Grant, Garcia take top spots at 35th Big Mountain Run
Vonda Garcia of Whitefish makes her way up Big Mountain Saturday during the 35th annual Big Mountain Run. (Photo courtesy Sandy Gray)
Overall winner and King of the Mountain, Jimmy Grant, leads the start of the Big Mountain Run Saturday at Whitefish Mountain Resort. The Prince of the Mountain, Jacob Bailey, is behind in black. (Phot courtesy Sandy Gray)
Jimmy Grant sprinted to the top of Big Mountain at Saturday’s 35th annual Big Mountain Run.
Grant clocked a 36:01 time on the route up the Danny On trail to earn King of the Mountain status.
Finishing in under an hour was Vonda Garcia who earned Queen of the Mountain status. She clocked a time of 48:21.
Jacob Bailey, 15, ran the course in 41:40 to earn Prince of the Mountain. Madelaine Jellison, 12, claimed Princess of the Mountain with a time of 51:54.
The Danny On climbs more than 2,000 vertical feet over 3.8 miles.
All runners finishing the course in a time less than their age (women — age plus 10 minutes) qualify for the Birthday Club and receive a cupcake at the top of the mountain. This year 13 runners earned a spot in the Birthday Club.
Mike Muldown, 72, who has completed the run for 33 of the 35 years, was one of those to make the Birthday Club.
The proceeds benefit the nonprofit Glacier Nordic Ski Team which serves over 200 youth each winter. For more information visit glaciernordicclub.com.
35th Annual Big Mountain Run Results
Aug. 7, 2017
* Birthday Club winners, men beat their age, women beat their age plus 10 minutes
** Dog Category
First Last Sex Age Time
Jimmy Grant* M 39 36:01
Ryan Skotnicki M 30 37:13
Myles Fleming M 17 39:20
Austin Allen M 35 40:31
Ben Bernall M 39 40:32
Jacob Bailey M 15 41:40
Scott Gaiser* M 55 43:01
Jeff Brown M 38 43:19
Tor Gudmundsen* M 53 43:29
Ben Scott* M 44 44:21
Seth Capon M 36 46:25
Kyle Calles M 16 46:27
Clarence McDonald M 16 46:28
Don Armstrong* M 59 46:45
Luke Shahan M 14 48:14
Vonda Garcia* F 50 48:21
Tom Clary* M 67 49:27
Jeff Metsky M 36 50:28
Madelaine Jellison** F 12 51:54
Marcella Sandry* F 53 52:00
Connor Aikins M 14 52:06
Paul Conrad* M 62 52:30
Bill Summers M 52 52:57
Ayden Mosby M 8 53:42
John Novacu M 24 53:51
Katherine Slack F 18 53:57
James Mosby M 36 54:26
Jeff Drollinger M 51 55:00
Jill Johns F 55:04
Cayden Mosby M 8 55:57
Grace Rosenthal F 20 56:34
Spencer Knouff M 16 56:44
Susan Armstrong* F 58 57:47
Fumiya Hirama M 23 58:24
Clare Fleming F 13 58:32
Curtis Jackson M 40 58:44
Kinzie Peterson F 15 59:01
Rod Garcia M 56 59:18
Krystal Jackson F 35 59:43
Steve Pleasants* M 63 59:52
Orion Shahan M 14 60:45
Dan Wyford M 54 61:09
Tony Ventry M 39 61:27
Greg Hagar M 30 62:09
Robert Karvelsson M 39 63:08
Geoff Calaway M 58 63:38
Virginia Bowland* F 53 63:39
Sophia Karvelsson F 14 63:58
Takehiro Kazama M 32 63:59
Takumi Noguchi M 22 64:00
Mike Muldown* M 72 64:04
Serena Calder F 26 66:57
Wesley Karvelsson F 17 66:59
Tessa Skotnizki** F 26 67:22
Josh Knouff M 39 67:52
Amanda Karvelsson F 37 68:00
Hunter Grimes F 17 68:45
Brandon Monday M 17 68:46
Ethan Karvelsson M 11 68:52
Caroline Karvelsson F 9 69:22
Lori Pleasants F 55 69:25
Barrett Garcia M 13 69:26
Lydia Tost F 37 70:02
Phoebe Wallace F 14 70:51
Willem Gray M 13 71:15
Cory Smith M 48 72:09
Harmonie Hampton F 19 72:13
Kelsey Van Horn F 22 72:43
Vicki Puchalla F 59 73:39
Landon Brown M 11 74:14
Roxann Gallagher** F 44 75:50
Samantha Kujala** F 28 76:00
Randall Hartman M 55 76:42
Jennifer Ventry F 36 77:45
Darcy Heggie M 44 77:54
Cameron Kyle F 14 77:56
Ellie Johnson F 61 82:22
Stu Levitt M 76 83:13
Claire Slack F 12 83:15
Carolyn Slack F 13 83:15
Jeremy Slack M 10 83:17
Carolyn Slack F 44 83:18
Jasmine Zaldivar F 16 86:27
Grace McMahon-Gioeli F 17 86:33
George Bowland M 11 88:59
Dakotah Porter M 17 91:04
Greyson Aikins M 12 91:06
Tara Porter F 36 91:08
Sydney Garcia F 13 91:42
Rachel Bowland F 13 91:51
Sasha Lind F 16 95:19
Nicole Look F 17 95:21
Ari Brownlee F 16 95:22
Maggie Taylor F 26 95:23
Debe Porter F 37 97:20
Wayne Kasworn M 62 97:22
Joy Peterson F 38 101:05
Isa Mosby F 7 108:09
Heidi Mosby F 36 109:28
Tara Brown F 35 114:12
Carver Brown M 6 114:15
Carver Brown M 6 114:15
Amelia Grant F 6 140:00
Adelyn Grant F 8 140:00
Lori Grant F 39 140:00
No times
Simon Fleming M 11
Sarah Potter F 17
Bethany Shahan F 38
Jess Fleming F 42
Ed Fleming M 46