Brown and Hardin win Black Mountain Classic

Michigan Cup: Black Mountain Classic

Mon, Mar  4, 2013 - By Mike Muha

Ken Dawson said it best: "The Black Mountain 30k Classic course had the best conditions in 9 years. With ample snow and cool temperatures, the race was the perfect setting for Tracy Hardin and Eli Brown to put another win under their belts. Straits Strider Hardin won in 2:14:08. Ann Wagar with second in 2:15:38, with Sault Ste Marie's Marg Meincke in third in 2:28:4.

The Vasa Ski Club's Eli Brown put the hurt on local favorite and multiple winner of the race Denny Paull (Strait Striders). Brown beat Paull by 32 seconds, 1:48:02 to 1:48:34. Daniel Yankus (Team Priority Health / Team NordicSkiRacer) was third in 1:52:30. 

Here's a video of the race start:

Black Mountain 31K Classic Results

Women, 31K

Rank	Time	Bib	Last Name	First	City	State	Age	Div Rank	Team
1	2:14:08	129	Hardin	Tracy	Cheboygan	MI	50-59	1	Straits Striders
2	2:15:38	154	Wagar	Ann	Gaylord	MI	40-49	1	HHCCSS
3	2:28:49	155	Meincke	Marg	Sault Sainte Marie	ON	50-59	2
4	2:33:07	118	Carlson	Brenda	Grayling	MI	50-59	3	HH/CCSS
5	2:35:12	146	Witbrodt	Hilary	Auburn	MI	30-39	1	HH/CCSS
6	2:49:16	151	Dawson	Karen	Farmington	MI	50-59	4	NordicSkiRacer
7	3:16:05	104	Thompson	Dolores	Sumner	MI	50-59	5	Straits Striders
8	3:23:03	149	Stevenson	Gwenn	Oxford	MI	40-49	2	XCHQ
9	3:24:58	113	Johnson	Abby	Rogers City	MI	20-29	1
10	5:01:00	164	Joslin	Susan	Troy	MI	40-49	3	XCHQ

