Bobcat Bolt and ORAA Donate $3,500 to Oyster River Scholarships

Andrew and Robyn Gault of Gault Builders join ORAA treasurer Anita Mathur in presenting a $2500 donation to Stephen and Donna Hardy for the Nate Hardy Award and Josh Hardy Scholarship. The remaining $1000 was donated to ORAA mini-grants and scholarships in the names of Nate and Josh.

Andrew and Robyn Gault of Gault Builders join ORAA treasurer Anita Mathur in presenting a $2500 donation to Stephen and Donna Hardy for the Nate Hardy Award and Josh Hardy Scholarship. The remaining $1000 was donated to ORAA mini-grants and scholarships in the names of Nate and Josh.

The Bobcat Bolt 5K, 10K & Kids Fun Run was established in 2009 in an effort to bring together our community in honor of Josh & Nate Hardy and help support the youth of the Oyster River School District. 

In 2012, with the support of the our generous community, the almost 400 runners who came out for the 4th Annual Bobcat Bolt and the Oyster River Alumni Association (501(c)(3) NonProfit), the event donated $3,500 to the 2013 scholarships fund.

Robyn and Andrew Gault, owners of Gault Builders (our founding sponsor) delivered the donation to  Stephen and Donna Hardy in front of Oyster River High School in March 2012.

“We are very excited to honor the winners of the 2012 scholarships.  Both Josh and Nate taught us that, no matter how hard things get, life is for living. The winners of these awards embody that spirit.”

-Dr Stephen Hardy

About the scholarships:
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Josh Hardy Art Scholarship
Josh Hardy died of a brain tumor in 1993, his senior year of high school. The Josh Hardy Art Scholarship is given to a graduating senior who has found the ORHS Art Program to be a special place for growth and development.

This year’s winner, Harry Slepian, is described by the art teachers as “intensely creative” and “quirky.” His excellent work crosses dimensions from a life-like clay bison to the sketch of a winsome Cinderella dressed as a pin-up. Harry, now a freshman at UNH, has brought his talent to their Fine Arts program.

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Nate Hardy Athletic Scholarship
Nate Hardy, the youngest of three, died in 2008 while assaulting an al Qaeda suicide bomber compound as a member of SEAL Team 6. That year, Don Maynard (ORHS Athletic Director) and the ORHS coaches established an award for a male and female varsity athlete who “best exemplifies what Nate stood for on and off the playing field: physical and mental toughness, leadership, and determination.”

This year’s male winner, Alex Johnson, played 3 years of varsity soccer and 4 years of indoor/outdoor track, while earning a 3.05 GPA. His soccer coach wrote that he “prepared for the season, practices, and games, better than anyone else.” He will be attending the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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This year’s female winner, Isabel Gorham, played three years of varsity soccer and four years of both varsity basketball and tennis, all while earning a 3.52 GPA. Her soccer coach wrote that she was “Highly respected by her teammates and coaches, “ and that she “earned her place as a senior captain on our team this year because the players wanted to follow her.  Under her guidance, our soccer team learned not only to play with each other, but to play for each other.  Just as Nate would have liked it.”  She will attend Wheaton College where she plans to play either soccer or basketball.
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Bobcat Bolt 2013 update

Hello + hey everybody! I hope the summer was fantastic.

We are in the early planning stages for 2013 Bobcat Bolt and looking at a June date. Creating a consistent date is something that the Bobcat Bolt board feels strongly about for future events. The Seacoast running calendar is a busy one!

There have been some questions about the 2012 donation and I wanted to give the community an update. There is information in the Race Info section of this website: “where does the money go” which is a good resource for anyone with further questions.

As many of you know the Bobcat Bolt operates as part of the Oyster River Alumni Association a 501(c)3 non-profit. We are in the process of working out the final numbers, after paying all the bills from 2012, so we can make our donation to the Hardy Scholarships asap. Thank you for your patience as our volunteer staff finds the time to follow up on these matters.

We will post the details in the coming weeks regarding the final date and donation from 2012.

Thanks!
Christopher Jerard
Race Director

Seacoast Online: Bobcat Bolt Story

2012 Bobcat Bolt Start

2012 Bobcat Bolt Start

Seacoast Online reported on the 2012 Bobcat Bolt and Oyster River Festival HERE

4th Annual Bobcat Bolt & Oyster River Festival Photos

Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday for the 4th Annual Bobcat Bolt! What an incredible day!

