The season’s first edition of the long track AM Cup was held Friday-Sunday at the Oval in Roseville.  The John Rose Open, which has easier qualifying standards, for less experienced skaters, was held simultaneously.  Skaters from around the country and throughout Canada competed in balmy 40 degree temperatures for much of the event.

Of note among the John Rose competitors is inliner Kelin Dunfee who skated a solid 7:38 in the 5k, which would have been enough for 7th place, just ahead of Isaac Harker, in the AM Cup competition.  Ethan Cepuran finished in 6:55 to win the AM Cup 5k, 12 seconds ahead of Steven Hartman.  Dunfee skated a fast 500 in 42:65 and a solid 1500 in 2:07.

Other notable inliners competing included Jeff Terwilliger and Randy Plett.  Plett edged Twigs in the 500 with times of 41.45 and 41.88 versus Twigs 43.74 and 43.08.  Twigs beat Plett in the 5k 7:56 to 8:02.  Plett beat him in the 1500 2:10 to 2:12.  Young Isaac Harker had a good weekend with 500 times of 42.74, 42.90, a 2:06 1500, and a 7:40 5k.  Steven Hartman posted fast times in the 500 of 37.88, 38.73, a second place 7.07 5k, and a second place 1500 in 1:55 (Austin Kleba skated a 1:52 track record on the warm ice).  Auggie Herman had a couple of personal bests on the weekend and looked for more comfortable on ice skates than he did on his ill-fitting inline skates this summer.  He had 500 times of 43:09, and 44:02, which are surprisingly fast given the ice conditions, a 1500 of 2:18, and a 8:32 5k.

Local warriors Matt Trimble, Greg Oly, and Bruce Anderson all did the best they could given the ice conditions.  Warmer conditions lead to soft ice.  Faster skaters get to skate first on the fresher ice, and by the time the final pairings are getting their chance, the ice can be choppy.

Trimble: 500’s: 44:88, 44:57; 1500: 2:18

Oly: 500’s: 46.79, 46.54; 1500: 2:18

Anderson: 500’s: 45:30, 45:40; 1500: 2:19

Notable among the girls competing was Greta Myers, who is the next Allie Thunstrom (MN Ms. Hockey winner, national team level womens hockey player, and Olympic trials qualifying level speedskater), she had a 47:38, and 49:16 in the 500’s, a 5:28 in the 3k, a 2:36 in the 1500.  Those are solid numbers for a thirteen year old first year speed skater.  Greta excelled in the Summer Inline Series on her inlines.

 

Am Cup 1 Results:

500m Men1 December 2017

1	Austin Kleba	MA1	USA	36,80
2	Kyle Ronchak	MN4	USA	36,98
3	William Gebauer	MA2	USA	37,85
4	Steven Hartman	MN4	USA	37,88
5	Andrew Turner	MN4	USA	38,15
6	Nathan Miller	MN3	USA	38,77
7	Evan Flaherty	MA2	USA	39,04
8	Casey Dawson	MB2	USA	39,07
9	John Sullivan	MN4	USA	39,18
10	Conor McDermott-Mostowy	MA2	USA	39,50
11	Hunter Ullett	MB2	CAN	39,66
12	Jon Aquino	MB2	USA	39,84	SB
13	Lukas Anderson	MA2	USA	39,89
14	Patrick Miller	MA2	USA	40,12
15	Jacob Riley	MA1	USA	40,23	SB
16	Alexander Brewer	MN1	USA	40,44
17	Randy Plett	M55	CAN	41,54
18	Jake Hannah	MB1	CAN	41,77
19	Jonathan Tobon	MC1	USA	41,84
20	Chase Erickson	MB1	USA	41,89
21	Adam Johnson (2001)	MB1	USA	42,02
22	Mack (McKinley) Hanson	MB2	USA	42,67
23	Isaac Harker	MB2	USA	42,74	SB
24	AJ Seddon	MB1	CAN	43,04
25	Auggie Herman	MC1	USA	43,09
26	Andy Ognenoff	M35	USA	43,25
27	Jeff Terwilliger	M55	USA	43,74	SB
28	Peter Macky	M30	USA	44,11
29	Matthew Trimble	M55	USA	44,88
30	Aidan Lewis	M?	USA	45,18
31	Bruce Anderson	M50	USA	45,30	SB
32	Greg Oly	M60	USA	46,79

