Men's 2006 Grand Prix Standings

Under 15

Final Standings:  Jason Kenyon clinches the under 15, 2006 GP Championship!

Post MP&W:  Ryan Vosecky medals and moves into 3rd.  Mitchell in 2nd is the only one left who could possibly catch Jason, but to do so, Jason would have to be idle at MHSCC, and would have to score 932 points (seeing as he has already run 6 and only his 6 best go towards his season total).

Post Wild Cat Den:  Jason and Mitchell remain in 1st and 2nd, while Shane and Ryan add their 3rd and 5th race efforts.  Good job, guys!

Post Stampede:  As has been the case in past, the top 10 all run the Stampede.  Jason Kenyon adds a fourth race and gains a slim lead over Mitchell Shellady.

Post Fair:  Mitchell and Jason are close, with Kevin, Keegan and Ryan also adding to their point total right behind...

7/9/06:  Mitchell Shellady rises to the top of the division with his third race of the year!  Shane VanDeMaat, of Team VanDeMaat, enters the Top 10 in 5th with a very strong showing at Grandview.

Post Malachy:  Keegan Mente jumps up to 4th place with his Malachy effort!

Post HNI:  Great to see three runners hitting both of the first two races!  We've seen young Mr. Hughes in years past, less so of Mr. Kenyon and Mr. Shellady.  Welcome aboard.

Jason Kenyon.

Next 5:  Luke Nowak, Jarid Wagner, Michael Jenkins, Connor Lawrence, Dylan Hilyer.  (89 total participants)

15-29

Post MHSCC:  Nick Hasty and Rodney Kirk Jr., upgrade with their 7th race efforts of the year, while Josh Fick adds a 4th outright victory to his GP point totals, sandwiched between and around track and cross country feats.

Post MP&W:  Sabino upgrades running his best points race of the season by far and clinches his first Grand Prix age division championship!  Sabino also sets a new season points record for the 15-29 division!  Rodney Kirk Jr., adds a six race effort and to his season point total, securely in 4th. 

Post Wild Cat Den:  Sabino gets his 6th race in and takes over 1st!  Nick does likewise and lands in 2nd.  Rodney adds a 5th race and is solidly in 4th.

Post Stampede:  Top three performances of the day in this division including Mr. Fick's third victory of the year.  Sabino Rangel takes advantage of an idle Curtis Bowden and is 103 points out of first. 

Post Fair:  Big performances at the Fair and big point totals amassed by the top 5 to date!

7/9/06:  Curtis Bowden, Nick Hasty and Josh Fick, all part of the Muscatine High School Cross Country stable of runners add to other race efforts and find themselves in 1st, 3rd and 4th.  Sabino Rangel is squarely in 2nd and in good position to be a late-season factor in determining who wins this very competitive division.

Post Malachy:  Curtis Bowden wins at Malachy and jumps into 1st place.  Nick Hasty also adds points and is now in 4th.

Post HNI:  The informal team of Rangel and Kirk amass points in the first two races and keep ahead of the Muscatine High School Track and Cross Country out-of-season contingency.

Sabino Rangel.

Next 5:  Evan Schmelzer, Zachary Miller, Josh Navarro, Chad Czerwiec, Josh Long.  (166 total participants)

30-34

Post MHSCC:  Eric Walsh and Eric Wortman duel again, this time with Mr. Walsh coming in ahead of Mr. Wortman.  Great back-to-back race finishes that so much to do with two runners running closely enough together that they probably ran faster than they would have been able to do on their own.  Truly a joy to watch!  (Look at Eric and Eric's season point totals.  5 points separate the two runners.)  Eric Walsh also establishes a new Personal Record for points in a season!

Additionally, GP newcomer, Kurt Schlawin (Schla-veen) upgrades with his 7th race effort of the year.  Good year, Kurt!

Post MP&W:  Eric Walsh is part of one of the great Power & Water "duels to the finish" and is so doing, clinches GP Championship #3!  Ray Lukkarinen and Kurt Schlawin each add a sixth race to their strong season performances.

Post Wild Cat Den:  Eric, Ray, Joe, Kurt Brian and Christopher all race well and add to their point totals on the beautiful trails of WCD!

Post Stampede:  8 of the top 10 race at the Stampede.  Besides Eric and Ray, Joe Froehlich, Kurt Schlawin and Christopher Allbright add to their point totals their third, fourth and fifth races of the year.  Good job guys!

Post Fair:  A hot day and a hot division!  1 and 2 are close, as are 3, 4 and 5.

7/9/06:  Ray Lukkarinen adds a second race to his point total and jumps into 2nd place.  Here is hoping that Mr. Walsh and Mr. Lukkarinen can juggle their schedules to each race four of the next five races, max their points and make this division so close that it won't be decided until MHSCC!

Post Malachy:  Mr. Walsh is back in the U.S.A. and back atop the division!

Post HNI:  Joe Froehlich finds himself atop the age division leader board for the first time!

Eric Walsh.

