Alea Robinson held off a hard-charging Rachel Kinvig to claim a one-second victory in the World Junior Championship sled dog championship at Tozier Track.
Kinvig's team of seven dogs posted the fastest time Saturday and Sunday, but Robinson was just fast enough Sunday to hold onto the lead.
Robinson, who owned a large margin over Kinvig in Friday's first, finished with a three-day total time of 1 hour, 20 minutes, 6 seconds. Kinvig clocked 1:20:07.
Kinvig won Sunday's heat in 25:43, with Robinson second in 26:07.
Alaskan Sled Dog and Racing Associations
World Junior Championships
Three-day total times
7 dogs, 8.1 miles -- 1) Alea Robinson 1:20:06, 2) Rachel Kinvig 1:20:07, 3) Tilly Cantor 1:21:46, 4) Joey Dombrowski 1:21:46, 5) Colene Charley 1:24:40.
5 dogs, 5.8 miles -- 1) Ali Bacon 56:55, 2) Andy Noble 59:01, 3) Hali Young 59:27, 4) Katharina Atmanspacher 60:27, 5) Kaelyn Charley 64:52, 6) Rya Berrigan 80:36.
3 dogs, 3.5 miles -- 1) Nicholas Cole 34:01, 2) Canzada Maruskie 34:51, 3) Kenzie Barnhart 35:30, 4) Victoria Malvick 36:22, 5) Reni Goodard-Vaughan 36:55, 6) Stacy Sterling 42:16, 7) Brook Beveridge 42:59.
2 dogs, 2.3 miles -- 1) Zachary Maruskie 24:31, 2) Zack Barnhart 24:37, 3) Makayla Lindsey 24:42, 4) Liam Cawood 25:28, 5) Adeline Berry 25:30, 6) Cooper Baines 25:36, 7) Isaac Smoldon 27:01, 8) Charlotte Kinnins 27:03, 9) Sophie Bacon 27:21, 10) MacKenzie Martinez 27:36, 11) Erica Quiett 27:37, 12) Aila Berrigan 27:39, 13) Susanna Dombrowski 28:06, 14) Richard Waring 28:20, 15) Joseph Baron 41:26.


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