MHSAA: Records-Girls Cross Country Champions

LOWER PENINSULA

DIVISION 1

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
2000	Rockford (Brad Prins)	Highland-Milford
2001	Rockford (Brad Prins)	Sterling Hts. Stevenson
2002	Rockford (David Hodgkinson/Ken Raymond)	Clarkston
2003	Clarkston (Jamie LaBrosse)	Rockford
2004	Clarkston (Jamie LaBrosse)	Traverse City Central

DIVISION 2

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
2000	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg (Tammy Benjamin)	Flint Powers Catholic
2001	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg (Tammy Benjamin)	Stevensville Lakeshore
2002	Battle Creek Lakeview (Becky Turbin)	Petoskey
2003	East Grand Rapids (Nick Hopkins)	Grand Rapids Christian
2004	East Grand Rapids (Nick Hopkins)	Grand Rapids Christian

DIVISION 3

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
2000	Wyoming Kelloggsville (Ray Antel)	Lansing Catholic Central
2001	Spring Lake (Scott Hector)	Hanover-Horton
2002	Hillsdale (Pat Pastula)	Hanover-Horton
2003	Goodrich (John Shaw)	Hillsdale
2004	Goodrich (John Shaw)	Jackson Lumen Christi

DIVISION 4

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
2000	Maple City Glan Lake (Bryan Burns)	Ann Arbor Greenhills
2001	Ann Arbor Greenhills (Vicki Hames-Frazier)	Maple City Glen Lake
2002	Ann Arbor Greenhills (Josh Scully)	Suttons Bay
2003	Traverse City St. Francis (Rick Woods)	Ann Arbor Greenhills
2004	Big Rapids Crossroads ( Kendall Schroeder)	Southfield Christian

OPEN CLASS

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
1978	Rochester (Hal Commerson)	Ann Arbor Pioneer

CLASS A

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
1979	Brighton (Bob Ritsema)	Rochester
1980	Brighton (Gary Meehan)	Clio
1981	Flint Northern (Norbert Badar)	Davison
1982	Temperance-Bedford (Gary Duhaime)	Brighton
1983	Brighton (Gary Meehan)	Dearborn Edsel Ford
1984	Dearborn Edsel Ford (Ron Champine)	Milford
1985	Sterling Heights Stevenson (Kevin Hanson)	Ann Arbor Pioneer
1986	(Disqualified)	Sterling Heights Stevenson
1987	Ann Arbor Pioneer (Bryan Westfield)	West Bloomfield
1988	Ann Arbor Pioneer (Bryan Westfield)	Dearborn Edsel Ford
1989	West Bloomfield (Lee Averill)	Ann Arbor Pioneer
1990	Holly (Duane Raffin)	Ann Arbor Pioneer
1991	Traverse City (Mark Fries)	Dearborn Edsel Ford
1992	Traverse City (Mark Fries)	Brighton
1993	Troy (Kevin Spencer)	Brighton
1994	Troy Athens (Debbie Zonca)	Ann Arbor Pioneer
1995	Troy Athens (Debbie Zonca)	Livonia Stevenson
1996	Sterling Heights Stevenson (Kevin Hanson)	Livonia Stevenson
1997	Ann Arbor Pioneer (Bryan Westfield)	Rockford
1998	Rockford (Brad Prins)	Sterling Heights Stevenson
1999	Rockford (Brad Prins)	Rochester Adams

