Ryan Best Jumps at Lincoln City 10K — Lincoln City’s Ryan Best celebrates finishing his run after finishing 34th in the half-marathon at age 12

The Lincoln City Parks & Recreation Department’s 11th annual Half-Marathon & 10K was contested Sunday morning at Taft High 7-12, with more than 200 runners in several men’s and women’s divisions competing.

Lincoln City 10K Craig Riccardo, 27, of Wilsonville won the men’s half-marathon over Lincoln City’s Chase Dillon, 22, in 1:23:20.2, with Ryan Turner, 25, of Newport third.

Stacie Truitt, 43, of Roseburg, was the women’s half-marathon winner over Jill Aho, 49, of Palmer, Ark., in 1:48:49.4.

The top local female finisher was Niki Price, 48, in 12^th.

Half Marathon Top Ten

Place	Men	Age	Time
1	Craig Riccardo	27	1:23:20.2
2	Chase Dillon	22	1:26:41.5
3	Ryan Turner	25	1:27:43.7
4	Mike Morgan	55	1:33:25.9
5	Andy Neville	47	1:35:16.8
6	Andrew McSween	20	1:35:47.6
7	Joaquin Varo	40	1:36:03.7
8	John Nolan	30	1:36:04.2
9	John Andersson	35	1:37:36.4
10	Aurelian Raducanu	52	1:38:09.2

Place	Women	Age	Time
1	Stacie Truitt	43	1:48:49.4
2	Jill Aho	49	1:49:28.7
3	Emily Croft	28	1:50:30.4
4	Jordyn Caldwell	25	1:53:51.5
5	Jessica Steitzer	35	1:58:25.7
6	Paula Sutherlin	65	2:00:11.3
7	Cheri Long	48	2:05:38.6
8	Donna Jose	64	2:05:48.2
9	Anna Duncan	39	2:06:06.4
10	Meredith Matherly	31	2:07:14.3

Lincoln City Half-marathon 10K

Brian Bernier, 36, of McMinnville, won the men’s 10K over runner-up Clayton Helfrich of Depoe Bay in 35:07.3.

The top Lincoln City male finisher was Torin Tostanoski, 24, in eighth.

Bryn Davis, 33, of Portland won the women’s 10K over Tricia Kennamer,33, of McMinnville in 48:25.0.

Lincoln City’s Gretchen Ammerman, 51, was the top local female finisher in third.

10K Top Ten

Place	Men	Age	Time
1	Brian Bernier	36	35:07.3
2	Clayton Helfrich	17	40:12.1
3	Joseph Dietrich	42	40:15.7
4	Blake Timm	42	41:59.4
5	Jordan Zimmerman	28	43:12.4
6	Cody Allison	24	43:55.9
7	Ted Reames	59	44:40.4
8	Torin Tostanoski	24	45:42.5
9	William Saling	35	47:57.0
10	Chad Peace	35	48:39.6

Place	Women	Age	Time
1	Bryn Davis	33	48:25.0
2	Tricia Kennamer	33	49:28.2
3	Gretchen Ammerman	51	51:59.5
4	Keely Linn	55	52:05.6
5	Dnise Minor	48	53:24.4
6	Susana Munoz	34	53:54.8
7	Heather Hatton	49	54:32.0
8	Sadie Carnes	26	55:47.9
9	Rachel Burns	31	56:08.2
10	Sarah Dennison	34	57:03.5

The race was contested on scenic out-and-back two-lane rural roads with rolling hills and a gravel portion at the second turnaround. Walkers also participated in the event under sunny skies.

Cub Scout Pack 47 was part of the opening ceremonies and several participating sponsors were honored.

Lincoln City Mayor Dick Anderson and Councilor Mitch Parsons watch the runners

OVERALL RESULTS

DIVISION RESULTS

Ryan Best with his first-place ribbon in his division (Photo by Hanna Best)

Sponsors included Lincoln City Outlets, Mo’s Restaurant, McKay’s Market, Dave’s Killer Bread, Bigfoot Beverages, Black Squid Beerhouse, Umpqua Oats and Lincoln County CERT.

Aide stations were manned by Taft High 7-12 girls golf and girls soccer, Lincoln City Youth League and Kiwanis Club of Lincoln City.