The fourth Michigan Cup race went off without a hitch! The Larry Kanaby Memorial Classic race at Forbush Corner took advantage of both man-made and natural snow. Seniors skied 12km, juniors went 8km. And Jim Proyer took lots of photos of the event (download for free)!
Large junior skier turnout at Forbush Corner
Ann Wagar provides some background on the race: "Fellow XCHQ teammates and other Michigan Cup skiers celebrated the life of Larry Kanaby this past Sunday February 5th at the Memorial Classic ski race held at Forbush Corner Nordic, in Frederic, MI. Larry lost his battle with cancer on December 10th, 2021. Larry was a long-time racer on the Michigan Cup circuit and a member of the XCHQ ski team. Larry is best remembered for his smile and infectious happy attitude. Tricia, his wife, attended the race and sprinkled some of Larry’s ashes on the finish line."
Tricia-Kanaby sprinkling some Larry's ashes at the start line
Julie Olson and Brandon White on the course
Ann continues... "A total of $1,365 was raised through race fees and donations to be given in memory of Larry to the Ubly and Bad Axe cross country running teams. Larry was an avid runner and skier who will be missed greatly. Thank you to everyone who helped support this memorial donation!"
The Cross Country Ski Shop's Jorden Wakeley won the men's event in 40:00.7, leaving Denny Paull (43:39) and Mike Davis (43:54.9) to fight over second and third. Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team's Jordyn Ross won the women's division handily in 47:42.7, ahead of Rebecca Davis (49:08.5) and Mandy Paull (53:10.1)
The Cross Country Ski Shop's Jorden Wakeley won the men's event in 40:00.7
In the junior race, Annie Paulson won in 22:20.8, with Arianne Olson (22:22.1) and Ella DeBruyn (24:09.7) taking second and third. The junior men had the closest race. Ryan Donnell won in 21:00.4 with Carter DeBruyn not too far behind in second in 21:26.7. Nick Thuente finished off the podium in 21:45.7.
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters team raced in honor of Larry
Thanks to the Forbush Corner staff for a great race!
Free photos taken by Jim Proyer!
Results from the 2023 Larry Kannaby Memorial Classic race at Forbush Corner
Seniors
Men's Larry Kannaby Memorial Classic |
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| Place | Bib Number | Last Name | First Name | Age Group Place | Age Group | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Wakeley | Jorden | 1 | Mens 30-39 | 40:00.7 |
| 2 | 10 | Dennis | Paul | 1 | Mens 50-59 | 43:39.0 |
| 3 | 3 | Davis | Mike | 2 | Mens 30-39 | 43:54.9 |
| 4 | 2 | Parrot | Eric | 3 | Mens 30-39 | 44:04.6 |
| 5 | 12 | Gravlin | John | 1 | Mens 60-69 | 44:21.8 |
| 6 | 19 | Dufour | Yvon | 2 | Mens 50-59 | 44:27.5 |
