2012 PATCH SPRINT PARTICIPANTS
as of 5/22  
Division Starting Time MEN'S RACERS (44) Age Hometown Past Sprints Past Performance
M 10-14 9:00am Chris Brakey 14 New Rochelle, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
9:00am Alec Gonzalez 14 Melville, NY 4 Top-15 - Men's Open: 2009
9:00am Jon Schreiner 13 Hadley, NY 4 2nd Place: Kindersprint, 2009
9:00am Joe Zimmerman 12 Fairport, NY 7 Kindersprint Course Record Holder
   
M 15-19 9:00am Andrew Gonzalez 16 Melville, NY 4 Top-20 - Overall: 2011
10:00am Austin Huneck 17 Rexford, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
9:00am Nelson Pelton 17 Chazy, NY 1 6th Overall in 2011
9:00am Sam Politi 16 Willsboro, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
9:00am Nathan Swan 18 Chazy, NY 4 Former Kindersprint Winner
   
M 20-24 10:00am Caleb Balderston 24 Chicago, IL 0 First Patch Sprint
10:00am Jacob Gittler 20 Burlington, VT 6 Top-15 Overall in 2007, 2008
10:00am Kurt Schuler 24 Jackson, NH 1 Top-10 - Overall: 2011
   
M 25-29 9:00am Luke Franklin 29 Weehawken, NJ 2 Top 15 Overall in 2010
9:00am Brian DeGroat 29 Willsboro, NY 3 Top 20 Overall in 2009
10:00am Andy Hill 25 Philadelphia, PA 1 Top-20 - Men's Open: 2010
9:00am Nick Marcet 28 Willsboro, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
10:00am Cole Starkey 27 Tulsa, OK 5 2X Overall Champion; Course Record Holder
   
M 30-34 9:00am David Anderson 31 Rutland, VT 5 Past Trekker and Racer
10:00am Mark Corell 34 Calgary, Canada 6 Overall Co-champion - 1997
10:00am Matt Elliott 34 Brighton, MA 10 2nd Place: Overall - 2001
9:00am Joshua Preston 31 Keeseville, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
10:00am John Richardson 33 Brooklyn, NY 4 2nd Place Overall, 2009
9:00am Jon Strazza 32 Richmond, VT 2 Top 16 Overall - 2003
   
M 35-39 9:00am Jason Bauer 39 New York, NY 4 Past Trekker and Volunteer
10:00am Jason Fiegl 38 Essex, NY 17 6-Time Champion; Winter Course Record
10:00am Greg Henderson 39 Williamsburg, VA 15 Two-time Patch Sprint Overall Champion
10:00am Jason Metakis 35 Old Greenwich, CT 11 Seven times in top-5 Overall
10:00am Marc Metakis 35 New York, NY 11 4th Overall- 2005
10:00am Tom Moffett 37 Peru, NY 6 Top 10 Overall, 2009, 2011
8:00am Erik Richards 36 Kingston, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
               
M 40-44 10:00am Jim Kobak III 43 Peru 14 Five-time Patch Sprint Overall Champion
8:00am Michael Sipe 42 Burlington, VT 0 First Patch Sprint
10:00am Kevin Walter 43 Pittsford, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
   
M 45-49 8:00am John Rayburn 47 Hurley, NY 10 First Winter Patch Sprint World Champion
   
M 50-54 10:00am Tim Huneck 52 Rexford, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
8:00am Tim Singer 53 Shelburne, VT 17 Two-time Patch Sprint Overall Champion
8:00am Tom Lynch 50 North Andover, MA 10 Three-time Master's Champion
               
M 60-64 Self Starter Bob Mason 60 Shelburne, VT 3 Three-time successful Trekker
10:00am Jerry Ross 61 Peru, NY 5 Men's Masters Champion: 2007, 2008
   
M 65-69 Self Starter Phil Corell 66 Cadyville, NY 11 Co-founded the Trekker division
Self Starter Mark Gibson 66 Salt Lake City, UT 2 Age group champion - 2011
   
M 75-79 8:00am Robert Andrews 77 Salem, SC 1 Oldest-ever Patch Sprinter (76, 2011)
   
