Race Results for THE GOURD 2007
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Race Results for THE GOURD 2007
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GOURD RACE RESULTS FOR 2007 Chesterton runners Sam Langley and Debbie Jaeger were the top male and female runners in the 2007 Gourd 5K Trail Race, while Ryan Kwiecinski and Karen Nagel finished first overall in the Gourd 10K.In the Master’s division (60 and older), Mike Wilson of Liberty Township took first at 25:13 in the 5K, and Fred Fleming of Chesterton took first in the 10K at 50:53. The 9th annual Gourd Race was held Sept. 22, 2007, on a beautiful sunny morning at the Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve, Chesterton. Langley finished first in the 5K with a time of 18:14. Jaeger was the top female runner at 21:52. In the 10K race, Kwiecinski finished first overall at 38:28. Nagel was the top female 10K runner, and third overall, at 39:58. The top runners received a large hand-decorated gourd award, bookmark tag and a framed photo of themselves at the race. Runners who placed in the top three in each age division received small gourd awards and bookmark tags. Winner of a box seat package at a Rail Cats game for the 2008 season was Crown Point resident Peggy Keller, who participated in the Gourd’s non-competitive walk. Winner of a Portage Township Live Entertainment Association Party Package for 10 was 5K runner Emily Cole of Chesterton. The Gourd Race is sponsored annually by the all-volunteer, non-profit Moraine Ridge Wildlife Rehab Center, which will soon open the area’s first wildlife rehabilitation center. We are very pleased to report that in surveys, Gourd runners once again gave the race a high mark — an average score of 9.1 on a scale of 1 to 10. (This does not include the "100" score that one very happy runner gave us!) One highlight of this year’s race took place during the awards ceremony, when Moraine Ridge board member and award announcer David Berger led the runners and walkers in a "Happy Birthday" song for 5K runner Thomas Lyp, who turned 9 on race day. This year’s Gourd Race was much earlier than usual. After we had to move up our race in 2006 because of a conflict with another area race, we moved this year’s race up even more, into September, due to assorted other conflicts with races and schedules. But this year’s date still posed some conflicts, and our turnout was lower than usual. Nevertheless, by a 2 to 1 margin, runners surveyed urged us to keep the race in September. The second choice for runners was an October race date, though about an equal number also said the date of the race doesn’t matter to them. Only a few urged us to move The Gourd back to its traditional date in early November. The Gourd Committee will carefully analyze all race date options and will strive to accommodate the wishes of the runners, while avoiding conflicts with other races. This year’s Gourd Race was dedicated in memory of Moraine Ridge board member Gail Patrik and Gourd Race timer Patrick Rhodes. Both were dear friends to us at the Gourd, and both are deeply missed. A huge thanks to our Gourd 2007 sponsors: Duneland Resale Shop, LEL/Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve, McAfee Animal Hospital, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network/Vic Volom, CLU, CFP, and Grieger’s Motors., all Golden Gourd sponsors; Jake’s Feed & Garden and Panera Bread, Bronze Gourd sponsors. Gift sponsors were Rail Cats and the Portage Township Live Entertainment Association.
