JD Downing and Judy Vajda top podium in 27K Vasa
Michigan Cup: North American Vasa
Sat, Feb 11, 2012 - By Mike Muha
AXCS Master Championship director JD Downing from Bend, Oregon showed he still knows how to race by winning the overall 27K North American Vasa freestyle in 1:11:39. David Lomas from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario took second in 1:12:10, followed by Grayling, Michigan's Ryan Halstead in 1:14:07.
In the women's 27K freestyle, Traverse City skiers filled the podium. Judy Vajda was first in 1:29:48, just a couple seconds ahead of Kelly Peterson in 1:29:50, who was just a second ahead of Amy Ranger in 1:29:51.
In the 27K Classic, Tomas Linden, Randy Woods, and Dennix McDonough finished 1-2-3 in 1:34:03, 1:53:26 and 1:54:35.
Amy Kostrzewa was the top 27K classic women in 2:07:30. Second and third were Marnie Sutter (2:11:55) and Kathy Marietti (2:13:03).
Classic results appear further down the page...
27K FREESTYLE AGE GROUP RESULTS
North American VASA
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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1 1 Jd Downing Bend OR 45 1:11:39
2 2 David Lomas Sault Ste. Marie ON 22 1:12:10
3 3 Ryan Halstead Grayling MI 24 1:14:07
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Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 38 Judy Vajda Traverse City MI 48 1:29:48
2 40 Kelley Peterson Traverse City MI 41 1:29:50
3 41 Amy Ranger Traverse City MI 43 1:29:51
MALE AGE GROUP: 14 - 19
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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 14 - 19
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1 90 Louise Oppliger Hancock MI 18 1:48:36
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24
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1 2 David Lomas Sault Ste. Marie ON 22 1:12:10
2 3 Ryan Halstead Grayling MI 24 1:14:07
3 5 Kyle Sarasin Marquette MI 22 1:16:12
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24
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MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 11 Scott McCron Sault Ste. Marie ON 25 1:17:03
2 42 Matthew Murawka Traverse City MI 25 1:30:49
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29
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MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34
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1 10 Peter Mead Traverse City MI 31 1:17:03
2 31 Brian Beauchamp Traverse City MI 34 1:26:43
3 32 Matthew Wiberg Traverse City MI 33 1:27:10
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 92 Hilary Witbrodt Auburn MI 31 1:49:22
MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39
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1 7 Michael Schaefer Grafton OH 39 1:16:45
2 26 Than Dykstra Traverse City MI 39 1:23:33
3 29 Nick Murray Suttons Bay MI 37 1:26:17
4 55 Michael Kemp Whitewater WI 35 1:35:13
5 58 Erik Luce Traverse City MI 37 1:35:49
6 60 Dan Thuente Traverse City MI 38 1:36:01
7 73 Bill Polnick Sault Ste Marie ON 38 1:40:16
8 112 Nathan McCaughan Grand Haven MI 35 2:01:06
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 48 Nicole Alexander Marquette MI 39 1:32:01
2 122 Felisa Read Fairview PA 36 2:18:02
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 6 Jason Zimmerman Latrobe PA 42 1:16:43
2 9 Brian Klym Traverse City MI 42 1:17:02
3 34 John Niemela Marquette MI 41 1:28:36
4 37 Aaron Swanker Traverse City MI 40 1:29:21
5 52 Ron Rzepecki Fairview PA 41 1:33:59
6 56 John Failor Williamsburg MI 44 1:35:22
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 40 Kelley Peterson Traverse City MI 41 1:29:50
2 41 Amy Ranger Traverse City MI 43 1:29:51
3 59 Bridget Thuente Traverse City MI 40 1:35:50
4 61 Karen Kirt Lake Leelanau MI 44 1:36:23
5 62 Amy Todd Grand Rapids MI 42 1:36:27
6 84 Michele Howard Traverse City MI 41 1:45:24
7 91 Tracey Clark Traverse City MI 44 1:49:06
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 1 Jd Downing Bend OR 45 1:11:39
2 4 Jim Harrington Petoskey MI 46 1:14:34
3 13 Sheldon Degenhardt Marriottsville MD 46 1:18:25
