Sept. 27, 2014, the 36th annual benefit activity presented by the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation’s Junior Nordic ski team, sponsored by Sturtevants, Salomon and Sun Valley Resort. A total 171 finishers to the top—67 hiking (29 female and 38 male) and 80 racing (33 female and 47 male), plus 24 biking (6 female and 18 male). Finishing times in minutes and seconds; hours, minutes and seconds. The 1.86-mile course rose 3,140 vertical feet from the Warm Springs ski run bridge—elevation 5,880 feet—to the top of Baldy—elevation 9,020. Hill climb course records prior to 2014: Michael Tobin 35:11 in 1989 and Morgan Arritola 39:53 in 2010.
| FEMALE RACERS |
|
| 1—Mary Rose (9th overall) |
42:44:00 |
| 2—Brooke Hovey |
43:06:00 |
| 3—Makayla Cappel |
48:04:00 |
| 4—Jennifer Murdock |
49:20:00 |
| 5—Angenie McCleary |
50:00:00 |
| 6—Kim Kawaguchi |
50:34:00 |
| 7—Kelli Lusk |
51:24:00 |
| 8—Jenna Nurge |
52:45:00 |
| 9—Tizz Miller |
53:49:00 |
| 9—Darlene Young |
53:49:00 |
| 11—Kristen Helland Hanson |
54:30:00 |
| 12—Muffy Ritz |
54:53:00 |
| 13—Julie Cord |
55:10:00 |
| 14—Charlotte Alexander |
55:49:00 |
| 15—Amber Mullen |
58:17:00 |
| 16—Gabriele Andersen |
58:58:00 |
| 17—Lucy Bourret |
58:59:00 |
| 18—Lily Brunelle |
1.02:26 |
| 19—Kathleen Sheehan |
1.02:47 |
| 20—Liz Roquet |
1.03:03 |
| 21—Becky Yzaguirre |
1.05:17 |
| 22—Gloria Kimball |
1.05:20 |
| 23—Janelle Conners |
1.05:36 |
| 24—Eva DeWolfe |
1.06:02 |
| 25—Jill Parker |
1.06:34 |
| 26—Alexis Hanks |
1.07:32 |
| 27—Julie Carney |
1.08:31 |
| 28—Jessica Kisiel |
1.10:18 |
| 29—Cathy Curran |
1.12:01 |
| 30—Ella Wolter |
1.12:35 |
| 31—Karen Simpson |
1.20:49 |
| 32—Tory Canfield |
1.25:40 |
| 33—Barb Calvert |
1.28:30 |
| MALE RACERS |
|
| 1—Miles Havlick |
35:04:00 |
| 2—Miles Fink-Debray |
36:08:00 |
| 3—Ben Lustgarten |
38:04:00 |
| 4—Matt Gelso |
38:14:00 |
| 5—Bradon Becker |
40:09:00 |
| 6—Sam Wood |
41:07:00 |
| 7—Thomas Liby |
41:31:00 |
| 8—Jon Engen |
42:03:00 |
| 9—Richard Feldman |
42:47:00 |
| 10—John Kutz |
43:32:00 |
| 11—Ben Grasseschi |
43:51:00 |
| 12—Eric Chizum |
43:52:00 |
| 13—Hannes Achhorner |
44:32:00 |
| 14—Cooper Roquet |
44:35:00 |
| 15—Steve McCracken |
44:46:00 |
| 16—Rob Curran |
45:37:00 |
| 17—Patrick Csizmazia |
46:32:00 |
| 18—Adam Greene |
47:06:00 |
| 19—Will Raff |
47:13:00 |
| 20—John Reuter |
48:36:00 |
| 21—Lee Roquet |
48:44:00 |
| 22—John Seiller |
48:58:00 |
| 23—Drew Daley |
