TOWER- The weather cooperated, and the runners showed up for the 40th running of the Vermilion 10K and 5K run. There were 170 signed up for the 5K, and 50 signed up for the 10K race this year. Over 40 children participated in the one-mile fun run.
Becky Nickila ran the 5K course twice, first with her 9-year-old son Jack, and then with her five-year-old daughter Aubree, who ran almost the entire way!
One 5K runner missed the turn-off for the 5K run and ended up running a rather respectable 10K race (Lindsey Edwards, that is you!)
Jerry Myre (pictured at right with sons Nicholas and Shaun) celebrated his last week as a 69-year-old by completing the 10K, a race he has run almost every year since the mid-1980s. This year, two of his sons, Shaun and Nicholas, also ran the 10K, and some of his grandkids ran the kids one-mile fun run.
Runners in the 5K and 10K ranged in age from five-years-old to over 70.
The race is sponsored by Friends of Vermilion Country School and the Tower-Soudan Lake Vermilion Events Board. We would like to thank all the volunteers that made this year’s race possible: Mary Shedd, Jodi Summit, Karen and Bentley Crego, Jen and Marge McDonough, Marshall Helmberger, Tracey Dagen-Strong (whose family started the race back in 1982!), Stephanie Ukkola, Sam O’Brien, Karin Schmidt, Nancy Salminen, Victoria Ranua, Muriel Scott, Dani and Denise Pieratos, the Hoodoo Point campers who manned the Hoodoo water station, and everyone who helped out at the finish line. We’d also like to thank the Lake Vermilion Cultural Center for use of these grounds as our registration spot, and the Breitung Police Department for help with traffic control. The race is a fundraiser for the Vermilion Country School in Tower.
There were a few glitches with the timing system, so there may have been some variance in timing, and a few racers may have missed having their times recorded. City of residence is in Minnesota, unless noted otherwise. The top three male and female finishers in both races won insulated stainless steel drinking cups decorated with race stickers. Other finishers receive vinyl race stickers.
10K Results
Phil Richert, Northfield, 36, 33:32 Soren Bortnem, 17, Tower, 36:39 Forest Tuttle, 32, Tower, 37:52 Charlie Bortnem, 15, Tower, 38:22 Walter Skahl, 48, Virginia, 40:51
Dave Schwartz, 56, Woodbury, 40:57 Phillip Birk, 40, Duluth, 40:57
Eve Anderson, 20, Duluth, 44:01
Maria Richert, 37, Northfield, 44:08
Matthew Kellly, 22, Bozeman, MT, 45:07
Warren Doyle, 22, Bozeman, MT, 45:12
Lance Miller, 24, Eagan, 45.13
Greg Gossel, 40, Ellsworth, WI, 45:25
Lillian Beutz, 15, Eden Prairie, 46:27
BJ Dinter, 38, Eagan, 46:33
Bryan Larson, 48, Maple Grove, 48:41
Caleb Childers, 32, Nashville, TN, 48:41
Faith Eskola, 45, Mpls, 48:49
Ben Taft, 26, Northglen, CO, 49:01
Joel Dunning, 50, Mpls, 49:37
Lindsey Edwards, 33, North Branch, 49:32
Lance Miller, 24, Eagan, 50:09
Peter Molinaro, 44, Mendota Hts., 50:35
Gerald Pineda, 51, Perrysburg, OH, 50:44
Cliff Reithel, 43, Tower, 52:01
Shaun Myre, 38, Bemidji, 53:02
Alicia Nelson, 35, Mt. Iron, 53:17
Beth Zak, 16, Bethel, 53:27
Spencer Flattum, 24, Mpls, 53:22
Tod Swenson, 52, Virginia, 53:44
Greg Taft, 52, Cold Spring, 53:53
Larry LaTarte, 49, St. Paul, 54:22
Charlotte Eskola, 14, Mpls, 54:39
Noreen Hauklard, 51, Mpls, 55:11
Andrew Reynolds, 53, Plymouth, 55:18
Nichole Borell, 39, Columbus, 55:55
Nicholas Myre, 28, Tower, 56:57
Adam Zahller, 34, Mpls, 57:38
Brandon Miller, 27, Mpls, 60:01
Jessica Hellmann, 48, Ely, 60:17
Nicholas Pineda, 19, Perrysburg, OH, 61:04
Pat McDonald, 36, St. Paul, 61:20
Rachel Kubiatowicz, 26, St. Louis Park
Barb Dwyer, 53, Cold Spring, Jerry Myre, 69, Tower (time not recorded, but he wasn’t the last 10K runner)
Deann Dahl, 23, Duluth
Wendi Kelly, 55, St. Paul
Jen Stank, 43, Superior
Dave Schwartz, 56, Woodbury Ruth Boedigheimer, Cloquet
Jennifer Waldron, 42 Austin, TX
5K results
We did not tabulate the time for those who walked the 5K.
