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McGowan tops Alaskans in Alcatraz event

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McGowan tops Alaskans in Alcatraz event

Sitka's James McGowan was the fastest Alaskan in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on Sunday, finishing the 1.5-mile swim from Alcatraz Island to shore, 18-mile bike ride and eight-mile run through San Francisco in 3 hours, 32 minutes, 40 seconds.

Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon

San Francisco

Winner -- Andy Potts, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2:03:17. Alaskan finishers -- James McGowan, Sitka, 3:32:40; Lise Falskow, Anchorage, 3:47:55; Chris Dabbs, Anchorage, 4:01:27; Laura Luberski, Anchorage, 4:19:26; Stephanie Schroeder, Anchorage, 4:22:01; Janet Reiser, Anchorage, 4:56:34; Karen Thomas, Anchorage, 5:02:11.

RUNNING

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Osiensky, Michaelson win Bill Mitchell 5-K

Christopher Osiensky and Audrey Michaelson were the swiftest runners Sunday at the Bill Mitchell 5-kilometer run, part of Colony Days in Palmer.

Osiensky was the fastest male, clocking 16 minutes, 47.37 seconds to win the division for runners age 15-19. Michaelson topped the female runners at 19:04.68, also winning in the 15-19 division.

Colony Days in Palmer

Bill Mitchell 5-K run results

Girls 14 and younger -- 1) Caitlin Copson, 26:04.41; 2) Katie Crowley, 26:18.98; 3) Gracie Payne, 28:30.72; 4) Tate Senden, 28:30.95; 5) Abby Pettit, 35:57.49; 6) Torrey McClain, 40:54.34; 7) Claire Koivunen, 41:10.18.

Women 15-19 -- 1) Audrey Michaelson, 19:04.68; 2) Abby Jahn, 19:04.89; 3) Mariah Burroughs, 19:28.83; 4) Jenna Ford, 19:29.04; 5) Makenzie Thompson, 19:44.23; 6) Riley Burroughs, 21:18.68; 7) Tatjana Spaic, 21:35.97; 8) Tracie Haan, 22:49.80; 9) Bekah Djotte, 23:01.06; 10) Kiersten Johnson, 25:30.92; 11) Bryn Copson, 30:32.78; 12) Megan Casselle, 31:08.24; 13) Helen Michaelson, 31:17.10.

Women 20-29 -- 1) Katie Mangelsdorf, 23:11.17; 2) Nessa Voigt, 23:16.81; 3) Alena Voigt, 23:17.08; 4) Valerie Martinez, 23:50.60; 5) Nichole Dojka, 24:18.11; 6) Elizabeth Appleby, 24:42.53; 7) Signe Johnson, 25:30.54; 8) April Gehring, 26:50.16; 9) Alex Coon, 28:07.41; 10) Angelica Ramaley, 28:30.01; 11) Colleen O'Bryant, 28:49.39; 12) Mollie Mangelsdorf, 29:14.79; 13) Randi Wright, 33:11.96; 14) Christina White, 34:26.69; 15) Amie Mangelsdorf, 36:46.89; 16) Jayme DeHart, 44:25.79.

Women 30-39 -- 1) Jamie Brillhart, 22:14.83; 2) Heather Campfield, 23:55.49; 3) Anne Zink, 24:19.37; 4) Carla Churchman, 25:27.14; 5) Kim Wright, 26:42.21; 6) April Halpern, 28:01.39; 7) Jamie Coon, 28:08.36; 8) Kristila Gardner, 29:11.19; 9) Rebecca Tucker, 29:24.23; 10) Billie Haan, 30:09.89; 11) Natalie Dines, 32:21.78; 12) Jenelle Moore, 33:32.72; 13) Amy Pettit, 35:58.00; 14) Carissa McClain, 40:56.96.

