MRDC

Minnesota Running Data Center
Male Runners of the Year 2007

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 2007.



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 | 85 || 12 || 17 || 19 || 17 || 20 |
Jeremy Polson | 85 || 15 || 19 || 11 || 18 || 14 || 19 || 5|
Patrick Russell | 83 || 9 || 20 || 9 || 18 || 13 || 15 || 17 |
Eric Hartmark | 59 || 10 || 18 || 20 || 11|
Jason Lehmkuhle | 59 || 20 || 19 || 20 |
Josh Metcalf | 59 || 14 || 7 || 15 || 13 || 10|
Pete Gilman | 55 || 13 || 3 || 4 || 17 || 18 |
Ed Whetham | 55 || 11 || 6 || 14 || 12 || 12 |
Donovan Fellows | 54 || 16 || 20 || 18 |
Joey Keillor | 51 || 14 || 18 || 19 |
Peder Arneson | 47 || 2 || 1 || 17 || 13 || 14 |
Justin Grunewald | 43 || 7 || 17 || 19 |
Todd Hierlmaier | 38 || 8 || 14 || 9 || 7|
Jeremy Essler | 33 || 13 || 15 || 5 |
Jeffrey Metzdorff | 28 || 15 || 6 || 7 |
Brad Wick | 27 || 2 || 12 || 7 || 6|
Josh Schoen | 26 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 16 |
Joseph Mahoney | 25 || 14 || 11 |
Eric Pierce | 25 || 9 || 16 |
Digger Carlson | 23 || 3 || 7 || 3 || 10 |
Ben Kampf | 23 || 7 || 16 |
Andrew Carlson | 20 || 20 |
Jacob Hallen | 20 || 9 || 8 || 3|
Michael Little | 19 || 4 || 11 || 4 |
Brad Lowery | 19 || 19 |
Antonio Vega | 17 || 17 |
Ben Merchant | 16 || 16 |
Zachary Schendel | 16 || 16 |
Kelly Fermoyle | 15 || 15 |
Dan Church | 14 || 6 || 8 |
Derek Dippon | 14 || 6 || 8|
Samuel Hauck | 14 || 5 || 9 |
Christopher Gruenhagen | 13 || 3 || 10 |
Casey Jermyn | 12 || 12 |
Aaron Beaber | 11 || 11 |
Richard Furseth | 11 || 11 |
Patrick Parish | 10 || 10 |
Christopher Lundberg | 9 || 9 |
Jason Minnick | 9 || 7 || 2 |
Tom Tisell | 9 || 9 |
Moses Wawery | 9 || 9 |
Malcolm Richards | 8 || 8 |
Kenny Miller | 7 || 4 || 3 |
Matthew Reinders | 7 || 7 |
Kelly Mortenson | 6 || 6 |
Brandon Bartholomew | 5 || 5 |
Andy Keenan | 5 || 5 |
Kevin O'Connor | 5 || 5 |
Michael Benchina | 4 || 4|
Mike Henderson | 4 || 4 |
Ryan Solinsky | 4 || 4 |
Michael Stoick | 4 || 4 |
Chris Yotter | 4 || 4 |
Tom Church | 3 || 3 |
Troy Reine | 3 || 3 |
Dan Arlandson | 2 || 2 |
Kevin Doe | 2 || 2 |
Gregory Liebl | 2 || 2 |
Nick Payne | 2 || 2 |
Jeffrey Renlund | 2 || 2|
Jim Robin | 2 || 2 |
Stacy Sundet | 2 || 2 |
Mark Carey | 1 || 1 |
Peter Keenan | 1 || 1 |
Andrew Peltier | 1 || 1|
Jim Ramacier | 1 || 1 |
Greg Sorensen | 1 || 1 |
Peter Terrell | 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|
Kelly Mortenson | 21 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 8 |
Matthew Reinders | 13 || 2 || 1 || 6 || 4 |
Nick Payne | 9 || 4 || 2 || 3 |
William Lindell | 8 || 1 || 7 |
Ken Cooper | 7 || 5 || 2 |
Scott Haugh | 4 || 4 |
Brian Moen | 3 || 3 |
Kevin O'Connor | 3 || 3 |
Greg Hexum | 2 || 2 |
Christopher Kartschoke | 2 || 2 |
Jeffrey Renlund | 2 || 2|
Peter Terrell | 2 || 2 |
Matthew Waite | 2 || 2 |
Kirk Walztoni | 2 || 1 || 1 |
Mark Carey | 1 || 1 |
Blake Dronen | 1 || 1 |
Brett Evans | 1 || 1 |
Michael Nawrocki | 1 || 1 |
Gregg Robertson | 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|
Tom Tisell | 24 || 6 || 9 || 9 |
Charlie Lorch | 23 || 5 || 7 || 7 || 4|
Jim Ramacier | 22 || 3 || 6 || 1 || 6 || 3 || 4 || 2|
Patrick Billig | 21 || 8 || 5 || 8 |
Scott Niemela | 20 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 8 || 3|
John Van Danacker | 18 || 7 || 4 || 7 |
Ditlev Larsen | 17 || 10 || 7 |
Robert Economy | 13 || 7 || 3 || 3 |
Jim Robin | 13 || 8 || 5 |
Hyun Yoon | 10 || 5 || 5 |
Pat Billig | 9 || 9 |
Brian Bich | 8 || 2 || 6 |
David Worley | 6 || 6 |
Wayne Cadigan | 5 || 5 |
Matthew Reinders | 5 || 5|
Rich Heilman | 4 || 4 |
Joel Rovang | 4 || 4 |
Dave Wik | 4 || 4 |
Leon Ball | 3 || 1 || 2 |
Jim Bengtson | 3 || 3 |
Steve Dandrea | 3 || 1 || 2 |
Marc Nosal | 3 || 2 || 1 |
Chris Humbert | 1 || 1 |
Steve Quick | 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|
Digger Carlson | 50 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 6 || 10 || 10 |
Patrick Billig | 37 || 9 || 9 || 10 || 9 |
Kirt Goetzke | 36 || 1 || 4 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 6 || 3 || 9|
Doug Keller | 36 || 7 || 8 || 7 || 6 || 4 || 8 |
Peter Kessler | 31 || 5 || 7 || 4 || 8 || 4 || 7 |
Bill Magdalene | 23 || 5 || 3 || 9 || 2 || 4 |
Paul Giannobile | 20 || 6 || 6 || 8 |
Paul Brown | 18 || 3 || 5 || 2 || 8|
Jim Hannon | 15 || 4 || 5 || 6 |
Bill Atkins | 11 || 4 || 7 |
John Van Danacker | 7 || 7 |
Keith Abels | 6 || 6|
David Voss | 6 || 6 |
Paul Case | 5 || 5 |
Dennis Wallach | 5 || 5|
Edward Goetz | 4 || 4 |
Tom Prentice | 4 || 4|
R Firebaugh | 3 || 3|
Brad Kautz | 3 || 3 |
Mark Kief | 3 || 3 |
Monty Steffens | 3 || 1 || 2|
James Cope | 2 || 2 |
David Crocker | 2 || 2 |
Paul Mullen | 2 || 1 || 1 |
Max Ramsey | 2 || 2 |
Tom Woo | 2 || 2 |
Charlie Roach | 1 || 1 |
Dan Schoepke | 1 || 1 |
Todd Sheldon | 1 || 1 || Men 50-54|