A very special thanks to all of our platinum and gold level sponsors who really helped make the day possible. Take a minute to check out some of their websites here and please consider them if you need services or products. There are great people behind all of these companies in the Seacoast, NH area. We highly recommend them!
Khol’s, Undertow/Super 7, Core Pediatrics of Core Physicians, The Gault Family, Gault Builders, Masiello Group/Farag Family, Durham Marketplace, Bugaboo Creek Steak House Isles of Shoals Steamship Co, Federal Savings, Direct Capital, Minuteman Painters, Great Bay Rotary, RockHouse Media, Weathervane and Timberline Signs.

Nate would have been especially proud to see a military presence among the volunteers. This included LSC Daniel L Field PNS SM HQ and MAC (EXW/AW), Steven E Wagner NMCB-27 from the Chief’s Mess at Navy Operational Support Center, Manchester. They worked the registration tables. Sea Cadet CPO Zachary J Letourneau, USNSCC – Monadnock Squadron was the greeter at registration. The UNH Wildcat ROTC Battalion was well represented by commanding officer Maj. Joshua Stringer, SFC Jose Caraballo and numerous cadets who did all the work of moving tables and chairs to set up the field and the finish area. We thank them all for their service to the Bolt and to us all.

And to all the other donors & sponsors, the volunteers, our dedicated board of directors, Oyster River High School and custodial staff, the Town of Durham, the Hardy family, and everyone else who contributes to making this event such a special day – THANK YOU!

Darren Miller delivered amazing photos of the event as usual. We will be posting more as they come in.

-Christopher Jerard
Race Director

Bobcat Bolt Results: 5K Age Groupers

********** FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********
1 SUMMER COOK 34 MADBURY NH 20:50
2 KATIE BROCK 20 DURHAM NH 22:14
3 MICHELLE GRENIER 55 DURHAM NH 22:25

********** MALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********
1 NICK SOUSA 28 SALEN MA 16:12
2 ALEXSANDRO MOREIRA 31 MELROSE MA 16:26
3 MICHAEL BRADY 52 DURHAM NH 18:53

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 – 19
1 27 ADRYAN GUPTILL 18 DURHAM NH 20:54
2 42 GABRIEL HERZ-KHAN 11 DURHAM NH 22:23
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 – 19
1 60 HANNAH HERZ-KHAN 15 DURHAM NH 23:24
2 83 ALANA ERVIN 11 MADBURY NH 25:04
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 39
1 14 BOB WILES 34 KITTERY ME 19:39
2 17 ANTHONY SMITH 23 MADBURY NH 19:46
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 39
1 40 KATIE BROCK 20 DURHAM NH 22:14
2 53 MOLLY HUBBARD 32 NEWMARKET NH 22:49
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 – 39
1 14 BOB WILES 34 KITTERY ME 19:39
2 18 JAMES HOULE 39 DURHAM NH 19:58
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 – 39
1 53 MOLLY HUBBARD 32 NEWMARKET NH 22:49
2 67 AMY HOWELL 34 BRAINTREE MA 23:56
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 49
1 19 CARSON SMITH 40 BRAINTREE MA 19:59
2 37 TIM HORTON 47 DURHAM NH 22:06
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 49
1 91 LYNNE VACHON 44 SOMERSWORTH NH 25:33
2 103 ELISABETH HINRICHSE 48 EXETER NH 26:12
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 59
1 11 MICHAEL BRADY 52 DURHAM NH 18:53
2 16 EARLE SMITH 51 STRATHAM NH 19:44
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 59
1 44 MICHELLE GRENIER 55 DURHAM NH 22:25
2 122 KRIS WEYRICK-SCOTT 50 DURHAM NH 27:19
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 – 99
1 107 MARTIN LEE 66 DURHAM NH 26:13
2 160 RYAN JAMES 64 LEE NH 29:22
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 – 99
1 195 ANNE KNIGHT 75 DURHAM NH 31:16
2 281 NANCYE JENKINS 63 DURHAM NH 45:58

Bobcat Bolt Results: 5K Overall Results

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Bobcat Bolt Results: 5K Male Team Challenge

