Mclean and Wichem win Michigan Cup Marathon

Mon, Feb  2, 2009 - By Mike Muha

Grand Rapids Nordic’s Dave Mclean once again soundly thumped the competition by winning the Michigan Cup Marathon 30K in 18:58, a full 1:33 ahead of the next finisher.  Andy Weddle out-sprinted Jim Harrington to take second in 1:20:31.

Dave Mclean on his way to victory.

In the women’s 15 Km, Amy Wichem won easily in 46:02, finishing 51 seconds ahead of one of this season’s strongest women, Susan Vigland (46:53). Strait Strider’s Tracy Hardin came in third in 48:35.

In the Junior race, NordicSkiRacer’s Brendan Baic was the fastest Junior male, winning in 23:49. Greg Brown came in second in 24:01, with Raymond Innis third in 25:23. All three were in the 16-18 age group

Maria Iwaniec (411) battles with Linda Weeks (409) at the finish. Weeks is able to hold her off.

Kaitlyn Patterson was again the fastest junior female with a 27:25 time. Maria Frick and NordicSkiRacer’s Brady Jean Brennan finished second (28:01) and third (30:37). All three were also in the 16-18 age group.

In other age classes, Cassie McElwain won the 12 and under age class, with Hahnnah Rickard first in the 13-15 age class.

For the boys, Bobby Buttrick was the fastest mail skier in the 13-15 age class.

Junior male winner Brendan Baic leading Greg Brown (29), Raymond Innis (40) and Alex Lance (67) in the first kilometer. The finish order was exactly the same.

 

The race had a big turnout, with 169 racers:

• 36 Juniors
• 101 men
• 32 women

As more often than not this season, snow conditions were cold but the air was slightly warmer – up in the mid-to-high teens! The junior race was run to completion before the seniors started.  Both races began a little late, and seniors kept warm by skiing up and down the exceptionally wide starting area. A cold headwind blew straight into racers waiting to start. Once underway, the tree cover kept the wind at bay.

