Ken Dawson has released the official age class, overall
individual, and team winners of the 2001-2002 Michigan Cup Series. Overall winners were Tim
Triebold and Wendy Anderson (men and women's division), and Mick Tiffany and
Cassidy Edwards in the junior division. The Cross Country Ski Shop beat out
Cross Country Ski Headquarters for the Team Trophy. For shear number of accumulated points,
Sara Cockrell finished the season with 1,240 points for women, with Steve Smigiel Jr.
collecting 1,762 among men.
The best four races counted for junior overall points; the
best five counted for men and women.
Overall Winners
|
Tim Triebold |
Men's |
Wendy Anderson |
Women's |
Mick Tiffany |
Junior Men |
Cassidy Edwards |
Junior Women |
Besides overall winners, Tim was also the Classical category
winner, and shared the Men's Combined category award with Milan Biac. Wendy picked up both the
Freestyle and Women's Combined awards:
Category Race Winners
|
Freestyle Men |
Milan Biac |
Freestyle Women |
Wendy Anderson |
Classical Men |
Tim Triebold |
Freestyle Women |
Sara Cockrell |
Combined Men |
Milan Biac & Tim Triebold |
Combined Women |
Wendy Anderson |
Grand Rapids Nordic rounded out the top three in the team
competition, after CCSS and XCHQ. A new team this year, the Strait Striders took a respectable
6th overall.
Team Results
(Top 30 from each team scored)
|
|
Team Results |
Total |
Medals |
Relay Pts.
|
1 |
Cross Country Ski Shop |
22,400 |
21 |
1,910 |
2 |
Cross Country Ski Headquarters |
20,020 |
17 |
3,320 |
3 |
Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team |
16,547 |
12 |
2,030 |
4 |
Traverse Nordic Ski Team |
13,878 |
11 |
1,190 |
5 |
Ullr / Maybury |
9,707 |
10 |
0 |
6 |
Strait Striders |
2,824 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
Ohio |
1,925 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Ann Arbor
Cross Country |
1,187 |
|
0 |
9 |
White Line Racing Team |
512 |
|
0 |
Age Class Winners
|
Name |
Class |
Age Range |
Category |
Mick Tiffany |
A |
13-19 |
Jr. Men |
Robert Smith |
C |
20-29 |
Men |
Jeff Koch |
D |
30-39 |
Men |
Tim Triebold |
G |
40-49 |
Men |
Bill Brundage |
H |
50-59 |
Men |
Tom Anderson |
J |
60-69 |
Men |
Arne Borgnes |
M |
70+ |
Men |
Cassidy Edwards |
B |
13-19 |
Jr. Women |
Debbie Van Meter |
E |
20-29 |
Women |
Laura Waldo |
F |
30-39 |
Women |
Wendy Anderson |
I |
40-49 |
Women |
Sara Cockrell |
K |
50-59 |
Women |
Beth Caldwell |
L |
60-69 |
Women |
Given that the best five races counted toward Michigan Cup
overall points, it's shocking to see that only 52 men and 19 women completed at least five
races (and that includes juniors).
Number of skiers who
did...
|
Races |
Men |
Women |
9 races |
5 |
- |
8 races |
5 |
- |
7 races |
5 |
2 |
6 races |
19 |
8 |
5 races |
18 |
9 |
4 races |
23 |
4 |
3 races |
30 |
7 |
2 races |
77 |
26 |
1 race |
186 |
70 |
Total number of skiers: |
368
(Includes 66 junior men) |
126
(Includes 44 Junior Women |
Total Accumulated Points
|
Women |
Sara Cockrell |
1,240 pts |
Men |
Steve Smigiel Jr. |
1762 pts |
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