Next 5:  Tom Garcia, Cesar Romero, Brad Koenig, Brian Sauser, John Newell.  (45 total participants)

35-39

10/13:  Error noted.  Mark Latta's 3-race total is 1663 and the scoreboard now accurately reflects as much.

Post MHSCC:  Rick Last runs #8 and upgrades again while Jeremy Oepping upgrades with his 7th effort!

Post MP&W:  Jeremy Oepping gets a sixth race and busts the 5000 points barrier for the season!  Rick Last upgrades and  Brad Hahn has now put together a couple of very strong GP races!

Post Wild Cat Den:  Lee upgrades and Rick Last adds his 6th race of the year, both substantial accomplishments in their own right.

Post Stampede:  Lee Hammerand clinches his 4th consecutive Grand Prix Championship by mathematically eliminating his closest competitor, the formidable John Fletcher.  Congrats to Lee and good job to all the men in this division!

Post Fair, more big numbers for these guys.  Amazing seasons indeed!

7/9/06:  Lee, Fletch, Jeremy and Rick each add to their season point totals, an impressive season both individually and collectively!

Post Malachy:  The strongest, deepest age division after three races!  Lee with a slight lead, but jostling behind him and several folks headed for personal records for points in a season independent of who ends up winning the division.

Post HNI:  Lee Hammerand is back in 1st place, with John Fletcher moving to 2nd with a strong showing in the headwinds of HNI.  Jeremy Oepping is indeed in only one age division this year and thus is securely in 3rd for the time being.

Lee Hammerand.

Next 5:  Brian Miller, Dan Paca, Scott Damon, Mike Dolan, Jeff Hanssen.  (28 total participants)

40-44

Post MHSCC:  Eric Wortman clinches his 2nd consecutive GP Championship!  Ernesto Venzor and Steve Vosecky run all nine races and finish in 2nd and 3rd!  7 of the top 10 in this division race at MHSCC.  Amazing!

Post MP&W:  This division won't be decided until MHSCC!  Ernesto upgrades and Eric wins outright!  Steve moves into 3rd with his upgrade and Brian Doerres breaks into the Top10 with his third effort of the year.

Post Wild Cat Den:  6 of the Top 10 race!  Outstanding!  Ernesto retains his position at the top, Eric gains a bit of ground and Steve "upgrades."

Post Stampede:  Ernesto Venzor remains in 1st place with his sixth race effort, and Steve Vosecky is in 2nd with his sixth as well.  Both runners can now attempt to "upgrade" their point totals during the last third of the season.

Post Fair:  Herr Wortman jumps over Steve and Kent and picks up some ground on Ernesto.  Good job Ernesto and Steve for hitting the first 5 races of the year!  Soon you will both be in a position to "upgrade" to take your six best efforts.

7/9/06:  Mr. Venzor keeps 1st place, while Kent Ferris and Steve Vosecky add to their point totals with their 3rd and 4th races of the season.

Post Malachy:  Maybe not as deep as the Men's 35-39 division, but still good to see 4 participants racing well and often!  The only GP division with 3 past GP age division winners in it.

Post HNI:  Past GP winner, Ernesto Venzor is in 1st place with relative GP newcomer, Steve Vosecky in 2nd.

Eric Wortman.

Next 5:  David Cook, Tom Clasen, Eric Thoerner, John Kroening, Mike Donald.  (46 total participants)

45-49

Post MHSCC:  What better way to top clinching?  Upgrade your point total!  That is exactly what Mario did.  Great season, Mario!

Post MP&W:  Mario clinches his first Grand Prix age division championship!  Tom Vandygriff upgrades, Pete Wyatt adds a sixth race effort and Mike Batenhorst shows he still has speed in the shorter races after recently qualifying for Boston!

Post Wild Cat Den:  Mario puts up big numbers on the trails and takes over 1st place for the first time this season! David and Pete add to their totals and move up.

Post Stampede:  Matthew Sojka has an eighty point lead over Mario Garcia.  Tom Vandygriff in 3rd adds his 6th race of the year. 

Post Fair:  Tom V. runs his 5th, Matt takes over the lead and Mario creeps closer in 3rd.  4 races left and this one is a long ways from being determined...

7/9/06:  Tom Vandygriff has a 4 point lead after 4 races!

Post HNI:  Matt Sojka and Tom Vandygriff are in 1st and 2nd after the first two races of the season!

Mario Garcia.

Next 5:  Adrian Sanchez, John Kerch,  Rick Buller, Jeff Meyer, Tom Meyer.  (29 total participants)

50-54

Post MHSCC:  Both Fernando and Tony run their 8th race of the season, with Fernando upgrading in the process.  They were joined on the grass by Steve Holladay who raced well enough to finish in 3rd for the season.

Post MP&W:  Tony Carl clinches his 2nd Grand Prix age division championship!  Fernando, Ken and Steve also add points at Power&Water and round out the Top 4.

