By Staff
NILES – Mike Lavery and Sarah Gruenner were the overall winners in the Niles Optimist Triathlon on Saturday at Barron Lake.
Gruenner finished with a time of 2:18:25.05 to beat Amy Kuitse by nearly three full minutes.
Laurissa Dalrymple was third, Peggy Hassey fourth and Christina Osei fifth.
Lavery posted a time of 2:00:07.40 to edge Eric Fernando by 15 seconds.
Sebastian Binnemann was third, Keith Higgenbottom fourth and Kevin Miller fifth.
In the new Super Sprint, Tim Johnson was the first finisher with a time of 30:37.80.
Theodore Hanson was second with a time of 31:31.35. Rounding out the top five were Chris Nicholson, David Oviatt and Scott Fetzer.
Margaret Flannery was the first woman across the finish line with a time of 35:48.90.
Katie Hopkins was second with a time of 35:55.55.
Niles Optimist Triathlon
Women's Top 5
1. Sarah Gruenner 2:18:25.05; 2. Amy Kuitse 2:21:19.85; 3. Laurissa Dalrymple 2:21:57.85; 4. Peggy Hassey 2:24:40.95; 5. Christina Osei 2:30:51.15
Olympic Age Group Winners
Female 20-24
Amber Lewis 3:09:29.15
Female 25-29
Jennifer Barloff 2:45:31.70
Female 30-34
Andrea Peterson 3:10:59.30
Female 35-39
Amy Jagger 2:35:48.75
Female 40-44
Marie Neville-Smith 2:34:50.10
Female 45-49
Paula Turk 2:40:51.65
Female 50-54
Karen M. Moy 2:39:47.75
Men's Top 5
1. Mike Lavery 2:00:07.40; 2. Eric Fernando 2:00:22.70; 3. Sebastian Binnemann 20:07:29.55; 4. Keith Higgenbottom 2:11:28.15; 5. Kevin Miller 2:12:55.80
Age Group Winners
Male 15-19
Micah Kristoff 2:55:00.60
Male 20-24
Adam Bahler 2:24:07.25
Male 25-29
Andre Phillips 2:17:10.75
Male 30-34
Jim Uemera 2:18:45.00
Male 35-39
Toby Tankersley 2:26:54.05
Male 40-44
Mark Ziegert 2:23:18.35
Male 45-49
Scott Pederson 2:13:33.75
Male 50-54
Robert Warren Jr. 2:22:35.45
Male 55-59
Richard Vorick 2:18:09.65
Male 60-64
Fred Hemsath 2:39:12.45
Male 65-69
Jim Hix III 2:45:30.10
Male 70 and over
Dick Graves 3:14:54.40
Niles Optimist Triathlon 2007
Super Sprint Finishers
1 Tim Johnson 30:37.80
2 Theodore Hanson, Valparaiso, Ind. 31:31.35
3 Steve Leatherman, Muskegon 31:42.40
4 Chris Nicholson 32:33.10
5 David Oviatt, LaPorte, Ind. 32:45.90
6 Scott Fetzer, Ada 33:00.55
7 Michael Wever, Granger, Ind. 33:08.45
8 Mark Campbell, Middlebury, Ind. 33:18.50
9 Joel White 33:55.45
10 Jim Mishler, Vicksburg 34:14.95
11 Dale Thompson, Eaton Rapids 34:34.15
12 Larry Taylor, Granger, Ind. 34:36.55
13 Tim Fercik, Crown Point, Ind. 34:45.35
14 David May, New Carlisle, Ind. 5:02.50
15 Kyle Winkler, Berkley 35:08.30
16 David Kaagan 35:31.85
17 Margaret Flannery, Paw Paw 35:48.90
18 Aaron Stanley, Kalamazoo 35:51.55
