MRDC

Minnesota Running Data Center
Male Runners of the Year 2006

Points are based on times recorded on certified courses in Minnesota that meet standards based on the runner's age/sex group. Specifically, the numbers listed under each distance heading are in inverse order of the runner's rank in that age/sex group, with 10 being the maximum number of points in the five-year age groups and 20 in the open divisions. Runners can score at up to five different distances, so that the maximum number of points is 100 in the Open divisions and 50 in the age groups. To achieve those scores a runner would have to record the fastest time in his/her group at five different distances, and the time standard for each of those distances would have to be met at least 10 (20 in the open divisions) times (though not necessarily by different runners; when a runner turns in more than one performance in the top 10 or 20, he/she gets only his/her maximum number of points for that distance).

When a runner earns points in more than five different distances. In such cases only the best five were totaled.

Here are the final results for 2006.



Women | Open Men | Men 35-39 | Men 40-44 | Men 45-49 | Men 50-54 | Men 55-59 | Men 60-64 | Men 65-69 | Men 70-74 | Men 75-79 | Men 80-84 | Men 85-89 | Men 90-95 | Top

Open Men

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR |
Chris Lundstrom | 90 || 16 || 20 || 17 || 20 || 17 |
Joey Keillor | 88 || 18 || 19 || 14 || 20 || 17 |
Pete Gilman | 72 || 15 || 19 || 4 || 15 || 19 |
Patrick Russell | 72 || 15 || 17 || 11 || 6 || 3 || 11 || 14 || 15 || 10 |
Jeffrey Metzdorff | 60 || 13 || 18 || 13 || 16 |
Matt Gabrielson | 58 || 20 || 18 || 20 |
Josh Metcalf | 58 || 13 || 12 || 18 || 15 |
Moses Waweru | 54 || 19 || 16 || 19 |
Jeremy Polson | 48 || 14 || 16 || 10 || 8 |
Kelly Mortenson | 46 || 12 || 8 || 5 || 10 || 11 |
Chris Lundberg | 40 || 3 || 7 || 16 || 14 |
Jason Lehmkuhle | 36 || 20 || 16 |
Michael Stoick | 28 || 7 || 15 || 6 |
Ian Johnson | 27 || 9 || 6 || 12 |
Josh Schoen | 27 || 17 || 10 |
Zachary Schendel | 24 || 5 || 1 || 18 |
Digger Carlson | 23 || 10 || 4 || 9 |
Kenny Miller | 22 || 9 || 4 || 9 |
Donnie Fellows | 21 || 7 || 14 |
Kelly Fermoyle | 21 || 8 || 13 |
Jeremy Essler | 20 || 4 || 9 || 7 |
Andrew Carlson | 19 || 19 |
Pat Billig | 17 || 12 || 5 |
Jake Watson | 17 || 17 |
David Borner | 16 || 16 |
Michael Little | 16 || 14 || 2 |
Eric Pierce | 16 || 6 || 10 |
Tom Church | 15 || 7 || 8 |
Michael Henderson | 15 || 1 || 14 |
Brent Roeger | 14 || 9 || 5 |
Dimitri Drekonja | 13 || 1 || 12 |
John Keane | 13 || 13 |
Matthew Reinders | 13 || 13 |
Jacob Hallen | 12 || 12 |
Peter Arneson | 11 || 11 |
Aaron Beaber | 11 || 11 |
Bryan Donald | 11 || 11 |
Scott Fiksdal | 11 || 11 |
Jason Minnick | 11 || 4 || 7 |
Gregg Robertson | 11 || 8 || 3 |
David Thompson | 11 || 11 |
Andy Keenan | 10 || 10 |
Michael Benchina | 9 || 3 || 6 |
Brent Fransen | 9 || 9 |
David Helm | 9 || 1 || 8 |
Ryan Malmin | 8 || 8 |
Jim Ramacier | 8 || 3 || 5 |
Malcolm Richards | 8 || 8 |
Paul Brown | 7 || 1 || 6 |
Derek Dippon | 7 || 3 || 4 |
Ryan Kleimenhagen | 7 || 7 |
John Ofstedal | 7 || 7 |
Mark Rapacz | 7 || 7 |
Ken Cooper | 6 || 6 |
Matthew Genrich | 6 || 2 || 4 |
Christopher Kartschoke | 6 || 6 |
Benjamin Merchant | 6 || 6 |
Pete Miller | 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 |
Brett Evans | 5 || 5 |
Seijen Takamura | 5 || 5 |
Mitch VanBruggen | 5 || 5 |
Christopher Grossinger | 4 || 1 || 3 |
Brandon Moen | 4 || 4 |
Brock Stepan | 3 || 3 |
Ed Whetham | 3 || 3 |
Chris Brown | 2 || 2 |
Brooks Grossinger | 2 || 2 |
Greg Hexum | 2 || 2 |
Jonathan Ortloff | 2 || 2 |
Daniel Arlandson | 1 || 1 |
Todd Landgraff | 1 || 1 |
Derek Phillips | 1 || 1 |
David Tappe | 1 || 1 |
Randy Wiinanen | 1 || 1 |


