Kootenai River Run sees 169 participants

A total of 169 participants crossed the finish line at the Kootenai River Run/Walk on Saturday, July 22.

The event, part of the Kootenai River Days, raises funds for scholarships for Bonners Ferry High School scholar-athletes who have been active in cross country or track. This year’s scholarship recipients are Ceci Roemer and Jaden Byars. Their awards are $1,000 apiece.

The Kootenai River Run/Walk, a local favorite since 1975, starts and ends at the Boundary County Fairgrounds. Participants commented that they were happy to be running in cooler morning temperatures, with an 8 a.m. start time. Following the run, many participants headed to downtown Bonners Ferry for the Farmer’s Market, corn hole tournament, Crazy Days, sidewalk art, food vendors, and more.

The 5K saw 139 finishers, while the 10K had 30. Ribbons went to the top three finishers in each age group. Overall race winners received handmade trophy plaques. Drawings for door prizes — gift cards, haircuts, massages, a glamping weekend getaway, and the like — gave participants multiple chances to win. Nevaeh Elliston won the grand prize drawing, a $125 gift certificate for the Sportsman Ski Haus in Coeur d’Alene.

On the course, Connor Alexander won the men’s 5K with 17:34. Camille Ussher won the women’s 5K with 22:07. In the 10K, Alexander Fry won the men’s race with 39:45. Abigail Gorton won the women’s 10K with 45:22. Alexander, Gorton and Ussher are former Badger cross country and track athletes and previous scholarship recipients.

Participants were cheered along the course by live musicians — Scott Stover, Joe Bovy, Hobart Yocum, and the No Boundaries band — and performers Azule Fire and Friends Belly Dancers. They were cooled by getting sprayed and soaked by the Rowdy Restorium Renegades.

Event organizers would like to thank this year’s sponsors, Shelman Realty and Idaho Forest Group. They also would like to thank local business contributors Super 1 (fruit), Brenda Woodward (embroidery), Far North Logo (T-shirts), Boundary County 4-H (water stations), Mountain West Bank (tools and cup), Sportsman and Ski Haus Coeur d’Alene (gift certificates), Keep In Touch Massage (massage and reflexology), Far North Outfitters (gift cards), Avyeon Spa (massages and health drink mixes), Under the Sun (beach kit), Hank Willis D.D.S. (Yeti drinking cup), Iron Mike’s (shirts and other gifts), Riverside Auto (gift card and other prizes), Mugsy’s (gift cards), Idaho Custom Wreaths (wreath), Shear Shack (haircuts), Bonners Ferry Craft Brews (Glamping getaway), Mountain Mike’s (athlete’s recovery kit), Cloud Eleven Mountain Farm (gift cards), North Idaho Beauty Bar (insulated cup), and Carl Kerttu (handmade trophies).

“I always appreciate that the committee’s two greatest objectives are to support local athletes with scholarships and to provide the community and other participants with a quality fun run experience,” said Bonners Ferry High School cross country coach Tyler Warner. “We always enjoy seeing our regular participants, but also enjoy how we always seem to get new faces who compliment us on how much they enjoy the experience.”

Kootenai River Run 5K results

0-11 age group: 1. Eden Strait 0:38:56.000, 2. Vanessa Johnson 0:40:42.000, 3. Sophia Day 0:46:08.000, 4. Charli Hawkes 0:48:11.000, 5. Abbie Miller 0:54:35.000

12-15 age group: 1. Lena Teele 0:26:55.000, 2. Nolie Hiatt 0:28:17.000, 3. Gia Roemer 0:28:18.000, 4. Sadie Miller 0:31:19.000, 5. Charis Strait 0:33:42.580, 6. Lindy Teele 0:33:42.990, 7. Olivia Delavan 0:34:54.300, 8. Piper Banning 0:36:06.000, 9. Cailin Jensen 0:40:15.000, 10. Lilly Krejci 0:41:11.110, 11. Brooke Petesch 0:41:11.610, 12. Maddie Hart 0:41:12.000, 13. Jessica Johnson 0:45:24.000, 14. Lilly Rutherford 0:48:22.000, 15. Kyalynn Comer 0:48:24.000

