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The Huckleberry Festival celebrated its 39th year in Trout Creek last weekend, but the Run for Fun one-upped the festival with the 40th annual trot. The year the festival didn't have an organizer, volunteers still put a run together.

Christian Kafentzis of Boston was first over the finish line in 18 minutes, 52.2 seconds. Kafentzis said this was this was his first time winning the Huckleberry Run for Fun, and he attributed it to the Naegeli children not participating this year.

"It's a lot easier when the Naegelis don't show up," Kafentzis said after his win. A total of 166 runners and walkers participated in the fun run Saturday.

Age Groups Winners

The 9 and under girls winners were Reese Meredith in first, Marley Neesvig in second, and Ainsley Boon and Pippi Crowder took third. The winners in 9 and under for the boys was Aristides Teske in first, Cooper Hardy in second, and Madden Hansel in third.

The 10-14 girls winners were Ava Sandell Clark in first, Hattie Neesvig in second, and Emma Gaines in third. For the boys, Bryce Allred took first, Tyler Allred in second, and Cael Thilmony in third.

In the 15-19 category, Josey Neesvig took first, Rachel Ribeiro took second, and Haley Morgan got third for the girls. The boy's standings were Travis Peterson in first, Oakley Booless in second and Conner Conquest in third.

The 20-29 women's winners were Trae Rocheleau in first, Kimberly Earhart in second, and Gwenyth Rafuse in third. For the men, Drew Owens took first, Jordan McMannis got second, and Jordan Aumiller was third.

In the 30-39 age group, the women were Jamie Lefkowitz in first, Cassie Meyer in second, and Claire Clemens in third. The top finishers for the men were Christian Kafentzis in first, Steve Keppel was second, and Mark Busch was third.

For ages 40-49 the women were Katie Merkley in first, Shana Neesvig in second, and Teresa Nelson in third. The men were Shane Bird in first, Bill Burdick got second, and Colin Watts was third.

The 50-59 girls winners were Sarah Naegeli in first, Jeri Delys in second and Booga Gilbertson in third. For the men, Kim Earhart took first, Tony Amaya was second, and Paul Soukup in third.

In the 60-69 age group, the girls were Lisa Abrahamson in first, Linda Hanks in second, and Nancy McIntyre in third. For the men, Rick Hanks took first, Francois Comunetti was second, and Floyd Searl got third.

For the 70-79 age group, there was Sandra Wade in the women's group and Larry Wade for the men's group.

Thomas Hoiland showed up to compete in the 80-89 age group.

Annie Wooden

FIRST IN - Christian Kafentzis of Boston crosses the finish line to win the Huckleberry Run for Fun.