49:20:00 |
| 24—Reed Snyderman |
50:41:00 |
| 25—Benjamin Syus |
50:46:00 |
| 26—Jordan Latham |
52:03:00 |
| 27—Cleve Johnson |
52:36:00 |
| 28—Evan Lamborn |
52:51:00 |
| 29—Michael Sinnott |
53:04:00 |
| 30—Del Pletcher |
53:38:00 |
| 31—John Summers |
53:49:00 |
| 32—Jim McClatchy |
53:57:00 |
| 33—Kyle Rafford |
54:09:00 |
| 34—John Kearney Jr. |
54:35:00 |
| 35—Tom DeHart |
55:41:00 |
| 36—Joel Brazil |
56:11:00 |
| 37—Mike Wolter |
56:18:00 |
| 38—Eric Hall |
56:36:00 |
| 39—Michael Dunham |
58:24:00 |
| 40—Carl Bontrager |
58:37:00 |
| 41—Marc Driver |
1.01:43 |
| 42—Dave Bell |
1.01:53 |
| 43—Patrick Simpson |
1.01:56 |
| 44—Scott Curtis |
1.07:00 |
| 45—Sam East |
1.15:58 |
| 46—Hunter Kern |
1.17:47 |
| 47—Jim DeWolfe |
1.19:50 |
| FEMALE HIKERS |
|
| 1—Tricia Swartling (1st overall) |
51:34:00 |
| 2—Sonja Johnston (4th overall) |
57:48:00 |
| 3—Sara Relling (5th overall) |
57:56:00 |
| 4—Trina Benson (6th overall) |
58:47:00 |
| 5—Laura Johnson |
1.03:12 |
| 6—Heather Courtney |
1.05:53 |
| 7—Joan Curtis |
1.06:01 |
| 8—Kandy Blackburn |
1.09:38 |
| 9—Paula Viesturs |
1.09:53 |
| 10—Michelle Bitler |
1.10:40 |
| 11—Katherine Colgate |
1.11:03 |
| 12—Maggie Kohls |
1.11:07 |
| 13—Dorrie Marks |
1.11:30 |
| 14—Adriana Bouiss |
1.15:01 |
| 15—Mhs Caboose |
1.18:50 |
| 16—Sarah Clayton |
1.19:28 |
| 17—Carmen Finegan |
1.20:19 |
| 18—Haydu Quinto |
1.20:31 |
| 19—Jennie Devore |
1.21:36 |
| 20—Sage Curtis |
1.21:48 |
| 21—Theresa Panberton |
1.25:44 |
| 22—Jamey Kern |
1.27:11 |
| 23—Charlotte Westendorf |
1.29:16 |
| 24—Elizabeth Ellis |
1.29:19 |
| 25—Lori Cooley |
1.31:09 |
| 26—Marlow Geuin |
1.35:06 |
| 27—Dawn Phillips |
1.40:15 |
| 28—Coral Gehrke |
1.46:24 |
| 29—Lori Israel |
1.53:29 |
| MALE HIKERS |
|
| 1—David Currier |
52:10:00 |
| 2—Jim Bradford |
55:14:00 |
| 3—Brian Webber |
1.00:04 |
| 4—Michael Wise |
1.00:24 |
| 5—David Lister |
1.00:30 |
| 6—Brian Dirksmeier |
1.01:35 |
| 7—Daren Pennell |
1.01:46 |
| 8—David Gilbert |
1.02:49 |
| 9—David Butterfield |
1.03:24 |
| 10—John Kelley |
1.03:26 |
| 11—Sean Brawner |
1.04:36 |
| 12—Amos Galpin |
1.04:53 |
| 13—Chris Erickson |
1.06:23 |
| 14—Richard Stopol |
1.06:31 |
| 15—Randy Flynn |
1.07:49 |
| 16—Nathaniel Von Beither |
1.08:25 |
| 17—Wolfgang Kuhn |
1.08:31 |
| 18—Bob Erickson |
1.09:37 |
| 19—Mario Villa |
1.10:32 |
| 20—Jan Hegewald |
1.10:40 |
| 21—Jack Burke |
1.11:25 |
| 22—Michael McKenna |
1.11:40 |