Women | Open Men | Men 35-39 | Men 40-44 | Men 45-49 | Men 50-54 | Men 55-59 | Men 60-64 | Men 65-69 | Men 70-74 | Men 75-79 | Men 80-84 | Men 85-89 | Men 90-95 | Top

Men 35-39

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR |
Gregg Robertson | 18 || 4 || 9 || 5 |
Pete Miller | 12 || 2 || 1 || 5 || 4 |
Matthew Reinders | 12 || 5 || 7 |
Matthew Waite | 9 || 6 || 3 |
Kelly Mortenson | 8 || 1 || 7 |
William Lindell | 6 || 6 |
Christopher Kartschoke | 5 || 3 || 2 |
Brian Moen | 5 || 1 || 4 |
Winston Stellner | 5 || 5 |
Scott Haugh | 4 || 4 |
Ron Giles | 3 || 2 || 1 |
Jeffrey Renlund | 3 || 3 |
Daniel Deuhs | 2 || 2 |
Brett Evans | 2 || 1 || 1 |
Nick Payne | 2 || 2 |
John Akins | 1 || 1 |
Greg Hexum | 1 || 1 |
Scott Lindell | 1 || 1 |
Patrick Steward | 1 || 1 |


Women | Open Men | Men 35-39 | Men 40-44 | Men 45-49 | Men 50-54 | Men 55-59 | Men 60-64 | Men 65-69 | Men 70-74 | Men 75-79 | Men 80-84 | Men 85-89 | Men 90-95 | Top

Men 40-44

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR |
Patrick Billig | 48 || 5 || 9 || 10 || 8 || 10 || 10 || 9 |
Digger Carlson | 44 || 10 || 9 || 7 || 2 || 3 || 9 || 9 |
Jim Ramacier | 31 || 5 || 3 || 5 || 1 || 8 || 10 |
Scott Niemala | 19 || 1 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 6 |
Hyun Yoon | 19 || 2 || 4 || 3 || 5 || 5 |
Pete Kessler | 16 || 3 || 5 || 3 || 5 |
Leon Ball | 11 || 4 || 7 |
Ditlev Larsen | 11 || 4 || 7 |
Rich Heilman | 9 || 5 || 4 |
Todd Sheldon | 8 || 4 || 4 |
Jarrow Wahman | 8 || 8 |
Michael Parr | 7 || 7 |
John VanDanacker | 6 || 6 |
John Ofstedal | 4 || 2 || 2 |
John Hopkins | 3 || 3 |
Chris Humbert | 3 || 2 || 1 |
Gene Letty | 3 || 3 |
Rick Tamplin | 3 || 3 |
Christopher Celichowski | 2 || 2 |
Jason Rasmussen | 2 || 2 |
Dave Wik | 2 || 2 |
Patrick Acciani | 1 || 1 |
Michael Brunner | 1 || 1 |
Charles Lorch | 1 || 1 |
Rudy Regalado | 1 || 1 |
Bill Suffrins | 1 || 1 |