| 7 | 63 | Sorgenfrei | Allen | 3 | Mens 50-59 | 44:48.7 |
| 8 | 7 | Lung | Ricardo | 4 | Mens 50-59 | 46:13.8 |
| 9 | 41 | Vazquez | Kevin | 1 | Mens 20-29 | 47:19.7 |
| 10 | 21 | Smith | Randy | 2 | Mens 60-69 | 47:49.4 |
| 11 | 9 | Goodman | Glenn | 5 | Mens 50-59 | 48:04.6 |
| 12 | 16 | Zimmerman | Jason | 6 | Mens 50-59 | 48:40.3 |
| 13 | 25 | Seager | Steve | 3 | Mens 60-69 | 48:55.2 |
| 14 | 11 | Anderson | Jim | 4 | Mens 60-69 | 50:48.8 |
| 15 | 66 | Smith | Robert | 1 | Mens 40 - 49 | 51:04.4 |
| 16 | 8 | Neil | Dave | 7 | Mens 50-59 | 51:21.5 |
| 17 | 18 | Pietila | Jukka | 8 | Mens 50-59 | 52:39.2 |
| 18 | 23 | Cornell | Douglas | 5 | Mens 60-69 | 53:50.2 |
| 19 | 59 | Olson | Brian | 9 | Mens 50-59 | 54:56.6 |
| 20 | 20 | Triebold | Bob | 6 | Mens 60-69 | 55:35.3 |
| 21 | 39 | Luce | Robin | 1 | Mens 70- | 56:19.4 |
| 22 | 22 | Zordell | Blair | 7 | Mens 60-69 | 56:35.8 |
| 23 | 28 | Manary | Brett | 2 | Mens 40 - 49 | 57:07.4 |
| 24 | 6 | Debruyn | Michael | 3 | Mens 40 - 49 | 57:21.6 |
| 25 | 32 | Britton | John | 8 | Mens 60-69 | 57:32.3 |
| 26 | 53 | Bourassa | Micheal | 9 | Mens 60-69 | 57:38.2 |
| 27 | 17 | Becker | Steve | 10 | Mens 50-59 | 57:50.8 |
| 28 | 36 | Treadwell | Jeremy | 10 | Mens 60-69 | 57:55.5 |
| 29 | 64 | Steffke | Steve | 11 | Mens 60-69 | 58:27.2 |
| 30 | 45 | Temkin | Mike | 11 | Mens 50-59 | 58:32.2 |
| 31 | 30 | Bergwall | Jason | 4 | Mens 40 - 49 | 58:34.3 |
| 32 | 52 | Neier | Rick | 12 | Mens 60-69 | 58:41.7 |
| 33 | 26 | Thielfoldt | Devan | 13 | Mens 60-69 | 59:09.7 |
| 34 | 37 | Percha | Anthony | 14 | Mens 60-69 | 59:24.6 |
| 35 | 14 | Smigiel | Steve | 2 | Mens 70- | 59:58.2 |
| 36 | 49 | Wisneski | Dan | 15 | Mens 60-69 | 1:00:59.2 |
| 37 | 58 | Frye | George | 4 | Mens 30-39 | 1:01:32.8 |
| 38 | 65 | Nolan | Dan | 3 | Mens 70- | 1:02:04.1 |
| 39 | 47 | Wernette | Tom | 16 | Mens 60-69 | 1:02:21.3 |
| 40 | 31 | Hubbard | John | 5 | Mens 40 - 49 | 1:04:55.6 |
| 41 | 44 | Smith | Mark | 12 | Mens 50-59 | 1:05:56.1 |
| 42 | 40 | Zlobicki | Zbigy | 4 | Mens 70- | 1:05:57.7 |
| 43 | 13 | Johnson | Peter | 5 | Mens 70- | 1:06:45.1 |
| 44 | 48 | Reeg | Patrick | 17 | Mens 60-69 | 1:09:57.8 |
| 45 | 61 | Spencer | Timothy | 13 | Mens 50-59 | 1:10:11.6 |
| 46 | 54 | Braumbaugh | Ernie | 6 | Mens 70- | 1:10:35.1 |
| 47 | 35 | Mckeon | John | 18 | Mens 60-69 | 1:13:21.9 |
| 48 | 56 | Spencer | Davis | 2 | Mens 20-29 | 1:13:55.0 |
| 49 | 71 | Gustafson | Tim | 14 | Mens 50-59 | 1:14:39.6 |
| 50 | 38 | Ball | Doug | 19 | Mens 60-69 | 1:19:22.2 |
| 51 | 62 | Hintz | Mike | 15 | Mens 50-59 | 1:21:22.9 |
| 52 | 75 | Rimer | Daniel | 20 | Mens 60-69 | 1:23:54.6 |
| 53 | 78 | Ruffner | Spencer | 7 | Mens 70- | 1:26:06.2 |
| 54 | 74 | Kaleita | Gary | 21 | Mens 60-69 | 1:38:19.0 |
