Pictures from Saturday's Minnesota Voyageur Trail Ultra, courtesy of Eve Stein.  More pictures are available at Eve's Picasa site.

Submitted By:

Dan Conway, Mini Meet Director

715-398-6006

The Mini Meet Open Track & Cross-Country Series scheduled for the UWS Track in Superior today is cancelled due to thunderstorms.  The event will not be rescheduled, but there is one more meet in the series scheduled for next Tuesday, August 3rd.  Note that parking will be limited on August 3rd due to the Superior Central All-School Reunion going on at Wessman Arena.

2010 Mini Meet Open Track & Cross-Country Series

Pictures from Tuesday's Mini Meet at the UWS track in Superior, courtesy of Eve Stein.  More pictures are available at Eve's Picasa site.

Final 2010 “Run the Range” Points Standings
As of July 17, 2010

Submitted By:

Mark Massoglia

mmassoglia@oneil.com

Female

1.  180 pts - Kari Strand, Ironwood, MI

2.  148 pts - Janet DiGiorgio, Hurley, WI

3.  146 pts - Jackie Powers, Ironwood, MI

4.  140 pts - Leah Nikula, Ironwood, MI

5.  138 pts - Jennifer Quigley, Wakefield, MI

6.  132 pts - Georgia Weber, Ironwood, MI

7.  113 pts - Sherrie McCabe, Ontonagon, MI

8.  108 pts - Sarah Silvestri, Ironwood, MI

     108 pts - Ginger Kivisto, Ironwood, MI

     108 pts - Melissa Santini, Ironwood, MI

11.  98 pts - Rachel Peck, Ironwood, MI

12.  84 pts - Diane Schmidtke, Hurley, WI

13.  83 pts - Darlene Marczak, Ontonagon, MI

14.  80 pts - Margaret Celeski, Ironwood, MI

15.  76 pts - Britta Schroeter, Ironwood, MI

16.  75 pts - Christina Hellen, Ironwood, MI

17.  74 pts - Angela Santini, Ironwood, MI

18.  73 pts - Bev Michaels, Ironwood, MI

      73 pts - Vickie Vuckovic, Ironwood, MI

      73 pts - Jamie Hellen, Ironwood, MI

21.  63 pts - Nichole Nasi, Gile, WI

22.  60 pts - Marianne Andresen, Ironwood, MI

23.  57 pts - Stephanie Voyer, Hurley, WI

24.  48 pts - Andrieane Chase, Ironwood, MI

25.  47 pts - Ginger Nasi, Hurley, WI

26.  40 pts - Kris Croci, Hurley, WI

27.  40 pts - Tammy Lancioni, Ontonagon, MI

28.  38 pts - Jessica Lakvold, Ironwood, MI

      38 pts - Crystal Lakvold, Ironwood, MI

29.  26 pts - Joyce Wyzlic, Ironwood, MI

30.  24 pts - Kate Larsen, Hancock, MI

31.  14 pts - Kelly Pavlovich, Duluth, MN

32.  10 pts - Jill Wiercech, Ironwood, MI

 
Male
1.  167 pts - Alan Peterson, Ironwood, MI

2.  153 pts - Keith Johnson, Ironwood, MI

3.  144 pts - Louie Jagla, Ironwood, MI

4.  140 pts - Michael McPherson, Ironwood, MI

5.  138 pts - Anthony Culbert, Hurley, WI

6.  134 pts - Bill Vernetti, Bessemer, MI

7.  115 pts - Anthony LaPlant, Ironwood, MI

8.  110 pts - Jeff Musselmann, Ironwood, MI

9.  94 pts - Marty Celeski, Ironwood, MI

     94 pts - Jeff Rose, Ironwood, MI

11. 90 pts - Tim Marczak, Ontonagon, MI

12. 86 pts - Forrest Kivisto, Ironwood, MI

13. 80 pts - Max McPherson, Ironwood, MI

14. 56 pts - Kevin Rowe, Gurney, WI

15. 45 pts - Jason Maki, Saxon, WI

     45 pts - Mark Massoglia, Omro, WI

17. 27 pts - Matt Dary, Ironwood MI

18. 11 pts - Joe Peck, Ironwood, MI

HARTMARK, HOUCK WIN PARK POINT 5-MILER

Hartmark Wins Second Title, Houck Breaks Own Course Record

Submitted By:

