Congratulations to our Pennsylvania National Guard Marathon Team

By Maj. Cory Angell, Pennsylvania National Guard JFHQ PAO

The 2011 National Guard Marathon Time Trials were held in Lincoln, Neb., May 1 and the Pennsylvania National Guard had many notable successes.

The Pennsylvania National Guard marathon team is made up of Lt. Toby Angove, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mei Gentry, Staff Sgt. Troy Harrison, Staff Sgt. Matthew Stern, Sgt. Daniel Kysela, Sgt. Mark Jones, Spc. Evan Minor and Airman 1^st Class Emily Shertzer.

The team came in second in the nation among all the National Guard Teams. Airman 1^st Class Emily Shertzer placed as the second female overall and the first National Guard female competitor.

In the male ages 25-29 category four members of the team placed to include Sgt. Dan Kysela, 5^th place; Spc Evan Minor, 4^th place; Staff Sgt. Mathew Stern, 3^rd place and Sgt. Mark Jones taking 2^nd.

Lt. Toby Angove took 1^st place in the males 35-39 category and Chief Warrant 3 Mei Van Gentry took 2^nd place for the females 40-45. Staff Sgt. Troy Harrison also placed 7^th overall at the Lincoln Half Marathon.

All eight of the Pennsylvania National Guard marathon team runners qualified for the elite All-Guard Marathon Team. These are the top 40 males, 15 females, and 2 masters (over 50) males in the National Guard.

Pennsylvania runners make up 13.8 percent of the All-Guard team. Last year Pennsylvania only had two runners on the All-Guard team with Kysela and Stern returning again this year.

Congratulations to our Pennsylvania National Guard Marathon Team.