The start of the 30th Run To Climax Memorial Day.
There were 104 participants in the 30th Run To Climax 7K/Walk Memorial Day.
There was also a 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk To Climax.
Andy Beck, of Ann Arbor, was the overall male winner in the 7K race with a time of 24:10, and Kjersten Sullivan, of Battle Creek, was the overall female winner with a time of 33:55.3.
There were several local runners who placed first in their age division.
Rylee Tiller, of Climax, was the female 14 and under winner with time of 42:03.4, Alex Wurtzel, of Climax, was the male 15-19 division winner with a time of 30:33.9, Sydney Pederson of Scotts, was the female 20-29 division winner with a time of 47:58.7, and Brandi VanDyke of Scotts was the first place finisher in the female 30-39 division with a time of 34:12.6.
A big thank you to Brian and Lynn McDaniel of Mac’s Sports Timing for providing the official times and places.
7K RUN AGE-GROUP RESULTS
RUN TO CLIMAX 7K
CLIMAX, MICHIGAN
MONDAY, MAY 26, 2025
Male OVERALL WINNER
Place, No., Name, Age, Sex, City, St., Gun Tm, Pace
1, 365, Andy Beck, 34, M, Ann Arbor, MI, 24:10.4 5:34
Female OVERALL WINNER
Place No., Name Age Sex City St Gun Tm, Pace,
1, 438 Kjersten Sullivan, 41, F Battle Creek, MI, 33:55.3 7:48
Male 14 and Under Division
Place No., Name, , Age Sex City, St Tag Tm, Pace,
1, 361 Lincoln Bartholomew, 14, M Fulton, MI, 28:51.8 6:39
2, 417 Blake Morrison, 13, M Scotts, MI, 30:56.1 7:07
3, 430 Tj Royle, 14, M Petoskey, MI, 31:29.1 7:15
4, 360 Jackson Bartholomew, 11, M Fulton, MI, 32:45.9 7:32
5, 437 Wyatt Stuck, 12, M Climax, MI, 34:48.5 8:01
6, 359 Grant Bartholomew, 11, M, Fulton, MI, 36:13.9 8:20
7, 444 Carson Vosburg, 10, M Climax, MI, 41:58.9 9:40
8, 419 Jaxon Morton, 10, M East Leroy, MI, 43:18.2 9:58
9, 366 Giovani Bethel, 10, M Marshall, MI, 45:18.6 10:26
10, 435 Westley Scramlin, 12, M Climax, MI, 49:49.8 11:28
11, 358 Jay Bard, 12, M Fulton, MI, 49:50.2, 11:28
12, 418 Adrian Morton, 11, M East Leroy, MI, 50:23.5 11:36
13, 442 Brody Trasher, 12, M Climax, MI, 51:25.7 11:50
14, 414 Jaxon Marlowe, 12, M Climax, MI, 51:31.8 11:51
Female 14 and Under Division
Place, No., Name, Age, Sex, City, St., Gun Tm, Pace
1, 441 Rylee Tiller, 10, F Climax, MI, 42:03.4 9:41
2, 462 Sadie Shaver, 11, F Battle Creek, MI, 42:10.8 9:42
3, 426 River Reich, 11, F Kalamazoo, MI 1:00:14.9 13:52
Male 15 - 19 Division
Place, No., Name, Age, Sex, City, St., Gun Tm, Pace
1, 454 Alex Wurtzel 15 M Climax, MI, 30:33.9 7:02
2, 356 Jackson Bagwell 18, M Climax, MI, 32:16.3 7:26
3, 384 Paul Drallette, 17, M Climax, MI, 37:41.8 8:40
4, 432 Nyle Sattler, 15, M East Leroy, MI, 39:31.5 9:06
5, 378 Chase Davis, 16, M Mattawan, MI, 59:57.5 13:48
Female 15 - 19 Division
Place, No., Name, Age, Sex, City, St., Gun Tm, Pace
