2023 Nittany Valley Running Clun Indoor Mile #2
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January 27, 2023
University Park, PA
by Marty Mazur
The second meet of the NVRC Indoor Mile Series was held in conjunction with the Penn State National Open Meet. This is a big, two day meet with some of the top collegiate track and field athletes in the country. (To give you an idea, in the collegiate Men’s Mile, the top 6 finishers all went under four minutes!) Because of the size of this meet, the NVRC mile was moved up an hour. And due to this early start, and the fact that many of the Penn State Cross-Country Club students were participating in a fundraising event, the turnout was low for the NVRC mile.
In the first heat, John Iceland led from start to finish. At the gun lap, it looked like he might not make it under 6 minute, but Iceland put on a great final lap to finish in 5:58.74. Iceland should move up to Heat 2 should he run the final meet. Second was Keith Henderson in 6:26.08, and third place among solo runners went to Marty Klanchar in 6:48.32, a 13 second improvement over his time from the previous meet. Ability Athlete Jeffrey Coll was pushed to a time of 6:38.31. Betsey Stewart had the fastest Women’s Masters time of 6:55.03.
In the second heat, Maggie Mahoney led from the gun and crushed it, finishing in 5:33.05. The fastest Men’s Masters time of the day was put in by Matt Smith, who ran negative splits to finish second in 5:48.44. Third was Christopher Sanders in 6:00.39.
The fast heat saw Vince Fadale battle a close field for the first three quarters. But Vince has a torrid finish in every race he runs, and finished first by 3 seconds in 4:33.52. Second place went to Scott Wallace in 4:36.54, finishing with the fastest Men's Masters time of the day. Jason Samut was third in 4:40.54.
The third and final meet in the Indoor Mile Series is next Saturday, February 4, in conjunction with the Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup. There will also be a running of the 3000 meter race, and a Predicted Time Contest in the mile heats. Remember to pre-register by emailing Marty Klanchar at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Tell Marty your approximate projected finishing time to help him organize heats.
Josh Cone pushed Jeff Coll to a sub-6 time in the first heat.
John Iceland won the first heat going away. He'll move up a heat next week!
Maggie Mahoney crushed the second heat to turn in the fastest women's time of the day
Matt Smith checks his pulse after running the fastest Men's Masters time of the day
Vince Fadale leads the Series going into the last meet after two successive wins in the fast heat
Heat 1
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Place Name Time
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1 John Iceland 5:58.74 (M)
2 Keith Henderson 6:26.08 (M)
3 Jeffrey Coll 6:38.31
4 Josh Cone 6:38.79
5 Marty Klanchar 6:48.32 (M)
6 Bob Ferguson 6:49.69 (M)
7 Betsy Stewart 6:55.03 (M)
Heat 2
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Place Name Time
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1 Maggie Mahoney 5:33.05
2 Matt Smith 5:48.44
3 Christopher Sanders 6:00.39
4 Scott Anthony 6:02.81 (M)
Heat 3
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Place Name Time
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1 Vince Fadale 4:34.13
2 Scott Wallace 4:36.54 (M)
3 Jason Sammut 4:40.54
4 Mark Puleo 4:42.47
5 Jeremy Bell 4:42.50
6 Cam Mallette 4:43.94
7 Liam Goldsworthy 4:48.06
8 Brian Tholl 4:48.39
9 Eric Marshall 4:52.92
10 Westin Boyd 4:54.96
11 Charles Wood 4:57.82
12 Joseph Romano 5:05.48
NVRC Supports 2022 United Way Day of Caring
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- Written by Marty Mazur Marty Mazur
The 2022 United Way Day of Caring was held on October 6. The NVRC took part with another of their annual PSU Golf Course trail maintenance projects. Cheree Jones coordinated with Joe Hughes, Penn State Golf Courses PGA General Manager. The NVRC also provided lunch for the crew. This year the 11 volunteers included Jarod Stanton from Barton Associates, Tom Weller from Auntie Anne’s, Penn State Parents Council, Laura Gebhart, Lisa Love, and Miriam Powell from the Penn State Field Hockey coaching staff, as well as Joe Hughes, Cheree and Bob Jones, Janie Brown, and Liz and Jim Kisenwether. They cleared brush, especially from wooded segments of the trail, working tirelessly to make the trail safer. Sections of the trail were widened, outlets were created, and the grass leading to the entrances off of Blue Course Drive was cut. This trail has been a Centre County Day of Caring project for the NVRC each year from 2011-2022 (There was an informal small group of volunteers in 2020 due to the pandemic.) Here are some photos from the day of the project.
