2002 Sedalia Half Marathon – March 24, 2002
164 runners completed the 20th edition of the annual 13 mile 187.5 yard trek through the countryside of Pettis County. Dmitry Drozov, a Russian living in Warrensburg who happened to compete in the Olympic steeplechase and was a national champion in the same event while attending Iowa State went to the lead during the first mile and ran side by side with Wayne Strohman. Strohman, himself no slouch, is one of the top runners in the Midwest and kept pace until the 11th mile when Drozov’s speed took over. Drozov finished very comfortably with a 20 second cushion and a time of 1:11:28. Wayne’s wife Shelly led the women’s race from start to finish and won with a three minute margin in 1:24:54. Masters winner Shari Woiwood finished second in 1:27:55. The men’s master’s division winner was Gerald Holtmeyer in 1:15:02 and he finished 10th overall.
The race was unusually deep this year with 12 runners beating the 1:16 barrier. If you count Drozov as a Russian citizen, the race had three countries represented as Jo-Anne Hass came all the way from Winnipeg just to run our race. She commented on the balmy weather and hills she encountered. Obviously she was not from the area as the cloudy 48 degree temperature was ideal and she obviously has never ran Hospital Hill. She proves that everything is relative and we appreciate her coming all this way to run with us.
Thanks go to all those who helped out. Dieter Myers, Terry Harms, the Barnes and Mittelhauser clans worked the 3 aid stations. Paul Gieringer helped out in all types of capacities including registration, traffic control and results. Mona Williams helped in the finish shoot and Rod Williams helped us with results. The race was a complete success because of these people. We couldn’t have done it without them. KENT & ROBIN LANG
- Dmity Drozov, 29, Warrensburg 1:11:28
- Wayne Strohman, 31, Lenexa, Ks 1:11:48
- Paul Orscheln, 29, Warrensburg 1:12:21
- Kent Lang, 39, Sedalia 1:12:34
- Jamie Moreno, 30, Warrensburg 1:12:50
- Glenn Dutcher, 22, Warrensburg 1:13:36
- Benjamin Mulvaney,25,Shawnee Ks 1:13:45
- Mark Carey, 30, KCMO 1:14:25
- Christian Reed, 31, Columbia 1:14:50
- Gerald Holtmeyer, 42, Fulton 1:15:02
- Tim Schmid, 44, Jeff City 1:15:32
- Warren Spills, 32, Raytown 1:15:40
- Rod Williams, 40, Warrensburg 1:18:22
- Delbert Marriott, 33, Blue Springs 1:18:54
- Chris Nichols, 40, Leawood Ks 1:19:02
- Patrick Merrigan, 41, KCMO 1:20:14
- Richard Leiboalt, 45, Ozark 1:20:49
- Tim Smith, 44, Goshen Ar 1:22:37
- Dmitry Voldman, 48, OPKS 1:22:37
- Rick Hogan, 57, KCMO 1:23:33
- Jeremy Mahloch, Lenexa Ks 1:23:46
- Chris Boos, 28, Prairie Village Ks 1:23:50
- Ken Beach, 49, KCMO 1:24:04
- Brian Miller, 24, Overland Pk Ks 1:24:11
- Brad Rhoden, 49, Topeka Ks 1:24:52
- Shelly Strohman, 28, Lenexa Ks 1:24:54F
- Kenny Hunziker, 54, Knox City 1:25:31
- Danny Correll, 50, Rogersville 1:27:33
- Shari Woiwood, 40, Lees Summit 1:27:55F
- Joe Kirby, 33, California 1:28:21
- Ken Welsh, 35, Overland Park 1:28:24
- David Schrik, 42, Independence 1:28:33
- Ronnie Wilson, 55, Ozark 1:28:45
