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BY JOHN BURBRIDGE
jburbridge@nwitimes.com
219.933.3371 | Tuesday, July 05, 2005 | (No comments posted.)
HOBART | As a fitting tradition, winners and top placers from the annual Brickyard Run get bricks as trophies.
On that note, you wonder if Sandra Stefanski is planning to build a house.
On Monday, the Crown Point 43-year-old won yet another overall female title with a 5-mile time of 30:51.
"I don't know ... I say I got about 10 of these," Stefanski said. "I know I lost here a couple of times."
That's about the way it goes for Stefanski on the road running circuit ... she's able to keep better track of when she doesn't win than when she does. Not bad for someone who never ran in high school.
"I mainly played tennis," she said. "I starting running 22 years ago to lose weight.
"I'm not as fast as I used to be ...(last year, Stefanski's winning time was two seconds faster) ... but I'm hanging on."
Justin Stadt, 20, of Crown Point also was a defending champion, winning the overall male title with a time of 25:59 -- 47 seconds faster than last year.
"The conditions were awesome," said Stadt, who runs cross country at Purdue. "The temperature was ideal.
"I was running with two of my buddies. I didn't pull away until the last water stop."
Over 330 runners participated in the 20th annual Brickyard Run sponsored by the American Red Cross of Northwest Indiana. Next year, the race will be sponsored by the Hobart YMCA.
American Red Cross
Brickyard Run 5-Mile Race
July 4
AT TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL
HOBART
Overall Winners -- Justin Stadt, Crown Point, 25:59; Sandi Stefanski, Crown Point, 30:51.
Masters Winners -- Patrick Koerner, Bourbonnais, 28:57; Lynn Reichle, Valparaiso, 35:33.
Top Age-Group Finishers
Male 1-14 -- 1. Jose Alvarez, Hammond, 37:23; 2. Jay Martinez, Hobart, 37:55; 3. Nicholas Demass, Portage, 40:25.
Female 1-14 -- 1. Bindy Sue Spencer, Valparaiso, 36:46; 2. Kelsey Sopko, Hobart, 37:46; 3. Grace Coleman, Portage, 39:17.
Male 15-19 -- 1. Dan DeYoung, Cedar Lake, 27:55; 2. Justin Floyd, Merrillville, 28:17; 3. Jose Elizondo, Hobart, 28:24.
Female 15-19 -- 1. Christina Blackwell, 33:41; 2. Melinda Misch, Portage, 34:16; 3. Taylor Halko, Portage, 34:25.
Male 20-24 -- 1. Jake England, Valparaiso, 26:12; 2. Steve Schilling, St. John, 26:56; 3. Justin Carlson, Lake Station, 30:20.
Female 20-24 -- 1. Pauline Petruch, Crown Point, 35:58; 2. Kelly Nicholson, Indianapolis, 37:40; 3. Jennifer Robb, Valparaiso, 38:24.
Male 25-29 -- 1. Richard Gutierrez, Hammond, 29:19; 2. Jeffrey Clark, Chesterton, 29:55; 3. Samuel Langley, Chesterton, 30:09.
Female 25-29 -- 1. Summer Watts, Hobart, 36:19; 2. Holly Jones, Gary, 37:57; 3. Jennie Hamilton, Valparaiso, 39:29.
Male 30-34 -- 1. Martin Graupner, Valparaiso, 29:21; 2. Dan Thomas, Valparaiso, 30:30; 3. Bobby Brano, Winston Salem, 31:57.
Female 30-34 -- 1. Kelly Anton, Chesterton, 37:05; 2. Cassandra Rozycki, Chesterton, 37:37; 3. Lori Flesvig, Crown Point, 39:16.
Male 35-39 -- 1. Trent Donat, St. Louis, 32:05; 2. Jeff Wolfe, Portage, 34:40; 3. Jose Garcia, 36:47.
Female 35-39 -- 1. Mary Wermuth, Indianapolis, 32:08; 2. Karen Burgard, Ogden Dunes, 34:42; 3. Jackie Joy, Hobart, 34:46.
Male 40-44 -- 1. Carlos Garza, Valparaiso, 31:44; 2. Scott Allmon, Chesterton, 32:29; 3. Kyle Billings, Carlsbud, 32:45.
Female 40-44 -- 1. Mari Ann Bissonnette, Merrillville, 41:23; 2. Michele Yoko, Griffith, 43:04; 3. Resin Ledyard, Hobart, 44:49.
Male 45-49 -- 1. Brian Norrick, Hebron, 31:28; 2. Jim Jones, Valparaiso, 31:50; 3. Tom Hostetler, 33:54.
Female 45-49 -- 1. Betty Funckhouser, 36:32; 2. Mary Zemansky, Michigan City, 39:39; 3. Alicia McClean, Valparaiso, 40:41.
Male 50-54 -- 1. David Ahner, Valparaiso, 29:34; 2. Roger Steffen, Rensselear, 30:16; 3. Stephen Arndt, Chesterton 32:22.
Female 50-54 -- 1. Patrice Lawson, Chesterton, 44:22; 2. Marylin Kaifesh, Valparaiso, 47:08; 3. Monica Kostrow, Crown Point, 49:47.
Male 55-59 -- 1. Jim Raymond, Highland, 32:12, 2. Henry Aguilera, Chicago, 34:55; 3. Jose Hernandez, Hammond, 36:52.
Female 55-59 -- 1. Diane Dumonte-Slater, Valparaiso, 44:32; 2. Diane Kellenburger, Portage, 46:50; 3. Linday Perry, DeMotte, 47:31.
Male 60-64 -- 1. Jack Potter, Michigan City, 35:10; 2. Norman Eikman, Portage, 35:46; 3. Mike Wilson, Valparaiso, 39:24.
Female 60-64 -- 1. Beverly Calligan, Munster, 1:01:09.
Male 65-69 -- 1. Fred Fleming, Chesterton, 39:33; 2. Jim Kaminski, Michigan City, 42:42; 3. Scott Rains, Portage, 44:22.
Female 65-69 -- 1. Grace Cruz, Valparaiso, 58:53.
Male 70-99 -- 1. James Johnson, Crown Point, 51:27.
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