1981 Michigan High School Cross Country Results
Events: St. Ignace, Greater Flint, South Central Conf., Sturgis, State Champ-A
Compiled by David Swarts (www.jhsxc.com) Please send updates...

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9/29/1981- Invite?, St. Ignace, MI, 3 Miles
as reported by Rick Partridge's Sault Star column

Teams: ...3. St. Mary's, 4. Sir James Dunn...
Indiv.: 1. Pat Duffy (St. Mary's) 16:07; 2. Chris Yanni (St. Mary's) 16:23; ... 7. Dale Lapham (Sir James Dunn) 16:33; ...11. Kai Heino (Sir James Dunn) 16:46; ...13. Alan Walls (St. Mary's) 16:56; ...16. Rick Demarchi (St. Mary's) 17:30; ...20. Darren Applejohn (Sir James Dunn) 17:35

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10/10/1981 - Sturgis Invitational, Sturgis HS, MI, 5K

BOYS - CLASS A
Teams
: 1. Jackson 86, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 87, East Kentwood 117...
Indiv.:
...4. John Cross 12 (Jackson) 15:59.9; ... 12. Paul Smith 11 (Jackson) 16:26.0; ...16. David Swarts 11 (Jackson) 16:34.7; ...19. Pat Martin 10 (Jackson) 16:39.7; ...35. Mike Rodriguez 12 (Jackson) 17:11...
JV: 1. Chris Carncross 11 (Jackson) 17:18...

BOYS - CLASS B
Teams
: 2. Sturgis, 4. Jackson Lumen Christi, 6. Jackson Northwest...
Indiv.:
1. Keith Keyser 11 (Sturgis) 16:01; ...7. Scott Cole 12 (Jackson Northwest) 16:20; ...14. Jay Curtis 11 (Jackson Northwest); 15. Chris Kelly 11 (Lumen Christi) 16:43...

GIRLS - CLASS A
Teams:
1.
Indiv.: 1. ...

GIRLS - CLASS B
Teams:
1. Jackson Lumen Christi 27, 2. St. Joseph 53...
Indiv.: ...2. Lori Dunigan 10 (Lumen Christi) 19:33; 3. Barb Wallace 11 (Lumen Christi); 4. Lori Konopacki 9 (Lumen Christi); ...6. Susie Adams 12 (Lumen Christi); ...12. Susie Parzych (Lumen Christi);...

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1981 - Greater Flint Championships, N. Kearsley Lake GC, Flint, MI, 5k

BOYS
Class A Teams:
1. Flint Kearsley 47...
Class BCD Teams: 1. Flint Ainsworth 152...
Indiv.: 1. Kyle Koskinen 12 (Swartz Creek) 16:07; 2. Craig Collier (Flint Powers) 16:10; 3. Ron Hill (Grand Blanc) 16:13; 4. Tim Helms (Flint Kearsley) 16:15; 5. Mike Wiltse (Flint Kearsley) 16:18; 6. Brian Simons (Flushing) 16:19; 7. Mark Mitroka 11 (Grand Blanc) 16:21; 8. Doug Wheeler (Kearsley) 16:24; 9. Erik Koskinen 10 (Swartz Creek) 16:25; 10. Todd Hubbard (Clio) 16:28...

GIRLS
Class A Teams:
1. Clio 46...
Class BCD Teams: 1. Linden 144...
Indiv.:
1. Leslie Olin (Flushing) 18:29; 2. Kelly Shumate 11 (Clio) 18:40; 3. Lisa Burger (Clio) 19:25; 4. Beth Reynolds (Clio) 19:26; 5. Brenda Schenk (Kearsley) 19:30; 6. Carlene Isabelle (F. Northern) 19:36; 7. Tina Williams (F. Northern) 19:38; 8. Marlene Isabelle (F. Northern) 19:44; 9. Dawn VanBrocklin (Flushing) 19:45; 10. Karen Klein (Flushing) 19:47...

