RESULTS: Runners take to street

Runners line take off from the starting line of the Alpha Upsilon Torch Scholarship Run at the Polson Softball Fields on Sunday, June 6, 2010.

by Brandon Hansen
| June 9, 2010 12:29 PM

POLSON - Waking up early on a brisk Sunday morning where one would be more comfortable in a coat than shorts, over 100 dedicated runners lined up near the Polson softball fields for the Second Annual Alpha Upsilon Torch Scholarship Run.

Hosted by the Alpha Upsilon chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi adult women's sorority, the scholarship run featured both a 5K run/walk and a 13.1-mile half marathon course. The general verdict from everyone in the race was that it was perfect running weather.

"I'd say that cooler is better than hot," Shea Carlson said, who was the top men's finisher in the 5K run.

The running wasn't just for bragging rights, as proceeds from the run went to fund a college scholarship for Tim Rausch, a graduated senior from Polson High School.

"I had an idea about creating a scholarship that was service based," race coordinator Heidi Sturm said. The result is a two-year scholarship that will pay $250 towards Rausch's first year of school at Western Oregon University, and then $500 his second year if he maintains a 3.0 GPA.

"Last year, we had such a great sponsorship and support for the race that we were able to double the amount for the freshman year," Sturm said. Last year's scholarship recipient, Sean Foot, was able to receive extra help for his education at Gonzaga University.

Last year's race was so successful that it covered all of its costs and was able to help start this year's event as well. The growth from last year was already evident in the pre-registrations as the number jumped from 61 ship fund and provide prizes for the winners.

Jenni Brown, the assistant track coach for Polson High School, was able to capture the overall female crown for the half marathon, employing a little strategy to come away with the win, but that didn't mean it wasn't difficult.

"I usually run on trails so the cement was pretty hard on my legs," Brown said.

Brown ran the first two miles easy and then at about the five-mile marker she had a good downhill surge that took her to the lead.

"I try to take off easy and turn it up," she said.

Ed Leas and Michael Sitter, both of Polson, tied for the overall men's finisher crown in the half-marathon and it's no surprise to find that Leas is quite familiar with the course.

"I train on this quite frequently," said Leas. "I was shooting for under 1:30."

He reached his goal pace, checking in under the finish sign at 1:28:40.

For the early start at 8 a.m., 34 half-marathon runners took to the streets, followed by 85 people for the 5K run/walk start time. However, event organizers were at the Polson Softball Fields at a very early 5:30 a.m. in the morning to set up.

"When there's lots of people helping it doesn't seem like that much work," Sturm said.

The Polson Police Department directed traffic and Polson Search and Rescue also pitched in to help. A majority of organizers and runners were on hand to applaud 83-year-old Bob Hayes as he crossed the line, completing the half-marathon just a week after finishing the 26.2 mile Coeur d'Alene Marathon.

"It's fun to be out, it's kind of a social thing," Hayes said, who is from Evaro and has been running for 23 years. "I have an awful lot of friends from running."

Hayes used it as a kind of warm-up for the Big Horn 50k in Sheridan.

Contemplating the amount of running he's going to log in just a short three-week period, Hayes grinned and said in a half-joking manner, "It wasn't too wise to do this."

However, judging from what the run does for local students and how much fun many runners said the experience was, the Alpha Upsilon Torch Scholarship Run is probably a very smart thing to do.to 106 and over 40 sponsors helped donate to the scholarship.

Results:

