Minnesota Running Data Center
Male Runners of the Year 1997
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).
A * after the total indicates the runner earned points in more than five different distances. In such cases only the best five were totalled.
Here are the final results for 1997.
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
| | Tot | | | 5K | | | 8K | | | 10K | | | 15-30K | | | 1/2 | | | Mar| | |
| Sean Mulheron | | 45 | | | 13 | | | 8 | | | 15 | | | | 9 | | |
| Digger.D Carlson | | 37* | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | 11 | | | 17 | | | 7 | | |
| Kelly Mortenson | | 30 | | | 11 | | | 9 | | | | 10 | | | |
| Tom Stambaugh | | 26 | | | 6 | | | 3 | | | 9 | | | | 8 | | |
| Steve Plasencia | | 24 | | | 14 | | | | | 5 | | | | 5| |
| Carl Fritz | | 21 | | | | 11 | | | 10 | | | | |
| Joey Keillor | | 20 | | | | 8 | | | 12 | | | | |
| Dan Frusher | | 15 | | | | | | 10 | | | 2 | | | 3| |
| David Helm | | 14 | | | | 2 | | | 7 | | | | 5 | | |
| Kevin Corliss | | 13 | | | | | 13 | | | | |
| Pete Miller | | 12 | | | | | | 8 | | | 4 | | |
| Chad Johnson | | 11 | | | | | | 11 | | | |
| Jesse Westrup | | 11 | | | | 4 | | | 7 | | | | |
| Dan Streble | | 10 | | | | | | 10 | | | |
| Mark Narveson | | 10 | | | | 10 | | | | | |
| Jason Massmann | | 10 | | | 10 | | | | | | |
| Dave Wik | | 9 | | | 9 | | | | | | |
| Jim Kappel | | 9 | | | 7 | | | | 2 | | | | |
| Eric Pierce | | 8 | | | | | | 8 | | | |
| Kevin Haas | | 8 | | | | | | 8 | | | |
| Rob Whetham | | 8 | | | | | | 7 | | | | 1| |
| Brian McCollor | | 8 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 4| |
| Ditlev Larsen | | 8 | | | 8 | | | | | | |
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
| | Tot | | | 5K | | | 8K | | | 10K | | | 15-30K | | | 1/2 | | | Mar| | |
| Digger.D Carlson | | 43* | | | 9 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 9 | | |
| Tom Stambaugh | | 38 | | | 10 | | | 9 | | | 9 | | | | 10 | | |
| Patrick Billig | | 27 | | | 7 | | | 8 | | | 4 | | | | 8 | | |
| Tom Pletcher | | 18* | | | 1 | | | 6 | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | 6 | | |
| Charles.D Hubbard | | 17 | | | 6 | | | 7 | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | |
| Todd.J Sheldon | | 17 | | | 8 | | | | 1 | | | | | 8| |
| Todd Sperling | | 14 | | | | | | 5 | | | | 9| |
| Kevin Haas | | 12 | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | 5 | | |
| Matt.P Barnard | | 10 | | | | | | | | 10| |
| Jarrow | | 9 | | | 5 | | | | | | 4 | | |
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
| | Tot | | | 5K | | | 8K | | | 10K | | | 15-30K | | | 1/2 | | | Mar| | |
| Perry.A Bach | | 45* | | | 9 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 22 | | | |
| Brent Smith | | 41* | | | | 6 | | | 9 | | | 14 | | | 9 | | | 9| |
| Steve Plasencia | | 30 | | | 10 | | | | | 10 | | | | 10| |
| Dennis.M Barker | | 23 | | | 8 | | | 7 | | | | 8 | | | |
| Rob Whetham | | 18 | | | | | 1 | | | 7 | | | 10 | | |
| Pete Lentine | | 18 | | | | | | 4 | | | 7 | | | 7| |
| Mike Setter | | 16 | | | | | | 12 | | | 4 | | |
| Dennis.A Henseler | | 15 | | | | 5 | | | 3 | | | 7 | | | |
| Brian Fawcett | | 14 | | | | | | 9 | | | 5 | | |
| Allen Zetterlund | | 13 | | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | 6 | | | |
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
| | Tot | | | 5K | | | 8K | | | 10K | | | 15-30K | | | 1/2 | | | Mar| | |
| Rob Whetham | | 48* | | | | 10 | | | | 21 | | | 10 | | | 10| |
| Michael Seaman | | 44 | | | 10 | | | 9 | | | 10 | | | 6 | | | 9 | | |
| Jim Pelarske | | 40* | | | 7 | | | 8 | | | 8 | | | 18 | | | 8 | | |
| Luke Brock | | 30* | | | 5 | | | 2 | | | 6 | | | 10 | | | 7 | | | 4| |
| Doug Suker | | 15 | | | | 4 | | | 3 | | | | | 8| |
| Jerry.E Beutel | | 14 | | | | 1 | | | | 8 | | | 5 | | |
| Jack Ankrum | | 9 | | | | | | 9 | | | |
| Keith.J Kowalsky | | 9 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 6| |
| Larry Mulenburg | | 8 | | | | | | 8 | | | |
| Bob.J Hartl | | 7 | | | | | | 4 | | | 3 | | |
| Jeff Bullard | | 7 | | | | | | 7 | | | |
| John Naslund | | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | | | 3| |
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
| | Tot | | | 5K | | | 8K | | | 10K | | | 15-30K | | | 1/2 | | | Mar| | |
| Dick Ruhland | | 45 | | | 8 | | | 9 | | | 10 | | | 8 | | | 10 | | |
| Garrett Tomczak | | 39 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 9 | | | 10 | | | |
| Greg Larson | | 33 | | | 9 | | | | 6 | | | 9 | | | 9 | | |
| Robert Behrens | | 29 | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | | 5 | | | 7 | | | 10| |
