1997 Missouri Whitewater Championships Results

The races were held on the St. Francis River on Saturday-Sunday, April 12-13, 1997. Below are the results for all classes. Note, all home towns are in Missouri unless noted below. Also, for the slalom race, only the best time is shown.

SLALOM RESULTS - Decked Boats

K-1 Men's Expert
Time    Penalty  Score  Place   Racer's name             City, State
201.10       0  201.10      1   Mark Poindexter          Arlington, TX
203.60       5  208.60      2   Max Wellhouse            North Little Rock, AR
219.10      10  229.10      3   Chris Amelung            Ironton, MO
228.40       5  233.40      4   Dan Frisch               Springfield, MO
235.80       5  240.80      5   Rob Nix                  Columbia, MO
263.18       5  268.18      6   Doug Damask              Woodbury, MN
272.68       5  277.68      7   Frank Wentz              Kirkwood, MO
230.40      50  280.40      8   Chuck McHenry            Ironton, MO
291.90      10  301.90      9   Jerry Schafroth          Perryville, MO
286.40      30  316.40     10   Don Walls                Dover, AR
318.30       5  323.30     11   John Stewart             St.  Louis, MO
251.50     105  356.50     12   Alex Telthorst           Manchester, MO
406.60     210  616.60     13   Anthony Walls            Dover, AR


K-1 Men's Masters
Time    Penalty  Score   Place  Racer's Name              City, State
217.40       0  217.40      1   Max Wellhouse             North Little Rock, AR
218.30       0  218.30      2   Dan Frisch                Springfield, MO
221.20       0  221.20      3   Chuck McHenry             Ironton, MO
246.20       0  246.20      4   Rob Nix                   Columbia, MO
267.50       5  272.50      5   Frank Wentz               Kirkwood, MO
275.80       5  280.80      6   John Foster               St.  Charles, MO
307.58      10  317.58      7   Marcus Wright             Highland, IL
308.12      20  328.12      8   Eric Roush                Fenton, MO
322.28      15  337.28      9   Terry O'Reilly            Fenton, MO
455.87     390  845.87     10   Mike Gibbens              Tonganoxie, KS
                  DNF      11   Jim McGrath               Wheaton, IL


K-1 Men's Novice
Time   Penalty  Score   Place   Racer's Name             City, State
277.12       5  282.12      1   Curtis Claybaker         Springfield, MO
278.40       5  283.40      2   Mike Williams            Springfield, MO
281.00       5  286.00      3   Paul Kuthe               Brentwood, MO
269.87      20  289.87      4   Don Walls                Dover, AR
300.81      20  320.81      5   Marcus Wright            Highland, IL
309.50      15  324.50      6   Randy Austin             Springfield, MO
319.00      20  339.00      7   John Kuthe               St.  Louis, MO
351.20      10  361.20      8   Jeff Seigrist            Ladue, MO
302.78      80  382.78      9   Chris Torrisi            Nixa, MO 
346.17     115  461.17     10   Steve Johnson            St.  Louis, MO
374.88     140  514.88     11   Harold Gamble            Kirkwood. MO
422.17     125  547.17     12   Jim McGrath              Wheaton, IL
444.80     165  609.80     13   Anthony Walls            Dover, AR
419.48     365  784.48     14   Mike Gibbens             Tonganoxie, KS
                  DNF      15   Mike Williamson          Highland, IL

K-1 Juniors (Unisex)
Time   Penalty  Score   Place  Racer's Name              City, State
270.00       0  270.00      1   Paul Kuthe               Brentwood, MO
260.12      20  280.12      2   Jake McGrath             Wheaton, IL
297.12       5  302.12      3   Frank Columbus           Fenton, MO
366.50       5  371.50      4   Anthony Walls            Dover, AR
287.17     140  427.17      5   Maryann Martin           Manchester, MO
347.00     125  472.00      6   Adam Barciszewski        St.  Louis, MO
269.70     510  779.70      7   Ian Smith                Nevada, MO


