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.

Michael Nussa of Fort Wayne, Ind. won his first 10K race at Steve's Run on Saturday. (Daily Star Photo/SCOTT NOVAK)

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