Bob Gustafson
Public Relations Director
Grandma's Marathon
(218) 727-0947

DULUTH, MN - Duluthian Eric Hartmark won last night’s 39th annual running of the Park Point 5-Miler with a time of 25 minutes and 16 seconds. The victory for Hartmark, 32, was his second at the event – he also won in 2007 (25:17).

Duluth ’s Jeremy Polson, a five-time winner and defending champion, finished second in 26:09, while Kelly Mortenson, 39, of Saint Paul, MN, placed third in 26:19.

In the female division, Duluth’s Jen Houck shattered her own course record by 40 seconds, winning with a time of 27:50. Houck, 26, broke the course record in 2009 by running 28:30. The victory was her third consecutive at Park Point.

Duluth’s Kathleen Monaghan, 42, placed second in 30:24 followed by Duluth ’s Marlo McGaver in 32:09.

A total of 510 runners and 40 walkers registered for the event ― northern Minnesota’s oldest road race. Youth races for children 14 and under accompanied the five-mile run and two-mile walk.

Net proceeds from the Park Point 5-Miler benefit the Young Athletes Foundation (YAF), a Grandma’s Marathon program focused on the promotion and development of youth athletics.

The Park Point 5-Miler is sponsored by 10fold Solutions, Anytime Fitness, City of Duluth, Duluth News Tribune, Duluth Running Company, Fitger’s, Great Harvest Bread, Integrity Health Network, maurices, Minnesota Power, MIX 108, Northland’s NewsCenter, Sam’s Club, St. Luke’s and The Shack Smokehouse and Grille.

2010 PARK POINT 5-MILER
RESULTS – Top 10

MEN – Open Division
1st – Eric Hartmark, 32, Duluth , MN – 25:16           
2nd – Jeremy Polson, 32, Duluth , MN – 26:09        
3rd – Kelly Mortenson, 39, St. Paul , MN – 26:19
4th – Jonathan Balabuck, 30, Thunder Bay , Ontario – 26:48
5th – Mark Maronese, 31, Thunder Bay , Ontario – 27:03
6th – Scott Behling, 20, Duluth , MN – 27:09
7th – Gregg Robertson, 40, Duluth , MN – 27:11
8th – Benjamin Bayer, 21, Duluth , MN – 27:27
9th – Erik Escher, 21, Duluth , MN – 27:36
10th – Adam Swank, 34, Duluth , MN – 27:43

WOMEN – Open Division
1st – Jen Houck, 26, Duluth , MN – 27:50* (New Course Record)
2nd – Kathleen Monaghan, 42, Duluth , MN – 30:24
3rd – Marlo McGaver, 39, Duluth , MN – 32:09
4th – Jessica Rossing, 24, Duluth , MN – 32:41
5th – Connie Lutkevich, 42, Duluth , MN – 32:48
6th – Erika Sorgatz, 29, Chicago , IL – 33:51
7th – Emily Bradshaw, 20, Duluth , MN – 34:01
8th – Jody Zeleznikar, 37, Esko , MN – 34:49
9th – Molly Pennings, 35, Culver, MN – 34:51
10th – Renee Clarke, 14, Thunder Bay , Ontario – 35:18

2010 PARK POINT 2-MILE WALK
RESULTS – Top 3

MEN – Open Division
1st – Robert Weller, 29, Kingston , MA – 22:27
2nd – Steven Skamser, 63, – 22:31
3rd – John Stark, 66, Duluth , MN – 22:40

WOMEN – Open Division
1st – Helen Archibald, 32, - 24:55
2nd – Jill Bianchet, 53, Duluth , MN - 25:02
3rd – Mollie Bruhjell, 33, – 26:51