Nussa, Burns win 10K run
Published 5:25 pm Saturday, July 30, 2011
Michael Nussa of Fort Wayne, Ind. And Valerie Burns of Granger, Ind. captured the 10K titles at the 37th Annual Steve’s Run Saturday morning.
Nussa ran a time of 34:04 to beat Ben Jacobs from Three Rivers by nearly a half a minute as Jacobs ran a time of 34:33. Miguel Lozano Jr. of Mishawaka, Ind. (34:35), Brad Hess of Fort Wayne (34:40) and Samuel Felton of St. Joseph (35:13) rounded out the top five finishers.
Niles’ Sam VandenHeede grabbed a 12th place finish with a time of 39:19.
Burns, who was the overall 5K winner in 2008 and placed fifth in the 5K in 2009, finished with a time of 40:52 on Saturday.
Thereseann Huprikar of Freeport was second with a time of 40:56, while Adrienne Curtis of Evansville, Ind. was third (43:11), Jordan Mornout, also of Evansville, was fourth (43:11) and Middlebury, Ind.’s Olivia Golden was fifth (44:45).
Cassopolis’ Abigail Paul earned a top 10 finish as she ran 46:35 to finish ninth.
37th Steve’s Run
10K Run
Overall Male winner
Michael Nussa, Fort Wayne, Ind. 34:04
Overall Female winner
Valerie Burns, Granger, Ind. 40:52
Masters Male winner
Dave Bussard, Elkart, Ind. 35:52
Masters Female winner
Audrey Benes, Chicago 46:44
Top 5 Male
1. Michael Nussa, Fort Wayne, Ind. 34:04, 2. Ben Jacobs, Three Rivers 34:33, 3. Migel Lozano Jr., Mishawaka, Ind 34:35, 4. Brad Hess, Fort Wayne, Ind. 34:40, 5. Samual Felton, St. Joseph 35:13
To 5 Female
1. Valerie Burns, Granger, Ind. 40:52, 2. Therseann Huprikar, Freeport 40:56, 3. Adrienne Curtis, Evansville, Ind. 43:11, 4. Jordan Mornout, Evansville, Ind. 43:11, 5. Olivia Golden, Middlebury, Ind. 44:45
Age Division winners
10-11 Female
Megan Stilwell, Valparaiso, Ind. 54:14
12-13 Male
Nicholas Solis, Portage, Ind. 42:36
12-13 Female
Madison Miller, Syracuse, Ind. 48:22
14-15 Male
Dustin Balboa, Portage, Ind. 36:36
14-15 Female
Olivia Golden, Middlebury, Ind. 44:45
16-18 Male
Miguel Lozano Jr., Mishawaka, Ind. 34:35
16-18 Female
Jennifer Schrock, Goshen, Ind. 45:16
19-24 Male
Michael Nussa, Fort Wayne, Ind. 34:04
19-24 Female
Valerie Burns, Granger, Ind. 40:52
25-29 Male
Bruct Faltynski, South Bend, Ind. 37:55
25-29 Female
Shannon McCormick, Rockford 50:43
30-34 Male
Adam Kelm, Allegan 39:50
30-34 Female
Abigail Paul, Cassopolis 46:35
35-39 Male
Joseph Li, San Jose, Calif. 41:08
35-39 Female
Christine Li, San Jose, Calif. 49:14
40-44 Male
Eric Green, Pontiac 36:00
40-44 Female
Audrey Benes, Chicago 46:44
45-49 Male
Ed McCollum, South Bend, Ind. 41:44
45-49 Female
Deborah Miller, Goshen, Ind. 52:30
50-54 Male
David Bussard, Elkhart, Ind. 35:52
50-54 Female
Melody Bailey, Tuscon, Ariz. 49:52
55-59 Male
Steven Edwards, Dundee 45:20
55-59 Female
Tamara Steil, Grandville 51:37
60-64 Male
Steve Smith, Granger 52:07
60-64 Female
Adele Pitt, Codahy, Wisc. 58:19
65-69 Male
Vaughn Smith, Elkhart, Ind. 45:58
65-69 Female
Kay Caskey, Decatur 1:14:54
70-74 Male
Gus Kuhn, Osceola, Ind. 55:29
70-74 Female
Mary Connolly, South Bend, Ind. 1:10:54