Upper Peninsula Road Runners Club Awards

Event of the Year

1988 Pictured Rocks Road Race, Munising
1989 Catch the Spirit Half Marathon, Gladstone
1990 Big Bay Relay, Marquette to Big Bay
1991 Run Your Bass Off, Crystal Falls
1992 Northern Shufflers Marathon, Marquette
1993 Superior 10, Marquette
1994 Ed Hansen Memorial Run, Ontonagon
1995 Bessemer Hometown Run, Bessemer
1996 Finnfest U.P. Wide Torch Run, Carl Olson Memorial Run, Chassell
1997 Norway Spring Classic, Norway
1998 Sunday Lake Run, Wakefield
1999 Duck Pond Run, Ewen
2000 United Way 2 and 8 Mile Trail Run, Ishpeming
2001 Spaghetti Run XIV, Gladstone
2002 LVD Run to the Light, Paulding
2003 Paavo Nurmi Marathon, Hurley, WI
2004 John Jarvi Memorial Run, Ironwood
2005 Republic Bank Canal Run, Hancock
2006 Keweenaw Trail Running Festival, Copper Harbor
2007 Lake Antoine Classic, Iron Mountain
2008 Ist National Bank of Wakefield Marathon, Wakefield
2009 Crossroads Challenge Trail Run, Marquette County
2010 Grand Marais Triathlon and 5K, Grand Marais
2011 Ringside Fitness Marquette Marathon and Half Marathon, Marquette
2012 Lake Superior Shore Run, Marquette
2013 YMCA Teal Lake Triathlon, Negaunee
2014 Whitefish Point Run for the Light, Paradise
2016 Norway Spring Classic, Norway
2017 Marquette Trail 50 Ultramarathon
2018 Whitefish Point Marathon, Paradise
2019 Manistique Paper Chase, Manistique

Volunteer of the Year

1993 Pam Clark, Marquette
1994 Lou Carr, Marquette
1995 Chris Burnette, Ishpeming
1996 Connie Figuli, Marquette
1997 Paul Hannuksela, Marquette
1998 Barb Weinrick, Marquette
1999 Barb Salmela, Marquette
2000 Dolly Salmi, Rapid River
2001 Bob Figuli, Marquette
2002 Dave Dagenais, Gwinn
2003 Mary and Tom Barnes, Marquette
2004 Francis Cannon, Gladstone and Bill Sved, Marquette
2005 Bill Hager, Ishpeming
2006 Jeff Crumbaugh, Clintonville, WI
2007 Dan Paul, Gladstone
2008 Dwight Seger, Gladstone
2009 Annie Trudell, Ishpeming
2010 Megs Collins, Negaunee
2011 Rachel Fix, Escanaba
2012 Paul ‘PJ’ Pruett, Ishpeming
2013 Annie Trudell, Ishpeming
2014 Robert Yelland, Marquette
2016 Margaret Jarvie, Fibre
2017 Paul Pruett, Ishpeming
2018 Laura Neumeier, Gwinn
2019 Enni Gregas, Ironwood

Male Runner of the Year

1990 Bob Figuli, Marquette
1991 Chris Danielson, Marquette
1992 Wally Keskitalo, Dollar Bay
1993 Bud Velin, Marquette
1994 Bill Hagar, Ishpeming
1995 Gary Engstrom, Ironwood
1996 Bill Sved, Marquette
1997 Bill Kilmer, Ontonagon
1998 David Lillie, Marenisco
1999 Dick Jenkins, Escanaba and Paul (PJ) Pruett, Ishpeming
2000 Jim Winkowski, Gwinn
2001 Jerry Giancola, Norway
2002 Jim Engel, Wakefield
2003 Bob Figuli, Marquette
2004 Mike Segorski, Gladstone, Keith Johnson, Ironwood and Bob Ryan, Marquette
2005 Al Salmi, Rapid River
2006 Doug Fix, Escanaba
2007 John Wallace, Ishpeming
2008 Fred Jacobs, Iron River
2009 Dean Juntunen, Mass City
2010 John Haavisto, Negaunee
2011 Lee Kanitz, Hessel
2012 Judd Johnston, Marquette
2013 Bob Sejbl, Ironwood
2014 Andrew Grosvenor, Marquette
2016 Wayne Christopherson, Alpena
2017 Neal Collick, Marquette
2018 Keith Kuykendall, Marquette
2019 Lucas Cavalieri, Iron Mountain

Female Runner of the Year

1990 Norma Harger, Munising and Betty Martin, Ewen
1991 Paulette Schwartz, Ironwood and Carole Lee, Escanaba
1992 Jackie Winkowski, Marquette
1993 Liz Siivola, Marquette
1994 Helen Anderson, Ironwood
1995 Donna Gering, Ironwood and Joan Rundman, Ishpeming
1996 Shawn Opplinger, Hancock and Sandra Harting, Toivola
1997 Gale Hellier, Ironwood
1998 Angela Santini, Gile, WI
1999 Christie Pruett, Ishpeming
2000 Rose Engstrom, Ironwood
2001 Jayme Smith, Wakefield
2002 Liz Siivola, Calumet
2003 Leah Nikula, Ironwood
2004 Karen Wallace, Ishpeming and Donna Gering, Ironwood
2005 Cindi Davis, Gladstone
2006 Christie Pruett, Ishpeming
2007 Karen Wallace, Ishpeming
2008 Joan Rundman, Hancock
2009 Amy Hauswirth, Hancock
2010 Barb Trudeau, Marquette
2011 Lisa Bigalk, Marquette
2012 Kimber Pierzchalski, Newberry
2013 Liz Siivola, Laurium
2014 Liz Sprehe, Ishpeming
2016 Michelle Jarvie, Pickford
2017 Donna Thackwray, Marquette
2018 Barbara Trudeau, Marquette
2019 Jill and Brittany Richard, Garden

Male Youth Runner of the Year

1997 Micah Richmond, Iron Mountain
1999 Jarod Johnston, Marquette
2000 Jessie Haavisto, Negaunee
2001 Ben Nikula, Ironwood
2002 Alex Gustofson, Rapid River and Stig Fjeldheim, Marquette
2003 Allan Peterson, Ironwood. Alex Gustofson, Rapid River and Andrew Hill, Ishpeming
2005 Mike McPherson, Ironwood
2006 Danny Stacey, Escanaba
2007 Danny Stacey, Escanaba
2008 K.J. Pruett, Ishpeming
2009 David Hebert, Iron River
2010 Ben Pruett, Ishpeming
2011 Max McPherson, Ironwood
2012 Daniel Kulas, Iron Mountain
2013 Jordan Orgen, Escanaba
2014 John-Henry Kibit, Marquette
(award discontinued 2015)

Female Youth Runner of the Year

1998 Emma Lillie, Marenisco
2001 Ashley Oliver, Ewen
2002 Emma Lillie, Marenisco and Helen Lillie, Marenisco
2003 Emma Lillie, Marenisco
2004 Bethany Engel, Wakefield
2005 Jessica Gering, Ironwood
2006 Joanie Stacey, Escanaba
2007 Joanie Stacey, Escanaba
2008 Bethany Engel, Wakefield
2009 Joanie Stacey, Escanaba
2010 Bethany Engel, Wakefield
2011 Jessica Gering, Ironwood
2012 Eleanor Grosvenor, Marquette
2013 Jessica Gering, Ironwood
2014 Amber Huber, Marquette
(award discontinued 2015)