XCHQ Wins Michigan Cup Relays
Results
Sun, Mar 18, 2007 - By Mike Muha
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters raced to victory in the Michigan Cup Relays on Saturday, March 17, 2007. Fielding 20 relay teams, the Headquarters won 4 of the 12 relay divisions to finish with 4,236 team points. Team NordicSkiRacer.com was second with 13 relay teams, 6 wins, and 3,585 teams points.
Start of the Relays. Yvon Dufour leads the pack up the first hill.
Fifty teams competed under sunny skies and very fast skiing conditions at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters in Higgins Lake. Temperatures were in the mid-20s and conditions were power-tilled icy powder over hard pack and ice.
Relay teams were composed of three skiers. The first leg raced two laps around the Rolling Hills Trail using classic technique. Legs 2 and 3 skied freestyle and raced three laps each.
Tagging off to the next skier
Classic skiers used klister. With icy tracks from the previous week's warm spell, much time was spent out of the tracks in the skating lane trying to get purchase on the uphills.
Downhills corners were tricky. The last downhill on Rolling Hills featured a sharp right turn that quickly become a sheet of ice. Many a skier slid around the corner only to end up in the trees. A cheering gallery was on hand to award the best falls!
The sheet of ice on the last downhill corner took its toll on both novice and top skiers alike!
The Relays - always a festive race - were made more festive by the bright tents and banners set up by Fischer and Solomon featuring demo skis. The awards lunch was held under bright skies and featured brats and subs, and many "team" beverages brought to celebrate the last Michigan Cup race of the season.
| Team Name | Number of Teams | Relay Points |
| Cross Country Ski Headquarters | 20 | 4,236 |
| NordicSkiRacer | 13* | 3,585 |
| Strait Striders | 6 | 1,375 |
| Grand Rapid Nordic Ski Team | 4* | 1,449 |
| Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop | 5 | 1,455 |
| Traverse Nordic Ski Club | 1 | 300 |
| *NordicSkiRacer and Grand Rapids Nordic had an additional combined team. | ||
Leading the team to victory!
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Leg 1 (Classic) | Leg 2 (Freestyle) | Leg 3 (Freestyle) |
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| Place | Team | Name 1 | Split 1 | Rank 1 | Name 2 | Split 2 | Rank 2 | Name 3 | Split 3 | Rank 3 | Team Time | Overall Rank | MI Cup Points |
| Coed Division | |||||||||||||
| 59 & Under | |||||||||||||
| 1 | XCSH | Kyle Roberts | 0:41:48 | 50 | Travis Roberts | 0:31:10 | 45 | Brita Patterson | 0:33:26 | 48 | 1:46:24 | 48 | 400 |
| 60 to 119 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GRNST | Dell Todd | 0:12:02 | 3 | Amy Todd | 0:22:05 | 16 | Michael Seamer | 0:18:57 | 12 | 0:53:04 | 9 | 400 |
| 2 | XCSH | Gwenn Stevenson | 0:28:19 | 44 | Derek Reicks | 0:27:06 | 34 | Rick Neier | 0:21:07 | 21 | 1:16:32 | 39 | 267 |
| 3 | NSR | Gordon Meyers | 0:25:24 | 42 | Bobby Ljubie | 0:26:05 | 31 | Julie Pritchard | 0:31:34 | 46 | 1:23:03 | 43 | 133 |
