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Local resident Burt wins Long Bridge Half Marathon

Bonner County Daily Bee | UPDATED 1 year, 3 months AGO
| May 16, 2025 1:00 AM

SANDPOINT — Sandpoint resident Josh Burt, 46, won the Long Bridge Half Marathon in a time of 1:24:51 (6:29/mi) this past Saturday, beating out 197 other runners.

Other local division winners on the male side included Jacob Schultz (30-34 age division) of Sandpoint, Justin Schuck (40-44) of Sandpoint, Donald Pettit (45-49) of Sandpoint, Dave LaTourette (60-64) of Coolin, and Loren Kuder (65-69) of Sagle.

For the women, Vivian Schuck (10-14) of Sandpoint, Betty Jessup (40-44) of Sandpoint, Carrie Aiken (65-69) of Sandpoint, and the legendary Carol Wright (75-and-over) of Sandpoint all won their respective divisions in the half marathon.

HALF MARATHON

MEN

TOP 3 FINISHERS — 1, Josh Burt, 1:24.51; 2, Neal Peterson, 1:28:41; 3, Remi Guilhauma, 1:29.48.

10-14 — 1, B. James, 2:50:00. 15-19 — 1, Alex Studebaker, 1:42:19; 2, Jimmy Solt, 1:59:29; 3, Landen Paradee, 2:50:45. 20-24 — 1, Evan Gutierrez, 1:38:47; 2, Sam Puckett, 1:41:50; 3, Dylan Eaton, 1:42:37. 25-29 — 1, Tyler Shea, 1:31:29; 2, Max Dunton, 1:46:40; 3, Kramer Erb, 1:55:46. 30-34 — 1, Jacob Schultz, 1:34:51; Evan Revie, 1:42:12; 3, Adam Wallace, 1:54:43. 35-39 — 1, Seth Clark, 1:34:37; 2, Devin Kline, 1:39:15; 3, Tyler Bonner, 1:47:07.

40-44 — 1, Justin Schuck, 1:39:34; 2, Jason Luthy, 1:41:20; 3, August Sivak, 1:48:42. 45-49 — 1, Donald Pettit, 1:35:36; 2, Graham Seddon, 1:44:55; 3, Isaac Hebden, 1:45:07. 50-54 — 1, Scott Wilson, 1:41:37; 2, Luke Hauke, 1:41:54; 3, Paul Brown, 1:53:55. 55-59 — 1, [Unknown], 1:44:44; 2, Ryan Eicher, 2:03:25; 3, Robb Wallace, 2:25:06. 60-64 — 1, Dave LaTourette, 1:38:37; 2, Bob Mallory, 2:06:07; 3, Tom Williams, 2:55:04. 65-69 — 1, Loren Kuder, 2:13:29; 2, Jerry Heaps, 2:39:31; 3, Mel Watt, 3:25:37. 70-74 — 1, John Enright, 3:01:24.

WOMEN

TOP 3 FINISHERS — 1, Bethany Shea, 1:31.30; 2, Courtney Osborn, 1:43:24; 3, Riley Diehl, 1:43:40.

10-14 — 1, Vivian Schuck, 1:52:43; 2, Addyson Sychla, 1:52:43; 3, Sophie Brubaker, 1:52:43. 15-19 — 1, Marley LaLone, 2:20:46; 2, Caitlin Blankenagel, 2:28:39; 3, Morgan Hiatt, 2:47:06. 20-24 — 1, Melinda Zubrod, 1:54:01; 2, Cooper Thomas, 2:04:23. 3, Kelsey Hoffman, 2:10:32. 25-29 — 1, Brooke Albertson, 1:57:50; 2, Jeana Stampfly, 2:03:16; 3, Rebecca Nielsen, 2:08:04. 30-34 — 1, Kaley O'Brien Eggers, 1:58:51; 2, Cally King, 1:59:15; 3, Georgia Mooring, 2:06:23. 35-39 — 1, Carolyn Belarde, 1:51:03; 2, Torrie Berry, 1:58:11; 3, Teresa Stevens, 2:03:21.

