So 2015 is in the books, and I've finished updating the Ultra National Rankings for the year. Only one change to the top 50 in the final two weeks of racing: Ed Ettinghausen jumped into 36th on the men's side, following up his third place showing at the Desert Solstice 24-hour with a win at the Across the Years 6 Day only a week later. Unbelievable stuff.
The Ultrarunning UROY results were released as well, so we can see how the voters' top 10 compared to the rankings:
I've already started working on the rankings for 2016, with a few minor tweaks as I outlined earlier. Some exciting news: I'm working with the good folks at Ultrarunning magazine to try to bring these rankings to a wider audience. In the coming weeks, we hope to have a dedicated page on the UR website for these rankings (which I think I'm going to rename the Gunksrunner Ultra Rankings, you know, building the brand and all).
As always, peruse the entire list here. (Helpful hint from some smart folks: use CTRL-F to search for your name on the sheet.)
Final 2015 Top 50
The Ultrarunning UROY results were released as well, so we can see how the voters' top 10 compared to the rankings:
Men
|
UROY
|
GR Ranking
|
Women
|
UROY
|
GR Ranking
|
David Laney
|
1
|
6
|
Magdalena Boulet
|
1
|
1
|
Ian Sharman
|
2
|
7
|
Camille Herron
|
2
|
4
|
Seth Swanson
|
3
|
9
|
Stephanie Howe
|
3
|
3
|
Rob Krar
|
4
|
2
|
Kaci Lickteig
|
4
|
5
|
Dylan Bowman
|
5
|
3
|
Katalin Nagy
|
5
|
10
|
Zach Miller
|
6
|
11
|
Nicole Studer
|
6
|
7
|
Brian Rusiecki
|
7
|
1
|
Aliza Lapierre
|
7
|
8
|
Alex Nichols
|
8
|
10
|
Ellie Greenwood
|
8
|
9
|
Joe Fejes
|
9
|
59
|
Darcy Piceu
|
9
|
26
|
Bob Shebest
|
10
|
12
|
Bethany Patterson
|
10
|
18
|
I've already started working on the rankings for 2016, with a few minor tweaks as I outlined earlier. Some exciting news: I'm working with the good folks at Ultrarunning magazine to try to bring these rankings to a wider audience. In the coming weeks, we hope to have a dedicated page on the UR website for these rankings (which I think I'm going to rename the Gunksrunner Ultra Rankings, you know, building the brand and all).
As always, peruse the entire list here. (Helpful hint from some smart folks: use CTRL-F to search for your name on the sheet.)
Final 2015 Top 50
Men
|
State
|
Points
|
Women
|
State
|
Points
| |
1
|
Brian Rusiecki
|
MA
|
104.15
|
Magdalena Boulet
|
CA
|
171.6
|
2
|
Rob Krar
|
AZ
|
87.5
|
Kathleen Cusick
|
VA
|
105.5
|
3
|
Dylan Bowman
|
CA
|
80.5
|
Stephanie Howe
|
OR
|
95.075
|
4
|
Paul Terranova
|
TX
|
79.9
|
Camille Herron
|
OK
|
90
|
5
|
Alex Varner
|
CA
|
78.6
|
Kaci Lickteig
|
NE
|
87.275
|
6
|
David Laney
|
OR
|
72.2
|
Larissa Dannis
|
