from earlier in the week.

A full complement of Lions Club members and Fire Department volunteers positioned throughout the course, and members of the Hoosick Falls Police Department and the Hoosick Rescue Squad were present.

Trophies were presented to the overall winner and to the first finisher from the Town of Hoosick. This year, the overall winners were Timothy Perry of Eagle Bridge and Denise Campbell of North Bennington. First place finishers from Hoosick were Sam Richard and Brittany Pine.

The Town of Hoosick Lions Club is part of the largest service membership organization in the world with 1.4 million members world-wide. Started by Melvin Jones and given a mission by Helen Keller, the Lions Clubs around the world work for sight conservation. The local club provides such community services as eyeglasses for those in need, support to the HACA Food Pantry, for the Northeast Association for the Blind, and for the Lions Eye Institute in Albany.

The Lions Club offered thanks to the Village of Hoosick Falls Highway Department and Police Department, and the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad and the Fire Department volunteers for all their help.

Town of Hoosick Resident Class: 

Male: 

Sam Richard (Hoosick Falls) 23:03.8

Female:

Brittany Pine (Hoosick Falls) 20:57.92

Ages 13 and Under:   

Male:

1^st Place: Kasey Billert  20:28.36

2^nd Place: Andrew Stratton  25:31.01

Female:  (none)

Ages 14-19:  

Male:

1^st Place, Sam Richard 23:03.8

Female:

1^st Place, Keelyn Bradley 25:38.14

Ages 20-29:  

Male: Eric Favreau (Bennington, VT)  22:01.18

Female: (none)

Ages 30-39:

Male:

1^st Place, Timothy Perry (Eagle Bridge)  19:58.81

2^nd Place, Adam Cabana (Hoosick Falls) 23:43

Female:

1^st Place, Megan Harrington  (Cambridge) 20:30.71

2^nd Place, Brittany Pine (Hoosick Falls) 20:57.92

Ages 40-49: 

Male: (none)

Female:

1^st Place, Denise Campbell 20:19.49

2^nd Place, Sarah Yurschak (Greenwich) 23:58.12

Ages 50-59:

Male:

1^st Place, Bryan Crosier  20:44.59

2^nd Place, Tony Markowski  23:31.36

Female:

1^st Place, Beth Goodman (Williamstown) 25:03.92

2^nd Place, Paula Kamperman (Hoosick Falls) 26:14.47

Ages 60-69:

Male:

1^st Place, Jim Stacy (Hoosick Falls)  23:39.68

2^nd Place, Gary Danforth (Hoosick Falls) 25.05.07

Female: (none)

Ages 70 and Up     

1^st Place, Eric White (Williamstown) 32:17.09

2^nd Place, Charlie Matlock (Averill Park)  46:23.87

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