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Aurora Dog Mushers Championship
Big Lake, Alaska
February 2-3, 2002
Results provided by Bob Chlupach, Aurora Dog Mushers Club
The ADMC "Championship Race" is the club finale. The weekend's class races constitute the finale point's accumulation for those members choosing to race throughout the five-week schedule. The top three placing drivers in each class earned points. To be eligible, a driver must have run at least three of the five races to accumulate points. Point cumulatives were tallied after the final heat of the two-day championship. The top three point earners in each class received a payout for their efforts. Doled out in the; 10-dog was $1,100, 6-dog $800 and 4-dog $600. In addition, the top three point earners in each class also received a trophy for their effort. Outside of the scheduled club point's races, those drivers choosing to run "only" the "Championship Race" were not eligible for monetary awards BUT could earn a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place trophy, dependent on their performance.
The awards presentation was held in the club's moderate sized wood heated log clubhouse at the track site. Prior to the awards, a good "old fashion pot-luck" made sure everyone went home with something under their belt. No one left early! The main course consisted of; goulash, lasagna, bbq hamburgers, and bbq hot dogs. Several homemade pies, which also did not last long, were not so politely devoured. The awards presentation followed.
Junior drivers presentations were first, with trophy sizes exceeding those of the senior's. The looks upon the junior's faces were "priceless", humbleness and great appreciation.
Conditions:
Weather conditions: Both days; 75/25 predominantly overcast, very
"slight" (5-10mph) wind from the North, temperature 24 F.
Trail conditions: 8 inches of "new" snow earlier in the week. Temperatures during the week were too moderate for the trail to "set-up" after packing efforts. Cooler, more favorable "setting-up" temperature, in the teens, Saturday night improved the trail surface for the run on Sunday.
Sledding conditions: Slow, loose trail on Saturday, firmer and faster on Sunday despite a loose surface. Temperature and lower humidity levels allowed for decent running conditions for the dogs.
A "Big" way-to-go for junior club points winners, first, second, and third, respectively: 1-dog: Meredith Mapes. Zane Mileur, Doug Hepler 2-dog: no qualifiers 3-dog: Halvor Norris, Justin Crowley, Sage Shell 5-dog: Jasmine McQuown
Senior club points winners, first, second, and third, respectively: 4-dog: Tom Moseley, Kathy MacKay, Kari Skogen-Norris 6-dog: Tom Moseley, Beverly Stevens, John Schultheis 10-dog: John Schultheis, Brenda Burge, Matt Hayashida
Junior: 1 Dog | 2 Dog
| 3 Dog | 5 Dog
Senior: 4 Dog | 6 Dog | 10
Dog
Place |
Driver | Day 1 | Day 2 | Total Time |
| Junior Results | ||||
| 1-dog (Time in minutes, seconds, hundredths) | ||||
1. |
Sierra McQuown | 0:35.66 |
0:35.45 |
1:11.09 |
2. |
Davianna Olert | 0:34.35 |
0:38.99 |
1:13.34 |
3. |
Doug Hepler | 0:39.88 |
0:34.85 |
1:14.73 |
4. |
Meredith Mapes | 0:37.83 |
0:40.45 |
1:18.28 |
5. |
Jimmy Pelt | 0:42.98 |
0:38.71 |
1:21.69 |
6. |
Zane Mileur | 0:50.28 |
0:51.67 |
1:41.95 |
7. |
Frank Fish | 1:13.01 |
0:34.90 |
1:47.91 |
8. |
Abbey Crowley | 1:08.48 |
0:45.89 |
1:54.37 |
9. |
Nathan Olert | 4:17.65 |
0:34.86 |
4:52.51 |
10. |
Brian Shell | 3:40.89 |
1:14.66 |
4:55.55 |
1. |
DJ Oler | 12:43 |
12:27 |
25:10 |
2. |
Allison Ducker | 12:16 |
13:42 |
25:58 |
3. |
Meghan Owens | 14:52 |
16:10 |
31:02 |
3-dog, 3-mile trail (2.5 miles, time in minutes and seconds) |
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1. |
Rebekah McQuown | 10:47 |
9:49 |
20:36 |
2. |
Sage Shell | 12:04 |
11:54 |
23:58 |
3. |
Justin Crowley | 12:21 |
11:56 |
24:17 |
4. |
Artour Sidorovski | 12:41 |
12:06 |
24:47 |
5. |
Kendra Butts | 16:25 |
13:26 |
29:51 |
6. |
Drew Hepler | 15:43 |
14:33 |
30:16 |
5-dog, 5-mile trail (4.5 miles, time in minutes and seconds) |
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1. |
Kelley Wright | 14:56 |
14:44 |
29:40 |
2. |
Jasmine McQuown | 18:01 |
15:23 |
33:24 |
3. |
Ben Crowley | 23:17 |
20:11 |
43:28 |
Senior Results (Time in minutes and seconds); |
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4-dog, 5-mile trail (4.5 miles): |
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1. |
Kathy Mackay | 15:48 |
15:40 |
31:28 |
2. |
Tom Moseley | 15:47 |
15:52 |
31:39 |
3. |
Rex Jones | 15:15 |
17:22 |
32:37 |
4. |
Kari Skogen | 17:46 |
17:50 |
35:36 |
5. |
Teddy Cohen | 20:27 |
17:31 |
37:58 |
6. |
Bev Greer | 38:59 |
37:13 |
1:16:12 |
| Ed Sundeen | 18:11 |
Scratch |
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6-dog, 7-mile trail (6.5 miles): |
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1. |
Kourosh Partow | 21:21 | 22:19 |
43:40 |
2. |
Deanna Partow | 21:57 |
22:56 |
44:53 |
3. |
Ken Chezik | 23:09 |
23:16 |
46:25 |
4. |
Beverly Stevens | 23:36 |
23:33 |
47:09 |
5. |
Rex Jones | 24:26 |
24:02 |
48:29 |
6. |
Tom Moseley | 25:29 |
24:06 |
49:35 |
7. |
Kathy MacKay | 25:58 |
25:08 |
51:06 |
8. |
John Schultheis | 25:50 |
26:36 |
52:26 |
9. |
Kari Skogen-Norris | 28:43 |
27:20 |
56:03 |
10. |
Vern Cherniski | 30:37 |
29:48 |
60:25 |
11. |
Bev Greer | 71:04 |
72:09 |
143:13 |
|
Ed Sundeen | 30:14 |
Scratch |
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10-dog, 10-mile trail (9.5 miles): |
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1. |
Ken Chezik | 30:37 |
29:05 |
59:42 |
2. |
Rex Jones | 30:29 |
30:01 |
60:30 |
3. |
John Schultheis | 30:36 |
31:38 |
62:14 |
4. |
Brenda Burge | 31:58 |
30:58 |
63:56 |
5. |
Matt Hayashida | 33:25 |
32:33 |
65:58 |
6. |
Bob Chlupach | 35:15 |
34:47 |
70:02 |
7. |
J.P. Norris | 35:51 |
37:22 |
73:13 |
8. |
Zdenek Kohl | 35:20 |
39:10 |
74:30 |