CA
|
82.4
|
7
|
Ian Sharman
|
CA
|
69.5
|
Nicole Studer
|
TX
|
79.675
|
8
|
Ryan Bak
|
OR
|
68.9
|
Aliza Lapierre
|
VT
|
78.6
|
9
|
Seth Swanson
|
MT
|
68.6
|
Ellie Greenwood
|
Can
|
78.15
|
10
|
Alex Nichols
|
CO
|
62.8
|
Katalin Nagy
|
FL
|
72.5
|
11
|
Zach Miller
|
CO
|
62.5
|
Cassie Scallon
|
CO
|
71.8
|
12
|
Bob Shebest
|
CA
|
56.375
|
Ashley Erba
|
CO
|
70.9
|
13
|
Justin Houck
|
WA
|
56.075
|
Sarah Bard
|
MA
|
64.225
|
14
|
Zach Bitter
|
WI
|
52.5
|
Bev Anderson-Abbs
|
CA
|
58.6
|
15
|
Jared Hazen
|
CO
|
52
|
Megan Kimmel
|
CO
|
55
|
16
|
Mark Hammond
|
UT
|
51.8
|
Amy Rusiecki
|
MA
|
55
|
17
|
Ryan Kaiser
|
OR
|
50.975
|
Neela D’Souza
|
Can
|
54.5
|
18
|
Jim Walmsley
|
AZ
|
50.3
|
Bethany Patterson
|
WA
|
52
|
19
|
Ryan Smith
|
CO
|
50.075
|
Hillary Allen
|
CO
|
51.375
|
20
|
Chikara Omine
|
CA
|
50
|
Kerrie Bruxvoort
|
CO
|
49.4
|
21
|
Jorge Maravilla
|
CA
|
49.8
|
Rachel Ragona
|
CA
|
49.15
|
22
|
Jorge Pacheco
|
CA
|
49.3
|
Traci Falbo
|
IN
|
48.1
|
23
|
Mario Martinez
|
CA
|
48.4
|
Jacqueline Palmer
|
NE
|
48
|
24
|
Jean Pommier
|
CA
|
47
|
Emily Richards
|
NC
|
46.6
|
25
|
Mario Mendoza
|
OR
|
47
|
Emma Roca
|
ESP
|
46.35
|
26
|
Christopher Dennucci
|
CA
|
46.7
|
Darcy Piceu
|
CO
|
43.175
|
27
|
Benjamin Stern
|
CA
|
46.2
|
Caroline Boller
|
CA
|
41.95
|
28
|
Andrew Miller
|
OR
|
46
|
Ashley Nordell
|
OR
|
41
|
29
|
Pete Kostelnick
|
NE
|
46
|
Lee Conner
|
OH
|
40.5
|
30
|
Gediminus Grinius
|
LTH
|
44
|
Amanda Basham
|
OR
|
39.15
|
31
|
David Herr
|
VT
|
43
|
Angela Shartel
|
CA
|
39
|
32
|
Daven Oskvig
|
NY
|
42.5
|
Amy Phillips
|
CA
|
38
|
33
|
Michael Wardian
|
VA
|
41.1
|
Emily Peterson
|
CA
|
37.75
|
34
|
Daniel Hamilton
|
TN
|
41
|
Silke Koester
|
CO
|
37.4
|
35
|
Scott Traer
|
MA
|
40
|
Kara Henry
|
CO
|
37
|
36
|
Ed Ettinghausen
|
CA
|
38.85
|
Catrin Jones
|
Can
|
36.8
|
37
|
Ryan Ghelfi
|
OR
|
37.175
|
Erika Lindland
|
CA
|
36.475
|
38
|
Dominic Layfield
|
UT
|
37
|
Robin Watkins
|
DC
|
36.1
|
39
|
Michael Borst
|
WI
|
37
|
Megan Stegemiller
|
VA
|
36
|
40
|
Daniel Kraft
|
OR
|
36.025
|
Susan Barrows
|
OR
|
35
|
41
|
Nate Jacqua
|
OR
|
36
|
Luanne Park
|
CA
|
34.525
|
42
|
Chris Vizcaino
|
CA
|
35.7
|
Maggie Guterl
|
PA
|
34.4
|
43
|
Mike Foote
|
MT
|
35
|
Alissa St. Laurent
|
Can
|
34
|
44
|
Ray Sanchez
|
CA
|
35
|
Julie Koepke
|
TX
|
34
|
45
|
Sage Canaday
|
CO
|
34.5
|
Leslie Semler
|
MA
|
33.1
|
46
|
Joshua Arthur
|
CO
|
34.325
|
Marylou Corino
|
Can
|
33
|
47
|
Owen Bradley
|
AL
|
34
|
Keely Henninger
|
CO
|
32.95
|
48
|
Michael Carson
|
AZ
|
33.5
|
Ashley Lister
|
PA
|
32.8
|
49
|
Yassine Diboun
|
OR
|
33.5
|
Leslie Howlett
|
UT
|
32.5
|
50
|
Jason Lantz
|
PA
|
32.85
|
Meghan Arbogast
|
CA
|
32.075
|