The 132 runners and walkers who signed up for Project Graduation’s first 5K Run, which was held on Sunday, April 10th, gathered at Roselle Park High School’s football field and took their marks.
As the signal was given, runners from Roselle Park, Avenel, Belleville, Carteret, Clark, Cranford, Dumont, Dunellen, Edison, Elizabeth, Garwood, Kearny, Kenilworth, Linden, Mountainside, Newark, North Arlington, Rahway, Roselle, Scotch Plains, Somerset, South Plainfield, Toms River, Union, and Woodbridge all ran once around the field track then proceeded to tour through the west side of the Borough to run the 3.1 mile race.
With water stops along the way, the runners finished on West Colfax Avenue. Brian Palang finished first with a time of 24:02 minutes. The first woman, 17-year old Lauren Corigliano, finished 48 seconds later at 24:50. The runners, which included school staff as well as students, came in one by one to cheers and encouragement from volunteers, friends, and family. Below are the results for the overall top 10 as well as the first 10 men and women. For a full listing of all times, readers can visit the Best Race web site (link).
A photo montage can be found by clicking here. Additionally, a fun run was held for those 10 years old and under which can be found by clicking here.
Overall Top 10
| Place | Name | Time | Age | Town | Runner's Tag # | Average Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Palang | 24:02.2 | 22 | Roselle Park | 91 | 7:45 |
| 2 | Charles Amsheyus | 24:08.6 | 36 | Cranford | 2 | 7:47 |
| 3 | Joseph Duffy | 24:25.6 | 15 | Roselle Park | 35 | 7:52 |
| 4 | Lauren Corigliano | 24:50.2 | 17 | Roselle Park | 30 | 8:00 |
| 5 | Susanna Hand | 25:32.5 | 31 | Somerset | 50 | 8:14 |
| 6 | Christopher Frodeen | 26:36.2 | 10 | Garwood | 41 | 8:34 |
| 7 | Burgess Padre | 26:41.9 | 47 | South Plainfield | 89 | 8:36 |
| 8 | Lou Calisto | 26:54.0 | 39 | Carteret | 22 | 8:40 |
| 9 | Cristina Roldan | 26:54.1 | 41 | Linden | 124 | 8:40 |
| 10 | Claudia Moreno | 27:02.2 | 44 | Kenilworth | 79 | 8:43 |
Top 10 (Men’s)
| Place | Name | Time | Age | Town | Runner's Tag # | Average Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Palang | 24:02.2 | 22 | Roselle Park | 91 | 7:45 |
| 2 | Charles Amsheyus | 24:08.6 | 36 | Cranford | 2 | 7:47 |
| 3 | Joseph Duffy | 24:25.6 | 15 | Roselle Park | 35 | 7:52 |
| 4 | Christopher Frodeen | 26:36.2 | 10 | Garwood | 41 | 8:34 |
| 5 | Burgess Padre | 26:41.9 | 47 | South Plainfield | 89 | 8:36 |
| 6 | Lou Calisto | 26:54.0 | 39 | Carteret | 22 | 8:40 |
| 7 | Christopher Miller | 27:02.6 | 46 | Roselle Park | 77 | 8:43 |
| 8 | Chris Tereshko | 27:06.4 | 30 | Woodbridge | 114 | 8:44 |
| 9 | Robert Brennan | 27:16.4 | 46 | Roselle Park | 15 | 8:47 |
| 10 | Tyler Glabicki | 27:43.1 | 10 | Toms River | 47 | 8:56 |
Top 10 (Women’s)
| Place | Name | Time | Age | Town | Runner's Tag # | Average Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Corigliano | 24:50.2 | 17 | Roselle Park | 30 | 8:00 |
| 2 | Susanna Hand | 25:32.5 | 31 | Somerset | 50 | 8:14 |
| 3 | Cristina Roldan | 26:54.1 | 41 | Linden | 124 | 8:40 |
| 4 | Claudia Moreno | 27:02.2 | 44 | Kenilworth | 79 | 8:43 |
| 5 | Deanna Picciano | 27:20.6 | 17 | Roselle Park | 96 | 8:49 |
| 6 | Cheryl Salway | 28:09.6 | 35 | Clark | 102 | 9:04 |
| 7 | Jennifer Moreno | 28:13.8 | 24 | Kenilworth | 80 | 9:06 |
| 8 | Jennifer Miller | 29:18.8 | 41 | Roselle Park | 78 | 9:27 |
| 9 | Mary Kay Snodgrass | 29:36.2 | 39 | Roselle Park | 110 | 9:32 |
| 10 | Nancy Merwede | 29:52.0 | 49 | Cranford | 76 | 9:38 |