Brown and Crocker win Gran Travers 16k Classic

Vasa Ski Club's Eli Brown made it a double weekend, winning both the Vasa 50K and the Gran Travers 16K Classic. Brown was able to hold off yesterday's 27K Vasa Champion, Andrew Nadler to win 48:28 to 48:39. Ryan Harris (Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop) doublepoled himself in to third in 48:52. Harris was one of a handfull of skiers to leave the kickwax off and use that upper-body strength to drive to the finish line. (You boys doublepoled and/or herringboned those hills, right?)

Team NordicSkiRacer's Alison Crocker won her second race of the season (the only two she has competed in so far), taking the women's victory in 50:47. The spot was 8th overall and only 2:19 off Eli Brown's finish time. Another Team NordicSkiRacer, Ellen Wiitala, took second in 57:39. Yesterday's 27K victory, Amy Powell (Vasa Ski Club) was third in 1:04:13.

After yesterday's frigid temperatures and sand-paper snow, racers were blessed with temperatures in the balmy 20's today.

In the 6K classic - a Junior National Qualifying race, Ian Durand finished first in 22:08, followed by Clay Darling and Sean Brown (22:13 and 22:17). Erin Lipp was the top female in 25:06, followed by Lauren Pflughoert and Sarah Goble in a closely contested battle for second and third (27:01 and 27:02).

