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Running: Baird, Anderson pace Sour Grapes

Owen Baird of Brainerd in the half marathon and Thomas Anderson of Minneapolis in the 10.55-kilometer run were overall winners in Saturday's Sour Grapes Half and Half Trail Run at Northland Arboretum.

Owen Baird (left) of Brainerd in the half marathon and Thomas Anderson of Minneapolis in the 10.55-kilometer are the overall winners in Saturday’s Sour Grapes Half and Half Trail Run at Northland Arboretum.
Owen Baird (left) of Brainerd in the half marathon and Thomas Anderson of Minneapolis in the 10.55-kilometer are the overall winners in Saturday’s Sour Grapes Half and Half Trail Run at Northland Arboretum.

Owen Baird of Brainerd in the half marathon and Thomas Anderson of Minneapolis in the 10.55-kilometer run were overall winners in Saturday's Sour Grapes Half and Half Trail Run at Northland Arboretum.

Baird, 44, finished in 1:34:51. Baxter's Jacquelyn Bacigalupi, 39, was the first female to finish the half marathon. Her time of 1:50:07 was fourth overall.

In the 10.55 run, Anderson, 21, finished in 45:36. The female winner was Chelsea Ornelas, 29, of Staples at 55:23.

Two hundred and twelve runners registered for the 16th annual event including 46 kids.

In the half-mile kids race, Luke Merseth, 7, Brainerd, with a time of 3:24 was the fastest runner in the field and took home the first-place boys award. Seven-year-old Breckyn Mankowski, Brainerd, took first for the girls with a time of 3:45.

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In the mile kids race, Jake Merseth, 11, Brainerd, finished first overall and was the fastest boy with a time of 6:00. Alyssa Schommer, 11, Brainerd, won the girls division with a time of 6:36.

The youngest participant in the half and half event was 13-year-old Colin Yahn of Pequot Lakes who ran the course in 57:53. The oldest runner was 74-year-old Weldon Glockzin of Flint, Texas, who covered the course in 1:36:21.

For six consecutive years, the oldest participant in the half marathon was 82-year-old Charles Kielkopf of Columbus, Ohio, who finished in 3:23:02. The youngest participant in the half marathon was 13-year-old Griffin Johnson of Maple Grove who completed the course in 2:02:58.

In the half marathon there were 61 finishers (37 men, 24 women).

There were 81 finishers (18 men, 63 women) in the 10.55K run.

Complete results can be found at the following links:

Half and half:

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10K: The" target="_blank">www.mtecresults.com/race/show/5422 The event is a benefit for the Northland Arboretum. Half Marathon-Top 25

Name, gender, age, city, time

1-Owen Baird, M, 44, Brainerd, 1:34:51
2-Maxwell Kivi, M, 17, Maple Grove, 1:37:08

3-Erik Raivo, M, 33, Minneapolis, 1:38:14

4-Jacquelyn Bacigalupi, F, 39, Baxter, 1:50:07
5-Steve Slade, M, 48, Appleton, Wis., 1:50:53

6-Karin Coyne, F, 32, Minneapolis, 1:54:38

7-Steve Karels, M, 52, Brainerd, 1:54:51

8-Angie Gora, F, 41, Bemidji, 1:56:42

9-Jeff Zimmerman, M, 48, Minneapolis, 1:57:04

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10-Larry Gau, M, 60, Dayton, 1:59:53

11-Peter Larson, M, 29, St Paul, 2:02:04

12-Mark Anderson, M, 30, Minneapolis, 2:02:27

13-Paula Clarke, F, 48, Fargo, 2:02:41

14-Griffin Johnson, M, 13, Maple Grove, 2:02:58

15-Alanna Schindelholz, F, 29, Minneapolis, 2:03:34

16-Joseph Weiss, M, 37, Maple Grove, 2:05:46

17-Ryan Hallermann, M, 34, Watertown, 2:07:34

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18-David Bennett, M, 64, Newfolden, 2:08:52

19-Kevin Robertson, M, 28, Cloquet, 2:09:07

20-Mark Gewerth, M, 34, Mankato, 2:09:52

21-Kurt Kooyer, M, 54, West Fargo, 2:10:01

22-Michael Soderburg, M, 42, Pillager, 2:10:31

23-Steve Labarre, M, 48, Pequot Lakes, 2:10:36

24-Nate Grotzke, M, 37, Brainerd, 2:10:51

25-Dave Grotzke, M, 65, Brainerd, 2:12:48

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10.55 KILOMETERS
1-Thomas Anderson, M, 41, Minneapolis, 45:36

2-Grant Steward, M, 27, Boise, Idaho, 48:07

3-Kirk Summers, M, 52, Duluth, 55:10

4-Chelsea Ornelas, F, 29, Staples, 55:23

5-Rachael Schumer, F, 29, Brainerd, 56:50

6-Alex Peine, M, 29, Rice, 57:08

7-Kap Peltier, M, 28, Pine River, 57:20

8-Collin Yahn, M, 13, Pequot Lakes, 57:53

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9-Allison Crum, F, 19, Deerwood, 57:57

