Whitefish Marathon
Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 7 months AGO
David Shearon of Whitefish smiles for the camera while running the half marathon during the Whitefish Marathon. He finished fourth overall for men in the race. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
Polson’s Cynthia Arnold pushes two children in a stroller in the Whitefish Marathon on Saturday. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
Whitefish's Drew Coco finishes his loop near North Valley Hospital in the Whitefish Marathon on Saturday. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
A runner makes his way through mile seven of the half marathon on Saturday. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
Caleb Houser, followed by Kylie Houser, crosses the half marathon finish line at Depot Park. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
Ed and Courtney Eberhardy hoist up a young runner at the end of the half marathon on Saturday. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
Gil Jordan, 73, accepts his medal after finishing the half marathon on Saturday. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
Drew Coco of Whitefish was the lone runner to break 3 hours on Saturday for the Whitefish Marathon.
Coco finished the 26-mile, 385-yard race in 2:55:09.27.
He averaged 6:41 per mile on a sunny day with very warm conditions for running.
Michael Edin of Dallas was second, 3:12:22.85.
Calie Hill of Salt Lake City won the women’s marathon with a time of 3:31:29.43. Emily Sterbis of Missoula was second, 3:42:54.67, and Ruth Bury of Columbia Falls third, 4:04:08.35.
Hill averaged 8:04 per mile.
Half marathon winners for women and men were Cynthia Arnold of Polson, 1:35:36.61, and Kage Sobotta of Clarkston, Washington, 1:21:59.04.
Romina Sprunger of Columbia Falls, 23:52.69, and Jorey Egeland of Billings, 16:38.08, were 5k winners for women and men.
Whitefish Marathon
Saturday
Top 10 Finishers
Marathon
Women
1. Calie Hill, Salt Lake City 3:31:29.43
2. Emily Sterbis, Missoula 3:42:54.67
3. Ruth Bury, Columbia Falls 4:04:08.35
4. Kelsey Hughes, Livingston 4:12:00.32
5. Samantha Poulin, Edmonton 4:17:50.21
6. Roman Rubio, Anchorage 4:26:58.15
7. Susan Armstrong, South Ogden, Utah 4:31:35.90
8. Kat Gebauer, Whitefish 4:32:04.35
9. Lisa Slagle,Whitefish 4:42:31.27
10. Sharon Sterbis, Missoula 4:44:15.28
Men
1. Drew Coco,Whitefish 2:55:09.27
2. Michael Edin, Dallas 3:12:22.85
3. Tor Gudmundsen, Helena 3:18:49.56
4. David P. Amrein, Somers 3:26:07.93
5. Gregory Duffy, Philadelphia 3:28:09.48
6. Matt Huston, Kalispell 3:30:01.51
7. Colton Born, Whitefish 3:35:38.39
8. Patrick Reilly, Missoula 3:36:21.69
9. Justin Sorensen, Kalispell 3:39:46.28
10. Seth Carbonari, Hamilton 3:49:25.46
Half Marathon
Women
1. Cynthia Arnold, Polson 1:35:36.61
2. Caitlin Stone, Columbia Falls 1:31:15.36
3. Jenni Brown, Polson 1:31:40.30
4. Rachel Anderson, Kalispell 1:36:57.42
5. Jennifer Rea, Coeur d’Alene 1:38:58.35
6. Noreen Richter, Lethbridge 1:39:14.83
7. Jessica Peltier, Whitefish 1:40:23.55
8. Kirsten Rasmussen, Missoula 1:41:32.35
9. Gloria Boucher, Okotoks, Alberta 1:41:52.49
10. Somer Treat, West Glacier 1:42:06.07
Men
1. Kage Sobotta, Clarkston, Wash. 1:21:59.04
2. Ryan Seguine, Whitefish 1:23:53.16
3. Joshua Ricks, Polson 1:24:44.32
4. David Shearon, Whitefish 1:25:51.65
5. Tyler Wells, Kalispell 1:26:52.41
6. Joshua Johnson, Kalispell 1:27:50.74
7. Chris Calhoun, Kalispell 1:29:14.08
8. Danny Mahn, Columbia Falls 1:36:44.68
9. Zhenchao Xu, Butte 1:39:23.92
10. RJ Hannah, Whitefish 1:40:23.50
5k
Women
1. Romina Sprunger, Columbia Falls 23:52.69
2. Scarlet Kaplan, Whitefish 24:18.83
3. Maggie Owens, Kalispell 25:51.16
4. Abbey Biel, Columbia Falls 25:52.03
5. Kara Coco, Whitefish 25:58.78
6. Abigail Roberts, Whitefish 26:26.81
7. Selena Heck-Vasquez, Whitefish 27:11.06
8. Ciara Davis, Missoula 27:13.68
9. Ellen Szalay, Columbia Falls 27:24.52
10. Marie Roach, Kalispell 28:07.06
Men
1. Jorey Egeland, Billings 16:38.08
2. Benjamin Cutler, Kalispell 19:26.29
3. Parker Barrile, Whitefish 19:36.49
4. Stephen Sprunger, Columbia Falls 20:07.61
5. Joshua Weller, Kalispell 20:30.44
6. Drew Perry, Columbia Falls 20:59.24
7. Alex Corbelli, Whitefish 21:31.01
8. Tom Case, Whitefish 21:51.44
9. Jacob Helzer, Kalispell 21:56.24
10. Nicholas Starring, Whitefish 22:03.87
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