Girls Cross Country Champions 1978-2007
Lower Peninsula
DIVISION 1
|
Year |
Champion (Coach) |
Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Rochester (Larry Adams) | Grand Haven |
| 2006 | Rochester Adams (William Cicciarelli) | Livonia Churchill |
| 2005 | Clarkston (Jamie LaBrosse) | Okemos |
| 2004 | Clarkston (Jamie LaBrosse) | Traverse City Central |
| 2003 | Clarkston (Jamie LaBrosse) | Rockford |
| 2002 | Rockford (David Hodgkinson/Ken Raymond) | Clarkston |
| 2001 | Rockford (Brad Prins) | Sterling Heights Stevenson |
| 2000 | Rockford (Brad Prins) | Highland-Milford |
Division 2
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Gaylord (Jeff Kalember) | Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern |
| 2006 | Grand Rapids Christian (Doug Jager) | East Grand Rapids |
| 2005 | Grand Rapids Christian (Doug Jager) | Grand Rapids South Christian |
| 2004 | East Grand Rapids (Nick Hopkins) | Grand Rapids Christian |
| 2003 | East Grand Rapids (Nick Hopkins) | Grand Rapids Christian |
| 2002 | Battle Creek Lakeview (Becky Turbin) | Petoskey |
| 2001 | Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg (Tammy Benjamin) | Stevensville Lakeshore |
| 2000 | Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg (Tammy Benjamin) | Flint Powers Catholic |
Division 3
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey) | Leroy Pine River |
| 2006 | Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey) | Leroy Pine River |
| 2005 | Goodrich (Jennifer Sweet) | Jackson Lumen Christi |
| 2004 | Goodrich (John Shaw) | Jackson Lumen Christi |
| 2003 | Goodrich (John Shaw) | Hillsdale |
| 2002 | Hillsdale (Pat Pastula) | Hanover-Horton |
| 2001 | Spring Lake (Scott Hector) | Hanover-Horton |
| 2000 | Wyoming Kelloggsville (Ray Antel) | Lansing Catholic Central |
Division 4
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (Todd Schenck) | Harbor Springs |
| 2006 | Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (Todd Schenck) | Potterville |
| 2005 | Big Rapids Crossroads ( Kendall Schroeder) | Traverse City St. Francis |
| 2004 | Big Rapids Crossroads ( Kendall Schroeder) | Southfield Christian |
| 2003 | Traverse City St. Francis (Rick Woods) | Ann Arbor Greenhills |
| 2002 | Ann Arbor Greenhills (Josh Scully) | Suttons Bay |
| 2001 | Ann Arbor Greenhills (Vicki Hames-Frazier) | Maple City Glen Lake |
| 2000 | Maple City Glan Lake (Bryan Burns) | Ann Arbor Greenhills |
OPEN CLASS
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Rochester (Hal Commerson) | Ann Arbor Pioneer |
Class A
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Rockford (Brad Prins) | Rochester Adams |
| 1998 | Rockford (Brad Prins) | Sterling Heights Stevenson |
| 1997 | Ann Arbor Pioneer (Bryan Westfield) | Rockford |
| 1996 | Sterling Heights Stevenson (Kevin Hanson) | Livonia Stevenson |
| 1995 | Troy Athens (Debbie Zonca) | Livonia Stevenson |
| 1994 | Troy Athens (Debbie Zonca) | Ann Arbor Pioneer |
| 1993 | Troy (Kevin Spencer) | Brighton |
| 1992 | Traverse City (Mark Fries) | Brighton |
| 1991 | Traverse City (Mark Fries) | Dearborn Edsel Ford |
| 1990 | Holly (Duane Raffin) | Ann Arbor Pioneer |
| 1989 | West Bloomfield (Lee Averill) | Ann Arbor Pioneer |
| 1988 | Ann Arbor Pioneer (Bryan Westfield) | Dearborn Edsel Ford |
| 1987 | Ann Arbor Pioneer (Bryan Westfield) | West Bloomfield |
| 1986 | (Disqualified) | Sterling Heights Stevenson |
| 1985 | Sterling Heights Stevenson (Kevin Hanson) | Ann Arbor Pioneer |
| 1984 | Dearborn Edsel Ford (Ron Champine) | Milford |
| 1983 | Brighton (Gary Meehan) | Dearborn Edsel Ford |