16-19 age group: 1. Camille Ussher 0:22:07.000, 2. Sydney Beckle 0:26:34.000, 3. Cecilia Roemer 0:28:02.000, 4. Victorina Johnson 0:34:32.000, 5. Nevaeh Elliston 0:38:35.000, 6. Katelyn Smith 0:40:02.000

20-29 age group: 1. Mackenzie Mendenhall 0:26:31.000, 2. Katie Knicely 0:35:54.000, 3. Kaylin Regan 0:38:37.000,4. Katie Collier 0:48:09.000

30-39 age group: 1. Brittany Katzer 0:22:27.000, 2. Lena Cordle 0:30:02.000, 3. Morgan Dunning 0:31:11.890, 4. Rebekah Vittum 0:31:21.000, 5. Grace Willis 0:32:27.000, 6. Melody Lummus 0:33:58.000, 7. Nelda Gentry 0:34:46.000, 8. Lindsey Petrick 0:38:27.000, 9. Jesse Bistline 0:47:47.080, 10. Riley Diehl 0:49:16.000, 11. Nicole Hoyle Hedington 0:57:21.000

40-49 age group: 1. Jennifer Filipowski 0:28:22.000, 2. Aimee Delavan 0:28:25.000, 3. Dani Gordon 0:29:27.990, 4. Pam Winter 0:30:52.000, 5. Olivia Drake 0:35:23.000, 6. Tara Jensen 0:37:32.000, 7. Julie Smith 0:38:00.000, 8. Crystal Kessler 0:42:04.000, 9. Christina Bales 0:42:22.000, 10. Deni Day 0:46:11.000, 11. Sarah Miller 0:55:02.000

50-59 age group: 1. Carolyn Birrell 0:28:35.000, 2. Cindy Ryan 0:29:13.000, 3. Christina Wheeler 0:32:04.000, 4. Willow Feller 0:33:46.000, 5. Melissa Lee 0:34:06.000, 6. Julie McLeish 0:43:50.000, 7. Donna Haney 0:45:50.000, 8. Coral Koberstein 0:48:10.000, 9. Mary Gorton 0:50:44.000

60-69 age group: 1. Linda Keller 0:48:12.000, 2. Jenni Dougherty 0:50:42.000, 3. Carol Lucero 0:54:27.080, 4. Karen Armstrong 0:54:27.860, 5. Cathy Miller 0:55:54.000, 6. Kathy Scott 0:55:55.000, 7. Suzie Riddle 0:57:20.000, 8. Sue Winey 1:08:26.000, 9. Diane Cartwright 1:08:26.000, 10. Gayla Roady 1:08:26.000, 11. Mary Dinning 1:08:26.000

70+ Age Group: 1. Colleen Filipowski 0:34:27.000, 2. Libby Bryan 0:52:53.000, 3. Patti Vittum 0:55:39.000

5K men’s results

0-11 age group: 1. Micah Peterson 0:22:43.000, 2. Waylon Katzer 0:27:06.000, 3. Weston Teele 0:28:15.000, 4. Hunter Vanderdoes 0:31:11.270, 5. Simon Strait 0:33:19.000, 6. Cash Katzer 0:35:13.000, 7. Gauge Bales 0:38:34.000, 8. James Wold 0:38:52.000, 9. Charles Wold 0:38:53.000, 10. Zander Comer 0:39:19.000, 11. Erik Aos 0:49:00.000

12-15 age group: 1. Randall Jessop 0:21:55.000, 2. Bren Eastley 0:22:13.000, 3. Brylis Litterell 0:22:18.000, 4. Matthew McCabe 0:23:34.000,5. Cody Katzer, Jr. 0:25:03.000, 6. Gabriel Litterell 0:25:11.000, 7. Ezekiel Strait 0:25:12.000, 8. Jesper Alviar 0:25:40.000, 9. Conrad Hiatt 0:29:27.640, 10. Isaac Knicely 0:34:56.000, 11. Daniel Woelfle 0:39:04.000, 12. Winchester Woelfle 0:48:47.000