CLYDES-
DALE
8:00am Ken Herz 52 Chazy, NY 10 Medaled in 3 Divisions (MM, CLY, Age Racer)
Self Starter Ken Ryba 55 Queensbury, NY 10 3-time Clydesdale Division Champion
Division Starting Time WOMEN'S RACERS (26) Age Hometown Past Sprints Past Performance
F 15-19 9:00am Lindsey Brudvig 19 Plattsburgh, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
9:00am Marie Whitney 19 Jaffrey, NH 0 First Patch Sprint
9:00am Natalie Whitney 17 Jaffrey, NH 0 First Patch Sprint
   
F 20-24 8:00am Charlotte Bush 22 Washington, DC 0 First Patch Sprint
9:00am Mary Brigid Cannon 20 Plattsburgh, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
9:00am Alexandra Disney 24 Peru, NY 5 2-time Women's Champion
9:00am Annie Preston 20 Stony Brook, NY 2 2011 Age Division Winner
   
F 25-29 9:00am Rebecca Blum 29 New York, NY 3 Top 15- Women's Racers: 2009-10
9:00am Courtney Giles 28 Richmond, VT 0 First Patch Sprint
10:00am Lora Golann 27 Boulder, CO 1 Top 3- Women's Racers: 2010
9:00am Katie Moffett 28 Morrisonville, NY 2 Top 10 - Women's Open, 2010
9:00am Sabrina Smith 28 Willsboro, NY 1 2011 Age Group Winner
   
F 30-34 9:00am Jessica Anderson 33 Burlington, VT 6 Top 5- 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
9:00am Julie Warren 32 Willsboro, NY 2 5th Place- Women's Open, 2010
10:00am Marcie Kobak 32 New York, NY 3 3-times in top 3 - Women's Open
   
F 35-39 10:00am Patricia Hurlburt 38 Keene Valley, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
9:00am Stephanie Lylis 39 Burlington, VT 7 2nd Place- Women's Open, 2009
   
F 40-44 8:00am Cara Gentry 40 New Paltz, NY 2 Two-time successful Trekker
9:00am Dana Whitney 43 Jaffrey, NH 1 7th Place- Women's Racers: 2011
   
F 45-49 8:00am Judy Bisaillon 46 Montreal, Canada 6 2001 Overall Women's Champion
8:00am Pamela Gonzalez 47 Melville, NY 4 2009 Master's Champion
8:00am Karen Lounsbury 46 Essex Jct., VT 5 Past Racer and trekker
8:00am Augusta Wilson 45 Shelburne, VT 12 2-time Masters runner-up
   
