RASAC Athletes Hall of Fame
Mike Sheely (Three-time National Champion)
Inducted in 2005
National AAU Jr. Mens XC Champion, 1977,1978 National Jr. Olympic XC Champion, 1978 (fastest time in JO XC history for three miles) Region II 17-18 Boys XC Champion, 1977, 1978 Constellation 10K Champion 1984 Herring Run Cross Country Champion, 1982 Period of Performance: 1976-1984, ..., 2004(spanning 28 yrs) Supportive Data: 4:11.6 HS mile 1978 Anecdotal Data: Sheely led club to national Junior XC team titles in 1977, 1978, anchored 4-mile relay team to National Relays title in 1979, anchored RASAC 2-mile relay to victory in SAA T&F Championship (1982), won other South Atlantic and RASAC T&F and XC titles, ran in MD-DC-VA 10-mile in 2004, and set club course marks not yet listed here.
Ann Romagna (Four-time National Senior Olympic Champion) Inducted in 2005
Ann had four national Senior Olympic age-group titles, three seconds, and a third. 1997 Summer National Senior Games W75-79: 200M - 3rd, 400M - 1st, 800M - 1st 1993 Summer National Senior Games W70-74: 400M - 1st, 800M - 2nd 1991 Summer National Senior Games W70-74: 400M - 1st, 800M - 2nd, 1500M - 2nd
Karsten Schulz (National Junior 5K XC Champion, 1979) Inducted in 2006
National AAU JR Mens XC Champion 1979 National AG Record At 50 Miles 1977 (and current record) South Atlantic 10K Champ (OCS 10K) 1981 (defeated Mike Lamb by over 200yds) Period of Performance 1977-1981 (5 yrs)
Jerome Carter (World Leader in HJ, 7-8, 1983) Inducted in 2006
Olympic Trials Qualifier 1981 East Coast Invitational HJ Champion 1981 Period of Performance 1981-1983 (3 yrs) Supportive Data World Indoor Leader In High Jump, 7-8 (For HCC 1983) Anecdotal Data: Carter competed for club in invitational meets in 1983, but set HJ PR at HCC
Dave Starnes (National USA-TFA 5K XC sub-MastersChampion, 1981) Inducted in 2007
Dave was a key member of RASAC Track and Cross Country teams from the state to the national level, from the late seventies to through the mid-eighties.
Bill Blewett Inducted in 2008
Bill was a key member of the RASAC 4-Mile Relay teams that won the National AAU 4-Mile Relay and defeated the Baltimore Olympic Club at the RASAC Invitational Relay Carnival. Bill is also a RASAC All-American with outstanding times at 2-, and 3-Miles, and is the all-time record holder in the Airfield Run. In 1980, at age 33, Bill Blewett ran the fastest Cherry Blossom 10-Mile by a RASAC member, with a time of 50:30, exceeding the RRIC standard of 53:36 for a RASAC “All-American” rating of 0.945. In 1981, Bill won the Bel Air Town Run 5K in a time of 14:59 exceeding the RRIC standard of 15:45 for a RASAC “All-American” rating of 0.951. In 1975, at age 28, Bill Blewett ran a 13:29.8 3-mile in the National AAU Championships at Madison Square Garden, exceeding the standard of 14:02 for a RASAC “All-American” rating of 0.945.
Gene Hoffman (National USATF Sub-Masters110HH Champion, 1981) Inducted in 2009
RASAC All-American At age 30 was 1981 Athletics Congress (USATF) National 110HH Sub-Masters Champion At age 31 clocked 15.0 in the 110HH, in the 1982 RASAC Track & Field Championships, exceeding the national standard of 16.0 (.938 AA-Rating, club best) Anecdotal Data: Gene was a key member of the RASAC Track team in the late seventies and early-eighties, and is a RASAC All-American based on his 15.0 clocking in the 110HH in 1982, which corresponds to a club best .938 RASAC All-Americn rating.
Paul Dubyoski (Olympic Trials qualifier and competitor, 1980) Inducted in 2009
RASAC All-American 1980 Olympic Trials Qualifier/Competitor in Javelin, 255’ 1982 National Relays Javelin Champion 1982 Maryland Track Classic Champion Notable Achievement award 2005 Paul was a key member of the RASAC Track team in the late seventies and early-eighties, dominating the javelin competition in the South Atlantic, RASAC, and PVAC Track Championships.
Margaret Starnes Inducted in 2009
RASAC All-American Winner of over 100 RASAC races Club Airfield Run records for age-groups 35-39 and 40-44. From the mid-nineties through 2006, Margaret was a top regional competitor leading the MD-DC area in distances from the 5K through 10-Miles: In 2005, at age 50, Margaret set a RASAC 5K age-record, with a 20:43 in the Bel Air Town Run and a RASAC 10-Mile age-record in the Gunpowder Neck 10. In 2006, at age 51, Margaret again set a RASAC 5K age-record, with a 21:45 in the Bel Air Town Run, just beating the previous record held by Betty Lou Tucker of 21:46. and standing as the fastest DC-area time of the year. In 2006, she again set a new RASAC 10-Mile age-record in the Gunpowder Neck 10 with a 77:03 clocking which was tied for the fastest DC area time of the year.
Betty Lou Tucker Inducted in 2010
RASAC All-American 5 Kilo Age-Group records Airfield Run Age-Group records Anecdotal Data: Senior Olymics Qualifier and competitor.
Heather Ray (National Age-Group Record, 1981) Inducted in 2010
RASAC All-American At age 10 (1981) set a National Age-Group record Anecdotal Data: Heather was a key member of the RASAC Swim Team in the late seventies and early-eighties, and is a RASAC All-American based on her National Record
Joe Lacetera Inducted in 2011
RASAC All-American, 1981 National Relays Masters 1500 Champion 1980, 1981 Anecdotal Data: Joe was undefeated (7-0) in South Atlantic Indoor Championships in the 40-44 age-group, and only lost once in South Atlantic Outdoor Championships during that period (1977-1981).