A cool, quiet morning met runners participating in the inaugural Great Salmon Run 5K race on Saturday, Aug. 5. The race, organized and sponsored by recently founded nonprofit Thrive Ninilchik, coincided with this year’s Salmonfest music festival at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds.
With this event, Thrive Ninilchik generated $8,000 in net proceeds that will go toward “developing lifelong learning skills and development for our Ninilchik youth,” according to an Aug. 7 Facebook post.
Mary Szatkowski finished first overall and in the women’s category at 19 minutes and 35 seconds. Adelyn McCorison placed second in the women’s category at 22:24 and Kristen Buckwalter placed third at 22:38.
Soldotna’s Justin Trail placed first in the men’s category with 20 minutes and 21 seconds. Homer’s Tate Ostrom placed second at 20:53 and Anchorage’s Riley Prestegard placed third at 21:45.
Great Salmon Run Results
Male 18 and under
1. Tait Ostrom, 20:53; 2. Jaylin Scott, 24:02; 3. Yuki Bacher, 26:52; 4. Parker Schollenberg, 33:30; 5. Miles Woodless, 40:37
Male 19 to 39
1. Justin Trail, 20:21; 2. Riley Prestegard, 21:45; 3. Zachery Money, 22:55; 4. Stuart Reckase, 26:44; 5. Clay Henson, 27:08; 6. Luciani John, 31:36; 7: Jason Schollenberg, 51:37; 8. Elijah Thornburg, 55:27
Male 40 to 59
1. Shawn Williams, 26:54; 2. Danny Pettey, 26:57; 3. Moody Robert, 55:33; 4. Skye Leman, 1:01:39
Male 60 plus
1. Mark Barbee, 22:52; 2. Ted Eischeid, 23:30
Female 18 and under
1. Adelyn Mcorison, 22:24; 2. Abby Ostrom, 27:16; 3. Frida Renner, 27:42; 4. Riley Tucker, 27:42; 5. Tayla Darr, 33:46; 6. Leona Hazlewood, 34:11; 7. Lillian Schollenberg, 40:37; 8. Kennedy Johnson, 57:33; 9. Lilia Leman, 1:01:39
Female 19 to 39
1. Mary Szatkowski, 19:35; 2. Ashley Hanson, 25:22; 3. Caitlin Davis, 26:14; 4. Carly Morris, 26:51; 5. May Huntley, 27:21; 7. Sterling Watson, 27:57; 8. Annie LaBine, 27:57; 9. Therese Lichte, 28:54; 10. Amy Bahr, 29:40; 11. Stormy Walkoff, 29:41; 12. Natalee Finley, 30:53; 13. Amy Campo, 31:36; 14. Whitney Schollenberg, 51:37; 15. Emory Johnson, 57:33; 16. Ashley Johnson, 1:01:40
Female 40 to 59
1. Kristen Buckwalter, 22:38; 2. Elizabeth Roedl, 24:03; 3. Tela Bacher, 27:20; 4. Allyson Youngblood, 34:11; 5. Susan Darr, 34:49; 6. Terri Hazlewood, 36:21; 7. Amy Kohlhase, 36:21; 8. Amy Gorn, 36:35; 9. Nikki Scherer, 36:36; 10. Kim Cimmiyotti, 47:38; 11. Sarah Pettey, 47:38; 12. Kirsten Roos, 49:40; 13. Elise Spofford, 51:35; 14. Smith Heather, 58:36; 15. Christy Woodruff, 1:01:29; 16. Karri Aanonson, 1:01:36; 17. Regina Johnson, 1:01:42
Female 60 plus
1. Linda Moll, 33:54; 2. Diana Lindholm, 58:39; 3. Carolyn Woodruff, 1:01:28; 4. Patte Doran, 1:02:09
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/people/Thrive-Ninilchik/100092497406367/.
Emma Wilson smiles as she crosses the finish line in the inaugural Great Salmon Run 5K race on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023 during Salmonfest at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
Clay Henson crosses the finish line in the inaugural Great Salmon Run 5K race on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023 during Salmonfest at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