5K MALE TEAM Results
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1. TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN ACADE
20:54 22:26 22:38 22:40 = 1:28:38
ADRYAN GUPTILL, JOEL EDGAR, HENRY THOMPSON, TIM EDGAR
2. ORHS BOYS HOCKEY
21:26 22:20 23:52 24:53 = 1:32:31
COLIN BURKE, SEAN BURKE, BRIAN TAGLIAFERRO, JEREMY BEAUDETTE
3. ORHS BOYS BASKETBALL
22:00 24:55 25:48 28:59 = 1:41:42
BRAD TAYLOR, SHERIF FARAG, AARON WARD, ERIC JOHNSON
4. EOS
20:36 26:13 28:13 29:22 = 1:44:24
TOM MILLIMAN, MARTIN LEE, NATHAN SCHWADRON, RYAN JAMES

Bobcat Bolt Results: 5K Female Team Challenge

5K FEMALE TEAM Results
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1. UNH WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY
22:14 30:15 30:15 30:15 = 1:52:59
KATIE BROCK, ARIELLE O’NEILL, KRISTINE HORN, HEATHER KASHMAN
2. ORHS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
23:56 23:57 28:50 38:11 = 1:54:54
AMY HOWELL, STACEY BELLABONA, MICHELLE MONROE ROWAN, JEN SPIRES
3. UNH WOMEN’S HOCKEY ALUMN
24:09 26:38 33:01 33:02 = 1:56:50
RANDI MILANI, STEPHANIE JONES, MICHELLE LUCIER, HILLARY SNYDER
4. LINDT
26:12 30:57 30:58 32:09 = 2:00:16
ELISABETH HINRICHSEN, ANN CZAJA, MEGGAN HODGSON, DANIELLE KELLEY
5. TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN ACADE
31:06 33:38 33:42 35:29 = 2:13:55
KEELEY SOUTH, RACHEL MCINTYRE, GENEVA EDGAR, HANNAH DESROCHES

Bobcat Bolt Results: 10K Age-Groupers

********** FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********
1 JENNIFER DONOVAN 30 FRAMINGHAM MA 36:29
2 LESLEY HOCKING 31 DOVER NH 40:30
3 NATALIYA TERESHCHEN DURHAM NH 42:00

********** MALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********
1 DANIEL HOCKING 32 DOVER NH 33:22
2 DANILO CORDEIRO 30 MELROSE MA 34:37
3 JASON PORTER 42 BEDFORD NH 36:21

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 – 19 – NA
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 – 19 NA

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 39
1 57 TIM HORAN 30 DOVER NH 37:55
2 58 HUNTER BENNETT-DAGG 28 DOVER NH 38:03
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 39
1 106 KIM SEAMAN 38 DURHAM NH 47:15
2 117 MARISSA NAY 33 PORTSMOUTH NH 50:40
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 49
1 86 MARK HENDERSON 44 DURHAM NH 43:26
2 104 EMANUEL MOECKLIN 41 HAMPTON NH 46:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 49
1 103 TINA NADEAU 48 DURHAM NH 46:34
2 108 MICHELLE ROY 41 HAMPTON NH 48:54
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 59
1 105 ROBERT RONDEAU 53 ROCHESTER NH 47:02
2 114 MICHAEL GLOVER 55 DURHAM NH 50:28
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 59 -NA
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 – 59 -NA
1 135 BOB MAIR 61 DURHAM NH 52:47
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 – 59 -NA