NVRC Supports 2021 United Way Day of Caring
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- Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur
The 2021 United Way Day of Caring was held on October 7. The NVRC took part with another of their annual PSU Golf Course trail maintenance projects. Cheree Jones and Jim and Liz Kisenwether coordinated with Joe Hughes, Penn State Golf Courses PGA General Manager. The NVRC also provided lunch for the crew. This year the 23 volunteers were from the Alexander Building Construction Company, the Penn State women's golf team, and individuals. They cleared brush, especially from wooded segments of the trail, working tirelessly to make the trail safer. This trail has been a Centre County Day of Caring project for the NVRC each year from 2011-2021 (There was an informal small group of volunteers last year due to the pandemic.) Here are some photos from the day of the project.
Alexander Building Construction Company and individual volunteers
2022 Nittany Valley Running Club Indoor Mile Series Final Standings
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The 2022 Indoor Mile Series saw two mile records eclipsed, both by the same woman. Carly Shea turned in the fastest Women’s Masters mile time in Series history, winning the second meet in 5:35.52. She also had the best two combined mile times in Series history, 11:11.89.
Men's Open
Best Two
Place Name Combined
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1. Nicholas Deamer 8:53.92
2. Vince Fadale 8:54.88
3. Cameron Mallett 9:14.69
4. Matt Balogh 9:15.57
5. Jason Sammut 9:23.40
6. Josh Holmes 9:24.07
7. John Mihalek 9:29.09
8. Jigar Gosalia 9:33.00
9. Benjamin Wonderling 9:44.97
10. Zack Mitarotonda 9:51.40
11. Patrick Driscoll 9:55.55
12. David Brown 10:10.31
13. Michael Fisher 10:21.05
Men's Masters
Best Two
Place Name Combined
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1. Sean Devlin 10:56.88
2. Matthew Smith 11:45.01
3. Keith Henderson 12:40.82
4. Marty Klanchar 13:50.56
5. Phil Phillin 14:38.55
Best Mile Times
Open Nicholas Deamer 4:25.75
Masters Sean Devlin 5:26.64
Women's Open
Best Two
Place Name Combined
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1. Maggie Mahoney 11:09.09
2. Jodi Patterson 11:21.96
3. Ella Snyder 11:40.27
4. Tess Wright 11:48.72
5. Quincey Reese 11:59.90
Women's Masters
Best Two
Place Name Combined
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1. Carly Shea 11:11.89 (R)
2. Lorraine Jasper 11:39.02
Best Mile Times
Open Maggie Mahoney 5:26.83
Masters Carly Shea 5:35.53 (R)
(R) - Indoor Mile Series Record
NVRC and PSU Club Cross-Country to Host Labor Day Races
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2022 Nittany Valley Running Club Indoor Mile #1
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January 15, 2022
University Park, PA.
The first meet in the 2022 Indoor Mile Series was a great success. It's been two years since the Series has been run, and it was great seeing some familiar faces from past Series. It was also nice seeing a much bigger participation from among the women in the PSU Cross-Country Club than we had in several years!