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10/22/1982 - South Central Conference Championship, Ella Sharp Park, Jackson, MI, 3 Miles

BOYS
Teams:
1. Jackson 32 , 2. Ann Abor Huron 55, 3. Adrian 85, 4. Ypsilaniti 90, 5. Ann Arbor Pioneer 94, 6. Jackson Parkside 156
Indiv:
1. Paul Johnson 12 (Pioneer) 15:27.9; 2. Chris Culver 12 (Huron) 15:34; 3. John Cross 12 (Jackson) 15:38; 4. Scott Parks 11 (Ypsilanti) 15:56; 5. Paul Smith 11 (Jackson) 16:03; 6. Pat Martin 10 (Jackson) 16:08; 7. David Swarts 11 (Jackson) 16:19; 8. Brian Baxter 10 (Ypsilanti) 16:21; 9. Eric Laywell 12 (Huron) 16:23; 10. Bill Cunningham 12 (Adrian) 16:25; 11. Mike Rodriguez 12 (Jackson) 16:33; 12. Mike Frederick (Huron) 16:34; 13. Tom Sisson 12 (Pioneer) 16:34; 14. Dave Jelneck (Huron) 16:43; 15. Tony Elum 11 (Adrian) 16:54...

GIRLS
Teams:
1. Ann Arbor Huron 30, 2. Ann Arbor Pioneer 47, 3. Jackson Parkside 85, 4. Adrian 92, 5. Ypsilanti 140, 6. Jackson-nts
Indiv:
1. Larissa Szporluk (Pioneer) 18:07.6; 2. Laura Lieblein 12 (Parkside) 18:50; 3. Virginia Barnes (Pioneer) 19:05; 4. Wendy Moorhead (Huron) 19:14; 5. Julie Peterson (Huron) 19:30 ; 6. Betsy Gardner (Huron) 19:32; 7. Karen Schwartz (Huron) 19:34; 8. Kristen Holappa 12 (Huron) 19:45; 9. (Huron); 10. Patty Francoer (Adrian) 20:30; 11. Beth Reed (Pioneer) 20:34; 12. Lisa Balduf (Ypsilanti) 20:37; 13. Kari Olson (Pioneer) 20:39; 14. (Huron); 15. Michelle Shirk (Adrian) 20:44...

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10/24/1981 - Regionals, Comstock Park, MI, 5k
Big drop off about 100m into start, crossed a road, ran on a sandy beach, through trails with steps, up the big hill to finish. A few teams pulled out in protest (bad choice - only hurt the runners).

BOYS - CLASS A
Teams:
1. Lansing Eastern 55, 2. Jackson 75, 3. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 122...
Indiv.: 1. David Cross 12 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix); ...4. John Cross 12 (Jackson) 18:28; 5. Paul Smith 11 (Jackson) 18:32; ...12. Pat Martin 10 (Jackson); ...19. Randy Alspaugh 12 (Grand Ledge) 19:19; ...24. David Swarts 11 (Jackson) 19:26; ...30. Mike Rodriguez 12 (Jackson)...

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10/31/1981 - Class A State Championships, IMA-Brookwood Golf Course, Flint, MI , 5k
Cool, 45°-50°, Course was extremely wet as the Flint area was hit with rain for two solid weeks.

BOYS - TEAM RACE (* denotes All-State)
Teams:
1. Dearborn Edsel Ford 121, 2.Flint Kearsley 140, 3. Birmingham Brother Rice 192, 4. Milford 194, 5. Davidson 238, 6. Grosse Pointe North 266, 7. Grand Blanc 267, 8. Grand Rapids Union 276, 9. Sterling Heights 283, 10. Lansing Eastern 289, 11. Royal Oak Dondero 292, 12. Brighton 298, 13. Temperance Bedford 317, 14. Wayne Memorial 324, 15. Traverse City 326, 16. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 345, 17. Sterling Heights Stevenson 349 and Jackson 349, 19. Warren Tower 361, 20. Rockford 400, 21. Rochester 446, 22. Redford Union 453

