| Phil Widener Empire Open: All-Time Best Men | |||||
| Spring Lake 3.35-Mile Course, 2006 to Present | |||||
| All-Time Top Ten: All Age Groups | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Charlie Serrano | 23 | 16:44 | Unat | 2007 |
| 2 | Thomas Kloos | 30 | 17:00 | AdiTra | 2008 |
| 3 | Patrick Boivin | 24 | 17:15 | AdiTra | 2007 |
| 4 | David Bronfenbrenner | 29 | 17:19 | AdiTra | 2007 |
| 5 | Jonathan Charlesworth | 24 | 17:19 | WVTC | 2009 |
| 6 | Jeff Jackson | 20 | 17:36 | ER | 2007 |
| 7 | Austin Ramos | 24 | 17:37 | AdiTra | 2009 |
| 8 | Vicente Moreno | 23 | 17:42 | AdiTra | 2008 |
| 9 | Jeff Gardina | 24 | 17:44 | AsicAg | 2006 |
| 10 | Eric Mencarini | 27 | 17:46 | RCReb | 2007 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 16 to 19 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Brian Cole | 19 | 17:57 | Unat | 2008 |
| 2 | Alec Govi | 17 | 19:43 | Tam | 2009 |
| 3 | Bryant Benter | 18 | 19:49 | Unat | 2007 |
| 4 | Carlin Lee | 17 | 21:06 | NBEx | 2009 |
| 5 | Russell Barry | 17 | 21:19 | Unat | 2006 |
| 6 | Brian Goodwin | 17 | 21:22 | ER | 2009 |
| 7 | Carlin Lee | 16 | 21:43 | NBExc | 2008 |
| 8 | Evan Ball | 16 | 21:56 | Unat | 2006 |
| 9 | Luis Balderas | 16 | 22:01 | Unat | 2009 |
| 10 | Josˇ Pi–a | 9 | 23:59 | Unat | 2006 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 20 to 24 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Charlie Serrano | 23 | 16:44 | Unat | 2007 |
| 2 | Patrick Boivin | 24 | 17:15 | AdiTra | 2007 |
| 3 | Jonathan Charlesworth | 24 | 17:19 | WVTC | 2009 |
| 4 | Jeff Jackson | 20 | 17:36 | ER | 2007 |
| 5 | Austin Ramos | 24 | 17:37 | AdiTra | 2009 |
| 6 | Vicente Moreno | 23 | 17:42 | AdiTra | 2008 |
| 7 | Jeff Gardina | 24 | 17:44 | AsicAg | 2006 |
| 8 | Cheyne Inman | 23 | 17:59 | AdiTra | 2009 |
| 9 | Chris Layman | 24 | 18:07 | AdiTra | 2006 |
| 10 | Matt DeShazo | 23 | 18:24 | HTC | 2006 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 25 to 29 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | David Bronfenbrenner | 29 | 17:19 | AdiTra | 2007 |
| 2 | Eric Mencarini | 27 | 17:46 | RCReb | 2007 |
| 3 | Patrick Boivin | 25 | 17:49 | AdiTra | 2008 |
| 4 | Jesse Plummer | 27 | 18:11 | HTC | 2006 |
| 5 | John Friedman | 28 | 18:21 | AdiTra | 2008 |
| 6 | Jeff Huxhold | 27 | 18:27 | Unat | 2006 |
| 7 | Carlos A. Siqueiros | 28 | 18:30 | AsicAg | 2009 |
| 8 | Stephen Taylor | 27 | 18:33 | HTC | 2007 |
| 9 | Jeff Gardina | 27 | 18:33 | AsicAg | 2009 |
| 10 | Mason Moore | 28 | 18:35 | BrkFFR | 2006 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 30 to 34 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Thomas Kloos | 30 | 17:00 | AdiTra | 2008 |
| 2 | Jeff Bruins | 31 | 17:50 | Mizuno | 2006 |
| 3 | Todd Rose | 34 | 17:51 | WVTC | 2007 |
