Verlen Kruger Memorial.

Bushwhacker 2008 Results

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We would like to thank everyone that helped make this event a huge success. With your help we raised over $5,000 for the Verlen Kruger Memorial project.

THANK YOU!

150 Mile Bushwhacker Challenge

Racer/Team	Checkpoint #1	Checkpoint #2	End of Portage	Finish	Total Time
1st Bruce Barton Tim Triebold	Sat. 5-17 4:35 PM	Sun. 5-18 8:30 PM	Mon. 5-19 7:15 AM	Mon. 5-19 6:11 PM	2 Days 9 hr. 41 min.
2nd Jeff Kolka	Sat. 5-17 6:35 PM	Mon. 5-19 1:20 PM	Mon. 5-19 3:25 PM	Tues. 5-20 4:30 PM	3 Days 8 hrs. Tied for 2nd
2nd Mark Przedwojewski	Sat. 5-17 7:35 PM	Mon. 5-19 1:30 PM	Mon. 5-19 4:40 PM	Tues. 5-20 4:30 PM	3 Days 8 hrs. Tied for 2nd
4th Kurt Kitchen	Sat. 5-17 7:10 AM	Mon. 5-19 5:30 PM	Mon. 5-19 7:40 PM	Tues. 5-20 6:05 PM	3 Days 9 hrs. 35 min.
5th Mike Smith	Sat. 5-17 6:45 PM	Mon. 5-19 7:23 PM	Tues. 5-20 6:40 AM	Tues. 5-20 8:00 PM	3 Days 11 hrs. 30 min.
6th John Flegg	Sat. 5-17 7:15 PM	Tues. 5-20 9:30 AM	Tues. 5-20 12:22 PM	Wed. 5-21 5:00 PM	4 Days 8 hrs. 30 min.
7th Dan Smith	Sat. 5-17 7:35 PM	Tues. 5-29 4:30 PM	Tues. 5-20 6:50 PM	Wed. 5-21 7:10 PM	4 Days 10 hrs. 40 min.
8th Brandon Leyrer	Sat. 5-20 7:38 PM	Tues. 5-20 4:27 PM	Tues. 5-20 6:35 PM	Wed. 5-21 11:08 PM	4 Days 14 hrs. 8 min. Tied for 8th
8th Todd Cesar Mike Anderson	Sat. 5-17 7:13 PM	Tues. 5-20 4:37 PM	Tues. 5-20 7:53 PM	Wed. 5-21 11:08 PM	4 Days 14 hrs. 8 min. Tied for 8th
10th Jack Murgittroyd	Sun. 5-18 7:20 AM	Wed 5-21 12:05 PM	Wed. 5-21 4:05 PM	Fri. 5-23 12:15 PM	6 Days 3 hrs. 15 min.
11th Brain Keel	Sat. 5-17 9:45 PM	Went 85 Miles D.N.F.
12th Darren Gladstone	Sat. 5-17 7:12 PM	Went 72 Miles D.N.F.
13th Steve Smith	Sat. 5-17 7:20 PM	D.N.F.
14th William Jones	Sat. 5-17 9:43 PM	D.N.F.
15th Jacob Cesar	Sat. 5-17 9:46 PM	D.N.F.
16th Jason Kruger	Sat. 5-17 9:47 PM	D.N.F.
17th Jim Olier Bill Salter	Sun. 5-18 10:50 AM	D.N.F.
18th Carl Cole	D.N.F.

Thanks to all the Paddlers in the 1st Annual Bushwhacker Challenge

40 Mile Cruise	Finish/Chippewa Nature Center (CP1)
1 Leyrer, Mike	5/18 16:15 3^rd Place (Tie)
2 Smith, Roxane Blakeley, Lois	5/18 16:15 3^rd Place (Tie)
3 Csazatt, Brian Lopez, Manny	5/18 Noon 2^nd Place
4 Valen, Morgan	5/17 21:46 1^st Place

10 Mile Sprint	Finish/Alma
1 Miller, Evelyn Seger, Tracy	12:45
2 Arnold, Michael,Lisa & Katy	11:21
3 Hoberek Jr., Adam Isaac Singer	11:23
4 Clingan, Mike Clingan, Bobby	11:42
5 Smith, Gary Palmer, Jenni	12:38
6 Bradford, Bob	10:15 1^st Place (Tie)
7 Bradford, Mike	10:15 1^st Place (Tie)
8 Stockman, George	10:22 2^nd Place
9 Lake, Levi	10:52
10 Waldren, Gaby Burgess, Morgan	12:35
11 Jones, Sammantha Vanderploeg, Louise	12:35
12 Harder, Alyssa Hannah, Cesar	12:35
13 Lesica, Sara Cesar, Gerald	12:35
14 Burns, Logan & Landon	12:13
15 Woodward, Dalton Corder, Drew	12:33
16 Burns, Luke, Jerry, & Lori	12:34
17 Brady, Michael & Micha	12:06
18 Behrend, Pete Martinez, Roy	11:42
19 Behrend, Corey Gee, Kody	11:51
20 Skinner, Thea & Sage	11:28
21 Kruse, Kevin & Maggie	11:15
22 Goodrich, Jade & Troy	11:23
23 Skinner, Russ & Reese	11:28
24 Sova, Tanner	10:44 3^rd Place

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