The National Indoor Speed Skating Championships came to an end this past weekend as athletes took to the floor for their last chance to capture the gold.  Saturday, July 19, marked the close of the competition with relay action from some of the best athletes in the sport.  

The speed was intense as Shaun Pattison and Jeremy Anderson, of Federal Way, Wash., took the gold for the Senior Men's 5000 Meters Relay. Kim Foster and Jill Rookard, of Cumming, Ga., led the way in the Senior Womens 3000 Meters Relay.  Erin DiJulio and Kimberly Derrick, of Byron Center, Mich., rolled in for a close second place spot.

The Cornhusker Classic Inline Marathon, on Sunday, July 20, marked the completion of the 2003 USARS National Indoor Speed Skating Championship festivities. Nearly 100 inline skaters from Pro/Elite levels to recreation and fitness levels took to the course to participate in the full-marathon (6-laps), half-marathon(3-laps) or scenic lap (1-lap).  Jordan Malone dominated the marathon, rolling in first place with a time of 1:06:20.813.   Patrick Creveling rolled in behind 0.543 seconds later, with a time of 1:06:21.356.  Jill Rookard followed the men's lead pack and was the first female to cross the finish line with a time of 1:12:00.309.  

Saturday, July 19 - Overall Results

Masters 2 Ladies 2000 Meters Relay
1. Kelly Gil-Jennifer Simmons, Spring, Texas; 2. Stacy Brown-Robin Nance, Greensboro, N.C.; 3. Karin Koelle-Ellen Beardsley, Santa Rosa, Calif.; 4. Susan Applegate-Jackie Smith, Lantana, Fla.;
5. Janelle Arnold-Janine Cobb, Thornton, Colo.; 5. Traci Morrison-Susan Jackson, Roseville, Mich.

Masters 2 Men 2000 Meters Relay
1. David Weber-Jim Larson, Gulf Breeze, Fla.; 2. Darryl Hunter-Norman Kirby, Spring, Texas; 3. Kevin Piwowarczyk-Martin Laufer, Watertown, Wis.; 4. Roy Paz-Vincent Casserly, Lantana, Fla.;
5. William Thigpen-Ronnie Hornbrook, Roswell, Ga.; DQ. Jimmy Shore-Mitchell Tucker, High Point, N.C.

Elementary 2 Girls 2000 Meters Relay
1. Mariah Richardson-Taylor Laydon, Greensboro, N.C.; 2. Briana Kramer-Aria Kramer, Belleview, Fla.; 3. Kyndra Jones-Misha Averill, Puyallup, Wash.; 4. Brittnee Sims-Ariel Nulty, Byron Center, Mich.; 5. Madeline Emme-Jericha Stolar, Watertown, Wis.; 6. Kaela Chappell-Rachel DiJulio, Narragansett, R.I.

Elementary 2 Boyws 2000 Meters Relay
1. Kevin Quandt-Allen Wagner, Lantana, Fla.; 2. Jacob Bullard-Henry Galbraith, Greensboro,N.C.; 3. Dylan Leazier-Andrew Shatzer, Waynesboro, Penn.; 4. Eric Emanuel-Jacob Richardson, Belleview, Fla.; 5. Shane Yelican-Keith Carroll, Bethlehem, Penn.; 6. Jake Powers-Zach Powers, High Point,N.C.

Classic Ladies 2000 Meters Relay
1. Sondra Caughey-Darlene Kessinger, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; 2. Nancy Humphrey-Stephanie Anderson, Federal Way, Wash.; 3. Lori Sparr-Marty Bortolon, Roseville, Mich.; 4. Debbie Rice-Rebecca Howe, Spring, Texas; 5. Lisa Johnson-Cherie Disque, Lantana, Fla.; 6. Becky Brown-Ricci Porter, Thornton, Colo.; 7. Lisa Esterline-Pauline Schrank, Springfield, MO..

Classic 2 Men 2000 Meters Relay
1. James Ingram-Terry Palmer, Roseville, Mich.; 2. Ryan Chrisler-Richard Cassube, Wichita, Kan.; 3. Russell Parmely-Mike Story, Roswell, Ga.; 4. Steven Anderson-Gary Gandee, Federal Way, Wash.; 5. John Morton II-Shannon Shuskey, High Point, N.C.; DNF. Michael Carmany-Richard Nance, Greensboro, N.C.

Sophomore 2 Ladies 2000 Meters Relay
1. Heather Richardson-Amber Yarborough, High Point, N.C.; 2. Brittany Bowe-Emily Scott, Belleview, Fla.; 3. Lauren Warren-Amber Bolden, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; 4. Emily Barker-Sarah Barker, Byron Center, Mich.; 5. Kelly Gunther-Cherish Arens, Roseville, Mich.; 6. Samantha Carr-Amanda Carr, Frenchtown, N.J.

