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Results posted for Celebrate Life! 5K

ABC Life Choices held the Celebrate Life! 5-kilometer run Saturday, June 14, on a course starting and finishing at Soldotna Bible Chapel.

The victories went to Joshua Nyitrai in 19 minutes, 51 seconds, in the men’s run, Maddie Yakos in 22:44 in the women’s run, Benjamin Blossom in 23:17 in the youth boys run and Camille Burke in 23:00 in the youth girls run.

Complete results follow:

Men’s 5K: 1. Joshua Nyitrai 19:51; 2. John Jantzi 19:54; 3. Silas Barnes 21.08; 4. Father Ed Burke 21:14; 5. Anthony Long 21:24; 6. Atlas Burke 21:38; 7. Morgan Nash 22:03; 8. Caleb Abel 22:21; 9. Lucas Oyoumick 22:40; 10. Jack Meyers 23:12; 11. Daniel Steffensen 23:27; 12. Kirk Weaver 24:01; 13. Shane Snader 24:21; 14. Nate Mole 24:24; 15. Talon Musgrove 24:32; 16. Chase 25:47; 17. Bill Wood 26:21; 18. Michael Rust 27:06; 19. Victor Henderson 27:17; 20. David Blossom 27:20; 21. Titus Mease 27:29; 22. Nehemiah Barnes 27:31; 23. Maximus Burke 27:35; 24. David Abel 28:47; 25. Jonas Oyoumick 29:10; 26. Leif Johnson 29:11; 27. Connor Barry 29:35; 28. Holden McGarry 31:24; 29.Cody Neuendorf 31:34; 30. Stanley Steffensen 33:11; 31. Logan Ringquist 33:27; 32. Eli Deatherage 37:55; 33. Eli Wonser 44:26.

Women’s 5K: 1. Maddie Yakos 22:44; 2. Viorica Thompson 23:33; 3. Sierra Smith 23:44; 4. Zoey Weaver 25:06; 5. Brooke Hesse 25:32; 6. Abigail Price 25:34; 7. Michelle Bishop 25:52; 8. Kalia Snader 25:57; 9. Leanne Gordon 27:00; 10. Jessica England 27:10; 11. Kateland Nyitrai 27:51; 12. Abigail Bishop 27:55; 13. Christine LeClair 29:00; 14. Rachel Boehmler 29:36; 15. Connie Currier 30:13; 16. Karlene Meyers 30:48; 17. Delores Ruiz 30:51; 18. Rachel Neuendorf 31:40; 19. Olivia Bishop 31:41; 20. Courtney Abel 32:39; 21. Shelly Yoder 33:04; 22. Magpie Chatham 33:38; 23. Tabitha Stoltzfus 33:38; 24. DeeAnn Steffensen 34:15; 25. Jessica Reagin 34:43; 26. Chloe Deatherage 34:53; 27.Elizabeth Coz 38:03; 28. Carlee Faircloth 44:23.

Youth Boys 5K: 1. Benjamin Blossom 23:17; 2. Isaac Wonnacott 25:54; 3. Xavier Burke 26:12; 4. Earnest Mease 27:28; 5. Sam Barry 29:25; 6. Ryder Schultz 29:55; 7. Malachi Abel 31:30; 8. Elias Deatherage 33:27; 9. Lincoln Ringquist 33:27; 10. Isaak Abel 33:52; 11. Wade Schultz 37:13; 12. Silas Wonnacott 42:08.

Youth Girls 5K: 1. Camille Burke 23:00; 2. Evie Gilbert 27:36; 3. Rose Burke 28:10; 4. Samantha Snader 29:17; 5. Mary Snader 30:14; 6. Copper Fannon 31:13; 7. Ember Neuendorf 31:40; 8. Arwen Yoder 32:00; 9. Jasmine Stoltzfus 33:42: 10. Katie Deatherage 37:55.

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