4 15 Scott Diment Williamsburg MI 47 1:18:45
5 16 Larry Brownell Traverse City MI 45 1:19:59
6 19 David Hietikko Ada MI 47 1:22:10
7 27 Steve Steffke Weidman MI 49 1:25:29
8 33 Peter Romeo Williamsburg MI 47 1:27:13
9 45 Robert Wilson Williamsburg MI 49 1:31:16
10 54 Vin Dog Mack Traverse City MI 47 1:34:17
11 57 Erick Studenicka Carson City NV 45 1:35:43
12 70 Michael Olechiw New Hudson MI 46 1:39:57
13 75 Rob Straebel Charlevoix MI 46 1:42:02
14 102 Timothy Clulo Traverse City MI 46 1:54:41
15 119 Shawn Obrien South Bend IN 47 2:17:05
16 120 Michael Schwartz Minneapolis MN 47 2:17:37
17 124 Mark Ferrans Wexford PA 47 2:29:03
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 38 Judy Vajda Traverse City MI 48 1:29:48
2 64 Bridget Carefoot Traverse City MI 49 1:36:45
3 98 Laurie Padden Traverse City MI 47 1:50:49
4 101 Tami Stagman Traverse City MI 45 1:53:54
5 113 Michele Cudahy Plainwell MI 46 2:01:46
6 121 Sarah Gutknecht Minneapolis MN 49 2:17:38
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 17 Doug Oppliger Hancock MI 50 1:20:32
2 18 Mark Doherty Traverse City MI 50 1:20:37
3 21 Daniel Hofstra Traverse City MI 51 1:23:09
4 23 Bill Torongo Roscommon MI 50 1:23:20
5 30 Steve Brown Traverse City MI 54 1:26:17
6 35 Matt Vajda Traverse City MI 51 1:28:36
7 36 Jamie Green Gaylord MI 51 1:29:08
8 46 Timothy McClure Roscommon MI 53 1:31:28
9 51 Jeff Potter Williamston MI 50 1:33:20
10 53 Anthony Percha Commerce Twp MI 52 1:34:04
11 77 Mark Madorski Leonard MI 54 1:43:27
12 79 Greg Kil South Bend IN 53 1:43:35
13 82 Bill Thom Chicago IL 51 1:44:23
14 83 Brian Jaffe Traverse City MI 51 1:45:20
15 87 Tom Novacheck Minneapolis MN 52 1:47:26
16 110 John Love St.Johns MI 53 1:59:53
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 93 Fran Upton Roscommon MI 52 1:49:33
2 96 Cyndi Holiday Traverse Ciry MI 53 1:50:41
3 103 Terri Hanson Traverse City MI 50 1:56:11
4 126 Melinda Mitchell Traverse City MI 53 2:35:42
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 49 Jeffrey Moore Northville MI 55 1:32:22
2 67 Mark Davenport Traverse City MI 56 1:38:16
3 71 Bob Eastley Big Rapids MI 59 1:39:58
4 78 Randy Kessler Milford MI 57 1:43:30
5 89 Dave Atkins Ellsworth MI 55 1:48:02
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 68 Karen Dawson Farmington Hills MI 58 1:38:18
2 74 Lexanne Creitz Ann Arbor MI 57 1:40:21
3 106 Julie Bladel Granger IN 55 1:57:01
4 125 Jill Meilahn Marshfield WI 57 2:32:32
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 8 David Ford Winthrop WA 61 1:17:00
2 12 Guy Thibodeau Juneau AK 61 1:17:17
3 14 Tim Onthank Traverse City MI 60 1:18:45
4 20 Ken Dawson Farmington Hills MI 61 1:22:17
5 22 William Kaltz Pinckney MI 64 1:23:20
6 24 Tom Sutter Cedar MI 64 1:23:22
7 25 Robin Luce Central Lake MI 60 1:23:25
8 28 Dan Meyer Lake Elmo MN 61 1:25:50
9 39 Bruce Deboer Traverse City MI 62 1:29:48
10 43 Charles Weber Travers City MI 64 1:30:55
11 47 Duane Amato Suttons Bay MI 61 1:31:52
12 69 Reinhold Cordella Ypsilanti MI 60 1:38:51
13 81 Eddie Andres Traverse City MI 62 1:44:07
14 85 Frank Nizio Grosse Pointe MI 63 1:45:55
15 88 Walter Johnson Rochester Hills MI 62 1:47:58
16 95 Pat Hall Traverse City MI 63 1:50:07
17 104 Jon Debruyn Traverse City MI 62 1:56:46
18 108 Spencer Ruffner Tecumseh MI 60 1:58:50
19 111 Phil Anderson Suttons Bay MI 63 2:00:58
20 128 David Trevino Brownsburg IN 63 2:40:52
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 105 Nancy Bauer Champlin MN 64 1:56:52
2 114 Kathy Schreckengost Erie PA 63 2:02:47
3 117 Nancy Briggs Traverse City MI 61 2:10:23
4 129 Connie Zoutendyk Traverse City MI 60 2:45:21
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 50 Steve Smigiel Ada MI 66 1:33:01
2 63 Ken Masck Alden MI 67 1:36:31
3 65 Hap Wright Boyne City MI 65 1:37:23
4 72 Fred Arnold Traverse City MI 67 1:40:11
5 80 Greg Merwin Lake Isabella MI 65 1:43:56
6 86 Ernie Brumbaugh Rockford MI 65 1:46:34
7 99 Jim Anglin Export PA 65 1:50:53
8 100 Gary Olson Traverse City MI 65 1:52:24
9 107 Daniel Yeager Traverse City MI 69 1:57:19
10 115 Richard Aikman Zionsville IN 65 2:03:38