16K Classic

Place	Bib	Athlete	Name	City	State	Age	Gender	Finish
1	7119	Eli	Brown	Williamsburg	MI	40	M	48:28
2	7111	Andrew	Nadler	Chicago	IL	18	M	48:39
3	7133	Ryan	Harris	Grayling	MI	22	M	48:52
4	7115	Daniel	Yankus	Walled-Lake	MI	31	M	49:05
5	7109	Ryan	Halstead	Grayling	MI	25	M	50:22
6	7113	Andrew	Bruning	Traverse City	MI	17	M	50:45
7	7104	Clifford	Onthank	Traverse City	MI	59	M	50:46
8	7118	Alison	Crocker	Ottawa Hills	OH	28	F	50:47
9	7134	John	Ohearn	Traverse City	MI	32	M	51:54
10	7121	Randal	Bladel	Granger	IN	57	M	52:23
11	7132	Scott	Howard	Traverse City	MI	43	M	52:24
12	7105	Jonathan	Morgan	Milford	MI	48	M	52:25
13	7224	Stephen	Smigiel	Rockford	MI	46	M	53:11
14	7125	Robert	Fairman	Ann Arbor	MI	55	M	53:35
15	7112	Michael	Schaefer	Grafton	OH	40	M	54:44
16	7101	Glenn	Goodman	Bellaire	MI	46	M	55:04
17	7215	David	Butryn	Leland	MI	16	M	56:49
18	7135	Robert	Smith	.	.	39	M	56:50
19	7323	Allen	Sorgenfrei	Bloomfield Hills	MI	48	M	56:56
20	7128	Steve	Seager	Grayling	MI	54	M	56:59
21	7131	Ellen	Wiitala	Marquette	MI	18	F	57:39
22	7129	Doug	Heady	Ann Arbor	MI	55	M	57:58
23	7120	Randy	Smith	Williamsburg	MI	51	M	58:14
24	7127	Chris	Weingartz	Petoskey	MI	57	M	58:17
25	7107	Valarian	Kanaby	Bad Axe	MI	51	M	58:27
26	7210	Michael	Seaman	Mt. Pleasant	MI	48	M	59:06
27	7110	Tom	Sutter	Cedar	MI	65	M	59:38
28	7239	Jamie	Green	Gaylord	MI	52	M	1:00:15
29	7318	William	Kaltz	Pinckney	MI	65	M	1:00:51
30	7116	Dell	Todd	Grand Rapids	MI	45	M	1:01:12
31	7106	Don	Camp	Grand Haven	MI	60	M	1:01:31
32	7208	Kip	Knight	Elk Rapids	MI	49	M	1:01:48
33	7219	John	Britton	Zanesfield	OH	50	M	1:02:02
34	7117	Steve	Steffke	Weidman	MI	50	M	1:02:58
35	7238	Jacob	Ellis	Traverse City	MI	26	M	1:03:39
36	7114	Cris	Jones	Roscommon	MI	64	M	1:03:50
37	7103	Amy	Powell	Lake Ann	MI	44	F	1:04:13
38	7207	Robin	Luce	Central Lake	MI	61	M	1:04:13
39	7320	Jukka	Pietila	Rockford	MI	48	M	1:04:18
40	7225	Blair	Zordell	Berrien Springs	MI	52	M	1:04:35
41	7223	Jessica	Schwab	Williamsburg	MI	38	F	1:04:43
42	7203	Suneel	Apte	Shaker Heights	OH	51	M	1:05:41
43	7209	Lee	Ries	Howell	MI	65	M	1:05:52
44	7307	Theo	Von Wallmenich	Alma	MI	42	M	1:05:57
45	7212	Jan	Merka	Clarksville	MD	39	M	1:06:03
46	7130	Mike	Temkin	Troy	MI	49	M	1:06:25
47	7234	Steve	Smigiel	Ada	MI	67	M	1:07:27
48	7213	Ann	Wagar	Gaylord	MI	47	F	1:07:30
49	7221	Bill	Haefner	Clarkston	MI	75	M	1:08:18
50	7310	Michael	Keenan	Scottville	MI	73	M	1:09:25
51	7218	Daniel	Nolan	Holland	MI	61	M	1:09:30
52	7201	Ernie	Brumbaugh	Rockford	MI	66	M	1:10:05
53	7241	Adam	Danes	Northville	MI	45	M	1:11:04
54	7226	Karl	Trost Sr	Cheboygan	MI	54	M	1:11:46
55	7231	Brenda	Carlson	Grayling	MI	52	F	1:12:21
56	7317	Mike	Steffke	Mount Pleasant	MI	49	M	1:12:29
57	7206	Mark	Camp	Darien	IL	49	M	1:12:48
58	7237	Gussie	Peterson	Traverse City	MI	63	F	1:13:23
59	7240	Michael	Bourassa	Charlevoix	MI	58	M	1:14:11
60	7235	Dale	Ernst	Sandusky	MI	49	M	1:14:20
61	7236	Bob	Vandekopple	Pellston	MI	61	M	1:14:24
62	7222	Duane	Amato	Suttons Bay	MI	62	M	1:14:57
63	7309	Christopher	Anderson	East Grand Rapids	MI	38	M	1:14:58
64	7123	Hilary	Witbrodt	Auburn	MI	32	F	1:15:41
65	7326	Ed	Clary	Amherst	oh	72	M	1:15:41
66	7230	Joseph	Brown	Walled Lake	MI	61	M	1:15:43
67	7233	Joann	Brown	Williamsburg	MI	42	F	1:16:42
68	7229	Jean Paul	Galat	East Lansing	MI	47	M	1:16:48
69	7242	Mark	Steffke	.	.	45	M	1:17:52
70	7302	Peter	Heflin	Milwaukee	WI	53	M	1:18:37
71	7322	Greg	Merwin	Lake Isabella	MI	66	M	1:18:38
72	7220	Catarina	Gulledge	Ann Arbor	MI	24	F	1:19:40
73	7301	Jim	Woodburne	Traverse City	MI	72	M	1:20:13
74	7312	Dan	Brickert	Peru	IL	42	M	1:20:13
75	7204	Patrick	Tobin	Traverse City	MI	74	M	1:20:26
76	7216	Linda	Weeks	Grayling	MI	59	F	1:21:17
77	7108	Brad	Plymale	Northville	MI	44	M	1:21:24
78	7205	Paul	Heflin	Downers Grove	IL	48	M	1:21:40
79	7124	Clare	Tanner	East Lansing	MI	45	F	1:24:21
80	7211	Dagmar	Merkova	Clarksville	MD	42	F	1:24:52
81	7243	Bridgett	Widrig	Interlochen River	MI	36	F	1:24:56
82	7244	Lee	Warnaar	Grawn	MI	58	M	1:24:56
83	7314	Paul	Ward	Traverse City	MI	56	M	1:26:16
84	7315	Bob	Richards	Villa Park	IL	64	M	1:28:00
85	7316	George	Gambert	Bellaire	MI	65	M	1:28:08
86	7227	Dave	Whitlock	Mancelona	MI	66	M	1:31:27
87	7303	Matthew	Walling	Comstock Park	MI	49	M	1:32:59
88	7305	Joseph	Heflin	Elmhurst	IL	54	M	1:34:56
89	7306	Mike	Schaeffer	Traverse City	MI	64	M	1:37:03
90	7228	Gwenn	Stevenson	Oxford	MI	46	F	1:37:48
91	7122	Carole	Mueller-Brumbaugh	Grand Rapids	MI	58	F	1:47:28
92	7232	Dennis	West	Bloomfield Hills	MI	66	M	1:47:29
93	7328	Jean	Hurray	Mt Pleasant	MI	75	F	1:54:45
94	7324	Renee	Bancroft	Mt Pleasant	MI	32	F	2:02:02
95	7325	Tony	Thomas	Cleveland Hts	OH	56	M	2:02:16
96	7327	Leigh	Whetstone	Whittemore	MI	39	F	2:04:46
97	7321	Carole	Merwin	Lake Isabella	MI	66	F	2:06:56
98	7304	Michael	Haley	Alden	MI	63	M	2:09:04

