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Annual Jingle Bell Jog a Huge Success at Threads and Treads

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Runners line up at the start of the Annual Threads and Treads Jingle Bell Jog in Greenwich. (John Ferris Robben photo)
Runners line up at the start of the Annual Threads and Treads Jingle Bell Jog in Greenwich. (John Ferris Robben photo)

No one was better than Greenwich resident Andrew Israel, as he beat out 695 other runners to capture gold at the 20th Annual Johnnie O Jingle Bell Jog at Threads and Treads.

Israel, 17, of Old Greenwich won the three-mile race with a time of 16 minutes, 52 seconds. Paul Grasso, 16, also from Old Greenwich was runner-up, with a time of 18:12. Taking home the bronze was Purchase, N.Y.’s Taiju Matsuoka, who grabbed a time of 18:18.

Runners hit the streets during the annual Jingle Bell Job at Threads and Treads in Greenwich. (John Ferris Robben photo)
Runners hit the streets during the annual Jingle Bell Job at Threads and Treads in Greenwich. (John Ferris Robben photo)

Darien’s Liz Herbert was the female champion, crossing the finish line with a time of 19:02. Dorian Jones, of Riverside, was the runner-up netting a time of 20:30. Fellow Greenwich resident Sharon Vos, who lives in Old Greenwich, was the third woman with a time of 20:59.

Most of the runners contributed a wrapped gift or a toy to the Kids Helping Kids Gift Drive. Kids Helping Kids is a non-profit organization that develops leadership skills to area youth and donates gifts and supplies to area kids and families in need.

The race, which was the finale of the 2015 Greenwich Cup Series, was presented by the Greenwich YMCA and and Threads and Treads.

Here is a list of the top 100 finishers, in order of place, name and time:

1. Andrew Israel, 16:52; 2. Paul Grasso, 18:12; 3. Taiju Matsuoka, 18:18; 4. Colin McFaddin, 18:28; 5. Stephen Barber, 18:29; 6. Bruce Semer, 18:39; 7. Peter Hohmeister, 18:52; 8. Liz Herbert, 19:02; 9. Vasco Ribeiro, 19:10; 10. Peter Kapp, 19:16; 11. Ken Dinoto, 19:33; 12. David Levine, 19:41; 13. Billy Bennett, 19:47; 14. Sam Bickham, 19:55; 15. Mike Beck, 19:57; 16. Windsor Hall, 20:17; 17. David Jones, 20:19; 18. Ryan Kahn, 20:21; 19. Chris Eichmann, 20:24; 20. Sam Kurian, 20:25; 21. Dori Jones, 20:30; 22. John Krasniewicz, 20:48; 23. Evan Bender, 20:48; 24. Robert Albaanese, 20:54 and Dan Clark, 20:56.

26. Sharon Vos, 20:59; 27. Alain Benzaken, 21:16; 28. Nathan Lee, 21:20; 29. Gene Lee, 21:20; 30. Aaron Charling, 21:25; 31. Carry Glickenhaus, 21:38; 32. Patrick O’Connor, 21:40; 33. Jonathan Nawrocki, 21:43; 34. Kelly Holmes, 21:47; 35. Shanna Miller, 21:49; 36. Jim DeFilippo, 21:50; 37. Tracey Doucetle, 21:58; 38. Andrew Marinaccio, 21:58; 39. Dean Bolt, 21:59; 40. Andrea Fortino, 22:02; 41. Carl Marinaccio, 22:06; 42. Paula Scaminaci, 22:08; 43. Beth Smith, 22:10; 44. Jack Whipple, 22:14; 45. Diane Lorenzut, 22:15; 46. John Ohl, 22:18; 47. John Whipple, 22:21; 48. Liam Flaherty, 22:21; 49. Ashley Wolpers, 22:22 and 50. Emily Grant, 22:22.

51. Chris Ohl,22:32, 52. John Rutherford, 22:33; 53. Nicholas Mitchell, 22:34; 54. Akio Takeuch, 22:35; 55. Robert Moro, 22:39; 56. Pamela Schwartz, 22:44; 57. Peter Knapp, 22:47; 58. Jim Doucette, 22:48; 59. Leonie Kaspers, 22:49; 60. John Couglin, 22:51; 61. Oliver Kaufman, 23:01; 62. Kenneth Ciccarelli, 23:05; 63. Katie Zurenda, 23:07; 64. Christine Podber, 23:07; 65. Gil Holmes, 23:11; 66. Brooke Bilodeau, 23:13; 67. Sebastian Bilodeau, 23:13; 68. Patricia Tobin, 23:15; 69. Hamid Asgari, 23:18; 70. Elaina Cummiskey, 23:20; 71. Michael Chait, 23:21; 72. TylerYung, 23:25; 73. Jennifer O’Leary, 23:25; 74. Angela Stamnes, 23:26 and 75. Gabrielle Stamnes, 23:26.

76. Mitch Davis, 23:29; 77. Marc Wolpers, 23:29; 78. Vincent Sabia, 23:30; 79. Jack Wolpers, 23:33; 80. Sarah Lehan, 23:33l 81. Sadie Stafford, 23:33; 82. David Bickham, 23:39; 83. Jennifer Kelley, 23:44; 84. Melissa Bilodeau, 23:48; 85. Jason Rockel, 23:49; 86. Matthew Kennedy, 23:55; 87. Dylan Deriso, 23:55; 88. Dorian Glickenhaus, 23:59; 89. Trevor Kaufman, 24:00; 90. Thomas Whidden, 24:01; 91. Matthew Patridge, 24:02; 92. Dina Urso, 24:04; 93. Erik Nystedt, 24:05; 94. Alex Maruszewski, 24:09; 95. Brian Horssburgh, 24:10; 96. Jordan Metzel, 24:12; 97. Elena Whidden, 24:13; 98. Ruth Littmann, 24:19l 99. Marli Meier, 24:20 and 100. Andre Meier, 24:20.

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