F 50-54 10:00am Mary Duprey 52 Rouses Point, NY 1 2010 Master's Champion
9:00am Ellie Madden Bouffard 51 Colchester, VT 2 Top 6- Women's Racers: 2010, 2011
10:00am Deborah Nordyke 50 Hadley, NY 4 4x Champion; Women's Record Holder (2:19:37)
Division Starting Time TREKKERS (40) Age Hometown Past Sprints Past Performance
Trek 8:00am Eric Bauer 35 Framingham, MA 6 Past Racer, Trekker, Volunteer, Winter 46er
Trek 8:00am Chris Bell 54 Bristol, England 8 Co-Fastest Trekker in 2008
Trek Self Starter Christine Bourjade 60 Elizabethtown, NY 3 Successful Trek in 2010
Trek Self Starter Carrie Canning 40 Saranac, NY 9 Past racer, trekker and volunteer
Trek 8:00am Chad Canning 12 Saranac, NY 8 Five-Time Kindersprinter, Three-time Trekker
Trek Self Starter Nora Canning 10 Saranac, NY 6 Youngest ever Patch Sprinter (2009)
Trek Self Starter Charlie Cary 58 Princeton, MA 1 Successful Trek in 2010
Trek 8:00am Jillian DeBusk 31 Newton, MA 5 Past trekker and volunteer
Trek 8:00am Jody Edwards 54 Essex Jct., VT 7 Completed first Patch in a Day (1986)
Trek 8:00am Shiri Elaz 35 Newton, MA 0 First Patch Sprint
Trek 8:00am Pam Gittler 48 Port Jefferson Station 4 Past trekker and volunteer
Trek 8:00am Byron Haynes 55 Norwich, VT 3 2010 Clydesdale Champion
Trek 8:00am Deborah Haynes 55 Norwich, VT 1 Successful Trek in 2006
Trek Self Starter Holly Heller-Ross 49 Peru, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
Trek Self Starter David Joelson 57 Stamford, CT 6 Masters Top 5 2006
Trek 8:00am Peter Joelson 20 Stamford, CT 6 Completed 6 successful treks
Trek 8:00am Marque Moffett 37 Peru, NY 4 Past trekker, chaperone and volunteer
Trek Self Starter Matt Moscato 37 Lancaster, NY 10 6th Overall 2003; '08 Winter Champ
Trek Self Starter Sierra Moscato 11 Alden, NY 7 Youngest to cover course (in backpack)
Trek 8:00am Rachel Newman 31 Burlington, VT 5 6th Place (Women's Open)- 2007
Trek Self Starter Tom Nold 57 Shelburne, VT 3 Successful Trek in 2008, 2009, 2010
Trek Self Starter Marianne Perreault 46 Chazy, NY 9 Past racer, trekker and volunteer
Trek 8:00am Tom Preston 56 Stony Brook, NY 1 Successful Trek in 2011
Trek Self Starter Marilyn Ryba 56 Queensbury, NY 7 Long-time volunteer and trekker
Trek 8:00am Eric Schreiner 11 Hadley, NY 4 Two-Time Kindersprint Champion
Trek Self Starter Gail Sears 45 Alden, NY 2 Past volunteer and Trekker
Trek 8:00am Arianne Spaulding 16 Stamford, CT 2 Successful Trek in 2009, 2010
Trek 8:00am Brad Spaulding 50 Stamford, CT 5 Successful Trek in 2006-2010
Trek Self Starter Dean Stuart 12 Edwardsville, IL 1 Successful Trek in 2011
Trek Self Starter Hannah Stuart 11 Edwardsville, IL 1 Successful Trek in 2011
Trek Self Starter Katie Stuart 41 Edwardsville, IL 2 Successful Trek in 2010, 2011
Trek Self Starter Steve Stuart 44 Edwardsville, IL 0 First Patch Sprint
Trek Self Starter Karen Volkman 45 Plattsburgh, NY 0 First Patch Sprint
Trek 8:00am Wendy VonDerLinn 52 Oconomowoc, WI 0 First Patch Sprint
Trek 8:00am Robert Whitney 43 Jaffrey, NH 0 First Patch Sprint
Trek 8:00am Tricia Woodward 33 Boston, MA 8 Past Racer, Trekker and Volunteer
Trek 8:00am Erik Zimmerman 44 Fairport, NY 10 Past trekker, racer, volunteer, chaperone
Trek 8:00am Jenna Zimmerman 14 Fairport, NY 8 First full course attempt
Trek 8:00am Kat Zimmerman 10 Fairport, NY 5 Top-3 Kindersprint finisher
Trek 8:00am Kelly Zimmerman 42 Fairport, NY 10 2002 Women's Open Champion
Division Starting Time KINDERSPRINT RACERS (14) Age Hometown Past Sprints CHAPERONE (11)