19 Jacob Flannery, Paw Paw 35:52.00
20 Ted Johnson 35:52.40
21 Katie Hopkins 35:55.55
22 Gary Kostbade, Valparaiso, Ind. 36:03.05
23 Carl Para Jr. 36:03.75
24 Pat Cook 36:14.75
25 Don Ashley, South Bend, Ind. 36:26.20
26 Douglas Smith, Griffith, Ind. 36:50.95
27 Bruce Pitt, Fremont, Ind. 37:05.30
28 Mario Manta, South Bend, Ind. 37:07.80
29 Lars Rishaug, New Carlisle, Ind. 37:13.35
30 Scott Trumble, Elkhart, Ind. 37:15.95
31 Nathan Young, Ada 37:19.50
32 Curtis Townsley, Coloma 37:20.60
33 Josh Fogarty, Random Lake, Wis. 37:24.30
34 Evan Winkler, Edwardsburg 37:26.85
35 Alan Ediger, Goshen, Ind. 37:33.85
36 Sean Smith, Granger, Ind. 37:34.65
37 Pete Gaffney, South Bend, Ind. 37:35.90
38 Matthew Gullone, South Bend, Ind. 37:36.10
39 Jeffrey Riley, Mason 37:37.80
40 James Middlebrook, New Carlisle, Ind. 37:42.00
41 Brian Hixenbaugh, 37:55.50
42 Robert Ampthor, Sylvania, Ohio 38:36.90
43 Tara Hyer 38:39.55
44 Robin Carpenter 38:41.55
45 John Novath, Valparaiso, Ind. 38:42.65
46 Melanie Rogers 38:43.25
47 Maria Bozeman, South Bend, Ind. 39:05.25
48 Daniel Boughton 39:20.75
49 Federico Garibay, South Bend, Ind. 39:22.10
50 Jordan Florian, Baroda 39:22.10
51 Tory Cosich Chicago, Ill. 39:22.40
52 Eric McKee 39:25.45
53 David Whitlow 39:34.15
54 Rebecca Kraal, Zeeland 39:42.65
55 Rick Blake 39:59.85
56 Sarah Smith 40:22.45
57 Joanna Weinman, Ada 40:28.70
58 Jennifer Yoder, Granger, Ind. 40:30.30
59 Christopher Crail, New Carlisle, Ind. 40:33.95
60 Megan Farrell 40:36.35
61 Katie Arndt 40:36.55
62 Timothy Dukeman, South Bend, Ind. 40:42.55
63 Brian Medina 40:43.15
64 Kyle Degraaf, South Bend, Ind. 40:48.15
65 Stephanie Walsh, Niles 40:53.85
66 Emily Swank 41:08.15
67 Kellen Kuhlke 41:08.30
68 Erin Ruth, Kalamazoo 41:25.05
69 Greg Gardner 41:26.50
70 Trever Smith 41:54.30
71 Julie Blount, Plymouth, Ind. 41:56.90
72 Rob Young, Ada 42:21.70
73 Crystal Pritchard, Valparaiso, Ind. 42:24.55
74 Lindsey Bellino, Goshen, Ind. 42:26.80
75 Brittani Florian, Baroda 42:28.45
76 Gregory Gagnon, Lake Orion 42:36.05
77 Nancy Grady 42:39.65
78 Carrie Fercik 42:40.55
79 Michelle Ferguson 42:48.65
80 Alison Waske, Grand Rapids 42:54.25
81 Brian Schaible, Niles 42:58.25
82 Bryan Caenepeel 43:03.05
83 Pamela Newman, Glenview, Ill. 43:09.00
84 Patrick Hopman 43:13.20
85 Lauren Sylvester 43:20.05
86 Colleen Rader, Brownsburg, Ind. 43:47.45
87 Tiffany Robak 43:49.85
88 Becca Roberts, Elkhart, Ind. 43:56.25
89 Ashlee Edgell 44:02.15
90 Gideon Carlstrom, Rockford 44:18.65
91 Sean Hennen 44:21.20
92 Meg Reynolds 44:21.35
93 Chad Culver, South Bend, Ind. 44:29.35
94 Justin Sanders, Laporte, Ind. 44:30.35
