Owens, Brennan take Cycle Series 12K while Brown, Nelson win 6K

Tyle Owens and Angie Brennan took 12-kilometer victories Thursday night in week three of the Soldotna Cycle Series on the Tsalteshi Trails.

Owens blazed the course with a time of 30 minutes, 30 seconds, beating John-Mark Pothast by 36 seconds. Brennan finished 12th overall as the women’s winner in 36:09, beating Morgan Aldridge by 2:10, and the top youth rider was Landen Showalter in 17th overall with a time of 38:55.

Matt Brown and Sheryl Nelson emerged victorious in the 6K events, with Brown winning in a time of 19:18 over second-place and women’s winner Nelson, who finished in 21:44. Toli Boutwell took third overall as the youth winner in 22:07.

Soldotna Cycle Series race #3

Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails

6K — 1. Matt Brown, 19:18; 2. Sheryl Nelson (1st woman), 21:44; 3. Toli Boutwell (1st youth), 22:07; 4. Elizabeth Earl, 22:09; 5. Morgan Davie, 22:47; 6. Sean Raften, 23:01; 7. Kristin Morrow, 23:09; 8. Julie Laker, 24:51; 9. Ollie Dahl, 24:59; 10. Tor Dahl, 25:09; 11. Stephanie Kobylarz, 25:15; 12. Josh Smith, 25:23; 13. Will Smith, 25:41; 14. Audrey McDonald, 26:21; 15. Lauri Lingafelt, 27:08; 16. Joel Moss, 28:13; 17. Cooper Tallent, 28:14; 18. Toby Long, 29:29; 19. Caleb Long, 30:20; 20. Sheila Margaret Pothast, 30:44; 21. Lexi Collins, 31:33; 22. Sara Dennis, 31:34; 23. Cassie Collins, 31:35; 24. Wanda Kincaid, 31:54; 25. Sailor Tallent, 32:40; 26. Nels Dahl, 35:44; 27. Levi Smith, 36:27; 28. Teagan Kobylarz, 38:00; 29. Kailey Stinnet, 46:43; 30. Tom Kobylarz, 46:47; 31. Olivia Kobylarz, 48:05.

12K — 1. Tyle Owens, 30:30; 2. John-Mark Pothast, 31:06; 3. Brian Beeson, 33:18; 4. Mike Crawford, 33:32; 5. Eric Willets, 33:44; 6. Jordan Theisen, 34:06; 7. Matthew Dura, 35:05; 8. Scott Summers, 35:26; 9. Dave Edwards Smith, 35:28; 10. Jordan Chilson, 35:49; 11. Nathan Kincaid, 36:03; 12. Angie Brennan (1st woman), 36:09; 13. Kevin Lauver, 36:17; 14. Jamie Nelson, 36:39; 15. Morgan Aldridge, 38:19; 16. Rob Carson, 38:45; 17. Landen Showalter (1st youth), 38:55; 18. Jen Showalter, 38:57; 19. Jim Hall, 38:59; 20. Chase Laker, 39:04; 21. Jeff McDonald, 39:10; 22. Jon Iannoconne, 39:32; 23. Will Morrow, 39:49; 24. Joel Todd, 41:11; 25. John Pothast, 41:20; 26. Mark Forbes, 42:02; 27. James Showalter, 43:30; 28. Jack Laker, 44:06; 29. Hollis Swan, 44:10; 30. Carl Kincaid, 44:15; 31. Dylan Hogue, 44:24; 32. Patty Moran, 44:38; 33. Jen Tabor, 45:53; 34. Dana Cochran, 46:31; 35. John Tabor, 46:31; 36. Mark Laker, 47:30; 37. Ethan Hogue, 50:19; 38. Dana McDonald, 50:26; 39. Darryl Kincaid, 51:34; 40. Peter DiCarlo, 52:15; 41. Madison McDonald, 52:53; 42. Tony Oliver, 54:54; 43. Robert Carson, 59:14.

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