Theisen claims race No. 1 of Salmon Run Series

  • Sunday, July 10, 2016 12:22am
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Jordan Theisen picked up the first victory of the summer in the five-race Salmon Run Series Wednesday evening at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna.

Theisen crossed the line of the five-kilometer course in 17 minutes, 47 seconds, beating runner-up Pedro Ochoa by three seconds. Theisen, a 2015 Kenai Central graduate, currently competes at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota, where his brother Jonah also runs.

The five-race series will resume Wednesday night at 5 p.m. at Tsalteshi, and will continue each week until Aug. 3.

1. Jordan Theisen, 17:47; 2. Pedro Ochoa, 17:50; 3. Karl Danielson, 19:33; 4. John-Mark Pothast, 19:57; 5. Adam Reimer, 19:58; 6. Addison Downing, 20:37; 7. Mike Crawford, 20:49; 8. Tony Eskelin, 21:31; 9. Bradley Walters, 21:48; 10. Benjamin McGarry, 22:03; 11. Scott Huff, 22:16; 12. Carl Kincaid, 22:54; 13. Jeremy Kupferschmid, 23:14; 14. Thomas Kobylarz, 23:17; 15. Kent Peterson, 23:22; 16. Kevin Lauver, 23:40; 17. Rena Anderson, 23:46; 18. Jay Harris, 24:11; 19. Connor Leaf, 25:05; 20. John-Paul Dammeyer, 25:09; 21. Tom Anderson, 25:17; 22. Hosanna VanHout, 25:26; 23. Jake Streich, 25:35; 24. Bryan Cowart, 25:40; 25. Jamie Nelson, 25:46;

26. Dylan Hugue, 25:52; 27. Heather Moon, 26:23; 28. Joseph Dammeyer, 26:25; 29. Susan Craig, 26:43; 30. Alek McGarry, 26:46; 31. Rob Carson, 26:47; 32. Elizabeth Hardie, 26:52; 33. Erica Cowart, 27:12; 34. Kate Swaby, 27:25; 35. Michael Tallent, 27:50; 36. Julie Litchfield, 28:19; 37. Dareena Doyle, 28:22; 38. Emma Craig, 28:26; 39. Carter Cannava, 28:34; 40. Katrina Cannava, 28:34; 41. Isabella Dammeyer, 28:47; 42. Stephanie Bias, 28:52; 43. Ree’Lynn Lisenby, 28:56; 44. Jodi Hanson, 28:57; 45. Johnna DeGray, 29:00; 46. John Roderick, 29:09; 47. Markie Shiflea, 29:35; 48. Paul Tornow, 30:04; 49. Emma-Clare Dammeyer, 30:13; 50. Jennifer Showalter, 30:16;

51. Elizabeth Lisenby, 30:20; 52. Maria Dammeyer, 30:24; 53. Kimberly Tornow, 30:25; 54. Betty Morane, 30:28; 55. Brian Stinson, 30:42; 56. Jim Krein, 30:52; 57. Bobbie Lay, 31:01; 58. Breanna McConnell, 31:26; 59. Jordan Ruffner, 31:33; 60. James Dammeyer, 31:47; 61. Tom Yukman, 31:51; 62. Sandi Yukman, 31:51; 63. Jessica Larsen, 32:40; 64. Ariana Cannava, 33:23; 65. Jack Laker, 33:29; 66. Ian McGarry, 33:32; 67. Cassie Collins, 33:55; 68. Leah Streich, 34:00; 69. Elizabeth Floersch, 34:03; 70. Landen Showalter, 34:07; 71. Chase Laker, 34:25; 72. Mark Laker, 34:27; 73. Linda Hotchkiss, 34:32; 74. Mary Kuepper, 34:44; 75. Bleu York, 35:16;

76. Katie Mae Tallent 35:16; 77. Sheilah-Margaret Pothast, 35:29; 78. John Pothast, 35:31; 79. Ethan Hogue, 35:45; 80. Dana McDonald, 35:45; 81. Tara Ruffner, 35:47; 82. Madison McDonald, 35:51; 83. Julie Laker, 36:06; 84. Terri Cowart, 36:13; 85. Kim McMilin, 36:27; 86. Marly Perschbacher, 36:41; 87. Eric Mauro, 37:37; 88. Pete Mauro, 37:37; 89. Chelsea McGarry, 38:16; 90. Maria Sweppy, 38:29; 91. Terri Nettles, 39:14; 92. Amy Hogue, 39:34; 93. Mary Rhyner, 39:41; 94. Henry Heft, 40:35; 95. Stephanie Kobylarz, 41:11; 96. Sarah Heminger, 43:22; 97. Lani Lauver, 43:50; 98. Kaitlyn Kind, 44:08; 99. Myla Edwards, 45:09; 100. Audrey McDonald, 46:16;

101. Louise Sondergaard, 46:16; 102. Penny Furnish, 46:20; 103. Matt Brown,46:24; 104. Aiden Huff, 48:45; 105. Monica Henson, 48:58; 106. Karen Scroggins, 48:58; 107. Rinna Carson, 49:41; 108. Lucia Carson, 49:42; 109. Robert Carson, 50:34.

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