KS 11:00am Matt Canning 3 Saranac, NY 0 Drew Canning
KS 11:00am Ethan Daley 4 Lexington, MA 1 Michael Daley
KS 11:00am Charlotte Hughes 6 Essex, NY 0 Courtney Hughes
KS 11:00am Oliver Hughes 4 Essex, NY 0 Kenney Hughes
KS 11:00am Eliza Konowitz 7 Shelburne, VT 2 Chris Konowitz
KS 11:00am Jackson Konowitz 10 Shelburne, VT 3 Chris Konowitz
KS 11:00am Waylon Mattimore 4 Buffalo, NY 0 Joe Mattimore
KS 11:00am Luke Moffett 7 Peru, NY 4 Curt Schreiner
KS 11:00am Rowan Proud 5 Montreal, Canada 3 Ron Proud
KS 11:00am Teaghan Proud 7 Montreal, Canada 3 Ron Proud
KS 11:00am Katrin Schreiner 8 Hadley, NY 3 Curt Schreiner
KS 11:00am Wyatt Trzaskos 6 Willsboro, NY 3 Brian Trzaskos
KS 11:00am Nora Wooten 7 Cornwall, VT 0 Dena Greenman
KS 11:00am Sam Wooten 5 Cornwall, VT 0 Matt Wooten
VOLUNTEERS (39)   Hometown Past Sprints Volunteer Role
Nancy Andrews   Salem, SC 1 tba
Spencer Aronstein   Stamford, CT 0 Summit Timer, Photography
Julia Backus   Tulsa, OK 4 Photography, Sherpa
Thomas Backus   Saugerties, NY 1 Sherpa
Wendy Backus   Saugerties, NY 1 Sherpa
David Balderston   Ardmore, PA 0 Road Steward, Aid Stations
Mark Balderston   Ardmore, PA 0 Sherpa, Aid Station, Meals
Maressa Bell-Deane   Brighton, MA 0 Road Steward, Aid Station, Photography
Gigi Brakey   New Rochelle, NY 0 Sherpa, Aid Stations
Michael Brakey   New Rochelle, NY 0 Full Course Chaperone
Kristin Bresler   New York, NY 4 Finance
Matt Bresler   New York, NY 8 Timer, Aid Station, Registration, Photography
Jennifer Brittingham   Stockton, NJ 1 Sherpa, Aid Stations
Sandra Brown   Townsend, MA 0 Registration, Sherpa, Aid Stations
Mindy Burkhardt   Boulder, CO 0 Full Course Chaperone
Jon Bush   Washington, DC 1 Aid Station; Road Steward
Erin Canning   Vermontville, NY 11 Race Director
Erin DeBusk   Willsboro, NY 3 Photography
Courtney Clark   New York, NY 0 Sherpa
Sarah Disney   Essex, NY 7 Aid Stations, Driving
Mike Gast   Greenfield Ctr., NY 7 Cooking, Sherpa
Mauricio Gonzalez   Mellville, NY 4 Photography, Sherpa
Lauren Jacoby   Toms River, NJ 5 Timing, Registration, Assistance
Stephanie Konowitz   Shelburne, VT 6 tba
Nicole Little   Weehawken, NJ 0 Sherpa, Aid Stations
Dave Mason   Stockton, NJ 8 Sherpa, Aid Stations
Sheila McIntyre   Burlington, VT 7 Summit Timer
Mary O'Leary   Waterbury, VT 3 Summit Timer
Benedict Portugal   Norwich, CT 0 Road Steward; Aid Stations
Edwin Portugal   Norwich, CT 1 Road Steward; Aid Stations
Merrily Starkey   Allentown, PA 1 Road Steward, Aid Station, Party Prep.
Leslie Sroll   Stamford, CT 0 Registration
Mike Taptick   Rutland, VT 5 Sherpa
Diana Timko   Stamford, CT 2 Sherpa, tba
Andrew Waber   Brighton, MA 1 Sherpa and Timer
Shai Walker   Willsboro, NY 9 Sherpa, Timer, Slide Show
           
GUESTS & DONORS (32) Hometown
Anonymous *  
Christian Artuso Pleasantville, NY
Sam Backus Somerville, MA
Josh Bornt * Middleburgh, NY
Robert "Doc" Browning * Dallas, TX
Ari Cohen * Brookline, MA
Samantha & Cate Daley Lexington, MA
Sukriti Dabral Somerville, MA
Mark Harrison * London, England
Evan & Grant Haynes * Norwich, VT
Amy Kobak Peru, NY
Leslee Lindhorst * Newark Valley, NY
Laura, Stites & Natalie McDaniel Willsboro, NY
Aubrey Metakis Old Greenwich, CT
Andy Paine Forest Hills, NY
Bill Paine Forest Hills, NY
Karen Rayburn Hurley, NY
Fraser Reid * Edinburgh, Scotland
Michelle Rowley Brooklyn, NY
Christy Sargent * Syracuse, NY
Bunni & Gary Singer * University Park, FL
Anna Studebaker Brooklyn, NY
Angela, David, Elizabeth Swan Chazy, NY
Sharp Swan & Lauren Murphy Westport, NY
   
  * Donors not attending