Wasilla, Alaska – With just five days to go until the 50th running of the Iditarod, the Iditarod announced the official musher starting order.
As a health-conscious organization, the Iditarod is implementing many COVID-19 mitigation protocols to ensure the safety of the teams, volunteers, and communities where the race travels. The musher start order drawing took place virtually as one more way to ensure musher health and safety leading up to this year’s race.
The 50th anniversary race includes 17 women and 32 men, made up of 13 rookies and 36 veterans. The field comes from five different countries, and five former Iditarod champions are in the race to compete to cross the burled arch first in Nome.
The official 2022 Iditarod race start order is:
Bib Musher Name Sex City State Country Status
|
2 |
Sean Williams |
M |
Chugiak |
AK |
USA |
Rookie |
|
3 |
Nic Petit |
M |
Big Lake |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
4 |
Michelle Phillips |
F |
Carcross |
YT |
Canada |
Veteran |
|
5 |
Paige Drobny |
F |
Cantwell |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
6 |
Martin Massicotte |
M |
St. Tite |
Quebec |
Canada |
Rookie |
|
7 |
Jessie Holmes |
M |
Brushkana |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
8 |
Ramey Smyth |
M |
Willow |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
9 |
Anna Berington |
F |
Wasilla |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
10 |
Matt Failor |
M |
Willow |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
11 |
Mats Pettersson |
M |
Kiruna |
|
Sweden |
Veteran |
|
12 |
Joar Ulsom |
M |
Willow |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
13 |
Hanna Lyrek |
F |
Alta |
|
Norway |
Rookie |
|
14 |
Eric Kelly |
M |
Wasilla |
AK |
USA |
Rookie |
|
15 |
Riley Dyche |
M |
Fairbanks |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
16 |
Lev Shvarts |
M |
Willow |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
17 |
Ryan Redington |
M |
Wasilla |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
18 |
Richie Diehl |
M |
Aniak |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
19 |
KattiJo Deeter |
F |
Fairbanks |
AK |
USA |
Rookie |
|
20 |
Dallas Seavey |
M |
Talkeetna |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
21 |
Aaron Peck |
M |
Grande Prairie |
Alberta |
Canada |
Veteran |
|
22 |
Joe Taylor |
M |
Fairbanks |
AK |
USA |
Rookie |
|
23 |
Aaron Burmeister |
M |
Nenana/Nome |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
24 |
Kristy Berington |
F |
Wasilla |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
25 |
Deke Naaktgeboren |
M |
Fairbanks |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
26 |
Anja Radano |
F |
Talkeetna |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
27 |
Brent Sass |
M |
Eureka |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
28 |
Dan Kaduce |
M |
Chatanika |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
29 |
Julie Ahnen |
F |
Cantwell |
AK |
USA |
Rookie |
|
30 |
Mitch Seavey |
M |
Sterling |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
31 |
Matt Hall |
M |
Two Rivers |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
32 |
Amanda Otto |
F |
Denali |
AK |
USA |
Rookie |
|
33 |
Mille Porslid |
F |
|
|
Denmark |
Veteran |
|
34 |
Jeff Deeter |
M |
Fairbanks |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
35 |
Ryne Olson |
F |
Two Rivers |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
36 |
Bridgett Watkins |
F |
Fairbanks |
AK |
USA |
Rookie |
|
37 |
Pete Kaiser |
M |
Bethel |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
38 |
Martin Buser |
M |
Big Lake |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
39 |
Gerhardt Thiart |
M |
Cheboygan |
MI |
USA |
Rookie |
|
40 |
Karin Hendrickson |
F |
Willow |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
41 |
Kailyn Davis |
F |
Fairbanks |
AK |
USA |
Rookie |
|
42 |
Travis Beals |
M |
Seward |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
43 |
Lisbet Norris |
F |
Fairbanks |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
44 |
Sebastien Dos Santos Borges |
M |
Chazey-Bons |
|
France |
Rookie |
|
45 |
Josh McNeal |
M |
Eagle River |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
46 |
Chad Stoddard |
M |
Talkeetna |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
47 |
Apayauq Reitan |
F |
Kaktovik |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
48 |
Matt Paveglio |
M |
Eagle River |
AK |
USA |
Rookie |
|
49 |
Yuka Honda |
F |
Healy |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
|
50 |
Hugh Neff |
M |
Anchorage |
AK |
USA |
Veteran |
The ceremonial start will take place on Saturday, March 5, at 10 a.m., in downtown Anchorage, followed by the official restart in Willow on Sunday, March 6, at 2 p.m. Sled dog teams will leave from the start line on Willow Lake in two-minute intervals. For information on public shuttle bus service from Anchorage and Wasilla, visit the Iditarod’s Facebook page.
There will be a $10 charge per vehicle for parking in Willow. The general public will not be allowed to park in the Willow Community Center parking lot. Accessible parking will be located as close as possible to the Willow Community Center entrance. On race day, look for electronic sign boards located on the Parks Highway in Wasilla and at Houston High School advising current information on parking availability in Willow.
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