Daniel Danforth was the top local finisher at the Butte to Butte 10K race in Eugene Monday, July 4.
Danforth, 16, finished 134th out of 2,508 runners, in 42:17 – 24th out of 102 runners in his age division. Sweet Home High School cross-country and track coach Billy Snow, 59, was 194th –eighth in his age category out of 95 runners.
The top local female finisher was Olivia Johnson, who was 227th overall and the fourth female finisher, in 44:45. Alyssa Nagle was the second local female, finishing 695th overall and fourth in the 11-14 age category of 38 runners, in 52:38.
One of the race’s perqs is a team event in which alumni or students from common high schools are grouped by their finishes.and awarded points based on age, gender, and how close they were to a world record for the 10K distance. Sweet Home was 23rd of 27 teams, including several contributing runners alumni who now live elsewhere.
2011 Butte to Butte 10K
Top finishers and Sweet Home results
(*Alumni Challenge scorer)
2508 runners
(1) Ian Dobson, 29 (Eugene) 30:16 (4:53); (2) Danny Mercado, 23 (West Covina, Calif.) 30:34 (4:56)
(19 – F1) Tanya Zeferjahn, 27 (Beaverton) 35:44 (5:45); (26-F2) Bronwyn Crossman, 21 (Eugene) 36:47 (5:57); (134) Daniel Danforth, 16, (Sweet Home) 42:18 (6:49 minutes/mile pace); (194) Billy Snow, 59, (Lebanon) 44:04 (7:06); (227) *Olivia Johnson, 18, (SH) 44:45 (7:15); (695) Alyssa Nagle, 14 (SH) 52:29 (8:29); (798) Chester Miller, 41, (SH) 53:27 (8:41); (1271) *Megan Snow, 24 (Albany) 56:57 (9:31); (1617) *Monica Dalton, 32 (Eugene) 1:01:52 (10:17); (1937) *Rebekah Dewitz, 34 (Eugene) 1:06:40 (11:03); (2066) *Mary Peterson, 54 (Eugene) 1:08:34 (11:29); (2179) Kimberley Boone, 46 (SH) 1:14:39 (12:01); (2197) Barbara Snow (Lebanon) 1:13:07 (12:07); (2239) *Regina Yutzie, 34 (Springfield) 1:14:04 (12:18); (2240) *Tyler Yutzie, 37 (Springfield) 1:14:04 (12:18); (2422) Kailee Ramp, 22 (SH) 1:27:33 (14:28); (2423) Brittni Ramp, 23 (SH) 1:27:32 (14:28); (2502) Heidi Ramp, 20 (SH) 1:46:06 (17:27).