MRDC

Minnesota Running Data Center
Male Runners of the Year 1992

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 some scores indicates the runner earned points in more than five different distances. In such cases only the best five were totaled.

Here are the final results for 1992.



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 || 12K || 15K || 20K || 25K || Half || Mar |
Todd Sperling | 96 || 17 || 14* || 20 || 20 || 20 || 19 |
Dan Carlson | 74 || 17 || 15 || 19 || 19 || 4 |
Pete Kessler | 54 || 12 || 11 || 15 || 16 |
Jarrow | 54 || 7 || 3* || 6* || 9 || 14 || 13 || 1l |
Brian McCollor | 54 || 5 || 13 || 11 || 7 || 18 |
Jim Pelarske | 47 || 3* || 12 || 8 || 6 || 12 || 9 |
Paul Gisselquist | 47 || 13 || 16 || 18 |
Tom Pletcher | 43 || 12 || 14 || 17 |
Marvin Denzer | 42 || 17 || 14 || 11 |
Rob Whetham | 40 || 11 || 15 || 14 |
Mekkonen Tulu | 39 || 5 || 14 || 20 |
Jerrold Wynia | 38 || 19 || 19 |
Tom Tisell | 33 || 9 || 11 || 13 |
Craig Cassen | 28 || 18 || 10 |
Pete Wareham | 27 || 10 || 10 || 7 |
Todd Boonstra | 27 || 18 || 9 |
Jeff Allen | 25 || 8 || 4 || 7 || 6 |
Chip Cheney | 24 || 3 || 9 || 12 |
Jeff Massman | 23 || 20 || 3 |
Matt Haugen | 23 || 10 || 8 || 5 |
Dave Avenson | 22 || 15 || 7 |
Doug Suker | 22 || 10 || 12 |
John Emmons | 21 || 11 || 10 |
Sean Mulheron | 19 || 19 |
Brad Kautz | 18 || 5 || 13 |
Bill Field | 18 || 18 |
Bob Kempainen | 17 || 17 |
Kevin Corliss | 16 || 16 |
Rob Wood | 16 || 1 || 15 |
James Unruh | 15 || 7 || 8 |
Leif Larsen | 15 || 15 |
Bobby Paxton | 14 || 6 || 8 |
John Wodny | 12 || 12 |
Dan Roden | 11 || 1 || 10 |
Marty Humphrey | 10 || 4 || 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 35-39

| Tot || 5K || 8K || 10K || 12K || 15K || 20K || 25K || Half || Mar |
Bobby Paxton | 45 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 5 || 10 |
Matt Haugen | 40 || 4* || 7 || 6 || 9 || 9 || 9 |
Rob Whetham | 34 || 9 || 5 || 10 || 10 |
Dennis Barker | 17 || 9 || 8 |
Steven Moe | 16 || 3 || 6 || 7 |
Brad Kautz | 15 || 5 || 10 |
Randy Wiinanen | 13 || 8 || 5 |
Jason Lee | 13 || 4 || 2 || 7 |
Perry Bach | 13 || 3 || 10 |
Jerry Wille | 12 || 8 || 4 |
Brent Smith | 11 || 6 || 2 || 3 |
Jess Koski | 11 || 3 || 8 |
Eric Hanson | 10 || 4 || 6 |
Mark LeDuc | 10 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 3 |
Joe Perske | 9 || 9 |
Rich Hoska | 8 || 8 |
Jim Breitenbucher | 7 || 7 |
Bradley Givot | 7 || 5 || 2 |
Dani Fjelstad | 6 || 6 |
Mike Timp | 6 || 6 |
Steve DeBoer | 5 || 3 || 2 |
Bob Paradise | 5 || 5 |
Henry Barksdale | 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 40-44

| Tot || 5K || 8K || 10K || 12K || 15K || 20K || 25K || Half || Mar |
Jim Pelarske | 50 || 10 || 7* || 10 || 1* || 10 || 7* || 10 || 10 || 8* |
Doug Suker | 43 || 9 || 9 || 7 || 9 || 9 |
Rob Whetham | 28 || 10 || 8 || 10 |
John Naslund | 21 || 1 || 9 || 5 || 6 |
Barney Klecker | 17 || 3 || 7 || 7 |
John Cramer | 17 || 4 || 6 || 7 |
Michael Seaman | 15 || 6 || 5 || 4 |
Jack Ankrum | 13 || 5 || 8 |
Jerry Beutel | 12 || 5 || 7 |
Luke Brock | 10 || 6 || 4 |
Fred Clayton | 9 || 1 || 3 || 5 |
Tom Eisenrich | 8 || 6 || 2 |
Jackson Petersburg | 8 || 8 |
Jim Clennon | 7 || 3 || 4 |
William Hidding | 6 || 6 |
Kevin Pates | 6 || 6 |
Roger Pekuri | 5 || 5 |
Jim Bohn | 5 || 3 || 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 45-49

| Tot || 5K || 8K || 10K || 12K || 15K || 20K || 25K || Half || Mar |
John Emmons | 50 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 9* |
Bruce Mortenson | 45 || 6 || 10 || 9 || 10 || 10 |
Dick Ruhland | 41 || 9 || 8 || 8* || 8 || 8 || 8 |
Don Mathieu | 26 || 5 || 1 || 9 || 6 || 5 |
Jared Mondry | 18 || 6 || 5 || 7 |
Hal Gensler | 17 || 5 || 8 || 4 |
Robert Dahl | 15 || 6 || 6 || 3 |
Thomas Allison | 13 || 7 || 6 |
Greg Larson | 13 || 9 || 4 |
Robert Besinger | 13 || 1 || 9 || 3 |
Kris Marinoff | 12 || 7 || 5 |
Keith Palmer | 9 || 5 || 4 |
Charlie Black | 8 || 8 |
Dick Faber | 7 || 7 |
David Griffith | 7 || 4 || 3 |
Norm Purrington | 6 || 6 |
George Lawson | 6 || 4 || 2 |
John Brown | 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 50-54

