All time WMAC top ten lists
I find this kind of stuff endlessly interesting. Stats, stats, and more stats. Ed had started me down this path a couple of years ago wondering who had the most top 10 finishes and then who had the most podium (top 3) finishes. Now I track this from year to year.
CMS runners own 11 of the top 25 spots on the “most top 10 finishes” list. TiVo and Tim Mahoney have both really jumped ahead in the last two years as they’ve both raced a ton and placed well consistently. GHTC’s Ken Clark has an amazing 84 top 10 finishes spanning the last 12 years. That shows a lot of endurance and ability.
Most Top 10 finishes
Name Top 10 Total raced
1 Ken Clark 84 106
2 Dave Dunham 72 78
3 Bob Dion 57 114
4 Edward Alibozek 44 98
5 Tim Van Orden 41 41
6 Leigh Schmitt 34 35
7 Tim Mahoney 33 33
8 Ben Nephew 33 36
9 Dave Hannon 26 29
10 Jay Kolodzinski 26 53
11 Richard Bolt 25 26
12 Paul Low 22 23
13 Jim Johnson 20 20
14 Paul Bazanchuck 19 29
15 Greg Hammett 19 18
16 Mathew Cartier 18 18
17 Josh Merlis 18 18
18 Richard Teal 17 36
19 Ross Krause 15 21
20 Matt Westerlund 14 14
21 James Pawlicki 13 18
22 Rob Smith 13 21
23 Shaun Sutliffe 13 23
24 Alan Bates 12 38
25 Abby Mahoney 11 21
Top five prediction…TiVo will lead the list within 3 years and Jim Johnson will be in the top 5 next year (unless he moves).
Most Top 5 finishes
Top 5 Total raced
1 Dave Dunham 63 78
2 Ken Clark 55 106
3 Tim Van Orden 37 41
4 Leigh Schmitt 33 35
5 Ben Nephew 29 36
6 Tim Mahoney 26 33
7 Richard Bolt 25 26
8 Bob Dion 24 114
9 Paul Low 22 23
10 Jim Johnson 20 20
11 Greg Hammett 15 18
12 Dave Hannon 13 29
13 Ross Krause 13 21
14 Matt Cartier 13 18
15 Josh Merlis 13 18
16 Edward Alibozek 9 98
17 Shaun Sutliffe 9 23
18 Dan Verrington 9 12
19 Jay Kolodzinski 8 53
20 James Pawlicki 8 18
21 Elijah Barrett 8 12
22 Ethan Nedeau 8 10
23 Kevin Tilton 05-11 8 10
CMS is really strong in the “top 3” category taking 8 of the top 10 spots on the list.
Most top 3 finishes
Top 3 Total raced
1 Dave Dunham 46 78
2 Ken Clark 30 106
3 Leigh Schmitt 30 35
4 Tim Van Orden 27 41
5 Ben Nephew 21 36
6 Richard Bolt 21 26
7 Paul Low 21 23
8 Jim Johnson 20 20
9 Tim Mahoney 14 33
10 Greg Hammett 12 18
11 Josh Merlis 12 18
12 Bob Dion 9 114
13 Ross Krause 9 21
14 Mathew Cartier 9 18
15 Ethan Nedeau 7 10
16 Kevin Tilton 7 10
17 Josh Ferenc 7 7
18 Shaun Sutliffe 6 23
19 Bryan Dragon 6 9
20 Brian Rusiecki 6 7
21 James Pawlicki 5 18
22 Elijah Barrett 5 12
23 Justin Fyffe 5 5
Percentage of finishes in the top ‘whatever’ category are a little tricky, the fewer races you do the more likely you are to score a high percentage. Of course going off course or breaking a shoe, being sick, are just a few of the reasons for a less than stellar percentage. Getting older and slower is probably the main cause. Eight of the top 12 are CMS including 4 with 100% ratings.
Best percentages of top 10 finishes.
Top 10 #raced %in top 10
1 Tim Van Orden 41 41 100%
2 Tim Mahoney 33 33 100%
3 Jim Johnson 20 20 100%
4 Greg Hammett 19 19 100%
5 Mathew Cartier 18 18 100%
6 Josh Merlis 18 18 100%
7 Matt Westerlund 14 14 100%
8 Leigh Schmitt 34 35 97%
9 Richard Bolt 25 26 96%
10 Paul Low 22 23 96%
11 Dave Dunham 72 78 92%
12 Ben Nephew 33 36 92%
13 Dave Hannon 26 29 90%
I believe Richard and Paul are both victims of the “going off course” wrecking a perfect top 5 percentage. CMS really rules this list with 10 of the top 12. JJ is the only person with more than 7 finishes to have a perfect top 5 finish %.
Best percentages of top 5 finishes.
Top 5 #raced %in top 5
1 Jim Johnson 20 20 100%
2 Richard Bolt 25 26 96%
3 Paul Low 22 23 96%
4 Leigh Schmitt 33 35 94%
5 Tim Van Orden 37 41 90%
6 Dave Dunham 63 78 81%
7 Ben Nephew 29 36 81%
8 Ethan Nedeau 8 10 80%
9 Kevin Tilton 8 10 80%
10 Greg Hammett 15 19 79%
11 Tim Mahoney 26 33 79%
12 Dan Verrington 9 12 75%
Best percentages of top 3 finishes.
Top 3 #raced %in top 3
1 Jim Johnson 20 20 100%
2 Josh Ferenc 7 7 100%
3 Justin Fyffe 5 5 100%
4 Paul Low 21 23 91%
5 Leigh Schmitt 30 35 86%
6 Brian Rusiecki 6 7 86%
7 Richard Bolt 21 26 81%
8 Ethan Nedeau 7 10 70%
9 Kevin Tilton 7 10 70%
10 Josh Merlis 12 18 67%
2 comments:
dd,
If you do not mind, could you remind me of the 23rd race where I was not in the top ten? I can't for the life of me remember finishing a WMAC race lower than 3rd and my records are not nearly as good as yours. Thanks.
-Paul
Glad to see someone is actually reading this!
I'll check my spreadsheets (work computer). My guess is there was some race you went off course...Maybe at Northfield or at Woodford? I'll get back to you on this Monday.
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