Cross Country Boys place 1st in their Division and brought home a trophy

Muskegon Oakridge Invitational
September 25, 2004

On the 9/25/04 the BL/OHS CC team left Bear Lake at 7:30 a.m. for the Muskegon Oakridge Inv. The 7th & 8th graders didn't run today.

The girls ran at 10:30 a.m, on a cool morning, a great morning for running. They only had 3 runners today, not enough for a team. Finishing in

  • 7th was Ashley Zupin 23:56 Medal;
  • 9th Ronnie Maidens 24:21 Medal;
  • 22th Carman Hayes 26:34 Medal.

Great job girls as Oakridge gives out a nice Medal.

Overall team winner for the girls were

  • 1st place Hesperia with 40 point,
  • 2nd North Muskegon 72 points and
  • 3rd MCE with 88 points.

The Junior Varsity Boys ran at 11:30 a.m with all divisions running together for this race.

  • 5th Andy Desmarais19:08,
  • 16th Jordan Wilson 19:38,
  • 21st Eric Maddox 19:59,
  • Donovan Alkire ?,
  • 38th Nick Bradford 20:54,
  • 58th Justin Zupin 21:59 Personal Best,
  • running his first race in CC Matt Fredericks 93 place 28:53.

Finally at 1:00 p.m. the BL/OHS Varsity boys got a their chance to run. Fortunately it still was cloudy and cool. They took 1st place in their Division and Brought home a nice trophy.

  • 1st BL/OHS with 42 points following closely in
  • 2nd place Hesperia with 50 points,
  • 3rd place MCE with 77 points

All 3 teams will be at the Regional meet on 10/30/04 to be held at Benzie.

For the Boys finishing

  • 1st was Josh Groenwald 16:59 Medal,
  • 4th Nick Swisher 17:34 Medal,
  • 9th Ryan Brown 18:08 Medal,
  • 13rd Nate Milarch 18:21 Medal,
  • 15th Jordan Maxey 18:24 Medal,
  • 30rd Luke Allen 18:58 Medal and
  • 31st Nick Sidor 19:12 and missing a medal by one spot.

Great Job boys as you are also rated No 1 in the Division 4 Cross County Polls at
www.runmichigan.com/highschools/rankings/04/mhsaa

Main Cross Country Page

Main Cross Country Page

Dennis Zupin Reporter/Photographer

And some photos by Kelly's Parents

On your marks get set...
and the boys, along with their close rivals, are off to win another race.
The girls, with Coach Schultz, show off their medals. Unfortunately the girls didn't have enough runners for a full team. Come on, Coach. You could have joined the team!
Top ten finishers include three Bear Lake Boys:
  • 1st was Josh Groenwald 16:59
  • 4th Nick Swisher 17:34
  • 9th Ryan Brown 18:08

Two Bear Lake Girls finished in the top ten

  • 7th was Ashley Zupin 23:56
  • 9th Ronnie Maidens 24:21

Great job girls as Oakridge gives out a nice Medal.

Main Cross Country Page

Main Cross Country Page

Main Onekama School Page: http://www.onekama.k12.mi.us