Bigfork 5K run a big boost for cross country program
BIGFORK — The support was overwhelming, but also much appreciated.
A total of 267 participants toed the starting line Saturday morning for the 2010 Bigfork River 5K Walk/Run.
“We were hoping for 100,” Bigfork coach Sue Loeffler said when this fundraising project for her cross country program was first started.
“Everybody seemed to really like it. We got a lot of positive feedback.”
The preregistration number was a solid 180. Not bad for a first-time run.
Eighty-seven runners/walkers signed up the day of the event to make it a huge success.
“What was cool was we got support from some of the other cross country programs — Columbia Falls, Polson, Eureka and Flathead,” Loeffler said.
“(They brought) quite a few and we had lots of support from the coaches.”
One of those coaches was Flathead’s Paul Jorgensen. He had four runners competing.
“We’re trying to support Bigfork cross country,” Jorgensen said.
“It was neat to see all the kids from other schools supporting Bigfork. That was cool.
“It was a very nice course,” Jorgensen added.
“It was run well. They did a good job.”
Zach Perrin, a sophomore at FHS, was second overall, 16:07.
Jesse Bennett, who graduated from FHS this spring and will run for the University of Mary in the fall, was third, 16:48.
Shannon Butler, a former Eureka standout and an NCAA champ at Montana State, was fifth, 17:30.
Jim Rucker was the overall top finisher, 15:59.
Aja Starkey was the top women’s finisher, 19:30. She placed 13th overall. Kayla Carlson, a 2010 graduate of Bigfork, was next, 20:03. She finished 17th overall.
Loeffler said the run had 32 corporate and individual sponsors. Bigfork Physical Therapy and Plum Creek were two late donors who missed out having their names listed on the run T-shirt.
Bigfork began raising money to keep the program alive when it was cut from the school budget last spring.
Bigfork, along with many of the other local cross country programs, open the high school season Sept. 3 at Libby.
Overall Finishers
Time
Jim Rucker 15:59
Zach Perrin 16:07
Jesse Bennett 16:48
Clay Armstrong 17:18
Shannon Butler 17:30
Justin Whitman 18:32
Clayton Hamilton 18:48
Alex Nystrom 18:58
Zach Heslett 18:59
Shawn Callan 19:02
Aaron Benson 19:07
Aaron Johnson 19:16
Aja Starkey 19:30
Mike Perrin 19:39
Jimmy Bjorge 19:40
Macfarlonne 20:01
Kayla Carlson 20:03
Carter Krantz 20:23
Jon Weaver 20:40
Ruben Castren 20:47
Mitchell Young 21:05
Chad Castren 21:08
Jenni Brown 21:09
Vinny Quirk 21:17
Gary Bjelland 21:18
Adam Cass 21:20
Julian Taylor 21:43
Paul Soukup 22:17
Gavin Ruud 22:43
Bryn Morley 22:46
Micah Benson 22:50
Jake Perrin 22:58
Bill Starkey 23:05
Tana Seeley 23:18
Jill Clark 23:26
Levi Sturdevant 23:32
Mike Shea 23:40
Cami Casazza 23:42
Mark Casazza 23:42
Trevor Bolivar 23:53
Marco Shryock 23:53
John Shryock 23:54
Scott Taylor 23:58
