Todd Boonstra, who makes his primary residence in Ninilchik, won the 25-kilometer men’s Oosik Ski Classic on Saturday in Talkeetna.
Boonstra, 56, finished in 1 hour, 26 minutes, 48 seconds, while runner-up Benjamin Fischer, 16, of Anchorage, finished at 1:30:28.
Boonstra is a legend of the Mount Marathon Race in Seward, having won the race four times. Another MMR legend, Nancy Pease, 57, was able to beat out Boonstra’s wife, Kelli, 48, in the 25-kilometer women’s race. Pease, the six-time MMR champion, finished at 1:37:56, while Boonstra was second at 1:39:28. Also from the Kenai Peninsula, Homer’s Katia Holmes, 17, was seventh in 1:50:01 and Homer’s Alison O’Hara, 54, was 11th at 2:04:40.
Anchorage’s Hannah Rudd, 20, won the women’s 50K at 2:54:09, while Seward’s Hallie Bergwall, 23, was ninth at 3:56:20. The men’s 50K was won by Talkeetna’s Galen Johnston, 29, at 2:20:11. Cooper Landing’s Elijah Spray, 29, was the lone Peninsula finisher in that race, taking 56th at 6:19:33.
Oosik Ski Classic
Saturday in Talkeetna
Peninsula finishers
WOMEN
25 kilometers — 2. Kelli Boonstra, Ninilchik, 1 hour, 39 minutes, 28 seconds; 7. Katia Holmes, Homer, 1:50:01; 11. Alison O’Hara, Homer, 2:04:40; 48. Kathryn Schmidt, Homer, 2:45:05; 86. Ella Wright, Seward, 3:11:41; 116. Lara Griffin, Kenai, 3:28:10; 117. Tammy Vollom-Matturro, Kenai, 3:28:16; 120. Nicole Lawrence, Seward, 3:30:22; 121. Larissa Arbelovsky, Soldotna, 3:31:10; 128. Stephanie Greer, Homer, 3:34:01; 136. Sara Lane, Seward, 3:37:51; 150. Stephanie Wright, Seward, 3:47:08; 151. Kristie Cotroneo, Sterling, 3:47:10; 173. Christine Anderson, Homer, 4:01:18; 177. Laura Bush, Cooper Landing, 4:02:39; 178. Martha Story, Cooper Landing, 4:02:42; 193. Yvonne Leutwyler, Homer, 4:11:55; 202. Marly Perschbacher, Sterling, 4:17:58; 217. Kelly Ann Cavaretta, Seward, 4:25:48; 223. Marcelle Roemmich, Seward, 4:33:11; 245. Ahnie Litecky, Homer, 4:46:36; 257. Pam Borland, Homer, 4:57:34.
50 kilometers — 9. Hallie Bergwall, Seward, 3:56:20; 23. Kathleen Sorensen, Seward, 5:55:00.
MEN
25 kilometers — 1. Tood Boonstra, Ninilchik, 1:26:48; 30. Trevor Davis, Soldotna, 2:13:04; 63. Connoe Smith, Homer, 2:37:27; 108. Clark Fair, Homer, 3:14:59; 130. Ryan Ek, Seward, 3:26:46; 132. Forrest Greer, Homer, 3:29:30; 143. Carleton Lane, Seward, 3:37:50; 150. Dan Balmer, Sterling, 3:47:13; 160. Dan Conetta, Kenai, 4:00:06; 161. Evan Blankenship, Homer, 4:00:27; 162. Deland Anderson, Homer, 4:00:33; 164. David Story, Cooper Landing, 4:02:04; 175. Jeff Perschbacher, Sterling, 4:17:47; 184. Matthew Cope, Seward, 4:27:25; 194. Stephen Ford, Kenai, 4:37:57; 199. Derek Bynagle, Fritz Creek, 4:44:39; 212. Ricky Borland, Homer, 4:57:31; 232. Kenny Daher, Fritz Creek, 5:18:58.
50 kilometers — 56. Elijah Spray, Cooper Landing, 6:19:33.