WOMEN OVERALL 5K RESULTS

BY RANK

RANK TIME Bib # Last Name First Name Hometown

1. 23:55 463 LEEDOM SHARI FLORENCE

2. 24:06 486 MCDERMOTT ROXENA POLSON

3. 26:31 531 TAYLOR CAROLYN POLSON

4. 26:56 469 CAPPS MICHAELA POLSON

5. 27:27 533 BARCE JOLEEN POLSON

6. 27:34 502 BRISTOL PAT CHARLO

7. 27:36 474 LUND BROOKE POLSON

8. 28:04 476 MCELWEE DEANNA POLSON

8. 28:04 477 TODD JILL POLSON

10. 28:05 527 TOUSSAINT SHARON CHARLO

11. 29:11 524 CANTLON DANA CHARLO

12. 29:33 515 HAAKE KATE RONAN

13. 29:39 487 HERRICK JILL POLSON

14. 32:07 466 KLEIN BONNIE POLSON

15. 33:00 470 FERNANDEZ ANDREA POLSON

16. 33:04 509 BAGLEY NAOMI COLUMBIA FALLS

17. 34:09 514 HAAKE DEBBY BOISE

18. 34:31 467 PALMIERI CLARISSA POLSON

19. 34:37 458 MOTICHKA JOSEY POLSON

20. 34:38 460 HERRICK JENNA POLSON

21. 35:04 475 CHISHOLM BRANDY RONAN

22. 35:37 465 FORRY CAROLE POLSON

23. 35:50 516 FOSTER CHLOE COLUMBIA FALLS

24. 36:09 500 BILILE JUDY RONAN

25. 36:10 525 CORNELIUS RENAE RONAN

26. 37:10 457 MCCALLUM MEGHAN COLUMBIA FALLS

27. 37:25 483 MCCALLUM ANNE COLUMBIA FALLS

28. 37:37 478 MOTICHKA MARCIE POLSON

29. 37:57 461 CHEFF CASSIDY CHARLO

30. 38:04 492 KLEIN DEB POLSON

31. 38:10 473 DOLPHIN CHARMAGNE LOLO

32. 38:42 481 SCHULTZ KELLY POLSON

33. 39:02 468 ALLISON CRYSTAL KALISPELL

33. 39:02 498 HORSFALL MARLENE KALISPELL

35. 39:51 501 BYERS DIANE POLSON

36. 41:18 484 SKANE ANITA CHARLO

37. 42:46 494 CLARY TONI RONAN

38. 42:59 454 MOTICHKA QUINN POLSON

39. 43:26 462 HARROD AMANDA POLSON

40. 43:27 517 SAMPSON MCKENNA POLSON

41. 44:11 518 MIKULECKY CALLIOPE PROCTOR

42. 44:26 496 FONG MARIE POLSON

43. 44:42 456 FRISK KORRIE CHARLO

43. 44:42 459 VAUGHAN HANNAH ST. IGNATIUS

45. 45:55 490 WENDER DEEDEE BIGFORK

46. 46:55 480 RODEGHIERO PAM ST. IGNATIUS

47. 46:56 482 VAUGHAN AMY ST. IGNATIUS

48. 46:57 472 BAHR MELISSA POLSON

49. 47:12 526 FORBIS JENNY POLSON

50. 48:28 499 DICKSON LESLEE POLSON

51. 50:10 529 MCDERMOTT REAGAN POLSON

52. 51:18 507 MUELLER BONNIE RONAN

53. 51:19 506 FELSMAN FLOSS RONAN

54. 51:59 520 ZYGUTIS AMBER DAYTON

55. 52:00 521 GOSS WHITNEY RONAN

56. 53:22 455 SOFTICH EMMA MISSOULA

57. 53:53 491 SOFTICH SHEILA MISSOULA

58. 54:04 464 NUNLIST ERIKA POLSON

59. 54:05 513 PETE SIERRA POLSON

60. 62:05 519 PETERSON LORI POLSON

61. 62:06 493 BROWN SUSAN POLSON

62. 63:08 503 HUMPHREY JULI POLSON

63. 63:12 479 KLINGE KATHY ST. IGNATIUS

MEN OVERALL 5K RESULTS

BY RANK

RANK TIME Bib # Last Name First Name Hometown

1 20:49 438 CARLSON SHEA POLSON

2 21:04 435 HERRICK CHRIS MISSOULA

3 22:27 446 SOUKUP PAUL RONAN

4 22:34 434 MOTICHKA TEL POLSON

5 22:57 443 MOTICHKA TREVOR POLSON

6 25:32 532 TAYLOR SCOTT POLSON

7 25:55 448 HERRICK JON POLSON

8 26:35 451 PALMIERI STEVEN POLSON

9 27:37 441 HENDRICKSON SHAWN POLSON

