Zima, Lee lead local runners in Whidbey Marathon

Oak Harbor’s James Zima and Bethany Lee were the top male and female local finishers in the 15th Annual Whidbey Island Marathon Sunday, April 23.

Edmonds’ Ryan Hill (3:06:40) won the marathon over 142 other runners.

Seattle’s Akiko Tsuchida (3:27.55) led all women, placing sixth overall.

Zima (3:43.45) was 17th among men and 18th overall.

Lee (3:47.15) was second to Tsuchida among the women and 23rd overall.

In addition to the marathon, Sunday’s races included a half marathon, 10K, 5K and 1K children’s run.

The four adult races combined for 1,586 finishers, up from last year’s 1,243. The high was 2,634 in 2014.

The half marathon, which included 851 participants, was won by Anacortes’ Dan McLean (1:14:40). Spokane’s Bryanna Petrie (1:22.49), who was third last year among women, took the top spot among females and finished third overall. She broke a string of three wins by Kristi Houk of Port Orchard (1:30:30), who placed second among women and 12th overall. Over the years, Houk has finished first five times and second three times in the half.

Coupeville’s James Stellar (1:27.55) and Holly Salinger (1:44:54) were the top local runners in the half. Stellar was fifth among men and sixth overall, while Salinger placed 14th among women and 58th overall.

Bellevue’s John Guin (41:07) led a field of 324 in the 10K. Kennewick’s April Axtell (46:07) paced the women and was seventh overall.

Oak Harbor’s Ryan Vasileff (41:24) was third, and Oak Harbor’s Julie Elliott (48:59) was second among women and 12th overall.

Oak Harbor’s Luke Turner (7:38) won the 5K, and Mill Creek’s Bambee Garfield (24:42) repeated as the top female finisher, taking second overall out of 268.

Lola Chargualaf (27:12) was the leading Whidbey finisher among women, taking third among females and 13th overall.

(Note: In the results, the hometown of some runners was not listed; therefore, some local runners may not included among the leaders.)

Marathon (143 finishers)

Top five male finishers: 1, Ryan Hill, Edmonds, 3:06:40; 2, Zach Parker, Seattle, 3:09:12; 3, Chris Neugebauer, Dripping Springs, Texas, 3:15:21; 4, Micah Dodson, Seattle, 3:16:18; 5, Jeremy Greene, Arlington, 3:20:03.

Top five local male finishers: 18, James Zima, Oak Harbor, 3:43:45; 19, Joshua Lazanis, Oak Harbor, 3:44:48; 28, Gerardo Sanmillan, Oak Harbor, 3:54:13; 32, Peyton Horn, Oak Harbor, 3:57:02; 42, Nicholas Berryman, Oak Harbor, 4:04.09.

Top five females: 6, Akiko Tsuchida, Seattle, 3:27:55; 23, Bethany Lee, Oak Harbor, 3:47:15; 25, Sarah Brennan, Epping, N.H., 3:49.52; 29, Kaitlyn O’Neill, Redmond, 3:55:40; 30, Shawna Punzalan, Orting, 3:55.46.

Other local female finisher: 121, Shelby Mass, Oak Harbor, 5:13.51.

Half Marathon (851)

Top five males: 1, Dan McLean, Anacortes, 1:14:40; 2, Korey Konga, no hometown listed, 1:16:34; 4, Alex Schmidt, Seattle, 1:27:12; 5, Jon Priestman, Seattle, 1:27:28; 6, James Steller, Coupeville, 1:27.55.

Top five local males: 6, James Steller, Coupeville, 1:27.55; 8, Andrew Wyman, Oak Harbor, 1:28:21; 14, Aaron Novitsky, Oak Harbor, 1:32:47; 17, Matthew Larson, Oak Harbor, 1:34:12; 25, Christopher Brooks, Oak Harbor, 1:37:33.

Top five females: 3, Bryanna Petrie, Spokane, 1:22:49; 12, Kristi Houk, Port Orchard, 1:30:30; 19, Karen Leitz, Langley, 1:34.59; 21, Anneke Kakebeen, Seattle, 1:35:43; 23, Nicole Coiteux, East Hartford, Conn., 1:36:39.

Top five local females: 58, Holly Salinger, Coupeville, 1:44.54; 66, Marisol Miles, Oak Harbor, 1:45:52; 72, Whitlei Raines, Oak Harbor, 1:46:55; 125, Alicia Timm, Oak Harbor, 1:53:34; 147, Leslie Merriman, Oak Harbor, 1:55:11.

10K (324)

Top five males: 1, John Guin, Bellevue, 41:07; 2, Tanner Nordstrum, no hometown listed, 41:11; 3, Ryan Vasileff, Oak Harbor, 41:24; 4, William Hutton, Portland, 41:40; 5, Travis Walker, Seattle, 44:44.

Top five local males: 3, Ryan Vasileff, Oak Harbor, 41:24; 11, Philip Southwick, Oak Harbor, 47:54; 16, Jon Goodwin, Oak Harbor, 50:03; 23, Bill Montross, Oak Harbor, 52:38; 25, Michael Quick, Oak Harbor, 52:54.

Top five females: 7, April Axtell, Kennewick, 46:07; 12, Julie Elliott, Oak Harbor, 48:59; 13, Kari Gillette, Ferndale, 49:07; 18, Brooke Larrabee, Bellingham, 50:74; 26, Sara Baron, Mountlake Terrace, 52:58.

Top five local females: 12, Julie Elliott, Oak Harbor, 48:59; 43, Christine Wray, Oak Harbor, 56:43; 78, Maria Stochl, Oak Harbor, 1:00:32; 84, Audra Evans, Oak Harbor, 1:02:06; 89, Holly Troyer, Oak Harbor, 1:02:33.

5K (268)

Top five males: 1, Luke Turner, Oak Harbor, 23:41; 3, William Sumner, Oak Harbor, 25:01; 4, Bill Robertson, Edmonds, 25:13; 5, Larry Chandler, Tacoma, 25:28; 6, Colin Gill, Medina, 25:37.

Top five local males: 1, Luke Turner, Oak Harbor, 23:41; 3, William Sumner, Oak Harbor, 25:01; 9, Clarence Ince, Oak Harbor, 26:28; 10, Ronald Dudley, Oak Harbor, 26:56; 14, Noah Turner, Oak Harbor, 27:20.

Top five females: 2, Bambee Garfield, Mill Creek, 24:42; 7, Leah Hansen, Port Hadlock, 26:05; 13, Lola Chargualaf, Oak Harbor, 27:12; 15, Lauren Vargas, Oak Harbor, 27:35; 16, Grace Chargualaf, Oak Harbor, 27:36.

Top five local females: 13, Lola Chargualaf, Oak Harbor, 27:12; 15, Lauren Vargas, Oak Harbor, 27:35; 16, Grace Chargualaf, Oak Harbor, 27:36; 32, Kelley Johnston, Oak Harbor, 30:11; 45, Angelique O’Connell, Oak Harbor, 31:54.