MRDC

Minnesota Running Data Center
Male Runners of the Year 1986

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. Runners were scored 10-9-8-6-etc. in the more popular distances (5K, 8K, 10K, 25K, and Marathon) and 5-4-3-2-1 in the 15K, 20K, and half marathon. Runners can score at up to six different distances, so that the maximum number of points is 55 in the Open and Age Group divisions. When a runner turns in more than one performance in the top 10 or 5, he/she gets only his/her maximum number of points for that distance).

When a runner earns points in more than six different distances, only the best six were totaled. Uncounted scores are indicated by a *.

Here are the final results for 1986.



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 90-94 | Top

Open Men

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 1/2 || MAR |
Scott Ergen| 22 || 9 || 8 || 5 |
Steve Benson| 19 || 10 || 9 |
Jerrold A Wynia| 18 || 8 || 10 |
Kenneth Wurl| 14 || 10 || 4 |
Doug Suker| 12 || 9 || 3 |
Patrick Billig| 11 || 2 || 6 || 3 |
John Mirth| 10 || 10 |
Pete Wareham| 10 || 4 || 6 |
Todd Sperling| 10 || 10 |
Greg Kaelin| 10 || 7 || 3 |
Ray Wicksell| 9 || 9 |
Bill Field| 8 || 8 |
Kelly McDonough| 8 || 8 |
Tom Ansberry| 8 || 8 |
Don Hurley| 7 || 7 |
John Idstrom| 7 || 7 |
Tom Zimmerman| 7 || 7 |
Bruce Mortenson| 6 || 6 |
Jarrow| 6 || 6 |
Robert Gazzola| 6 || 6 |
Bill Atkins| 5 || 5 |
David Kleingarn| 5 || 5 |
Kelly John Frazier| 5 || 5 |
Paul Gisselquist| 5 || 5 |
Dick Beardsley| 4 || 4 |
James Glazer| 4 || 4 |
Len Beard| 4 || 4 |
Terry Hildebrandt| 4 || 1 || 3 |
Tom Stambaugh| 4 || 4 |
Matt Haugen| 3 || 3 |
Paul Mausling| 3 || 3 |
Bobby Paxton| 2 || 2 |
Duane Millslagle| 2 || 2 |
Gene Niemi| 2 || 2 |
Robert Kempainen| 2 || 2 |
David Sederquist| 2 || 2 |
Kirk Jewell| 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 90-94 | Top

Men 35-39

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 1/2 || MAR |
Doug Suker| 50 || 10 || 8 || 10 || 10 || 2 || 10 |
Duane Millslagle| 43 || 8 || 6 || 7 || 9 || 5 || 8 |
Mike Seaman| 38 || 9 || 10 || 8 || 7 || 4 |
Terry Lillibridge| 21 || 1 || 8 || 3 || 9 |
Paul Flower| 11 || 5 || 6 |
Avelino Mills-Novoa| 9 || 5 || 4 |
Barney Klecker| 9 || 9 |
Dean Swanson| 9 || 3 || 6 |
Ed Max| 9 || 6 || 3 |
Jim Ferstle| 7 || 7 |
Roger Pekuri| 7 || 7 |
John Myers| 6 || 6 |
Tom Heimdal| 6 || 4 || 2 |
John Naslund| 5 || 5 |
Peter Sandberg| 5 || 5 |
John Meyers| 4 || 4 |
Bruce Petz| 3 || 3 |
Dale Schatzlein| 3 || 3 |
Dick Ruhland| 3 || 3 |
Gary Wilde| 3 || 1 || 2 |
Ron Crawford| 2 || 2 |
Charles Black| 1 || 1 |
Ray Lamm| 1 || 1 |
Roger Nelson| 1 || 1 |
Tony Benthin| 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 90-94 | Top

Men 40-44

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 1/2 || MAR |
Harry Cottrell| 35 || 10 || 6 || 7 || 5 || 5 || 2 |
John Emmons| 33 || 8 || 10 || 5 || 10 |
Bruce Mortenson| 20 || 10 || 10 |
Don Mathieu| 19 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 9 || 4 |
Douglas A Clausen| 16 || 8 || 8 |
Dave Griffith| 15 || 9 || 6 |
Harold Link| 13 || 7 || 4 || 2 |
Ken Stewart| 12 || 5 || 1 || 6 |
Tim Polk| 10 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 1 |
Dan Shannon| 9 || 4 || 5 |
Rainer Rocheleau| 9 || 8 || 1 |
Robert Wagner| 8 || 8 |
Bill Langen| 7 || 7 |
Dick Ruhland| 7 || 7 |
Gordon Nichols| 6 || 6 |
John Burrell| 6 || 6 |
Bud Mixon| 5 || 5 |
Dennis Hagen| 4 || 4 |
Roger Fisher| 4 || 4 |
James L Olsen| 3 || 3 |
Roger Rode| 3 || 3 |
Bob Pfeiffer| 2 || 2 |
Jim Donnelly| 2 || 2 |
Joseph Sidoti| 2 || 3 |
Mike Benton| 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 90-94 | Top