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|
Perry Bach | 48 || 10 || 9 || 10 || 10 || 9 || 9 |
Randy Wiinanen | 41 || 2 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 7 || 10 |
Dan Morse | 40 || 7 || 3 || 9 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 4 |
Paul Brown | 38 || 5 || 10 || 10 || 7 || 6|
Bobby Paxton | 33 || 9 || 10 || 6 || 3 || 2 || 5 |
David Tappe | 29 || 1 || 8 || 4 || 7 || 7 || 3|
Allen Zetterlund | 19 || 5 || 2 || 6 || 6 |
Dennis Wallach | 14 || 3 || 1 || 6 || 4|
Kevin Jafari | 12 || 2 || 3 || 7|
Mike Setter | 11 || 5 || 1 || 4 || 1 |
Douglas Bakkene | 9 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 1 |
Matt Haugen | 6 || 6 |
David Hartz | 5 || 5 |
Jess Koski | 5 || 5|
Terry Stewart | 5 || 5 |
Mark LeDuc | 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 |
Jocko Vertin | 4 || 4 |
Tim Bildsoe | 3 || 3 |
Jim Boatman | 3 || 1 || 2|
Brad Kautz | 2 || 2 |
Craig McCoy | 2 || 2 |
Steve DeBoer | 1 || 1 |
Jason Lee | 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|
Larry Cerling | 49 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 2 || 10 || 10 || 10|
Denny Jordan | 40 || 5 || 7 || 4 || 7 || 10 || 3 || 7 || 7 || 9|
Terry Hakkola | 36 || 9 || 10 || 5 || 2 || 6 || 6 |
Jack Ankrum | 32 || 7 || 9 || 7 || 8 || 1 |
John Cretzmeyer | 28 || 6 || 6 || 5 || 5 || 6 |
Steve Maupin | 27 || 8 || 9 || 2 || 8|
Rob Whetham | 27 || 10 || 8 || 9 |
Jerry Beutel | 26 || 8 || 9 || 1 || 8 |
John Naslund | 26 || 10 || 2 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 4|
David Jendrzejek | 10 || 1 || 9 |
Steve Kohorst | 9 || 9 |
Larry Thompson | 9 || 3 || 6|
Ron Trussell | 9 || 9 |
Chuck Anderson | 8 || 8 |
Andy Mensing | 5 || 5|
Dave Grotzke | 4 || 4 |
Tom Heimdal | 4 || 4 |
John Gustafson | 3 || 3 |
Dean Christensen | 2 || 1 || 1|
Rick Johnson | 2 || 2 |
Ron Pentz | 2 || 2 |
Gordon Straka | 2 || 2|
Jim Hewitt | 1 || 1 |
Val Landwehr | 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|
Paul LaMere | 50 || 10 || 9 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10|
Jim Graupner | 46 || 9 || 10 || 7 || 10 || 10 || 5 |
Norm Purrington | 43 || 5 || 6 || 9 || 5 || 9 || 6 || 9 || 8 || 8|
Stu Clem | 25 || 6 || 5 || 3 || 5 || 6 |
John Brown | 20 || 7 || 6 || 4 || 3 |
Allen Gilman | 18 || 5 || 4 || 6 || 3 |
Greg Envey | 14 || 8 || 6|
Leonard Coequyt | 13 || 4 || 9|
Jim Day | 8 || 8 |
Tom Vertin | 8 || 1 || 7 |
Dean Bluhm | 7 || 7|
John Aronson | 5 || 2 || 3|
John Germ | 5 || 5|
Olaf Lukk | 5 || 5 |
Greg Taylor | 5 || 5 |
Jon Arnold | 4 || 4 |
Trent Clausen | 4 || 4 |
Jim Thomson | 4 || 4 |
Roy Andrews | 3 || 3 |
Olav Lukk | 3 || 3 |
Denny Wintheiser | 3 || 3 |
Jim Burnett | 2 || 2 |
Scott Danielson | 2 || 2 |
Jerry House | 2 || 2|
Leroy Jordan | 2 || 2 |
Steve Lampman | 2 || 2 |
Fran Oldenburg | 2 || 2 |
Mark Schaefer | 2 || 2 |
