Chris Grabowski Invitational 2012

Nearly 80 boys in the first race

Andrew and Austin M thru the snake pit

Jonny heads to a record!

The Manistee boys and girls XC teams ran to 2nd and 3rd place, respectively, in the 8 school field of the 2012 Chris Grabowski Memorial Invitational.  Hosted by Manistee and named for the late Chippewa state finalist, the meet was run in cool, windy conditions, but thankfully the rain stopped just prior to the first race.

The Chip boys, led by Jarret Deisch's 7th place 18:05, got their first trophy of the year by finishing second to state-ranked MCC.  Jonny Bailey got his name on the school's record board, as his time of 18:14 makes him the 5th fastest Chip boy all-time on their home course behind MHS.

The Chip girls had some outstanding times on their way to 3rd place.  Annie Fuller continued her winning ways, taking her 4th straight race with a sophomore record time of 19:07.  Ashley Lindeman's 3rd place time of 20:11 was only 1 second off of Fuller's freshman record time, and it makes her the 3rd fast Chip girl on the home course.  Most of the runners, boys and girls, ran their fastest times ever at home, despite the nasty weather.

Ashley and Annie lead the way

Sophie and Courtney aren't far behind!

Tyla to the finish!

The Chips run next Saturday at Manistee National.  Pictures are courtesy of the Manistee News Advocate.

Complete results here

Pictures from MNA

Chips take Portage - Fuller takes 1st!

The Manistee Chips ran at the Portage Invitational on Saturday, Oct 6th, competing in the largest meet in the state.  It was a fantastic day for the Chips, as virtually the entire team ran their season best times!  Annie Fuller cruised to the D3 individual title in a new PR time of 18:10, while Ashley Lindeman finished 25th in 19:44, leading the girls team to a 10th place finish out of nearly 40 schools!  The boys finished 12th, led by Jarret Deisch's 17:05 34th place finish.

Other runners with PR's included Kaitlin Helminski (over a 2 minute drop!), Tyla Tarnowski, Mallory Stefanski, and Eduardo Mattos (over 1:30 faster than before!), and Alex Lindeman (21st in the JV race - 19:01).

Complete Manistee Results here

Photos from the website here












Bonus - interview with Annie from RunMichigan.com!

Chips travel to Oiler Invite

The Manistee Chippewa XC teams hit the road for an invitational in Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday Oct. 2nd.    The Chip girls finished 3rd while the boys were 6th in the 8 team meet, which featured very tough competition from 4 state-ranked teams and several class A schools.

Annie Fuller set the meet record for the girls, taking 1st in 18:39, while Ashley Lindeman was 3rd in 20:07.  Sophie Shriver was also a medalist, taking 14th in 21:31.  Courtney, Kelsey, and Kaitlin ran season best times.

For the boys, Jarret Deisch's 10th place finish in a season best 17:33 led the way, while Bryce Cameron was 17th with a PR time of 17:49. Nick Veine also medaled, taking 21st in 18:01.  Alex L ran a personal best time of 20:14.

Complete individual results here

Chips return to racing at home

After a 10 day break from racing, the Manistee Chips were back in action at home on Tuesday Sept 25th.  Racing against Traverse City St. Francis and Mason County Eastern, the chips boys ran to victory 17-46 over TCSF, while the girls narrowly lost to the #5 ranked D4 Glads 28-29.  

Jarret Deisch was the first overall boy to finish, while Annie Fuller ran to first in a time of 19:31, the fastest ever on the Manistee course by anyone other than record-holder Kelly Schubert.

Complete results here 

More pictures from the Manistee News Advocate here

Busy Weekend of Races at MSU & WSCC

The Chip XC team had two races this weekend, first at MSU on Friday and then at WSCC for the Ludington Invitational on Saturday.

Courtney sprints past her fans at MSU

Kelsey keeps pace

Annie and Ashley on the trophy stand

MSU ice cream rocks!

On Friday at MSU, the boys team took 9th while the girls were 18th of 33 D2 and D3 teams at MSU.  Jarret Deisch (17:46) was the first Chip finisher for the boys, while Bryce Cameron (18:11) and Andrew Solberg (19:34) both ran PR's.  Annie Fuller (5th-19:16) and Ashley Lindeman (23rd - 20:09 PR!) ended up on the awards stand for the Chip girls.

Alex tries to pass Jacob at WSCC

Teammates work together!

On Saturday Alex Lindeman led the boys on the tough WSCC course to a 54th place finish.  Eduardo Mattos ran his first race (28:14) while the Kaitlin Helminski and teammates ran a well-paced race for the girls.

MSU results

Ludington results

Fuller First at Ferris

Annie Fuller took 1st and Ashley Lindeman 4th as the Manistee Chippewa girls and boys cross-country teams both finished 3rd at the "Ray Helsing" Bulldog Invitational at Ferris State University Sept. 8.  Jarret Deisch was the first boy, finishing 8th in 17:51.

8 Chip girls ran season best times, as did 5 of the guys.  The teams competed against several Division I and II schools.  Next meets are at MSU (9-14) and West Shore CC (9-15).

Results from FSU website

2012 season off to fast start

The boys love Mrs. Veine's cookies!

Awaiting the start

Ashley kicks it in

Austin Fancher practices his passing skills

 The MHS 2012 XC campaign kicked off Aug 25th at the Pete Moss / Benzie Early Invitational.  With hot (upper 80's) and dusty conditions, the Chips raced well against some state ranked teams.  The boys ran to 15th of 21 schools in the red (large school) division, while the girls were 14th of 20.  Annie Fuller finished 11th to be the lone Chippewa medalist, while PR's were achieved by Jonny Bailey (17:33) and Nick Veine (17:56).  Also running PR's were first time HS runners Andrew Solberg, Alex Lindeman, Jacob Stefanski, Ashely Lindeman, Kelsey Harrigan, Mallory Stefanski, and Kaitlin Helminski!  Great job, runners!

Complete results here

News Advocate Pictures here