1, 380 Laine Decker, 19, F Battle Creek, MI, 35:09.5 8:05
2, 362 Alexa Bates, 15, F Schoolcraft, MI, 36:11.0 8:20
3, 367 Mariana Bethel, 15, F Marshall, MI, 49:36.3 11:25
4, 403 Peyton Kimberley, 17, F Mattawan, MI, 59:57.0 13:47
Male 20 - 29 Division
Place, No., Name, Age, Sex, City, St., Gun Tm, Pace
1, 457 Julian Borst, 28, M Kalamazoo, MI, 24:45.3 5:42
2, 383 Eli Drallette, 22, M Climax, MI, 26:37.0 6:08
3, 455 Ryan Dehaan, 20, M Climax, MI, 27:19.8 6:17
4, 406 Jon Krcatovich, 29, M Richland, MI, 32:24.4 7:28
Female 20 - 29 Division
Place, No., Name, Age, Sex, City, St., Gun Tm, Pace
1, 422 Sydney Pederson, 25, F Scotts, MI, 47:58.7 11:02
2, 355 Jenna Audette, 24, F Climax, MI, 56:30.5 13:00
3, 390 Emily Haase, 26, F Kalamazoo, MI 1:01:50.1 14:13
4, 389 Taylor Gibson, 27, F Scotts, MI 1:10:10.5 16:09
Male 30 - 39 Division
Place, No., Name, Age, Sex, City, St., Gun Tm, Pace
1, 401 Michael Kersjes, 34, M Portage, MI, 27:10.5 6:15
2, 412 Michael Louden, 37, M Richland, MI, 31:15.1 7:12
3, 381 David Dempsey, 32, M Battle Creek, MI, 32:06.1 7:23
4, 386 Collin Foote, 31, M Richland, MI, 34:45.8 8:00
5, 385 Ryan Fieldbinder, 34, M Kalamazoo, MI, 38:18.3 8:49
6, 375 Jory Cole, 35, M Kalamazoo, MI, 38:49.8 8:56
7, 408 Jeremy Lantis, 31, M Brookfield, IL, 57:42.9 13:17
8, 428 Dan Reichert, 35, M Climax, MI 1:10:02.6 16:07
Female 30 - 39 Division
Place No., Name, , Age Sex City, St Tag Tm, Pace,
1, 443 Brandi Vandyke, 32, F Scotts, MI, 34:12.6 7:52
2, 460 Emily Letts, 36, F Boulder, CO, 37:14.8 8:34
3, 451 Sally Read, 38, F Kalamazoo, MI, 37:37.1 8:39
4, 450 Rachael Wheeler, 31, F East Leroy, MI, 39:10.9 9:01
5, 404 Kourtney Kollin, 32, F Vicksburg, MI, 40:19.6 9:17
6, 407 Magan Krim, 34, F Climax, MI, 48:07.5 11:04
7, 409 Lydia Lantis, 30, F Brookfield, IL, 57:42.9 13:17
8, 411 Kathleen Louden, 39, F Richland, MI, 57:46.5 13:17
Male 40 - 49 Division
Place No., Name, , Age Sex City, St Tag Tm, Pace,
1, 440 Paul Teini, 42, M Kalamazoo, MI, 25:38.1 5:54
2, 357 Zachary Baker, 44, M Portage, MI, 25:43.9 5:55
3, 374 Salomon Castillo Avila, 46, M Kalamazoo, MI, 25:58.3 5:59
4, 431 Matthew Santner, 48, M Dowling, MI, 26:56.3 6:12
5, 456 Ryan Lindsey, 46, M Plainwell, MI, 29:26.8 6:47
6, 402 Adam Kimberley, 45, M Mattawan, MI, 30:25.4 7:00
7, 400 Brandon Purk, 44, M Perrysburg, OH, 31:24.8 7:14
8, 427 Thomas Reich, 43, M Kalamazoo, MI, 38:59.4 8:58
9, 364 Josh Bates, 47, M Schoolcraft, MI, 40:30.7 9:19
10, 453 Jason Shaver, 44, M Concordconcord, CA, 40:49.0 9:24
Female 40 - 49 Division
Place No., Name, , Age Sex City, St Tag Tm, Pace,
1, 438 Kjersten Sullivan, 41, F Battle Creek, MI, 33:55.3 7:48
2, 399 Jill Johnson, 47, F Plymouth, MI, 38:51.1 8:56
3, 363 Jill Bates, 45, F Schoolcraft, MI, 40:55.1 9:25
4, 394 Elizabeth Hagland, 44, F Kalamazoo, MI, 41:32.7 9:34