Raymond Cyr | 1 || 1 |
Thomas Gross | 1 || 1|
John Krawczak | 1 || 1 |
Frederick Kycek | 1 || 1 |
Bruce Lindell | 1 || 1 |
Larry Pederson | 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|
Thom Weddle | 42 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 8 || 4 |
Lee Stauffacher | 41 || 6 || 9 || 9 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 9 || 3|
Dennis Brewer | 39 || 3 || 8 || 7 || 4 || 10 || 10 |
Harvey Johnson | 22 || 4 || 5 || 2 || 2 || 7 || 4 |
Edward Rousseau | 17 || 6 || 6 || 5|
Don Wright | 10 || 7 || 1 || 2 |
Rick Kleyman | 9 || 9 |
Hank Larsen | 8 || 5 || 3 |
Thomas Crosby | 6 || 6|
Lewis Damer | 5 || 5 |
Larry Eaton | 5 || 5 |
Larry Junkermeier | 5 || 2 || 3 |
Fred Woolman | 5 || 4 || 1 |
Roger Carlson | 3 || 1 || 2|
Phil Erickson | 3 || 3 |
Pete Huffman | 3 || 3 |
David Roseen | 3 || 3 |
Jack Daugherty | 2 || 2 |
Gene Holen | 2 || 2 |
Darrell Christensen | 1 || 1|
Paul Liberty | 1 || 1 |
Jim Simons | 1 || 1 |
George Vania | 1 || 1 |
David Wee | 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|
Darrell Christensen | 49 || 10 || 9 || 5 || 4 || 10 || 10 || 10|
Richard Burch | 38 || 6 || 10 || 4 || 3 || 9 || 9 |
Dale Urbain | 25 || 9 || 10 || 6 |
Pat Brown | 22 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 3 || 6|
Dick Westerlund | 19 || 2 || 8 || 9|
John Adams | 16 || 9 || 1 || 6 |
Gene Kalscheuer | 11 || 3 || 8 |
Richard Westerlund | 8 || 8|
Ted Bunne | 7 || 7|
Jerry Sombke | 7 || 7 |
Wayne Paschke | 6 || 2 || 4|
Dave White | 6 || 6 |
Harold Frederick | 5 || 5|
Ron Jarvinen | 5 || 3 || 2 |
Jerry McNeal | 5 || 5 |
Robert Norris | 5 || 5 |
John Post | 5 || 5 |
Ralph Wilson | 5 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2|
Douglas Erbeck | 4 || 4 |
Dick Fenner | 4 || 4 |
Dick Olson | 4 || 2 || 2 |
Ronald Rude | 4 || 4 |
Roger Aiken | 1 || 1|
Charles Josephes | 1 || 1 |
Paul Tattersall | 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 || 10 || 2 || 10 || 1 || 3 || 7 || 6|
Rogers Anderson | 17 || 8 || 8 || 1 |
Roger Hauge | 6 || 6 |
Orin Scandrett | 6 || 1 || 5 |
Jeffrey Rice | 5 || 5|
Michael Bell | 4 || 4 |
Peter Butler | 4 || 4|
Francis Januschka | 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 |
Richard Meierotto | 2 || 2|
Richard Olson | 2 || 2 |
Ray Hardman | 1 || 1 |
Walter Lower | 1 || 1|
Kokie 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 80-84

| Total || 5K || 8K || 10K || 15K || 20K || 25K || 30K || 10M || 1/2 || MAR|
Lloyd Young | 28 || 7 || 4 || 9 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 3|
Burt Carlson | 19 || 6 || 3 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 2|
Jim Waterman | 6 || 3 || 1 || 2 |
Kenneth Hodges | 2 || 2 |
Allen Johnson | 1 || 1 |
Ron King | 1 || 1 |
Norman Olson | 1 || 1 |

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