SB – Season Best

5000m Men1 December 2017

1	Ethan Cepuran	MA1	USA	6.55,92	TR
2	Steven Hartman	MN4	USA	7.07,06
3	Casey Dawson	MB2	USA	7.07,98
4	Conor McDermott-Mostowy	MA2	USA	7.15,64
5	Alexander Brewer	MN1	USA	7.17,13
6	Fletcher Codd	MA1	USA	7.21,72
7	Isaac Harker	MB2	USA	7.39,72	SB
8	Peter Macky	M30	USA	7.47,02
9	Lukas Anderson	MA2	USA	7.55,27	SB
10	Jeff Terwilliger	M55	USA	7.56,26	SB
11	Andy Ognenoff	M35	USA	7.58,03
12	Adam Johnson (2001)	MB1	USA	7.58,14	PR SB
13	Jon Aquino	MB2	USA	7.59,02	SB
14	Patrick Miller	MA2	USA	8.01,81	SB
15	Randy Plett	M55	CAN	8.03,54	SB
16	Jonathan Tobon	MC1	USA	8.10,10
17	AJ Seddon	MB1	CAN	8.12,05	PR SB
18	Mack (McKinley) Hanson	MB2	USA	8.21,95	SB
19	Aidan Lewis	M?	USA	8.25,26	PR SB
20	Auggie Herman	MC1	USA	8.32,81	PR SB
21	Jake Hannah	MB1	CAN	8.40,22	PR SB
22	Hunter Ullett	MB2	CAN	8.41,13	SB

TR – Track Record, PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

500m Men2 December 2017

1	Austin Kleba	MA1	USA	37,22
2	Kyle Ronchak	MN4	USA	37,35
3	William Gebauer	MA2	USA	37,86
4	Andrew Turner	MN4	USA	38,44
5	Steven Hartman	MN4	USA	38,72
6	Conor McDermott-Mostowy	MA2	USA	39,18
7	Evan Flaherty	MA2	USA	39,29
8	Ethan Cepuran	MA1	USA	39,34
9	Nathan Miller	MN3	USA	39,35
10	Casey Dawson	MB2	USA	39,57
11	John Sullivan	MN4	USA	39,60
12	Jon Aquino	MB2	USA	39,70	SB
13	Patrick Miller	MA2	USA	39,74
14	Hunter Ullett	MB2	CAN	39,75
15	Fletcher Codd	MA1	USA	39,84
16	Jacob Riley	MA1	USA	40,09	SB
17	Lukas Anderson	MA2	USA	40,24
18	Alexander Brewer	MN1	USA	40,50
19	Jake Hannah	MB1	CAN	41,49
20	Jonathan Tobon	MC1	USA	41,82
21	Adam Johnson (2001)	MB1	USA	41,87
22	Randy Plett	M55	CAN	41,88
23	Mack (McKinley) Hanson	MB2	USA	42,33
24	Chase Erickson	MB1	USA	42,62
25	Isaac Harker	MB2	USA	42,90
26	Andy Ognenoff	M35	USA	43,05
27	Jeff Terwilliger	M55	USA	43,08	SB
28	AJ Seddon	MB1	CAN	43,71
29	Auggie Herman	MC1	USA	44,02
30	Alexander Molenda	M?	USA	44,12
31	Aidan Lewis	M?	USA	44,23	PR SB
32	Peter Macky	M30	USA	44,41
33	Matthew Trimble	M55	USA	44,57
34	Bruce Anderson	M50	USA	45,40
35	Greg Oly	M60	USA	46,54