Brian Sugden 24:07
Adam Jordt 24:21
Andy Brown 24:24
Nell Langhurst 24:28
Linda Grossman 24:33
Matt Jensen 24:36
Ryan Nullan 24:47
Josh Sandry 24:48
Thad Jordt 24:49
Lauren Jensen 24:53
Jack Tetrault 24:56
Travis Knoll 24:57
Adam Richardson 24:58
Brayden Brandt 25:01
Bruce Brooks 25:01
Ben Perrin 25:02
Jonna Brandt 25:03
Ryan McGinnis 25:06
Christian Ker 25:09
Mike Roessman 25:19
Jessica McGinnis 25:24
Cody Hader 25:26
Isaac Martel 25:28
Kegan Driver 25:29
Colton Woll 25:35
Carolyn Taylor 25:41
Mark Suppelsa 25:42
Melissa VanDerveer 25:46
Taylor Shiltz 25:47
Heather Owens 25:47
Mark Shiltz 25:47
Chad Oster 25:48
Sam Summers 25:49
Mary Pate 25:51
Holli Gembala 26:05
Quincy Paine 26:21
Aimee Rodriquez 26:42
Gus Martel 26:53
Dani Howlett 26:58
Chelsey Cree 26:59
Chris Driver 27:09
Kaycee Mohl 27:11
Laura Barta 27:19
Brayden Tanner 27:28
Denise Zander 27:29
Jordan Schlauch 27:39
Mack Paine 27:39
Mike Schlauch 27:45
Whitney Zimmerman 27:47
Brian Tanner 27:48
Amber McDaniel 27:52
Kelley Schlauch 27:57
Lindsay Thueson 28:03
Austin Jordt 28:07
Beau Tetrault 28:24
Evan Tetrault 28:25
Corinne Hamilton 28:27
Mallery Knoll 28:29
Jeff Schlauch 28:31
Colton Stodghill 28:32
Kinlee Brandt 28:34
Jeff Brandt 28:37
Seth Roessman 28:38
Jerri Woodring 28:40
Cec Egdorf 28:41
Ron Loudermilk 28:57
Dillon Fraley 28:58
Laura White 29:05
Luke Sandry 29:08
Mark Sandry 29:10
Deanna Peck 29:15
Forest Gallagher 29:17
Matt Porrovecchio 29:42
Donna Rinnbey 29:46
Lisa Wall-Wilbert 29:56
Colter Mahlum 30:00
Jenna Egdorf 30:04
Tracy Schlauch 30:08
Caroline Ehmann 30:10
Hannah Perrin 30:10
Lisa Perrin 30:10
Traci Bean 30:26
Mary Duenz 30:42
Jenny Tetrault 30:46
Kyle Thompson 30:47
Taylor Peck 30:47
Olivia Martel 30:48
Bridget Martel 30:49
Doug Smith 31:35
Cooper Barrett 31:38
Jody Weil 31:46
Co Carew 31:56
Margie Conrad 32:13
Pam Purcell 32:14
Renee Wynne 32:15
Jackson Wynne 32:15
Jeff Howlett 32:20
Shelby Scoggins 33:43
Brittany Schnell 33:43
Colin Wade 33:44
Marshelle Wade 33:45
Doug Weil 33:50
Curt Wade 33:53
Krystle Simonsen 33:55
Kianna Wickland 34:21
Rita Hess 34:21
Makena Gembela 34:31
Cody Casazza 35:09
Brad Stodghill 35:14
Hannah Barrett 35:16
Ariel Stallknecht 35:16
Teryn Waldenberg 35:17
Renee Hess 35:21
Heather Howlett 35:43
Jill Henion 36:25
Lauren Callan 36:45
Crystal Allison 36:49
Marlene Horsfall 37:19
Dunner Parazoo 37:28
Michael Massey 37:50
Madison Fraley 38:10
Ellessa Henion 38:10
Alanis Stallknecht 38:11
LouAnn Baird 39:19
Scarlett Sherman 39:20
Karen Goode 39:59
Heather Massey 40:50
Liana Zimmerman 40:51
Becky Tanner 40:52
Keaden Morisaki 41:16
Craig Smith 41:54
Cory Pierce 42:07
Hailey Pierce 42:10
Darcey Pierce 42:10
Hannah Massey 42:11
Abbie Fraley 42:12
Tracy Smith 42:16
Nicole McCarthy 43:29
Cate Lamm 43:29
Emma Schildhelsz 43:30
Casia Love 43:30
Elle Ziehl 43:37
Julie Smith 43:56
Deedee Wender 44:58
