Running

Saari, Hjelm sail to victories in Bear Valley 5K

Matias Saari and Nicole Hjelm took top honors at the Bear Valley 5K, which marked its 25th anniversary Saturday.

Saari paced a field of 183 finishers with a time of 20 minutes, 56 seconds. He enjoyed a healthy lead over runner-up Ben Ward, who edged Ian Moore by 15 seconds to take second place in 22:16.

Hjelm finished 10th overall and took the women's win in 25:23, more than two minutes ahead of Jen Jolliff, whose 27:42 put her six seconds ahead of Heidi Jensen in the race for second place.

Top 10 men — 1) Matias Saari 20:56, 2) Ben Ward 22:16, 3) Ian Moore 22:31, 4) Jonny Hughes 22:56, 5) Jim McDonough 23:04, 6) Dan Myers 23:40, 7) Kyle Fischer 24:44, 8) Bryce Bethard 24:45, 9) Rich Suddock 25:01, 10) Eli Robinson 25:26.

Top 10 women — 1) Nicole Hjelm 25:23, 2) Jen Jolliff 27:42, 3) Heidi Jensen 27:48, 4) Abby Robinson 28:14, 5) Ingrid Reese 29:14, 6) Kristy Marchant 29:49, 7)Keilo Wilson 30:35, 8) Shelby Wilson 30:26, 9) Cariana Kay 30:29, 10) Liz Stadnicky 31:44.

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