Meet the Redstone Arsenal Ten-Miler Team Runners

By Skip Vaughn, USAG RedstoneSeptember 18, 2009

David Riddle
David Riddle is one of 16 runners who will compete as members of Redstone Arsenal's Ten-Miler Team in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4 in the 25th Annual Army Ten Miler. The Redstone Arsenal team has placed first in the government agency division for the ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Name: David Riddle

Job: Aerospace engineer with the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center

Highlights: Riddle is in his third year with the Ten-Miler Team. ... Last year he finished in 50 minutes and 51 seconds, better than his 52:31 in 2007. ... He was the top local finisher in Huntsville's annual Cotton Row Run 10K on Memorial Day in 32:03. ... In his first marathon, Riddle ran 2:27 and placed fifth in the Rocket City Marathon in December. ... He did a 14:38 5K in the 2005 Penn Relays and a 31:27 10K in the 2007 Azalea Trail Run. ... He ran collegiately for Auburn University and in high school for Bob Jones High.

Name: Tim Vinson

Job: Assistant product manager at the Program Executive Office for Aviation

Highlights: Vinson is in his fourth year with the Ten-Miler Team. ... The retired major finished last year's Army Ten-Miler in 1:02:46. ... His best time was 1:01:53 in 2006. ... A Madison resident, Vinson placed 10th overall in the Mountain Mist 50K in 4:42:12 in January at Monte Sano. ... He did the New York City Marathon (2:55:05) in November and the Rocket City Marathon (2:54:38) in December.

Name: Nathan Graham

Job: Electronics engineer, JLENS Product Office, CMDS Project Office

Highlights: Graham started running local races at age 9. ... He ran cross country and track at Lawrence County High. ... He ran cross country at Northwest Community College and at the University of Alabama-Huntsville from 1992-95. ... Graham's first Army Ten-Miler for Redstone was in 1999. ... His best time was 1:02:16 in 2003.

Name: Maj. Brian Hackenberg

Job: Assistant program manager within the European Component Project Office at the Missile Defense Agency

Highlights: Hackenberg has completed two marathons, finishing in 3:08 and 3:05. ... He has done several half-marathons with a personal best of 1:18:30. ... He ran the Army-Ten Miler for the Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., team in 1999 and as an individual in 2007. ... His best time at the Ten-Miler is 1:01:10.

Name: Harry Hobbs

Job: Professor of military science at Columbia High

Highlights: Hobbs, a retired chief warrant officer 5, coaches Redstone's team. ... He was 1999 coach/runner for Fort Rucker's active duty open mixed champions at the Army Ten-Miler, 2003 coach/runner for the Fort Sill (Okla.) civilian open mixed champions, and coach/runner in 2007 and 2008 for Redstone's government agency champions. ... His best time was 1:02:37 in 2000. ... He finished a 5K at Fort Rucker in 17:39 in 1999.

Name: Randy McFarland

Job: Materials engineer, AMRDEC

Highlights: McFarland has run for Team Redstone every year since 2002. ... His fastest Army Ten-Miler time was 1:01:16 in 2002. ... His personal best 10K time is 34:54 from 1995 in Decatur. ... McFarland did a 2:47 marathon in 1997 in Huntsville. ... He began running in junior high school and has run every year since - with the exception of a four-year break.

Name: Greg Reynolds

Job: Electronics engineer, AMRDEC

Highlights: Reynolds is in his first year with Redstone team. ... He has only been seriously running for a year. ... He did this year's River City 10K in a respectable 35:59.

Name: Brett Wilks

Job: Aerospace engineer, AMRDEC

Highlights: Wilks is in his first year with the team. ... He started training consistently in May 2008. ... Wilks finished this year's Rocket 10-miler in 1:09:49. ... He did the Cookie Dash 5K in 19:56. ... He hopes to finish the Army Ten-Miler in 1:05.

Name: Liz Biondi

Job: Logistics management specialist, AMCOM

Highlights: Biondi qualified this year for the Boston Marathon with a 3:38 at the Shamrock Marathon in March in Virginia Beach, Va. ... She plans to run the Boston Marathon in 2010. ... Biondi also competes in triathlons. ... She has been running since college. ... She won her age group in the Hair of the Dog 5K (23:47) on New Year's Day in Virginia Beach. ... Biondi placed second in her age group in the Race for Literacy half-marathon (1:48:32) last Nov. 29 in Suffolk, Va.

Name: Jason Gilliam

Job: Mechanical engineer, AMRDEC

Highlights: This is Gilliam's third year on the team. ... His best finish at the Army Ten-Miler was 1:07:56 in 2007. ... His 10-mile best is 1:03:15 from the Rocket Run in Mooresville in March. .... Gilliam's 5K best is 18:33 and his best marathon is 3:18.27. ... He has been running seriously for four years.

Name: Capt. Laura Matejik

Job: Chief of military justice, AMCOM

Highlights: Matejik is in her second year with the team. ... She ran 1:18:07 last year. ... Matejik did the Marine Corps Marathon in 2005, the National Marathon in 2006 (3:42) and 2007, the National Half-Marathon in 2008 (1:37:22) and the Nipmuck Trail Marathon in 2001.

Name: Brad Schroeder

Job: Mechanical engineer, JAMS Project Office

Highlights: This is Schroeder's second year with the team. ... He finished in 55 minutes last year, second best on the team behind David Riddle (50:51). ... The Shelby, Ohio native ran cross country and track for Ohio Northern University from 2002-06. ... In college he ran a 14:46 5K and 4:18 mile.

Name: Jason Reneau

Job: Electronics engineer at AMRDEC

Highlights: This is Reneau's second year with the team. ... He finished in 56:59 last year, third best on the team. ... The Murphysboro, Ill., native has run a 2:38 marathon.

Editor's note: Other members of Redstone's Ten-Miler team include Col. Bob Pastorelli, Command Sgt. Maj. Rick Cooper and assistant coach Skip Vaughn.