| 23—David Karlsen |
1.12:01 |
| 24—Billy Cook |
1.13:07 |
| 25—Ridge Dirksmeier |
1.13:10 |
| 26—Jett Carruth |
1.13:15 |
| 27—Marshall Peterson |
1.14:55 |
| 28—Brian Caulkins |
1.15:45 |
| 29—Rob Clayton |
1.17:25 |
| 30—Mark Kern |
1.18:02 |
| 31—Benjamin Frank |
1.18:28 |
| 32—Skylar Cooley |
1.19:01 |
| 33—David Marks |
1.27:56 |
| 34—Ethan Marx |
1.32:01 |
| 35—Andy Parnes |
1.34:12 |
| 36—Jude Werth |
1.36:47 |
| 37—Huckle Dirksmeier |
1.36:59 |
| 39—Doug Fowler |
1.48:38 |
| MALE BIKING RACE |
|
| 1—Joshua Berry |
1.03:31 |
| 2—Richard Feldman |
1.05:36 |
| 3—John Reuter |
1.06:54 |
| 4—Eric Chizum |
1.07:55 |
| 5—Matt Luhn |
1.11:04 |
| 6—Adam Greene |
1.16:10 |
| 7—Kyle Rafford |
1.19:31 |
| 7—Joel Brazil |
1.19:31 |
| 9—Tom DeHart |
1.23:53 |
| 10—Marc Driver |
1.26:41 |
| 11—Michael Sinnott |
1.32:23 |
| 12—Scott Curtis |
1.32:28 |
| 13—John Kearney Jr. |
1.32:58 |
| 14—Dave Bell |
1.35:21 |
| 15—Herberth Corrales |
1.38:23 |
| 16—Jim DeWolfe |
1.47:23 |
| 17—Hunter Kern |
2.00:12 |
| 18—Ned Biggerlegs |
2.01:41 |
| CHEESO DOUBLE, MALE |
|
| 1—Richard Feldman |
1.48:23 |
| 2—Eric Chizum |
1.51:47 |
| 3-John Reuter |
1.55:30 |
| 4—Adam Greene |
2.03:16 |
| 5—Kyle Rafford |
2.13:40 |
| 6—Joel Brazil |
2.15:42 |
| 7—Tom DeHart |
2.19:34 |
| 8—Michael Sinnott |
2.25:27 |
| 9—John Kearney Jr. |
2.27:33 |
| 10—Marc Driver |
2.28:24 |
| 11—Dave Bell |
2.37:14 |
| 12—Scott Curtis |
2.39:28 |
| 13—Jim DeWolfe |
3.07:13 |
| 14—Hunter Kern |
3.17:59 |
| DNF—Herberth Corrales and Ned Biggerlegs |
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| FEMALE BIKING RACE |
|
| 1—Muffy Ritz (14th overall) |
1.33:43 |
| 2—Janelle Conners |
1.36:14 |
| 3—Jessica Kisiel |
1.36:24 |
| 4—Laura Theis |
1.45:18 |
| 5—Eva DeWolfe |
1.47:23 |
| 6—Tory Canfield |
2.01:59 |
| CHEESO DOUBLE, FEMALE |
|
| 1—Muffy Ritz (11th overall) |
2.28:36 |
| 2-Janelle Conners |
2.41:50 |
| 3—Jessica Kisiel |
2.46:42 |
| 4—Eva DeWolfe |
2.55:07 |
| 5—Tory Canfield |
3.27:39 |
TIME IMPROVEMENTS OVER 2013
Racers—Janelle Conners 16:27, John Kearney Jr. 14:14, Ella Wolter 12:13, Jenna Nurge 6:14, Brooke Hovey 5:23, Tom DeHart 3:04, Karen Simpson 2:25, Angenie McCleary 2:24, Will Raff 2:23, Hannes Achhorner 2:22, Cooper Roquet 1:00, Kim Kawaguchi 0:58, Cleve Johnson 0:57, Kyle Rafford 0:34, Miles Fink-Debray 0:33, Eric Hall 0:20, Patrick Simpson 0:18, Jon Engen 0:14. Richard Feldman (42:47) had exactly the same time as 2013.