Sophomore 2 Men 3000 Meters Relay
1. Matthew Morris-Darren Kauffman, Frenchtown, N.J,; 2. James Warren-Michael Stien, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; 3. Jono Gorman-Greg Fountain, Cumming, Ga.; 4. Kimani Griffin-Chad Horne, High Point, N.C.; 5. Kendall Brooks-Kevin Pearsall, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; 6. Steve Delap-Shaunacy Sutter, Byron Center, Mich.

Senior Ladies 3000 Meters Relay
1. Kim Foster-Jill Rookard, Cumming, Ga.; 2. Erin DiJulio-Kimberly Derrick, Byron Center, Mich.; 3. Heidi Miller-Candice Rosekoph, Roseville, Mich.; 4. Julie Glass-Jennifer Dowse, Federal Way, Wash.; 5. Arica Armitage-Sara Sayasane, Milpitas, Calif.; 6. Jena Lezon-Kristen St. Nicholas, Bensalem, Penn.

Senior Men 5000 Meters Relay
1. Shaun Pattison-Jeremy Anderson, Federal Way, Wash.; 2. Joey Flesher-Miguel Jose, Federal Way, Wash.; 3. Patrick Creveling-Benjamin Carey, Frenchtown, N.J.; 4. Stephen Carter-Kevin Gehman, Bethlehem, Penn.; DQ. Brandon Andrews-Matthew Halbreich, High Point, N.C.; DQ. James Cheek-Michael Ratliff, High Point, N.C.

Sunday, July 20
CORNHUSKER CLASSIC INLINE MARATHON - LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

PRO WORLD CLASS MEN

1. Jordan Malone, Denton, Texas, 6 laps - 1:06:20.813
2. Patrick Creveling, Kintnersville, Penn., 6 laps - 1:06:21.356
3. Steve Anderson, Bellevue, Wash., 6 laps - 1:07:09.047
4. Eddie Wilcox, Manchester, Conn., 6 laps - 1:07:34.020
5. Bret Whitman, Bensalem, Penn., 6 laps - 1:07:35.724
6. Peter Coucet, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, 6 laps - 1:08:27.758
7. Aaron Arndt, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, 6 laps - 1:12:17.295
8. Kevin Kmetz, Lincoln, Nebr., 6 laps - 1:13:35.378
9. Zac Arens, Hudsonville, Mich., 6 laps - 1:13:53.659
10. Jonathon Garcia, Houston, Texas, 6 laps - 1:13:55.693
11. Francisco Ramirez, Edgewater, N.J., 6 laps - 1:14:01.263
12. Scott Wolf, Downey, Calif., 6 laps - 1:14:03.222
13. Uel Archaletta, Sacramento, Calif., 5 laps - 1:09:40.211
14. Brian Oswald, Boise, Ida., 5 laps - 1:10:57.263
15. Joshua Simas, Newport, R.I., 5 laps - 1:12:57.311
16. Glen Wood, Humble, Texas, 5 laps - 1:15:10.786
17. Scott Bliss, Frenchtown, Penn., N.J., 2 laps - 21:28.946

JUNIOR WORLD CLASS MEN

1. Christopher Creveling, Kintnersville, Penn., 6 laps - 1:07:08.804
2. Jono Gorman, Roswell, Ga., 6 laps - 1:07:33.973
3. Sean O'Brien, Westborough, Mass., 6 laps - 1:12:51.690
4. Sebastian Cano, Miami, Fla., 6 laps - 1:12:51.878
5. Travis Smith, Heath, Ohio, 6 laps - 1:13:53.202
6. Shawn Hediger, Fairborn, Ohio, 6 laps - 1:13:53.474
7. Shaunacy Sutter, Watertown, Wisc., 5 laps - 1:01:34.703
8. Daniel Michels, Baldwinsville, N.Y., 5 laps - 1:10:32.102
9. Brian Talley, Corona, Calif., 4 laps - 1:02:56.674
10. James Gross, Loveland, Colo., 2 laps - 35:14.272
11. Markus Charboneau, Puyallup, Wash., 2 laps - 35:14.376

PRO WORLD CLASS LADIES

1. Jill Rookard, Carleton, Mich., 6 laps - 1:12:00.309
2. Amber Yarborough, Trinity, N.C., 5 laps - 1:03:39.676
3. Angela Taylor, Muncie, In., 5 laps - 1:12:46.318
4. Debbie Rice, Denham Spring, La., 3 laps - 36:32.022
5. Alicia Taggart, Verona, Wisc., 2 laps - 25:55.595

PRO MASTERS MEN

1. Patrick Naylor, Boulder, Colo., 6 laps - 1:12:51.393
2. Herb Gayle, Toronto, Ontario, 6 laps - 1:13:54.217
3. Greg Major, Chicago,Il., 6 laps - 1:13:54.307
4. L.R. Cole, Rockford, Mich., 6 laps - 1:13:56.687
5. Michael Bowers, Englewood, Colo., 5 laps - 1:01:47.038
6. Deano Sakos, Austin, Texas, 5 laps - 1:10:38.594
7. John Cassady, Azle, Texas, 5 laps - 1:10:57.104
8. John Sherwin, Evanston, Il., 5 laps - 1:10:57.433
9. Cale Carvell, Skokie, Il., 3 laps - 36:57.693
10. Jim Bourgeois, Trevose, Penn., 3 laps - 38:03.995
11. Desmond, Kameka, Davie, Fla., 1 lap - 12:09.081