| 120 to 164 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | NSR | Doug Heady | 0:13:39 | 10 | Lexanne Creitz | 0:23:37 | 23 | Andy Stevens | 0:17:07 | 4 | 0:54:23 | 11 | 400 |
| 2 | SS | Christ Weingartz | 0:12:58 | 6 | Jean VanDam | 0:22:16 | 18 | Steve VanDam | 0:19:19 | 14 | 0:54:33 | 12 | 356 |
| 3 | HH/CCSS | Jamie Green | 0:15:47 | 16 | Ann Wager | 0:25:03 | 29 | Ed Anderson | 0:18:35 | 10 | 0:59:25 | 17 | 311 |
| 4 | HH/CCSS | Brad Wagner | 0:13:43 | 11 | Steve Seager | 0:20:02 | 8 | Chris Seager | 0:27:21 | 44 | 1:01:06 | 20 | 267 |
| 5 | NSR | Susan Joslin | 0:20:51 | 36 | Tim Feldcamp | 0:20:47 | 11 | Mark Madorski | 0:21:49 | 25 | 1:03:27 | 22 | 222 |
| 6 | SS | Jeff Moore | 0:18:15 | 29 | Linda Atkins | 0:27:08 | 35 | Dave Atkins | 0:21:40 | 24 | 1:07:03 | 25 | 178 |
| 7 | NSR | Mark Freed | 0:16:27 | 20 | Linda Allen | 0:27:19 | 37 | Greg Worrel | 0:24:50 | 35 | 1:08:36 | 28 | 133 |
| 8 | XCSH | Tyler Schultz | 0:20:16 | 34 | Steve Lemos | 0:28:44 | 40 | Heather Lemos | 0:26:14 | 42 | 1:15:14 | 37 | 89 |
| 9 | XCSH | Jill Rynalski | 0:39:20 | 49 | Kelly Kanaby | 0:47:15 | 50 | Jeff Forshey | 0:25:20 | 36 | 1:51:55 | 50 | 44 |
| 165 & Over | |||||||||||||
| 1 | NSR | William Haeffner | 0:16:59 | 23 | Karen Dawson | 0:23:56 | 25 | Doug Cornell | 0:19:29 | 15 | 1:00:24 | 19 | 400 |
| 2 | SS | Scott Hotchkiss | 0:18:03 | 27 | Connie Mendyk | 0:28:24 | 38 | Kevin Kelly | 0:23:00 | 29 | 1:09:27 | 30 | 267 |
| 3 | NSR | Julie Hewlett | 0:29:24 | 45 | Frank Nizio | 0:25:02 | 28 | Spencer Ruffner | 0:25:41 | 38 | 1:20:07 | 41 | 133 |
| Women's Division | |||||||||||||
| 59 & Under | |||||||||||||
| 1 | XCSH | Kaitlyn Patterson | 0:17:11 | 24 | Toria Kanaby | 0:37:14 | 47 | Adrienne Walts | 0:26:10 | 41 | 1:20:35 | 42 | 400 |
| 60 to 119 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | NSR | Emily Flynn | 0:16:07 | 17 | Joann Cavaletto | 0:25:43 | 30 | Mackenzie Kuhl | 0:25:51 | 39 | 1:07:41 | 26 | 400 |
| 120 to 164 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | XCSH | Lynne Frye | 0:23:23 | 39 | Diane Patterson | 0:27:12 | 36 | Fran Upton | 0:24:31 | 34 | 1:15:06 | 36 | 400 |
| 2 | XCSH | Debi Weir | 0:33:07 | 46 | Sita Compton | 0:32:04 | 46 | Chris Fowler | 0:34:12 | 49 | 1:39:23 | 47 | 200 |
| 165 & Over | |||||||||||||
| 1 | XCSH | Jean Murray | 0:36:21 | 48 | Carole Merwyn | 0:40:20 | 49 | Beth Caldwell | 0:33:23 | 47 | 1:50:04 | 49 | 400 |
| Men's Division | |||||||||||||
| 59 & Under | |||||||||||||
| 1 | NSR | Aaron Tarnow | 0:13:22 | 9 | Philip Conklin | 0:21:31 | 15 | Brendan Baic | 0:17:41 | 6 | 0:52:34 | 7 | 400 |
| 2 | XCSH | Jimmy Frye | 0:18:01 | 26 | Joe Barnes | 0:28:54 | 42 | Daniel Temkin | 0:22:31 | 26 | 1:09:26 | 29 | 267 |
| 3 | NSR | Philip Hammersley | 0:20:19 | 35 | Dan Motowski | 0:23:15 | 21 | Garrett Ruffner | 0:41:09 | 50 | 1:24:43 | 46 | 133 |
| 60 to 119 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | NSR | Hugh Pritchard | 0:11:26 | 1 | Steve Kuhl | 0:16:17 | 1 | Joe Bettendorf | 0:15:56 | 1 | 0:43:39 | 1 | 400 |