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

1500m Men2 December 2017

1	Austin Kleba	MA1	USA	1.52,73	TR
2	Steven Hartman	MN4	USA	1.55,12
3	Ethan Cepuran	MA1	USA	1.55,45
4	William Gebauer	MA2	USA	1.56,61
5	Conor McDermott-Mostowy	MA2	USA	1.56,95
6	Casey Dawson	MB2	USA	1.57,12
7	Kyle Ronchak	MN4	USA	1.57,56
8	Andrew Turner	MN4	USA	1.59,87
9	Alexander Brewer	MN1	USA	2.00,09	SB
10	Nathan Miller	MN3	USA	2.00,63
11	John Sullivan	MN4	USA	2.01,19
12	Fletcher Codd	MA1	USA	2.03,57
13	Evan Flaherty	MA2	USA	2.05,32
14	Jon Aquino	MB2	USA	2.05,82	SB
15	Patrick Miller	MA2	USA	2.06,23
16	Isaac Harker	MB2	USA	2.06,25	SB
17	Hunter Ullett	MB2	CAN	2.07,13
18	Jacob Riley	MA1	USA	2.07,74	SB
19	Andy Ognenoff	M35	USA	2.08,54
20	AJ Seddon	MB1	CAN	2.09,03
21	Lukas Anderson	MA2	USA	2.09,52
22	Randy Plett	M55	CAN	2.09,81
23	Peter Macky	M30	USA	2.10,13
24	Jonathan Tobon	MC1	USA	2.10,20	PR SB
25	Adam Johnson (2001)	MB1	USA	2.10,26	SB
26	Jeff Terwilliger	M55	USA	2.11,99	SB
27	Mack (McKinley) Hanson	MB2	USA	2.12,14	SB
28	Jake Hannah	MB1	CAN	2.12,58
29	Chase Erickson	MB1	USA	2.13,22
30	Alexander Molenda	M?	USA	2.16,95
31	Greg Oly	M60	USA	2.18,07	SB
32	Matthew Trimble	M55	USA	2.18,26	SB
33	Auggie Herman	MC1	USA	2.18,74	PR SB
34	Bruce Anderson	M50	USA	2.18,75	SB
35	Aidan Lewis	M?	USA	2.25,11	PR SB

Ladies

500m Ladies1 December 2017

1	Bri Bocox	LN2	USA	41,00
2	Chrysta Rands	LN2	USA	41,12
3	Esther Munoz	LN1	USA	42,08
4	Hannah Bosman	LN1	USA	43,65
5	Blair Cruikshank	LB2	USA	43,84
6	Sara Rehklau	LN3	USA	44,02
7	Muriel Kennedy	LN2	USA	44,46
8	Lindsey Woodbury	LC2	USA	44,89
9	Valentina Espinosa	LA2	COL	45,02
10	Elliot Ganas	LB1	CAN	45,19
11	Jacquelyn Bernico	LN3	USA	45,41
12	Sydney Terpening	LB2	USA	45,49
13	Giorgia Birkeland	LB1	USA	45,61
14	Jia Griffiths	LC1	USA	46,11
15	Ilsa Shobe	LA2	USA	46,57
16	Emma Javra	LA1	CAN	46,59(0)
17	Kennedy Charles	LB2	CAN	46,59(7)
18	Chloe Beauchesne	LB1	CAN	46,80(0)
19	Madeline Lange	LB2	USA	46,80(8)
20	Melanie Pankow	LC2	USA	46,98
21	Piper Yde	LYA	USA	47,13	PR SB
22	Brianne Molenda	LC2	USA	47,38(4)
23	Greta Myers	LC1	USA	47,38(5)	PR SB
24	Claire Liew	LC2	CAN	48,08
25	Courtney Anderson	LA2	USA	49,05
26	Danica Grierson	LC2	CAN	49,89
DQ	Abigail Sorenson	LC2	USA