40-44 — 1, Betty Jessup, 1:43:49; 2, Brittany Katzer, 1:50:31; 3, Jen Stevens, 2:00:21. 45-49 — 1, Kelly Ingham, 1:47:57; 2, Shanna Brown, 1:47:58; 3, Katie Lacny, 1:57:13. 50-54 — 1, Genny Hoyle, 1:49:39; 2, Kathleen Leonard, 1:55:29; 3, Devon Barlettano, 2:10:20. 55-59 — 1, Alison Thomas, 2:04:23; 2, Kate Al-Hafian, 2:21:52; 3, Terri Pfister, 3:00:10. 60-64 — 1, Suzi Sverdsten, 2:21:09; 2, Rochel Lemler, 2:58:43. 65-69 — 1, Carrie Aiken, 2:19:33; 2, Linnea Carlson, 2:53:35; 3, Carole Williams, 2:55:04. 70-74 — No finishers. 75-and-over — 1, Carol Wright, 2:42:36.

10K

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TOP 3 FINISHERS — 1, Joshua Heimbigner, 38:10; 2, Sam Levora, 38:30; 3, Kenny Kovalchuk, 46:43.

10-14 — 1, R. Frasure, 1:15:35. 15-19 — 1, Noah Harrison, 1:05:17; 2, Jimmy Cornelius, 1:19:24. 20-24 — No finishers. 25-29 — 1, Cameron Eggart, 1:03:25; 2, Timothy Gant, 1:19:20; 3, Christian Cook, 1:24:05. 30-34 — 1, Cody Aery, 54:54; 2, Skylar Harrison, 1:05:51; 3, Michael Wilkin, 1:11:34. 35-39 — 1, Joshua Bean, 51:00; 2, Jacob Henry, 1:16:09. 

40-44 — 1, Chris Carvo, 1:01:23; 2, Jacob Smith, 1:15:49. 45-49 — 1, Peter Enna, 1:01:36. 50-54 — 1, Chris Jones, 52:25; 2, David Cowan, 1:04:07; 3, Jeremy Heimbigner, 1:16:31. 55-59 — No finishers. 60-64 — 1, Jeff Shea, 53:50; 2, Scott Taylor, 54:57; 3, Mitchell Fullerton, 58:23. 65-69 — 1, Bill Schanzenbach, 56:51; 2, William Stanke, 1:01:39; 3, John Charuba, 1:12:34. 70-74 — 1, Stan Alvarez, 2:00:57.

WOMEN

TOP 3 FINISHERS — 1, Emily Birdsall, 51:04; 2, Colleen Whiteoak, 51:34; 3, JoAnna Jones, 55:14.

10-14 — 1, Kennedy Childress, 1:03:23; 2, Tayler Whiteoak, 1:04:37. 15-19 — 1, Jade Gahr, 1:03:19. 20-24 — 1, Madison Walker, 56:21; 2, Megan Taylor, 1:03:23; 3, Brianna Cowan, 1:04:06. 25-29 — 1, Gabriella Makena, 1:03:03. 2, Emily Mendoza, 1:07:13; 3, Raesibe Kgaphola, 1:08:29. 30-34 — 1, Melinda Hedquist, 55:16; 2, Melinda Hedquist, 58:55; 3, Jessica Renfrow, 59:05. 35-39 — 1, Krystal Webester, 57:49; 2, Alexandra Williams, 1:03:47; 3, Brittant Brandt, 1:08:56. 

40-44 — 1, Pam Winter, 57:49; 2, Shanda Johnson, 1:01:22; 3, Nikki Knaack, 1:01:45. 45-49 — 1, Serena Carlson, 55:17; 2, Mamie Jennings, 1:01:21; 3, Michelle Hill, 1:05:03. 50-54 — 1, Colleen Reinink, 1:04:53; 2, Peggy Bradner, 1:04:54; 3, Sue Marsh, 1:09:07. 55-59 — 1, Cindy Cohen, 59:01; 2, Laura Lok, 1:17:49; 3, Tracie Oxford, 1:32:46. 60-64 — 1, Julie Stafford, 1:15:40; 2, Ana Reichenbach, 1:22:20; 3, Jo Christensen, 1:29:13. 65-69 — 1, Gloria Hanson, 1:25:04; 2, Theresa Paul, 1:27:45. 70-74 — 1, Cheryl Alvarez, 1:44:37. 75-and-over — 1, Karen Mathews, 1:18:51; 2, Chris Weston, 1:36:03.