| 1982 | Temperance-Bedford (Gary Duhaime) | Brighton |
| 1981 | Flint Northern (Norbert Badar) | Davison |
| 1980 | Brighton (Gary Meehan) | Clio |
| 1979 | Brighton (Bob Ritsema) | Rochester |
Class B
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg (Tammy Benjamin) | Flint Powers Catholic |
| 1998 | Whitehall (Kathy Hector) | Ogemaw Heights |
| 1997 | Fremont (Herbert Lindsay) | Whitehall |
| 1996 | Caledonia (Dave Hodgkinson) | Grand Rapids West Catholic |
| 1995 | Caledonia (Dave Hodgkinson) | Gaylord |
| 1994 | Caledonia (Dave Hodgkinson) | Gaylord |
| 1993 | Caledonia (Dave Hodgkinson) | Gaylord |
| 1992 | Big Rapids (Brad Kahrs) | Caledonia |
| 1991 | Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey) | Chelsea |
| 1990 | Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey) | Caledonia |
| 1989 | Chelsea (Pat Clarke) | Fremont |
| 1988 | Milan (Steve Porter) | East Grand Rapids |
| 1987 | Grand Rapids Catholic Central (Jim Gardiner) | Jackson Lumen Christi |
| 1986 | Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey) | Chelsea |
| 1985 | Hillsdale (Pat Pastula) | Jackson Lumen Christi |
| 1984 | Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey) | Gladwin |
| 1983 | Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey) | Hartland |
| 1982 | Jackson Lumen Christi (Mike Woolsey) | Hartland |
| 1981 | Dexter (Jim Jawarski) | Jackson Lumen Christi |
| 1980 | Livonia Ladywood (Ray Prosser) | Hartland |
| 1979 | Grand Rapids Christian (John Warners) | Hillsdale |
Class C
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Kalamazoo Hackett (Mike Nordhuis) | Pittsford |
| 1998 | Benzie Central (Eldon Moss) | Pittsford |
| 1997 | Kalamazoo Hackett (Lowie van Staveren) | Benzie Central |
| 1996 | Carson City-Crystal (Mark Ryan) | Kalamazoo Hackett |
| 1995 | Carson City-Crystal (Gordon Aldrich) | Charlevoix |
| 1994 | Shepherd (Dave Burke) | Hemlock |
| 1993 | Burton Bendle (Mike Gould) | Addison |
| 1992 | Onsted (Jim Hill) | Carson City-Crystal |
| 1991 | Southfield Christian (Jim Wood) | Onsted |
| 1990 | Olivet (Matt Baldus) | Southfield Christian |
| 1989 | Southfield Christian (Jim Wood) | Olivet |
| 1988 | Marysville (Dave Patterson) | Ida |
| 1987 | DeWitt (Barry Kloenhamer) | Burton Atherton |
| 1986 | Capac (Fred Hunt) | Grandville Calvin Christian |
| 1985 | Capac (Fred Hunt) | Bath |
| 1984 | Bath (Mel Comeau) | Capac |
| 1983 | Benzie Central (Eldon Moss) | DeWitt |
| 1982 | Benzie Central (Eldon Moss) | DeWitt |
| 1981 | DeWitt (Barry Kloenhamer) | Whitehall |
| 1980 | Williamston (Paula Maurer) | St. Louis |
| 1979 | Mt. Clemens Lutheran North (Stephen Siekmann) | Clare |
Class D
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart (Mark Zitzelsberger) | Colon |
| 1998 | Mendon (Art Bombrys) | Grass Lake/ Bear Lake-Onekama |
| 1997 | Mendon (Art Bombrys) | Wyoming Tri-unity Christian |
| 1996 | Whitmore Lake (Larry Steeb) | Mendon |
| 1995 | Whitmore Lake (Larry Steeb) | Mendon |
| 1994 | Bear Lake (Ken Overla) | Whitmore Lake |
| 1993 | Whitmore Lake (Larry Steeb) | Fowler |
| 1992 | Schoolcraft (Rob Kauffman) | Potterville |
| 1991 | Akron-Fairgrove (Jerry Lasceski) | Pittsford |
| 1990 | Potterville (Joe Wood) | Fowler |
| 1989 | Fowler (Kim Spalsbury) | Westland Lutheran |
| 1988 | Fowler (Kim Spalsbury) | Suttons Bay |
| 1987 | Suttons Bay (Tim Bedford) | Akron-Fairgrove |
| 1986 | Warren Bethesda Christian (Charles Meredith) | Suttons Bay |
| 1985 | Suttons Bay (Terry Ebright) | Akron-Fairgrove |
| 1984 | Concord (Chuck King) | Southfield Christian |
| 1983 | Kingston (Helen Crane) | Dansville |
| 1982 | Concord (Chuck King) | Wyoming Lee |
