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ROYAL ORDER OF
CHEETAH RANGERS
Winners in the Canine Division are awarded a Soup Bone.
At the conclusion of each race, Overall and Divisional Winners are draped in a fur sash and inducted into the Cheetah Rangers.
The first sash swearing of inductees into the Royal Order of Cheetah Rangers, 1981.
1980 (course 100 yards short) All Comers Division Men - Mike Layman 1:08:59 Women - Marie Cook 1:43:14 1981 (course 100 yards short) Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Men - Rod Cyr 1:40:23 Women - Elaine Cyr 2:06:05 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Jim Hatcher 1:07:53 - (adjusted to 1:08:10) Women - Ann Danzer 1:27:47 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Ted Dobson 1:19:51 Women - Carolyn Bird 1:49:04 1982 (present course, measured to
plus/minus 20 feet) Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Branch Brady 1:15:51 Women - Ann Danzer 1:34:33 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Dean Hersey 1:24:59 Women - Rita Drain 1:45:04 1983 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Men - Scott Barndt 1:46:48 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Doug Darko 1:11:40 Women - Sandra Germer 1:31:51 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Dean Hersey 1:25:17 Women - Rita Drain 1:41:59 Canine Division Dogs - Jane Dane Snyder 1:40:52 1984 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Doug Darko 1:12:07 Women - Teri Pietz 1:31:08 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Dean Hersey 1:26:38 Women - Rita Drain 1:44:53 Wheelchair Division (7 1/2 miles - to end of pavement) Men - John Dunn 1:26:00 Canine Division Dogs - McCloud Conners 1:35:22 1985 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Women - Sarena Putnam 2:01:18 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Matt Rothermel 1:13:21 Women - Christine Brick 1:31:56 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Dusty Moller 1:24:22 Women - Carolyn Woodbury 1:48:31 Canine Division Dogs - Willow McCoy 1:23:43 1986 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Men - Jerry Chambers 1:36:26 Women - Sarena Putnam 1:55:33 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Jim Hatcher 1:13:25 Women - Kathy River 1:32:49 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Gary Youngquist 1:24:48 Women - Rita Drain 1:52:32 Wheelchair Division (5.2 miles - to end of plowed pavement) Men - John Dunn 42:56 1987 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Men - Jay Stipe 1:25:25 - DIVISION RECORD Women - Sarena Putnam 1:53:15 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Doug Darko 1:10:47 Women - Kathy River 1:30:15 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Glenn Govertsen 1:18:27 Women - Bobbie Pomroy 1:36:25 Canine Division Dogs - Scruffy Schlitz 2:12:40 1988 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Women - Sarena Putnam 1:47:29 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Jim Hatcher 1:11:03 Women - Jeannie John 1:26:05 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Dave Mueller 1:21:57 Women - Arla Tree 1:31:16 - DIVISION
RECORD 1989 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Jim Hatcher 1:14:13 Women - Barbara Holbeck 1:41:09 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Dave Mueller 1:21:05 Women - Arla Tree 1:33:13 1990 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Women - Sarena Putnam 1:47:17 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Christian Appel 1:19:19 Women - Kathy River 1:29:46 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Glenn Govertsen 1:21:45 Women - Arla Tree 1:33:26 1991 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Women - Sarena Putnam 1:46:05 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Matt Rothermel 1:12:01 Women - Cindy Parrish 1:27:58 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Branch Brady 1:16:11 Women - Arla Tree 1:32:13 1992 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Mike Keiley 1:12:35 Women - Sandra Goodman 1:29:13 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Dave Mueller 1:21:53 Women - Sharon Farrell 1:34:15 Canine Division Dogs - Kinderwolf Russin 1:53:36 1993 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Bob Boland 1:12:59 Women - Colleen Marrinan 1:42:55 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Dave Mueller 1:22:53 Women - Shirley Carrigan 1:43:08 1994 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Women - LeeAnn Darrington 2:54:49 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Robert Sowers 1:13:38 Women - Susan Kaluza 1:34:43 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Jim Hatcher 1:14:58 Women - Cyndy Braun 1:46:03 1995 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Women - LeeAnn Darrington 2:22:31 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Robert Sowers 1:11:47 Women - Susan Kaluza 1:25:48 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Pete Metzmaker 1:12:18 - DIVISION