5K

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TOP 3 FINISHERS — 1, K. Halversen, 23:36; 2, Scott Boekenoogen, 25:12; 3, E. Boekenoogen, 25:51.

6 — 1, E. Ferry, 53:07. 7-9 — 1, R. James, 35:42; 2, J. Ferry, 52:53. 10-14 — 1, Ephraim Bristow, 29:34; 2, M. Bristow, 36:20; 3, E. Berry, 51:42. 15-19 — No finishers. 20-24 — No finishers. 25-29 — 1, Bailey Haynie, 59:22. 30-34 — 1, Shaun Bean, 30:00; 2, Conrad Dean, 35:34; 3, Tyler Konsonlas, 37:21. 35-39 — 1, Caleb Cooke, 45:56.

40-44 — 1, Jonathan Bristow, 48:22; 2, Brian Ferry, 53:07. 45-49 — 1, Ray Hansen, 36:48; 2, Christian Frye, 53:53; 3, Kevin James, 1:03:09. 50-54 — 1, Garrett Fitzgerald, 27:45. 55-59 — 1, Rob Konsonlas, 28:20; 2, Kevin McClure, 48:04. 60-64 — No finishers. 65-69 — 1, Kevin McMillan, 39:26; 2, Ray Rogers, 56:28. 70-74 — 1, Steven Lewis, 54:32.

WOMEN

TOP 3 FINISHERS — 1, Susan Osborn, 23:21; 2, Jessica Zaubi, 23:38; 3, Heather McCormick, 26:48.

5-and-under — 1, P. Orsburn, 59:24. 7-9 — 1, N. Vande Vegte, 37:29; 2, I. Berry, 51:46. 10-14 — 1, Zita Watkins, 29:08; 2, A. Holden, 48:29. 15-19 — 1, Charlotte Gomez, 27:39; 2, Makiya McPhedran, 28:48; 3, Sif Gadson, 29:46. 20-24 — 1, Jocelynn Ulrich, 29:41; 2, Rachel Anderson, 31:51; 3, Havalah Evans, 54:33. 25-29 — 1, Maddie Koppenstein, 30:01. 30-34 — 1, Olivia Gustafson, 29:19; 2, Shaina Gustafson, 29:19; 3, Amy Tanner, 30:02. 35-39 — 1, Kimberly Cooper, 28:06; 2, Miriam Clark, 28:48; 3, Stephani Blackburn, 30:03.

40-44 — 1, Molly Toner, 27:02; 2, Angela Cooke, 37:16; 3, Sarah Greer, 1:09:17. 45-49 — 1, Olivia Cole, 53:00; 2, Amber Young, 53:53; 3, Devon Fitzgerald, 53:53. 50-54 — 1, Barbara Hoffman, 32:01; 2, Erin Hare, 33:35; 3, Jeanette Woodard, 59:25. 55-59 — 1, Shar Eller, 42:01; 2, Buffy McClure, 48:02; 3, Christina Van Vooren, 48:49. 60-64 — 1, Sharon Shipley, 40:27; 2, Nancy Rogers, 55:35. 65-69 — 1, Pam McMillan, 39:26. 70-74 — 1, Sharon Schwartz, 42:01; 2, Renee Callahan, 48:46; 3, Michele Lewis, 54:33.

    Sandpoint's Justin Schuck, left, and Vivian Schuck, right, both won their age divisions of the Long Bridge Half Marathon.
 
 
    2015 Sandpoint High graduate Taylor Merrill was among this year's Long Bridge Half Marathon finishers.