Women | Open Men | Men 35-39 | Men 40-44 | Men 45-49 | Men 50-54 | Men 55-59 | Men 60-64 | Men 65-69 | Men 70-74 | Men 75-79 | Men 80-84 | Men 85-89 | Men 90-95 | Top

Men 45-49

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR |
Doug Keller | 47 || 9 || 9 || 8 || 10 || 9 || 10 |
Paul Brown | 40 || 1 || 5 || 7 || 10 || 4 || 7 || 6 || 10 |
Kirt Goetzke | 40 || 9 || 4 || 6 || 9 || 7 || 3 || 7 || 8 |
Paul Giannobile | 34 || 5 || 10 || 9 || 8 || 2 |
Bill Magdalene | 31 || 7 || 8 || 3 || 8 || 5 || 2 |
Kevin Haas | 26 || 6 || 10 || 10 |
Bobby Paxton | 26 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 8 |
Jim Hannon | 17 || 3 || 9 || 5 |
Todd Sperling | 14 || 1 || 9 || 4 |
Dave Tappe | 12 || 3 || 2 || 4 || 3 |
Digger Carlson | 10 || 10 |
Dennis Wallach | 7 || 7 |
Mark Myers | 6 || 6 |
Dave Chatelaine | 5 || 5 |
Perry Bach | 4 || 4 |
David Hartz | 4 || 4 |
David Crocker | 3 || 1 || 2 |
Edward Goetz | 3 || 3 |
Brad Kautz | 3 || 3 |
Greg Lindysky | 3 || 3 |
Eric Paulson | 2 || 2 |
Joseph Sperling | 2 || 2 |
Monty Steffens | 2 || 2 |
Bradley Beckman | 1 || 1 |
Rob Class | 1 || 1 |
Mike Evans | 1 || 1 |
Brad Johnson | 1 || 1 |
Michael Niziolek | 1 || 1 |
Tom Woo | 1 || 1 |


Women | Open Men | Men 35-39 | Men 40-44 | Men 45-49 | Men 50-54 | Men 55-59 | Men 60-64 | Men 65-69 | Men 70-74 | Men 75-79 | Men 80-84 | Men 85-89 | Men 90-95 | Top

Men 50-54

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR |
Randy Wiinanen | 49 || 8 || 10 || 8 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 9 |
Dan Morse | 42 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 6 || 6 |
Dale Heinen | 24 || 4 || 5 || 7 || 5 || 3 |
Mike Setter | 22 || 2 || 7 || 8 || 1 || 4 |
Bobby Paxton | 19 || 6 || 10 || 3 |
Allen Zetterlund | 19 || 3 || 6 || 3 || 7 |
Dick Beardsley | 11 || 3 || 8 |
Perry Bach | 10 || 10 |
Douglas Bakkene | 10 || 6 || 4 |
Craig McCoy | 10 || 3 || 3 || 4 |
Brent Smith | 10 || 10 |
Jocko Vertin | 10 || 6 || 4 |
Kevin Jafari | 9 || 2 || 7 |
Randall Dyson | 7 || 2 || 5 |
John Weiman | 7 || 4 || 3 |
Jess Koski | 6 || 6 |
Jim Fethers | 5 || 5 |
Mark Nelsen | 4 || 4 |
Steve DeBoer | 3 || 1 || 2 |
Mark LeDuc | 3 || 3 |
Martin Teigen | 3 || 3 |
Gary Nansen | 2 || 2 |
Paul Rozycki | 2 || 2 |
Terry Stewart | 2 || 2 |
Robert Weber | 2 || 2 |
Michael Bjornberg | 1 || 1 |
Rick Christianson | 1 || 1 |
Bill Grassl | 1 || 1 |
John Gustafson | 1 || 1 |
Ken Hammer | 1 || 1 |
Kenneth Valley | 1 || 1 |
Paul Vetter | 1 || 1 |


Women | Open Men | Men 35-39 | Men 40-44 | Men 45-49 | Men 50-54 | Men 55-59 | Men 60-64 | Men 65-69 | Men 70-74 | Men 75-79 | Men 80-84 | Men 85-89 | Men 90-95 | Top

