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Mount Baker Club Ski to Sea Team History

These are the athletes who have carried the Club banner since we’ve been putting teams on the field in the race our club ‘ancestors’ began in 1911.  If you want to be part of the team, or assist on the Support Team, come on down!  Send an email to info@MountBakerClub.org If you can breathe, you can be on the team, and have loads of fun!

Well Done Everyone!
Race Results for Mount Baker Club Team 1911-2007

Official Ski to Sea Guide & Rules

2000 – placed 325th out of 400
Pre-race meeting – Beth & Ray Arcand
Post-race party – Iver & Mary Heinrich

2001 – placed 364th out of 400
Pre-race meeting – Kit & Bernice Vonnegut
Post-race party – Mel Monkelis

2002 – placed 169th out of 400  
Pre-race meeting – Kit & Bernice Vonnegut
Post-race party – Mel Monkelis

2003 – placed 177th out of 400  
Pre-race meeting – at Grand Parade
Post-race party – Mel Monkelis		 2004 – placed 103rd out of 400
Pre-race potluck – Gordy & Tami Willet
Post-race party – Alan & Ina Sue Fox

2005 – placed 106th out of 400
Pre-race potluck – Gordy & Tami Willet
Post-race party – Alan & Ina Sue Fox

2006 – placed 123rd out of 400
Pre-race potluck – Alan & Ina Sue Fox
Post-race party – Kit & Bernice Vonnegut

2007 – placed 114th out of 432
Pre-race potluck – David Dean
Post-race party – Mike & Connie Koepp
Leg 1 - XC Ski 
2007 Time 00:38:18.4 David Dean
2006 Time 00:32:10 David Dean
2005 Time 00:26:18 David Dean
2004 Time 00:27:16 Kevin Farrell
2003 Time 00:28:34 Kevin Farrell
2002 Time 00:43:00 Aśe Seeligson
2001 Time 01:15:44 Kit Vonnegut
2000 Time 00:41:43 Bud Hardwick

Leg 2 - Snowboard or Downhill Ski 
2007 Time 00:33:18.3 Keith Knutson
2006 Time 00:29:17 Bud Hardwick
2005 Time 00:26:18 Wendy Owen Harvey
2004 Time 00:28:24 Stacey Moon
2003 Time 00:41:37 Sean Vonnegut
2002 Time 00:36:42 Sean Vonnegut
2001 Time 00:43:57 Sean Vonnegut
2000 Time 00:37:19 Craig Butler
Leg 3 - Runner
2007 Time 00:48:54.2 Brian Kingsberry
2006 Time 00:48:06 Brian Kingsberry
2005 Time 00:51:34 Brian Kingsberry
2004 Time 01:02:14 Bud Hardwick
2003 Time 00:59:50 Alta Stauffer
2002 Time 00:52:15 Diana Robinson
2001 Time 00:54:51 Diana Robinson
2000 Time 00:58:58 Dick Edwards

Leg 4 - Cyclist
2007 Time 01:34:36.4 Stewart Nicholls
2006 Time 01:54:09 Alan Fox
2005 Time 01:51:23 Gordy Willet
2004 Time 01:43:47 Gordy Willet
2003 Time 01:45:28 Bud Hardwick
2002 Time 01:48:33 Craig Butler
2001 Time 02:13:55 Paul Leeson
2000 Time 02:15:22 Janet Salo
 		 Leg 5 - Canoe
2007 Time 02:36:23.2 Kit Vonnegut/Mel Monkelis
2006 Time 02:28:28 Charles Onion/Kit Vonnegut
2005 Time 02:27:18 Bud Hardwick/Dan Weekly
2004 Time 02:30:22 Mel Monkelis/Kit Vonnegut
2003 Time 02:18:46 Mel Monkelis/Kit Vonnegut
2002 Time 02:19:31 Mel Monkelis/Kit Vonnegut
2001 Time 02:50:12 Mel Monkelis/Jim O'Shersky
2000 Time 02:16:56 Beth & Ray Arcand

 Leg 6 - Mountain Bike
2007 Time 00:39:29.7 Mike Koepp
2006 Time 00:43:42 Mike Koepp
2005 Time 00:51:41 Kit Vonnegut
2004 Time 00:39:21 David Dean
2003 Time 00:46:56 Bruce Vanderpool
2002 Time 00:37:38 Bud Hardwick
2001 Time 00:46:30 Bruce Vanderpool
2000 Time 01:09:01 Kit Vonnegut

 Leg 7 - Kayak 
2007 Time 01:18:38.6 Ed Lutz
2006 Time 01:13:07 Ed Lutz
2005 Time 01:06:47 Alan Fox
2004 Time 01:05:39 Alan Fox
2003 Time 01:14:53 Richard Cochinos
2002 Time 01:03:07 Paul Leeson
2001 Time 00:44:38 Bud Hardwick
2000 Time 01:20:45 Marjan Eicher

 Support Team

And Many Thanks to our Support Personnel Over the Years: Chelsa Knutson, Mel Monkelis, Bernice Vonnegut, Angela Fisher, Carl Hoth, Ed Soderberg, Frank and Marjan Eicher, Richard and Jackie Cochinos, Bill and Alta Stauffer, Iver Heinrich, Sunny Beua, Trish Onion, Tami Willet, Connie & Heidi Koepp. And since we have probably left someone off this list in a memory lapse - thanks to all the unnamed Mount Baker Club Ski to Sea Team support people. The team couldn’t have done it without you!
Race Results
Overall Team Times for 7 Years Posted Below with the original winners when the Mount Baker Club initiated the race called the Mount Baker Marathon.  Note that no teams were part of the race in 1911-1913.  Only since 1973 have teams participated. 
Year Overall Rank Division Rank Team No. Team Name Division Finish Time Total Hours
hrs:mins:sec
2007 114 21 369 Mount Baker Club Recreational Open 4:39:39 08:09:40
2006 123 15 74 Mount Baker Club Whatcom County 4:38:59 08:08:59
2005 106 15 93 Mount Baker Club Whatcom County 4:32:49 08:02:49
2004 103 20 383 Mount Baker Club Recreational Open 4:26:53 07.56.53
2003 177 45 376 Mount Baker Club Recreation Open 4:46:04 08:16:04
2002 169 20 74 Mount Baker Club Whatcom County 4:30:46 08:00:46
2001 364 70 273 Mount Baker Hiking Club Open 5:59:47 09:29:47
2000 325 42 404 Mt. Baker Hiking Club Whatcom County 5:51:30 09:21:30
1913 Winners: Paul Westerland (9 hours 37 minutes) and J. Magnusson. 12 entrants total. Westerland finished first but Magnusson was declared joint winner on a technicality. 09:37:00
1912 Winner: Harvey Haggard (9 hours 51 minutes). Other entrants included Jimmy Fitzgerald, Paul Westerland, Victor Norman, Victor Galbraith, J. Magnusson and Turner Riddle. 09:51:00
1911 Winner: Joe Galbraith (12 Hours, 28 minutes), ahead of N.B. Randall, Harvey Haggard and John Magnusson.  12:28:00