10th Annual TippeCanoe Marathon
Lafayette, Indiana - Tippecanoe and Wabash River

The Indiana Division of the United States Canoe Association would like to thank Terry Pontius and Mary Ann Pontius for their support of the 10th Annual Tippecanoe Marathon canoe and kayak races, on Saturday, May 11th, and Sunday, May 12th, 2002.

The weather was rainy, cool & miserable, but the finishing times were hot!!!

The results of the races are as follows:

Saturday, May 11, 2002

C-1 Women's Cruiser: 10 miles
Deb Kanost - 1:21:12


C-2 Local Men's: 10 miles
John Puetz & Roger Stark - 1:19:38


K-1 Down River Kayak: 10 miles
Pat Dempster - 1:08:34
Earl Metzler - 1:08:38


C-1 Men's Cruiser: 10 miles
Dan Oren - 1:06:29  *** Course Record ***
Bill Kanost - 1:08:35
Gene Bennett - 1:09:07
Richard Osting - 1:10:20
Terry Pontius - 1:10:43
Frank Tinsley - 1:12:33
Steve Evertson - 1:14:21


K-1 Sea Kayak: 10 miles
Steve Peterson - 1:14:33
Doug Dorsam - 1:19:51
Ed Behnke - 1:23:40





Sunday, May 12, 2002

C-2 Men's Cruiser: 10 miles
Gene Bennett & Frank Tinsley - 0:59:29
Jim Anderson & Terry Pontius - 1:00:15


C-2 Standard (SCR): 10 miles
John Puetz & Roger Stark - 1:13:52


C-2 Aluminum: 10 miles
Hilman Culp Jr. & George Tinsley - 1:11:23

The races sponsers would like to thank all individuals who participated in this years event. Next year we hope that more participants will bring along friends and boost the numbers. This participation is needed in order to keep our race going strong!
Terry Pontius and Mary Ann Pontius

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