- Greg Hartman, 54, KCMO 1:29:18
- Shianguu Hsieh, 39, OPKS 1:29:25
- Al Saunders, 55, Leawood Ks 1:29:38
- Andrea McGehee, 33, Raymore 1:30:06F
- Greg Pollard, 38, KCMO 1:31:03
- Eric Rouchka, 29, Webster Groves 1:31:19
- David Gaylord, 41, KCMO 1:31:39
- Kathleen Johnson, 45, Leawood 1:31:49F
- Matthhew Dreier, 27, Columbia 1:32:07
- John Hill, 48, Moberly 1:32:12
- Mario Vasquez, 48, Blue Springs 1:32:23
- Richard Johnson, 48, Springfield 1:32:33
- Marla Rhoden, 46, Topeka Ks 1:32:39F
- Jimmy Stanzola, 46, OPKS 1:32:42
- Jeff Behrens, 53, Gladstone 1:33:12
- Greg Murphy, 42, Olathe Ks 1:33:12
- David Pospisil, 43, Sedalia 1:33:22
- Burton Heller, 30, Columbia 1:33:44
- Allan Woiwood, 45, Lees Summit 1:34:11
- Heidi Bryant, 26, Prairie Village KS 1:34:14F
- Steve Gibbs, 30, Leawood Ks 1:34:28
- David Bryant, 28, PVKS 1:34:49
- D. Christopher Risker, 53,Rock Hill 1:35:12
- Karen Sanders, 42, Clinton 1:35:15F
- John Everett, 41, Strafford 1:35:29
- Deanna Roberts, 20, Warrensburg 1:35:45F
- Bob Dickey, 45, Springfield 1:35:52
- Richard Wootton, 63, OPKS 1:35:56
- Denise Noble, 26, Independence 1:36:39F
- Becky Lowrance, 44, Branson 1:36:44F
- Kevin Funk, 34, Sedalia 1:37:10
- Troy Fitzgerald, 29, Raytown 1:37:16
- Patrick Beesley, 29, OPKS 1:37:31
- Bill Thompson, 44, Springfield 1:37:32
- Travis Saura, 24, Excelsior Spgs 1:37:50
- Dennis Grimm, 50, SMKS 1:37:52
- Julie Campbell, 34, OPKS 1:38:53F
- Surah Richman, 39, OPKS 1:39:06F
- Daryl Simon, 53, Rogersville 1:39:33
- John Carstens, 49, OPKS 1:39:40
- Bob Dewar, 56, Springfield 1:40:11
- Kurt Kennett, 34, Fulton 1:40:14
- Tim Robie, 53, Buffalo 1:40:30
- Janet Muse, 41, KCKS 1:41:02F
- Teresa Jorns, 34, OPKS 1:41:22F
- Sheryl Crawford, 44, Blue Springs 1:41:37F
- Chris Revoir, 49, Ozark 1:42:07
- Doug Williams, 44, KCMO 1:42:18
- Vance Martin, 54, Lee’s Summit 1:42:22
- Martin Zehr, 51, KCMO 1:42:27
- Jodi Jablonski, 25, OPKS 1:42:52F
- Alicia Alford, 22, Warrensburg 1:42:57F
- Melanie Hill, 20, Warrensburg 1:43:21F
- Richard Dean, 53, OPKS 1:44:03
- Jon Lorenzino, 39, Springfield 1:44:08
- Mike Hollis, 48, Springfield 1:44:20
- Lou Joline, 69, Lake Tapawingo 1:44:28
- Andrea Miller, 23, KCMO 1:45:22F
- Richard Metz, 56, KCMO 1:46:07
- Stephanie Brooks, 21, Warrensburg 1:46:31F
- Rusty Manes, 42, Springfield 1:46:38
- Billie Westervelt, 37, KCMO 1:46:58F
- JoAnne Hass, 35, Winnipeg, Canada 1:47:28F
- Lois Hunziker, 53, Knox City 1:48:15F
- Brian Grim, 33, Lee’s Summit 1:48:47
- Christy Stillwell, 31, Mt. Grove 1:49:00F
- Peter Stauffacher, 66, Liberty 1:49:04
- Nicholas Power, 32, Columbia 1:49:39
- Dee Boeck, 52, Lawrence Ks 1:49:39F
- Steve Edwards, 36, Springfield 1:50:08
- Nan Lueckert, 38, Liberty 1:50:35F
- Tim Ryan, 41, Marshall 1:50:52
- Dave Coogan, 30, Columbia 1:50:53
- Christy Fuston, 30, KCMO 1:50:59F
- Maryann Campbell, 42, Lebanon 1:51:04F
- Wayne McReynolds, 62, Marshall 1:51:24
- Patty Bovee, 45, Raytown 1:51:41F
- Anita Olshanski, 52, KCMO 1:52:28F
- Jason Cline, 25, Fulton 1:52:30
- Doug Van Auken, 61, PVKS 1:52:32
- Don Roth, 63, PVKS 1:52:36
- William Ellison, 27, Sedalia 1:52:54