Gourd 2007 5K By Age Division Men 12 & under Jeremy Jaeger David Joesten Thomas Lyp Jack McQuestion Women 12 & under Abby Canright Samantha Steuber Geneva Zoltek Women 13-15 Izzy Endsley Men 16-19 Jonathan Malecha Christopher Mostello Women 16-19 Emily Cole Men 20-24 Pierce Lehr Women 20-24 Candace Gardner Men 25-29 Sam Langley Women 25-29 Lynette Murphy Lauren Quirk Men 30-34 Bryant Donnella Women 30-34 Melonie Sutton Men 35-39 Michael DeHaven Philip Spence Todd DeVrier Patrick Lyp Women 35-39 Diann Benefiel Men 40-44 James Korba Mark Acevedo Greg Keller Chuck Lair Roy Endsley III Women 40-44 Debbie Jaeger Cathy Roles Men 45-49 Donald Vanderwal Nikki DeHaven Women 45-49 Patty Mikulich Pamela Fletcher Betty Vanderwal Men 55-59 Charles Lansdowne Tom Hutmachen Women 50-54 Mary Lebio Phyllis Bendiks Karen Lansdowne Women 55-59 Rosalyn Sroga Kris Quirk Marilyn Gasik Men 60-64 Joe Sroga Men 65 & older Mike Wilson
5K by Rank 1. Sam Langley, 18:14 2. James Korba, 20:50 3. Jeremy Jaeger, 21:51 4. Debbie Jaeger, 21:52 5. Michael DeHaven, 21:57 6. Mark Acevedo, 23:16 7. Bryant Donnella, 23:38 8. Greg Keller, 23:47 9. Candace Gardner, 24:07 10. Philip Spence, 24:14 11. Jonathan Malecha, 24:18 12. Chuck Lair, 24:28 13. Lynette Murphy, 24:40 14. Mike Wilson, 25:13 (M) 15.Melonie Sutton, 25:20 16. David Joesten, 25:54 17. Pierce Lehr, 26:00 18. Christopher Mostello, 26:02 19. Abby Canright, 26:23 20. Roy Endsley III, 27:13 21. Samantha Steuber, 27:47 22. Patty Mukulich, 28:13 23. Todd DeVrier, 28:36 24. Emily Cole, 28:57 25. Pamela Fletcher, 29:01 26. Donald Vanderwal, 29:08 27. Mary Lebio, 29:47 28. Betty Vanderwal, 30:07 29. Lauren Quirk, 31:36 30. Cathy Roles, 31:53 31. Charles Lansdowne, 31:59 32. Geneva Zoltek, 33:13 33. Nikki DeHaven, 35:32 34. Tom Hutmachen, 35:33 35. Phyllis Bendiks, 37:00 36. Joe Sroga, 39:07 36. Rosalyn Sroga, 39:07 37. Izzy Endsley, 40:07 38. Thomas Lyp, 40:09 39. Jack McQuestion, 40:15 40. Kris Quirk, 41:14 41. Karen Lansdowne, 41:35 42. Marilyn Gasik, 42:14 43. Patrick Lyp, 44:40 44. Diann Benefiel, 48:10 (Master’s winner = "M") Total runners: 45 (1 tie) Gourd 2007 10K by Age Division Women 12 & under Hannah Zygmunt Kelly Lyp Men 12 & under Andrew Lyp Women 16-19 Kristine Thorndyke Men 20-24 Steve Stackert Women 20-24 Leslie Nelson Men 25-29 John Borman Women 25-29 Karen Nagel Marta Surbevski Kathy Hoffman Men 30-34 Ryan Kwiecinski Richard Schmidt Women 30-34 Crystal Siewin Laura Craig Men 35-39 Bill Ricard John Craig Women 35-39 Karen Donley Janet Casbon Joalyn Lyp Deborah Morningstar Christine Higgins Men 40-44 Percy Pompey Dave Fields Stan Zygmunt Robert Baranko Women 40-44 Jill Fields Peggy Portelli Maria Blanco Men 45-49 Robert Thompson Joseph Rodenbucher Paul Reiser Women 45-49 Mary Zemansky Susan Schroeder Men 50-54 Al Mussman Larry Spaeth Jack Taylor Women 50-54 Alicia McClean Men 55-59 Stephen Arndt Duane Schmidt Women 55-59 Ruth Ann Schmidt Men 60-64 Winston Steiniche Men 65 & older Fred Fleming
Gourd 10K by Rank 1. Ryan Kwiecinski, 38:28 2. John Borman, 39:48 3. Karen Nagel, 39:58 4. Stephen Arndt, 40:59 5. Al Mussman, 43:58 6. Steve Stackert, 47:04 7. Crystal Siewin, 48:45 8. Percy Pompey, 48:57 9. Robert Thompson, 49:08 10. Bill Ricard, 50:00 11. Fred Fleming, 50:53 (M) 12. Andrew Lyp, 51:26 13. Richard Schmidt, 52:45 14. Duane Schmidt, 52:54 15. Larry Spaeth, 53:04 16. Mary Zemanski, 53:26 17. Jill Fields, 53:30 17. Dave Fields, 53:30 18. Hannah Zygmunt, 54:23 19. Kristine Thorndyke, 54:46 20. Peggy Portelli, 55:10 21. Stan Zygmunt, 55:18 22. Leslie Nelson, 55:21 23. Joseph Rodenbucher, 58:00 24. Karen Donley, 58:55 25. Janet Casbon, 58:56 26. Alicia McClean, 59:04 27. Susan Schroeder, 59:20 28. Paul Reiser, 59:23 29. Robert Baranko, 1:01:41 30. Joalyn Lyp, 1:02: 48 31. Kelly Lyp, 1:05:34 32. Deborah Morningstar, 1:05:35 33. Christine Higgins, 1:05:39 34. Ruth Ann Schmidt, 1:05:41 35. Winston Steiniche, 1:06:31 36. John Craig, 1:12:12 37. Laura Craig, 1:12:13 37. Marta Surbevski, 1:12:13 38. Kathy Hoffman, 1:14:22 38. Maria Blanco, 1:14:22 39. Jack Taylor, 1:24:31 (Master’s winner = "M") Total runners: 42 (3 tie times) |
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