Men 55-59

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR |
Jerry Beutel | 43 || 8 || 10 || 9 || 4 || 10 || 6 |
Terry Hakkola | 35 || 2 || 9 || 8 || 7 || 9 || 2 |
John Naslund | 23 || 3 || 6 || 3 || 8 || 1 || 3 || 1 |
Paul LaMere | 20 || 10 || 7 || 3 |
Larry Cerling | 19 || 9 || 10 |
Denny Jordan | 19 || 3 || 3 || 4 || 9 |
Doug Suker | 19 || 1 || 7 || 7 || 4 |
Steve Maupin | 18 || 5 || 5 || 8 |
Steve Kohorst | 15 || 5 || 10 |
Stephen Oesterle | 15 || 8 || 7 |
Galen Hackler | 10 || 10 |
Bill Hansen | 10 || 3 || 7 |
James Patterson | 10 || 6 || 4 |
Andy Mensing | 8 || 8 |
Chuck Anderson | 7 || 7 |
Bill Hidding | 6 || 6 |
David Nagorney | 6 || 4 || 2 |
Jim Thomson | 6 || 6 |
Michael Gaetz | 5 || 5 |
Virgil Koski | 4 || 2 || 2 |
John Cretzmeyer | 3 || 3 |
Val Landwehr | 3 || 3 |
Brian Purrington | 3 || 1 || 2 |
Bruce Volkart | 2 || 2 |
Charles Lo | 1 || 1 |
Dave Morrill | 1 || 1 |


Women | Open Men | Men 35-39 | Men 40-44 | Men 45-49 | Men 50-54 | Men 55-59 | Men 60-64 | Men 65-69 | Men 70-74 | Men 75-79 | Men 80-84 | Men 85-89 | Men 90-95 | Top

Men 60-64

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR |
Jim Graupner | 50 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 9 |
Norm Purrington | 43 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 9 || 5 || 1 || 9 || 6 || 9 |
Jared Mondry | 40 || 5 || 5 || 9 || 6 || 3 || 10 || 10 |
Jim Day | 21 || 7 || 7 || 7 |
John Brown | 17 || 1 || 5 || 3 || 8 |
Stu Clem | 15 || 4 || 7 || 4 |
Dennis Brewer | 13 || 6 || 7 |
Leonard Coequyt | 8 || 8 |
Dean Bluhm | 6 || 6 |
John Germ | 5 || 3 || 2 |
Stan Jacobson | 5 || 3 || 2 |
Tom Mortl | 5 || 5 |
Paul Bauer | 4 || 2 || 2 |
Thomas Burr | 4 || 4 |
David Bange | 3 || 3 |
Winston Gordon | 3 || 3 |
John Krawczak | 3 || 1 || 2 |
Michael Sellner | 3 || 3 |
Jim Spitzmueller | 3 || 3 |
Harvey Johnson | 2 || 2 |
Denny Wintheisen | 2 || 2 |
Jeff Woll | 2 || 2 |
Jim Burnett | 1 || 1 |
Allen Gibas | 1 || 1 |
Pete Huffman | 1 || 1 |
Ed Maslowski | 1 || 1 |
Timothy McCoy | 1 || 1 |
Dale Summers | 1 || 1 |


Women | Open Men | Men 35-39 | Men 40-44 | Men 45-49 | Men 50-54 | Men 55-59 | Men 60-64 | Men 65-69 | Men 70-74 | Men 75-79 | Men 80-84 | Men 85-89 | Men 90-95 | Top

