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reated by Hall of Fame Historian John B. Cook, the Iron Paddler Award is given to paddlers who have finished 10 or more AuSable River Canoe Marathons in the Professional Division. To put 10 finishes into perspective, it is 1,200 miles of intense hardcore paddling; it is a minimum of 500,000 relentless paddle strokes; it is a minimum of 140 hours of grueling canoe racing. These paddlers are die-hard and dedicated. These paddlers are iron-willed and incredible. These paddlers are the Toughest of the Tough! Iron Paddler logo designed by Brent Southland
Iron Paddler Award Recipient s “T he Toughest of the Tough!”
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Paddler Bernie Fowler Steven Kolonich Ralph Sawyer Jack Kent Al Widing, Sr. Irvin “Buzz” Peterson Jack Kolka Jerry Kellogg Verlen Kruger John Baker Bob Welsch Butch Stockton Brett Stockton Tony Short Rick Joy Jeff Kellogg Al Robinson Dave Shepherd Ken Kolonich Serge Corbin Lynne Witte Jeff Kolka Jim Harwood Bill Torongo Steve Kolonich Randy Drake Ted Kolka Al Rudquist Blaise St. Pierre Bill DuBois Robert Bradford Clark Kent Steve Landick Bruce Barton Carrie Montgomery Michael Garon Jon Webb
Year Age
No.
1956 1961 1962 1965 1968 1971 1972 1977 1978 1980 1980 1983 1987 1987 1987 1989 1989 1991 1992 1993 1993 1994 1994 1996 1997 1997 1997 1998 2000 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004
38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
30 41 25 34 43 47 38 33 56 38 38 34 24 23 28 44 46 35 46 36 39 35 30 34 25 43 31 38 60 44 59 43 50 46 33 47 44
Paddler John Sullivan Tom Trudgeon Joe Shaw Connie Cannon Dwight Walker Steve Krantz Solomon Carrière Joseph Seifert Fred Mills Ted Smutek Frank Smutek Mo Harwood, Jr. Ray Bauer Tom Cannon Peter Heed Ray Quick Joe Johnson Andrew Triebold Steve Lajoie Mike Bradford Allen Limberg Greg Nelson Brian Royce Chuck Hewitt Colin Hunter Tim Sheldon David Teddy Amy Solak Sean Casey Mike Hartman Jeff DeFeo Nate Winkler Robert Smith Jon Thompson Don Brooks Matt Streib Pete Mead Program Book
Year Age
No.
2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013
75 Tad Hill 76 Rodney Matthews 77 Dick Kloss 78 Nick Walton 79 Gloria Wesley 80 Jason Hatfield 81 Flash Marsh 82 Joey Kimsel 83 Brad Wilson 84 Gary Aprea 85 Tom Ackemyer 86 Chris Hewitt 87 Ellen Thompson 88 Ryan Halstead 89 Matt Meersman 90 Russ Reker 91 Mike Packard 92 Tim McClure 93 John Lucey 94 Michael Schlimmer 95 Tim Chapple 96 Benedict Schlimmer 97 Doug Moggo 98 Fritz Hansen 99 Steve Watson 100 Matt Gabriel Jr. 101 Roger Henry 102 Mike Davis 103 Rebecca Davis 104 Ray Trudgeon 105 Daniel Medina 106 Joe Leusby 107 Nick Lyesiuk 108 lo Harberts 109 Jerry Killingbeck
36 47 51 45 52 53 51 56 53 40 74 30 52 53 59 54 59 34 34 45 52 53 38 51 30 46 37 46 33 35 56 39 38 55 43 49 32
Paddler
Year Age 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
35 58 71 41 54 37 38 34 33 72 50 25 58 29 39 52 52 58 52 31 43 28 55 76 46 34 76 28 29 37 27 37 77 62 52
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