Records broken at opening meets

At least 3 cross-country records have been broken by Manistee's team in just the first two meets of the year!

Running in their opening meet at the 40-school Benzie Central Eldon "Pete" Moss Invitational, the Chippewa girls took 9th of 13 schools in the large school "Red" division, while the boys finished 13th of 14 schools in that same division.

Leading the way was Kelly Schubert with a time of 17:56, defeating defending D3 state champion Ali Weirsma of Allendale by 2 seconds. Both girls broke the 10 year-old previous course record of 18:02, held by a former D1 champion. Annie Fuller ran a great time of 19:50 to take 9th place. She was followed by Sophie Shriver (22:23), Sarah Chandler (23:00), Ashley Tomaszewski (23:10), Eva Guillen (23:25), Courtney Stefanski (23:40), and Julia Scherlin (25:10). 5 of those girls were running their first high school race! Complete girls varsity results here.

The boys were led by Jarret Deisch's 27th place finish (17:28). Jonny Bailey (18:37), Nick Veine (19:10), and Colin Bachinski (19:56) followed with PR times. Also running was Austin Fancher (20:07), Bryce Cameron (20:39), Austin Minx (20:41), Zak Kopfman (22:13), and Sander Karnazes (26:15). Complete boys varsity results here.

On August 30th, the teams opened their home season racing against Mason County Central and Mason County Eastern. The girls emerged victorious with a decisive victory as 7 girls finished in the top 10. Kelly Schubert's winning time of 19:42 was a new home course record (as well as a senior record), while Annie Fuller's 2nd place time of 20:57 broke Kelly's old freshman course record by 44 seconds.

The boys took 2nd of the 3 teams, narrowly being defeated by defending regional champ MCC by only 3 points. Manistee's top 5 runners finished before MCC's, but the Chips couldn't overcome MCC taking 1st, 3rd, and 5th individually. Leading the way with a strong 2nd place performance was Jarret Deisch (17:54), while senior Tyler Sievert was 4th in 19:30, his best showing on the MHS course.

Complete home results here.

Thanks to the Manistee News Advocate for the team pictures above - you can find all their pictures (and order copies) for Benzie and the home meet by clicking the links!

Labor Day weekend: Brethen Days 5K is Saturday 9am for those that are up for it! You may see coach Guz and coach Thuemmel there. We are off practice until Monday (4:30-6 pm, MHS), but you are not off training! Be sure to get a good long run in this weekend as well as several steady mid-distance (3-5 miles) runs. Don't forget school starts Tuesday!

MHS XC 2011 Season Begins!

The Manistee HS 2011 Cross-country season is underway! About 20 high school athletes from the Manistee area have been busy running the streets, beaches, and trails in the Manistee area for the last few weeks. Recently we attended our team camp at PJ Hoffmaster State Park near Muskegon - thanks to Mr. + Mrs. Deisch and Mr. Fancher for chaperoning, thanks to all parents who packed gear and drove kids to and from camp, and thanks especially to TES Filer for helping pay for camp! We had a great time!

In case you were wondering - the kids in the top pictures are busy playing the "frozen T-shirt" game!

Manistee Fall 2011 XC season begins

The 2011 Manistee / MCC HS Cross-country season begins Wednesday, August 10th, with practice starting at 8 am at Manistee High School. All participants need a doctor's physical on file before participating. Contact Coach Thuemmel at ethuemmel@manistee.org with any questions.

August Practice Schedule

Fall Meet Schedule

Team Stats at Athletic.net

Firecracker 2011 Results

Firecracker 5K 2011 results are in. Please alert us if there are any errors.

Overall Results

5K Run - Males

5K Run - Females

5K Walk - Overall

1K Fun Run Results

Pictures - coming soon!

Thanks for all of you who helped and thank you to all of the runners! We had over 400 racers - a new record, and nearly 100 more than last year!

Thanks to our sponsors!
*Callesen and Associates
*Parkdale Animal Hospital
*Dr. Marian Fuller, OB/GYN
*Drs. Veach and Allen, Optometry
*Sports Ink
*Snyder's Shoes

The Firecracker 5K is coming!

The Annual Manistee Firecracker 5K will be held July 2nd, 2011.
Race times are 8am (1K Fun Run) and 8:15am (5K Run/Walk).
Early registration is now closed, but you can still register on race day at MHS from 6:45-7:30am.
Cost is $25 5K Run/Walk, $15 1K Fun Run. Registration includes T-shirt.

Find more information and an entry form here:

Manistee Firecracker 5K info and entry form

5K Race Course

1K Fun Run Course

MHS / MCC X-Country 2011 Updates!

Here's some links for information on the 2011 MHS/MCC XC season.

Important Dates for Summer 2011

Summer Conditioning Schedule

Summer Mileage Sheet

Current Fall Schedule

HAM it Up 5K results

A small crowd braved a cool and drizzly morning on May 14th, 2011, to participate in the 3rd annual HAM it Up 5K Run/Walk, kicking off the Healthy Active Manistee week festivities. Jay Shillinger of Ludington was the overall winner in 19:38 while Sinead McCann of Manistee was the first female finisher in 26:04. Dale Moody was the male masters' winner (20:39) while Ann Smith and Rita McCann were the top female masters' runners, both crossing the finish line in 27:51. Proceeds from the event supported the Manistee area track and field programs.

Complete list of finishers:

1 Jay Shillinger 19:38.71
2 Dale Moody 20:39.16
3 Nick Callesen 23:02.84
4 Phil Guzikowski 23:06.79
5 Kirk Myers 23:23.16
6 Jayden Dewitt 23:29.89
7 Sinead McCann 26:04.16
8 Ann Smith 27:51.01
9 Rita McCann 27:51.30
10 Rose Schaubroeck 28:08.24
11 Cassie Harthun 28:58.20
12 Kennedy Kibbey 29:17.36
13 Tiffany Smith 29:19.45
14 Barbara Walter 30:14.30
15 Gary Sielski 30:35.80
16 Haley Myers 30:57.46
17 Lucy Gagstetter 31:02.89
18 Ryan Sullivan 33:42.26
19 Kris Johnson 34:40.61
20 Connor Leach 36:01.49
21 Linda Devries 37:42.77
22 Dakota Johnson 37:54.61
23 Isabelle Berger 37:59.00
24 Jacqueline Loundes 38:46.38
25 Sally Sowsel 39:00.00
26 Lisa Fragomeli 41:02.23
27 Taylor Myers 41:32.87
28 Chris Myers 41:33.60
29 Heather Vasquez 50:16.12
30 Lisa Senters 50:16.32
31 Mary Gosseh 1:01:05.6