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Past Kobuk 440 Mushers
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2025
Jessie Holmes - winner Kevin Hansen Rohn Buser Kristy Berington Lauro Eklund Anna Hennessy Jody Potts-Joseph Sadie Lindquist Sam Paperman James Bourquin Hugh Neff Adam Lindenmuth (scratch) Quince Mountain (scratch) |
2024
Jessie Holmes - Winner Hunter Keefe Eddie Burke Jr. Tony Browning Bailey Vitello Isaac Teaford Kevin Hansen Emily Ford Jim Bourquin Jessi Downey (scratch) |
2023
Jessie Holmes - Winner Richie Diehl Michelle Phillips Hugh Neff Jeff Deeter Bailey Vitello Martin Early Kevin Hansen Jessi Downey Dempsey Woods Jim Bourquin Lauro Eklund |
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2022
Hugh Neff - Winner Deke Naaktgeboren Martin Early Jeff King Dereck "DJ" Starr Eddie Burke, Jr. Miriam Osredkar Ryan Redington Ebbe Winstrup Pedersen Richie Diehl Jessie Holmes Kevin Hansen Dempsey Woods Jim Bourquin |
2021
Ryan Redington - Winner Reese Madden Nicolas Petit Gunnar Johnson Philip Hanke Hugh Neff Tony Browning Dereck Starr Jeff King Sam Brewer Dempsey Woods Kevin Hansen The 2020 Kobuk 440 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
2019
Ryan Redington - Winner Will Rhodes Dempsey Woods Tony Browning Benjamin Good Nic Petit Bridgett Watkins Jessie Holmes Fabio Berlusconi Hugh Neff Jessica Gable Ryan Redington Quince Mountain Josh McNeal Hunter Keefe Ketil Reitan Cim Smyth |
2018
Nic Petit - Winner Kristin Bacon Ellen King Kaci Murringer Chuck Schaeffer Blair Braverman Jessica Klejka Tony Browning Nicolas Petit Clara Knernger Jessie Holmes Julie Fløtlien Maja Bernhoff Dempsey Woods, Sr. Hugh Neff Jesse Salyer Olivia Shank Neff |
2017
Jessie Holmes - Winner Ellen King Richie Diehl Wade Marrs Jeff King Kristin Bacon Hugh Neff Nicolas Petit Dempsey Woods Katherine Keith Dallas Seavey Jesse Salyer Kevin Hansen Jason Mackey Apayauq Reitan Jim Lanier |
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2016
Nicolas Petit - Winner Damon Tedford Daniel Foster Jon Vanderwal Paul Hansen Joar Ulsom Harald Magnussen Mille Porsild Dempsey Woods John Baker Katherine Keith Vergnaud Sebastien Jason Mackey Noah Burmeister Marina McGoarty |
2015
Cim Smyth - Winner Jeff King John Baker Kristin Bacon Ken Anderson Tim Pappas Hugh Neff Andrew Brown Jim Bourquin Paul Hansen Dempsey Woods |
2014
Jeff King - Winner Tony Browning Hugh Neff Alan Stevens Crispin Studer Dempsey Woods Ed Hopkins Harry Douglas Heidi Sutter Jim Bourquin John Baker Katherine Keith Nina Schwinghammer Paul Hansen Rolland Trowbridge Ruth Iten Sonny Lindner |
2013
Jeff King - Winner Cim Smyth Tony Browning Abbie West Alex Westlake Andrew Brown Dempsey Woods Diana Haecker Hugh Neff Jake Berkowitz Jim Bourquin John Schandelmeier Katherine Keith Ken Anderson Nicole Faille Pete Kaiser Quinn Iten Tracey Schaeffer |
2012
Ken Anderson - Winner Scott Smith Sigrid Ekran Katherine Keith Chuck Schaeffer Maret Heatta Gus Guenther Ed Iten Gerry Riley Darrin Lee |
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2011
Pete Kaiser - Winner Ken Anderson Cindy Barrand Alex Otten Brent Sass Chuck Schaeffer Cynthia Barrand Debbie Moderow Dempsey Woods Ed Hopkins Harry Douglas Hugh Neff Jim Borquin John Schandelmeier Maret Heatta Richie Diehl Robert Nelson Ruth Iten |
2010
John Baker- Winner Hugh Neff - 2nd Pete Kaiser - 3rd Quinn Iten - 4th Jim Bourquin - 5th Kelley Griffin - 6th Jodi Bailey - 7th Karl Leissner - 8th Jake Berkowitz - 9th Micah Degerlund - 10th Harry Douglas - 11th Tracey Schaeffer - 12th |
2009
John Baker - Winner Heath Coro - 2nd Pete Kaiser - 3rd Ed Iten - 4th Robert Nelson - 5th Gerald Riley - 6th Gerald Sousa - 7th Mike Williams, Jr. - 8th Rainer Lorenz - 9th Middy Johnson - 10th Dempsey Woods - 11th Chuck Schaeffer (?) |