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

3000m Ladies1 December 2017

1	Bri Bocox	LN2	USA	4.42,01
2	Hannah Bosman	LN1	USA	4.45,28
3	Valentina Espinosa	LA2	COL	4.47,84
4	Sara Rehklau	LN3	USA	4.52,49
5	Muriel Kennedy	LN2	USA	4.55,63
6	Jacquelyn Bernico	LN3	USA	4.59,92
7	Giorgia Birkeland	LB1	USA	5.06,75	SB
8	Lindsey Woodbury	LC2	USA	5.08,52
9	Sydney Terpening	LB2	USA	5.09,41
10	Kennedy Charles	LB2	CAN	5.09,43
11	Abigail Sorenson	LC2	USA	5.10,04	PR SB
12	Melanie Pankow	LC2	USA	5.10,73	PR SB
13	Madeline Lange	LB2	USA	5.12,68
14	Jia Griffiths	LC1	USA	5.15,99	PR SB
15	Emma Javra	LA1	CAN	5.17,43
16	Chloe Beauchesne	LB1	CAN	5.21,93	PR SB
17	Ilsa Shobe	LA2	USA	5.22,03
18	Elliot Ganas	LB1	CAN	5.22,35	PR SB
19	Courtney Anderson	LA2	USA	5.26,18
20	Greta Myers	LC1	USA	5.28,33	PR SB
21	Brianne Molenda	LC2	USA	5.30,81	SB
22	Danica Grierson	LC2	CAN	5.35,80	PR SB
23	Claire Liew	LC2	CAN	5.35,85	SB

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

500m Ladies2 December 2017

1	Bri Bocox	LN2	USA	41,69
2	Chrysta Rands	LN2	USA	41,81
3	Esther Munoz	LN1	USA	42,95
4	Blair Cruikshank	LB2	USA	44,07
5	Hannah Bosman	LN1	USA	44,49
6	Jacquelyn Bernico	LN3	USA	44,56
7	Valentina Espinosa	LA2	COL	44,89
8	Sydney Terpening	LB2	USA	44,91
9	Giorgia Birkeland	LB1	USA	45,03
10	Sara Rehklau	LN3	USA	45,23
11	Elliot Ganas	LB1	CAN	45,32
12	Muriel Kennedy	LN2	USA	45,66
13	Jia Griffiths	LC1	USA	45,75
14	Lindsey Woodbury	LC2	USA	46,00
15	Kennedy Charles	LB2	CAN	46,75
16	Piper Yde	LYA	USA	46,76(2)	PR SB
17	Ilsa Shobe	LA2	USA	46,76(8)
18	Melanie Pankow	LC2	USA	47,07
19	Brianne Molenda	LC2	USA	47,26	SB
20	Madeline Lange	LB2	USA	47,40
21	Chloe Beauchesne	LB1	CAN	47,41
22	Emma Javra	LA1	CAN	47,42
23	Claire Liew	LC2	CAN	48,30
24	Courtney Anderson	LA2	USA	48,97
25	Abigail Sorenson	LC2	USA	49,08
26	Greta Myers	LC1	USA	49,16
27	Danica Grierson	LC2	CAN	50,65

