Indoor track heats up for Chips

With the start of the 2012 track season just weeks away, a few Chips had the chance to run at the GVSU indoor meet this past weekend, part of the MITS indoor track series.

Kelly Schubert got to run in the first elite mile indoor race ever, taking 8th place (5:03) against a field that included 6 of the top 12 times run in the NATION so far this year! The CMU-bound runner also took 2nd in the 3200M run with a PR of 11:03. She will run in the indoor track state finals this weekend at Eastern Michigan.

Junior Courtney Stefanski also turned in some great times, including a PR in the 60M High Hurdles (11.6). Great job runners!

Pictures courtesy of Gazelle Sports.

Winter Running Opportunities 2012

We finally have snow on the ground in the Manistee area - just in time for the new year. Several area runners rang in the new year at the Resolution Run in Ludington on New Year's Eve - congratulations to Kelly Schubert for 1st place in the women's division! Here's some races in the Manistee vicinity to keep you active this winter:

Sub-Zero 5K - Onekama, January 14th

Traverse City Frozen Foot Race 5 Mile - January 21st

Snowshoe Stampede - Feb. 4th, Manistee National

Pleasant Valley Community Center Fire & Ice 5K - Arcadia, Feb. 4th

Chippewa Challenge Indoor Triathlon - February 18th, CMU.

John Phillips, former Manistee HS track captain, is the president of the triathlon club at Central and would love to have some local support!

Frankfort "Shiver by the River" 5K - Feb. 18th

Good luck staying in shape this winter!

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.