Max Molinaro, 13, Mendota Hts, 18:57
Nolan Kelly, 17, Cold Spring, 19:00
Olivia Hanson, 9, Duluth, 19:23
Isaac Monroe, 20, Plymouth, 19:59
Will Peterson, 16, Virginia, 20:21
Travis Green, 29, Lincoln, NE, 21:09
BJ Brandt, 43, Houlton, WI, 21:34
Dominick Casetta, 14, Grand Forks, ND, 21:58
Nicole Applewick, 43, Saginaw, 22:31
Leo Peterson, 12, Northfield, 23:05
Jim Lodermeier, 59, Tower, 23:28
Lilli Molinaro, 14, Mendota Hts, 23:43
Will Swartout, 15, Eden Prairie, 23:57
Justin Waldron, n/a, Austin, TX, 24:00
Kevin Green, 39, Chaska, 24:18
Christian Cochems, n/a, Mt. Iron, 24:50
Giovanni Casetta, 11, Grand Forks, ND, 24:59
Jack Peterson, 14, Northfield, 25:10
Rylyn Cooper, 15, Mt. Iron, 25:17
Nicholas Wartout, 11, Sartell, 25:31
Jessica Swartout, 47, Sartell, 25:32
Wyatt Cooper, 15, Buffalo, 25:40
Phoebe Zobitz, 10, Hugo, 25:44
John Zobitz, n/a, Hugo, 25:49
Kim Friedrich, 47, Jordan, 25:54
Krissi Green, 40, Chaska, 25:57
Meg Norberg, n/a, Des Moines, IA, 26:02
Joe Erickson, 15, Mound, 26:08
Joshua Eggers, 40, Tower, 26:15
Peter Bortnem, 55, Tower, 26:15
Chris Kolquist, n/a, Leawood, KS, 26:27
Haley Kolquist, n/a, Leawood, KS, 26:28
Brenda Lodermeier, 55, Tower, 26:40
Keith Tuominen, 60, Tower, 26:43
Jim Erickson, 49, Mound, 26:58
Ethan Zobitz, 17, Phoenix, AZ, 27:12
Jason Etten, 47, Roseville, 27:3
Veronica Molinaro, 12, Mendota Hts, 27:3
Lexie Wyman, 17, Oak Grove, 27:41
Logan Childers, 29, Glenmont, 28:07
Kim Slawson, 53, Apex, NC, 28:08
Liisa Kolquist, 47, Leawood, KS, 28:12
Camille Corniea, 21, Mpls 28:17
Tyler Peterson, 45, Northfield, 28:23
Meghann Wahl, 43, Brooklyn Park, 28:29
Robbie Green, 11, Chasaka, 28:3
Mike Nickila, 35, Proctor, 28:46.
Meghan Corniea, 24, Mpls, 28:51
Susie Derenzis, 50, Solana Beach, CA, 28:5
Kate Molinaro, 9, Mendota Hts, 29:01
John Molinaro, 42, Mendota Hts, 29:09
Keith Peterson, 47, Britt, 29:16
Ray Peterson, 50, Duluth, 29:19
Tami Jamnick, 39, Virginia, 29:38
Lizzie Swartout, 17, Eden Prairie, 29:51
Dan Peterson, no age given, Duluth, 30:09
Lily Ketola, 16, Duluth, 30:13
Izzy Swartout, 13, Sartell, 31:1
Gunnar Brudaner, 15, Wales, WI, 31:15
Hannah Zobitz, 28, Roseville, 31:24
Jason Kelly, 51, Cold Spring, 31:26
Kelly Fleming, 43, Lafayette, CA, 31:36
Miley Green, 17, Lincoln, NE, 31:37
Gracie Green, 13, Chaska, 31:41
Lisa Ledman, 59, Tower, 32:36
Devin, Fanberg, 10, White Bear Lake, 33:27
Drew Fanberg, 43, White Bear Lake, 33:27
Katiana Zak, 19, Bethel, 33:31
Craig Stevens, 72, Virginia, 33:42
Milja Peterson, 12, Britt, 33:47
Elly Fleming, 10, Lafayette, CA, 33:53
Sophia Swartout, 16, Sartell, 34:0
Tom Gustafson, 72, Biwabik, 35:20
Terry Swartout, 46, Eden Prairie, 35:35
Kurt Ketola, 53, no address given, 35:42
Nolan Rust, 10, Belle Plain, 35:44
Nate Rust, 39, Belle Plain, 35:48
Michelle Wagoner, 33, Embarrass, 35:59
Mary Jo Myhrer, 61, Grand Rapids, 35:59
Christina Corniea, 20, Maple Grove, 36:02
Andrea Gornick, 32, Tower, 36:20
Wendy Sersha-Anderson, Tower, 36:20
Bev Renardo, 62, Tower, 36:21
Erica Amborn, 41, Hermantown, 36:24
Mikko Adams, 11, Cambridge, 36:49
Susan Turnquist, 69, Corvallis, OR, 38:00
Jennifer Erickson, 48, Mound 38:03
Miranda Lanning, 36, Eugene, OR, 38:08
Cason Gibson, 13, Stillwater, 38:43
Chris Mish, 44, Stillwater, 38:51
Sheila Wakson, 44, Mpls, 38:55
Asher Oja, 9, Virginia, 39:30
Casey Nelson, 40, Plymouth, 39:33
Leni Nelson, 12, Plymouth, 39:37
Madison Millard, 20, Brooklyn Park, 40:13
Aimee Rice, 41, St. Paul, 41:39
Rosalind Rice, 8, St. Paul, 41:40
Chase Cooper, 40, Mt. Iron, 41:56
Radlee Cooper, 11, Mt. Iron 42:01
Keely Kolquist, 13, Leawood, KS, 42:40
Tiffany Halverson, 48, Virginia, 43:36
Hailey Zak, 21, Bethel, 44:04
Beth Zak, 48, Bethel, 44:08
Maia Kolquist, 17, Leawood, KS, 44:26
Tony Corniet, n/a, Tower, 44:27
Becky Nickila, 37, Proctor, 46:18
Kevin Boedigheimer, 64, Cloquet, 46:27
John Miller, 40, Mpls, 47:37