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Locals show talent in Wild Side of the Noque action

MARQUETTE – A trio of Marquette residents were the top men’s and women’s finishers in two of the Wild Side of the Noque events held Sunday.

All these races were headquartered at the Forestville Trailhead just west of Marquette.

In the 10-kilometer snowshoe event with 33 entrants, Andrew Rickauer of Marquette was the top finisher in 56 minutes, 13.4 seconds, just over a minute ahead of runner-up Joe Lammers of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

Andrew Grosvenor of Marquette was third in 57:49.0, with Clive Rajala of Ishpeming fifth in 1:10:26.1.

Kara Graci of Marquette was the top women’s finisher in 1:13:41.2, while Jayne Szukalowski of Escanaba was next about 8 1/2 minutes back.

Nicole McMahon of Marquette was third in 1:24:52.3, while Christine Richards of Ishpeming was sixth in 1:33:34.4.

In the 20K snow bike with 40 entries, Evan Simula of Marquette won in 1:20:28.2, about 2 1/2 minutes ahead of runner-up Matthew Bloch of Marquette’s 1:23:03.9.

Chris Lynch of Negaunee was fourth in 1:31:14.3 and Jason Jilbert of Marquette fifth in 1:31:26.6.

For the women, Kyia Anderson of St. Cloud, Minnesota, was the winner in 1:40:15.0, almost 10 minutes ahead of second-place Eleanor Bacso of Duluth, Minnesota.

Michele Basal of Marquette was third in 2:02:03.5, while Hanna Derby of Marquette was fourth in 2:04:34.2.

Out-of-state racers swept the Animoosh Skijor 10K races with divisions for one dog, which had 10 entries, and two dogs, which included four entries.

Mike Christman of Neenah, Wisconsin, took the one-dog race in 22:23.8, not quite two minutes ahead of runner-up Adrian Swanson of Minneapolis. Brent Skaw of Marquette was third in 26:30.3, while the top woman and fourth-place overall finisher was Bethany Wright of Marquette in 26:34.7.

Sierra Anderson of Duluth, Minnesota, won the two-dog division in 20:10.8. Another woman, Kristin Wodzinski of Marquette, was the top local finisher in third place in 34:16.1.

Information compiled by Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee.

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