Pritchard & Houle Win Gran Travers 16K Classic
Results
Mon, Feb 13, 2006 - By Mike Muha
Hugh Prichard (Team NordicSkiRacer.com) and Jesse Smith battled it out on the course, but it was Hugh who nipped Jesse in the last moments of the race to win the 2006 Gran Travers 16km Classic cross country ski race. Hugh's time of 49:46 was just 2 seconds faster than Jesse's. Christian Byar (Grand Rapids Nordic) cruised across the line in third place in 50:50.
Hugh's teammate from Team NordicSkiRacer.com, Julie Houle, won the women's division in 1:00:38. Tracy Hardin (Straits Striders) came in second in 1:02 flat, with yesterday's Vasa 27K Classic women's winner Emily Flynn (Team NordicSkiRacer.com) in third with a time of 1:04:45.
Thanks to Pete Edwards for taking some photos of the race (see the bottom of the results).
16K Gran Traverse Age Division Results
Sunday, February 12, 2006
MALE FINISHERS:
************ MALE OVERALL WINNERS ************
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 1 Hugh Pritchard Whitstable Ken 38 49:46
2 2 Jesse Smith Traverse City MI 16 49:48
3 3 Christian Byar Spring Lake MI 35 50:50
MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 2 Jesse Smith Traverse City MI 16 49:48
2 7 William Ward Traverse City MI 16 54:41
3 18 Elliot Putman Traverse City MI 16 59:20
4 30 Ben Harris Traverse City MI 17 1:03:15
5 55 Bryan Carps Traverse City MI 18 1:12:39
6 60 Mark Alanson Traverse City MI 16 1:17:02
7 70 Greg Morgan Chardon OH 19 1:27:44
8 81 Neal Endicott Traverse City MI 15 1:39:12
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 16 Melzar Coulter Grand Rapids MI 26 58:37
2 21 Anton Rachitskiy Russell OH 23 59:50
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 1 Hugh Pritchard Whitstable Ken 38 49:46
2 3 Christian Byar Spring Lake MI 35 50:50
3 4 Stephen Smigiel Cedar Springs MI 39 53:13
4 8 Dave Fanslow Ann Arbor MI 39 55:33
5 9 Dell Todd Grand Rapids MI 38 55:45
6 15 Brian Stern Kirtland OH 39 58:07
7 24 Glenn Goodman Bellaire MI 39 1:00:40
8 39 Theo Vonwallmenich Alma MI 35 1:07:07
9 50 Michael Grant Traverse City MI 35 1:10:27
10 54 Aaron Huckstep Sandia Park NM 31 1:11:34
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 11 Yvon Dufour Brighton MI 42 56:46
2 13 Randy Smith Williamsburg MI 44 57:50
3 14 Andy Rockwood Traverse City MI 46 57:50
4 17 Doug Heady Ann Arbor MI 48 59:18
5 20 Jon Webb Hubbard Lake MI 45 59:37
6 25 Larry Kanaby Bad Axe MI 44 1:00:43
7 26 Scott Pederson Valparaiso IN 44 1:01:31
8 31 Michael Seaman Mt. Pleasant MI 41 1:03:16
9 37 Conrad Griffith Chagrin Falls OH 45 1:05:44
10 40 Mark Madorski Leonard MI 48 1:07:09
11 42 Robert Sutherland Traverse City MI 44 1:07:43
12 44 Bob Eifler Traverse City MI 47 1:07:58
13 61 Rick Neier Tawas City MI 48 1:17:31
14 66 Robert Mcconnohie Lake Church WI 49 1:22:40
15 72 Victor Dolzan Elkhart IN 46 1:28:31
16 76 Steven Blaine Elmhurst IL 43 1:35:03
17 83 Bill Holland Traverse City MI 49 1:43:44
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 5 Gregory Worsnop Paw Paw MI 51 53:18
2 6 Chris Weingartz Petoskey MI 50 53:51
3 10 Ken Dawson Farmington MI 55 55:53
4 12 Don Camp Grand Haven MI 54 57:13
5 19 William Kaltz Pinckney MI 58 59:28
6 22 Douglas Cale Bloomfield MI 58 59:57
7 27 Randy Kessler Milford MI 51 1:01:53
8 29 James Monroe Traverse City MI 58 1:02:00
9 32 Robin Luce Central Lake MI 54 1:04:19
10 41 John Hardin Cheboygan MI 50 1:07:18
11 45 Bob Vand Kopple Pellston MI 54 1:08:31
12 46 Frank Rynalski Bay City MI 51 1:08:43
13 48 Daniel Nolan Holland MI 54 1:09:35
14 49 Hap Wright Boyne MI 59 1:10:03
15 51 Ernie Brumbaugh Rockford MI 59 1:10:35
16 56 Spencer Ruffner Tecumseh MI 54 1:13:45
17 57 George Gambert Bellaire MI 58 1:14:42
18 59 Max Johnson Brutus MI 59 1:16:35
19 68 Rick Kraai Holland MI 53 1:26:12
20 74 Mike Schaeffer Traverse City MI 57 1:34:08
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 34 Ed Clary Amherst OH 65 1:04:47
2 35 Jim Woodburne Traverse City MI 65 1:05:24
3 36 Patrick Tobin Traverse City MI 67 1:05:32
4 67 Dennis Wyckoff Interlochen MI 69 1:25:21
5 69 Andy Kaiser Lake Forest IL 63 1:26:41
6 73 Ray Drysdale Albion MI 63 1:28:36
7 79 Richard Wells Hamtramck MI 60 1:37:14
8 82 Ned Rambo Gladwin MI 65 1:40:31
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 98
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 78 John Sturtevant Salida CO 72 1:35:46
2 80 Jim Coats Traverse City MI 70 1:37:28
3 84 Marvin Stevenson Rochester Hills MI 71 1:48:03
4 85 Alfred Pinchak Shaker Heights OH 70 1:53:49
FEMALE FINISHERS:
************ FEMALE OVERALL WINNERS ************
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 23 Julia Houle Brighton MI 37 1:00:38
2 28 Tracy Hardin Cheboygan MI 48 1:02:00
3 33 Emily Flynn Okemos MI 24 1:04:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 38 Jessie Hemming Traverse City MI 18 1:05:46
2 52 Emily Westerman Traverse City MI 15 1:10:40
3 53 Hannah Ciesla Traverse City MI 16 1:11:00
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 33 Emily Flynn Okemos MI 24 1:04:45
2 43 Natalie Dawson Sandia Park NM 25 1:07:58
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 23 Julia Houle Brighton MI 37 1:00:38
2 58 Amy Todd Grand Rapids MI 36 1:15:18
3 62 Kerry Finlayson Petoskey MI 32 1:19:31
4 86 Gwenn Stevenson Oxford MI 39 2:02:21
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 28 Tracy Hardin Cheboygan MI 48 1:02:00
2 63 Kathy Conway Chicago IL 46 1:20:02
3 75 Whitney Armstrong Ludington MI 43 1:34:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
Place O'All Name Town Sta Time
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1 47 Olga Rachitskaya Russell OH 50 1:08:58
2 64 Karen Dawson Farmington MI 52 1:21:31
3 65 Carole Mueller-Brumbach Rockford MI 51 1:22:28
4 71 Kim Steffes Traverse City MI 50 1:27:58
5 77 Lynette Carani Highland Park IL 56 1:35:30
That's Jesse Smith in the black & yellow suit. Christian Byar
is to his right in the blue and white suit.
L-to-R: Christian Byar, Hugh Pritchard, Jesse Smith