| 4 | Alan Jackson | 34 | 18:04 | RCReb | 2009 |
| 5 | Robert Schneider | 30 | 18:23 | Unat | 2007 |
| 6 | Brent Wright | 30 | 18:31 | WVTC | 2006 |
| 7 | Jonah Backstrom | 32 | 18:39 | WVTC | 2006 |
| 8 | Lars Schmitz | 30 | 19:11 | WVJS | 2008 |
| 9 | Andrew Jones | 30 | 19:22 | HTC | 2007 |
| 10 | Steve Gough | 33 | 19:26 | HTC | 2006 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 35 to 39 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Bill Raitter | 36 | 18:10 | WVTC | 2006 |
| 2 | Todd Rose | 36 | 18:17 | WVTC | 2009 |
| 3 | Chris Knorzer | 37 | 18:26 | Mizuno | 2006 |
| 4 | Kenny Brown | 37 | 18:58 | ER | 2006 |
| 5 | Jeff Oberlatz | 36 | 19:10 | BrkFFR | 2006 |
| 6 | Carlos Castelo | 38 | 19:13 | WVTC | 2007 |
| 7 | Josˇ Pi–a | 39 | 19:29 | Unat | 2006 |
| 8 | Eric Downing | 36 | 19:37 | ER | 2007 |
| 9 | Sstoz Tes | 35 | 19:40 | Wolfpk | 2006 |
| 10 | Jonah Backstrom | 35 | 19:45 | WVTC | 2009 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 40 to 44 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Chris Schille | 43 | 18:52 | AsicAg | 2009 |
| 2 | Gary Blanco | 40 | 18:55 | ChcoTC | 2008 |
| 3 | Michael Woodward | 41 | 18:58 | RCReb | 2007 |
| 4 | Jeff Mann | 44 | 19:03 | PacStr | 2007 |
| 5 | Gary Towne | 40 | 19:08 | ChcoTC | 2008 |
| 6 | Timothy Wallen | 42 | 19:13 | NBExc | 2006 |
| 7 | Jeff Hongo | 44 | 19:17 | AsicAg | 2009 |
| 8 | Bryan Hacker | 44 | 19:17 | RCReb | 2007 |
| 9 | Daniel Mancini | 43 | 19:26 | NBExc | 2007 |
| 10 | Tom Lyons | 40 | 19:28 | Tam | 2006 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 45 to 49 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Jeffrey Adkins | 46 | 18:51 | Unat | 2007 |
| 2 | Ty Strange | 46 | 19:06 | ER | 2007 |
| 3 | Iain Mickle | 47 | 19:06 | NBExc | 2008 |
| 4 | Thomas Trimble | 47 | 19:32 | PacStr | 2006 |
| 5 | Jeff Mann | 46 | 19:40 | PacStr | 2009 |
| 6 | Tom Hannickel | 46 | 19:44 | RCReb | 2006 |
| 7 | Tim Wallen | 45 | 19:47 | Tam | 2009 |
| 8 | Robert Pickens | 46 | 19:49 | WVJS | 2006 |
| 9 | Alan Dehlinger | 45 | 19:53 | PacStr | 2006 |
| 10 | Don Stewart | 46 | 19:57 | ER | 2007 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 50 to 54 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Brian Pilcher | 52 | 19:14 | Tam | 2008 |
| 2 | Dennis Kurtis | 54 | 19:40 | WVJS | 2008 |
| 3 | Fletcher Lesley | 50 | 19:54 | PacStr | 2006 |
| 4 | Brian Davis | 52 | 19:58 | WVJS | 2008 |
| 5 | Christopher Cole | 52 | 20:00 | ER | 2006 |
| 6 | Mike Hourar | 50 | 20:03 | BrkFFR | 2006 |
| 7 | Tim O'Rourke | 51 | 20:10 | Tam | 2009 |
| 8 | Mark Richtman | 52 | 20:19 | Tam | 2007 |
| 9 | Bobby Carpenter | 51 | 20:31 | BrkFFR | 2006 |
| 10 | Tom O'Reilly | 52 | 20:31 | Tam | 2009 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 55 to 59 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Dennis Kurtis | 55 | 20:57 | WVJS | 2009 |
