Soldotna Cycle Series draws record 91 participants

Soldotna Cycle Series draws record 91 participants

The bike boom continued on the central Kenai Peninsula on Thursday, with the Soldotna Cycle Series breaking its record with 91 combined participants in the 6- and 12-kilometer races at Tsalteshi Trails.

Tyle Owens won the 12-kilometer race in 25 minutes, 21 seconds, while Mike Crawford was second at 25:53 and Brian Beeson was third at 28:00. Morgan Aldridge took the win for the women, coming in at 29:59, which also was seventh overall. Jen Showalter was second at 32:04, while Melissa Smith came in third. The youth race went to Miles Moloney in 29:59, while Landen Showalter was second at 33:38 and Sean Raften was third was 35:41.

In the 6-kilometer event, Matt Brown was first at 15:51, Forrest Vest was second at 16:50 and Jackson Klein was third at 17:03. Megan Anderson was the top woman, and fourth overall, at 17:19, while Brianna Baeten was second at 18:34 and Laura Gerber was third at 21:20. The top youth racer was David Abel at 18:27, while Garrett Ussing was second at 18:28 and Cody Tunks was third at 18:54.

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There will be no race Thursday, because that’s the Fourth of July. The series resumes July 11 at the trailhead on Kalifornsky Beach. Registration and the kids ramble starts at 5:45 p.m., while racing begins at 6:15 p.m. The cost is $5 for Tsalteshi Trails Association members and $10 for nonmembers. Participants under 18 get to race one week for free.

Soldotna Cycle Series Race 1

12 kilometers

1. Tyle Owens – 25:21; 2. Mike Crawford – 25:53; 3. Brian Beeson – 28:00; 4. Jordan Chilson – 28:47; 5. Dave Edwards-Smith – 29:36; 6. Nathan Kincaid – 29:56; 7. Morgan Aldridge – 29:59 1st Place Women; 8. Miles Moloney – 29:59 1st Place Youth; 9. John Pothast – 30:18; 10. Tom Kobylarz – 30:31; 11. Jon Iannoccone – 30:47; 12. Rob Carson – 31:29; 13. Jamie Nelson – 31:52; 14. Joel Todd – 31:57; 15. Anthony Murray – 32:03; 16. Jen Showalter – 32:04 2nd Place Women; 17. Dustin Henkin – 32:29; 18. Landen Showalter – 33:38 2nd Place Youth; 19. Mark Forbes – 35:34; 20. Will Morrow – 35:59; 21. Sean Raften – 35:41 3rd Place Youth; 22. John Tabor – 36:30; 23. James Showalter – 37:10; 24. Ben Boersma – 37:50; 25. Ryan Nelson – 38:19.

26. Ethan Hogue – 39:58 Youth; 27. Melissa Smith – 3rd Place Women; 28. Alicia Driscoll – DNF.

6 kilometers

1. Matt Brown – 15:51; 2. Forrest Vest – 16:50; 3. Jackson Klein – 17:03; 4. Megan Anderson – 17:19 1st Place Women; 5. Ryan Christman – 17:38; 6. Joe Newby – 18:21; 7. David Abel – 18:27 1st Place Youth; 8. Garrett Ussing – 18:28 2nd Place Youth; 9. Brianna Baeten – 18:34 2nd Place Women; 10. Darren Sanger – 18:42; 11. Cody Tunks – 18:54 3rd Place Youth; 12. Eli Boettcher – 19:01 Youth; 13. Brady Baeton – 19:57 Youth; 14. Keenan Young – 19:59 Youth; 15. Titas Boettcher – 20:10 Youth; 16. Nikita Monyahan – 20:13 Youth; 17. Avery Powell – 20:23 Youth; 18. Cooper Tallent – 21:01 Youth; 19. Michael Nutter – 21:03 Youth; 20. Josiah Abel – 21:05 Youth; 21. Paxton McKnight – 21:20 Youth; 22. Laura Gerber – 21:20 3rd Place Women; 23. Justice Adcox – 21:52 Youth; 24. Sailor Tallent – 21:57 Youth; 25. Beka Baeten – 21:58 Youth.

26. William Smith – 22:07 Youth; 27. Whitney Owens – 22:17 Youth; 28. Kristin Morrow – 23:42 Women; 29. Lauri Lingafelt – 23:46 Women; 30. Carrie Wawrzyk – 23:47 Women; 31. Kaya Cox – 23:48 Youth; 32. Alexis Collins – 24:09 Youth; 33. Kim McMilin – 24:14 Women; 34. Rylan Broyles – 24:15 Youth; 35. Erick McKinley – 24:57 Youth; 36. Caden McKinley 24:58 Youth; 37. Sheilah-Margaret Pothast – 24:59 Women; 38. Breckin Sulley – 25:45 Youth; 39. Angie Sulley – 25:46 Women; 40. Colbie Broyles – 25:47 Youth; 41. Makayla McKinley – 25:50 Youth; 42. Caleb Abel – 25:53 Youth Youth; 43. Kyaran Matturo – 26:31 Youth; 44. Grace Morrow – 26:22 Women; 45. Quinn Cothran – 26:51; 46. Corbyn Crisp – 26:56 Youth; 47. Carl Kincaid – 26:57; 48. Alana McKinley – 27:09 Youth; 49. Aiden Collins – 28:36 Youth; 50. Cassie Collins – 28:36 Women.

51. Gus Cothran – 29:27 Youth; 52. Steve Cothran – 29:30; 53. Lucia Carson – 29:36 Youth; 54. Ruby Davis – 29:41 Youth; 55. Harper Wight – 30:13 Youth; 56. Gus Reimer – 30:47 Youth; 57. Adam Reimer – 30:47; 58. Jonathon White – 32:33 Youth; 59. Moriah McKinley – 39:10 Youth; 60. Alissa Boettcher – 39:34 Youth; 61. Mattie Johnston – 39:47 Youth; 62. Caroline Kapik – 46:18 Youth; 63. Ike Davis – DNF.

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