Wood River Valley athletes took part in Saturday's 32nd annual Pole, Pedal, Paddle event always held on the final Saturday of skiing at Jackson Hole (Wyo.) Mountain Resort.
The event attracted 174 teams and individuals. It featured a three-mile, 3,500 vertical foot alpine ski leg, a 2.4-mile running leg that replaced the usual 10-kilometer cross-country ski segment, a 19.8-mile bicycle leg and a nine-mile boating leg on the Snake River.
It was a fundraiser for the Jackson Hole Ski and Snowboard Club.
Winning the Racing Women's Individual class was former Ketchum athlete Dayna Deuter of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Placing second in Masters Men Individual was Mike Hipsher of Ketchum.
Second-place finisher in Racing Mixed Team was the SVGC foursome of Bryce Turzian, Jenny Bressler, Mike Stemp and Ryan Casey. Locals finishing fourth in Racing Men's Team were Scott Krankkala, Taylor Sundali, Ian Havlick and Reid Pletcher.
Among the runners, Sundali had the third-best leg, Turzian the fourth-best alpine leg and Havlick the sixth-best bike leg.
Local results follow:
Racing Women's Individual: 1—Dayna Deuter 4:23.2 alpine (29th), 23:05.2 running (101st), 46:51.5 biking (25th) and 1.00:39.2 boating (20th) for a grand total of 2.14:59.0.
Masters Men's Individual: 2—Mike Hipsher 5:07.7 alpine (86th), 23:36.1 running (109th), 49:45.2 biking (59th) and 1.01:06.8 boating (23rd) for 2.19:35.7.
Racing Mixed Team: 2—SVGC with Bryce Turzian 3:25.5 alpine (4th), Jenny Bressler 21:28.2 running (68th), Mike Stemp 47:31.3 biking (32nd) and Ryan Casey 57:18.2 boating (10th) for 2.09:43.1.
Racing Men's Team: 4—Team Shake & Bake with Scott Krankkala 4:26.1 alpine (33rd), Taylor Sundali 16:20.8 running (3rd), Ian Havlick 41:02.3 biking (6th) and Reid Pletcher 1.00:20.6 boating (17th) for 2.02:09.8.
