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October 22
As part of the Reebok USA Cross Country Grand
Prix and as in 1991, the Mayor’s Cup served
to preview to the US National Championship later
that fall. The top teams were awarded the Squires
Cup, named for legendary Boston running coach
William J. Squires, who conceived the idea for
the Mayor’s Cup cross country races in 1990
along with Boston Parks and Recreation and USA
Track & Field-New England. In the men’s
team competition, the NAIA’s Life College,
of Georgia, won thus beginning a long run of annual
attendance – and dominance – at the
meet. The now defunct Boston Running Club was
the victor among the women’s teams. In the
individual race, Seamus McElligott, representing
ASICS Fleet Feet, finished first, and in the process
he established a new course record with a time
of 23:09 (the previous record was 23:51). Brad
Barquist, of Mizuno, followed three seconds later
to secure second place in 23:12, while former
Mayor’s Cup champion Abidi Bouazza was forced
to settle for third (23:20). Three-time world
cross country champion Lynn Jennings, of Nike
International, defended her title in 16:20 on
a new course used for the Mayor’s Cup. Joan
Nesbit took second in 16:29. Carmen Ayala-Troncoso,
the 1993 champion, followed 19 seconds behind
in 16:48 to finish third. The meet was again sponsored
by Reebok.
190 male finishers.
96 female finishers. |
