The Seventh Annual
2007 United States National Snowshoe Championship
March 9 & 10 2007
Elm Creek Park Preserve in Maple Grove, MN
Just outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Participation in the National Champs.
Events by State/Country
State Participants
MN 52
WI 22
NY 18
CO 12
IA 7
CA 5
MI 5
MA 4
VT 4
AK 2
Canada 2
FL 2
MT 2
NV 2
PA 2
ME 1
Mexico 1
NH 1
SC 1
TX 1
UT 1
WA 1
Total 148
2006 Senior 10k National Championship Serial Results
Age Group Category
20-24 M 1
25-29 M 2
30-34 M 3
35-39 M 4
40-44 M 5
45-49 M 6
50-54 M 7
55-59 M 8
60-64 M 9
65-69 M 10
70-74 M 11
75+ M 12
Senior Men Age Groups
Championship Team
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
1 39:29.8 Greg Hexum Duluth MN M 36
2 40:11.8 Jeffrey Beck Fairport NY M 25
3 40:25.6 Kelly Mortenson Minneapolis MN M 36
4 41:01.0 Bill Raitter Twain Harte CA M 37
5 41:18.5 Scott Gall Cedar Falls IA M 33
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
20-24
1 42:49.4 Brent Kann Rice Lake WI M 21
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
25-29
1 42:02.1 Dewey Peacock Bozeman MT M 27
2 43:32.8 Wynn Davis River Falls WI M 25
3 45:23.7 Charles Nowacki Keystone CO M 29
4 45:35.4 Victor Vilar Germantown WI M 28
5 48:01.9 Darren Brungardt Dillon CO M 25
6 50:42.5 Justin Bakken Minneapolis MN M 27
7 52:12.9 Jason Reed Burlingame CA M 28
8 54:44.9 Matthew Soroka St. Paul MN M 29
9 59:28.0 Casey Toops Austin MN M 26
10 1:02:05.5 Brian Pins Dubuque IA M 26
11 2:13:29.0 Daniel Aaron Paul Gladstone MI M 29
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
30-34
1 42:40.2 Mark Churchill Morrisville VT M 32
2 44:15.1 Nathan Huckle Rochester NY M 32
3 44:49.7 Thomas Beckum Caribou ME M 31
4 44:57.1 Chad Millner Eden Prairie MN M 31
5 47:47.6 Sylvester Coons Verdi NV M 34
6 48:13.8 Nathaniel Wilson Fredric WI M 32
7 49:50.8 Bill Wonder Eau Claire WI M 31
8 52:41.2 Bruce Hiebl Curtiss WI M 33
9 54:16.4 Kevin Demster New Ipswich NH M 30
10 1:04:17.2 Mike Soderburg Pillager MN M 33
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
35-39
1 43:45.9 Chad Carroll Fairbanks AK M 36
2 44:04.7 Jesse Haynes Cardiff CA M 35
3 45:30.0 Kevin Brinegar Fairbanks AK M 38
4 46:10.1 Byron Johnson Duluth MN M 37
5 46:15.4 Kevin Guiberson Bothell WA M 38
6 47:38.0 Cory W. Anderson Lake Geneva WI M 37
7 48:52.0 David Pipho Duluth MN M 36
8 54:12.3 Jason Pare Oriskany NY M 35
9 55:02.3 Tim Ratowski Webster NY M 35
10 56:33.3 Doug Hubred Golden Valley MN M 39
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
40-44
1 47:56.2 Brian Gunnarson Longmont CO M 41
2 48:38.7 Scott Purrington Stillwater MN M 43
3 48:46.1 Britt Brewer Wilbraham MA M 44
4 48:51.4 Gregory Luna State College PA M 42
5 48:53.6 Jack Schneider Colorado Springs CO M 42
6 49:44.7 Brian Klink Aurora CO M 42
7 51:43.7 John Del Toro Apple Valley MN M 43
8 52:35.1 Steve Heil Medford WI M 42