| 2 | TCNSC | Cliff Onthank | 0:11:40 | 2 | Milan Baic | 0:16:41 | 2 | Jesse Smith | 0:16:16 | 3 | 0:44:37 | 2 | 300 |
| 3 | HH/CCSS | Glen Goodman | 0:13:07 | 7 | Robert Smith | 0:18:01 | 4 | Justin Andre | 0:20:08 | 17 | 0:51:16 | 5 | 200 |
| 4 | XCSH | Morgan Weir | 0:15:35 | 15 | David Thelen | 0:20:46 | 10 | Larry Kanaby | 0:18:49 | 11 | 0:55:10 | 13 | 100 |
| 120 to 164 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GRNST | Greg Worsnop | 0:12:37 | 5 | Christian Byar | 0:17:30 | 3 | Dave Maclean | 0:17:36 | 5 | 0:47:43 | 3 | 400 |
| 2 | NSR | Yvon Dufour | 0:13:18 | 8 | Mike Muha | 0:19:03 | 5 | Dave Fanslow | 0:16:08 | 2 | 0:48:29 | 4 | 356 |
| 3 | GRNST | Randy Bladel | 0:12:21 | 4 | Stuart Picard | 0:21:06 | 14 | Don Camp | 0:18:10 | 7 | 0:51:37 | 6 | 311 |
| 4 | SS | Mark Kurz | 0:16:22 | 18 | Joel Moore | 0:20:54 | 12 | Jake Zehnder | 0:18:26 | 9 | 0:55:42 | 14 | 267 |
| 5 | XCSH | Mike Quillinan | 0:14:07 | 12 | Rick Weir | 0:23:02 | 20 | Kip Knight | 0:20:00 | 16 | 0:57:09 | 15 | 222 |
| 6 | XCSH | Dale Ernst | 0:16:47 | 22 | Mike Temkin | 0:20:38 | 9 | Theo VonWellmenich | 0:20:28 | 18 | 0:57:53 | 16 | 178 |
| 7 | XCSH | Mike Keenz | 0:23:28 | 40 | Greg Thelen | 0:20:56 | 13 | Frank Rynalski | 0:20:34 | 19 | 1:04:58 | 23 | 133 |
| 8 | XCSH | Marvin Stevenson | 0:23:57 | 41 | Bob Gastley | 0:22:43 | 19 | Tim Cook | 0:21:13 | 22 | 1:07:53 | 27 | 89 |
| 9 | NSR | Scott Hammersley | 0:36:06 | 47 | Steve Karlsen | 0:23:23 | 22 | Rick Krani | 0:24:16 | 32 | 1:23:45 | 45 | 44 |
| 165 & Over | |||||||||||||
| 1 | NSR | William Kaltz | 0:14:52 | 13 | Randy Kessler | 0:19:29 | 6 | Ken Dawson | 0:18:20 | 8 | 0:52:41 | 8 | 400 |
| 2 | HH/CCSS | Dick Fultz | 0:14:59 | 14 | Cris Jones | 0:19:51 | 7 | Robin Luce | 0:19:12 | 13 | 0:54:02 | 10 | 369 |
| 3 | GRNST | Michael Keenan | 0:16:25 | 19 | Peter Johnson | 0:22:05 | 16 | Ernie Brumbaugh | 0:21:24 | 23 | 0:59:54 | 18 | 338 |
| 4 | HH/CCSS | Joe Siefert | 0:16:42 | 21 | John Johnson | 0:24:29 | 26 | Robert Fairman | 0:20:35 | 20 | 1:01:46 | 21 | 308 |
| 5 | XCSH | Larry Timm | 0:17:23 | 25 | John Geiger | 0:24:45 | 27 | Greg Merwin | 0:22:54 | 28 | 1:05:02 | 24 | 277 |
| 6 | XCSH | Bob Frye | 0:19:59 | 32 | Bill Metson | 0:27:05 | 33 | Jeff Pike | 0:23:47 | 31 | 1:10:51 | 31 | 246 |
| 7 | SS | Bill Ahrenberg | 0:20:05 | 33 | Max Johnson | 0:29:15 | 44 | Jim Meyer | 0:23:46 | 30 | 1:13:06 | 32 | 215 |
| 8 | XCSH | John Koski | 0:18:12 | 28 | Jack Caldwell | 0:28:47 | 41 | Sam Gillespie | 0:26:28 | 43 | 1:13:27 | 33 | 185 |
| 9 | XCSH | Brian Reicks | 0:22:59 | 38 | Dale Arbour | 0:26:55 | 32 | Hap Wright | 0:24:18 | 33 | 1:14:12 | 34 | 154 |
| 10 | XCSH | Jon Hunter | 0:22:58 | 37 | Tom Rushford | 0:29:11 | 43 | Devan Thielfoldt | 0:22:41 | 27 | 1:14:50 | 35 | 123 |
| 11 | SS | Darwin Gilbert | 0:25:46 | 43 | Ellis Boul | 0:23:42 | 24 | Roger Darden | 0:25:57 | 40 | 1:15:25 | 38 | 92 |
| 12 | XCSH | Steve Moelter | 0:19:38 | 31 | Richard Wells | 0:28:39 | 39 | Wolfgang Uhrig | 0:30:44 | 45 | 1:19:01 | 40 | 62 |
| 13 | NSR | Nick Baic | 0:19:10 | 30 | Andres Kurkowski | 0:38:51 | 48 | Ron Sexton | 0:25:37 | 37 | 1:23:38 | 44 | 31 |