| 1981 | Wyoming Lee (Art Kraai) | Akron-Fairgrove |
| 1980 | Ann Arbor Greenhills (R. Bruce Dyer) | Flint Holy Rosary |
| 1979 | Ann Arbor Greenhills (Francis Goodridge) | Flint Holy Rosary |
UPPer Peninsula
DIVISION 1
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Marquette (Mike Leanes) | Houghton |
| 2006 | Marquette (Dale Phillips) | Calumet |
| 2005 | Marquette (Dale Phillips) | Calumet |
| 2004 | Marquette (Dale Phillips) | Calumet |
| 2003 | Marquette (Dale Phillips) | Calumet |
| 2002 | Marquette (Dale Phillips) | Sault Ste. Marie |
| 2001 | Marquette (Dale Phillips) | Sault Ste. Marie |
| 2000 | Marquette (Dale Phillips) | Sault Ste. Marie / Calumet |
Division 2
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
2007 |
Ironwood (Bruce Beckman) |
Newberry |
2006 |
Stephenson (Peggy Grille ) |
Rudyard |
2005 |
Ironwood (Bruce Beckman) |
Stephenson |
2004 |
Stephenson (Peggy Grille) |
Rudyard |
2003 |
Stephenson (Peggy Grille) |
Hancock |
2002 |
Ironwood (Larry Buerger) |
Stephenson |
2001 |
Stephenson (Dale Fountain) |
Ironwood |
2000 |
Stephenson (Peggy Grille) |
Ishpeming Westwood |
Division 3
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Powers North Central (Jerry Root) | L'Anse |
| 2006 | Powers North Central (Jerry Root) | Cedarville |
| 2005 | Cedarville ( Ryan Wilson) | Powers North Central |
| 2004 | Cedarville ( Ryan Wilson) | Rapid River |
| 2003 | Rapid River (Gary Brunngraeber) | Painesdale-Jeffers |
| 2002 | Pickford (John Bennin) | Rapid River |
| 2001 | Eben Junction Superior Central (Ann Aho) | Pickford |
| 2000 | Carney-Nadeau (Pauline Poupore) | Pickford |
Open Class
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ishpeming (R. Norman Andrew) | Gwinn |
| 1978 | Marquette (Dale Phillips) | Ishpeming |
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 |
Class C
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Stephenson (Greg Dausey) | Ironwood |
| 1986-93 | (See Class C-D) | |
| 1998 | Stephenson (Greg Dausey) | Calumet |
| 1997 | Ironwood (Bruce Beckman) | Calumet |
| 1996 | Ironwood (Bruce Beckman) | Calumet |
| 1995 | Calumet (Bruce Hannula) | Stephenson |
| 1994 | Calumet (Bruce Hannula) | Stephenson |
| 1985 | Calumet (Ray Henderson) | Stephenson |
| 1984 | Ishpeming Westwood (Gordon Chinn) | Negaunee |
Class D
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Republic-Michigamme (Vicki Holsworth) | Pickford |
| 1986-93 | (See Class C-D) | |
| 1998 | Republic-Michigamme (Vicki Holsworth) | Chassell |
| 1997 | Republic-Michigamme (Vicki Holsworth) | St. Ignace |
| 1996 | Painesdale-Jeffers (Mark Aho) | Republic-Michigamme |
| 1995 | Rock Mid Peninsula (Duane Englund) | Carney-Nadeau |
| 1994 | Painesdale-Jeffers (Mark Aho) | Republic-Michigamme |
| 1985 | Painesdale-Jeffers (Terry LaJeunesse) | Rock Mid Peninsula |
| 1984 | Painesdale-Jeffers (Terry LaJeunesse) | Chassell |
Class C-D
| Year | Champion (Coach) | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Calumet (Bruce Hannula) | Stephenson |
| 1984-85 | (See Class C) | |
| 1992 | Calumet (Bruce Hannula) | Stephenson |
| 1991 | Calumet (Bruce Hannula) | Ironwood |
| 1990 | Hancock (Arne Henderson) | Calumet |
| 1989 | Calumet (Ray Henderson) | Houghton |
| 1988 | Stephenson (Greg Dausey) | Calumet |
| 1987 | Calumet (Ray Henderson) | Hancock |
| 1986 | Ishpeming-Westwood (Gordon Chinn) | Calumet |
| 1983 | Negaunee (Duane Palomaki) | Ishpeming Westwood |
| 1982 | Negaunee (Duane Palomaki) | Ishpeming Westwood |
| 1981 | Negaunee (Duane Palomaki) | Ishpeming Westwood |
| 1980 | Ishpeming (R. Norman Andrew) | Hancock |