Alward wins 2004 Bill Mitchell 5-K

Joe Alward won the 2004 Bill Mitchell 5-K in Palmer on Saturday. Alwood finished the race that coincides with Palmer's Colony Days festivities in 15 minutes, 34 seconds.

Palmer High School senior Rory Egelus edged future Moose teammate Jake Parisien for second place. Egelus sprinted across the finish line at 16:49.02, less than a second ahead of Parisien.

Dominique Colberg was the first female to cross the finish line. Colberg, a former Colony High School standout and current member of the University of Montana cross-country running squad, finished sixth overall at 18.43.

Nearly 80 runners competed in the event.

2004 Colony Days Bill Mitchell 1 Mile

June 13

Girls 13&U 1 Mile Run: 6. Lundt, Morgan, 7:49.96; 9. Whitstine, Lauren, 9:42.75; 10. Sigar, Sterling, 10:08.17; 12. Lundt, McKenzie, 10:17.52; 13. Hanson, Haley 10:18.67. Boys 13&U 1 Mile Run: 1. Hanson, Jared, , 6:37.97; 2. Weaver, Kaden, 6:46.82; 3. Robinson, Reece, 6:47.32; 4. Knopp, Schyler, 6:47.51; 5. Meyerhofer, Abe, 7:08.58; 7. Knopp, Tracen, , 7:59.79; 8. Jacobson, Quillan, 8:58.51; 11. Knopp, Dawson, 10:08.38; 14. Gabrielle, Micah, , 11:18.37.

2004 Colony Days Bill Mitchell 5K

Girls 13&U 5000 Meter Run: 1. Bialka, Katie, ,20:26.33; 2. Stockton, Lisa, 33:11.53; 3. Payne,

Katelyn, ,33:21.24; 4. Davenport, Aili, 36:22.65; 5. Nelson, Meagan, 36:33.72. Women 14-19 5000 Meter Run: 1. Colberg, Dominique, 18:43.38; 2. Caldwell, Suzanna, 21:58.75; 3. Munger, Julia, 22:29.12; 4. Foster, Renee, 22:29.61. Women 20-29 5000 Meter Run: 1. Stuart, Jennifer, 20:29.49; 2. Gardner, Kristila, 26:37.06; 3. Warenda, Rachel, 31:06.97; 4. Melton, Monica, , 33:11.18. Women 30-39 5000 Meter Run: 1. Valerius, Jill, 23:34.00; 2. Wright, Allison, 24:52.25; 3. Fish, Becky, 25:01.57; 4. Dunn, Jenny, 25:11.05; 5. Barron, Jan, 27:50.53; 6. Bales, Candice, 27:53.70; 7. Swetzof, Rikki, , 28:15.40; 8. Lamont, Sara, 30:07.13; 9. Phillips, Laura, 43:21.55; 10. Hanson, Hana, , 50:36.48; 11. Thurbee, Jackie, , 50:38.84; 12. Aklestad, Christine, , 55:59.01. Women 40-49 5000 Meter Run: 1. Jacobson, Dorothy, 24:59.35; 2. Brickel, Valera, , 25:27.27; 3. Dunlap, Rhonda, 27:05.25; 4. Whitstine, Jackie, , 31:07.30; 5. Melton, Marla, 33:12.90; 6. Robinson, Kim, 33:31.63; 7. Sloan, Pat, 38:20.24. Women 50-59 5000 Meter Run: 1. Little Eagle, Diane, , 28:26.75; 2. Woods, Lynn, 39:52.54; 3. Austin, Verla, , 43:15.70; 4. Kolivosky, Melinda, 47:05.23; 5. Aklestad, Jane, 55:59.62. Women 60-99 5000 Meter Run: 1. Mathews, Betty, 40:12.78. Boys 13&U 5000 Meter Run: 1. Mangelsdorf, Wylie, 19:13.92; 2. Richards, Zack, 19:27.26; 3. Barron, David, 22:19.53; 4. Pempek, Nathan, 24:14.69; 5. Swetzof, Mitchell, 26:55.02; 6. Dunlap, Davis,28:54.79; 7. Pempek, Caleb, 35:12.20. Men 14-19 5000 Meter Run: 1. Egelus, Rory, 16:49.05; 2. Parisien, Jake, 16:49.62; 3. Whitmore, Nick, 19:08.49; 4. Heiserman, Chris, 20:00.38; 5. Klauder, Kerry, 20:21.79; 6. Jacobson, Bryce, 20:32.94; 7. Munger, Alex, 22:22.55; 8. Hanson, Michael, 23:23.92; 9. Freyling, David, 24:20.30. Men 20-29 5000 Meter Run: 1. Gardner, Joe, 19:55.60; 2. Weaver, Luke, 20:17.42; 3. Kirkpatrick, Shawn, 24:15.67. Men 30-39 5000 Meter Run: 1. Aklestad, Darren, 19:07.94; 2. Dasson, Tony, 22:18.17; 3. Swetzof, Mike, 26:02.52; 4. Basker, Richard, 26:55.33; 5. Seither, Russ, 30:29.93; 6. Moore, Dennis, 30:30.21. Men 40-49 5000 Meter Run: 1. Alward, Joe, 15:34.88; 2. Narsavich, John, 18:00.12; 3. McQuown, Don, 22:48.99; 4. Stigar, Mark, 23:16.45; 5. Dunlap, Russ, 23:16.94. Men 50-59 5000 Meter Run: 1. Davis, Bob, 17:43.28; 2. Weaver, Todd, , 20:42.84; 3. Dale, Rich, 22:00.41; 4. Kenshalo, Richard, 23:40.68; 5. Egelus, Rick, 24:03.63; 6. Weiss, Jeff, 25:22.90; 7. Peterson, Larry, 26:10.76; 8. Soucek, Jim, 28:31.33. Men 60-99 5000 Meter Run: 1. Mathews, Dave, ,22:07.41; 2. Andersen, George, 26:20.82; 3. Phipps, Dean, 43:18.24.