1. Christian, Kafentzis, M, 34, 18:52. 2. Travis Petersen, M, 16, 19:19. 3. Oakley Bookless, M, 16, 20:29. 4. Steve Keppel, M, 34, 20:59. 5. Connor Conquest, M, 17, 21:19. 6. Bryce Hullinger, M, 17, 21:30. 7. Justin Morgan, M, 16, 21:36. 8. Kati Merkley, F, 40, 21:43. 9. Mark Busch, M, 34, 21:46. 10. Josey Neesvig, F, 15, 21:58. 11. Nathan Burwig, M, 17, 22:00. 12. Ryan Kash, M, 34, 22:23. 13. Daniel Jackson, M, 15, 22:40. 14. Kim Earhart, M, 55, 22:48. 15. Bryce Allred, M, 13, 22:56. 16. Tyler Allred, M, 14, 22:56. 17. Christopher Gudas, M, 34, 22:57. 18. Shane Bird, M, 45, 23:03. 19. Jamie Lefkowitz, F, 34, 23:15. 20. Rick Hanks, M, 64, 23:19. 21. Cassie Meyer, F, 31, 23:22. 22. d'Artagnan Dominguez, M, 16, 23:25. 23. Ava Sandell Clark, F, 13, 23:26. 24. Bill Burdick, M, 44, 23:30. 25. Drew Owens, M, 27, 23:34. 26. Claire Clemens, F, 34, 23:37. 27. Cael Thilmony, M, 12, 23:41. 28. Dylan McLean, M, 15, 23:48. 29. Tyler Twiss, M, 18, 24:02. 30. Hattie Neesvig, F, 12, 24:04. 31. Colin Watts, M, 46, 24:17. 32. Troy Smith, M, 16, 24:27. 33. Jeremy Lyght, M, 36, 24:31. 34. Tony Amaya, M, 53, 24:35. 35. Rachel Ribeiro, F, 17, 24:41. 36. Francois Comunetti, M, 60, 25:20. 37. Lisa Abrahamsen, F, 62, 25:25. 38. Aristides Teske, M, 8, 25:58. 39. Shana Neesvig, F, 42, 26:01. 40. Trae Rocheleau, F, 24, 26:07. 41. Chris Clemens, M, 37, 26:18. 42. Scott Nicolarsen, M, 44, 26:19. 43. Jensen Dobberstein, M, 16, 26:22. 44. Lara Hokleby, F, 31, 26:27. 45. Ben Utigard, M, 33, 26:34. 46. Max Chmiel, M, 16, 26:34. 47. Kimberly Earhart, F, 20, 26:35. 48. Anton Saydakov, M, 17, 26:36. 49. Linda Hanks, F, 64, 26:38. 50. Colter Nikolarsen, M, 11, 26:45. 51. Haley Morgan, F, 18, 27:00. 52. Teresa Nelson, F, 46, 27:17. 53. Jordan McMannis, M, 28, 27:23. 54. Nate Pekinpaugh, M, 42, 27:26. 55. Brady Hardy, M, 11, 27:38. 56. Cooper Hardy, M, 8, 27:46. 57. Jordan Aumiller, M, 27, 27:48. 58. Floyd Searl, M, 64, 27:49. 59. Katie Winter, F, 43, 27:56. 60. Leroy Wine, M, 39, 28:05. 61. Liam Moore, M, 18, 28:13. 62. Preston Shanks, M, 13, 28:14. 63. Angela Hisel, F, 40, 28:17. 64. Sarah Naegeli, F, 54, 28:19. 65. Frannie Bui, F, 33, 28:21. 66. Aryal Love, F, 15, 28:23. 67. Jeri Decys, F, 57, 28:45. 68. Nancy McIntyre, F, 64, 29:00. 69. Gwenyth Rafuse, F, 28, 29:04. 70. Justin White, M, 27, 29:18. 71. Susan Hill, F, 39, 29:28. 72. Charlotte Palmer, F, 22, 29:37. 73. Aaron Brodmerkle, M, 19, 29:38. 74. Ben Croft, M, 14, 29:39. 75. Maggie Schneiter, F, 15, 29:39. 76. Quinn Skaggs, F, 15, 29:40. 77. Paul Soukup, M, 57, 29:41. 78. Kerrie Schneiter, F, 20, 29:42. 79. Cammie Garnero, F, 61, 29:42. 80. Sarah Stover, F, 42, 29:46. 81. Marlaina Mohr, F, 60, 29:59. 82. Catherine Wilson, F, 42, 30:02. 83. Christopher McGrew, M, 60, 30:04. 84. Booga Gilbertson, F, 55, 30:09. 