| 55 | 29 | Colter | Travis | 6 | Mens 40 - 49 | 1:41:31.0 |
| 56 | 76 | Koschman | Mark | 22 | Mens 60-69 | 2:05:04.0 |
| 57 | 55 | Wells | Richard | 8 | Mens 70- | 2:25:29.0 |
Women's Larry Kannaby Memorial Classic |
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| Place | Bib Number | Last Name | First Name | Age Group Place | Age Group | Time |
| 1 | 42 | Ross | Jordyn | 1 | W 30-39 | 47:42.7 |
| 2 | 5 | Davis | Rebecca | 2 | W 30-39 | 49:08.5 |
| 3 | 1 | Paull | Mandy | 1 | W 20-29 | 53:10.1 |
| 4 | 27 | Thompson | Ellen | 3 | W 30-39 | 53:45.8 |
| 5 | 57 | Frye | Mariah | 4 | W 30-39 | 54:02.9 |
| 6 | 34 | Anderson | Wendy | 1 | W 60-69 | 56:42.8 |
| 7 | 15 | Compton | Heather | 1 | W 40-49 | 57:36.8 |
| 8 | 60 | Spencer | Deanna | 1 | W 50-59 | 58:11.8 |
| 9 | 43 | Wagar | Ann | 2 | W 50-59 | 1:04:20.3 |
| 10 | 67 | Peterson | Gussie | 1 | W 70- | 1:09:21.9 |
| 11 | 72 | Kaleita | Linda | 2 | W 60-69 | 1:12:06.2 |
| 12 | 46 | Seager | Chris | 3 | W 60-69 | 1:13:35.6 |
| 13 | 51 | Mitchell | Melinda | 4 | W 60-69 | 1:14:08.9 |
| 14 | 69 | Olson | Julie | 2 | W 40-49 | 1:15:02.2 |
| 15 | 70 | Stevenson | Gwenn | 3 | W 50-59 | 1:16:41.9 |
| 16 | 68 | Fueling | Katie | 4 | W 40-49 | 1:47:13.0 |
| 17 | 73 | Hewlett | Julie | 5 | W 60-69 | 1:58:51.0 |
Juniors (19 and under)
Junior Women's Larry Kannaby Memorial Classic |
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| Place | Bib Number | Last Name | First Name | Time |
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| 1 | 105 | Paulson | Annie | 22:20.8 |
| 2 | 104 | Olson | Arianne | 22:22.1 |
| 3 | 96 | DeBruyn | Ella | 24:09.7 |
| 4 | 83 | Graces | Emillia | 24:10.0 |
| 5 | 97 | Garces | Victoria | 25:20.9 |
| 6 | 101 | Jenema | Jorga | 27:12.1 |
| 7 | 86 | Dykstra | Emma | 28:16.7 |
| 8 | 84 | Zeratsky | Ava rae | 30:21.8 |
| 9 | 92 | Hintz | Kinsey | 31:59.6 |
| 10 | 106 | Crowley | Natalie | 32:02.2 |
| 11 | 90 | Clark | Kathryn | 32:24.1 |
| 12 | 88 | Sketch | Annabelle | 35:36.3 |
| 13 | 85 | Burtt | Evelyn | 41:19.5 |
Junior Men's Larry Kannaby Memorial Classic |
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| Place | Bib Number | Last Name | First Name | Time |
| 1 | 107 | Donnell | Ryan | 21:00.4 |
| 2 | 100 | DeBruyn | Carter | 21:26.7 |
| 3 | 110 | Thuente | Nick | 21:45.7 |
| 4 | 89 | Wierzba | Liam | 22:34.7 |
| 5 | 98 | Kasperowicz | Olin | 23:06.9 |
| 5 | 102 | Kushman | Matthew | 23:06.9 |
| 7 | 99 | Myler | Robert | 23:26.5 |
| 8 | 109 | Klee | Elijah | 23:29.1 |
| 9 | 93 | Murray | Hayden | 25:53.6 |
| 10 | 87 | Gorman | Nate | 29:16.4 |
| 11 | 80 | Dykstra | Bode | 29:51.5 |
| 11 | 82 | Debruyn | Solomon | 29:51.5 |
| 13 | 94 | Steinorth | Thor | 32:26.0 |
| 14 | 95 | White | Brandon | 34:38.6 |
| 15 | 79 | Koschman | Theodore | 48:25.8 |
