Blackmer and Hanson crowned 2020 MI Cup Classic Champions

Hanson Hills Recreation Area was the site for the 2020 Michigan Cup Classic Championships. Emily Blackmer (Cross Country Ski Headquarters) held off Team NordicSkiRacer's Erin Lipp to be crowned 2020 Classic Champion. Blackmer finished in 44:24.4, Lipp in44:29.0. Saturday's overall 2020 Freestyle Champion Jordyn Ross finished third in 45:47.2.

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Kyle Hanson of Team NordicSkiRacer won the men's division. The new 2020 Michigan Cup Classic Champion finished in 39:31, ahead of two University of Michigan skiers, Jacob Dean (40:09) and Lars Hallstrom (40:10), who fought to the very end.

Michigan Cup Classic Championships

Skiers started out on a massive climb, sorting out the pack early in the race.

Photos from the race can be found in the NordicSkiRacer.com photos area or on Hanson Hills's Facebook page.

Overall	Bib Number	First Name	Last Name	Age Class	Team	Time
Women
1	145	Emily	Blackmer	F30-39	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	44:24.4
2	142	Erin	Lipp	F20-29	Nordic Ski Racer	44:29.0
3	147	Jordyen	Ross	F20-29	GRNST	45:47.2
4	140	Elizabeth	Callison	F20-29	University of Michigan	52:06.2
5	155	Wendy	Anderson	F50-59	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	56:06.3
6	156	Cheryl	Darnton	F50-59	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	59:10.0
7	141	Isabel	Carr	F19-under	University of Michigan	1:05:40
8	153	Jenna	Briggs	F30-39	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:08:03
9	144	Lorraine	Lund	F70-79	HH/CCSS	1:08:22
10	158	Emily	Short	F20-29		1:10:20
11	150	Linda	Weeks-Kaleita	F60-69	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:10:23
12	143	Isabelle	Salley	F20-29	University of Michigan	1:11:56
13	154	Gwenn	Stevenson	F50-59	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:12:33
14	157	Karen	Dawson	F60-69	Vasa	1:13:11
15	148	Melinda	Mitchell	F60-69	Vasa	1:16:38
16	146	Paula	Dreeszen	F60-69	Vasa	1:18:18
17	151	Christine	Seager	F50-59	HH/CCSS	1:23:31
18	152	Mary	Alsager	F60-69	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:37:54
19	149	Julie	Hewlett	F60-69	Nordic Ski Racer	1:42:50
Men
Overall	Bib Number	First Name	Last Name	Age Class	Team	Time
1	635	Kyle	Hanson	20-29	Nordic Ski Racer	0:39:31
2	631	Jacob	Dean	20-29	University of Michigan	0:40:09
3	662	Lars	Hallstrom	20-29	University of Michigan	0:40:10
4	678	Dennis	Paull	50-59	GRNST	0:40:26
5	651	Mike	Davis	20-29	HH/CCSS	0:41:37
6	638	Ethan	Kennedy	20-29	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	0:41:38
7	687	Ryan	Harris	20-29	HH/CCSS	0:43:45
8	634	John	Gravlin	60-69	HH/CCSS	0:45:04
9	681	Allen	Sorgenfrei	50-59	Nordic Ski Racer	0:45:11
10	641	Ricardo	Lung	40-49	NSR	0:45:17
11	633	Glenn	Goodman	50-59	Vasa	0:45:32
12	663	Doug	Heady	60-69	Nordic Ski Racer	0:46:38
13	650	Jim	Anderson	60-69	HH/CCSS	0:47:10
14	632	Wes	Fermanich	20-29	University of Michigan Nordic Ski Team	0:47:58
15	657	James	Beebe	50-59	GRNST	0:48:29
16	642	Charles	Moore	40-49	Team Nordic Ski Racer	0:48:37
17	686	Ken	Dawson	60-69	Vasa	0:49:16
18	658	Robin	Luce	60-69	HH/CCSS	0:50:29
19	688	Ted	Kraimer	40-49		0:50:40
20	664	Bryce	Dreeszen	60-69	Vasa	0:50:46
21	656	Benjamin	Brelje	20-29	University of Michigan	0:50:51
22	685	Bob	Smith	40-49	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	0:51:10
23	684	Don	Camp	60-69	GRNST	0:51:24
24	672	Steve	Seager	60-69	HH/CCSS	0:51:55
25	660	William	Kaltz	70-79	Nordic Ski Racer	0:52:46
26	680	Jukka	Pietila	50-59	GRNST	0:53:25
27	661	Mike	Temkin	50-59	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	0:53:55
28	639	Gregory	Kil	60-69	GRNST	0:53:58
29	671	Michael	Bourassa	60-69	HH/CCSS	0:54:35
30	667	Jeremy	Treadwell	50-59	Vasa	0:54:56
31	645	Daniel	Nolan	60-69	GRNST	0:55:12
32	649	Blair	Zordell	50-59	GRNSt	0:55:29
33	630	John	Britton	50-59	HH/CCSS	0:55:40
34	675	Ted	Lind	30-39	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	0:56:08
35	655	Rick	Neier	60-69	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	0:56:26
36	647	Dan	Wisneski	50-59	GRNST	0:56:38
37	665	Bill	Danly	60-69	Vasa	0:56:44
38	666	Christopher	Anderson	40-49	GRNST	0:57:11
39	674	Kenny	Rogers	30-39		0:58:40
40	652	Theo	VonWalmenich	40-49	HH/CCSS	0:59:20
41	643	Jeffois	Moore	60-69	NordicSkiRacer	1:00:19
42	668	Cris	Jones	70-79	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:01:19
43	659	Devan	Thielfoldt	60-69	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:01:41
44	628	Thomas	Baron	60-69		1:02:29
45	637	John	Todd	70-79	Vasa Ski Club	1:02:46
46	654	Frank	Rynalski	60-69	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:03:10
47	653	Zbigy	Zlobicki	60-69	Nordic Ski Racer	1:04:05
48	679	Jim	Kowalski	50-59	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:06:41
49	682	Bill	Kraai	60-69	GRNST	1:08:22
50	670	Gary	Kaleita	60-69	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:11:47
51	644	Frank	Nizio	70-79	Team NordicSkiRacer.com	1:12:44
52	673	Douglas	Ball	60-69	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:17:51
53	683	Chris	Doubek	60-69	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:24:35
54	669	Spencer	Ruffner	60-69	Nordic Ski Racer	1:28:08
55	676	Greg	Merwin	70-79	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:31:41
56	677	Richard	Wells	70-79	HH/CCSS	1:46:20

Blackmer and Hanson crowned 2020 MI Cup Classic Champions

Mon, Feb 17, 2020 - By Mike Muha

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