11 116 Jack Gossett Zionsville IN 66 2:03:52
12 123 Ray Drysdale Albion MI 69 2:22:07
13 127 Ron Sloan Lake In The Hills IL 65 2:38:20
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 94 Connie Meek Hayward WI 65 1:50:06
2 109 Berit Flora Anchorage AK 68 1:59:21
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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1 44 Tom Anderson Big Rapids MI 71 1:31:13
2 66 Sam Flora Anchorage AK 70 1:37:59
3 76 Jim Woodburne Traverse City MI 71 1:42:54
4 97 Jerry Glenn Traverse City MI 70 1:50:49
5 118 Michael Galligan Traverse City MI 72 2:13:50
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
Place Oal Name City Sta Ag Time
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27K CLASSIC AGE GROUP RESULTS
27K CLASSIC AGE GROUP RESULTS
North American VASA
Saturday, February 11, 2012
************ MALE OVERALL WINNERS ************
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 1 Tomas Linden Stevensville MI 44 1:34:03
2 2 Randy Woods Lake Leelanau MI 56 1:53:26
3 3 Dennis McDonough Latrobe PA 61 1:54:35
************ FEMALE OVERALL WINNERS ************
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 15 Amy Kostrzewa Northville MI 51 2:07:30
2 22 Marnie Sutter Cedar MI 60 2:11:55
3 23 Kathy Marietti Marquette MI 52 2:13:03
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 36 Justin Kulesza Grand Rapids MI 24 2:29:52
2 48 Michael Blaine Carsonville MI 24 3:05:19
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 41 Danielle Hudson Whitewater WI 29 2:36:48
2 46 Pippi Schroeder Maple City MI 28 2:58:58
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 14 John Semeyn Traverse City MI 32 2:04:36
2 35 Aaron Henely Grafton OH 35 2:29:45
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 1 Tomas Linden Stevensville MI 44 1:34:03
2 4 Adam Danes Northville MI 44 1:56:00
3 12 Bob Triebold South Bend IN 49 2:01:44
4 25 Andrew Carolus Winnetka IL 43 2:18:06
5 31 Chris Hughes Lansing MI 44 2:21:02
6 32 Pete Mack Holland MI 48 2:22:14
7 38 Brad Plymale Northville MI 43 2:32:21
8 43 Matthew Walling Comstock Park MI 48 2:50:20
9 45 Mark Walling Grand Haven MI 47 2:58:28
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 2 Randy Woods Lake Leelanau MI 56 1:53:26
2 5 Karl Trost Sr Cheboygan MI 53 1:58:59
3 9 Thomas O'Bryan Grand Haven MI 53 1:59:48
4 13 Kent Jenema Gwinn MI 54 2:03:38
5 16 Dennis Miller Gaylord MI 55 2:08:03
6 20 Mark Baran Minonk IL 52 2:11:23
7 21 Daniel Bruce Williamsburg MI 52 2:11:47
8 26 Gregory Kulesza Warren MI 54 2:18:39
9 28 Dave Deback Plainwell MI 57 2:19:35
10 29 Ken Roth Northville MI 51 2:19:35
11 30 Michael Staib Battle Creek MI 54 2:20:23
12 37 Dale Scheiern Cedar MI 59 2:31:29
13 42 Kevin Hayes St. Johns MI 57 2:44:35
14 47 Rick Simonton Dublin OH 52 3:00:24
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 15 Amy Kostrzewa Northville MI 51 2:07:30
2 23 Kathy Marietti Marquette MI 52 2:13:03
3 27 Carole Mueller-Brumbaugh Grayling MI 57 2:18:52
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 3 Dennis McDonough Latrobe PA 61 1:54:35
2 6 Ray Schmekel Traverse City MI 63 1:59:11
3 7 Lee Ries Howell MI 64 1:59:27
4 8 James Monroe Traverse City MI 64 1:59:43
5 17 Carson Heiner Hudson OH 60 2:08:52
6 33 Joe Loftis Byron Center MI 61 2:26:21
7 34 Patrick Loftis Grand Rapids MI 61 2:28:44
8 39 Mike Schaeffer Traverse City MI 63 2:35:14
9 44 Joseph Lang Rockford MI 61 2:56:20
10 50 Jim Loftis Aiken SC 62 3:44:57
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 22 Marnie Sutter Cedar MI 60 2:11:55
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 10 Bill Bauer Champlin MN 66 2:00:18
2 11 Peter Johnson Whitehall MI 66 2:01:27
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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1 18 John Taylor Silverthorne CO 74 2:09:15
2 19 Ed Clary Amherst OH 71 2:10:53
3 24 Patrick Tobin Traverse City MI 73 2:14:01
4 40 Richard Swank Eden NY 70 2:35:19
5 49 Michael Kundrat Marion OH 73 3:09:44
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74
Place Oal Name Town Sta Ag Time
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