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PALMER — Daniel Barsch was the overall winner in the 2017 Colony Days Bill Mitchell Race Sunday in Palmer.
Barsch finished the 5-kilometer course in 17 minutes, 32 seconds, and finished about 12 seconds ahead of Lev Robertson.
Hunter Hayes (18:20) and Terry Jackson (19:20) finished third and fourth overall. Leslie Verys was fifth overall and first in the women’s class, with a time of 21:11.
Kinan Greco finished first in the boys’ 1-mile run with a time of 6:10. Siri Strabel led the girls with a mark of 7:53.
2017 Colony Days Bill Mitchell Race
Sunday, Palmer
Boys 14&U 1 Mile Run Finals — 1. Greco, Kinan, 6:10.70; 2. Varys, Lincoln, 6:38.50; 3. Fieser, Kodiak, 6:54.30; 4. Popowski, Parker, 9:35.40; 5. Wright, Paxson, 10:01.80; 6. Fieser, Elias, 11:00.40; Girls 14&U 1 Mile Run — 1. Strabel, Siri, 7:53.40; 2. Wright, Luci, 8:26.20; 3. Varys, Alana, 8:45.60; Boys 14&U 5000 Meter Run — 1. Wakaliuk, Hunter, 23:18.85; 2. Greco, Carter, 24:05.91; 3. Hilliard, Christopher, 38:34.87; Girls 14&U 5000 Meter Run — 1. Adams, Katie, 35:37.81; Men 15-19 5000 Meter Run — 1. Barsch, Daniel, 17:31.32; 2. Robertson, Lev, 17:44.54; 3. Hayes, Hunter, 18:20.76; 4. Jackson II, Terry, 19:20.55; 5. Horwath, Hudson, 21:17.47; 6. Henry, Colten, 22:39.91; Men 20-29 5000 Meter Run — 1. Mitchell, Braden, 21:06.15; Women 20-29 5000 Meter Run — 1. MacSwain, Claudia, 51:04.59; Women 30-39 5000 Meter Run — 1. Varys, Leslie, 21:11.39; 2. Carpenter, Coral, 24:28.13; 3. Henry, Kelli, 28:37.33; 4. Harmeling, Michele, 34:49.55; 5. Holt, Trina, 37:12.80; Men 40-49 5000 Meter Run — 1. Robertson, John, 25:12.35; 2. Hilliard, Michael, 38:35.05; Women 40-49 5000 Meter Run — 1. Greco, Christine, 28:02.34; 2. Fieser, Stacie, 29:53.49; 3. Adams, Terese, 38:54.64; Men 50-59 5000 Meter Run — 1. Bohrer, Mark, 27:05.82; 2. Colberg, Talis, 33:45.46; 3. MacSwain, Stevie, 51:03.68; Women 50-59 5000 Meter Run — 1. Colberg, Krystyna, 29:30.42; Men 60-99 5000 Meter Run — 1. Gibson, Terry, 28:32.75; 2. Hogan, Bill, 28:52.44; 3. Middeton, Tim, 31:14.84; Women 60-99 5000 Meter Run — 1. Kolivosky, Melinda, 44:14.00.