9 59:37.8 Mort Nace Rochester NY M 41
10 1:15:31.5 Brad Canham Eden Prairie MN M 43
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
45-49
1 41:48.0 Bernie Boettcher Silt CO M 45
2 43:37.8 Kevin Haas St. Louis Park MN M 49
3 47:00.2 Jim Reed Duluth MN M 48
4 47:48.7 Rick Cleary River Falls WI M 45
5 48:32.8 Eric Vandenberg Austin MN M 47
6 49:01.6 Wayne Cottrell Salt Lake City UT M 45
7 49:34.3 Jamie Boese Aurora CO M 48
8 50:46.0 Kevin Brochman Maplewood MN M 48
9 51:12.0 Steven Rivers Victor NY M 46
10 52:26.8 Mark Rickman Pueblo CO M 46
11 55:11.7 Tim S. Johnson Fridley MN M 49
12 56:19.3 Mark Dixon Owego NY M 49
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
50-54
1 48:30.1 Bob Dion Readsboro VT M 52
2 49:18.1 Jim McDonnell Woodbury MN M 54
3 1:01:44.4 Joel Braatz Merrill WI M 51
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
55-59
1 50:02.3 John Kann Rice Lake WI M 55
2 51:06.1 Judd Johnson Marquette MI M 56
3 51:30.8 Edward Myers Obilisk PA M 56
4 52:13.4 Denny Jordan Golden Valley MN M 56
5 52:57.2 Curt Krieger Mason City IA M 55
6 56:24.6 Bill Morse Dracut MA M 56
7 59:04.3 Mike Most River Falls WI M 57
8 59:50.0 Rich Lachowski River Falls WI M 57
9 1:00:15.6 John Kimberly Stillwater MN M 58
10 1:07:58.1 Ron Dockery Mahtomedi MN M 58
11 1:10:14.5 John Stauffer San Francisco CA M 56
12 1:11:43.0 Phillip Smith Edina MN M 59
13 1:20:28.7 Ed Jeannett Edgerton WI M 58
14 1:35:05.0 Daniel Joseph Paul Gladstone MI M 55
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
60-64
1 52:36.7 Jim Graupner Lake Elmo MN M 63
2 57:32.8 Thomas Burr Shoreview MN M 61
3 58:14.5 Dave Sykora Green Bay WI M 60
4 58:55.4 Roger De Groot Waterloo IA M 63
5 1:45:18.0 Bob Durband Shoreview MN M 64
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
65-69
1 58:44.5 John Pelton West Rupert VT M 68
2 1:06:24.4 Wayne Ratowski Canton NY M 65
3 1:09:43.4 Edward A Rousseau Minneapolis MN M 68
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
70-74
1 1:41:13.0 Bradley Ayers Frederic WI M 72
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
75-79
1 1:25:43.0 Richard J Busa Marlboro MA M 78
Senior Women Age Groups
Championship Team
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
1 48:20.3 Nikki Kimball Bozeman MT F 36
2 49:03.2 Keri Nelson Grand Junction CO F 26
3 49:32.2 Sarah Raitter Twain Harte CA F 35
4 49:43.1 Erin Ward St. Paul MN F 33
5 50:33.5 Laurie Lambert Austin TX F 46
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
20-24
1 55:31.0 Casey Shea Evergreen CO F 22
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
25-29
1 51:50.3 Sarah Gall Cedar Falls IA F 28
2 53:31.7 Michelle Marie Paul Venice FL F 26
3 55:23.8 Lynann Lorenz Apalachin NY F 28
4 56:16.9 Andrea Mueller Edgar WI F 29
5 1:08:46.2 Rachel Van Hale Duluth MN F 26
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
30-34
1 54:06.7 Catherine Lee Minneapolis MN F 33