Soup and Salad for lunch…

Senior Results

Overall by Sex	Age Class	Name	Bib #	CLUB	Official Time
Women 20-29
10	1	Catarina Gulledge	420	XCHQ	0:53:09
21	2	Hilary Withrodt	436	HH/CCSS	1:00:02
Women 30-39
8	1	Kellie Kirk	555	HH/CCSS	0:52:32
9	2	Amy Todd	464	GRNST	0:52:39
13	3	Jessica Robert	417		0:53:22
14	4	Kelly Milcolajczyk	435	Nordicskiracer.com	0:53:31
19	5	Jessica Weddle	475	HH/CCSS	0:58:09
22	6	Thea Skinner	558		1:00:04
25	7	Joy Dvoratchek	419		1:14:48
Women 40-49
1	1	Amy Wichern	484	TNSC	0:46:02
2	2	Susan Vigland	500	TNSC	0:46:53
4	3	Ann Wagar	476	HH/CCSS	0:50:21
6	4	Terri Pamfret	564		0:51:13
11	5	Karen Kirt	496		0:53:11
15	6	Brenda Carlson	569	HH/CCSS	0:54:18
16	7	Candace Angell	452	GRNST	0:54:24
20	8	Chris Seagar	488	HH/CCSS	0:59:54
23	9	Fran Upton	486	XCHQ	1:02:25
24	10	Shirleeeee Finch	485	HH/CCSS	1:07:25
29	11	Pam Riehl	456	XCHQ	1:19:18
31	12	Kerry Robbert	416		1:37:28
Women - 50-59
3	1	tracy Hardin	444	Strait Strider	0:48:35
5	2	Gussie Peterson	461	HH/CCSS	0:50:27
7	3	Jean Van Dam	493		0:51:44
12	4	Karen Dawson	574	NordicSkiRacer.com	0:53:13
17	5	Linda Weeks	409		0:56:23
18	6	Maria Iwaniec	411	Nordicskiracer.com	0:56:24
26	7	Cheryl Timm	479	XCHQ	1:16:27
27	8	Linda Allen	584	NordicSkiRacer.com	1:17:33
30	9	Cristine Fowler	579	Higgins Lake HQ	1:21:10
32	10	Sita Compton	573	XCHQ	1:37:31
Women - 70-79
28	1	Beth Caldwell	450	XCHQ	1:18:50
Men - 19 and under
71	1	Ryan Harris	577	HH/CCSS	1:50:11
Men - 20-29
4	1	Ryan Halstead	482	XCHQ	1:20:58
5	2	Melzar Coulter	468	GRNST	1:23:34
19	3	Aaron Ditty	402	Nordicskiracer.com	1:27:39
28	4	Garret Dawe	578	HH/CCSS	1:31:05
29	5	Peter Mead	407		1:32:05
87	6	Scott Przysta	556		1:59:18
Men - 30-39
2	1	Andy Weddle	474	HH/CCSS	1:20:31
11	2	Robert Smith	560	XCHQ	1:25:40
26	3	Greg Thelen	466	XCHQ	1:30:45
39	4	Aaron Swanker	451		1:34:36
40	5	Tom Dvoratchek	418	GRNST	1:34:50
46	6	Mitch McMillon	559	HH/CCSS	1:37:43
48	7	Chris Maltby	460	HH/CCSS	1:39:00
55	8	Theo Vonwallmenich	434	XCHQ	1:42:33
69	9	Lucas Wall	477	Nordicskiracer.com	1:49:25
73	10	Russ Skinner	557		1:51:01
80	11	Dan Brickert	582	HH/CCSS	1:56:01
98	12	Chris Strahm	406	DNF
Men - 40-49
1	1	David Maclean	438	GRNST	1:18:58
3	2	Jim Harrington	553		1:20:32
7	3	Denny Paull	465	Strait Strider	1:23:41
9	4	Dell Todd	463	GRNST	1:24:27
10	5	Glenn Goodman	437	HH/CCSS	1:24:28
14	6	Larry Kanaby	432	XCHQ	1:25:49
16	7	Jon Morgan	566	HH/CCSS	1:27:11
23	8	Dave Durbin	473	XCHQ	1:28:26
24	9	Doug Cornell	422	Nordicskiracer.com	1:28:40
30	10	Micheal J. Seaman	490	GRNST	1:32:07
35	11	Jamie Green	442	HH/CCSS	1:33:30
41	12	Steven Vrecken	495	TNSC	1:35:14
42	13	Jerry Weiss	478	HH/CCSS	1:35:53
44	14	Kip E. Knight	427	XCHQ	1:37:25
51	15	John Welds	585	HH/CCSS	1:40:07
52	16	Randy McElwain	423		1:40:15
54	17	Mark Buday	494	Strait Strider	1:41:07
60	18	Julian Kuz	408		1:44:21
65	19	Hubert Smulski	565	Nordicskiracer.com	1:46:14
76	20	John Fallon	415		1:53:14
90	21	Mark Ostahowski	572		2:04:46
Men - 50-59
6	1	Cliff Onthank	497	TNSC	1:23:36
8	2	John Gravlin	425	HH/CCSS	1:23:46
12	3	Ken Dawson	575	Nordicskiracer.com	1:25:47
13	4	Don Camp	571	GRNST	1:25:48
15	5	Ed Anderson	487	HH/CCSS	1:26:45
17	6	Doug Heady	443	Nordicskiracer.com	1:27:23
18	7	Robert Fairman	445	HH/CCSS	1:27:35
20	8	Pete D'Ariento	446	GRNST	1:27:51
21	9	Denny Polzin	447		1:28:22
22	10	Jim Pryorjr	426	XCHQ	1:28:24
25	11	Steve Seager	489	HH/CCSS	1:28:57
27	12	Steve Van Dam	492		1:30:45
31	13	Don Fedrigon Jr.	499	XCHQ	1:32:10
34	14	Larry Timm	480	XCHQ	1:33:29
36	15	Robin F. Luce	439	HH/CCSS	1:34:15
37	16	Matt Daly	483	HH/CCSS	1:34:21
38	17	Greg Putalik	498	Strait Strider	1:34:28
43	18	Gregory A. Worsnop	449	GRNST	1:36:10
45	19	Joel Moore	563	Strait Strider	1:37:33
47	20	Doug Carpenter	401		1:38:46
49	21	Bruce Barton	440	HH/CCSS	1:39:01
50	22	Frank RyNalski	433	XCHQ	1:39:04
53	23	Ed Reid	471	Nordicskiracer.com	1:40:45
57	24	John Schuld	414		1:43:27
58	25	Dave Mitchell	412	HH/CCSS	1:43:53
59	26	Rick Neier	429		1:44:04
61	27	Peter Bruning	404		1:44:28
63	28	Jon Upton	562	XCHQ	1:44:50
64	29	Mark Madorski	454	NSR	1:45:29
68	30	Tom Baron	458		1:47:19
72	31	Kevin Kelly	470	Strait Strider	1:50:39
75	32	Steve Brown	430		1:51:54
78	33	Jeff Pike	567	CSHQ	1:54:57
81	34	Dave Atkins	551	Strait Strider	1:56:18
82	35	Dick Fultz	467	HH/CCSS	1:56:39
83	36	Philip "Javaman" Cannon	424	GRNST	1:57:29
86	37	Sam Eillespie	455	XCHQ	1:58:55
89	38	Marviu Boluyt	472		2:03:39
91	39	Daniel Nolan	405		2:04:57
93	40	John Harris	410		2:09:06
95	41	Greg Worrel	576	Nordicskiracer.com	2:18:23
97	42	Larry Mergentime	457	XCHQ	2:24:52
99	43	Dan Dubes	403		DNF
100	44	Mike Muha	431	Nordicskiracer.com	DNF
101	45	Bob Vandekapple	561	Strait Strider	DNF
102	46	Bill Hittler	580		DNF
Men - 60-69
32	1	Cris Jones	459	HH/CCSS	1:32:13
56	2	Micheal Tarnow	448	TNSC	1:42:37
66	3	Ernie Brumbaugh	491	GRNST	1:46:41
70	4	Jim Woodburn	453	TNSC	1:49:52
74	5	Bob Welsch	413	HH/CCSS	1:51:22
77	6	Greg Merwin	554	XCHQ	1:54:42
79	7	Lee Ries	481		1:55:29
84	8	Peter Johnson	428	GRNST	1:57:30
85	9	Frank Nizio	583	Nordicskiracer.com	1:57:36
88	10	Dan Yeager	568		2:00:26
92	11	John Johnson	462	HH/CCSS	2:08:59
94	12	Carl Ridgway	552		2:11:29
Men - 70-79
96	1	William Matson	441	XCHQ	2:20:01
Men - Unknown age group
33		Mark Finstad	469	Strait Strider	1:33:25
62		Vincent Call	581	Strait Strider	1:44:36
67		Matt LeVasseur	570	XCHQ	1:47:09

