Recent Palmer grad wins Bill Mitchell Race

PALMER — Wylie Mangelsdorf, a recent graduate of Palmer High School, beat a former high school rival to win the Colony Days Bill Mitchell Race Sunday in Palmer.

Mangelsdorf, a former cross country and track standout with the Moose, finished the 5-kilometer course in 16 minutes and 33.25 seconds, about 23 seconds faster than Noah Ripley, who will be a junior at Wasilla High School next fall.

Eric Norgaard (17:09), Christopher Ashland (17:14) and Cody Priest (17:21) rounded out the top five.

Leslie Varys finished first in the women’s class to win her second race in as many weeks. Varys’ time of 17:40 was just more than a minute faster than the time of second-place Jenna Ford, an incoming sophomore at WHS.

Audrey Michaelson, who will be a sophomore at Colony High next fall, finished third at 19:48. Kristen King (20:01) and Alisa Kincaid (20:45) rounded out the top five.

The event, which is part of the MTA Summer Race Series, is typically scheduled for Father’s Day each year, but was part of the Colony Days festivities this year.

Colony Days Bill Mitchell Race

Sunday. Palmer

Women 15-19 — 1. Jenna Ford, 18:55.17; 2. Audrey Michaelson, 19:48.81; 3. Kristen King, 20:01.82; 4. Morgan Lundt, 21:44.11; 5. Jessica Pahkala, 22:16.82; 6. Kimberly Del Frate, 22:26.86; 7. Amanda Del Frate, 23:25.91; 8. Jocelyn Murchie, 24:16.51; 9. Katarina Spaic, 25:57.19; 10. Megan Lasselle, 27:18.65; 11. Helen Michaelson, 31:34.73; 12. Karolyn Wallace, 52:55.94.

Women 20-29 — 1. Valerie Martinez, 26:39.36; 2. Liz Percak-Dennett, 26:41.91; 3. Colleen O’Bryant, 28:49.28; 4. Laurel Pollock, 29:50.47; 5. Kathleen Cunningham, 30:59.56; 6. Kate Johnson, 32:49.17; 7. Jackie Henry, 33:51.43; 8. Nichelle Henry, 33:51.72; 9. Susie Rasmussen, 51:08.99; 10. Sheila Roach, 52:43.11; 11. Tiffany McGovern, 52:46.93; 12. Julie Conn, 1:03:04.06.

Women 30-39 — 1. Leslie Varys, 17:40.86; 2. Alisa Kincaid, 20:45.04; 3. Sarah Kenshalo, 28:29.40; 4. Stacey Kolstad, 28:35.32; 5. Allison Little, 29:44.27; 6. Sarah Cimino, 33:17.44; 7. Kim Wright, 36:55.54; 8. Kristy Wise, 41:10.53; 9. Melissa Dearborn, 41:29.02; 10. Heidi Kurtz, 42:31.04; 11. Stacy Escobedo, 43:55.76; 12. Carla Franza, 51:32.23; 13. Kathy Wallace, 1:03:03.10.

Women 40-49 — 1. Melissa Peterson, 24:51.18; 2. Lisa DeWitt, 26:22.47; 3. Susan Minturn, 27:37.05; 4. Sonja Reeves, 27:49.20; 5. Tracy Verrall, 28:10.50; 6. Rene Chrystal, 29:35.33; 7. Brenda Gumminger, 34:07.54; 8. Kelly Pollock, 37:31.63; 9. Julie Martin, 37:41.52; 10. Sara Lamont, 49:25.90.

Women 50-59 — 1. Melinda Kolivosky, 29:17.61; 2. Angela Elgee, 31:09.61; 3. Terry Clarke, 32:13.81; 4. Lynn Hallford, 32:51.81; 5. Verla Austin, 38:37.74; 6. Darlene Walsh, 38:57.11; 7. Deanna Frost, 40:34.39; 8. Ruthann Conn, 1:03:02.66.

Women 60-69 — 1. Meg Hills, 29:17.00; 2. Janese Chrystal, 43:56.13; 3. Shannon Keene, 49:23.42.

Women 70-99 — 1. Betty Mathews, 49:30.51.

Men 15-19 — 1. Wylie Mangelsdorf, 16:33.25; 2. Noah Ripley, 16:56.09; 3. Eric Norgaard, 17:09.99; 4. Mason Minturn, 17:28.26; 5. Brandon King, 17:34.37; 6. Chris Osiensky, 17:37.43; 7. Keith Thompson, 17:45.42; 8. Joshua Pahkala, 18:17.50; 9. Michael Johnston, 18:28.74; 10. Davis Dunlap, 18:32.24; 11. Calvin Edward, 18:40.74; 12. Tanner Enloe, 19:26.71; 13. Nathan Gumminger, 20:34.77; 14. Steven Dearborn, 21:59.40; 15. Shane LaRue, 23:13.93.

Men 20-29 — 1. Christopher Ashland, 17:14.57; 2. Cody Priest, 17:21.56; 3. Kevin Smith, 17:31.31; 4. Kyle Emery, 18:43.00; 5. Ryan Harrington, 19:13.03; 6. Terrel Givens, 19:47.23; 7. Robin Pollock, 22:07.64; 8. Todd Henry, 31:00.00; 9. Tim Popowski, 51:09.20.

Men 30-39 — 1. Philip Kastar, 19:04.09; 2. Nathaniel Peters, 19:55.56; 3. Ty Senden, 22:30.15; 4. Steve Menard, 25:58.40; 5. Aron Silberberg, 26:22.75; 6. Dave Crowley, 26:26.25; 7. Scott Kolstad, 28:35.72.

Men 40-49 — 1. David Johnston, 17:26.09; 2. Chris Dojka, 20:58.04; 3. John Brewer, 20:58.29; 4. Greg Goodale, 24:32.93; 5. Rob Reeves, 24:37.95; 6. Richard Barker, 24:44.42; 7. Curtis Cherrier, 24:52.86; 8. Robert Gumminger, 25:23.35; 9. Scott Haan, 28:43.77.

Men 50-59 — 1. Bob Davis, 18:47.27; 2. Jeff Arndt, 19:36.81; 3. Larry Buskirk, 21:07.62; 4. Rod Rongstad, 25:34.78; 5. Talis Colberg, 26:35.40; 6. Bob Frost, 29:13.77.

Men 60-69 — 1. Jim Lieb, 25:10.18; 2. Barry Dearborn, 28:12.05; 3. Robert Erickson, 44:06.33.

Men 70-99 — 1. David Mathews, 25:50.07.