RESULTS: Records set at Lakes of the North Winterstart

Mon, Dec  17, 2018 - By Curt Peterson

Close to a record number of skiers attended the Lakes of the North Winterstartski race on Saturday, December 15, which was amazing as most skiers across the state had green grass in their front yards and rain this past week. 122 skiers competed on a beautiful blue ski day with temperatures warming up to mid 30’s at race time. No rock skis were needed.

Men's start

The 7.2km race course was well maintained during the warm week preceding the event and allowed a best ever winning time of 17:17 minutes by Sam Holmes of the Vasa Ski Club.  Immediately following Sam were former Michigan Tech teammates Kyle Hanson, 10 seconds back and Jay Woodbeck now Team NordicSkiRacer club members. These three ruled the 20 – 29 year age group. Kevin Tarras, Anders Gillis, Glenn Goodman, Weston Willoughby, Jamie Sommerville, Steve Smigiel Jr., Todd Vigland, Yvon Dufour, and Brian Beauchamp were the next finishers.

The senior women had a close race as well. Jordyn Ross (Grand Rapids Nordic) and Rebecca Davis (Hanson Hills / Cross County Ski Shop) duked it out with only a 4 second deficit to Jordyn’s winning time of 21:12. Third place went to Mariah Frye Colie (Cross Country Ski Headquarters) with a time of 27:07.

The largest class size was the Men’s 50-59 age group and these guys can ski. Glenn Goodman and Steve Smigiel Jr. both placed in the top 10 overall. Also a large class the 60-69 year age group had three persons in the top 20 overall: Cliff Onthank just clipping Don Camp at the finish and Ken Dawson.

Sam Holmes coming in for the win!

In the women's senior event rounding out the top ten are Kelly Peregrine (former Traverse City High school racer and now a college student at Hope College), Wendy Anderson, a Michigan Cup Champion, Bridgett Thente, Lauri Padden, Jo Peregrine (fast runs in the family), Mary Schlimmer, and Ann Wager.

Junior Men and Women had a start that you might suspect Senior Men would pull off: starting before the “GO” command. But race organizers appreciated their enthusiasm and let if go. Next year though there will be counseling at the start.

Junior women placings were: Annie Paulson, Maya Dean, Josie Fairbanks, and Maya Howard.

Junior men top finishers were Andrew Amato, Joe Thuente, and Ben Thelen. In the 12 and under age group James Thuente finished first (I suspect he's a future Michigan Cup Champion).

Awards ceremony

Thank you all volunteers who helped pass out the finish cards, registration, finish results, and start finish area organization. Thank you the Settings Restaurant and Scott Brown our course groomer who kept this course in race ski condition. Thank you to all racers who attended. And thank you to those of you who stopped your race to help Brenda Carlson Brown who crashed and hurt her knee. This speaks so well of our sport.

Results by Age Group

(Overall Results below Results by Age Group)

