Newton Marshall became the first Jamaican musher to complete the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest when he passed the finish line in Fairbanks early Thursday morning.
Marshall finished in 13th place at 6:26 a.m. He was almost two days behind winner Sebastian Schnuelle, who finished at 10:44 a.m. Tuesday.
Five mushers remain on the trail and another 10 have scratched. The race began Feb. 14 in Whitehorse.
Yukon Quest finishers -- 1) Sebastian Schnuelle, 10:44 a.m. Tuesday; 2) Hugh Neff, 10:48 a.m. Tuesday; 3) Jon Little, 11:52 a.m. Tuesday; 4) Martin Buser, 9:04 p.m. Tuesday; 5) Michelle Phillips, 9:05 p.m. Tuesday; 6) William Kleedehn, 10:40 p.m. Tuesday; 7) Brent Sass 11:18 p.m. Tuesday; 8) Dan Kaduce 11:38 p.m. Tuesday; 9) Warren Palfry, 9:50 a.m. Wednesday; 10) Normand Casavant, 2:26 a.m. Thursday; 11) Mark Sleightholme, 4:58 a.m. Thursday; 12) Colleen Robertia, 5:11 a.m. Thursday; 13) Newton Marshall, 6:26 a.m. Thursday; 14) Luc Twedell, 3:59 p.m. Thursday.
Still on the trail -- Wayne Hall, William Pinkham, Becca Moore, Iris Wood Sutton, Yuka Honda.
Scratched -- Mike Ellis, Kyla Boivin, Didier Moggia, David Dalton, Hans Gatt, Jerry Joinson, Jean-denis Britten, Josh Cadzow, Russ Bybee, Jason Mackey.
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