| 2 | Tom Cushman | 55 | 21:27 | AsicAg | 2009 |
| 3 | David Ripp | 55 | 21:47 | Tam | 2007 |
| 4 | Christopher Cole | 55 | 21:49 | ER | 2009 |
| 5 | Arturo Rodriguez | 56 | 22:00 | SCTC | 2006 |
| 6 | Jerry Lyman | 57 | 22:36 | ER | 2006 |
| 7 | Ron Kiyono | 59 | 22:39 | WVJS | 2007 |
| 8 | Parker Mills | 58 | 23:25 | ER | 2009 |
| 9 | Ken Grebenstein | 55 | 23:35 | Tam | 2008 |
| 10 | Patrick Buzbee | 57 | 23:46 | Sparta | 2009 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 60 to 64 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Don Porteous | 60 | 20:30 | Tam | 2006 |
| 2 | William Dunn | 60 | 22:06 | WVJS | 2007 |
| 3 | Len Goldman | 61 | 22:17 | PacStr | 2006 |
| 4 | Perry Hayden | 62 | 22:19 | PacStr | 2007 |
| 5 | Ron Kiyono | 60 | 23:00 | WVJS | 2008 |
| 6 | Doug Butt | 61 | 23:42 | PacStr | 2006 |
| 7 | Jim Longwitch | 60 | 23:50 | Unat | 2006 |
| 8 | Dan Preston | 64 | 23:57 | ER | 2006 |
| 9 | Brendan Hutchinson | 64 | 24:09 | ER | 2008 |
| 10 | James Gibbons | 63 | 24:20 | ER | 2007 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 65 to 69 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Dan Preston | 65 | 24:01 | ER | 2007 |
| 2 | Russ Kiernan | 68 | 24:35 | Tam | 2006 |
| 3 | Joe Hurtado | 68 | 26:14 | WVJS | 2009 |
| 4 | Robert Seldner | 69 | 26:45 | RCReb | 2009 |
| 5 | Gordon Abbot | 65 | 27:30 | AsicAg | 2009 |
| 6 | Dale Trowbridge | 66 | 28:02 | ER | 2006 |
| 7 | Ernst Bohn | 68 | 29:04 | ER | 2008 |
| 8 | Bob Bellino | 65 | 30:58 | ER | 2007 |
| 9 | Darryl Beardall | 69 | 38:57 | Tam | 2006 |
| 10 | George Urdzik | 65 | 41:35 | Unat | 2008 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 70 to 74 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Russ Kiernan | 70 | 25:49 | Tam | 2008 |
| 2 | Dennis Tuohy | 70 | 26:29 | ER | 2006 |
| 3 | Carl Peterson | 71 | 26:31 | WVJS | 2009 |
| 4 | David Norlander | 70 | 26:54 | WVJS | 2009 |
| 5 | Bernie Hollander | 71 | 27:41 | Tam | 2007 |
| 6 | Darryl Beardall | 71 | 29:12 | Tam | 2008 |
| 7 | Jim Moore | 72 | 31:03 | Tam | 2008 |
| 8 | Elmo Shropshire | 72 | 31:49 | Tam | 2009 |
| 9 | Dennis Hassler | 73 | 37:34 | Tam | 2007 |
| 10 | Phil Phythian | 73 | 37:45 | Tam | 2007 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 75 to 79 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Irv Faria | 75 | 27:22 | BrkFFR | 2006 |
| 2 | Sam Hirabayashi | 79 | 30:22 | Tam | 2006 |
| 3 | Carl Tuck | 75 | 36:48 | WVJS | 2009 |
| 4 | Eddie Reyna | 79 | 37:33 | WVJS | 2009 |
| 5 | Dennis Hassler | 75 | 41:59 | Tam | 2009 |
| All-Time Top Ten: Age 80-and-over | |||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Time | Club | Year |
| 1 | Sam Hirabayashi | 81 | 32:30 | Tam | 2008 |