Post Stampede:  Tony Carl adds to his lead, while Fernando Patino and Ken Nichols join Tony in adding their totals with their fifth race effort of the season.

Post Fair:  Tony Carl adds to his lead, Tim Murphy puts up some monster numbers, and there are 5 in the top 10 who race at the fair.

7/9/06:  And just the like the preceding age division, this one is very close with Tony having a scant 11 point lead over Fernando after 4 races!

Post Malachy:  Tony Carl and Fernando Patino remain in 1st and 2nd.  3-time 45-49 GP Winner, Bill Ryan returns to our circuit and finds himself in 5th.

Post HNI:  Last year's winner, Tony Carl, leads again, but again has company with Fernando Patino and Ken Nichols.

Tony Carl.

Next 3:  Bill Ryan, Mike Last, Phil McIntire, Michael Moore, Bryce Browning.  (33 total participants)

55-59

Post MHSCC:  Charles Potter runs his 7th race, upgrades, and in so doing, finishes in 3rd place for the season! 

Post MP&W:  All three in the Top 3 race and add to their season point totals!  Good job to John, Jim and Charles!

Post Wild Cat Den:   John Schoonover clinches his first Grand Prix age division championship!  Charles Potter adds his 5th effort and moves to within 25 points of 2nd place. 

Post Stampede:  Good numbers for a lot of the top 10 here.  Mr. Schoonover picked up at the Stampede right where he left off and adds to his lead...

Post Fair:  A completely idle Top 10 at the Fair.

7/9/06:  4 of the Top10 in the division race at Grandview.  John Schoonover is no less impressive at Grandview and as a result, has an amazing 2000 point lead after 4 races!  Soon it will be time for John to "upgrade."

Post Malachy:  Mr. Schoonover adds to his lead!

Post HNI:  John Schoonover is in 1st place after putting up some huge numbers in Races #1 and #2!

John Schoonover.

Next 5:  Terry Curry, John Stanton, Jim Gabriel, Scott Ingstad, Daniel Downing.  (29 total participants)

60-64

Post MHSCC:  Tom Hanifan runs his 3rd race of the season and moves from 10th to 7th in the final standings!

Post MP&W:  Juan clinches his 4th consecutive Grand Prix age division championship!  John Ihle upgrades again with his 8th effort of the season and establishes a new Personal Record for most points in a season (having finished year #3 in the GP)! Jim Shaidnagle adds to his point total with his 4th effort.

Post Stampede:  Juan and John stay in 1st and 2nd place.

Post Fair:  John Ihle finishes his 5th race and is in 2nd place!

7/9/06:  4 of the top 10 in the division race at Grandview, a very good thing.

Post Malachy:  Juan takes over 1st place!

Post HNI:  Farrel Wiley has the lead heading into race #3!

Juan Collazo.

Next 5:  Charles Wester, Jim Tebockhorst, Jim Meister, Clyde Evans, Alan Eversmeyer.  (18 total participants)

65-69

Post MHSCC:  Amidst other names, we can now use "Iron Man" as Larry Koehrsen runs all nine races for the season1

Post MP&W:  Larry Koehrsen clinches his 4th consecutive Grand Prix age division championship!

Post Wild Cat Den:  Larry "upgrades," while John Mahon enters the standings in 5th.

Post Stampede:  Larry, Larry and William score points at the Stampede.  Additionally, Larry K., runs his 6th race of the year and can now begin to pursue "upgrading."

Post Fair:  Larry Koehrsen adds to his lead and is just about ready to start upgrading his point total.

7/9/06:  Larry Legend maintains 1st place while Temple Selby runs strong at Grandview and enters the standings in 4th.

Post Malachy:  LK adds to his lead.  Jim Reimers joins the group and is in 3rd place.

Post HNI:  Larry and Larry are 1 and  2!

Larry Koehrsen.

70-74

Post MP&W:  It comes down to this, only one man can win the division:  Harold Schulze.  But only if he runs MHSCC and secures his third race effort of the year.

Post Wild Cat Den:  Roger Reimers enters in 6th.  Only one of the six men listed below can win the age division, but whoever wins needs to race both of the last two races.  If not, there will be no winner of the 70-74 division.

Post Stampede:  Robert Kabela enters the standings in 2nd place, but still needs two more races to meet the 3 race minimum.

Post Fair:  Harold Schulze is one race away from becoming the first in this age division to meet the 3 race minimum for Runner of the Year qualification...

7/9/06:  Mult-time GP winner, Jerry Lange, enters in 3rd place with his Grandview effort!

Post HNI:  No participants since the Hustle.  Come on back, guys!

75-79

Reggie Meyer Jr.

Post MP&W:  Reggie Meyer Jr., clinches his fourth consecutive Grand Prix age division championship!

Post Wild Cat Den:  It is all up to Reggie:  run at least one of the last two races, get the three race requirement, and clinch another GP Championship.

Post Stampede:  Reggie Meyer Jr., adds to his point total with a strong Stampede effort!

Post HNI:  Mr. Meyer scores his first points of the season!

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