10 27:38 432 VAUGHAN PHILIP ST. IGNATIUS

11 28:41 530 BARRY JESSE POLSON

12 29:40 449 FORBIS RICH POLSON

13 29:44 523 GRINDE PAUL POLSON

14 30:04 439 DONOVAN ERIC POLSON

15 30:17 444 VAUGHAN DAVID ST. IGNATIUS

16 31:16 450 FONG DAVID POLSON

17 32:43 522 MCDONALD ROB POLSON

18 34:35 433 SCHULTZ SAM POLSON

19 34:38 452 BRISTOL BOB CHARLO

20 37:09 440 SANTOS PAT RONAN

21 38:52 453 PARAZOO DUNNER PABLO

22 50:10 528 MCDERMOTT BILL POLSONWOMEN OVERALL HALF MARATHON RESULTS

BY RANK

RANK TIME Bib # Last Name First Name Hometown

1 1:36:37 421 BROWN JENNI POLSON

2 1:39:18 424 HENJUM STEPHANIE COLUMBIA FALLS

3 1:40:38 425 MERGENTHALER HEATHER POLSON

4 1:41:18 414 KATZER BRITTANY SOMERS

5 1:47:46 418 HUFFINE LEIGH POLSON

6 1:48:21 427 MOSS LEA KALISPELL

7 1:51:42 431 DOERFLER BONNIE POLSON

8 1:55:42 429 TROTTER KAMALA KALISPELL

9 1:56:56 422 MCATEE MARCEY WEST GLACIER

9 1:56:56 423 BYRD MELANIE MARTIN CITY

11 1:56:57 412 LUTGEN REBECCA KALISPELL

12 1:56:58 416 DUTY ASHLEY KALISPELL

13 1:57:24 419 PEARSTON ALYSA POLSON

14 1:59:02 511 HAUN JENNIFER THOMPSON FALLS

15 1:59:11 428 THINGELSTAD WENDY RONAN

16 1:59:26 415 BYERS LESLIE POLSON

17 2:05:45 430 GALLATIN KARLA POLSON

18 2:07:16 426 GATES JULIE COLUMBIA FALLS

19 2:07:35 420 CHEFF JENNIFER

20 2:17:50 417 PETERSON KRISTINA POLSON

21 2:22:33 512 HAUN BONNIE THOMPSON FALLS

MEN OVERALL HALF MARATHON RESULTS

BY RANK

RANK TIME Bib # Last Name First Name Hometown

1 1:28:40 409 LEAS EDWARD POLSON

1 1:28:40 405 SITTER MICHAEL POLSON

3 1:30:41 403 KENSEK JOHN ST. IGNATIUS

4 1:30:44 407 MERGENTHALER BRANDE POLSON

5 1:33:15 404 MCELWEE CHRIS POLSON

6 1:33:27 413 GRAINEY BRENNIN POLSON

7 1:37:37 406 SEVALY JIM SOMERS

8 1:40:29 508 YOUNG MITCHELL POLSON

9 1:45:00 411 ANSELMO JOHN ST. REGIS

10 1:51:14 442 FERNANDEZ CARLOS POLSON

11 2:00:53 408 SMITH DOUG KALISPELL

12 2:22:36 410 GRAF MIKE KALISPELL

13 2:30:32 510 HAYES BOB EVARO

WOMEN AGE GROUP 5K RESULTS

RANK TIME Bib # Last Name First Name Hometown

13-UNDER YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 34:37 458 MOTICHKA JOSEY POLSON

2 34:38 460 HERRICK JENNA POLSON

3 35:50 516 FOSTER CHLOE COLUMBIA FALLS

4 37:10 457 MCCALLUM MEGHAN COLUMBIA FALLS

5 42:59 454 MOTICHKA QUINN POLSON

6 44:42 456 FRISK KORRIE CHARLO

6 44:42 459 VAUGHAN HANNAH ST. IGNATIUS

8 50:10 529 MCDERMOTT REAGAN POLSON

9 53:22 455 SOFTICH EMMA MISSOULA

14-19 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 23:55 463 LEEDOM SHARI FLORENCE

2 37:57 461 CHEFF CASSIDY CHARLO

3 43:26 462 HARROD AMANDA POLSON

4 43:27 517 SAMPSON MCKENNA POLSON

5 44:11 518 MIKULECKY CALLIOPE PROCTOR

6 54:04 464 NUNLIST ERIKA POLSON

7 54:05 513 PETE SIERRA POLSON

20-29 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 26:56 469 CAPPS MICHAELA POLSON