 

Junior Results

Overall	Class	Name	Bib #	CLUB	Time
Junior females, 12 and under
16	1	Cassie McElwain	59		1:14:00
Junior females, 13-15
4	1	Hannah Rickard	49	TC	0:30:39
9	2	Jane Hinsenkamp	45	TC	0:37:28
10	3	Kennedy Cullen	43	TC	0:38:25
11	4	Kaylee VanDomellen	52	TC	0:38:33
12	5	Emma Schilkey	50	TC	0:40:42
14	6	Alyssa Padden	48	TC	0:43:22
15	7	Olivia Nienhouse	46	TC	0:43:30
Junior females, 16-18
1	1	Kaitlyn Patterson	70	TC	0:27:25
2	2	Maria Frick	56	TC	0:28:01
3	3	Brady Jean Brennan	58	NordicSkiRacer.com	0:30:37
5	4	Rachel Swaffer	51	TC	0:32:11
6	5	Megan Egbert	44	TC	0:32:56
7	6	Kayla Keenan	65	TC	0:35:37
8	7	Alison Ostema	47	TC	0:36:59
13	8	Anna Ward	53	TC	0:41:26
Junior males, 13-15
5	1	Bobby Buttrick	30	TC	0:27:24
8	2	Even Cover	31	TC	0:29:34
10	3	Matthew Westerman	42	TC	0:30:05
13	4	Josh Lance	36	TC	0:30:38
14	5	travis Roberts	62	TC	0:32:40
17	6	Karl Jacobson	64	TC	0:34:24
18	7	Garret Gabelis	68	XCHQ	0:37:32
19	8	Grant Mc Elwain	60		0:43:55
Junior males, 16-18
1	1	Brendan Baic	61	NordicSkiRacer.com	0:23:49
2	2	Greg Brown	29	TC	0:24:07
3	3	Raymond Innis	40	TC	0:25:23
4	4	Alex Lance	67	TC	0:26:02
6	5	Micah Norris	41	TC	0:27:38
7	6	James Padden	37	TC	0:28:15
9	7	Spencer trubac	39	TC	0:29:59
11	8	Alan Jacobson	34	TC	0:30:19
12	9	Ryan Keenan	66	TC	0:30:31
15	10	Shawn Roach	63	TC	0:32:41
16	11	Joel Icard	33	TC	0:32:42
20	12	David Engquist	32	TC	0:29:21