Indiv.:
1. Jamie Elliott* 12 (Roy Oak Dondero) 15:41.39; 2. Greg Palardy* 12 (Dearborn Edsel Ford) 15:42.41; 3. Joe Schmidt* 11 (Grosse Pointe North) 15:43.12; 4. David Cross* 12 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) 15:43.66; 5. Joe Davey* 12 (Birmingham Brother Rice) 15:44.52; 6. Chris Borcey* 12 (Birmingham Brother Rice) 15:48.21; 7. Jeff Olvin* 11 (Milford) 15:55.40; 8. Chris Morgan* (Davison) 15:55.83; 9. Ed Matash* (Kearsley) 15:57.13; 10. Glenn Klassa* (Dearborn Edsel Ford) 15:58.23; 11. Bob Jazwinski* (Grand Rapids Union) 16:00.72; 12. Bob Addison* (Davison) 16:01.26; 13. Joe Mihalic* 12 (Warren Tower) 16:01.90; 14. Pat Fleenor* (Brighton) 16:02.43; 15. Dan Dobbs (Lansing Eastern) 16:03.01; 16. John Cross 12 (Jackson) 16:07.34; 17. Derek Gasiorowski (St. Heights) 16:09.02; 18. Dave Roman (Sterling Heights Stevenson) 16:10.21; 19. Gerald Ducap (Davison) 16:14.33; 20. Mark Skelcy 12 (Royal Oak Dondero) 16:17.49; 21. Joseph Todd (Flint Kearsley) 16:18.66; 22. Scott Cooper (Grosse Pointe North) 16:19.41; 23. Tom McKaye (Traverse City) 16:20.00; 24. John Thrash (Redford Union) 16:20.52; 25. Chris Strone (Wayne Memorial) 16:21.15...

BOYS - INDIVIDUAL RACE (* denotes All-State)
Indiv.:
1. Jeff Mundt* 10 (New Baltimore Anchor Bay) 15:42.36; 2. Fred Bunn* (Grand Rapids Creston) 15:47.69; 3. Mike Parcha* 12 (Taylor Center) 15:51.95; 4. Ricky Munoz* (Flint Central) 15:59.28; 5. Paul Pioszak* 12 (St. Johns) 15:59.99; 6. Rich Stetter* (Warren Cousino) 16:01.63; 7. Brad Quick* 12 (Niles) 16:02.87; 8. Bumpus Orssie 11 (Detroit Central) 16:05.29; 9. Mike White 12 (Livonia Franklin) 16:06.47; 10. Paul Osika 11 (Waterford Kettering) 16:08.33; 11. Mike John (Central Line) 16:09.51; 12. Mike Mara (Midland Dow) 16:11.22; 13. Mike Moore (West Bloomfield) 16:13.28; 14. Todd Long 11 (Holt) 16:14.65; 15. Paul Johnson 12 (Ann Arbor Pioneer) 16:16.65; 16. Tom Gibson (Westland John Glenn) 16:18.50; 17. Brian Weirick (Grandville) 16:19.36; 18. Chris Walker (North Farmington) 16:20.23; 19. Craig Mohner (Portage Central) 16:20.86; 20 Chris Culver 12 (Ann Arbor Huron) 16:21.78; 21. Ken Dubois 12 (Livonia Stevenson) 16:22.28; 22. David Krafsur (Southfield Lathrop) 16:23.48; 23. John Recker (Grand Rapids Central) 16:26.29; 24. Kyle Koskinen 10 (Swartz Creek) 16:26.65; 25. Randy Frank (Westland John Glenn) 16:27.19