2 55:54.0 Molly Cohran Lakeville MN F 32
3 1:06:21.9 Kimberleigh Field Reno NV F 34
4 1:08:13.8 Kelly Wonder Eau Claire WI F 31
5 1:10:11.4 Molly Moilanen Minneapolis MN F 32
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
35-39
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
40-44
1 53:02.4 Cindy Brochman Maplewood MN F 42
2 1:10:49.4 Diane Gray Hoeoye Falls NY F 44
3 1:12:22.6 Alicia Gordon Woodbury MN F 41
4 1:15:50.0 Laurel Shortell Northampton MA F 41
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
45-49
1 55:09.2 Cecilia Walker Cocoa Beach FL F 45
2 58:59.2 Lisa Trainor Maple Grove MN F 48
3 1:20:23.0 Denise Dion Readsboro VT F 49
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
50-54
1 1:00:23.1 Jeanne Blatter Silt CO F 50
2 1:04:46.3 Melissa Behr Delmar NY F 53
3 1:15:54.0 Roxanne Thomas Hayward WI F 53
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
55-59
1 1:11:54.5 Chary Griffin Cazenovia NY F 59
2 1:12:41.1 Georgi Northdurft Eyota MN F 58
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
60-64
1 1:22:46.0 Carol Klitzke Maple Grove MN F 60
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
70-74
1 1:30:29.0 Roddie Larsen Menasha WI F 70
2006 USSSA Junior 5k National Championship Results
Female
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
1 26:25.2 Carolyn Campbell Ann Arbor MI F 17
2 28:49.5 Michayla Heil Medford WI F 15
3 28:58.1 Debbie Merzbach Rochester NY F 19
4 30:06.5 Judy Merzbach Rochester NY F 19
5 30:27.6 Gretchen Nace Rochester NY F 16
6 30:43.7 Rebecca Gravenstede Lima NY F 16
Male
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
1 20:14.7 Christian Thompson Candor NY M 19
2 20:28.3 Zachary Rivers Victor NY M 17
3 22:58.3 Mason Bacso Plymouth MN M 19
4 25:23.6 Andy Wentzel Pawleys Island SC M 16
5 25:55.2 Adam Snyder Plymouth MN M 18
6 26:10.0 Ben Morris Cedar Falls IA M 17
7 26:19.9 Jon Hennings Cedar Falls IA M 16
8 32:25.7 Austin Gunnarson Longmont CO M 12
9 32:56.5 Ben Fournier Gladstone MI M 13
10 35:41.6 Jaren Trotter Gladstone MI M 13
2006 USSSA National Championship Best Overall Sr. 10k
Senior Men Overall
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
1 39:29.8 Greg Hexum Duluth MN M 36
2 40:11.8 Jeffrey Beck Fairport NY M 25
3 40:25.6 Kelly Mortenson Minneapolis MN M 36
4 41:01.0 Bill Raitter Twain Harte CA M 37
5 41:18.5 Scott Gall Cedar Falls IA M 33
6 41:48.0 Bernie Boettcher Silt CO M 45
7 42:02.1 Dewey Peacock Bozeman MT M 27
8 42:40.2 Mark Churchill Morrisville VT M 32
9 42:49.4 Brent Kann Rice Lake WI M 21
10 43:32.8 Wynn Davis River Falls WI M 25
11 43:37.8 Kevin Haas St. Louis Park MN M 49
12 43:45.9 Chad Carroll Fairbanks AK M 36
13 44:04.7 Jesse Haynes Cardiff CA M 35
14 44:15.1 Nathan Huckle Rochester NY M 32
15 44:49.7 Thomas Beckum Caribou ME M 31
16 44:57.1 Chad Millner Eden Prairie MN M 31
17 45:23.7 Charles Nowacki Keystone CO M 29
