Jingle Bell Jog 2011 - Results

Despite steady rain, a nice crowd of around 90 walkers and runners took to the streets of Manistee to compete in the 4th annual Jingle Bell Jog 5K on Saturday December 3rd.

"Abe Bominable" (John Lipa) was the first man while Kelly Schubert was the first woman to finish the 5K run. Ed Zimmerman and Marilyn Gross were the top walkers. Thanks to all who participated and especially thanks to all our sponsors!

Pictures courtesy of the News Advocate.

Sponsors were:

Lisa Fragomeli

Sports Ink

Morton Salt

West Shore Bank

Watson's Manistee Chrysler

Parkdale Animal Hopsital

Hogan Plumbing

Boehm & Hybza Chiropractic

Super 8 of Manistee

Snyder Shoes

Linke's Boyd Shop

Linke's Lumber

Olson Lumber Co.

Veach & Allen Optometry

Mary Sturdevant Agency - State Farm

Herbert Funeral Home

Bill's Place of Stronach

Yates Chevrolet, Inc

Coldwell Banker

Rite Aid Pharmacy

Boyer's Agency

Seng Marina

Mary Jo Solwold

Ed & Marge Grabowski

Paul & Sherri Wehrmeister

Cindy Swan-Eagan

Complete results here!

EKUP 2011 Results

Ekup 2011 took place Tuesday, November 8th, with some of the most miserable weather the race has experienced in its 23 year history. There was no snow or blowing wind, as previous years have seen, but a steady downpour that gave way to a cold, damp mist soaked and chilled runners to the bone as they tackled the challenging 15K course.

Nearly 40 students, coaches, and parents from the Manistee, Bear Lake, Onekama, and Ludington area showed up to run. Runners started at the Manistee First Baptist Church and continued along Lakeshore Drive until they arrived at Portage Lake Bible Camp in Onekama. Jarret Deisch, a Manistee high school junior, was the first finisher with a time of 58:29.

Complete results here

Thanks to TES Filer City Station, Portage Lake Bible Camp, Manistee First Baptist Church, Manistee Area Public Schools, Sports Ink, and all of the parents and supporters of Mansitee XC for helping put on this yearly event!

State Finals Pics

State Finals Pictures from MHSAA XC 2011 November 5th in Brooklyn, Mi. Thanks to the News Advocate for the action shots.

Link to D3 Girls' race finish cam.

Link to D3 Boys' race finish cam.

More Video of D3 Girls' race.

More Video of D3 Boys' race.

*****Schubert State Champion!*********

She did it! Manistee senior Kelly Schubert claimed the overall title on Saturday, winning the MHSAA Girls D3 XC title in a time of 17:58! After finishing 29th two years ago and in 7th place last year, Kelly comes home today a champion!

Schubert stayed several seconds behind the early leader for the first mile, then made a move to pull even with the front-runner during the second mile. On the downhill towards the stadium that starts the third mile, Kelly made a move to first place and didn't look back. She finished with a 25 second victory. Congratulations to our Chippewa Champion!

Freshman Annie Fuller took 11th (19:01) in the same race, while 11th grader Jarret Deisch finished 62nd in the boys race (17:06), moving up over 20 spots ahead of last year's finish. Nice job Chips! Thanks for a great season!

Picture and video courtesy of runmichigan.com. More pictures to come!

Heading back to State!

Three Chippewas will make the trek to Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn this coming weekend for the MHSAA XC State Finals! After fantastic performances at the regional meet last weekend, Kelly Schubert, Annie Fuller, and Jarret Deisch qualified to run at state.

Kelly S won her second straight regional title, breaking her own course record with a time of 17:36. Annie F was not far behind in 3rd, finishing just a hair behind 2nd place with a time of 18:14. Every other runner on the girls team also ran season best times, finishing in 4th place as a team, just out of reach of the top 3 (and a team spot at state), Eva - 19:55, Sophie - 20:57, Ashley - 21:39, Courtney - 21:51, and Sarah - 22:54.

The boys also had a stellar day, with all 9 boys running PR's. Jarret was 8th (16:29), making state for the second straight year, followed by Tyler Sievert in his final high school race (17:28). Also running awesome times were Jonny (17:59), Colin (18:06), Nick (18:07), Bryce (18:20), Austin M (18:37), Austin F (18:50), and Zach (20:00).

Great job team - you've had fantastic seasons! Good luck this weekend at state Kelly, Annie, and Jarret!

Thanks to the Manistee News Advocate for some of the pictures.

Manistee National

In a final tune-up for Regionals, the Chips ran in their own backyard at the Manistee National Invite (10-22-11). On a sunny day with a soggy course, the girls took 4th in the large school race while the boys finished 5th.

Kelly Schubert and Annie Fuller went 1-2 for the girls for the 5th time this season, with Kelly setting a new course record of 18:17 while defending her title from last year. Jarret Deisch was top medalist for the boys in 14th place (17:41) with Jonny Bailey and Tyler Sievert (21st and 22nd) not far behind. Bryce Cameron (19:04) and Colin Bachinski (19:17) ran personal bests as well.

Individual Results here.

Thanks to the Manistee News Advocate for the photos.

Chris Grabowksi Memorial - 2 trophies!

After a week of great weather, rain returned to Manistee, but it didn't slow down the Chip XC teams, as the girls took first and the boys took second at the Chris Grabowski Memorial Invitational. Six high schools competed in the competition. The girls took first over second place Hart, while the boys were second to Kingsley. The MS girls took first place in their race.

Kelly Schubert set a new course record (18:55) while taking first for the ladies. Annie Fuller was second (20:10) and Eva Guillen was fourth (21:23). All of the other girls on the team ran their best times ever for the home course. Jarret Deisch was 3rd overall, leading the boys, followed by Tyler Sievert (6th 18:37) and Jonny Bailey (7th 19:02). The other boys on the team ran their best home course times as well.

Complete results here.

With just 2 weeks until the regional meet, the season is winding down, but the Chips are heading in the right direction!

Thanks to Matt Wenzel and the Manistee News Advocate for the photos.