DES MOINES, Iowa – Walden’s Elizabeth McCarthy was one of 50 Vermont athletes (ages 50 and up) who competed in the 2025 National Senior Games earlier this summer, earning a silver medal in the 10K road race.
McCarthy sprinted her way to the finish in the 10K, June 26, at Principal Park to claim silver medal honors with a time of 58:26 in her 70-74 female age group. It was McCarthy’s first silver medal in her sixth trip to the historic Senior Games, besting her bronze finish in 2019. Williston’s Carolyn Siccama also had a fourth-place podium finish in the 10K race with a time of 49:29 in her 55-59 age division. Earlier in the week, McCarthy secured a fifth-place podium finish in the 5K road race with a time of 27:11. Siccama also earned another fifth-place podium finish in the 5K, and Randolph’s Cristine Maloney posted a respectable fourteenth place finish.
photo by Janet McCarthy
Former Hardwick Gazette contributor Jim Flint (West Rutland) earned podium honors with a fourth-place finish in the 10K with a time of 44:05 in his 65-69 age division. Barre’s Bob Murphy secured gold in his 85-89 age division and Jericho’s Charlie Windisch earned an eighth-place podium finish in his 70-74 age division. Flint added another podium (8th) in the 5K, Murphy secured his second gold medal of the week, Windisch finished tenth, and Matt Guild of Bellows Falls finished thirteenth in his 60-64 age division.
Flint, who was instrumental in helping build Craftsbury Academy’s championship track and field program, has competed in the National Senior Games seven times now, dating back to Cleveland in 2013. He has now podiumed 15 times in the games throughout his distinguished athletic career, adding a pair of new events to his resume this summer in Iowa in the mile road race (5th) and 1500m power walk (4th).
The National Senior Games is an Olympic style competition held every two years in a different city, with 12,400 athletes competing in Des Moines this summer.
“Every Nationals is inspiring representing Vermont. The level of age group competition is getting higher as I get older. Elizabeth’s highest podium finish with a silver medal is a tribute to her discipline in training and resilience. It’s the foundation behind all of her achievements as a multi-sport athlete, along with her husband Tim Hogeboom, who encouraged us all this year at the games,” said Flint.