5, 387 Megan Ford, 44, F Kalamazoo, MI, 41:44.8 9:36
6, 434 Laurice Scramlin, 40, F Climax, MI, 57:24.1 13:12
7, 382 Kasey Dinzik, 40, F Kalamazoo, MI 1:10:09.9 16:08
Male 50 - 59 Division
Place No., Name, , Age Sex City, St Tag Tm, Pace,
1, 377 Dan Damaska, 50, M Portage, MI, 27:33.1 6:21
2, 452 Tim Minor, 56, M Colon, MI, 35:31.6 8:11
3, 379 Jeff Decker, 55, M Battle Creek, MI, 41:04.2 9:27
4, 449 Allen Wheeler, 53, M Kalamazoo, MI, 41:45.3 9:36
5, 459 Jeff Baldwin, 58, M Boulder, CO, 50:11.4 11:33
6, 368 Chris Bodell, 54, M Battle Creek, MI, 50:37.1 11:39
7, 398 Steven Jensen, 54, M Wayland, MI, 51:18.2 11:48
Female 50 - 59 Division
Place No., Name, , Age Sex City, St Tag Tm, Pace,
1, 458 Emily Patterson, 50, F Battle Creek, MI, 46:13.8 10:38
2, 420 Dawn Myers, 56, F Scotts, MI, 47:58.8 11:02
3, 369 Kelly Bodell, 56, F Battle Creek, MI, 50:37.9 11:39
4, 446 Heather Wassenaar, 51, F Kalamazoo, MI, 54:28.3 12:32
5, 405 Carla Koretsky, 53, F Mi, MI 1:00:20.3 13:53
6, 413 Jennifer Markos, 54, F Augusta, MI 1:03:29.2 14:36
7, 421 Michelle Naylor, 50, F Battle Creek, MI 1:03:50.2 14:41
8, 395 Lori Hendershot, 52, F Scotts, MI 1:07:16.1 15:28
Male 60 - 69 Division
Place No., Name, , Age Sex City, St Tag Tm, Pace,
1, 439 Jim Sumner, 60, M Portage, MI, 33:48.6 7:47
2, 371 Paul Bushnell, 63, M Kalamazoo, MI, 36:19.8 8:22
3, 445 Bradley Waite, 65, M Ceresco, MI, 37:57.4 8:44
4, 376 Fernanado Cruz, 69, M Marshall, MI, 52:17.0 12:02
5, 425 Richard Reeves, 60, M Augusta, MI 1:03:29.1 14:36
6, 416 Jeffrey Miles, 67, M Sparta, MI 1:20:49.8 18:35
7, 397 Gregory Jensen, 68, M Richland, MI 1:20:53.2 18:36
Female 60 - 69 Division
Place No., Name, , Age Sex City, St Tag Tm, Pace,
1, 433 Leslie Scheffers, 60, F Portage, MI, 35:17.6 8:07
2, 352 Doreen Akins, 61, F Kalamazoo, MI, 56:17.8 12:57
3, 461 Laura Marlatt, 63, F Portage, MI, 57:23.2 13:12
4, 429 Sue Reichert, 68, F Climax, MI 1:10:02.7 16:07
Male 70 & Over Division
Place No., Name, , Age Sex City, St Tag Tm, Pace,
1, 373 Robert Byers, 76, M Kalamazoo, MI, 42:57.3 9:53
2, 391 Andrew Hagenbuch, 70, M Three Rivers, MI, 44:22.6 10:13
3, 393 Mark Hagenbuch, 72, M Three Rivers, MI, 52:01.2 11:58
4, 415 Frank Maston, 73, M Portage, MI 1:11:15.8 16:24
5, 372 Dominick Busti, 72, M Kalamazoo, MI 1:11:47.6 16:31
Female 70 & Over Division
Place No., Name, , Age Sex City, St Tag Tm, Pace,
1, 392 Louann Hagenbuch, 71, F Three Rivers, MI, 39:37.8 9:07
2, 423 Adele J Pitt, 74, F Benton Harbor, , MI, 48:34.5 11:11
3, 447 Rita Waterhouse, 70, F Climax, MI 1:11:47.8 16:31
4, 448 Peggy Weipert, 78, F Battle Creek, MI 1:19:04.1 18:11
Dawn Myers (right) and Sydney Myers get set to cross the finish line during the Run To Climax Memorial Day.
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