6K Classic

Place	Bib	Athlete	Name	City	State	Age	Gender	Finish
1	7425	Ian	Durand	Interlochen	MI	14	M	22:08
2	7421	Clay	Darling	Traverse City	MI	15	M	22:13
3	7407	Sean	Brownell	Traverse City	MI	16	M	22:17
4	7420	Kyle	Dotterrer	Traverse City	MI	16	M	22:36
5	7416	Eivind	Kragebakk	Traverse City	MI	18	M	23:20
6	7415	Forrest	Lewallen	Williamsburg	MI	17	M	23:31
7	7437	Mark	Smith	Petoskey	MI	16	M	23:56
8	7429	Ryan	Clulo	Traverse City	MI	16	M	24:05
9	7431	Evan	Scheiern	.	.	14	M	24:35
10	7406	Nicholas	Amato	Suttons Bay	MI	16	M	24:37
11	7418	Connor	Hansen	Williamsburg	MI	16	M	24:52
12	7408	Tim	Brownell	Traverse City	MI	16	M	25:04
13	7509	Erin	Lipp	Traverse City	MI	15	F	25:06
14	7432	Nicholas	Suminski	Williamsburg	MI	15	M	25:09
15	7433	Reid	Goble	E Lansing	MI	13	M	25:30
16	7414	Jacob	Myers	Traverse City	MI	16	M	26:00
17	7405	Nathan	Tafelsky	Traverse City	MI	14	M	26:08
18	7419	Colton	Gerber	Traverse City	MI	16	M	26:23
19	7411	Jimmy	Seekamp	Interlochen	MI	16	M	26:40
20	7512	Lauren	Pflughoeft	Traverse City	MI	17	F	27:01
21	7522	Sarah	Goble	E Lansing	MI	15	F	27:02
22	7601	Richard	Jaissle	Traverse City	MI	61	M	27:07
23	7424	Graham	Bevier	Traverse City	MI	16	M	27:10
24	7506	Hannah	Davis	Traverse City	MI	16	F	27:41
25	7520	Heidi	Schwab	Williamsburg	MI	14	F	27:58
26	7413	Charles	Needham	Traverse City	MI	18	M	28:00
27	7404	Michael	Klettner	Traverse City	MI	15	M	28:11
28	7519	Emma	Schwab	Williamsburg	MI	11	F	29:05
29	7511	Hayley	Padden	Traverse City	MI	16	F	29:14
30	7510	Katie	Moses	Traverse City	MI	17	F	29:37
31	7409	Andrew	Dyke	Grawn	MI	15	M	29:55
32	7518	Katie	Todd	Grand Rapids	MI	14	F	29:56
33	7513	Niki	Roxbury	Traverse City	MI	14	F	30:02
34	7428	Joe	Banish	Traverse City	MI	18	M	30:06
35	7521	Hannah	Keyser	.	.	15	F	30:30
36	7410	Samuel	Elmi	Traverse City	MI	16	M	31:00
37	7505	Katie	Cooney	Traverse City	MI	17	F	31:09
38	7523	Emily	Steffke	Isabella	MI	16	F	31:11
39	7517	Hannah	Steffke	Weidman	MI	14	F	31:12
40	7434	Greg	Morgan	Chardon	OH	26	M	31:26
41	7412	Christopher	Wilson	Traverse City	MI	14	M	31:41
42	7514	Kyla	Foley	Traverse City	MI	15	F	33:07
43	7423	Wychert	Cath	Traverse City	MI	16	M	33:50
44	7515	Pia	Senkel	Traverse City	MI	16	F	35:38
45	7427	Spencer	Todd	Grand Rapids	MI	12	M	37:51
46	7508	Melissa	Lance	Traverse City	MI	15	F	38:55
47	7503	Jami	Chung	Traverse City	MI	16	F	39:15
48	7501	Alexis	Merka	Clarksville	MD	9	F	41:53
49	7401	Daniel	Butryn	Leland	MI	11	M	44:46
50	7435	Rhonda	Richards	Traverse City	MI	45	F	46:05
51	7422	Jack	Cooney	Traverse City	MI	14	M	46:06
52	7436	Patrick	Gillespie	Traverse City	MI	50	M	46:53
53	7403	Buddy	Eckhoff	Traverse City	MI	18	M	47:35
54	7504	Kami	Chung	Traverse City	MI	14	F	52:18
55	7602	Larry	Hebert	Huron	oh	60	M	52:30
56	7603	Marvin	Stevenson	Rochester Hills	MI	78	M	55:22

Brown and Crocker win Gran Travers 16k Classic

Michigan Cup: Gran Travers

Sun, Feb 10, 2013 - By Mike Muha