Runners and walkers honored the memory of a fine young man, Willie Neal, during Saturday's "Willie's Run for the Environment," at Hulen Meadows Park north of Ketchum. There were 91 participants for the senior project of Wood River High School student Daniel Sundali.
The 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) trail run remembered Jackson Hole's Willie Neal, 19. He was a Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation cross-country skier who died in a June 2009 roller skiing accident in Maine. Proceeds went to the Willie Neal Environmental Awareness Fund.
Leading male and female runners were Jeremy Skinner and Martha DeWolfe. In the kids' race, Georgia Morgan, 5, ended up first and Hank Morgan, 3, was second. Sundali said, "Thanks to all of the volunteers and sponsors who helped at the race. We couldn't have done it without you."
Results follow:
Willie Neal runners (place and age)
1—Jeremy Skinner, 32 18:10
2—Erik Fagerstrom, 18 18:51
3—Scott Tucker, 47 19:24
4—Ian Havlick, 21 19:46
5—Steve Dondero, 31 20:21
6—Torin Tucker, 16 20:52
7—Chris Mallory, 27 21:11
8—Martha DeWolfe, 19 21:31
9—Bob Rosso, 62 22:09
10—Eliot Neal, 18 22:23
11—Eeva Praegitzer, 27 22:39
12—Zach Lindahl, 14 23:19
13—Eva DeWolfe, 45 23:48
14—John Tormey, 43 24:16
15—John Seiller, 43 24:23
16—Will Long, 12 24:56
17—Fred Burke, 38 25:02
18—Charles Anderson, 55 25:05
19—Laura Theis, 26 25:20
20—Ashley McQueen, 25 25:21
21—Jimmy Ades, 24 25:22
22—Daniel Hollis, 31 25:23
23—Ketchum Beowulf, 14 25:58
24—Salvador Adicoff, 14 26:00
25—Ashley Crawford, 31 26:02
26—Emmitt Say, 12 26:03
27—Elana King-Nakoaka, 14 26:08
28—John Radford 26:23
29—Candy Funk 26:29
30—Tricia Swartling, 43 26:57
31—Kelly Bird, 49 27:09
32—Katie Feldman, 13 27:22
33—Jennett Zimmerman, 35 27:29
34—Sue Radford 28:17
35—Louise Breen, 30 28:35
36—Katherine Schroeder, 27 28:49
36—Kim Nalen, 53 28:49
36—Gloria Kimball, 53 28:49
39—Julie LaFleur, 43 28:51
40—Sue Engelmann, 50 28:53
41—Emily Siegel, 11 28:55
42—Julie Siegel, 43 29:01
43—Wanda Cole, 53 29:04
44—Casey Finegan, 31 29:55
45—Cygnia Rapp, 37 29:57
46—Morgan Arritola, 23 30:32
47—Mikey Sinnott, 24 30:36
48—Johannes Thum, 24 30:37
49—Martha Hausmann, 41 30:39
50—Todd Krankkala, 50 30:42
51—Nancie Krankkala, 48 30:46
52—Ellie Gilbreath, 47 30:47
53—Kris Stouffer, 45 31:03
54—Joney Otteson, 49 31:22
55—Jan Turzian 31:26
56—Lucas DeWolfe, 11 31:27
57—Muffy Ritz, 52 32:27
58—Maddie Flade, 18 32:40
59—JoAnn Levy, 69 32:50
60—Teresa Niederhausern, 37 33:54
60—Kaley Wilt, 13 33:54
60—Heidi Watanabe, 46 33:54
63—Jan Wygle, 58 35:10
64—Julie Dahlgren, 64 36:38
65—Mike Turzian, 55 38:19
66—Jan Williams, 53 39:55
67—Elli/Matt Seigal 39:56
68—Theo Gund, 66 42:08
68—Sophie Craighead, 50 42:08
70—Khayman Stouffer, 17 43:37
70—Andrew McKean, 15 43:37
72—Paula Perry, 55 43:38
73—Stuart McKean, 11 44:05
73—Ken McKean, 48 44:05
Other participants: Kathie Rivers, Bill Sundali, Uncle Grumpy, Cindy Dondero, Kiki Martin, Badge Rosso, Penny Harper, Charlotte Unger, Susan Usher, Mary Neal, Bill Neal, Peter Neal, Kitty Durtschi, Martin Durtschi and Wendy Jaquet.
The family of Willie Neal joins run organizer Danny Sundali (right) during Saturday’s run at Hulen Meadows Park. From left, they are Peter Neal, Bill Neal, Mary Neal and Eliot Neal. Express photo by Mark Oliver