16-19 age group: 1. Connor Alexander 0:17:34.000, 2. Kyrek Litterell 0:18:39.000, 3. Tigaan Litterell 0:20:33.000, 4. Victor Trevin 0:21:34.000, 5. Levi Bonnell 0:21:39.000, 6. Ryan Beckle 0:26:43.000, 7. Isaiah Litterell 0:30:46.000, 8. Ezra Kessler 0:35:42.000, 9. Nathaniel Murray 0:37:36.000

20-29 age group: 1. Matthias Merrill 0:18:52.000, 2. James Jessop 0:20:36.000, 3. Nathan Copen 0:21:08.000, 4. Jared Jessop 0:22:17.000, 5. Isaiah Litterell-Said 0:24:06.000, 6. Birch Teele 0:24:29.000, 7. Steven Broadbent 0:24:46.000, 8. Stillman Berkley 0:26:04.000, 9. Christopher Espinoza 0:28:32.000, 10. Louis Balcaen 0:54:25.000

30-39 age group: 1. Oakley Teele 0:19:43.000, 2. Dustin Woelfle 0:43:21.000, 3. Cody Bistline 0:47:47.740

40-49 age group: 1. Hank Willis 0:21:21.000, 2. Nick Peterson 0:22:44.000, 3. Cody Katzer, Sr. 0:25:24.000, 4. Jason Woodward 0:27:57.000, 5. Alex Alviar 0:29:20.000, 6. Mark Elliston 0:31:38.000, 7. Luke Strait 0:33:18.000, 8. Walter Lee 0:33:54.000, 9. Nick Delavan 0:34:54.990, 10. Ryan Comer 0:39:28.000, 11. Gareth Abell 0:43:30.000, 12. Joe Vittum 0:55:40.000

50-59 Age Group: 1. Vern Eastley 0:24:50.000, 2. Michael Brolin 0:27:11.000, 3. Tim Henslee 0:29:08.000, 4. Dan Cullinane 0:31:56.000, 5. Lawrence Drake 0:35:22.000

60-69 Age Group: 1. Gary Kees 0:35:50.000, 2. Greg Forrester 0:41:18.000

10K women’s results

0-11 age group: 1. Cheyenne Ballar 1:21:40.000

12-15 age group: 1. Kylie Calderone 1:01:06.000

16-19 age group: No finishers

20-29 age group: 1. Abigail Gorton 0:45:22.000

30-39 age group: 1. Kayla Frigg 0:53:05.000, 2. Kayla Morris 0:58:25.000

40-49 age group: No finishers

50-59 age group: 1. Kim Kees 0:58:39.000, 2. Catherine DelSalle 1:12:43.000, 3. Berit Ollestad 1:34:53.000

60-69 age group: 1. Debbie Pauls 1:11:12.000

70+ age group: 1. Carol Wright 1:19:00.000

10K men’s results

0-11 age group: 1. Gordon Woelfle 1:05:35.000

12-15 age group: 1. Weston Young 0:49:46.000, 2. Kalimani Souza 1:02:48.000, 3. Beston Alexander 1:04:50.000

16-19 age group: No finishers

20-29 age group: 1. Alexander Fry 0:39:45.000, 2. Carter Currin 1:06:46.000, 3. Eli Pine 1:35:38.000

30-39 age group: 1. Zach Holt 0:48:43.000, 2. Evan Schlabach 0:53:03.000, 3. Hans Wildebush 0:55:22.000, 4. Jeremy Souza 1:02:49.000

40-49 age group: 1. Chris Blood 0:44:38.000, 2. Aaron Rutherford 0:47:00.000, 3. Ryan Young 0:50:13.000, 4. Eric Knicely 0:50:49.000

50-59 age group: 1. Didier Balcaen 1:12:49.000

60-69 age group: 1. Michael Haney 0:51:15.000, 2. Todd Bailey 0:56:42.000, 3. Loren Kuder 1:08:02.000

70+ age group: 1. Dave Miller 0:49:41.000