DOWAGIAC — Michael Nussa of Fort Wayne, Ind. And Valerie Burns of Granger, Ind. captured the 10K titles at the 37th Annual Steve’s Run Saturday morning.

Nussa ran a time of 34:04 to beat Ben Jacobs from Three Rivers by nearly a half a minute as Jacobs ran a time of 34:33. Miguel Lozano Jr. of Mishawaka, Ind. (34:35), Brad Hess of Fort Wayne (34:40) and Samuel Felton of St. Joseph (35:13) rounded out the top five finishers.

Niles’ Sam VandenHeede grabbed a 12th place finish with a time of 39:19.

Burns, who was the overall 5K winner in 2008 and placed fifth in the 5K in 2009, finished with a time of 40:52 on Saturday.

Thereseann Huprikar of Freeport was second with a time of 40:56, while Adrienne Curtis of Evansville, Ind. was third (43:11), Jordan Mornout, also of Evansville, was fourth (43:11) and Middlebury, Ind.’s Olivia Golden was fifth (44:45).

Cassopolis’ Abigail Paul earned a top 10 finish as she ran 46:35 to finish ninth.

37th Steve’s Run

10K Run

Overall Male winner

Michael Nussa, Fort Wayne, Ind. 34:04

Overall Female winner

Valerie Burns, Granger, Ind. 40:52

Masters Male winner

Dave Bussard, Elkart, Ind. 35:52

Masters Female winner

Audrey Benes, Chicago 46:44

Top 5 Male

1. Michael Nussa, Fort Wayne, Ind. 34:04, 2. Ben Jacobs, Three Rivers 34:33, 3. Migel Lozano Jr., Mishawaka, Ind 34:35, 4. Brad Hess, Fort Wayne, Ind. 34:40, 5. Samual Felton, St. Joseph 35:13

To 5 Female

1. Valerie Burns, Granger, Ind. 40:52, 2. Therseann Huprikar, Freeport 40:56, 3. Adrienne Curtis, Evansville, Ind. 43:11, 4. Jordan Mornout, Evansville, Ind. 43:11, 5. Olivia Golden, Middlebury, Ind.  44:45

Age Division winners

10-11 Female

Megan Stilwell, Valparaiso, Ind. 54:14

12-13 Male

Nicholas Solis, Portage, Ind. 42:36

12-13 Female

Madison Miller, Syracuse, Ind. 48:22

14-15 Male

Dustin Balboa, Portage, Ind. 36:36

14-15 Female

Olivia Golden, Middlebury, Ind. 44:45

16-18 Male

Miguel Lozano Jr., Mishawaka, Ind. 34:35

16-18 Female

Jennifer Schrock, Goshen, Ind. 45:16

19-24 Male

Michael Nussa, Fort Wayne, Ind. 34:04

19-24 Female

Valerie Burns, Granger, Ind. 40:52

25-29 Male

Bruct Faltynski, South Bend, Ind. 37:55

25-29 Female

Shannon McCormick, Rockford 50:43

30-34 Male

Adam Kelm, Allegan 39:50

30-34 Female

Abigail Paul, Cassopolis 46:35

35-39 Male

Joseph Li, San Jose, Calif. 41:08

35-39 Female

Christine Li, San Jose, Calif. 49:14

40-44 Male

Eric Green, Pontiac 36:00

40-44 Female

Audrey Benes, Chicago 46:44

45-49 Male

Ed McCollum, South Bend, Ind. 41:44

45-49 Female

Deborah Miller, Goshen, Ind. 52:30

50-54 Male

David Bussard, Elkhart, Ind. 35:52

50-54 Female

Melody Bailey, Tuscon, Ariz. 49:52

55-59 Male

Steven Edwards, Dundee 45:20

55-59 Female

Tamara Steil, Grandville 51:37

60-64 Male

Steve Smith, Granger 52:07

60-64 Female

Adele Pitt, Codahy, Wisc. 58:19

65-69 Male

Vaughn Smith, Elkhart, Ind. 45:58

65-69 Female

Kay Caskey, Decatur 1:14:54

70-74 Male

Gus Kuhn, Osceola, Ind. 55:29

70-74 Female

Mary Connolly, South Bend, Ind. 1:10:54