Brown and Harden win Black Mountain Classic
Michigan Cup: Black Mountain
Mon, Mar 5, 2012 - By Mike Muha
Eli Brown and Tracy Hardin pulled away from their rivals to easily win the Black Mountain 31K Classic.
Eli took a commanding lead, beating second place finisher Daniel Yankus 1:58:46 to 2:04:36. Dan was able to keep race director Denny Paull at bay, beating Denny by just 3 seconds.
Tracy cruised in to first in 2:34:41. Second place was Hillary Witbrodt in 3:05:41, followed by Karen Dawson in 3:15:49. This puts Tracy clearly in the lead to take the overall Michigan Cup crown.
2nd place women Hillary Witbrodt with Michael Bourassa (in front) and Christopher Anderson herringboning up a hill. (Photo by Jamie L. Trost)
| Overall | Time | Bib | Last | First | City | State | Team |
| 1 | 1:58:46 | 123 | Brown | Eli | Williamsburg | MI | VASA |
| 2 | 2:04:36 | 110 | Yankus | Daniel | Commerce | MI | Nordic Ski Racer/Priorty Health |
| 3 | 2:05:39 | 103 | Paull | Denny | Cheboygan | MI | |
| 4 | 2:08:35 | 137 | Gravlin | John | Cheboygan | MI | Straits Striders |
| 5 | 2:09:54 | 120 | Foltz | Jon | Boyne City | MI | Straits Striders |
| 6 | 2:11:50 | 102 | Weingartz | Chris | Petoskey | MI | Straits Striders |
| 7 | 2:13:38 | 124 | Smith | Randy | Williamsburg | MI | VASA |
| 8 | 2:16:49 | 111 | Doull | James | Petoskey | MI | Straits Striders |
| 9 | 2:17:35 | 122 | Harris | Ryan | Grayling | MI | HH/CCSS |
| 10 | 2:19:06 | 115 | Seaman | Michael | Mt. Pleasant | MI | Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team |
| 11 | 2:19:08 | 125 | Sutter | Tom | Cedar | MI | VASA |
| 12 | 2:21:05 | 129 | Zordell | Blair | Berrien Springs | MI | Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team |
| 13 | 2:23:02 | 126 | Lovhoiden | Gunnar | Berrien Springs | MI | |
| 14 | 2:28:32 | 116 | Trost | Karl | Cheboygan | MI | Straits Striders |
| 15 | 2:29:03 | 119 | Dufour | Yvon | Brighton | MI | Nordic Ski Racer |
| 16 | 2:29:36 | 128 | Steffke | Steve | Weidman | MI | HH/CCSS |
| 17 | 2:34:41 | 136 | Hardin | Tracy | Cheboygan | MI | Straits Striders |
| 18 | 2:37:09 | 144 | Kuz | Julian | Ada | MI | Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team |
| 19 | 2:43:13 | 142 | Dawson | Ken | Farmington Hills | MI | Nordic Ski Racer |
| 20 | 2:43:28 | 132 | Nolan | Dan | Holland | MI | Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team |
| 21 | 2:44:21 | 131 | Webb | Jon | Hubbard Lake | MI | HHCCSS |
| 22 | 2:46:08 | 134 | VonWallmenich | Theo | Alma | MI | Cross Country Ski Headquarters |
| 23 | 2:47:11 | 133 | Haefner | Bill | Clarkston | MI | Nordic Ski Racer |
| 24 | 2:54:53 | 104 | Ahrenberg | Bill | Cheboygan | MI | Straits Striders |
| 25 | 2:55:36 | 106 | Oberman | Mark | Cheboygan | MI | |
| 26 | 2:55:45 | 113 | Temkin | Mike | Troy | MI | Cross Country Ski Headquarters |
| 27 | 2:56:53 | 135 | Baron | Tom | Vermilion | OH | |
| 28 | 2:57:49 | 107 | Neier | Rick | Tawas City | MI | Cross Country Ski Headquarters |
| 29 | 3:02:55 | 105 | Brumbaugh | Ernie | Rockford | MI | Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team |
| 30 | 3:04:01 | 130 | Triebold | Robert | South Bend | IN | Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team |
| 31 | 3:05:41 | 138 | Witbrodt | Hilary | Auburn | MI | HH/CCSS |
| 32 | 3:06:44 | 127 | Anderson | Christopher | East Grand Rapids | MI | Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team |
| 33 | 3:07:07 | 117 | Bourassa | Michael | Charlevoix | MI | Straits Striders |
| 34 | 3:12:39 | 143 | Whitlock | Dave | Mancelona | MI | Straits Striders |
| 35 | 3:15:49 | 141 | Dawson | Karen | Farmington Hills | MI | Nordic Ski Racer |
| 36 | 3:20:22 | 112 | Felski | George | Cheboygan | MI | Straits Striders |
| 37 | 3:48:00 | 108 | Thompson | Dolores | Sumner | MI | HH |
| 38 | 4:00:00 | 109 | Thompson | Gary | Sumner | MI | HH |
| 39 | 4:00:00 | 114 | Kinney | Mark | Presque Isle | MI | |
| 40 | 4:30:00 | 118 | Wells | Richard | Hamtramck | MI | Cross Country Ski Headquarters |
| 41 | DNF | 121 | Wilks | Amelia | Mancelona | MI | Straits Striders |