Running
In Grand Forks, Sunday
Top 20 placers
1. Aiden Johnson 15:49, 2. Gavin Dorsey 17:58, 3. Dawson McDonald 18:43, 4. Ellen Gregoire 19:57, 5. Barbara Arntson 20:33, 6. Brent Dorsey 20:40, 7. Chelsey Gloude 20:55, 8. Kiran Anderson 20:57, T9. Weston Mahar and Jaxon Mahar 21:33, 11. Jeffrey Kniert 22:30, 12. Ella Arntson 22:32, 13. Jace Beland 23:38, 14. Leah Sundby 23:43, 15. Jace Berge 24:06, 16. Kassidy Allard 24:08, 17. Sonia Burley 24:36, 18. Nicholas Olson 24:47, 19. Kinsley Beland 24:56, 20. Emila Arntson 25:11
In Grand Forks, Sunday
1. Tyson Mahar 36:30, 2. Brian Gregoire 39:50, 3. Neil McComsey 48:14, 4. Barb Murphy 48:43, 5. David McCloud 51:40, 6. Dale Kulas 53:43, 7. Owen Anderson 54:28, 8. Tom Gander 54:43, 9. Duane Letexier 55:23, 10. Lenae Lee 56:39, T11. Keith Bakken and Gladys Bakken 58:50, 13. Bailey Gander 59:54, 14. Kevin Hruska 1:00.55, 15. Renee Brandt 1:00.56, 16. Jane Hutzol 1:00.58, 17. Teresa Dufner 1:01.06, T18. Dan Koller and Chuck Bogert 1:01.09, 20. Richard Deneseus 1:02.08; 21. Kara Hartten 1:02.47; 22. Desirae Heikens-Lauinger 1:03.49. 23. Dean Christianson 1:04.07; 24. Jasen Walker 1:05.56; 25. Phillip Brenna 1:06.04; 26. Wayne Devine 1:07.59; 27. Dan Mankie 1:10.45; 28. Linda Keller 1:11.33; 29. Theresa Cound 1:11.37; 30. Jeff Johnson 1:17.37
1/8: Barb Murphy makes the shape of a heart with her hands as she jogs the final leg of the Firecracker 10K race along the Grand Forks Greenway on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
2/8: Ellen Gregoire is the first woman to cross the Firecracker 5K finish line on the Greenway near downtown Grand Forks on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
3/8: Aiden Johnson sprints to the Firecracker 5K race finish line on the Greenway near downtown Grand Forks on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
4/8: Barbara Arntson runs on the downtown portion of the Greenway during the Firecracker 5K race Sunday, July 4, 2021. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
5/8: (From left) Betty Olson, Nicholas Olson, Sarah Boese-Noreen and Paul Boese walk along the Greenway near downtown Grand Forks during the Firecracker 5K and 10K races on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
6/8: Emila and Barbara Arntson (right) jog along the Greenway near downtown Grand Forks during the Firecracker 5K race on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
7/8: Jordan Sullivan (left) and Holly Lundeen jog together during the Firecracker 5K race along the Greenway near downtown Grand Forks on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
8/8: Runners jog along the Greenway near downtown Grand Forks during the YMCA Firecracker 5K and 10K races on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
Wayne Nelson is the sports editor at the Herald.
He has been with the Grand Forks Herald since 1995, serving as the UND football and basketball beat writer as well as serving as the sports editor.
He is a UND graduate and has been writing sports since the late 1970s.
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