Ben Kinvig and his team of seven sled dogs raced to victory Sunday in the Junior World Championship Sled Dog Race at Tozier Track.
Kinvig totaled a three-day time of 1 hour, 22 minutes and eight seconds to win the seven-dog, eight-mile class by 32 seconds over Shane Duque.
In other classes, Tilly Cantor, Andy Noble and Rya Berringan were victorious.
Junior Alaskan Sled Dog & Racing Association
Junior World Championship Sled Dog Race
Sunday at Tozier Track
7-dogs, 8-mile class -- 1) Ben Kinvig 1:22:08; 2) Shane Duque 1:22:40; 3) Megan Tuttle 1:27:10; 4) Morgan Summers 1:28:08; 5) Siri Raitto 1:32:34; 6) Meredith Mapes 1:46:09.
5-dog, 6-mile -- 1) Tilly Cantor 58:07; 2) Alea Robinson 59:22; 3) Colene Charley 59:25; 4) Vickie Justice 59:37; 5) Rachel Kinvig 1:01:23; 6) Hannah Summers 1:08:41; 7) Madi Lewis 1:20:13.
3-dog, 6-mile -- 1) Andy Noble 1:04:13; 2) Tasha Quiett 1:04:44; 3) Ronnie Dombroski 1:14:17; 4) Joe Lewis 1:17:20; 5) Jeremy Powers 1:19:08; 6) Joseph Dombroski 1:21:03; 7) Melissa Wassile 1:25:24.
2-dog, 3-mile -- 1) Rya Berringan 26:14; 2) Zack Maruskie 26:46; 3) Hali Young 26:50; 4) Kenzie Barnhart 27:24; 5) Peyton Young 27:27; 6) Zada Maruskie 28:06; 7) Rachel Oswald 29:34; 8) Felicity Powers 36:33. Disqualified -- Trinity Boston; Kaelyn Charlie; Megan Bernovich.
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