Sunday, August 14, 2005 SPORTS THE POST PAGE9 * AMAZING RACE havertown resident Sean Robbins and Tracey McGurk of Dallas used their home field advantage to post out- ; standing finishes at last week- ‘ end’s Wilkes-Barre Triathlon. Robbins was the first Luzerne County resident to cross the finish line, while McGurk | was the first female finisher from the county. : More than 450 athletes competed in the three-sport event, which features a swim of nearly 1 mile in Harveys Lake, a 24.8-mile bike race, and a 6.8-mile run. More than half of the top finishers from the county were Back Mountain residents. The top finishers from the Back Mountain, listed with their place among Luzerne County finishers, age, and hometown were: 1. Sean Robbins, Shavertown; 3. Christopher Hackett, Shavertown; 4. John McGurk, Dallas; 5. William Fisk, Dallas; 6. Tracey McGurk, Dallas; 10. Jerry Levandoski, Dallas; 14. Charles Eckman, Dallas; 15. David Mariner, Shavertown; 16. Matt McLaughlin, Dallas; 18. Rick Morgan, Shavertown; 19. Chris Kuhar, Harveys Lake; 20. Paul Lumia, Dallas; 21. Len Romanowski, Dallas; 22. Wayne De- vine, Dallas; 23. Andrew Josuweit, Dallas; 24. Ryan Bloom, Shavertown; 26. Nadalie Temperine, Dallas; 28. Eric McCabe, Shavertown; 31. Diane Levan- doski, Dallas; 33. Jill Kopicki, Harveys Lake; 34. Joe Maskalis, Dallas; 35. Peter Eckman, Shavertown; 36. Richard Owens, Shavertown; 37. Joseph Boyd, Shavertown; 39. Gregory O’Brien, Sha- vertown; 43. Joseph Zarola, Shaver- town; 49. Bill Zarola, Dallas; and 50. Amanda Young, Dallas. Shavertown Sean Robbins was the first athlete from Luzerne County to cross the finish line. Dallas resident Diane Lewandoski competed in the event with her husband Jerry. TRIATHLON Photos by Charlotte Bartizek S ve Local volunteers make the event possible. Dallas residents Dave and Lisa Daris announce the names of the athletes as they cross the finish line. Dallas resi- dent John McGurk gives his wife Tra- cey a hug after they both finished the triathlon- Jracey McGurk was the first fe- male from Luzerne County to cross the finish line. Matt McLaughlin and John O'Don- nell help Joseph O'Donnell get ready for the triathlon. At age 65, Joseph O'Donnell was one of the four oldest compet- itors in the event.
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