95 Kelly Hayman, Laporte, Ind. 44:31.45
96 Lexi Shue 44:41.20
97 Katie Guida 44:49.20
98 Lisa Campbell, Middlebury, Ind. 45:00.40
99 Ryan Jedlicka 45:09.80
100 Clark Shepherd, Warsaw, Ind. 45:30.95
101 Carmen Hannah, Holland 45:35.10
102 Christa Riggins 45:40.85
103 Kerianne Masterson 45:42.05
104 Nikki Peters, Milwaukee, Wis. 45:48.05
105 Keara Markworth, Milwaukee, Wis. 45:48.55
106 Wendy Bennett 45:51.75
107 Sheila Reasoner 45:52.20
108 Kim Kinney, Plymouth, Ind. 45:53.35
109 Jody Stanley, Kalamazoo 46:06.60
110 John Wald, Grass Lake 46:19.20
111 Catherine Toms 46:19.35
112 Natalie Stitt 46:29.50
113 Mary Kay Shepherd, Warsaw, Ind. 46:38.90
114 Terri Davis-Lawrence, Valparaiso, Ind. 46:50.95
115 Hailey Walch, Glen Ellyn, Ill. 46:59.00
116 Lori Miller 47:05.80
117 Shane Johnson, Carmel, Ind. 47:27.75
118 Matt Soliday, Valparaiso, Ind. 47:28.50
119 Elisabeth Ampthor, Sylvania, Ohio 47:44.45
120 Kerri Woolley, Dallas, Texas 47:53.30
121 Lady Koning, Zeeland 47:53.90
122 Mario E Manta, South Bend, Ind. 47:59.75
123 Katharine Czarnecki, East Lansing 48:04.50
124 Julie Wright, Fishers, Ind. 48:08.90
125 Jeremy Himan, Michigan City, Ind. 48:11.15
126 Shikha Jain, Kalamazoo 48:16.25
127 Michelle Truyaert, New Carlisle, Ind. 48:42.65
128 Lindsey Hoekstra, Allendale 48:54.45
129 Jonathan Nowicki, Carmel, Ind. 49:13.50
130 Kari Watterson, South Bend, Ind. 49:21.20
131 Robin Kelley 49:47.40
132 Mollie Rader, Brownsburg, Ind. 50:59.35
133 Caroline Johnson 51:00.00
134 Danielle Baehleda 52:01.05
135 Bethany Young, Ada 52:36.55
136 Jennifer Kunkle, Elkhart, Ind. 52:43.35
137 Arica Ostreicher, South Bend, Ind. 53:29.60
138 Claire Hutchinson 53:56.35
139 Natalie Burke 53:56.65
140 Patricia Duret 53:56.95
141 Dawn Koester 54:02.70
142 Kimberly Allen, Indianapolis, Ind. 54:35.55
143 Patty Schaible, Niles 55:10.10
144 Marcia Hoekstra, Allendale 55:32.20
145 Jason Sutton, Bridgman 56:49.95
146 Jana Fogarty, Random Lake, Wis. 57:44.10
147 Annette Young, Ada 57:44.60
148 Zeina Shanata 59:24.10
149 Karin Tenharmsel, Holland 1:00:36.85
150 Lois Peters, Naperville, Ill. 1:01:43.90
151 Lori Culver, South Bend, Ind. 1:09:22.65
152 Melissa Gagnon, Lake Orion 1:10:42.00
Niles Optimist Triathlon
Olympic Overall Results
1 Mike Lavery 2:00:07.40
2 Eric Fernando 2:00:22.70
3 Sebastian Binnemann 2:07:29.55
4 Keith Higginbottom 2:11:28.15
5 Kevin Miller 2:12:55.80
6 Scott Pederson 2:13:33.75
7 Andre Phillips 2:17:10.75
8 Richard Vorick 2:18:09.65
9 Sarah Gruenner 2:18:25.05
10 Jim Uemera 2:18:45.00
11 Amy Kuitse 2:21:19.85
12 Laurissa Dalrymple 2:21:57.85
13 Robert Warren Jr. 2:22:35.45
14 Mark Ziegert 2:23:18.35
