Kenai’s Jordan Theisen took home the victory in the first Salmon Run Series race of the summer Wednesday evening at a sunny Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna.
Theisen ran a time of 18 minutes, 16 seconds, to beat second-place Adam Reimer of Soldotna by 30 seconds in the five-kilometer race, which opened the annual five-race series that is in its sixth season. The series takes place every Wednesday night at 6 p.m.
Addison Gibson was the top female finisher in 23:26, good for 13th overall and just one second ahead of second-place women’s finisher Alex Bergholtz.
Salmon Run Series race #1
Tsalteshi Trails
1. Jordan Theisen, 18:16; 2. Adam Reimer, 18:46; 3. Bradley Walters, 19:36; 4. Dan McIntosh, 20:01; 5. Langston Alexander, 21:30; 6. Tucker Mueller, 21:39; 7. Benjamin McGarry, 22:10; 8. Savai’i Heaven, 22:14; 9. Tom Anderson, 22:17; 10. Michael Scheffert, 22:37; 11. Matti Silta, 22:39; 12. Gavin Haakenson, 22:44; 13. Addison Gibson, 23:26; 14. Alex Bergholtz, 23:27; 15. Carl Kincaid, 23:29; 16. Gabriel Juliussen, 23:33; 17. Hosanna Van Hout, 23:46; 18. Dave Heller, 24:15; 19. Ashley Tonione, 24:24; 20. Lou Mitchell, 24:38; 21. Jack Harris, 24:38; 22. John Paul Dammeyer, 24:48; 23. Michael Tallent, 25:37; 24. Ben Hanson, 25:58; 25. Jack Laker, 26:17;
26. Jamie Nelson, 26:26; 27. Melissa Smith, 26:36; 28. Ithaca Bergholtz, 26:38; 29. Erika Arthur, 26:40; 30. Marcus Mueller, 26:46; 31. Dylan Hogue, 26:54; 32. Chase Laker, 27:18; 33. Emily Knights, 27:30; 34. Sara Bundy, 27:42; 35. John Hedges, 27:45; 36. Krista Arthur, 27:46; 37. Mary Fisher, 27:50; 38. Roy Stuckey, 28:09; 39. Jodi Hanson, 28:15; 40. James Dammeyer, 28:37; 41. Isabella Dammeyer, 28:38; 42. Ian McGarry, 28:40; 43. Mike Bergholtz, 28:42; 44. Patty Moran 29:00; 45. Morgan Aldridge, 29:02; 46. Joseph Dammeyer, 29:12; 47. Jill Evoy, 30:09; 48. Bud Sexton, 30:14; 49. Jeff Perschbache, 30:20; 50. Cynthia McMillin, 30:42;
51. Bob Ball, 30:48; 52. Sarah Hollers, 31:24; 53. Karalyn Veihdeffer, 31:28; 54. Pete Mauro, 31:28; 55. Noelle Lattin, 31:34; 56. Christine Bergholtz, 31:40; 57. Kate Swaby, 31:51; 58. Sondra Stonecipher, 31:56; 59. Willow-Haven Walaszek, 31:58; 60. Anna Lattin, 32:00; 61. Maria Dammeyer, 32:00; 62. Julie Laker, 32:03; 63. Carrie Wawrzyck, 32:14; 64. Rena Kornstad, 32:42; 65. Jason Evoy, 33:10; 66. Amy Kaucic, 33:14; 67. Alek McGarry, 33:19; 68. Chelsea McGarry, 33:26; 69. Sheilah-Margaret Pothast, 33:35; 70. John Pothast, 33:37; 71. Bobbi Lay, 34:18; 72. William Butsic, 34:25; 73. Terri Cowart, 34:38; 74. Meg Mueller, 34:49; 75. Kat Sorensen, 34:57;
76. Henry Heft, 36:19; 77. Loren Hollers, 36:22; 78. June Palazzo, 36:28; 79. Marly Perschbache, 36:38; 80. Julie Cisco, 36:40; 81. Riley Reese, 36:58; 82. Maria Sweppy, 37:33; 83. Dana Van Blunt, 37:48; 84. Mary Rhyner, 38:11; 85. Amanda Taylor, 38:17; 86. Braden Evoy, 38:51; 87. Connor Evoy, 39:12; 88. Patrick O’Meara, 39:46; 89. Angie Nelson, 40:09; 90. Ezra Jackson Hollers, 40:27; 91. Robert Carson, 40:35; 92. Ethan Hogue, 40:38; 93. Teagen Kobylarz, 40:57; 94. To Kobylarz, 40:59; 95. Stephanie Kobylarz, 41:01; 96. Josselyn O’Connor, 43:17; 97. Mary Jane Hadaway, 43:30; 98. Lucia Carson, 43:47; 99. Rob Carson, 43:49; 100. Mary Bodnar, 44:06;
101. Hailey Stonecipher, 44:11; 102. Tristen Reese, 44:26; 103. Payton Reese, 44:28; 104. Karen Scroggins, 46:00; 105. Penny Furnish, 48:18; 106. Gerald Kruse, 49:39; 107. Amy Hogue, 50:38; 108. Rinna Carson, 50:40; 109. Jeanne Lachowski, 52:21; 110. Louise Martin, 53:27; 111. Mark Craig, 59:54; 112. Susan Craig, 59:56.