85. Shawn Morgan, M, 46, 30:12. 86. Eryn White, F, 26, 30:15. 87. JeriAnn Smith, F, 40, 30:43. 88. Julie McLennan, F, 46, 30:45. 89. Keller Heidrick, M, 11, 31:03. 90. Kristen Nicolarsen, F, 49, 31:08. 91. Joe Dudek, M, 19, 32:33. 92. Davide Santorno, M, 31, 32:35. 93. Madden Hensel, M, 9, 33:19. 94. Corey Janoff, M, 31, 33:20. 95. Craig Hardy, M, 39, 33:28. 96. Lavenna Amaya, F, 48, 33:37. 97. Kristin Maxwell, F, 31, 33:49. 98. Celene Paulson, F, 20, 33:50. 99. Donalee Johnsen, F, 47, 34:48. 100. Maura Stobie, F, 56, 34:54. 101. Lindsay Janoff, F, 31, 34:56. 102. Emma Gaines, F, 14, 35:05. 103. Shannon Rembert, F, 45, 35:06. 104. Ashley Mackey, F, 31, 35:24. 105. Blank, 35:24. 106. Brittany Waiss, F, 34, 35:38. 107. Teri Phillips, F, 55, 36:17.108. Amber Amaya, F, 24, 36:19. 109. Jordyn Amaya, F, 16, 36:20. 110. Sabrina Palmer, F, 20, 36:45. 111. Parker Link, M, 10, 37:13. 112. Janene Love, F, 42, 37:16. 113. Sharon Pound, F, 63, 37:26. 114. Louise Chandler, F, 50, 39:03. 115. Shannon Kyle, F, 27, 40:43. 116. Ruby Kyle, F, 25, 40:43. 117. Alexey Crogh, M, 25, 40:44. 118. Carter Meyer, M, 62, 41:21. 119. Barb Roberts, F, 59, 42:13. 120. John Roberts, M, 58, 42:14. 121. Grace Gaines, F, 11, 42:47. 122. Spencer Fehr, M, 26, 43:43. 123. Nicole Ribeiro, F, 23, 44:20. 124. Marlee Meredith, F, 36, 44:21. 125. Reese Meredith, F, 7, 44:22. 126. Sienna Meredith, F, 36, 44:23. 127. MaryJo Jackson, F, 49, 45:08. 128. Barbara Amaya, F, 48, 45:09. 129. Lacy Adams, F, 44, 45:12. 130. Kendra Rembert, F, 11, 45:18. 131. Marley Neesvig, F, 9, 45:28. 132. Sandra Wade, F, 71, 45:35. 133. Linda Roose, F, 66, 45:36. 134. Yvette Majerus, F, 63, 47:45. 135. Thomas Hoiland, M, 86, 47:58. 136. Selina Kenmille, F, 41, 48:11. 137. Leighton Wise Spirit, M, 13, 48:11. 138. Kristine Allred, F, 40, 48:18. 139. Penny Thurman, F, 58, 49:00. 140. Spencer Wright, M, 35, 50:37. 141. Jennifer Burdette, F, 50, 51:08. 142. Regina Plettenberg, F, 48, 51:09. 143. Amanda Brady, F, 37, 51:09. 144. MaryJo Meyer, F, 59, 52:39. 145. Erik Abrahamsen, M, 67, 52:44. 146. Jo Utigaro, F, 64, 53:02. 147. Ainsley Boon, F, 4, 53:51. 148. Averie Boon, F, 26, 53:57. 149. Jodie Bittinger, F, 59, 53:57. 150. Pippi Crowder, F, 2, 53:59. 151. Susan Crowder, F, 37, 54:33. 152. Chip Knowlton, M, 55, 55:39. 153. Mike Riley, M, 58, 55:40. 154. Larry Wade, M, 76, 55:59. 155. Pamela Herrling, F, 58, 56:26. 156. Kathi Riley, F, 47, 56:27. 157. Felicia Earhart, F, 22, 56:35. 158. Tricia Johnsen, F, 20, 56:36. 159. Tucker Truett, M, 24, 57:05. 160. Lexis Lyle, F, 19, 57:06. 161. Lindsay Lyle, F, 23, 57:07. 162. Denise Earhart, F, 50, 57:17. 163. Maureen Carpenter, F, 56, 57:26. 164. Howard Roose, M, 66, 61:23. 165. Roxanna Lyle, F, 52, 62:50. 166. Maris Davisson, F, 54, 62:51.