- Jeff Ehrhardt, 42, Marshall 1:53:13
- Ron Ash, 60, Topeka 1:53:28
- Spencer Dulaney, 49, Gladstone 1:54:04
- Kelly Roberts, 45, Brookfield 1:54:09F
- Randall Boley, 38, Laclede 1:54:09
- Judy Bennett, 37, Lee’s Summit 1:55:57F
- Jim Papreck, 29, Marshall 1:56:16
- Tina Bridges, 34, Columbia 1:57:44F
- Dennis Rathke, 35, Clever 1:57:46
- Don Miller, 67, Belton 1:57:50
- Greg Kuhl, 48, Gladstone 1:57:55
- Angela Passanisi, 29, Columbia 1:59:06F
- Glee Peters, 48, Stilwell Ks 1:59:21F
- Samir Soneji, 25, Warrensburg 1:59:44
- Tom Haight, 52, Lawson 2:01:06
- David McGehee,37,Raymore 2:02:26
- Bryan Moore,34,KCMO 2:03:25
- Dan Wright,31,Macon 2:04:49
- Erik Wigger,36,Belton 2:05:07
- Sally Sawyer,42,KCMO 2:05:57F
- Clark Harris,36,Topeka KS 2:07:12
- Harry Stauffer,65,Independence 2:07:58
- Hazel Matthews,52,Shawnee KS 2:08:06F
- Taisia Gordon,27, Boonville 2:09:51F
- Mary Haley,58,KCMO 2:10:13F
- Ann Nelson,66,Westwood HillsKS 2:12:20F
- Maggie McCoy,52,PVKS 2:13:32F
- Angela Schuh,31,Olathe KS 2:14:07F
- Brian Prehn,36,Plato 2:15:46
- Cheryl Bennett,42,Polo 2:15:49F
- Wayne Jones,44, Brunswick 2:16:17
- Michele Snyder,49, OVPK KS 2:16:25F
- Shirley Bustamante,55,KCMO 2:16:57F
- Diana Bahr,55,Leavenworth KS 2:17:06F
- Kristin Newman,37,Olathe KS 2:17:23F
- Steve Mathews,52,KCMO 2:19:20
- Bill Wright,61,Marshall 2:20:48
- Donna Murphy,61,KCMO 2:21:35F
- Cynthia Gitomer,55,Shawnee M KS 2:22:00F
- Dana Livsey,48,Marshall 2:22:01F
- Terrie Woodsmall,51,Marshall 2:22:02F
- Marlene DeBruyn,60,OVPK KS 2:25:08F
- Sharon Mullen,47,OVPK KS 2:26:02F
- Sharon Mills,50,Marshall 2:37:10F
- Harry Gish,46,KCMO 2:40:55
- Shawn Sexton,37,Excelsior Spgs 2:43.56F
- T.J. Harvey,42,Holden 2:58:01F
- Jack Hudson,57, Mexico 2:59:19
- Ed Burnham,82,KCMO 3:11:57
AGE GROUP RESULTS
MALE FEMALE
20-24
Glenn Dutcher 1:13:36 Deanna Roberts 1:35:45
Brian Miller 1:24:11 Alicia Alford 1:42:57
Travis Saura 1:37:50 Melanie Hill 1:43:21
25-29
Dmitry Drozov 1:11:28 Shelly Strohman 1:24:54
Paul Orscheln 1:12:21 Heidi Bryant 1:34:14
Benjamin Mulvaney 1:13:45 Denise Noble 1:36:39
30-34
Wayne Strohman 1:11:48 Andrea McGehee 1:30:06
Jamie Moreno 1:12:50 Julie Campbell 1:38:53
Mark Carey 1:14:25 Teresa Jorns 1:41:22
35-39
Kent Lang 1:12:34 Surah Richman 1:39:06
Ken Welsh 1:28:24 Billie Westervelt 1:46:58
Shiansuu Hsieh 1:29:25 Jo-Anne Hass 1:47:28
40-44
Gerald Holtmeyer 1:15:02 Shari Woiwood 1:27:55
Tim Schmid 1:15:32 Karen Sanders 1:35:15
Rod Williams 1:18:22 Becky Lowrance 1:36:44
45-49
Richard Leiboalt 1:20:49 Kathleen Johnson 1:31:49
Dmitry Voldman 1:22:37 Marla Rhoden 1:32:39
Ken Beach 1:24:04 Patty Bovee 1:51:41
50-54
Kenny Hunziker 1:25:31 Lois Hunziker 1:48:15
Danny Correll 1:27:33 Dee Boeck 1:49:39
Greg Hartman 1:29:18 Anita Olshanski 1:52:28
55-59
Rick Hogan 1:23:33 Mary Haley 2:10:13
Ronnie Wilson 1:28:45 Shirley Bustamante 2:16:57
Al Saunders 1:29:38 Diana Bahr 2:17:06
60-64
Richard Wootton 1:35:56 Donna Murphy 2:21:35
Wayne McReynolds 1:51:24 Marlene DeBruyn 2:25:08
Doug Van Auken 1:52:32
65-69
Lou Joline 1:44:28 Ann Nelson 2:12:20
Peter Stauffacher 1:49:04
Don Miller 1:57:50
80+
Ed Burnham 3:11:57