Sprint racer Bill Kornmuller of Willow sped to a 3-minute victory over Michael Tetzner of Germany on second and final day of racing, coming from behind and capture the Eagle River Classic on Sunday at the Beach Lake Trails. Essentially, Kornmuller did to Tetzner what British Columbia musher Blayne “Buddy” Streeper did to Kornmuller 11 months ago on the final day of racing at the Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race. In that race, Steeper came from more than two minutes behind to edge Kornmuller by nine seconds.
Daryl Hollingsworth of Seward grabbed third place Sunday, holding off the fast-charging Jeff Conn by just two seconds in the two-day combined time. Conn had the second-fastest time of the day Sunday.
Eagle River Classic
Sunday on Beach Lake Trails
Overall Times
1. Bill Kornmuller, 1:43:56; 2. Michael Tetzner, 1:46:28; 3. Daryl Hollingsworth, 1:47:58; 4. Jeff Conn, 1:48:00; 5. Nathan Sterling, 1:50:49; 6. Ed Wood, 1:51:17; 7. Heather Hardy, 1:51:22; 8. Marvin Kokrine, 1:51:50; 9. Eddie Dayton, 1:53:02; 10. Will Kornmuller, 1:53:53; 11. Gary Markley, 1:54:23; 12. Jennifer Sterling, 1:56:37; 13. Michael Suprenant, 2:12:09.
6-Dog Race
1. Kris Rasey, 27:30; 2. Greg Sellentin, 28:04; 3. Bev Stevens, 28:04; 4. Norm Hayashi, 28:45; 5. Jennifer Sterling, 28:50; 6. Susan Cantor, 30:39; 7. Kathy Barnhart, 32:40; 8. Eddie Duque, 33:49; 9. Jo Wood, 34:32; 10. Lois Rockcastle, 35:24; 11. Rick Cavens, 36:47.
Source: The Anchorage Daily News
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