Hikers—Sean Brawner 29:41, Maggie Kohls 23:13, Kandy Blackburn 12:13, Sage Curtis 8:29, David Marks 8:08, Ridge Dirksmeier 7:51, John Kelley 5:36, Huck Dirksmeier 5:05, Benjamin Frank 5:01, Michael Wise 4:03, Dorrie Marks 1:56, Jan Hegewald 1:06, Charlotte Westendorf 1:05.
Biking—Tom DeHart 5:58, Janelle Conners 5:23, John Kearney Jr. 1:51, Kyle Rafford 0:42.
Double Cheeso—John Kearney Jr. 16:05, Tom DeHart 9:02.
| HISTORY |
|
| 1979—54 finishers |
|
| Greg Stone |
40:50:00 |
| Gabriele Andersen (20th) |
49:43:00 |
| 1980—48 finishers |
|
| Dave Bingham |
38:17:00 |
| Gabriele Andersen (14th) |
47:28:00 |
| 1981—60 finishers |
|
| Dave Bingham |
40:31:00 |
| Jane Reynolds (18th tie) |
50:36:00 |
| 1982—71 finishers |
|
| Craig Kjesbo |
40:29:00 |
| E.J. Harpham (35th) |
51:28:00 |
| 1983—72 finishers |
|
| Michael Tobin |
38:44:00 |
| Ruthie Matthes (18th) |
46:54:00 |
| 1984—82 finishers |
|
| Michael Tobin |
39:59:00 |
| Susie Patterson (6th) |
42:49:00 |
| 1985—59 finishers |
|
| Michael Tobin |
38:00:00 |
| Cindy Zapponi (19th) |
46:10:00 |
| 1986—54 finishers |
|
| Michael Tobin |
35:36:00 |
| Susie Patterson (7th) |
44:26:00 |
| 1987—74 finishers |
|
| Thane Lever |
39:00:00 |
| Will Raff |
39:00:00 |
| Alison Kiesel (25th) |
48:39:00 |
| 1988—95 finishers |
|
| Michael Tobin |
37:16:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (23rd) |
47:37:00 |
| 1989—106 finishers |
|
| Michael Tobin |
35:11:00 |
| Dawn Farmer (34th) |
48:46:00 |
| 1990—87 finishers (River Run) |
|
| Kevin Sweeney |
49:34:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (10th) |
56:52:00 |
| 1991—150 finishers |
|
| Kevin Sweeney |
37:30:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (19th) |
46:22:00 |
| 1992—147 finishers |
|
| Bill Nurge |
36:32:00 |
| Muffy Ritz (30th) |
49:06:00 |
| 1993—124 finishers |
|
| Adam Heaney |
37:30:00 |
| Kelly O'Neill (28th) |
52:56:00 |
| 1994—120 finishers |
|
| Adam Heaney |
38:49:00 |
| Jane Hoopes (17th) |
48:19:00 |
| 1995—230 finishers |
|
| Danny Albright |
38:59:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (20th) |
45:46:00 |
| 1996—213 finishers |
|
| Karl Van Calcar |
38:22:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (7th) |
45:57:00 |
| 1997—299 finishers |
|
| Bill Nurge |
39:12:00 |
| Kelly McCann (15th) |
45:02:00 |
| 1998—213 finishers |
|
| Bill Nurge |
38:45:00 |
| Jen Douglas (8th) |
42:46:00 |
| 1999—209 finishers |
|
| Robert Whitney |
35:52:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (14th) |
44:19:00 |
| 2000—176 finishers |
|
| Bill Nurge |
38:49:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (9th) |
44:21:00 |
| 2001—185 finishers |
|
| Whitney Albright |
37:40:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (12th) |
44:23:00 |
| 2002—173 finishers |
|
| Ryan Schmidt |
37:15:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (18th) |
44:55:00 |
| 2003—187 finishers |
|
| Ryan Schmidt |