18 45:30.0 Kevin Brinegar Fairbanks AK M 38
19 45:35.4 Victor Vilar Germantown WI M 28
20 46:10.1 Byron Johnson Duluth MN M 37
21 46:15.4 Kevin Guiberson Bothell WA M 38
22 47:00.2 Jim Reed Duluth MN M 48
23 47:38.0 Cory W. Anderson Lake Geneva WI M 37
24 47:47.6 Sylvester Coons Verdi NV M 34
25 47:48.7 Rick Cleary River Falls WI M 45
26 47:56.2 Brian Gunnarson Longmont CO M 41
27 48:01.9 Darren Brungardt Dillon CO M 25
28 48:13.8 Nathaniel Wilson Fredric WI M 32
29 48:30.1 Bob Dion Readsboro VT M 52
30 48:32.8 Eric Vandenberg Austin MN M 47
31 48:38.7 Scott Purrington Stillwater MN M 43
32 48:46.1 Britt Brewer Wilbraham MA M 44
33 48:51.4 Gregory Luna State College PA M 42
34 48:52.0 David Pipho Duluth MN M 36
35 48:53.6 Jack Schneider Colorado Springs CO M 42
36 49:01.6 Wayne Cottrell Salt Lake City UT M 45
37 49:18.1 Jim McDonnell Woodbury MN M 54
38 49:34.3 Jamie Boese Aurora CO M 48
39 49:44.7 Brian Klink Aurora CO M 42
40 49:50.8 Bill Wonder Eau Claire WI M 31
41 50:02.3 John Kann Rice Lake WI M 55
42 50:42.5 Justin Bakken Minneapolis MN M 27
43 50:46.0 Kevin Brochman Maplewood MN M 48
44 51:06.1 Judd Johnson Marquette MI M 56
45 51:12.0 Steven Rivers Victor NY M 46
46 51:30.8 Edward Myers Obilisk PA M 56
47 51:43.7 John Del Toro Apple Valley MN M 43
48 52:12.9 Jason Reed Burlingame CA M 28
49 52:13.4 Denny Jordan Golden Valley MN M 56
50 52:26.8 Mark Rickman Pueblo CO M 46
51 52:35.1 Steve Heil Medford WI M 42
52 52:36.7 Jim Graupner Lake Elmo MN M 63
53 52:41.2 Bruce Hiebl Curtiss WI M 33
54 52:57.2 Curt Krieger Mason City IA M 55
55 54:12.3 Jason Pare Oriskany NY M 35
56 54:16.4 Kevin Demster New Ipswich NH M 30
57 54:44.9 Matthew Soroka St. Paul MN M 29
58 55:02.3 Tim Ratowski Webster NY M 35
59 55:11.7 Tim S. Johnson Fridley MN M 49
60 56:19.3 Mark Dixon Owego NY M 49
61 56:24.6 Bill Morse Dracut MA M 56
62 56:33.3 Doug Hubred Golden Valley MN M 39
63 57:32.8 Thomas Burr Shoreview MN M 61
64 58:14.5 Dave Sykora Green Bay WI M 60
65 58:44.5 John Pelton West Rupert VT M 68
66 58:55.4 Roger De Groot Waterloo IA M 63
67 59:04.3 Mike Most River Falls WI M 57
68 59:28.0 Casey Toops Austin MN M 26
69 59:37.8 Mort Nace Rochester NY M 41
70 59:50.0 Rich Lachowski River Falls WI M 57
71 1:00:15.6 John Kimberly Stillwater MN M 58
72 1:01:44.4 Joel Braatz Merrill WI M 51
73 1:02:05.5 Brian Pins Dubuque IA M 26
74 1:04:17.2 Mike Soderburg Pillager MN M 33
75 1:06:24.4 Wayne Ratowski Canton NY M 65
76 1:07:58.1 Ron Dockery Mahtomedi MN M 58
77 1:09:43.4 Edward A Rousseau Minneapolis MN M 68
78 1:10:14.5 John Stauffer San Francisco CA M 56
79 1:11:43.0 Phillip Smith Edina MN M 59
80 1:15:31.5 Brad Canham Eden Prairie MN M 43
81 1:20:28.7 Ed Jeannett Edgerton WI M 58
82 1:25:43.0 Richard J Busa Marlboro MA M 78
83 1:35:05.0 Daniel Joseph Paul Gladstone MI M 55
84 1:41:13.0 Bradley Ayers Frederic WI M 72
85 1:45:18.0 Bob Durband Shoreview MN M 64