Shelley Lingscheit 45:00
Dianne Morgan 45:46
Linda Miller 45:47
Kavin Nocter 46:02
Genovieve Gibson 46:04
Brooke Bonner 46:04
Jenny Bach 46:13
Katie Nocter 46:15
Bobbie Scott 46:16
Stephanie Williams 47:04
Teri Johnson 47:09
Phil Johnson 47:10
Devinn Paine 47:15
Jenica Thomson 47:15
Lucy Takeuchi 47:17
Pat Johnson 47:17
Jeannie Shea 47:18
Julie Bonner 47:19
Shauna Gibson 47:19
Shannon Barrett 47:20
Cece Ziehl 47:20
Michelle Kaney 47:32
Kane Morisaki 47:33
Josie Howlett 48:24
Joan Pomeroy 48:26
Jeannie Jorgenson 48:45
Paul Jorgenson 48:46
Jen Woll 48:48
Kim Williams 48:49
Cara Watson 49:04
Kristy Oster 49:05
Nancy O’Kelly 49:22
Dean Ziehl 50:02
Zoe Rodriguez 50:23
Alisha Wilbert 50:24
Emmy Wall-Wilbert 50:25
Kathleen Sorenson 50:33
Caroline Pitz 51:07
Eda Taylor 51:08
Debbie Sliter 51:13
Brianna Anderson 51:13
Patricia Landon 51:25
Jolene Brodstreet 51:26
Matt Quist 51:33
Karl Sorenson 52:46
Rita Livingstone 52:47
Bill Livingstone 52:57
Dan Paine 52:53
Doug Fraley 52:53
Brach Thomson 52:59
Nikki Ziehl 53:27
Tracy Wickland 53:28
Trisha Smith 53:46
Patty Lewis 53:46
Sherry Easter 53:46
Brooke Fraley 57:06
Hallie Mcleod 57:06
Lisa Thomson 57:13
Julie Fraley 57:14
Larry Whitney 57:16
Julie Whitney 57:17
Pat Darling 1:00:59
Arlene Hendrick 1:01:00
Margie McDonald 1:01:06
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8 & Under Female Winners:
Kinlee Brandt 28:34
Hannah Perrin 30:10
Josie Howlett 48:24
8 & Under Male Winners:
Evan Tetrault 28:25
Colin Wade 33:44
Kavin Nocter 46:02
9-12 Female Winners:
Bryn Morley 22:46
Corinne Hamilton 28:27
Olivia Martel 30:48
9-12 Male Winners:
Micah Benson 22:50
Jake Perrin 22:58
Marco Shryock 23:53
13-15 Female Winners:
Aja Starkey 19:30
Whitney Zimmerman 27:47
Brittany Schnell 33:43
13-15 Male Winners:
Zach Perrin 16:07
Aaron Benson 19:07
Macfarlonne 20:01
16-19 Female Winners:
Kayla Carlson 20:03
Cami Casazza 23:42
Melissa VanDerveer 25:46
16-19 Male Winners:
Jesse Bennett 16:48
Clay Armstrong 17:18
Justin Whitman 18:32
20-29 Female Winners:
Lauren Jenson 24:53
Jessica McGinnis 25:24
Kaycee Mohl 27:11
20-29 Male Winners:
Zach Heslett 18:59
Shawn Callan 19:02
Julian Taylor 21:43
30-39 Female Winners:
Jenni Brown 21:09
Tana Seeley 23:18
Jonna Brandt 25:03
30-39 Male Winners:
Jim Rucker 15:59
Aaron Johnson 19:16
Mark Casazza 23:42
40-49 Female Winners:
Jill Clark 23:26
Holli Gembala 26:05
Denise Zander 27:39
40-49 Male Winners:
Shannon Butler 17:30
Mike Perrin 19:39
Mitchell Young 21:05
50-59 Female Winners:
Linda Grossman 24:33
Carolyn Taylor 25:41
Cec Egdor 28:41
50-59 Male Winners:
Chad Castren 21:08
Gary Bjelland 21:48
Bill Starkey 23:05
60-69 Female Winners:
Margie Conrad 32:13
Lou Ann Baird 39:19
Teri Johnson 47:09
60-69 Male Winners:
John Shryock 23:54
Nell Langhurst 24:28
Dunner Parazoo 37:29
70 & Over Female Winner:
Arlene Hendrick 1:01
70 & Over Male Winner:
Doug Smith 31:35