| Tot || 5K || 8K || 10K || 12K || 15K || 20K || 25K || Half || Mar |
Jared Mondry | 50 || 10* || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 |
Andy Deters | 42 || 7 || 9 || 6* || 5* || 9 || 9 || 8 |
Rick Kleyman | 38 || 6 || 10 || 8 || 7 || 7 |
James Mayerle | 33 || 4 || 5* || 5 || 9 || 8 || 7 |
Paul Paine | 30 || 4 || 7 || 1* || 1* || 8 || 8 || 3 |
Lee Stauffacher | 29 || 1* || 3 || 8 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 2* |
Nick Rogers | 14 || 9 || 5 |
Doug Saari | 9 || 7 || 2 |
Frank McCoy | 9 || 2 || 5 || 2 |
Peter Huffman | 7 || 7 |
Gordon Shumaker | 6 || 6 |
Larry Junkermeier | 5 || 5 |
Jim Sandness | 4 || 4 |
Dan O'Hara | 4 || 4 |
John Grandia | 4 || 4 |
George Savanick | 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 55-59

| Tot || 5K || 8K || 10K || 12K || 15K || 20K || 25K || Half || Mar |
Gary DeFrance | 48 || 10 || 9 || 10 || 10 || 9 || 5* |
Erv Tolkinen | 41 || 5 || 10 || 8 || 3* || 10 || 8 |
Ralph Koenig | 38 || 4* || 6 || 5 || 10 || 8 || 9 |
John Post | 18 || 9 || 9 |
John Quinton | 17 || 5 || 4 || 2 || 6 |
John Adams | 15 || 8 || 7 |
Floyd Bouley | 11 || 5 || 6 |
James Saari | 11 || 7 || 4 |
Leon Kohn | 10 || 8 || 2 |
Paul Noreen | 9 || 9 |
Ken Ekvall | 6 || 6 |
Glenn Hegman | 6 || 5 || 1 |
Fritz Nothacker | 6 || 6 |
Dale Urbain | 6 || 6 |
Ernest Ogren | 5 || 1 || 4 |
Gerald Onstad | 5 || 4 || 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

| Tot || 5K || 8K || 10K || 12K || 15K || 20K || 25K || Half || Mar |
Greg Prom | 45 || 10 || 9 || 10 || 6 || 2* || 4* || 10 || 5* |
Ray Hardman | 27 || 4 || 7 || 5 || 3 || 8 |
Don Dixon | 20 || 10 || 10 |
Rogers Anderson | 14 || 6 || 1 || 7 |
Bill Fraser | 13 || 5 || 8 |
Jerry Noyes | 12 || 6 || 3 || 3 |
Dayle Declercq | 7 || 4 || 3 |
George Sivanich | 6 || 5 || 1 |
Arnie Gilbertson | 5 || 4 || 1 |
Lloyd Armbrust | 3 || 1 || 2 |
Francis Januschka | 3 || 3 |
Benjamin Fredrick | 3 || 1 || 2 |
Ron Marxen | 3 || 3 |
Dick Dostal | 2 || 2 |
George Hunkins | 1 || 1 |
Dick Schantz-HansenCloquet | 1 |
Darold Guttormson | 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

| Tot || 5K || 8K || 10K || 12K || 15K || 20K || 25K || Half || Mar |
Alex Ratelle | 47 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 7 || 10 |
Benjamin Fredrick | 39 || 8 || 7 || 9 || 5* || 1* || 6* || 8 || 7 |
John Burton | 34 || 6 || 8 || 7 || 4* || 5* || 7 || 6 |
Harold Hubbard | 30 || 9 || 9 || 3 || 9 |
Oscar Pederson | 9 || 9 |
Daniel Raustadt | 8 || 2 || 4 || 2 |
Byron Van Dake | 6 || 3 || 3 |
Walter Beier | 6 || 2 || 4 |
Burt Carlson | 6 || 4 || 2 |
Bill Alvord | 6 || 6 |
Ken Hodges | 5 || 3 || 2 |
Gerry Davies | 4 || 4 |
Ernest Wormwood | 3 || 3 |
Charles Banks | 2 || 2 |
J.M. Hershey | 2 || 1 || 1 |
Lloyd Young | 2 || 2 |
Gordon Johnson | 1 || 1 |
John Miller | 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

| Tot || 5K || 8K || 10K || 12K || 15K || 20K || 25K || Half || Mar |
Emil Balz | 30 || 10 || 5 || 10 || 1* || 3 || 2 || 3* |
Harold Carlson | 9 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 2 |
Leo Hardung | 8 || 5 || 1 || 2 |
Howard Brady | 7 || 2 || 2 || 3 |
Vernon Nelson | 5 || 5 |
Harry Stanko | 4 || 4 |
Tom Broun | 2 || 2 |
John Engebretson | 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 |
John Egeberg | 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

| Tot || 5K || 8K || 10K || 12K || 15K || 20K || 25K || Half || Mar |
Paul Werner | 19 || 5 || 2 || 8 || 1 || 1* || 3 |
Erle Reiter | 12 || 6 || 6 |
Clayton Moran | 10 || 1 || 7 || 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 80-84

| Tot || 5K || 8K || 10K || 12K || 15K || 20K || 25K || Half || Mar |
William Andberg | 3 || 3 |

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