Men 65-69

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR |
Don Wright | 44 || 8 || 10 || 8 || 8 || 6 || 10 |
Lee Stauffacher | 43 || 7 || 8 || 10 || 3 || 2 || 9 || 9 || 2 |
Hank Larsen | 29 || 9 || 1 || 10 || 9 |
Edward Rousseau | 19 || 2 || 1 || 8 || 8 |
Harvey Johnson | 15 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 1 |
Rick Kleyman | 10 || 10 |
Wayne Paschke | 10 || 10 |
Gene Holen | 7 || 2 || 5 |
Ron Bole | 6 || 6 |
Darrell Christensen | 6 || 6 |
Larry Eaton | 6 || 6 |
Greg Brindley | 5 || 5 |
Jon Volkman | 5 || 5 |
Lewis Damer | 4 || 4 |
Nick Rogers | 4 || 4 |
Roger Carlson | 3 || 3 |
Phillip Erickson | 3 || 1 || 2 |
Larry Junkermeier | 3 || 3 |
David Rosen | 2 || 2 |
Dick Westerlund | 2 || 2 |
Pat Brown | 1 || 1 |
Don Saari | 1 || 1 |
Ken Syring | 1 || 1 |


Women | Open Men | Men 35-39 | Men 40-44 | Men 45-49 | Men 50-54 | Men 55-59 | Men 60-64 | Men 65-69 | Men 70-74 | Men 75-79 | Men 80-84 | Men 85-89 | Men 90-95 | Top

Men 70-74

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR |
Richard Burch | 40 || 6 || 9 || 7 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 8 || 10 |
Jerry Sombke | 28 || 9 || 10 || 9 |
Pat Brown | 24 || 3 || 6 || 2 || 5 || 8 |
Dale Urbain | 23 || 10 || 10 || 3 |
Dick Olson | 14 || 2 || 8 || 4 |
Ralph Wilson | 9 || 1 || 1 || 7 |
Edward Lentz | 8 || 5 || 3 |
John Snell | 8 || 4 || 4 |
Floyd Bouley | 7 || 7 |
David White | 7 || 7 |
Peter Butler | 6 || 2 || 4 |
Knowles Dougherty | 6 || 6 |
Dominic Warzecha | 6 || 6 |
Gene Kalscheuer | 5 || 5 |
Ernest Ogren | 3 || 3 |
Jerry Reynolds | 3 || 3 |
Paul Tattersall | 3 || 3 |
Roger Aiden | 2 || 2 |
Les Goenner | 2 || 2 |
Robert Andersen | 1 || 1 |
Bill Croke | 1 || 1 |
Roger Hauge | 1 || 1 |
Mearkle Mendal | 1 || 1 |
Farrell Sievers | 1 || 1 |


Women | Open Men | Men 35-39 | Men 40-44 | Men 45-49 | Men 50-54 | Men 55-59 | Men 60-64 | Men 65-69 | Men 70-74 | Men 75-79 | Men 80-84 | Men 85-89 | Men 90-95 | Top

Men 75-79

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR |
Greg Prom | 36 || 8 || 10 || 10 || 2 || 5 || 3 |
Francis Januschka | 22 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 4 |
Rogers Anderson | 21 || 7 || 7 || 7 |
Bill Fraser | 13 || 10 || 3 |
Charles McJilton | 6 || 4 || 2 |
Kokie Miller | 5 || 1 || 4 |
Daniel Raustadt | 5 || 5 |
Orin Scandrett | 4 || 1 || 3 |
Ray Hardman | 3 || 3 |
Ron King | 3 || 3 |
Victor Traut | 3 || 3 |
Roger Hauge | 2 || 2 |
John Miller | 2 || 2 |
Bill Bauck | 1 || 1 |
Allen Johnson | 1 || 1 |
Walter Lower | 1 || 1 |


Women | Open Men | Men 35-39 | Men 40-44 | Men 45-49 | Men 50-54 | Men 55-59 | Men 60-64 | Men 65-69 | Men 70-74 | Men 75-79 | Men 80-84 | Men 85-89 | Men 90-95 | Top

Men 80-84

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR |
Lloyd Young | 26 || 10 || 5 || 8 || 1 || 2 |
Burt Carlson | 25 || 8 || 4 || 7 || 3 || 3 |
Jim Waterman | 8 || 6 || 2 |
Ron King | 3 || 2 || 1 |
Robert Powers | 3 || 3 |
Viekko Hautamma | 2 || 2 |

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