The first heat was almost all PSU XC Club girls. Ella Snyder was patient and took the lead in the last quarter mile to edge Tess Wright, breaking 6 minutes to finish in 5:59.68. Tess will be trying harder next time to go under 6, just missing this time in 6:01.27. And Quincy Reese was not far behind, finishing third in 6:04.53.
The second heat saw the fastest Men's and Women's Masters times, and a near record. The top 3 finishers were Benjamin Wonderling, who won running away in 4:47.63 (he'll be moved up to the fast heat the next time he runs); Michael Fisher in 5:17.83; and Sean Devlin in 5:30.24, who was the top Men's Masters finisher. Carly Shea, an accomplished Women's Masters runner, nearly took the NVRC Women's Masters record of 5:35.56 set by Jaimie Wright in 2020, finishing 5th in the heat in 5:36.36.
The fast heat was really fast. Vince Fadale ran the fastest mile the Series has seen in 5 years, topping the field in 4:25.96. But Nicholas Deamer was not too far behind, clocking 4:28.04. Matt Balogh, perennial Series runner, took third in 4:38.72. But expect Matt to close in on the 4:30 times he's used to running as the series goes on.
The next meet in the Indoor Mile Series is next Friday, January 21, in conjunction with the Penn State National Meet. Remember to pre-register by emailing Marty Klanchar at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Tell Marty your approximate projected finishing time to help him organize heats.
Ella Snyder won the first heat, and broke 6 minutes.
Benjamin Wonderling was the fastest runner in the second heat.
Carly Shea was less than a second from capturing the Series Masters Women's record.
Vince Fadale turned in the fastest Series time in 5 years to win the fast heat.
Heat 1
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Place Name Time
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1 Ella Snyder 5:59.68
2 Tess Wright 6:01.27
3 Quincey Reese 6:04.53
4 Abby Hart 6:16.05
5 Gulshan Gorrepati 6:41.55
6 Greg Basarab 6:43.22 (M)
7 Anna Norman 6:50.36
8 Phil Philin 7:15.53 (M)
Heat 2
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Place Name Time
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1 Benjamin Wonderling 4:57.63
2 Michael Fisher 5:17.83
3 Sean Devlin 5:30.24 (M)
4 Ethan Chen 5:30.84
5 Carly Shea 5:36.36 (M)
6 Jodi Patterson 5:43.70
7 Delia Mahoney 5:53.76
8 Maggie Mahoney 5:53.79
9 Matthew Smith 5:54.64 (M)
Heat 3
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Place Name Time
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1 Vince Fadale 4:25.96
2 Nicholas Deamer 4:28.04
3 Matt Balogh 4:38.72
4 John Mihalek 4:39.91
5 Cameron Mallett 4:43.70
6 Josh Holmes 4:46.29
7 Jigar Gosalia 4:46.45
8 Jason Sammut 4:46.92
9 Brendan Morgan 4:54.84
10 Zack Mitarotonda 4:59.03
11 Patrick Driscoll 5:05.21
(M) - Masters Runner
NTF Youth Cross Country Program
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Nittany Track and Field club youth cross country program will be back this fall! We will be starting practice on August 23rd, 2021. The practices will be held at Tudek Park (400 Herman Dr, State College, PA), Monday through Thursday from 5:45 to 7:15 pm (attendance flexible).The regular fall season is currently planned through November 7th.
Registration is OPEN!
This program is open to kids 8-18 and is good for all levels of experience. It is a perfect starter for younger athletes who are just making their first steps in distance running, but it also offers rigorous training and competition opportunities for more seasoned athletes. If you wonder if it is the right fit for your kids, please check out the Q&A page which may answer some of your questions.
Throughout the season, we have a lot of fun practices and events planned, including park and trail runs, hill sessions, intersquad tournament, treasure hunt, and games of various kind. Our athletes will have opportunities to race at local all-comers meets and also travel to Regional and National cross country championships at the end of the season.
More information about the program and NTF club in general is available at www.ntfxc.com or if you have any questions, please feel free to email Mark Fedkin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..