RECORD Women - Arla Tree 1:36:44 1996 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Men - Phillip Carlon 2:33:24 Women - Tiffany Carlon 2:38:58 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Ted Zderic 1:16:31 Women - Renee Coppock 1:27:48 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Bob Boland 1:13:49 Women - Karen Melby 1:38:46 1997 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Men - Andrew Coats 1:37:37 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Robert Sowers 1:14:27 Women - Marion Hourdequin 1:38:41 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Bob Boland 1:13:20 Women - Kathy River 1:37:46 1998 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Men - Matt Cozby 1:52:16 Women - Hillary Buettner 2:10:07 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Brett Winegar 1:18:22 Women - Christina Carrigan 1:28:58 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Louie Van Duzer 1:22:24 Women - Kathy River 1:33:58 Canine Division Dogs - Boogs McFadden 1:53:16 1999 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Women - Hillary Buettner 2:19:07 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Calamity Seeley 1:16:13 Women - Bay Riley 1:25:25 - WOMEN'S COURSE
RECORD Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Bob Boland 1:15:33 Women - Kathy River 1:36:43 Special Olympics Division Men - Charlie Rickard 2:18:49 Canine Division Dogs - Molly Adlington 1:34:13 2000 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Robert Sowers 1:17:24 Women - Susanna Gaunt 1:30:43 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Marvin Speece 1:26:01 Women - Kathy River 1:38:47 Canine Division Dogs - Reggie Carrigan 1:44:53 2001 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Ben Rush 1:19:00 Women - Susanna Gaunt 1:32:09 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Don Sundberg 1:23:16 Women - Elizabeth McGoff 1:42:41 Canine Division Dogs - Reggie Halverson 1:34:02 2002 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Women - Whitney Wilson 1:42:45 - DIVISION
RECORD Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Brandon Fuller 1:17:51 Women - Mariann Foster 1:29:38 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Jeff Foster 1:18:37 Women - Elizabeth McGoff 1:38:08 Canine Division Dogs - Seamus Shomion 1:33:20 2003 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Patrick Murphy 1:17:08 Women - Mo Hartmann 1:36:16 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Mark Heaphy 1:27:33 Women - Jennifer Boyer 1:41:40 Canine Division Dogs - Max Birnbaum 1:26:01 2004 Pygmy Division (Age 0-15) Men - Daniel Hamilton 1:40:15 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men – Patrick Murphy 1:17:24 Women – Emily Herndon 1:29:01 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men – Tony Banovich 1:13:39 Women – Marie Boyd 1:34:24 Canine Division Dogs – Annie Mueller 1:37:05 2005 Men - Daniel Hamilton 1:36:43 Women - Caitlin Stone 1:52:32 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men – Michael Gordon 1:15:53 Women – Rhea Fuller 1:29:02 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men – Jeff Flury 1:25:04 Women – Jennifer Boyer 1:37:43 Canine Division Dogs – Olive Weick 1:25:42 2006 Men - Jake Roske 1:31:25 Women - Hannah Hostetler 2:00:30 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men – Jim Rucker 1:15:14 Women – Jamie Schuster 1:34:06 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men – Marvin Speece 1:25:12 Women – Jennifer Boyer 1:34:58 Canine Division Dogs – Mrs. Skins Weick 1:26:50 2007 Men - Jay Barlow 1:27:50 Women - Danica Loucks 2:00:19 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Brendan Halpin 1:18:44 Women - Linsey Corbin 1:27:42 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Marvin Speece 1:26:47 Women - Jennifer Boyer 1:41:03 Canine Division Dogs - Trek Shryock 1:29:29 2008 Men - Christopher Everett 1:42:56 Women - Lily Clark 2:01:25 Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Robert Brooks 1:17:28 Women - Jamie Schuster 1:32:55 Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Scott Gaiser 1:23:16 Women - Julie Gilchrist 1:32:29 Canine Division Dogs - Smelly Ellie Smith 1:42:11 2009 Men - Women - Bushman Division (Age 16-39) Men - Women - Zulu Division (Age 40+) Men - Women - Canine Division Dogs -
COURSE RECORD
Pygmy Division (Age 0-15)
Pygmy Division (Age 0-15)
Pygmy Division (Age 0-15)
Pygmy Division (Age 0-15)
Pygmy Division (Age 0-15)
"It's not easy being a Cheetah Ranger."
First you have to win your division.
Then you get sworn in by this guy.
Photo by Stuart White