Boys - 2009 Portage Invitational
October 10,2009
Cloudy, windy, 51 degrees
Varsity
Results - 5th out of 41 teams
| Place | Name | Grade | Mile 1 | Mile 2 | Total |
|
4 |
Nick Kaiser |
11 |
4:52 |
5:13 |
15:45.8 |
|
7 |
Tommy Valade |
12 |
4:53 |
5:16 |
15:49.0 |
|
54 |
Derek Hibbs |
12 |
5:05 |
5:36 |
16:47.1 |
|
70 |
Troy Tidwell |
11 |
5:12 |
5:40 |
16:56.9 |
|
78 |
Chad Machinski |
12 |
5:11 |
5:40 |
17:02.2 |
|
86 |
Adam Horace |
10 |
5:17 |
5:44 |
17:08.2 |
|
121 |
Jake Nye |
10 |
5:22 |
5:45 |
17:24.8 |
| Place | Name | Grade | Mile 1 | Mile 2 | Total |
|
2 |
Cory Schoendorf |
11 |
5:20 |
5:41 |
17:06.4 |
|
33 |
Ben Wexler |
9 |
5:37 |
5:50 |
17:46.6 |
|
54 |
Brandon Benore |
10 |
5:44 |
5:57 |
17:57.0 |
|
62 |
Ben Crane |
10 |
5:42 |
6:00 |
18:02.2 |
|
65 |
Zach Morgan |
12 |
5:50 |
5:56 |
18:06.8 |
|
70 |
Steven Scherer |
12 |
5:43 |
5:58 |
18:09.3 |
|
81 |
Aaron Zraik |
12 |
5:46 |
6:08 |
18:18.9 |
|
91 |
Kyle Thomas |
12 |
5:44 |
6:09 |
18:26.1 |
|
102 |
Jack Perry |
12 |
5:44 |
6:10 |
18:32.7 |
|
135 |
Logan Smith |
9 |
6:00 |
6:17 |
18:55.0 |
|
141 |
Tanner Duvall |
10 |
6:00 |
6:17 |
18:57.5 |
|
181 |
Jimmy Schulty |
9 |
6:03 |
6:24 |
19:18.0 |
|
182 |
Aaron Zimmerman |
10 |
6:04 |
6:20 |
19:18.6 |
|
192 |
Cody Carena |
12 |
6:08 |
6:23 |
19:23.5 |
|
220 |
Eric Stephens |
10 |
6:18 |
6:29 |
19:34.8 |
This year's Portage Invitational was a huge success for the Kickin' Mules. The varsity finished 5th out of 41 teams in a strong field. The third place team was from Indiana making Bedford 4th among the Michigan schools, just 14 points behind #3 ranked Saline. Bedford was once again led by Nick Kaiser (4th, 15:45.8) and Tommy Valade (7th, 15:49.0) who both finished in the top 10 out of 283 runners. Their times place 5th and 9th on the Bedford All Time Lists and moves Nick up to 5th on the Top 10 Runners List for all time (see Legends page). Derek Hibbs, fighting illness all week, hung in there and ran a very respectable 16:47.1 for 54th place. Troy Tidwell dipped below the 17 minute barrier for the first time in 16:56.9, good for 70th place. Chad Machinski ran his fastest time of the year and an all time PR of 17:02.2 for 78th place. Adam Horace finished in 17:08 for 86th place, also good for a PR. Jake Nye had an off day and finished in 17:24.8 for 121st place. All 7 runners were in the top half of the race. The SEC Red Division had a strong day. AA Pioneer (Michigan #1) finished 1st, Saline (Michigan #3) was 4th, Bedford 5th, and Monroe (Michigan Honorable Mention) 7th. Individuals from the league were 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 11th, 16th, 17th, and 19th.
The JV team also had a huge day with numerous PRs. Cory Schoendorf finished 2nd overall with an excellent time of 17:06.4 leading the way for the Mules. Freshman Ben Wexler ran a PR of 17:46.6 and was the second JV finisher on the day. Brandon Benore was the third JV runner to break 18 minutes. Everybody was under 20 minutes and finished in the top half of the race.