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Playmakers Racing finished eighth of 42 teams in the men’s open division and 14th of 15 teams in the men’s 50-59 age division at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships in Lexington, Kentucky.
All races were 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).
In the men’s open division, Nick Stanko of Haslett (30:50) finished 27th, Todd Snyder of Shelby Township (30:58) 31st, Scott Schmick of Okemos (31:17) 44th, Grant Robison of East Lansing (31:50) 75th, Kristopher Koster of Grand Rapids (32:11) 94th, Nick Krus of St. Clair Shores (32:29) 114th, Matt Bartlebaugh of Ann Arbor (32:43) 123rd, and Jerome Recker of Lansing (34:08) 204th.
In the men’s 50-59 division, Chuck Block of Lansing (42:28) came in 65th place, Gerald Crane of Haslett (46:20) 77th, Thomas Saxton of Holt (48:11) 80th, Douglas Hansel of Lansing (50:07) 84th, Randy Bates of Ada (51:59) 86th, David Hanson of Mason (52:29) 88th and Patrick Murray of Lansing (54:47) 90th.
One spot ahead of Playmakers in 13th place in the 50-59 age division was the Mid-Michigan Track Club team. Jim Thompson of East Lansing (38:26) took 36th place, Jim Carter of Okemos (45:23) 74th, Jon Killips of Dimondale (45:52) 76th, Steve Miller of Eaton Rapids (48:49) 81st, John Coleman of Lansing (49:08) 82nd, and James Hicks of Mason (51:50) 85th.
Among other mid-Michigan runners, Eric Stuber of Lansing (34:48) finished 38th and Steve Menovcik of Grand Ledge (35:03) 45th for the third-place Frontline Racing Team in the men’s 40-49 division, and J.D. Pepper of Stockbridge (35:47) took 74th running unattached.
In another USATF event, Nick Flietstra of Potterville finished 11th of 150 17- and 18-year-old runners with a time of 16:31 at the USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships in Reno, Nevada.
The senior who helped Potterville win Division 4 cross country state titles in 2007 and 2008 qualified for the national meet by finishing runner-up in the young men’s division at the USATF Region 5 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships on Nov. 21 in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Playmakers Racing Team's Jake Crowe of Grand Ledge (on far right in photo by Jane May) won the Spartan Invitational 5,000-meter run on Saturday at Michigan State University's track. Ashley Lawrence won the women's shot put and discus, which were two of 17 events won by MSU athletes. Former MSU star Nicole Bush won the women's 1500 run, and Lansing Community College graduate David Weeks of Eaton Rapids won the 3,000 steeplechase. Among current LCC runners, Addis Habtewold (front left) was runner-up in the men's 5K and Ellory Green took third in the women's 5K.
