from there he easily cruised to the title, finishing 47 seconds ahead of Rohatinsky. Browne held on for third, running 1:00:08. Fernando Cabada (Boulder, Colo.) and Celedonio Rodriguez (Flagstaff, Ariz.) rounded out the top-five, finishing in 1:00:39 and 1:00:42 respectively.

In the women's race, Dryer led much of the way, occasionally opening a small gap on a chase pack that included eventual champion Steffens and third-place finisher Ilsa Paulson (Flagstaff, Ariz.). Near the seven mile mark, new masters standout Stephanie Herbst-Lucke (Atlanta, Ga.) briefly challenged for the lead, before Dryer surged to a four second lead.

Approaching eight miles, Steffens and Paulson began to work together to close the gap on Dryer and just past 12 miles, Steffens kicked by Dryer to hit the finish at the New Haven Greenwith a six-second win, while Paulson, the 19-year-old former Northern Arizona University star, narrowly missed overtaking Dryer for third, running 1:08:55. Herbst-Lucke held on for fourth in 1:09:24 and Dot McMahan (Rochester Hills, Mich.) took fifth in 1:09:33.

With a total prize purse of $41,550 on the line, Carney and Steffens earned $8,000 each and were also the top athletes to qualify for the Team USA squad that will compete at the IAAF World Road Running Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 12.

This marks the 16th year that the Stratton Faxon New Haven 20K has hosted the USA 20 km Championships for men and the seventh for women. It was the sixth stop for men and the fifth for women on the 2008 USA Running Circuit (USARC).

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