Women 40-49 -- 1) Kenna Loyer, 24:05.98; 2) Janet Flaherty, 27:44.75; 3) Rosetta Alcantra, 28:42.40; 4) Tracey Thompson, 29:56.66; 5) Cindi Payne, 31:45.53; 6) Polly Kovunen, 32:08.95; 7) Sharon Lasselle, 36:38.92; 8) Brenda Gumminger, 39:34.90; 9) Colleen Hermon, 41:11.23; 10) Sara Lamont, 47:00.46.

Women 50-59 -- 1) Diane Johnson, 27:27.52; 2) Krystyna Colberg, 28:06.36; 3) Tracy Verrall, 28:22.14; 4) Celeste Moore, 35:03.91; 5) Deanna Frost, 42:56.34; 6) Darleen Walsh, 43:02.24; 7) Mickie Irvine, 44:26.52.

Women 60-99 -- 1) Vera Hershey, 25:39.94; 2) Judy Williams, 40:55.01.

Boys 14 and younger -- 1) Dakota Thompson, 18:26.71; 2) McKinley Larson, 20:41.75; 3) Christopher Dojka Jr. 21:28.42; 4) Austin Edwards, 21:29.34; 5) Aaron Edwards, 23:43.34; 6) Bodhi Gross, 23:52.15; 7) Ali Papillon, 25:38.93; 8) Rylan Dines, 26:21.55; 9) Michael Halpern, 28:20.33; 10) Zach Oliver, 32:06.80; 11) Connor Green, 37:24.10.

Men 15-19 -- 1) Christopher Osiensky, 16:47.37; 2) Noah Ripley, 17:15.65; 3) Boaz Sessom, 17:56.09; 4) Chris Smith, 18:03.01; 5) Colton Pulver, 18:18.82; 6) Anthony Oliver, 18:51.66; 7) Dylan Gumminger, 19:34.30; 8) Keith Thompson, 21:18.45; 9) Wyat Goulding, 21:24.46; 10) Nathan Gumminger, 21:43.65; 11) Braden Mitchell, 24:55.17; 12) Sam Kany, 24:57.80.

Men 20-29 -- 1) Christopher Ashland, 16:51.59; 2) Drew Ford, 9:02.13; 3) Fred Watson, 21:27.92; 4) Coleman Ahrens, 23:28.93; 5) Wylie Mangelsdorf, 23:29.14.

Men 30-39 -- 1) Dane Crowley, 24:09.38; 2) Josh Moore, 26:33.49; 3) Daniel Fettes, 27:20.94; 4) Tommy Pettit, 28:03.46; 5) Troy Hardwick, 32:12.21; 6) Edward Dines, 35:50.68.

Men 40-49 -- 1) Ty Senden, 21:56.85; 2) Chris Dojka, 24:19.14; 3) Robert Gumminger, 26:52.03; 4) Michael Newman, 27:12.49; 5) Steve Menard, 31:31.23.

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Men 50-59 -- 1) Talis Colberg, 26:15.24; 2) Bob Frost, 31:55.77.

Men 60-99 -- 1) Bill Hogan, 25:29.14; 2) Barry Dearborn, 27:50.44; 3) Don Voigt, 30:01.51; 4) Randy Walsh, 37:39.72; 5) Larry Dearborn, 39:09.82; 6) Robert Erickson, 48:10.44.

Mile run results

Girls 14 and younger -- 1) Ziyi Rao, 8:01.20; 2) Elora Baker, 9:37.60; 3) Blaine Senden, 10:04.80; 4) Lila Brillhart, 10:25.30; 5) Alexis Jacabes, 13:58.10; 6) Esme Campfield, 14:49.90; 7) Lily Zink, 15:10.40; 8) Isabelle Zink, 15:27.50; 9) Luci Wright, 16:57.50.

Boys 14 and younger -- 1) Isaac Kincaid, 7:42.70; 2) Max Larson, 7:57.20; 3) Felix Baker, 8:34.10; 4) Gavin Gore, 10:05.10; 5) Blake Moore, 10:41.10; 6) Cole Gardner, 14:16.70; 7) Kellan Payne, 15:07.10.

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