K-1 Men's Plastic
Time   Penalty   Score  Place   Racer's Name             City, State
208.41       0  208.41      1   Chuck McHenry            Ironton, MO
212.00       0  212.00      2   Chris Amelung            Ironton, MO
224.93       0  224.93      3   Rob Nix                  Columbia, MO
222.49       5  227.49      4   Mike Shuster             Fenton, MO
228.38       0  228.38      5   Max Wellhouse            North Little Rock, AR
231.01       0  231.01      6   Mike Williams            Springfield, MO
239.15       0  239.15      7   Kevin Olson              St.  Louis, MO
244.78       0  244.78      8   Frank Wentz              Kirkwood, MO
236.33      10  246.33      9   Dave Kovar               St.  Louis, MO
243.29       5  248.29     10   Alex Telthorst           Manchester, MO
249.03       0  249.03     11   Mike Owens               St.  Louis, MO
244.52       5  249.52     12   Doug Damask              Woodbury, MN
240.08      10  250.08     13   Jake McGrath             Wheaton, IL
250.30       0  250.30     14   Paul Kuthe               Brentwood, MO
246.28       5  251.28     15   Joe Sartori              Valles Mines, MO
249.28       5  254.28     16   Curtis Claybaker         Springfield, MO
256.44       5  261.44     17   Jerry Schafroth          Perryville, MO
267.36       0  267.36     18   Eric Roush               Fenton, MO
261.48      10  271.48     19   Chris Torrisi            Nixa, MO 
274.30       0  274.30     20   Frank Columbus           Fenton, MO
262.47      15  277.47     21   John Wyatt               Ballwin, MO
262.95      25  287.95     22   Don Walls                Dover, AR 
267.98      20  287.98     23   Matt Conklin             Columbia, MO
283.28      10  293.28     24   Terry O'Reilly           Fenton, MO
278.66      15  293.66     25   Randy Austin             Springfield, MO
291.53      15  306.53     26   John Kuthe               St.  Louis, MO
311.20      55  366.20     27   Paul Knobeloch           Fairview Heights, IL
335.30      55  390.30     28   Anthony Walls            Dover, AR
319.17      75  394.17     29   Jim McGrath              Wheaton, IL
359.29     115  474.29     30   Harold Gamble            Kirkwood, MO
286.40     215  501.40     31   Loren McHenry            Ironton, MO
341.48     270  611.48     32   Andy Kravetz             Columbia, MO
220.42     420  640.42     33   Ian Smith                Nevada, MO

C-1 Men's Expert
Time   Penalty  Score   Place   Racer's Name             City, State
197.97       5  202.97      1   Mark Poindexter          Arlington, TX
225.18      10  235.18      2   Elmore Holmes            Memphis, TN
262.72       0  262.72      3   Dale Briggs              Maryland Heights, MO
261.00      10  271.00      4   Kevin Olson              St.  Louis, MO
280.16      20  300.16      5   Brian Shipman            Springfield, MO
401.68      20  421.68      6   Pete Shaw                Chesterfield, MO


C-1 Women's Expert
Time   Penalty   Score   Place  Racer's Name              City, State
240.26      15  255.26      1   Carolyn Albritton         Austin, TX

C-2 Men's Expert 
Time   Penalty  Score  Place    Racers' Name & City, State
233.70      10  243.70      1   Mark Poindexter/Elmore Holmes Arlington, TX/Memphis, TN
325.60      55  380.60      2   Max Wellhouse/Anthony Walls  North Little Rock, AR/Dover, AR
389.70     145  534.70      3   Jake & Kevin Olson        St.  Louis, MO

C-2 Expert (Mixed)
Time   Penalty   Score  Place   Racers' Name & City, State
231.16      10  241.16      1   Carolyn Albritton/Mark Poindexter Austin, TX/Arlington TX
319.17      10  329.17      2   Christine Hritz/Dale Briggs  Maryland Hts, MO
320.18      15  335.18      3   Julie Rowland/Max Wellhouse Camden, AR/North Little Rock, AR
319.00      90  409.00      4   Michelle Jones/Joel McCune  Cape Girardeau MO/Springfield, MO



DOWNRIVER RESULTS

All times in minutes:seconds.
 
 
K-1 Men's Cruising Class
Time    Place  Racer's Name             City, State

17:31      1   Dave Kovar               St.  Louis, MO
18:09      2   Mark Poindexter          Arlington, TX
18:13      3   John Foster              St.  Charles, MO
21:25      4   Don Walls                Dover, AR
23:21      5   Terry O'Reilly           Fenton, MO



OC-1 Men's 
Time     Place Racer's Name             City, State

20:10      1   Max Wellhouse            North Little Rock, AR
21:59      2   Chris Kelly              Columbia, MO
22:06      3   Scott Swafford           Columbia, MO
22:07      4   Jeff Barrow              Columbia, MO
25:00      5   Randy Austin             Springfield, MO
25:33      6   Robin Meek               Gray's Lake, IL

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