RACE RESULTS & PHOTOS
The William A. Irvin 5K serves as the popular kickoff event to Grandma’s Marathon weekend, now with more than 2,500 registered participants each year.
The event began in 1994 and has seen several racecourse changes over its time, with another planned in 2025 to now bring participants along the iconic finish line stretch in Canal Park and underneath the finish structure used the following day for Grandma’s Marathon and the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon.
The race is is timed and scored by Mtec Results. The previous year’s results, as well as historical and all-time results dating to the inaugural event in 1994, are available HERE.
ALL-TIME WILLIAM A. IRVIN 5K PARTICIPATION SUMMARY (by finishers)
2024 – 2,191
2023 – 2,150
2022 – 2,015
2021 – 1,053
2020 – 1,931
2019 – 1,904
2018 – 1,804
2017 – 1,849
2016 – 1,799
2015 – 1,667
2014 – 1,783
2013 – 1,653
2012 – 1,617
2011 – 1,489
2010 – 1,367
2009 – 1,285
2008 – 1,124
2007 – 1,090
2006 – 1,132
2005 – 1,154
2004 – 1,054
2003 – 1,018
2002 – 998
2001 – 956
2000 – 920
1999 – 1,013
1998 – 944
1997 – 935
1996 – 928
1995 – n/a
1994 – n/a
TOTAL – 40,823
2024 WILLIAM A. IRVIN 5K CHAMPIONS
NOAH STEVENSON
William A. Irvin 5K
Men’s Champion
KHIA KURTENBACH
William A. Irvin 5K
Women’s Champion
CALEB-MICHAEL FILES
William A. Irvin 5K
Non-Binary Champion
TOP 10 MEN’S FINISHERS
- Noah Stevenson – 15:02
- Robby Holcomb – 16:55
- Nate Bilben – 16:58
- Tim Koenning – 17:07
- Ocean Caplan Holdgrafer – 17:24
- Jakin Anderson – 17:26
- Kyle Reini – 17:34
- Gavin Carl – 17:36
- Ian Thorpe – 17:46
- Bracston Kaufman – 17:50
TOP 10 WOMEN’S FINISHERS
- Khia Kurtenbach – 18:19
- Regan Dewitt – 19:18
- Jessica Schmidt – 19:30
- Sara Conrad – 20:19
- Anneke Knauss – 20:41
- Mackenzie Rian – 21:00
- Aveline McCabe – 21:19
- Mackenzie Myran – 21:20
- Alice Rapacz – 21:37
- Ruby Peterson – 21:37
TOP 10 NON-BINARY FINISHERS
- Caleb-Michael Files – 20:37
- Samantha Frey – 27:17
- Mads Bartz – 28:54
- Evelyn Cavalier – 33:31
- Sawyer Brooks – 33:39
- Ciara Smith – 35:49
- Ivy Evans – 36:48
- Jennifer Friederich – 44:38
- Kyl James – 1:02:48
Following this year’s race, we are working on updating the historical results of the William A. Irvin 5K. Those all-time event records and age division leaders will be updated as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
JON SINCLAIR
14:43 (1994)
MEN’S EVENT RECORD HOLDER
Jon Sinclair won the inaugural William A. Irvin 5K in 1994, and his time is still yet to be beaten.
Sinclair crossed the line in a time of 14:43, just three seconds ahead of runner-up Jorczak. As it turns out, that’d be as close as anyone’s ever come to breaking the mark set by Sinclair.
The 15:00 mark has been broken four more times, once by Jorczak in 1995, but Sinclair’s mark has withstood the test of time in what’s now become the kickoff race to Grandma’s Marathon weekend.
NOTE: Jesse Chettle again broke the 15:00 mark in 2022 with a winning time of 14;52, but a course management error resulted in that year’s racecourse being short and thus invalidated the results in terms of official records.