36:28:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (21st) |
44:26:00 |
| 2004—196 finishers |
|
| Whitney Albright |
37:03:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (12th) |
42:43:00 |
| 2005—163 finishers |
|
| Whitney Albright |
36:56:00 |
| Jenny Tobin (8th) |
41:56:00 |
| 2006—170 finishers |
|
| Miles Fink-Debray |
35:31:00 |
| Morgan Arritola (12th) |
41:34:00 |
| 2007—131 finishers |
|
| Miles Fink-Debray |
36:31:00 |
| Morgan Arritola (13th) |
41:40:00 |
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| 2008—192 racing/hiking finishers |
|
| Miles Fink-Debray |
37:29:00 |
| Hether Holter (12th) |
48:25:00 |
| 2008—38 biking finishers |
|
| Cody Peterson |
1.07:50 |
| Rebecca Rusch (10th) |
1.19:26 |
| 2008—11 Baldy Double finishers |
|
| Bill Nurge |
1.55:25 |
| Rebecca Rusch (3rd) |
2.11:09 |
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| 2009—226 racing/hiking finishers |
|
| Miles Fink-Debray |
36:31:00 |
| Adrienne Leugers (7th) |
45:04:00 |
| 2009—44 biking finishers |
|
| Matt Luhn |
1.05:53 |
| Kim Taylor (13th) |
1.25:15 |
| 2009—24 Cheeso Double finishers |
|
| Dave Harrison |
1.54:09 |
| Kim Taylor (6th) |
2.16:57 |
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| 2010—224 racing/hiking finishers |
|
| Miles Fink-Debray |
36:23:00 |
| Morgan Arritola (4th) |
39:53:00 |
| 2010—47 biking finishers |
|
| Matt Luhn |
1.05:35 |
| Sara Schroeder (18th) |
1.24:18 |
| 2010—28 Cheeso Double finishers |
|
| Bill Nurge |
1.51:08 |
| Sara Schroeder (14th) |
2.20:38 |
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| 2011—181 racing/hiking finishers |
|
| Michael Tobin |
37:08:00 |
| Chelsea Holmes (10th) |
42:46:00 |
| 2011—43 biking finishers |
|
| Dave Harrison |
1.08:49 |
| Rebecca Rusch (11th) |
1.15:23 |
| 2011—24 Cheeso Double finishers |
|
| Whit Albright |
1.54:47 |
| Rebecca Rusch (6th) |
2.04:40 |
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| 2012—163 racing/hiking finishers |
|
| Miles Fink-Debray |
36:09:00 |
| Lucy Garrec (13th) |
44:50:00 |
| 2012—48 biking finishers |
|
| Michael Tobin |
1.03:38 |
| Brooke Hovey (14th) |
1.13:53 |
| 2012—33 Cheeso Double finishers |
|
| Michael Tobin |
1.41:53 |
| Brooke Hovey (12th) |
2.02:34 |
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| 2013—135 racing/hiking finishers |
|
| Miles Fink-Debray |
36:41:00 |
| Jena Greaser (14th) |
48:08:00 |
| 2013—23 biking finishers |
|
| Richard Feldman |
1.03:37 |
| Brooke Hovey (6th) |
1.16:08 |
| 2013—13 Cheeso Double finishers |
|
| Richard Feldman |
1.46:25 |
| Brooke Hovey (4th) |
2.04:38 |
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| 2014—146 racing/hiking finishers |
|
| Miles Havlick |
35:04:00 |
| Mary Rose (9th) |
42:44:00 |
| 2014—24 biking finishers |
|
| Joshua Berry |
1.03:31 |
| Muffy Ritz (14th) |
1.33:43 |
| 2014—19 Cheeso Double finishers |
|
| Richard Feldman |
1.48:23 |
| Muffy Ritz (11th) |
2.28:36 |