2 29:33 515 HAAKE KATE RONAN

3 32:07 466 KLEIN BONNIE POLSON

4 33:00 470 FERNANDEZ ANDREA POLSON

5 34:31 467 PALMIERI CLARISSA POLSON

6 35:37 465 FORRY CAROLE POLSON

7 39:02 468 ALLISON CRYSTAL KALISPELL

8 52:00 521 GOSS WHITNEY RONAN

30-39 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 27:36 474 LUND BROOKE POLSON

2 28:04 476 MCELWEE DEANNA POLSON

2 28:04 477 TODD JILL POLSON

4 29:11 524 CANTLON DANA CHARLO

5 33:04 509 BAGLEY NAOMI COLUMBIA FALLS

6 34:09 514 HAAKE DEBBY BOISE

7 35:04 475 CHISHOLM BRANDY RONAN

8 37:37 478 MOTICHKA MARCIE POLSON

9 38:10 473 DOLPHIN CHARMAGNE LOLO

10 46:57 472 BAHR MELISSA POLSON

11 51:59 520 ZYGUTIS AMBER DAYTON

40-49 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 24:06 486 MCDERMOTT ROXENA POLSON

2 27:27 533 BARCE JOLEEN POLSON

3 29:39 487 HERRICK JILL POLSON

4 36:10 525 CORNELIUS RENAE RONAN

5 37:25 483 MCCALLUM ANNE COLUMBIA FALLS

6 38:42 481 SCHULTZ KELLY POLSON

7 41:18 484 SKANE ANITA CHARLO

8 45:55 490 WENDER DEEDEE BIGFORK

9 46:55 480 RODEGHIERO PAM ST. IGNATIUS

10 46:56 482 VAUGHAN AMY ST. IGNATIUS

11 47:12 526 FORBIS JENNY POLSON

12 53:53 491 SOFTICH SHEILA MISSOULA

13 63:12 479 KLINGE KATHY ST. IGNATIUS

50-59 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 26:31 531 TAYLOR CAROLYN POLSON

2 28:05 527 TOUSSAINT SHARON CHARLO

3 36:09 500 BILILE JUDY RONAN

4 38:04 492 KLEIN DEB POLSON

5 39:02 498 HORSFALL MARLENE KALISPELL

6 39:51 501 BYERS DIANE POLSON

7 42:46 494 CLARY TONI RONAN

8 44:26 496 FONG MARIE POLSON

9 48:28 499 DICKSON LESLEE POLSON

10 62:05 519 PETERSON LORI POLSON

11 62:06 493 BROWN SUSAN POLSON

60-69 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 27:34 502 BRISTOL PAT CHARLO

2 51:18 507 MUELLER BONNIE RONAN

3 63:08 503 HUMPHREY JULI POLSON

70+ YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 51:19 506 FELSMAN FLOSS RONAN

MEN

RANK TIME Bib # Last Name First Name Hometown

13-UNDER YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 22:34 434 MOTICHKA TEL POLSON

2 27:38 432 VAUGHAN PHILIP ST. IGNATIUS

3 34:35 433 SCHULTZ SAM POLSON

14-19 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 21:04 435 HERRICK CHRIS MISSOULA

20-29 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 20:49 438 CARLSON SHEA POLSON

2 30:04 439 DONOVAN ERIC POLSON

30-39 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 22:57 443 MOTICHKA TREVOR POLSON

2 27:37 441 HENDRICKSON SHAWN POLSON

3 37:09 440 SANTOS PAT RONAN

40-49 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 22:27 446 SOUKUP PAUL RONAN

2 30:17 444 VAUGHAN DAVID ST. IGNATIUS

3 32:43 522 MCDONALD ROB POLSON

4 50:10 528 MCDERMOTT BILL POLSON

50-59 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 25:32 532 TAYLOR SCOTT POLSON

2 25:55 448 HERRICK JON POLSON

3 26:35 451 PALMIERI STEVEN POLSON

4 28:41 530 BARRY JESSE POLSON

5 29:40 449 FORBIS RICH POLSON

6 29:44 523 GRINDE PAUL POLSON

7 31:16 450 FONG DAVID POLSON

60-69 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP

1 34:38 452 BRISTOL BOB CHARLO

2 38:52 453 PARAZOO DUNNER PABLO