86 2:13:29.0 Daniel Aaron Paul Gladstone MI M 29
Senior Women Overall
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
1 48:20.3 Nikki Kimball Bozeman MT F 36
2 49:03.2 Keri Nelson Grand Junction CO F 26
3 49:32.2 Sarah Raitter Twain Harte CA F 35
4 49:43.1 Erin Ward St. Paul MN F 33
5 50:33.5 Laurie Lambert Austin TX F 46
6 51:50.3 Sarah Gall Cedar Falls IA F 28
7 53:02.4 Cindy Brochman Maplewood MN F 42
8 53:31.7 Michelle Marie Paul Venice FL F 26
9 54:06.7 Catherine Lee Minneapolis MN F 33
10 55:09.2 Cecilia Walker Cocoa Beach FL F 45
11 55:23.8 Lynann Lorenz Apalachin NY F 28
12 55:31.0 Casey Shea Evergreen CO F 22
13 55:54.0 Molly Cohran Lakeville MN F 32
14 56:16.9 Andrea Mueller Edgar WI F 29
15 58:59.2 Lisa Trainor Maple Grove MN F 48
16 1:00:23.1 Jeanne Blatter Silt CO F 50
17 1:04:46.3 Melissa Behr Delmar NY F 53
18 1:06:21.9 Kimberleigh Field Reno NV F 34
19 1:08:13.8 Kelly Wonder Eau Claire WI F 31
20 1:08:46.2 Rachel Van Hale Duluth MN F 26
21 1:10:11.4 Molly Moilanen Minneapolis MN F 32
22 1:10:49.4 Diane Gray Hoeoye Falls NY F 44
23 1:11:54.5 Chary Griffin Cazenovia NY F 59
24 1:12:22.6 Alicia Gordon Woodbury MN F 41
25 1:12:41.1 Georgi Northdurft Eyota MN F 58
26 1:15:50.0 Laurel Shortell Northampton MA F 41
27 1:15:54.0 Roxanne Thomas Hayward WI F 53
28 1:20:23.0 Denise Dion Readsboro VT F 49
29 1:22:46.0 Carol Klitzke Maple Grove MN F 60
30 1:30:29.0 Roddie Larsen Menasha WI F 70
International Competitors
Male
Place Time Name Country Sex Age
1 43:32.9 Antonio Holquin Mexico M 42
2 49:21.0 Derrick Spafford Canada M 41
3 56:59.8 Michael O’Connor Canada M 42
Female
Place Time Name Country Sex Age
1 58:39.3 Sara Montgomery ONT F 36
2006 USSSA National Citizen’s 5k
Place Time Name City State Sex Age
1 23:08.2 Michael Mueller Edgar WI M 20
2 24:11.4 Kyle Fleener Austin MN M 23
3 25:19.3 Richard Chin St. Paul MN M 48
4 26:32.9 Chris Hemmen Cedar Falls IA M 21
5 27:20.2 Kristin Miller West Lakeland MN F 45
6 29:50.3 Gerry Neville Shakopee MN M 49
7 30:29.7 Mary Ross St. Paul MN F 41
8 32:01.1 Eric Laska Minneapolis MN M 29
9 32:48.0 Mary Dow-Bunnell Cottage Grove MN F 43
10 33:04.6 Emily Cronk Minnetonka MN F 30
11 33:21.9 Ron Lundquist Mpls MN M 49
12 34:25.3 Theresa McCarthy-Pohl Stillwater MN F 44
13 35:18.1 Dan Ryan St. Paul MN M 30
14 35:18.3 Elizbeth Soroka St. Paul MN F 30
15 35:31.9 Linda Gover Caribou ME F 28
16 37:04.8 Rodney Barnes Maple Grove MN M 53
17 37:41.3 Denise Bakken Hudson WI F 48
18 38:17.9 Anne Marie Casper Hackensack MN F 25
19 38:26.1 Liz Klein Minneapolis MN F 33
20 38:43.9 Wendy Rombold Colorado Springs CO F 42
21 39:21.0 Sujit Varma Hibbing MN M 39
22 39:38.0 Ted Madison St. Paul MN M 47
23 40:26.4 Jocelyn Pihlaja Duluth MN F 39
24 40:42.0 Nancy Griffith Shoreview MN F 56
25 40:44.2 Jim Berg Duluth MN M 43
26 41:40.9 Justin Jones Otssego MN M 26
27 42:01.8 Jacqueline Jones Otsego MN F 23
