Event Description

30th GATEWAY TRACK MILE  (1609.344 meters)

PRESENTED BY: TUESDAY NIGHT RACING TEAM

USA TRACK AND FIELD SANCTION EVENT ID C20017026

TIMED BY WOLF CREEK RACE MANAGEMENT 

NO ENTRY FEE

DATE: THURSDAY JUNE 4th, 2020  6:30pm (Faster heats first)

SITE: GATEWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK  (Rain or Shine)

4450 OLD WILLIAM PENN HIGHWAY Monroeville, PA 15146     LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION RT 48 NORTH AND OLD WM PENN HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 1/8 MILE NORTHOF BUSINESS ROUTE 22, AT THE PLUM 14B EXIT OF THE PARKWAY AND PA TURNPIKE EXIT 56   Check by calling (412) 372-3212 or e-mail: don_tammy@msn.com for questions.  Note school may not be open for rest rooms or changing.

Come ready to run:  MAPQUEST: 4450 Old William Penn Highway, Monroeville, 15146

TIME:  6:30 pm FIRST HEAT:  SIGN IN STARTING AT 5:30     Refreshments provided.

TENTATIVELY 5 HEATS PLANNED: Heat #1: 5:04.9 or faster, Heat #2: 5:05 to 5:49.9, Heat #3 5:50 to 6:39.9, Heat #4: 6:40 to 7:59.9, Heat #5: 8:00 or slower and Race Walk. HEATS WILL BE ADDED OR DELETED DEPENDING UPON THE NUMBER OF RUNNERS PRESENT. Come ready to Run. FASTER HEATS WILL BE RUN FIRST – Register at Race Site

2019 Results: https://wolfcreektrackclub.com/gateway-mile/

AWARDS:  TAMMY’S HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CANDY
First Open Female                Random                           Heat Winner

First Master  +50* M/F     Predict Your Time     Special         

CASH FOR OVERALL RECORDS & SELECT AGE RECORDS: $25 Overall Male and Female winner. $10 Master male & Female  $50 for Overall Record, $25 Select Age Records, $10 Age Performance

Overall Records $50      Male: Daniel Jaskowak 2018 4:21.1                   Female: Allison Letourneau        2012  4:50.3

Age Records      $25      <19     Scott Whitaker  2011   4:26.28               Female: Diana Filtz                    2005  5:18.70

                                    40-49  Carl Hubel         1999   4:43.41                        Female:  Tammy Slusser 2005  5:33.0

                                    50-59  J Brockenbrough2009 4:52.46   Female:  Tammy Slusser 2015  5:54.42

                                    60-60  Art Anderson        2017   5:50.1             Female:  Donna Scanlon            2018  7:52.4

                                    70+     Dick Monheim    2012  7:03.08               Female:  Never a 70+ runner

                                    80+     Gehrett Smith        2013  8:15.42                Female:  Never a 80+ runner

Bonus/Incentive Money Rules:   1) Runner breaking record must win overall/age to be awarded record money.

2) $10 performance money for bettering last listed time in division (see reverse), even if other runners displace this runner.  3)  No Record or Performance money in  Women 70+.   4)* Should a 50+ runner win the 40+ $10, the Masters candy will go to a 50+ runner.                        

          SPLITS GIVEN AT EACH 440 YARDS - FOUR LAPS PLUS 9.344 METERS

Record: Oldest Finisher: Male: 82 Gehrett Smith, (8:42.07) Elizabeth Twp 2013 . Female: 67 Kittie Vendolini-Abbott 2019 9:32.40

Youngest Finisher:   Female: 2 Logan Diano - Plum.   Male: 5 Lucas Balkey - Churchill

Most immediate Family Members finishing: 5 Landis’s from Squirrel Hill 2014, and 5 Banks from St. Clairsville Ohio 2015

Total finishers 72 in 2015.               Most sub 5:00 Performances: 13 – 2019              Farthest traveled: Female: Allison Letourneau – Nova Scotia.  Male:Fabian Immler – Lindenburg Germany.

GATEWAY TRACK MILE TOP PERFORMANCES BY DIVISION to JUNE 2019

                                           MALE                 age   year               FEMALE                             age  year

OPEN      1.  4:21.1     Daniel Jaskowski         24 2018                             1.  4:50.3    Allison Letourneau           23  2012

              2.  4:24.92  Tyles Palenchak           20  2015                            2.  4:54.0    Stephanie Bonk    21  2012

3.  4:26.28  Scott Whitaker           18  2011                              3. 4:58.91   Tammy Slusser    31  1996J

              4.  4:29.44  Cabel Muller                 23  2014                            4.  5:00.5    Leah Ahlin                     29  2012

              5.  4:29.8    Steve Abate                   23  2012                            5.  5:03.35  Tammy Slusser    30  1995A

              6.  4:29.83  Mike Diano                   21  2003                            6.  5:03.42  Tammy Slusser    31  1996A