2008
John Baker - Winner Louie Nelson Sebastian Schnuelle Josh Cadzow Jason Young Ed Iten Michelle Phillips Bryan Mills Eric Sieh Hugh Neff Ken Anderson Martin Buser Mike Jayne |
2007
Martin Buser - Winner Louie Nelson Ed Iten Paul Gebhardt Gerald Riley Rayme Smyth Lance Mackey Melanie Gould Hugh Neff Ken Anderson Noah Burmeister Robert Nelson Toleff Monson Rick Swenson Kelly Williams Raymond Woods Karlin Itchoak Henry Horner |
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2006
Lance Mackey Ed Iten Jeff King Bryan Bearss Mitch Seavey Martin Buser Jerry Sousa John Baker Louie Nelson Darin Nelson Tollef Monson Paul Gebhardt Aaron Burmeister Pete Jayne Andy Angstman Ken Anderson Mike Santos |
2005
Mark May Lance Mackey Jeff King Lisa Fredrik Rayme Smyth John Baker Richard Kuzuruk Jacques Philip Dave Monson Ed Iten Tolof Monson Darin Nelson Mike Jayne |
2004
Ed Iten John Baker Jeff King Aaron Burmeister Ray Redington Jr. Jamie Nelson Louie Nelson Melanie Gould Mark May Tryne Lyrec Hugh Neff |
2003
Jeff King - Winner Tollef Monson Louie Nelson Jose Amoedo Hugh Neff Nils Hahn Dean Osmar Rayme Redington |
2002
Ed Iten - Winner Rick Swenson Ken Anderson DeeDee Jonrowe Jesse Royer Louie Nelson Garth Elsdon Rick Mackey Dave Milne |
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2001
John Baker Rick Swenson Ruth Iten Dave Monson Louie Nelson Greg Parvin Kristen Bey Darin Nelson Tollef Monson ______ Wilson |
2000
Tony Browning - Winner John Baker Rick Swensen Louie Nelson, Sr. Cim Smyth Russell Lane Ed Iten Jason Halseth Greg Parvin Garth Elsdon David Vent - scratch Jim Wilson - scratch ***Six more unnamed teams scratched |
1999
Gerald Riley - Winner Louie Nelson Jim Wilson Jacques Philip Jason Halseth Susan Amundsen Nils Hahn Joran Freeman Raymond Brown |
1998
Ed Iten - Winner Gerald Riley Louie Nelson Mike Wallace Russell Lane Fletcher Gregg, Jr. Mike Lawless Wesley Woods, Jr. |
1997
Ed Iten - Winner John Baker Christopher Knott Gerald Riley Andy Willis George Kennedy, Sr. Chuck Schaeffer Russell Lane, Jr. Louie Nelson Zack Stee___ - scratch Chris Rowe - scratch Kristen Bey - scratch Dempsey Woods, Sr. - scratch |
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1996
Gerald Riley - Winner Louie Nelson Charlie Boulding Ed Iten Raymond Brown, Sr. George Kennedy, Sr. |
1995
Ed Iten - Winner Charlie Boulding Jeff King Cim Smyth Gerald Riley Jim Wilson Louie Nelson |
1994
Jeff King - Winner Kate Parsons Jim Wilson Ed Iten Louis Nelson David Scheer Nathan Underwood Roy Wade Dan McEachen Don Lyrek Charlie Boulding - scratch |
1993
Charlie Boulding - Winner Ed Iten Jim Wilson Tony Browning Tim Osmar Greg Stratton - scratch |
1992
Jacques Philip - Winner Ed Iten Jim Wilson Lucy Nordlum Kathy Swenson Tim Osmar Louie Nelson Tony Jones, Jr. George Kennedy - scratch Kristen Bey - scratch Cody Coppock - scratch Cornelius Douglas - scratch |
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1991
Ed Iten - Winner Doug Sheldon, Sr. John Baker Jacques Philip Charlie Boulding Robin Jacobson |
1990
Susan Butcher - Winner Ed Iten (Incomplete) |
1989
Susan Butcher - Winner Ed Iten (Incomplete) |
1988
Roger Nordlum Kathy Swenson Jim Wilson Doug Sheldon, Sr. Raymond Brown Ed Iten Chuck Schaeffer Unknown Musher 1 Unknown Musher 2 |
The above information is sourced from Kobuk 440 Racing Association archives as well as physical and digital copies of periodicals that covered the race.
Some information is incomplete. We appreciate your patience while we fill in the blanks. If you would like to submit a correction or addition, please email us.
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