10-Phillip Paul, M, 40, Sauk Rapids, 59:14

11-Nathan Steffenson, M, 35, Brainerd, 1:00:04

12-Kelly Rabe, F, 33, Hudson, Wis., 1:00:21

13-Greg Aitchison, M, 35, Richfield, 1:00:59

14-David Herron, M, 36, Minneapolis, 1:02:17

15-Bryn Yahn, F, 49, Pequot Lakes, 1:03:18

16-Bradley Pawlu, M, 14, Pierz, 1:05:26

17-Jessica Pawlu, F, 34, Pierz, 1:05:27

18-Jenny Gunsbury, F, 48, Nisswa, 1:05:29

19-Jamie Whiteman, F, 46, Brainerd, 1:05:32

20-Brook Mallak, F, 41, Baxter, 1:06:01

21-Diane Norlin, F, 67, Pine River, 1:06:09

22-Eileen Kurpiers, F, 56, Deerwood, 1:07:05

23-Vicki Maleski, F, 48, Little Falls, 1:07:15

24-Sheila Stockard, F, 53, Fort Ripley, 1:07:26

25-Meg Mueller, F, 50, Mankato, 1:08:49

Kids One-Half Mile-7 & under

Time, name, age, city, gender

3:24, Luke Merseth, 7, Brainerd, M

3:33, Mason Malloy, 6, Brainerd, M

3:35, Taiden Meier, 6, Breezy Point. M

3:45, Breckyn Mankowski, 7, Brainerd, F

3:53, Aleah DeVries, 7, Baxter, F

4:17, Alexander Ronholm, 7, Brainerd, M

4:21, Hank Chesser, 5, Denver, M

4:27, Pearse Pauling, 5, Eden Prairie, M

4:32, Michael Smithson, 7, Baxter, F

4:40, Maverick Trimble, 5, Merrifield, M

4:41, Finn Herron, 5, Brainerd, M

4:44, Joe Bacigalupi, 6, Baxter, M
4:55, Hallie Sazama, 4, Baxter, F

4:56, Vera Chesser, 3, Denver, F

5:19, Jack Town, 5, Baxter, M

5:20, 13, Andrew Hedlund, 5, Roseville, M

5:23, Vivian Hedlund, 5, Roseville, F

5:42, 21, Emily Town, 3, Baxter, F

5:57, Anton Smithson, 4, Baxter, M

7:11, Sullivan Bratney, 4, Brainerd, M
dnf, Bella McKinney, 6, East Gull Lake, F

dnf, Graasyn Belkov, 4, Brainerd, M

Kids 1-Mile-12 & under

Time, name, age, city, gender

6:00, Jake Merseth, 11, Brainerd, M

6:30, Carson Mankowski, 10, Brainerd, M

6:36, Alyssa Schommer, Brainerd, F

6:38, Jessa Kimman, 12, Pillager, F

7:04, Caden Trimble, 9, Merrifield, M

7:04, Abigail Anderson, 11, Brainerd, F

7:11, Carson Malloy, 7, Brainerd, M

7:19, Weston Herron, 10, Brainerd, M

7:26, Brice Ronholm, 9, Brainerd, M

7:33, Mason Nielson, 10, Cushing, M

7:35, Jaden Polkow, 11, Pillager, M

7:36, Gabriella Bratney, 9, Brainerd, F

7:43, Callie Trimble, 9, Merrifield, F

7:59, Mullen Bratney, Brainerd, M

8:13, Annelise Baird, 9, Brainerd, F

8:17, Ethan Sylvester, 11, Brainerd, M

8:40, Livia Bavelli, 11, Baxter, F

8:55, Molly Cartwright, 11, Baxter, F

8:57, Presley Pauling, 8, Eden Prairie, F

8:58, Evan Sylvester, 11, Brainerd, M

11:53, Tamara DeVries, 8, Baxter, F

dnf, Matthew Toews, 11, Brainerd, M

dnf, Rylee Nielson, 8, Cushing, F

dnf, Alex Bavelli, 9, Baxter, M

Baxter’s Jacquelyn Bacigalupi is the first female to finish the half marathon Saturday during the Northland Arboretum Sour Grapes Half and Half Trail Run. Her time of 1:50:07 was fourth overall. (Kelly Humphrey, Brainerd Dispatch - Gallery)
Baxter’s Jacquelyn Bacigalupi is the first female to finish the half marathon Saturday during the Northland Arboretum Sour Grapes Half and Half Trail Run. Her time of 1:50:07 was fourth overall. (Kelly Humphrey, Brainerd Dispatch - Gallery)

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