Sharon Five Won By SHS Distance Coach

distance coach won the on Sunday.

SHS cross-country and track coach Phil Gingras crossed the Beach Street finish line, between the Eagles’ tennis courts and Memorial Park Beach, in 26:21 minutes. Brookline resident Melissa Henry was the top female finisher, with a time of 31:42.

The 46^th running of the Sharon Five Mile Road Race drew about 80 runners, Race Director Tim Cimeno said. The course went around Lake Massapoag.

The race proceeds will support . The entry fee was $20 for adults, and $10 for ages 18 and under. 

Gingras said Sunday was his second straight Sharon Five Mile win. He has run the race three times.

At the starting line, Cimeno advised the runners about road work on Massapoag Avenue.

“The road construction wasn’t really a problem,” said Gingras, a Norwood resident.

“What really did me in was I went out pretty fast for the first mile, and it is a gradual uphill from the start to the second mile. We really pushed the pace there. Then, the middle, rolling section just was pretty tough. I was alone for pretty much from two-on. So, I was trying to push the hills by myself, but I wasn’t moving at all.

“It was hard, but it was a good run. Nice course.”

Cambridge resident Colin Lyons was second overall, with a time of 27:33. Sharon resident and former SHS track star Dan Darcy was third, with a time of 28:17.

Gingras, Lyons and Darcy also were the top three in the men's 20 to 29 age bracket.

The top three in the other age brackets were:

• Women, 15 to 19: East Walpole's Amanda Waldron (32:04), Mansfield's Cassie Olson (33:03) and Sharon's Alexandra Purdue-Smith (34:45). Waldron and Olson were second and third among the women overall.
• Women, 20 to 29: Henry, and Sharon's Jenny Cunningham (36:09) and Sarah Vlach (39:29).
• Women, 30 to 39: Sharon's Melissa Trudeau (39:49), Kristin Schantz (39:51) and Alyssa Greenspan (42:40).
• Women, 40 to 49: Sharon's Michelle Davenport (41:16), Sheila Griffin (42:01) and Sharyn Chabot (43:52).
• Women, 50 to 59: Sharon's Nancy Mollitor (43:54) and Anita Hadlock (44:22), and Westfield's Nancy Stevenson (54:15).
• Men, 14 and under: Sharon's Jordan Chabot (49:10).
• Men, 15 to 19: Sharon's Eric Zandrow (31:36), Adam Selsman (31:57) and Michael Dupuis (33:18).
• Men, 30 to 39: Sharon's Dave Conforto (32:22), Cimeno (39:10) and Sharon High Principal Jose Libano (39:46).
• Men, 40 to 49: East Walpole's Frank Waldron (35:42), and Sharon's Howard Berkenbilt (36:06) and Mark Griffin (36:51).
• Men, 50 to 59: Sharon's Walter Massefski (32:34) and James Lahive (34:44) and North Attleboro's Mark Bordne (35:26).
• Men, 60 to 69: Mansfield's Kevin Donnelly (40:55), and Sharon's Mike Sherman (45:23) and Mark Chernin (45:58).
• Men, 70 to 79: Shrewsbury's Ken Becker (45:23).

"I think we had a good mixture of ages, all the way up," Cimeno said.

The SHS cross-country and track program was heavily involved this year.

Coaches Gingras, Cimeno, Cunningham and Alan Conway all actively participated Sunday, as did a number of their current and past athletes.