Juniors
Age Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Place across line	Time
Junior Women 13-19
1	Annie	Paulson	VSC	90
2	Maya	Dean	VSC	94
3	Josie	Fairbanks	XCSKIHQ	95
4	Maya	Howard	VSC	107
Junior Men 12-19
1	Andrew	Amato	VSC	65
2	Joe	Thuente	VSC	74
3	Ben	Thelen	VSC	76
4	Carter	Dean	VSC	78
5	Jack	Myers	VSC	80
6	Gabe	Howard	VSC	89
7	Nick	Thuente	VSC	92
8	Ethan	Rowe	VSC	96
9	James	Thuente	VSC	102	1st 12 yr old
10	Carl	Madion	VSC	110
Senior Women
Age Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Place across line	Time
Senior Women 20-29
1	Jordnyn	Ross	GRNST	45	21:12
2	Rebecca	Davis	HH/CCSS	46	21:16
3	Kelly	Peregrine	VSC	56
4	Mary	Schlimmer	HH/CCSS	73
5	Lizzie	Osteen	XCSKIHQ	88
6	Chloe	Boam		104
Senior Women 30-39
1	Mariah	Frye Colie	XCSKIHQ	53
Senior Women 40-49
1	Bridgett	Thuente	VSC	63
2	Michelle	Howard	VSC	109
Senior Women 50-59
1	Wendy	Anderson	XCSKIHQ	60
2	Lauri	Padden	VSC	71
3	Jo	Peregrine	VSC	72
4	Ann	Wager	HH/CCSS	75
5	Tami	Stagman	VSC	77
6	Amelia	Hasenohrl	VSC	79
7	Brenda	Carlson-Brown	HH/CCSS	100
8	Angela	Lyon	VSC	103
9	Jen	Brown	VSC	106
10	Gwenn	Stevenson	XCSKIHQ	115
Senior Women 60-69
1	Karen	Dawson	VSC	85
2	Melinda	Mitchell	VSC	91
3	Gussie	Peterson	VSC	99
4	Carol	Mueller-Brumbaugh	GRNST	100.5
5	Linda	Weeks-Kaleita	XCSKIHQ	101
6	Marnie	Sutter	VSC	111
7	Paula	Dreeszen	VSC	114
8	Sara	Cockrell	VSC	116
9	Kathy	Taylor	VSC	118
10	Maud	Genais	VSC	121
Senior Women 70+
1	Vickie	Putnam	NSR	93
Senior Men
Age Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Place across line	Time
Senior Men 20-29
1	Sam	Holmes	VSC	1	17:17
2	Kyle	Hanson	NSR	2	17:27
3	Jay	Woodbeck	NSR	3	18:15
4	Weston	Willoughby	HH/CCSS	7	19:30
5	Eric	Parrott	GRNST	19
6	Mike	Davis	HH/CCSS	20
Senior Men 30-39
1	Kevin	Tarras	VSC	4	18:35
2	Anders	Gillis	VSC	5	19:22
3	Jamie	Sommerville	VSC	8	19:39
4	Dave	Bartow	JOTUNN	35
Senior Men 40-49
1	Brian	Beauchamp	VSC	12	20:20
2	Charles	Moore	NSR	13	20:21
3	Todd	Vigland	VSC	10	20:13
4	Raymond	Dean	VSC	28
5	Dan	Novak	VSC	18
6	Dan	Thuente	VSC	32
7	Dan	Brickert	HH/CCSS	70
8	Scott	Howard	VSC	109
Senior Men 50-59
1	Glenn	Goodman	VSC	6	19:28
2	Steve	Smigiel	GRNST	9	19:42
3	Yvon	Dufour	NSR	11	20:15
4	Steve	Andriese	VSC	16
5	Alan	Hough	XCSKIHQ	21
6	Larry	Kanaby	XCSKIHQ	22
7	Doug	Cornell	NSR	23
8	Jukka	Pietila	GRNST	24
9	Blair	Zordell	GRNST	25
10	Tony	Percha	NSR	27
11	Mike	Temkin	XCSKIHQ	31
12	Bob	Triebold	GRNST	36
13	Randy	Smith	VSC	37
14	Brad	Miller	VSC	40
15	Greg	Kil	GRNST	47
16	Mark	Smith	XCSKIHQ	48
17	Jim	Padden	VSC	49
18	Jeremy	Treadwell	VSC	58
19	Troy	Fairbanks	XCSKIHQ	66
20	Keith	Conway	VSC	67
21	Paul	Crowley	VSC	68
22	Brad	Plymoile	NSR	69
23	Tom	Wennette	XCSKIHQ	81
24	Todd	Labonte	VSC	83
25	Todd	Myers	VSC	86
26	Ray	Lyon	VSC	98
Senior Men 60-69
1	Cliff	Onthank	VSC	14
2	Don	Camp	GRNST	15
3	Ken	Dawson	VSC	17
4	Mike	Muha	NSR	26
5	Tim	Triebold	HH/CCSS	29
6	Robin	Luce	HH/CCSS	30
7	Bryce	Dreeszen	VSC	34
8	Mike	Bourassa	HH/CCSS	38
9	Dick	Fultz	VSC	41
10	Joe	Brown	HH/CCSS	42
11	Dan	Nolan	GRNST	52
12	Rick	Neier	XCSKIHQ	54
13	Rick	Kraai	GRNST	62
14	Gary	Faria	VSC	64
15	Spencer	Ruffner	NSR	82
16	Bill	Danly	VSC	87
17	Gary	Kaleita	XCSKIHQ	97
18	Jim	Story	VSC	105
19	Larry	Hebert	XCSKIHQ	117
20	Mark	Esper	VSC	120
Senior Men 70+
1	Tom	Sutter	VSC	33
2	Steve Sr.	Smigiel	GRNST	39
3	Bud	Ward	VSC	43
4	Peter	Johnson	GRNST	44
5	John	Todd	XCSKIHDQ	51
6	Ernie	Brumbaugh	GRNST	55
7	Lee	Reis	XCSKIHDQ	57
8	Lloyd	Anderson	XCSKIHDQ	59
9	Frank	Nizio	NSR	61
10	Hap	Wright	VSC	84
11	Fred	Arnold	VSC	112
12	Rich	Wells	XCSKIHDQ	113

