Theisen, Calvert win Salmon Run race #1

A pair of Kenai Central High cross-country leaders prevailed on the first night of the Salmon Run Series in Soldotna.

Jordan Theisen, a 2015 KCHS graduate, won the five-kilometer race over the field of 136 runners held on the Tsalteshi Trails with a fast time of 17 minutes, 24 seconds, while incoming Kenai senior Jaycie Calvert crossed the line as the women’s winner in 21:50, taking sixth overall.

Theisen currently attends Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota, with brother, Jonah, and cruised to Wednesday’s win under sunny skies over second-place Bradley Walters, who finished in 19:08. Mike Crawford took third in 20:38.

Calvert beat women’s runner-up Brooke Satathite by 1:15, with third-place Gabriel Juliussen another six seconds back in 23:11.

The five-race series continues next Wednesday with race day registration at 5 p.m. and races at 6 p.m. The series runs each Wednesday night until Aug. 8 at the Tsalteshi Trails behind Skyview Middle School.

Salmon Run Series #1

Wednesday at Tsalteshi Trails

1. Jordan Theisen, 17:24; 2. Bradley Walters, 19:08; 3. Mike Crawford, 20:38; 4. Tucker Mueller, 21:38; 5. Joey Klecka, 21:39; 6. Jaycie Calvert, 21:50; 7. Jeffrey Helminiak, 21:55; 8. Gregory Fallon, 21:59; 9. Jack Laker, 22:06; 10. Jeff Sims, 22:26; 11. Jeff McDonald, 22:44; 12. Josh Foster, 22:51; 13. Brooke Satathite, 23:05; 14. John Paul Dammeyer, 23:08; 15. Gabriel Juliussen, 23:11; 16. Erika Arthur, 23:21; 17. Leah Fallon, 23:33; 18. Zach Burns, 23:37; 19. Kevin Lauver, 23:45; 20. Tanis Lorring, 23:51; 21. Michael Sheffert, 23:51; 22. Joseph Dammeyer, 24:09; 23. Kent Peterson, 24:11; 24. Isabella Dammeyer, 24:16; 25. Chase Laker, 24:29;

26. Matt Dammeyer, 24:40; 27. Kellie Arthur, 24:48; 28. Logan Satathite, 25:03; 29. Luke Armstrong, 25:06; 30. Tyler Hippchen, 25:10; 31. Ellie Burns, 25:13; 32. Carl Kincaid, 25:26; 33. Isaac Nilssen, 25:40; 34. Summer Foster, 25:41; 35. Elizabeth Hardie, 25:41; 36. Susan Craig, 25:47; 37. Michael Cutter, 26:11; 38. Troy Glidden, 26:11; 39. Alice Main, 26:30; 40. Chase Martin, 26:48; 41. Terese Schomogyi, 26:55; 42. Joel Burns, 27:08; 43. Jodi Hanson, 27:19; 44. Chris Logan, 27:19; 45. Rick Luebke, 27:57; 46. Chad Arthur, 27:57; 47. Dylan Hogue, 28:14; 48. Jamie Nelson, 28:18; 49. Allie McGahan, 28:21; 50. Ricardo Rubio, 28:26;

51. James Dammeyer, 29:12; 52. Zander Miller, 29:17; 53. Waylon Gillikin, 29:18; 54. Emerson Lorring, 29:28; 55. Teresa Fallon, 29:30; 56. Jenna Tureman, 29:35; 57. Amy Anderson, 29:37; 58. Sondra Stonecipher, 29:44; 59. Cooper Tallent-Darling, 29:51; 60. Leah Streich, 29:55; 61. Marci Luebke, 29:57; 62. Karalyn Veihdeffer, 29:59; 63. Jim Krein, 30:05; 64. Ricardo Lusch, 30:22; 65. Ruben Foster, 30:33; 66. Landen Showalter, 30:59; 67. Cynthia McMillin, 31:02; 68. Laur Ellsworth, 31:05; 69. Alyssa Nilssen, 31:08; 70. Jen Showalter, 31:36; 71. Carrie Wawrzyk, 32:01; 72. Joel Moss, 32:05; 73. Laura Sanborn, 32:14; 74. EmmaClare Dammeyer, 32:18; 75. Maria Dammeyer, 32:21;

76. Kate Harris, 32:22; 77. Patty Moran, 32:22; 78. Thaddeus Lingenfelter, 32:30; 79. Kat Sorensen, 32:59; 80. Luci Salzer, 33:04; 81. Marcus Mueller, 33:05; 82. Sharon Oyao, 33:18; 83. Madison McDonald, 33:21; 84. Emily Moss, 33:22; 85. Tiffany Eck, 33:28; 86. Jordan Ruffner, 33:30; 87. Ethan Hogue, 33:30; 88. Lanie Hughes, 33:46; 89. Travis Johnson, 33:47; 90. Chris Trammell, 33:47; 91. Fred Koski, 33:54; 92. Sheilah-Margaret Pothast, 34:05; 93. John Pothast, 34:05; 94. Breanna McConnell, 34:19; 95. Dana McDonald, 34:41; 96. Matt Bron, 34:41; 97. Forrest Vest, 34:42; 98. Dohn Cho, 34:55; 99. Robert Carson, 35:02; 100. Robert Carson, 35:04;

101. Thomas Kobylarz, 35:04; 102. Terri Cowart, 35:07; 103. Teresa Fallon, 35:14; 104. Kate Swaby, 35:18; 105. Kelyse Beilfuss, 36:39; 106. Mary Rhyner, 36:40; 107. April Chilton, 36:52; 108. Brad Stonecipher, 36:53; 109. Audrey McDonald, 37:19; 110. Rebecca Rampton, 37:37; 111. Bill Butsic, 37:56; 112. Leif Laker, 38:27; 113. Julie Laker, 38:28; 114. Maryjane Hadaway, 38:32; 115. Madeline Tureman, 39:21; 116. Cecilee Tureman, 39:28; 117. Ayla Tallent, 39:29; 118. Katie Mae Tallent, 39:41; 119. Amy Hogue, 39:58; 120. Tara Ruffner, 39:58; 121. Bill Hanson, 40:08; 122. Amanda Taylor, 40:47; 123. Sara Dennis, 41:43; 124. Angie Nelson, 46:08; 125. Tony Oliver, 46:26;

126. Anna Ring, 46:44; 127. Cory Ring, 46:44; 128. Kate Harris, 46:54; 129. Peg Beilfuss, 47:54; 130. Penny Furnish, 48:39; 131. Carla Salzer, 49:04; 132. Sailor Tallent, 49:13; 133. Amelia Mueller, 49:46; 134. Melita Efta, 49:47; 135. Tamara Ramseth, 49:54; 136. Thad Lingenfelter, 50:42.

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