CLASS B

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
1979	Grand Rapids Christian (John Warners)	Hillsdale
1980	Livonia Ladywood (Ray Prosser)	Hartland
1981	Dexter (Jim Jawarski)	Jackson Lumen Christi
1982	Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey)	Hartland
1983	Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey)	Hartland
1984	Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey)	Gladwin
1985	Hillsdale (Pat Pastula)	Jackson Lumen Christi
1986	Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey)	Chelsea
1987	Grand Rapids Catholic Central (Jim Gardiner)	Jackson Lumen Christi
1988	Milan (Steve Porter)	East Grand Rapids
1989	Chelsea (Pat Clarke)	Fremont
1990	Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey)	Caledonia
1991	Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey)	Chelsea
1992	Big Rapids (Brad Kahrs)	Caledonia
1993	Caledonia (Dave Hodgkinson)	Gaylord
1994	Caledonia (Dave Hodgkinson)	Gaylord
1995	Caledonia (Dave Hodgkinson)	Gaylord
1996	Caledonia (Dave Hodgkinson)	Grand Rapids West Catholic
1997	Fremont (Rich Thompkins)	Whitehall
1998	Whitehall (Kathy Hector)	Ogemaw Heights
1999	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg (Tammy Benjamin)	Flint Powers Catholic

CLASS C

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
1979	Mt. Clemens Lutheran North (Stephen Siekmann)	Clare
1980	Williamston (Paula Crowe)	St. Louis
1981	DeWitt (Barry Kloenhamer)	Whitehall
1982	Benzie Central (Eldon Moss)	DeWitt
1983	Benzie Central (Eldon Moss)	DeWitt
1984	Bath (Mel Comeau)	Capac
1985	Capac (Fred Hunt)	Bath
1986	Capac (Fred Hunt)	Grandville Calvin Christian
1987	DeWitt (Barry Kloenhamer)	Burton Atherton
1988	Marysville (Dave Patterson)	Ida
1989	Southfield Christian (Jim Wood)	Olivet
1990	Olivet (Matt Baldus)	Southfield Christian
1991	Southfield Christian (Jim Wood)	Onsted
1992	Onsted (Jim Hill)	Carson City-Crystal
1993	Burton Bendle (Mike Gould)	Addison
1994	Shepherd (Dave Burke)	Hemlock
1995	Carson City-Crystal (Gordon Aldrich)	Charlevoix
1996	Carson City-Crystal (Mark Ryan)	Kalamazoo Hackett
1997	Kalamazoo Hackett (Lowie van Staveren)	Benzie Central
1998	Benzie Central (Eldon Moss)	Pittsford
1999	Kalamazoo Hackett (Mike Nordhuis)	Pittsford
2000	Wyoming Kelloggsville (Ray Antel)	Lansing Catholic Central

CLASS D

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
1979	Ann Arbor Greenhills (Francis Goodridge)	Flint Holy Rosary
1980	Ann Arbor Greenhills (R. Bruce Dyer)	Flint Holy Rosary
1981	Wyoming Lee (Art Kraai)	Akron-Fairgrove
1982	Concord (Chuck King)	Wyoming Lee
1983	Kingston (Helen Crane)	Dansville
1984	Concord (Chuck King)	Southfield Christian
1985	Suttons Bay (Terry Ebright)	Akron-Fairgrove
1986	Warren Bethesda Christian (Charles Meredith)	Suttons Bay
1987	Suttons Bay (Tim Bedford)	Akron-Fairgrove
1988	Fowler (Kim Spalsbury)	Suttons Bay
1989	Fowler (Kim Spalsbury)	Westland Lutheran
1990	Potterville (Joe Wood)	Fowler
1991	Akron-Fairgrove (Jerry Lasceski)	Pittsford
1992	Schoolcraft (Rob Kauffman)	Potterville
1993	Whitmore Lake (Larry Steeb)	Fowler
1994	Bear Lake (Ken Overla)	Whitmore Lake
1995	Whitmore Lake (Larry Steeb)	Mendon
1996	Whitmore Lake (Larry Steeb)	Mendon
1997	Mendon (Art Bombrys)	Wyoming Tri-unity Christian
1998	Mendon (Art Bombrys)	Grass Lake, Bear Lake/Onekama
1999	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart (Mark Zitzelsberger)	Colon

