Peninsula racers compete at Tour of Anchorage

Peninsula racers compete at Tour of Anchorage

Kenai Peninsula athletes put together several top-10 finishes in the Tour of Anchorage ski and bike races Sunday.

Bradley Walters of Soldotna led the peninsula by finishing sixth in the 40-kilometer men’s freestyle with a time of 1 hour, 58 minutes and 42 seconds. Tucker Mueller of Kenai was seventh in the men’s 25-kilometer classic at 1:50:55, while Soldotna’s Melissa Smith was 10th in the women’s 40-kilometer freestyle at 2:22:21. In the biking events, Homer’s Catriona Reynolds was 10th in the women’s 50-kilometer at 3:51:49.

Sunday

Peninsula finishers

MEN

25-kilometer classic — 7. Tucker Mueller, Kenai, 1 hour, 50 minutes, 55 seconds; 41. Christopher Beaudoin, Kenai, 3:02:19; 44. Marcus Mueller, Kenai, 3:13.33.

25-kilometer freestyle — 61. Jonah Swiderski, Seward, 1:51:46; 78. Glenn Seaman, Homer, 1:55:52.

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40-kilometer freestyle — 6. Bradley Walters, Soldotna, 1:58:42; 15. Jeremy Kupferschmid, Soldotna, 2:02:31; 45. Tom Seggerman, Sterling, 2:25:53; 80. Collin Atkinson, Seward, 2:42:59; 82. Bernard Stratman, Soldotna, 2:43:36; 113. Jordan Chilson, Soldotna, 3:05:55.

40-kilometer bike — 37. Joe Martin, Homer, 2:43:40.

50-kilometer freestyle — 31. Charles DiMarzio, Seward, 2:37:30; 33. Joey Klecka, Kenai, 2:38:30; 58. Frederick Dickerson, Homer, 2:50:54; 91. Jeffrey Helminiak, Kenai, 3:05:15; 179. Jon Berryman, Homer, 4:27:26; 182. Beau Berryman, Homer, 5:10:41.

WOMEN

25-kilometer classic — 39. Gina Gregoire, Soldotna, 3:07:26; 49. Jane Adkins, Kenai, 3:25:13; 59. Meg Mueller, Kenai, 4:16:09; 60. Lisa Chambers, Soldotna, 4:29:06.

25-kilometer freestyle — 97. Kim Sweeny, Homer, 2:19:30; 134. Lyn Maslow, Homer, 2:57:21; 140. Amanda Taylor, Kenai, 3:07:23; 144. Cindy Miller, Kenai, 3:27:26.

40-kilometer freestyle — 10. Melissa Smith, Soldotna, 2:22:21; 41. Kathleen Sorensen, Seward, 2:43:35; 45. Binget Nilsson, Seward, 2:44:56; 70. Patty Moran, Soldotna, 3:03:49; 74. Elizabeth Earl, Soldotna, 3:05:57.

40-kilometer bike — 28. Tammy LaFrancois, Soldotna, 2:55:19; 42. Andrea Caballero, Soldotna, 3:27:57.

50-kilometer freestyle — 15. Stacey Buckelew, Homer, 2:56:44; 20. Tara Schmidt, Homer, 3:01:11; 46. Morgan Aldridge, Sterling, 3:43:03.

50-kilometer bike — 10. Catriona Reynolds, Homer, 3:51:49.

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