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

1500m Ladies2 December 2017

1	Bri Bocox	LN2	USA	2.12,44
2	Valentina Espinosa	LA2	COL	2.14,75
3	Hannah Bosman	LN1	USA	2.15,18
4	Chrysta Rands	LN2	USA	2.16,10
5	Jacquelyn Bernico	LN3	USA	2.20,79
6	Esther Munoz	LN1	USA	2.20,89
7	Sydney Terpening	LB2	USA	2.20,96
8	Sara Rehklau	LN3	USA	2.21,25
9	Giorgia Birkeland	LB1	USA	2.23,74	SB
10	Lindsey Woodbury	LC2	USA	2.24,37
11	Muriel Kennedy	LN2	USA	2.25,26
12	Abigail Sorenson	LC2	USA	2.26,71
13	Kennedy Charles	LB2	CAN	2.27,15
14	Emma Javra	LA1	CAN	2.28,40
15	Elliot Ganas	LB1	CAN	2.28,54	SB
16	Melanie Pankow	LC2	USA	2.28,76	SB
17	Chloe Beauchesne	LB1	CAN	2.29,99
18	Madeline Lange	LB2	USA	2.30,33	SB
19	Ilsa Shobe	LA2	USA	2.32,57
20	Brianne Molenda	LC2	USA	2.32,64	SB
21	Piper Yde	LYA	USA	2.33,41	PR SB
22	Claire Liew	LC2	CAN	2.36,62
23	Greta Myers	LC1	USA	2.36,89	PR SB
24	Danica Grierson	LC2	CAN	2.38,45
25	Courtney Anderson	LA2	USA	2.38,91
DQ	Jia Griffiths	LC1	USA

John Rose Open:

 

500m Ladies1 December 2017

1	Emma Roche	LC2	CAN	50,34
2	Avery Bowen	L?	CAN	52,33	PR SB

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

3000m Ladies1 December 2017

1	Emma Roche	LC2	CAN	5.32,53	PR SB
2	Avery Bowen	L?	CAN	6.10,49	PR SB

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

500m Ladies – Forerunners1 December 2017

1

Emily Bos

LYA

USA

52,90

PR SB

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

500m Ladies2 December 2017

1	Emma Roche	LC2	CAN	52,44
2	Avery Bowen	L?	CAN	53,76

1500m Ladies2 December 2017

1	Emma Roche	LC2	CAN	2.40,12
2	Avery Bowen	L?	CAN	2.58,08	PR SB

500m Men1 December 2017

1	Caden Barber	M?	USA	44,57	PR SB
2	Joel Simpson	M?	CAN	46,57	PR SB
3	Magnus Ellis	M?	CAN	47,14	PR SB
4	Michael Johnson	MC2	USA	49,17	PR SB
5	Teun Keijzer	M?	CAN	49,76	PR SB
DQ	Owen Hack	MC2	CAN

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

3000m Men1 December 2017

1	Owen Hack	MC2	CAN	5.08,65	PR SB
2	Magnus Ellis	M?	CAN	5.18,20	PR SB
3	Michael Johnson	MC2	USA	5.24,14	PR SB
DNF	Caden Barber	M?	USA
DQ	Joel Simpson	M?	CAN
DQ	Teun Keijzer	M?	CAN

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

5000m Men1 December 2017

1

Kelin Dunfee

M?

USA

7.38,88

PR SB

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

500m Men – Forerunners1 December 2017

1

Adam Buchwald

M?

CAN

50,73

PR SB

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

500m Men2 December 2017

1	Kelin Dunfee	M?	USA	42,65
2	Owen Hack	MC2	CAN	43,67	PR SB
3	Caden Barber	M?	USA	46,02
4	Joel Simpson	M?	CAN	46,14	PR SB
5	Magnus Ellis	M?	CAN	47,95
6	Michael Johnson	MC2	USA	49,92
7	Teun Keijzer	M?	CAN	50,24

PR – Personal Record, SB – Season Best

1500m Men2 December 2017

1	Kelin Dunfee	M?	USA	2.06,83
2	Owen Hack	MC2	CAN	2.20,07	PR SB
3	Magnus Ellis	M?	CAN	2.26,89	PR SB
4	Joel Simpson	M?	CAN	2.29,71	PR SB
5	Michael Johnson	MC2	USA	2.32,91	PR SB
6	Caden Barber	M?	USA	2.35,58	PR SB
7	Teun Keijzer	M?	CAN	2.37,96	PR SB