Saturday’s Ben Blackgoat Memorial Race turned out 68 people in a downpour on Perseverance Trail. Course options were for 2, 4 and 7 mile distances.
Race proceeds benefit the Ben Blackgoat Memorial Scholarship, which the Southeast Road Runners award every year to high school winner of an essay contest.
Ben Blackgoat, a former Juneau-Douglas High School track and cross country standout, passed away on Thanksgiving Eve 1996 while running on Perseverance Trail.
Seven mile race
Top five women
1. Maddie Hall 52:42
2. Meryl Ellefson 53:13
3. Sue York 57:53
4. Suzy Pothier 1:00:22
5. Amanda Blackgoat 1:02:26
Top five men
1. Jesse Miller 41:19
2. Joshua Musson 42:08
3. Greg Frank 45:38
4. Hiram Henry 46:14
5. Dewey Peacock 46:58
Four mile race
Top five women
1. Jennifer Thorsteinson 39:10
2. Kristin McTague 39:22
3. Meghan Johns 41:42
4. Maisy Morley 42:31
5. Serena Crupi 42:34
Top five men
1. Arne Ellefson-Carnes 25:47
2. Clem Taylor-Roth 27:52
3. Shafer Suzuki 28:52
4. John Waight 39:58
5. Steven Morley 42:36
Two mile race
Top five women
1. Lindsay McTague 17:55
2. Bridget McTague 18:23
3. Lucrecia Meryine 19:48
4. Stephanie Gustafson 21:12
5. Piper Blackgoat-Diehl 22:13
Top five men
1. Benjamin Blackgoat 21:08
2. Kwame Diehl 22:19
3. Craig Thorsteinson 23:44
4. David McGrath 23:47
5. Kirk Thorsteinson 23:49
