Hamilton and Russell place high in Turkey Trot

Columbia Falls runners Kelly Hamilton placed seventh among the women and Chris Russell placed ninth among the men in the fourth annual 5K Turkey Trot in Whitefish on Nov. 18, Thanksgiving Day.

A total of 110 men and 172 women completed the race, including six men and 16 women from Columbia Falls. Local results included:

Men

9 Chris Russell 20:19.2

23 Chad Baker 21:57.9

38 Braxton Shewalter 23:50.9

45 Cory Loudermilk 25:26.0

82 Johnson Tyrel 30:40.3

109 Todd Davis 51:42.9

Women

7 Kelly Hamilton 22:40.9

16 Colleen Finberg 24:31.1

26 Kathie Lapcevic 26:08.5

64 Jessica Alexander 29:37.8

67 Jennifer Wickland 30:07.2

72 Ellen Szalay 30:18.7

103 Marti Altucker 33:05.1

113 Jule Gates 34:35.4

116 RobinMcClanahan 35:30.6

134 Janelle Borgen 39:30.2

135 Lacey Pederson 40:02.5

136 Andrea Marron 40:05.9

137 Treva Davis 40:43.1

139 Jeana James 40:58.3

140 Sarah Bergford 41:10.1

146 Kristin Stokes 44:10.5