2012 Bobcat Bolt Results: 10K Overall

Place Name Age S No. City Ti Time Pace
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1 DANIEL HOCKING 32 M 84 DOVER NH 33:22 5:23
2 DANILO CORDEIRO 30 M 286 MELROSE MA 34:37 5:35
3 JASON PORTER 42 M 340 BEDFORD NH 36:21 5:52
4 JENNIFER DONOVAN 30 F 45 FRAMINGHAM MA 36:29 5:53
5 TIM HORAN 30 M 321 DOVER NH 37:55 6:07
6 HUNTER BENNETT-DAGG 28 M 310 DOVER NH 38:03 6:09
7 MILES BRADY 21 M 20 DURHAM NH 38:40 6:15
8 ANDREW SCHILLACI 33 M 173 CAPE NEDDICK ME 38:43 6:15
9 LESLEY HOCKING 31 F 283 DOVER NH 40:30 6:32
10 MICHAEL SACK 22 M 169 TEWKSBURY MA 40:35 6:33
11 NATALIYA TERESHCHEN F 256 DURHAM NH 42:00 6:47
12 VINCENT LYON 23 M 124 ANTRIM NH 43:23 7:00
13 MARK HENDERSON 44 M 254 DURHAM NH 43:26 7:01
14 DIANA EISENHAURE 36 F 50 BARRINGTON NH 43:45 7:04
15 STEVEN GAUGHAN 25 M 61 DURHAM NH 44:21 7:10
16 STEPHEN RIVARD 23 M 260 DURHAM NH 44:55 7:15
17 CHRIS ANDREWS 33 M 292 SOMERSWORTH NH 45:14 7:18
18 TOM HOOPER 37 M 291 LEE NH 46:23 7:29
19 TINA NADEAU 48 F 263 DURHAM NH 46:34 7:31
20 EMANUEL MOECKLIN 41 M 137 HAMPTON NH 46:45 7:33
21 ROBERT RONDEAU 53 M 301 ROCHESTER NH 47:02 7:36
22 KIM SEAMAN 38 F 176 DURHAM NH 47:15 7:38
23 MICHELLE ROY 41 F 168 HAMPTON NH 48:54 7:54
24 DAVID HUREAU 33 M 92 DORCHESTER MA 49:46 8:02
25 TUCKER MACISAAC 20 M 280 DURHAM NH 50:08 8:05
26 MICHAEL GLOVER 55 M 306 DURHAM NH 50:28 8:09
27 MARISSA NAY 33 F 148 PORTSMOUTH NH 50:40 8:11
28 JOHN BANES 29 M 303 LAWRENCE MA 50:46 8:12
29 GREGORY EVANS 31 M 53 WASHINGTON DC 50:59 8:14
30 KENDALL DECK 22 F 38 BRIDGEWATER NJ 51:06 8:15
31 RYAN ZIEGLER 26 M 304 MOUNTAIN HOUSE CA 51:59 8:23
32 GINA GRACE 35 F 69 ANDOVER NH 52:04 8:24
33 DARRYL CAUCHON 53 M 300 SOMERSWORTH NH 52:21 8:27
34 PAUL BOUTIN 52 M 17 SACO ME 52:33 8:29
35 JEFFREY WENTWORTH 53 M 302 DOVER NH 52:46 8:31
36 BOB MAIR 61 M 125 DURHAM NH 52:47 8:31
37 DAVID HACKEMBURG 42 M 299 DURHAM NH 52:57 8:33
38 SARAH KUDRIKOW 35 F 114 MILFORD MA 53:02 8:34
39 JOSE CARABALLO 40 M 27 YORK ME 53:13 8:35
40 PAUL DONAHUE 33 M 44 NEWMARKET NH 53:14 8:36
41 LIN VARNUM 38 F 327 DOVER NH 53:27 8:38
42 ERICK TOWLE 35 M 193 CONCORD NH 53:34 8:39
43 BILL SULLIVAN 44 M 342 MADBURY NH 54:58 8:52
44 COREY COLWELL 47 M 31 STRAFFORD NH 55:13 8:55
45 CHRISTOPHER FINDLEY 22 M 55 SALISBURY MA 55:42 8:59
46 MIKE PARTON 49 M 154 WOLFEBORO NH 56:32 9:07
47 KEVIN FLYNN 58 M 56 SNOWVILLE NH 57:00 9:12
48 CRESTA SMITH 38 F 279 PORTSMOUTH NH 57:14 9:14
49 KENDRA CHEVALIER 24 F 28 BRISTOL NH 57:29 9:17
50 ARIEL JACOBSON 33 F 94 DORCHESTER MA 57:55 9:21
51 KARY OCONNOR 35 F 323 EXETER NH 58:36 9:27
52 KATY RAYNOR 29 F 162 DURHAM NH 1:00:19 9:44
53 MIKE DAVIS 52 M 37 ROCHESTER NH 1:00:20 9:44
54 WILLIAM GIBNEY 39 M 63 DOVER NH 1:00:25 9:45
55 TANIA GRINDROD 25 F 73 SOUTH BERWICK ME 1:01:35 9:56
56 ALICIA VALLES 25 F 198 SOUTH BERWICK ME 1:01:40 9:57
57 KIMBERLY PERSSON 33 F 155 NEWMARKET NH 1:04:14 10:22
58 SCOTT FREEMAN 34 M 58 HAVERHILL MA 1:04:15 10:22
59 LAURA MCDERMOTT 23 F 128 BERWICK ME 1:04:37 10:26
60 DENISE COPLEY 46 F 33 DOVER NH 1:04:40 10:26
61 NATALIE COPLEY 20 F 34 DOVER NH 1:05:08 10:31