1997 Club Champions

 
David Chomet   Jenny Eschbacher
The men's title, for the second consecutive year, went to David Chomet of Berkley. (Dave was runner-up in 1995.) During the year, he set personal records of 52:28 at the Crim 10 Mile, 2:31:06 at the Marathon, and 1:10.02 at the West Bloomfield Half Marathon- a race that he won. He also took top honors at the Oak-Apple 10K and Just Zoo It! 5K.   This year's female champ was Jenny Eschbacher of St. Clair Shores. Jenny didn't race as often as she would have like because of her medical studies; however, she won all of the three Big Boy Races and was the Big Boy Series Champion for the second year in a row. She also won races at Somerset, Cottage Hospital, and The Turkey Trot.
     
 
Age Group Champions
17 & Under
Dan Evans Jaclyn House
18 - 29
David Chomet Jenny Eschbacher
30-39
Kevin Hanson Nancy Hanson
40-49
Stan Ford Maggy Zidar
50-59
Bud Rogers Ginny Papper
60-69
Darrell McKee Merion Knight
  Chris Swanson
70-79
Jim Forshee
80 & Older
Joe Thornburg
   
Track and Field
Track: Merion Knight
Field: Matti Kilpelainen
   
Honorable Mention
Chuck Block, Keith Hanson, Fred King, Gerard Malazynski, Donna Olson, Jeff Rizer, Tracey Rizer, Brett Sanborn, Tammy Sanborn, Laima Stede