UPPER PENINSULA

DIVISION 1

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
2000	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Sault Ste. Marie
2001	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Sault Ste. Marie
2002	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Sault Ste. Marie
2003	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Calumet
2004	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Calumet

DIVISION 2

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
2000	Stephenson (Greg Dausey)	Ishpeming Westwood
2001	Stephenson (Dale Fountain)	Ironwood
2002	Ironwood (Larry Buerger)	Stephenson
2003	Stephenson (Peggy Grille)	Hancock
2004	Stephenson (Peggy Grille)	Rudyard

DIVISION 3

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
2000	Carney-Nadeau (Pauline Poupore)	Pickford
2001	Eben Junction Superior Central (Ann Aho)	Pickford
2002	Pickford (John Bennin)	Rapid River
2003	Rapid River (Gary Brunngraeber)	Painesdale-Jeffers
2004	Cedarville ( Pete Spieles)	Rapid River

UPPER PENINSULA OPEN CLASS

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
1978	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Ishpeming
1979	Ishpeming (R. Norman Andrew)	Gwinn

UPPER PENINSULA CLASS A-B

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
1980	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Calumet
1981	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Gladstone
1982	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Menominee
1983	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Menominee
1984	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Escanaba
1985	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Escanaba
1986	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Menominee
1987	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Sault Ste. Marie
1988	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Sault Ste. Marie
1989	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Ironwood
1990	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Ironwood
1991	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Escanaba
1992	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Escanaba
1993	Ishpeming Westwood (Eric Rundman)	Marquette
1994	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Menominee
1995	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Menominee
1996	Marquette (Dale Phillips)	Menominee
1997	Menominee (Randy Verkerke)	Marquette
1998	Menominee (Randy Verkerke)	Marquette
1999	Menominee (Randy Verkerke)	Marquette

UPPER PENINSULA CLASS C-D

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
1980	Ishpeming (R. Norman Andrew)	Hancock
1981	Negaunee (Duane Palomaki)	Ishpeming Westwood
1982	Negaunee (Duane Palomaki)	Ishpeming Westwood
1983	Negaunee (Duane Palomaki)	Ishpeming Westwood
1984-85	(See Class C)
1986	Ishpeming-Westwood (Gordon Chinn)	Calumet
1987	Calumet (Ray Henderson)	Hancock
1988	Stephenson (Greg Dausey)	Calumet
1989	Calumet (Ray Henderson)	Houghton
1990	Hancock (Arne Henderson)	Calumet
1991	Calumet (Bruce Hannula)	Ironwood
1992	Calumet (Bruce Hannula)	Stephenson
1993	Calumet (Bruce Hannula)	Stephenson

UPPER PENINSULA CLASS C

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
1984	Ishpeming Westwood (Gordon Chinn)	Negaunee
1985	Calumet (Ray Henderson)	Stephenson
1986-93	(See Class C-D)
1994	Calumet (Bruce Hannula)	Stephenson
1995	Calumet (Bruce Hannula)	Stephenson
1996	Ironwood (Bruce Beckman)	Calumet
1997	Ironwood (Bruce Beckman)	Calumet
1998	Stephenson (Greg Dausey)	Calumet
1999	Stephenson (Greg Dausey)	Ironwood

UPPER PENINSULA CLASS D

Year	Champion (Coach)	Runner-Up
1984	Painesdale-Jeffers (Terry LaJeunesse)	Chassell
1985	Painesdale-Jeffers (Terry LaJeunesse)	Rock Mid Peninsula
1986-93	(See Class C-D)
1994	Painesdale-Jeffers (Mark Aho)	Republic-Michigamme
1995	Rock Mid Peninsula (Duane Englund)	Carney-Nadeau
1996	Painesdale-Jeffers (Mark Aho)	Republic-Michigamme
1997	Republic-Michigamme (Vicki Holsworth)	St. Ignace
1998	Republic-Michigamme (Vicki Holsworth)	Chassell
1999	Republic-Michigamme (Vicki Holsworth)	Pickford