| John Emmons | | 29* | | | 7 | | | 3 | | | 7 | | | 6 | | | | 7| |
| Jared Mondry | | 18 | | | | 2 | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | 8 | | |
| Donald.R Mathieu | | 15 | | | | | | | 6 | | | 9| |
| John Brown | | 11 | | | | | | 11 | | | |
| Larry Ochsendorf | | 11 | | | | | | 6 | | | | 5| |
| K.J Marinoff | | 10 | | | | | | 10 | | | |
| Norm Purrington | | 10 | | | | | | 5 | | | 5 | | |
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
| | Tot | | | 5K | | | 8K | | | 10K | | | 15-30K | | | 1/2 | | | Mar| | |
| Thom Weddle | | 47* | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 13 | | | 10 | | |
| Frank McCoy | | 33* | | | 5 | | | 7 | | | 4 | | | 17 | | | 8 | | | 3| |
| Andy Deters | | 29* | | | 1 | | | 4 | | | 5 | | | 5 | | | 6 | | | 9| |
| Doug.W Saari | | 24 | | | | | 6 | | | 8 | | | | 10| |
| Don.W Saari | | 12 | | | | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | 5| |
| Rick Kleyman | | 10 | | | 8 | | | | | | | 2| |
| Hank Larsen | | 10 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 7| |
| Nick Rogers | | 9 | | | | 2 | | | 7 | | | | |
| Jared Mondry | | 9 | | | | | | 5 | | | | 4| |
| Earl McDowell | | 8 | | | | | | | | 8| |
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
| Allen.M Anderson | | 37 | | | 9 | | | 9 | | | 9 | | | 1 | | | 9 | | |
| Rich Trochman | | 30 | | | 10 | | | 8 | | | 10 | | | 2 | | | |
| Ernest Ogren | | 19 | | | 5 | | | 7 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 4 | | |
| Richard.R. Burch | | 16 | | | | 5 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 6 | | |
| Dennis.E Hier | | 10 | | | | | | | 10 | | |
| Lloyd Nietling | | 8 | | | | | 8 | | | | |
| Jerry Sombke | | 7 | | | | | | 2 | | | 5 | | |
| Ronald.H Jarvinen | | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | | |
| Dave Bushard | | 5 | | | | | 5 | | | | |
| Gary DeFrance | | 4 | | | 4 | | | | | | |
| | |
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
| | Tot | | | 5K | | | 8K | | | 10K | | | 15-30K | | | 1/2 | | | Mar| | |
| Greg Prom | | 50* | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 5 | | | 10 | | | 10| |
| Roger Hauge | | 24* | | | 6 | | | 7 | | | 5 | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | 2| |
| Robert.E Thorbus | | 23* | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 4 | | | 9 | | | 7 | | | 5| |
| Jerry Noyes | | 12 | | | | 6 | | | 6 | | | | |
| Bill Galbrecht | | 8 | | | | | | | | 8| |
| Ray Eiland | | 7 | | | | | | | | 7| |
| Ray.A Hardman | | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | | |
| Rogers Anderson | | 5 | | | 5 | | | | | | |
| Chuck McJilton | | 6 | | | | | | | | 6| |
| Loren Johnson | | 4 | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | |
| Vance Johnson | | 4 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1| |
| Bill Winstanley | | 4 | | | | 4 | | | | | |
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
| | Tot | | | 5K | | | 8K | | | 10K | | | 15-30K | | | 1/2 | | | Mar| | |
| Harold Hubbard | | 50* | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 14 | | | 10 | | | 10| |
| Lloyd Young | | 37* | | | 9 | | | 7 | | | 7 | | | 8 | | | 6 | | | 8| |
| Jim Waterman | | 14 | | | | | | 5 | | | 2 | | | 7| |
| Byron.F Van Dake | | 11 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 5| |
| Alex.E Ratelle | | 8 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 6| |
| Benjamin Fredrick | | 7 | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 4 | | |
| Burt Carlson | | 4 | | | | | | | | 4| |
| James.A Moha | | 4 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3| |
| Charles.A Rollings | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2| |
| George Hunkins | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | |
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
| | Tot | | | 5K | | | 8K | | | 10K | | | 15-30K | | | 1/2 | | | Mar| | |
| Emil.G Balz | | 26* | | | 9 | | | 7 | | | 5 | | | 2 | | | 4 | | |
| Howard Brady | | 5 | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | |
| Harry Stanko | | 4 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | |
| Frank Ruebl | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1| |
| Peter.J Dieser | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| Robert Shaw | | 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
| | Tot | | | 5K | | | 8K | | | 10K | | | 15-30K | | | 1/2 | | | Mar| | |
| Paul.W Werner | | 5 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | |
| Clayton.E Moran | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1| |
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