FULL 12 UNDER GIRLS

1. Briana Kramer, Kissimmee, Fla., 5 laps - 1:03:39.448
2. Stephanie Sutter, Watertown, Wisc., 5 laps - 1:10:32.218
3. Rachel DiJulio, Wakefield, R.I., 4 laps - 1:00:51.448
4. Kaela Chappell, Wakefield, R.I., 4 laps - 1:02:58.617
5. Sara Edmanson, McKenna, Wash., 4 laps - 1:10:32.368
6. Amanda Carr, Upper Black Eddy, Penn., 2 laps - 25:55.160

JUNIOR WORLD CLASS LADIES

1. Heather Richardson, High Point, N.C., 5 laps - 1:03:39.558
2. Daniela Martinez, Miami, Fla., 5 laps - 1:03:39.759
3. Samantha Carr, Upper Black Eddy, Penn., 5 laps - 1:09:11.144
4. Elizabeth Drenkhahn, Flemington, N.J., 2 laps - 25:10.223
5. Leeza Hargreaves, Hanson, Mass., 2 laps - 29:02.467
6. Wendy Dalton, Downey, Calif., 1 lap - 18:16.879

FULL 55-59 MEN

1. Peirce Chappell,Wakefield, R.I., 5 laps - 1:12:46.191
2. Tom Winter, Lincoln, Neb., 4 laps - 1:04:42.835
3. Dennis Cummings, Concord, Calif., 2 laps - 29:29.403

PRO MASTERS LADIES

1. Michele Busby, Costa Mesa, Calif., 5 laps - 1:12:46.431
2. Margo Ariagno, North Field, Il., 4 laps - 1:00:51.792
3. Kathryn Ream, Seattle, Wash., 3 laps - 55:21.512

FULL 60-64 MEN

1. Jim White, Waukesha, Wisc., 5 laps - 1:14:08.472
2. Clinton Carson, Midland, Mich., 4 laps - 1:00:51.685
3. Roger Olson, Irvine, Calif., 4 laps - 1:06:35.218

FULL 13 - 18 LADIES

1. Ruth Chappell, Wakefield, R.I., 4 laps - 1:07:32.346

FULL 45-49 MEN

1. Joe Rejesck, Tacoma, Wash., 4 laps - 1:10:20.425

FULL 65-69 MEN

1. Dwight Galloway, Carmel, In., 4 laps - 1:14:55.239

HALF 13-18 GIRLS

1. Annie Peck, Pennsburg, Penn., 3 laps - 39:13.008
2. Lillian Mitchell, Lawrenceville, Ga., 3 laps - 1:01:03.138
3. Nicole Garvin, Southgate, Mich., 1 lap - 17:09.971

HALF 19-24 LADIES

1. Tatia Wallace, Hamilton, Ontario, 3 laps - 39:13.379
2. Sara Smith, Thomasville, N.C., 3 laps - 41:55.808

HALF 13-18 MEN

1. Kimani Griffin, Winston-Salem, N.C., 3 laps - 41:55.682

FULL 35-39 MEN

1. Mitch Tucker, Winston-Salem, N.C., 3 laps - 44:42.126

HALF 45-49 MEN

1. Tom Wilton, Polk City, Iowa, 3 laps - 47:10.472

HALF 35-39 MEN

1. Terry Fugit, Papillion, Neb., 3 laps - 50:43.812

FULL 55-59 LADIES

1. Kathryn Hyzer, Cumming, Ga., 3 laps - 56:58.996

HALF 12 UNDER BOYS

1. Brandon Buck, Belleview, Fla., 3 laps - 58:43.074
2. Michael Visnick, Boca Raton, Fla., 1:02:20.480
3. Greg Gorman, Roswell, Ga., 2 laps - 26:22.016

FULL 40-44 MEN

1. Lorence Reimer, Des Moines, Iowa., 3 laps - 1:01:21.119

FULL 12 UNDER BOYS

1. Jake Reimer, Des Moines, Iowa., 3 laps - 1:01:22.081

HALF 30-34 LADIES

1. Shelby Thieszen, Aurora, Neb., 3 laps - 1:04:03.398

HALF 55-59 MEN

1. Jerry Ballard, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 3 laps - 1:10:19.842

RECREATION SCENIC LAP

1. Kimberly Lehl, Lincoln, Neb., 1 lap - 17:59.377
2. Kirk Lehl, Lincoln, Neb., 1 lap - 18:00.839
3. Brock Donnelly, Sunnyside, Texas, 1 lap - 20:57.243
4. Lynn Borstelmann, Lincoln, Neb., 1 lap - 20:57.704
5. Shane Visnick, Boca Raton, Fla., 1 lap - 22:31.425

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