Brother Rice Invitational, Sept. 11, 1999

Highlights

Pioneer placed 7th out of 23 teams in a tough field which included some of the state's best teams. The gap between Pioneer and state powers Lakeland and Saline was less than 60 points.

The top 4 runners had times of 18:02 or less. The top finisher was James Naughton in 22nd place (17:31).

Three of the top four Pioneer runners recorded personal bests in the first race of the season (James Naughton, Robby Young, Joe Anderson).

In the junior varsity race, Loren Kimeldorf placed 4th overall, running 18:29, a personal best. Other top JV runners were Nick Piotrowski, Allen Antonuk, Matt MacVey and Mike Kelly-Sell. Allen Antonuk's time was a new personal best.

Varsity Team Results

Team                       Points

1. Grand Ledge                76

2. Traverse City Central     126

3. White Lake Lakeland       174

4. Saline                    175

5. Redford Catholic Central  191

6. Utica Eisenhower          216

7. Pioneer                   233

Total of 23 teams

Pioneer Varsity Runners

Name                          Place    Time
James Naughton                 22     17:31.4  PR!
Matt Johnson                   31     17:40.4
Robby Young                    35     17:42.3  PR!
Joe Anderson                   51     18:02.3  PR!
Andy Harvey                    94     18:34.7
Eric Ford-Holevinski          103     18:43.8
Jon Moler                     157     20:10.3

Junior varsity runners

Name                          Time
Loren Kimeldorf              18:29  PR!
Nick Piotrowski              18:57
Allen Antonuk                19:27  PR!
Mike Kelly-Sell              20:05
Matt MacVey                  20:06
Tom Giltrow                  21:13
Mike Roth                    21:45
Tom Bagwell                  21:48
Bill Weber                   22:40
Nick Wilkenson               22:46
Josh Salvner                 22:52
Pat Cullip                   23:54
Mike VanWambeke              24:18

PR! - new personal record

The 1999 Honor Roll has been updated

Go Pioneers!