Men 45-49

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 1/2 || MAR |
George Savanick| 51 || 9 || 8 || 10 || 4* || 5* || 9 || 5 || 10 |
Rick Kleyman| 32 || 10 || 10 || 5 || 7 |
Ron Daws| 19 || 4 || 7 || 8 |
Dale Mattson| 16 || 8 || 6 || 2 |
Nicholas R Rogers| 16 || 3 || 3 || 10 |
Joe Frank| 15 || 7 || 8 |
Ron Bole| 13 || 9 || 4 |
David King| 11 || 2 || 6 || 1 || 2 |
Frederick Schepman| 11 || 5 || 4 || 2 |
Jim Sandness| 9 || 3 || 5 || 1 |
Lyle Cater| 9 || 9 |
Myron Anderson| 9 || 9 |
Jim Mayerle| 8 || 4 || 4 |
Tim Brown| 8 || 3 || 5 |
Bob Shepard| 7 || 7 |
Bill Schmitt| 6 || 6 |
James McDiarmid| 6 || 6 |
Michael Geiser| 6 || 6 |
Dave Bushard| 5 || 5 |
John Callaghan| 5 || 5 |
Bob Hanson| 4 || 4 |
Jeremy Denny| 3 || 3 |
Tom Kotsonas| 3 || 3 |
Bill Catanese| 2 || 2 |
Hap Lutter| 2 || 1 || 1 |
Jerome Gormley| 2 || 2 |
Pat Gorman| 2 || 2 |
Myron Humpfries| 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 90-94 | Top

Men 50-54

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 1/2 || MAR |
Arlen Sunn| 36 || 8 || 6 || 3 || 9 || 10 |
Larry C Farmer| 34 || 10 || 8 || 4 || 5 || 7 |
Ralph E Koenig| 31 || 3 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 10 || 8 |
Erv Tolkinen| 28 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 8 || 4 || 6 |
Paul Noreen| 24 || 9 || 10 || 5 |
Jack Wier| 11 || 7 || 3 || 1 |
Auldon Johnson| 8 || 8 |
Dayle DeClercq| 7 || 7 |
Robert Chapman| 7 || 7 |
Dale Urbain| 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 |
Robert Chapman| 6 || 5 |
Sid Pace| 6 || 6 |
Don Gilbertson| 5 || 2 || 3 |
Jerry Noyes| 5 || 5 |
Al Shufelt| 4 || 4 |
Hugh Hicks| 4 || 4 |
Jack Moran| 4 || 4 |
Kenneth Ekvall| 4 || 4 |
Tom McAloon| 4 || 4 |
Richard Bacon| 2 || 2 |
Gary DeFrance| 1 || 10 || 1 || 2 |
Howard Baldwin| 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 90-94 | Top

Men 55-59

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 1/2 || MAR |
Greg Prom| 49 || 6 || 9 || 10 || 5 || 10 || 9 |
Ray Hardman| 27 || 3 || 9 || 5 || 10 |
Bill Fraser| 26 || 10 || 10 || 6 |
Chuck Eckel| 13 || 4 || 7 || 2 |
Harold H Hubbard| 11 || 4 || 7 |
Oscar Pederson| 11 || 3 || 8 |
Jerry McEllistrem| 10 || 5 || 5 |
Gordon Slovut| 8 || 8 |
Leland Coe| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 |
Leonard Yanez| 6 || 6 |
Clyde C Gates| 5 || 5 |
Rev Duane Peterson| 5 || 5 |
Robert Thorbus| 5 || 2 || 3 |
Dennis Van Sloun| 4 || 4 |
Jim Hershey| 4 || 4 |
Walter Rasula| 4 || 3 || 1 |
Ed Magnuson| 3 || 1 || 4 |
Jim Orcutt| 3 || 3 |
Richard McLaughlin| 2 || 2 |
Francis Januschka| 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 90-94 | Top

Men 60-64

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 1/2 || MAR |
Alex Ratelle| 55 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 5* || 10 || 5 || 10 |
John C Burton| 43 || 9 || 5 || 7 || 8 || 4* || 8 || 4* || 6 |
John Keston| 35 || 8 || 9 || 9 || 9 |
Harold H Hubbard| 24 || 10 || 6 || 8 |
Conrad Carr| 14 || 7 || 7 |
Don Graham| 9 || 1 || 6 || 2 |
Bill Alvord| 7 || 7 |
Burt Carlson| 5 || 5 |
Walter Beier| 4 || 4 |
Richard Patterson| 3 || 3 |
Gerald Davies| 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 90-94 | Top

Men 65-69

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 1/2 || MAR |
Emil Gottlob Balz| 37 || 10 || 9 || 8 || 5 || 5 |
Harold W Carlson| 30 || 8 || 3 || 10 || 4 || 5 |
Alan R Anderson| 27 || 9 || 7 || 7 || 4 |
Bob Yonker| 20 || 10 || 10 |
Howard Brady| 14 || 6 || 8 |
Leopold Hardung| 10 || 10 |
Erle Reiter| 9 || 7 || 2 |
Harry Stanko| 6 || 6 |
William Lewis| 6 || 6 |
Owen Paukner| 5 || 5 |
Chris Hainlen| 4 || 4 |
Roy Klatt| 4 || 4 |
Thomas Borun| 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 90-94 | Top

Men 70-74

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 1/2 || MAR |
Clayton Moran| 18 || 10 || 8 |
Paul Werner| 10 || 10 |


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 90-94 | Top

Men 75-79

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 1/2 || MAR |
William Andberg| 25 || 10 || 10 || 5 |

Return to home page.