Anchorage Daily News

A trio of teenage mushers were within a minute of each other Saturday, halfway through the 31st Junior Iditarod.

Cain Carter arrived at Yentna Station at 4:11 p.m., a minute before Quinn Iten and Wade Marrs. Iten and Carter both had 10 dogs; Marrs traveled behind nine.

Twenty-one racers ages 14-17 are competing for scholarships worth as much as $5,000 for the winner.

Winners of the humanitarian and sportsmanship awards also earn $1,000 scholarships.

The mushers overnight at Yentna Station and will return to Willow this morning.

Junior Iditarod Sled Dog Race

Standings as of 9 p.m., Saturday

Into Yentna Station -- 1) Cain Carter, 4:11 p.m.; 2) Quinn Iten, 4:12; 3) Wade Marrs, 4:12; 4) Jessica Klejka, 4:34; 5) Jesse DeLoach, 4:38; 6) Patrick Mackey, 4:40; 7) Fawn Wilson, 4:41; 8) Michael Owens, 4:50; 9) Ava Lindner, 5:00; 10) Rebekah Ruzicka, 5:04; 11) Amanda Olson, 5:13; 12) Anitra Winkler, 5:21; 13) Charlie Allison, 5:41; 14) MacKenzie Davis, 5:42; 15) Meredith Mapes, 5:44; 16) Shameka Nelson; 5:58; 17) Jeff Holt, 6:09; 18) Garry McKeller, 6:19; 19) Carole Keller, 6:22; 20) Yuta Takagi, 6:43.

Out of Eagle Song -- 21) Kristen Crain, 4:39 p.m.

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