15 Adam Bahler 2:24:07.25
16 Peggy Hassey 2:24:40.95
17 Toby Tankersley 2:26:54.05
18 Jason Hix 2:27:22.45
19 Bruce Borawski 2:28:22.75
20 Doug Morris 2:28:40.25
21 Brad Robertson 2:29:04.60
22 Greg Spoelhof 2:30:14.00
23 Greg Lambrecht 2:30:14.95
24 Christina Osei 2:30:51.15
25 James Garfield 2:31:00.30
26 Roger Antoniu 2:33:47.50
27 Stephen Brown 2:34:22.90
28 Maria Neville-Smith 2:34:50.10
29 Amy Jagger 2:35:48.75
30 Tom Montague 2:36:17.45
31 Jim Peterson 2:36:22.60
32 Michael Straubel 2:36:34.85
33 Lyle Miller 2:36:48.10
34 James J McKinnon 2:36:50.60
35 Matt Nagerl 2:37:53.10
36 Christopher Frazzetta 2:38:01.75
37 Rick Rader 2:38:26.55
38 Tracy Gainer 2:39:00.25
39 Paulie Blankenship 2:39:00.30
40 Greg MacKlem 2:39:09.80
41 Fred Hemsath 2:39:12.45
42 Manny Ortiz 2:39:13.20
43 Nathan Winslow 2:39:16.45
44 Bill Ammerson 2:39:29.80
45 Ralph Vanheyningen 2:39:37.50
46 Karen M. Moy 2:39:47.75
47 Eric Smies 2:40:40.25
48 Paula Turk 2:40:51.65
49 Jared Beasley 2:41:24.20
50 Matt Harrington 2:41:27.75
51 Kelly Jedynak 2:42:05.05
52 Charles Brom 2:42:34.20
53 James Scholl 2:43:19.30
54 Craig Garfield 2:43:20.80
55 Joshua Bruce 2:44:30.35
56 Jim Hix III 2:45:30.10
57 Mark Faga 2:45:30.65
58 Jennifer Bartloff 2:45:31.70
59 Natasha Kahawai 2:46:19.70
60 Marlene Peterson 2:46:21.20
61 Ryan P Dalrymple 2:46:21.70
62 Robert Stephens 2:46:30.20
63 William Frauenheim 2:48:18.45
64 John Creighton 2:48:51.10
65 Brock Weaver 2:49:07.55
66 Tom Casey 2:49:15.25
67 Dan Jarzabjowski 2:49:34.70
68 Jack Semens 2:50:15.50
69 David Singer 2:50:26.65
70 Nancy Wentink 2:51:22.45
71 Chris Robertson 2:51:48.30
72 Blake Luebbenhusen 2:53:30.90
73 Dave Smith 2:54:42.40
74 Dave Robertson 2:54:58.90
75 Micah Kristoff 2:55:00.60
76 Renee Rotatori 2:55:39.00
77 William Guthrie 2:57:33.50
78 Jim Vernon 2:58:33.70
79 Jason Young 2:59:15.65
80 Richard Rice 2:59:28.75
81 Perry Moore 3:03:24.25
82 Theresa Pipher 3:06:32.80
83 Craig Parker 3:06:55.55
84 Jeffrey Cromer 3:08:00.50
85 Jim Geiger 3:08:04.70
86 Brad Trethewey 3:08:47.15
87 Amber Lewis 3:09:29.15
88 Wendy Burg3:09:30.25
89 Greg Smith 3:10:11.75
90 Andrea Peterson 3:10:59.30
91 Elizabeth McKinley 3:11:54.85
92 Rich Wronski 3:12:01.85
93 Nicole Sieg 3:12:10.25
94 Dick Graves 3:14:54.40
95 Scott Null 3:16:07.60
96 Robert Schuler 3:17:00.15
97 Robert Hennen 3:18:17.65
98 Andrea Gaines 3:18:20.95
99 Susan C White 3:19:49.00
100 Frank French 3:24:21.55
101 Tim Kennedy 3:24:44.55
102 Ben Faga 3:27:34.65
103 Jeff Leddin 3:28:05.65
104 Ben Daniel 3:32:13.50
105 Nell Shuttleworth 3:32:26.50
106 Susan Peterson 3:43:52.40
107 Robert Zeitner 3:44:13.90