Overall Results

Overall Senior Women
Age Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Place across line	Time
1	Jordnyn	Ross	GRNST	45	21:12
2	Rebecca	Davis	HH/CCSS	46	21:16
3	Mariah	Frye Colie	XCSKIHQ	53
4	Kelly	Peregrine	VSC	56
5	Wendy	Anderson	XCSKIHQ	60
6	Bridgett	Thuente	VSC	63
7	Lauri	Padden	VSC	71
8	Jo	Peregrine	VSC	72
9	Mary	Schlimmer	HH/CCSS	73
10	Ann	Wager	HH/CCSS	75
11	Tami	Stagman	VSC	77
12	Amelia	Hasenohrl	VSC	79
13	Karen	Dawson	VSC	85
14	Lizzie	Osteen	XCSKIHQ	88
15	Melinda	Mitchell	VSC	91
16	Vickie	Putnam	NSR	93
17	Gussie	Peterson	VSC	99
18	Brenda	Carlson-Brown	HH/CCSS	100
19	Carol	Mueller-Brumbaugh	GRNST	100.5
20	Linda	Weeks-Kaleita	XCSKIHQ	101
21	Angela	Lyon	VSC	103
22	Chloe	Boam		104
23	Jen	Brown	VSC	106
24	Michelle	Howard	VSC	109
25	Marnie	Sutter	VSC	111
26	Paula	Dreeszen	VSC	114
27	Gwenn	Stevenson	XCSKIHQ	115
28	Sara	Cockrell	VSC	116
29	Kathy	Taylor	VSC	118
30	Maud	Genais	VSC	121
Overall Senior Men
Age Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Place across line	Time
1	Sam	Holmes	VSC	1	17:17
2	Kyle	Hanson	NSR	2	17:27
3	Jay	Woodbeck	NSR	3	18:15
4	Kevin	Tarras	VSC	4	18:35
5	Anders	Gillis	VSC	5	19:22
6	Glenn	Goodman	VSC	6	19:28
7	Weston	Willoughby	HH/CCSS	7	19:30
8	Jamie	Sommerville	VSC	8	19:39
9	Steve	Smigiel	GRNST	9	19:42
10	Todd	Vigland	VSC	10	20:13
11	Yvon	Dufour	NSR	11	20:15
12	Brian	Beauchamp	VSC	12	20:20
13	Charles	Moore	NSR	13	20:21
14	Cliff	Onthank	VSC	14
15	Don	Camp	GRNST	15
16	Steve	Andriese	VSC	16
17	Ken	Dawson	VSC	17
18	Dan	Novak	VSC	18
19	Eric	Parrott	GRNST	19
20	Mike	Davis	HH/CCSS	20
21	Alan	Hough	XCSKIHQ	21
22	Larry	Kanaby	XCSKIHQ	22
23	Doug	Cornell	NSR	23
24	Jukka	Pietila	GRNST	24
25	Blair	Zordell	GRNST	25
26	Mike	Muha	NSR	26
27	Tony	Percha	NSR	27
28	Raymond	Dean	VSC	28
29	Tim	Triebold	HH/CCSS	29
30	Robin	Luce	HH/CCSS	30
31	Mike	Temkin	XCSKIHQ	31
32	Dan	Thuente	VSC	32
33	Tom	Sutter	VSC	33
34	Bryce	Dreeszen	VSC	34
35	Dave	Bartow	JOTUNN	35
36	Bob	Triebold	GRNST	36
37	Randy	Smith	VSC	37
38	Mike	Bourassa	HH/CCSS	38
39	Steve Sr.	Smigiel	GRNST	39
40	Brad	Miller	VSC	40
41	Dick	Fultz	VSC	41
42	Joe	Brown	HH/CCSS	42
43	Bud	Ward	VSC	43
44	Peter	Johnson	GRNST	44
45	Greg	Kil	GRNST	47
46	Mark	Smith	XCSKIHQ	48
47	Jim	Padden	VSC	49
48	John	Todd	XCSKIHDQ	51
49	Dan	Nolan	GRNST	52
50	Rick	Neier	XCSKIHQ	54
51	Ernie	Brumbaugh	GRNST	55
52	Lee	Reis	XCSKIHDQ	57
53	Jeremy	Treadwell	VSC	58
54	Lloyd	Anderson	XCSKIHDQ	59
55	Frank	Nizio	NSR	61
56	Rick	Kraai	GRNST	62
57	Gary	Faria	VSC	64
58	Troy	Fairbanks	XCSKIHQ	66
59	Keith	Conway	VSC	67
60	Paul	Crowley	VSC	68
61	Brad	Plymale	NSR	69
62	Dan	Brickert	HH/CCSS	70
63	Tom	Wennette	XCSKIHQ	81
64	Spencer	Ruffner	NSR	82
65	Todd	Labonte	VSC	83
66	Hap	Wright	VSC	84
67	Todd	Myers	VSC	86
68	Bill	Danly	VSC	87
69	Gary	Kaleita	XCSKIHQ	97
70	Ray	Lyon	VSC	98
71	Jim	Story	VSC	105
72	Scott	Howard	VSC	109
73	Fred	Arnold	VSC	112
74	Rich	Wells	XCSKIHDQ	113
75	Larry	Hebert	XCSKIHQ	117
76	Mark	Esper	VSC	120