Men, 31K

Rank	Time	Bib	Last Name	First	City	State	Age	Div Rank	Team
1	1:48:02	142	Brown	Eli	Williamsburg	MI	40-49	1	VASA
2	1:48:34	116	Paull	Denny	Cheboygan	MI	40-49	2	Straits Striders
3	1:52:30	127	Yankus	Daniel	Highland	MI	30-39	1	Team Priority Health
4	1:54:25	126	Harris	Ryan	Grayling	MI	20-29	1	HH/CCSS
5	1:54:33	135	Smigiel	Stephen	Rockford	MI	40-49	3	GRNST
6	1:57:02	138	Morgan	Jon	Milford	MI	40-49	4	Team Priority Health
7	1:57:35	148	Sorgenfrei	Allen	Bloomfield Hills	MI	40-49	5	NordicSkiRacer
8	1:57:37	134	Goodman	Glenn	Bellaire	MI	40-49	6	VASA
9	1:57:57	143	Bladel	Randal	Granger	IN	50-59	1	Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team
10	1:58:35	131	Gravlin	John	Cheboygan	MI	50-59	2	Straits Striders
11	2:00:29	105	Weingartz	Chris	Petoskey	MI	50-59	3	Straits Striders
12	2:01:49	145	Smith	Randy	Williamsburg	MI	50-59	4	VASA
13	2:03:06	139	Seager	Steve	Grayling	MI	50-59	5	HHCCSS
14	2:04:32	141	Sutter	Tom	Cedar	MI	60-69	1	VASA
15	2:06:25	144	Dawson	Ken	Farmington Hills	MI	60-69	2	NordicSkiRacer
16	2:07:17	140	Camp	Don	Grand Haven	MI	60-69	3	Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team
17	2:07:56	117	Kanaby	Larry	Bad Axe	MI	50-59	6	XCHQ
18	2:08:06	124	Lovhoiden	Gunnar	Berrien Springs	MI	40-49	7
19	2:08:54	165	Steffke	Steve	Weidman	MI	50-59	7	HH/CCSS
20	2:09:12	114	Seaman	Michael	Mt. Pleasant	MI	40-49	8	Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team
21	2:10:14	125	Kaltz	William	Pinckney	MI	60-69	4	NordicSkiRacer
22	2:10:50	130	Zimmerman	Jason	LaTrobe	PA	40-49	9
23	2:11:52	160	Britton	John	Zanesfield	OH	50-59	8	HHCCSS
24	2:12:25	136	Luce	Robin	Central Lake	MI	60-69	5	HHCCSS
25	2:12:42	150	Anderson	Jim	Fort Wayne	IN	50-59	9	HH/CCSS
26	2:13:25	121	Beebe	James	Grand Haven	MI	50-59	10	XCHQ
27	2:17:08	111	Everts	Mike	Petoskey	MI	50-59	11
28	2:19:12	101	Trost	Karl	Cheboygan	MI	50-59	12	Straits Striders
29	2:22:01	157	Haefner	Bill	Clarkston	MI	70-79	1	NordicSkiRacer
30	2:22:13	133	Smigiel, Sr	Steve	Ada	MI	60-69	6	Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team
31	2:22:24	107	Moore	Jeffois	Northville	MI	50-59	13	Straits Striders
32	2:23:20	112	Johnson	Nicholas	Rogers City	MI	30-39	2
33	2:27:56	132	McDonough	Dennis	La Trobe	PA	60-69	7
34	2:29:59	128	Kessler	Randy	Milford	MI	50-59	14	NordicSkiRacer
35	2:30:11	115	Lescinsky	Harland	Galena	OH	50-59	15
36	2:30:16	108	Bourassa	Michael	Charlevoix	MI	50-59	16	Straits Striders
37	2:30:31	166	Steffke	Mike	Mt. Pleasant	MI	40-49	10
38	2:30:43	137	Nolan	Dan	Holland	MI	60-69	8	Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team
39	2:31:06	119	Brown	Joseph	Walled Lake	MI	60-69	9	HH/CCSS
40	2:35:15	110	Neier	Rick	Tawas City	MI	50-59	17	XCHQ
41	2:37:11	158	Christopherson	Wayne	Alpena	MI	60-69	10	Straits Striders
42	2:38:13	152	Anderson	Christopher	East Grand Rapids	MI	30-39	3	Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team
43	2:39:33	156	Baron	Tom	Vermilion	OH	50-59	18	XCHQ
44	2:40:43	161	Wright	Hap	Boyne	MI	60-69	11	Straits Striders
45	2:42:41	109	Brickert	Dan	Peru	IL	40-49	11	HH/CCSS
46	2:45:29	163	Butryn	David	Leland	MI	16-17	1	VASA
47	2:51:38	167	Steffke	Mark	Mt. Pleasant	MI	40-49	12
48	2:51:44	106	Wisneski	Dan	Walker	MI	50-59	19	Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team
49	2:57:26	122	Kruger	John	Okemos	MI	50-59	20
50	2:59:22	103	Thompson	Gary	Sumner	MI	60-69	12	Straits Striders
51	3:03:45	102	Ahrenberg	Bill	Cheboygan	MI	60-69	13	Straits Striders
52	3:25:16	153	Kinney	Mark	Presque Isle	MI	60-69	14
53	3:28:04	159	Boal	Ellis	Charlevoix	MI	60-69	15	Straits Striders
54	3:33:49	147	Worrel	Gregory	Detroit	MI	50-59	21	NordicSkiRacer
55	3:34:31	162	Felski	George	Cheboygan	MI	50-59	22	Straits Striders
56	3:52:48	123	Wells	Richard	Hamtramck	MI	60-69	16	XCHQ
57	5:55:55	120	Whitlock	Dave	Mancelona	MI	60-69	17	Straits Striders