              7.  4:30.31  Steve Strelick 27  2010                            7.  5:07.06  Tammy Slusser              33  1998A

              8.  4:30.41  A.J. Saravica                27  2009                            8.  5:09.06  Mindy Sawtelle 26  1999

              9.  4:30.99  Mike Diano                   19  2001                                          9.  5:10.33  Tammy Slusser    32  1997A

10 4:31.63  James Townsend        30  2019               10. 5:11.51  Tammy Slusser  32  1998J

JR 19<    1.  4:26.28  Scott Whitaker              18  2011                                          1.  5:18.70   Diana Filtz                        15  2005

              2.  4:30.99  Mike Diano                   19  2001                                          2.  5:38.70   Becky Carter      17  1998

              3.  4:34.60  Christian LaBash          15  2011                                          3.  5:40.74   Claire Kintner    17  2012

              4.  4:34.74  Ryan McGuire 16  2011                                          4.  5:45.63   Kristen McMichaels            14  2011

              5.  4:38.07  Mike Diano                   18  2000                            5.  5:50.65   Kristen McMichaels            13  2010

40- 49    1.  4:43.41  Carl Hubel                    42  1999                            1.  5:33.0    Tammy Slusser    40  2005

              2.  4:45.36  Carl Hubel                    41  1998 A                         2.  5:35.05  Tammy Slusser    43  2008

              3.  4:46.83  John Brockenbough     44  2003                            3.  5:37.57  Tammy Slusser    42  2007

              4.  4:47.86  John Brockenbough     43  2002                            4.  5:38.60  Tammy Slusser    44  2009

              5.  4:48.42  Jim Hommes  40  2011                                          5.  5:38.71  Kristen Suvick      45  2011

50-59     1.  4:52.46  John Brockenbrough   50  2009                            1.  5:54.42  Tammy Slusser    50  2015

              2.  4:56.84  John Brockenbrough52  2011                                2.  6:00.9    Tammy Slusser    53  2018

              3.  4:57.11  Steve Garand 53  2014                            3.  6:02.4    Tammy Slusser              52  2017

4.  4:57.73  John Brockenbrough51  2010                                4.  6:04.60   Tammy Slusser    54  2019

              5.  5:03.0    Steve Garand 52  2013                            5.  6:19.20   Tammy Slusser          51  2016

60-69     1.  5:50.1     Art Anderson 62  2017                            1.  7:57.8   Donna Scanlon              60  2018

              2.  5:51.2    Art Anderson  63  2018                            2.  8:07.31 Donna Scanlon               61  2019

              3.  5:56.7    Dean Rowland 61  2012                                          3.  8:18.6 Kittie Abbott                  62  2014

              4.  5:57.4    Art Anderson 61  2016

              5.  5:58.53  Art Anderson             64  2019                                           

70+        1.  7:03.08  Dick Monheim 70  2012                                          NONE

              2.  7:04.95  Wayne Jabobs           70  2019

              3.  7:08.39  Roger Brockenbroug74  2009

Note Gateway Mile held in both June & August in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998. An “A” means August                                                                                             Gateway Track Mile Winners:  1994 to 2019                   * Record

              Winner                  Time       <5:00     #Runners                           Winner                 Time       <5:00     # Runners

1994      David DeTorre      5:00.52   0          10                        1995      Brian Sundin              4:49.3      5          14

1995 A   Kevin Dowell        4:46.11   4          13                        1996      Jeff Otten              4:42.25   7          21

1996 A   Jim Hommes        4:45.42   2          13                        1997      Jim Hommes              4:34.43   6          23

1997 A   Jeff Otten              4:50.72   5          10                        1998      Jim Hommes              4:36.93   4          21

1998 A   David Wilt             4:43.73   5          20                        1999      Jim Hommes              4:40.30   3          21

2000      Mike Diano           4:38.07   4          37                        2001      Mike Diano              4:30.99   7          46

2002      Jim Hommes        4:43.59   8          35                        2003      Mike Diano              4:29.83    8         41

2004      Mike Diano           4:34.38   4          31                        2005      Larry VanDyke              4:53.59   1          39

2006      Race Not Held                                                                2007      J. Brockenbough4:53.70         3          16

2008      Craig Bell             4:42.17   1          22                        2009      AJ Saravica              4:30.41    4         41

2010      Steve Strelick       4:30.13   4          42                        2011      Scott Whitaker              4:26.28   12        65

2012      Steve Abate          4:29.8      8          53                        2013      Fred Thompson              4:35.2      8          53

2014      Caleb Muller         4:26.44 11         70                        2015      Tyles Palenchak  4:24.92 5            72*

2016      Matthew Puleio 4:39.8          1         36                        2017      Matthew Puleio  4:39.1     3          48

2018      Daniel Jaskowak 4:21.1*     7          47                        2019      James Townsend 4:31.63  13*        63