GIRLS - TEAM RACE (* denotes All-State)
Teams:
1. Flint Northern 114, 2. Davidson 116, 3. Redford Union 129, 4. Flushing 140, 5. Brighton 193, 6. Clio 196, 7. Temperance Bedford 201, 8. Ann Arbor Huron 239, 9. Troy Athens 242, 10. Warren Cousino 255, 11. Livonia Churchill 258, 12. Walled Lake Central 292, 13. Milford 305, 14. Loy Norrix 386, 15. Portage Northern 390, 16. Berkley 397, 17. Royal Oak Kimbell 431, 18. Grosse Point South 438, 19. Benton Harbor 449, 20. Traverse City 473, 21. Grosse Point North 480, 22. St. Claire Shores Lakeview 551

Indiv.:
1. Kelly Shumate* 12 (Clio) 18:28.1; 2. Kara Walcher* (Temperence Bedford) 18:44.3; 3. Carlene Isabelle* (Flint Northern) 18:52.8; 4. Bonnie McDonald* (Kal.amazoo Loy Norrix) 19:00.2; 5. Jayne Johnston* (Davison) 19:01.3; 6. Martha Whitaker* (Grosse Pointe North) 19:03.8; 7. Debbie Thos* (Warren Cousino) 19:05.9; 8. Lisa Burger* (Clio) 19:07.6; 9. Robin Champagne* (Warren Cousino) 19:08.4; 10. Kim Warsaw* (Temperence Bedford) 19:09.8; 11. Julie Recla* (Livonia) 19:11.5; 12. Mary Gleason* (Davison) 19:14.7; 13. Leslie Olin (Flushing) 19:24.0; 14. Angie Mogielski (Redford Union) 19:26.7; 15. Marlene Isabelle (Flint Northern) 19:31.8; 16. Denise Seeley (Davison) 19:32.5; 17. Lisa Reimund (Troy Athens) 19:36.8; 18. Beth Reynolds (Clio) 19:38.5; 19. Kami Laird (Redford V.) 19:45.9; 20. Dawn Van Brocklin (Flushing) 19:48.3; 21. Tina William (Flint Northern) 19:49.9; 22. Debbie Rode (Traverse City) 19:54.4; 23. Kathy Keip (Brighton) 19:55.9; 24. Heather Meyer (Brinkley) 19:57.1; 25. Jonell Sheets (Brighton) 20:00.1

GIRLS - INDIVIDUAL RACE (* denotes All-State)
Indiv.:
1. Kayla Skelly* 12 (Midland) 18:42.51; 2. Larissa Szporluk* (Ann Arbor Pioneer) 19:00.71; 3. Kim Harrie* (Warren Mott) 19:11.73; 4. Kris Bale* (Holland West Ottay) 19:14.53; 5. Lisa Greb* (Sterling Heights) 19:16.07; 6. Debbie Ledesma* (Lansing Sexton) 19:17.59; 7. Mini Baker* (Bloomfield Hills) 19:18.60; 8. Jill Shaver (East Kentwood) 19:19.44; 9. Chris Helbig (Detroit Cass Tech.) 19:21.35; 10. Kathy Kubicki (Rochester Adams) 19:22.03; 11. Melissa Howell (Rochester) 19:29.65; 12. Debbie Zonca (Sterling Heights Stevenson) 19:30.70; 13. Brenda Schenk (Flint Kearsley) 19:38.35; 14. Leslie Kinczkowski (Taylor Center) 19:42.35; 15. Charon Mellas (Garden City East) 19:49.43; 16. Kelli Bert (Monroe) 19:50.17; 17. Ginny Barnes (Ann Arbor Pioneer) 19:51.24; 18. Barb Allen (West Bloomfield) 19:55.02; 19. Nancy Thomas (Hazel Park) 19:58.52; 20. Anne Marie Ribant (Rochester) 20:05.97; 21. Sandra Lake (Holland) 20:07.67; 22. Lisa Froehlich (Midland) 20:08.82; 23. Kris Ollila (Warren Mott) 20:11.43; 24. Andrea Snoddy (Detroit Denby) 20:16.98; 25. Jean McCarthy (Farmington Mercy) 20:17.88

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