28 42:09.0 Christine Hoigaard Edina MN F 60
29 43:19.3 James Mueller Bloomington MN M 34
30 44:41.2 Heather Vietz Roseville MN F 37
31 45:16.0 Mary Rivers Victor NY F 46
32 48:30.4 Pat Schiltgen Hudson WI M 30
33 48:55.2 Scott McPherson Edina MN M 48
34 51:10.4 Diane Hemstad Brooklyn Park MN F 55
35 51:48.1 Ben Robinson Edina MN M 15
36 52:55.8 Melissa Nelson Minneapolis MN F 30
37 54:57.9 Conrad Hoidaard Edina MN M 70
38 55:25.9 Nicki Kinner Mpls MN F 26
39 55:26.1 Aaron Holmen Apple Valley MN M 27
40 55:57.6 Amy Hoover Coon Rapids MN F 36
41 56:47.1 Debbie Van Den Berg Austin MN F 45
42 57:03.8 June Turnbull Edina MN F 60
43 1:09:49.4 Nora McPherson Edina MN F 40
44 1:11:25.1 Kathy Jurichko Minneapolis MN F 38
45 1:11:25.6 Christine Hinckley Wyoming MN F 38
2006 USSSA National Championship Relay Results
1 The Matrix Total time 45:27
Nathan Huckle 10:25
Debbie Merzbach 12:56
Mark Dixon 12:21
Christian Thompson 9:45
2 Ciaspolada Girls Total time 50:42
Michayla Heil 12:33
Becky Gravenstede 13:41
Ceal Walker 12:21
Cindy Brochman 12:36
3 NE Plus Wisconsin Total time 53:21
Steve Heil 12:04
Linda Gover 15:33
Melissa Behr 14:16
Thomas Beckum 10:59
2006 USSSA National Kid’s Kilo Participants
Place Name City State Sex Age
1 Austin Bunnell Cottage Grove MN M 10
2 Danny Trainor Maple Grove MN M 11
3 Christian Hinckley Wyoming MN M 12
4 Weston Hanson Wyoming MN M 12
5 Emily Bunnell Cottage Grove MN F 9
6 Dominic Gamble Mpls MN M 10
7 Elizabeth Trainor Maple Grove MN F 8
8 Clayton Hubred Golden Valley MN M 10
9 Courtney Anderson Lake Geneva WI F 7
10 Allegra Pihlaja Duluth MN F 6
11 Eric Sagnes Brooklyn Park MN M 8
12 Bailey Pohl Stillwater MN F 8
13 Benjamin Cochran Lakeville MN M 6
Senior Women’s Regional Results
1st Place Team -Rocky Mountain Region:
34 points
1st Nikki Kimball MT
2nd Keri Nelson CO
5th Laurie Lambert TX
12th Casey Shea CO
14th Jeanne Blatter CO
2nd Place Team -North Central Region:
39 points
4th Erin Ward MN
6th Sarah Gall IA
7th Cindy Brochman MN
9th Catherine Lee MN
13th Molly Cochran MN
3rd Place Team -Northeastern:
61 points
8th Michelle Paul FL
10th Cecilia Walker FL
11th Lynann Lorenz NY
15th Melissa Behr NY
17th Diane Gray NY
Incomplete – Western and Alaskan regions
Senior Men’s Regional Results
1st Place Team- North Central Region:
28 points
1st Greg Hexum MN
3rd Kelly Mortenson MN
5th Scott Gall IA
9th Brent Kann WI
10th Wynn Davis WI
2nd Place Team – Northeastern:
58 points
2nd Jeff Beck NY
8th Mark Churchill VT
13th Nathan Huckle NY
14th Thomas Beckum ME
21st Bob Dion VT
3rd Place Team – Rocky Mountain Region:
67 points
6th Bernie Boettcher CO
7th Dewey Peacock MT
15th Charles Nowacki CO
19th Brian Gunnarson CO
20th Darren Brungardt CO
4th Place Team – Western:
73 points
4th Bill Raitter CA
12th Jesse Haynes CA
17th Kevin Guiberson WA
18th Sylvester Coons NV
22nd Jason Reed CA
Incomplete – Alaskan region.
