Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
IRONWOOD — The 20th Annual John Jarvi Jr. Memorial Run was held on Saturday morning under warm, sunny conditions with an estimated 95 entries.
Winning racers in the 5K overall runs were Nick Niemi of Ironwood and Joely Overstreet of Genoa, Ill. Winners in the 10K overall race were Carolyn Warren of Ironwood and Sam Dean of Ironwood. Dean Juntunen, of Mass City, Mich. was the winner in the Hand-cycle Division.
"It was a beautiful day to run," race director Ben Schmandt said. "I'm very thankful for all the volunteers from the Ironwood cross country team, their parents and the community volunteers for all their support in making this such a successful event again."
RESULTS
Ironwood, Saturday
Men’s results
5K Race
Overall champion
Nick Niemi, 16, Ironwood, 17:59
Ages 9-11
1. Hayden Balduc, New Richmond, Wis., 23:36
12-14
1. Aidan Graser, 13, Ironwood, 21:40; 2. Gavyn Rubatt, 13, Ironwood, 24:04; 3. Von Lyons, 12, Ironwood, 27:18; 4. Gavin Delich, 13, Ironwood, 27:21; 5. Owen Overstreet, 14, Genoa, Ill, 30:58.
15-19
1. Sawyer Stengard, 15, Ironwood, 20:17; 2. Dylan Taivalmaa, 17, Ironwood, 17:12; 3. Jesse Spets, 15, Ironwood, 31:04
20-29
1. Brad Vaara, 21, Hurley, 19:36; 2. Jack Hagstrom, 21, Middleton, Wis., 20:59; 3. Nick Oliver, 27, Delano, Minn., 21:37.
30-39
1. David Eischen, 36, Grafton, Wis., 27:47; 2. John Tuzee, 35, Ironwood, 32:14; 3. Jason Jarvi, 39, Ironwood, 43:40; 4. Dustin Filippini, 37, Bessemer, 44:39
40-49
1. Don Peterson, 44, Ironwood, 21:38; 2. Gerard Lauzon, 48, Ironwood, 22:41; 3. Michael Bachand, 47, Iron Mountain, 29:19.
50-59
1. Ken Fahrner, 53, Ironwood, 21:49; 2. Mike McPherson, 54, Ironwood, 26:32; 3. Troy Smart, 53, Ironwood, 36:58.
60-69
1. Bert Stella, 62, Hurley, 21:58; 2. Gary Aimone, 66, Hurley, 29:41.
70 and over
1. Gary Engstrom, 70, Ironwood, 30:29; 2. Ron Trethewey, 79, Duluth, Minn., 53:24.
Women
Overall champion
Joely Overstreet, 15, Genoa, Ill., 23:12
5 and under
1. Giana Filippini, 5, Bessemer, 44:39.
6-8
1. Olivia DiGiorgio, 8, Hurley, 34:11
9-11
1. Jaana Aukee, 10, Hurley, 34:04; 2. Claire Nikula, 9, Hurley, 40:56.
12-14
1. Nicole DiGiorgio, 12, Hurley, 27:13.
20-29
1. Tara Patoile, 28, Delano, Minn., 24:13; 2. Courtney Ann Dean, 27, Ironwood, 35:23; 3. Angela Burla, 27, Bloomington, Minn., 35:38; 4. Danielle Ikola, Bessemer, 44:56; 5. Vicki Tilton, 29, Hurley, unknown.
30-39
1. Amanda Eischen, 37, Grafton, Wis., 31:08; 2. Lisa Fechter, 31, Ironwood, 31:27; 3. Amy Trethewey, 39, Duluth, Minn., 32:28; 4. Mary Gerlach, 36, Ironwood, 34:50; 5. Kelly Pavlovich, 33, Duluth, Minn., 41:02; 6. Mary Westlund, 39, Cambridge, Minn., unknown; 7. Amanda Benner, 39, Ironwood, 52:52; 8. Leanna Nikula, 32, Hurley, unknown.
40-49
1. Amanda Corullo, 40, Montreal, Wis., 25:33; 2. Janet DiGiorgio, 43, Hurley, 26:11; 3. Andrea Overstreet, 41, Genoa, Ill., 26:30; 4. Caroline Delich, 41, Ironwood, 30:38; 5. Amy Pinardi, 46, Hurley, 31:23; 6. Dana Aukee, 40, Hurley, 34:16; 7. Georgia Weber, 48, Ironwood, 44:23; 8. Cathy Tanka, 45, Ironwood, 52:31; 9. Garette Cramblit, 48, Ironwood, 52:32.
50-59
1. Marianne Andresen, 57, Ironwood, 30:30; 2. Darcy Smart, 57, Ironwood, 36:59; 3. Vickie Vackovic, 58, Ironwood, 44:23; 4. Diane Borowski, 59, Hurley, 44:56; 5. Elizabeth Sweeney, 59, Ironwood, 46:29; 6. Bev Michaels, 57, Ironwood, 54:30.
60-69 (times unknown)
1. Patricia Hagstrom, 61, Ironwood; 2. Cheryl Taivalmaa, 63, Ironwood; 3. Amy Noren, 60, Ironwood; 4. Jennifer Burla, 63, Ironwood; 5. Cheryl Bunt, 64, Ironwood; 6. Angela Santini, 62, Ironwood; 7. Leann Jahnson, 60, Montreal, Wis .; 8. Felicia Santini, 69, Hurley; 9. Sue Kaffine, 60, Pence, Wis.
70 and over
1. Catherine Parisian, 78, Ironwood, 49:52.
10K Race
Men
Overall champion
Sam Dean, 19, Ironwood, 37:50
Wheelchair champion
Dean Juntunen, 57, Mass City, 29:06
Ages 20-29
1. Kyle Pallin, 26, Ironwood, 44:51.
30-39
1. Donny Sazama, 39, Hermantown, Minn., 38:50; 2. Phil Strong, 37, Ironwood, 43:49; 3. Andy Warren, 30, Ironwood, 47:09.
40-49
1. Jason Slining, 45, Ironwood, 40:03; 2. John Spence, 42, Ironwood, 54:41.
50-59
1. Paul Janczak, 54, Bessemer, 1:04.08.
60-69
1. Frank Hinterleitner, 66, Tomahawk, Wis., 55:53; 2. Jim Anderson, 64, Cable, Wis., 1:00.24.
70 and over
1. Bob Teska, 78, Arbor Vitae, Wis., 1:09.14.
Women
Overall champion
Carolyn Warren, 27, Ironwood, 47:09.
20-29
1. Abby Samardich, 23, Bessemer, 49:15
30-39
1. Emmy Tuzee, 31, Ironwood, 48:05; 2. Ashley Parker, 32, Ironwood, 53:18.
40-49
1. Paulette Niemi, 49, Ironwood, 50:45.
50-59
1. Leah Nikula, 56, Ironwood, 54:19; 2. Jackie Powers, 53, Ironwood, 58:36.