Before running in Duluth, Sinclair was a two-time All-American runner at Colorado State University and in 1989 was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
COURSE BESTS
Railroad Street – Jon Sinclair (1994), 14:43
Lakewalk – Dustin Franta (2017), 15:34
MEN’S ALL-TIME CHAMPIONS
2024 – Noah Stevenson, 15:02 (Prairie Village, KS)
2023 – Mason Shea, 15:40 (River Falls, WI)
2022 – Jesse Chettle, 14:52 (Flagstaff, AZ)
2021 – Mason Shea, 16:26 (River Falls, WI)
2020 – n/a
2019 – Matthew Scherber, 15:24 (St. Paul, MN)
2018 – Colin Cernik, 15:41 (Kansas City, KS)
2017 – Dustin Franta, 15:34 (Portland, OR)
2016 – Blake Anderson, 16:09 (Sartell, MN)
2015 – Dominique Aulagnon, 15:43 (Thunder Bay, ON)
2014 – Scott Behling, 15:19 (Duluth, MN)
2013 – Matthew Grey, 15:25 (Minnetonka, MN)
2012 – Sean Kutz, 15:54 (Grantsburg, WI)
2011 – Scott Behling, 15:49 (Duluth, MN)
2010 – Scott Behling, 16:39 (Duluth, MN)
2009 – John Heitzman, 15:24 (Owatonna, MN)
2008 – Jordan Tucker, 16:22 (Omaha, NE)
2007 – Gregory Liebl, 15:17 (Montevideo, MN)
2006 – Brett Kann, 15:58 (Rice Lake, WI)
2005 – Patrick Russell, 15:28 (Duluth, MN)
2004 – Eric Loeffler, 15:24 (Eagan, MN)
2003 – Eric Hartmark, 15:09 (Roseville, MN)
2002 – Brett Carroll, 15:25 (Duluth, MN)
2001 – Brett Carroll, 15:20 (Rochester, MN)
2000 – Scott Jansky, 15:31 (Two Rivers, WI)
1999 – Peter Kreminski, 15:24 (Duluth, MN)
1998 – Brent Loberg, 15:27 (Duluth, MN)
1997 – Darren Lewis, 14:52 (Mankato, MN)
1995 – Jason Jorczak, 14:55 (Hayward, WI)
1994 – Jon Sinclair, 14:43 (Fort Collins, CO)
MEN’S MULTIPLE TIME CHAMPIONS
5 – Scott Behling (2010, 2011, 2014)
2 – Mason Shea (2021, 2023)
Brett Carroll (2001, 2002)
MEN’S EVENT RECORD PROGRESSION
1994 – Jon Sinclair, 14:43 (Fort Collins, CO)
MEN’S TOP 10 FINISH TIMES – OVERALL
1. Jon Sinclair, 14:43 (Fort Collins, CO) – 1994
2. Jason Jorczak, 14:46 (Hayward, WI) – 1994
3. Dan Hostager, 14:47 (St. Cloud, MN) – 1996
4. Jason Jorczak, 14:55 (Hayward, WI) – 1995
5. Craig Miller, 14:57 (Eau Claire, WI) – 1994
Sean Mulheron, 14:57 (Minneapolis, MN) – 1996
7. Thomas Tisell, 15:00 (St. Paul, MN) – 1994
8. Chad Gurrero, 15:01 (St. Paul, MN) – 1994
9. Kelly Mortenson, 15:02 (St. Louis Park, MN) – 1996
Noah Stevenson, 15:02 (Prairie Village, KS) – 2024
MEN’S TOP 10 FINISH TIMES – MINNESOTAN
1. Dan Hostager, 14:47 (St. Cloud, MN) – 1996
2. Sean Mulheron, 14:57 (Minneapolis, MN) – 1996
3. Thomas Tisell, 15:00 (St. Paul, MN) – 1994
4. Chad Gurrero, 15:01 (St. Paul, MN) – 1994
5. Kelly Mortenson, 15:02 (St. Louis Park, MN) – 1996
6. Jeremy Polson, 15:03 (Duluth, MN) – 1996
7. Ditlev Larsen, 15:08 (St. Cloud, MN) – 1996
8. Eric Hartmark, 15:09 (Roseville, MN) – 2003
9. Bob Simmons, 15:11 (Minneapolis, MN) – 1996
Steve Leuer, 15:11 (Maple Grove, MN) – 1996
MEN’S AGE & DIVISION EVENT RECORDS
Open Jon Sinclair, 14:43 (Fort Collins, CO) – 1994
Ages 12 & Under Andy Magnuson, 18:38 (Lindstrom, MN) – 2008
Ages 13-18 Jeremy Polson, 15:03 (Duluth, MN) – 1996
Ages 19-34 Jason Jorczak, 14:46 (Hayward, WI) – 1994
Ages 35-39 Jon Sinclair, 14:43 (Fort Collins, CO) – 1994
Ages 40-44 William Markwardt, 16:00 (La Crosse, WI) – 2000
Ages 45-49 Bob Garcia, 16:21 (Bellevue, NE) – 2000
Ages 50-54 Paul Giannobile, 17:03 (Minnetonka, MN) – 2011
Ages 55-59 Alan Evans, 17:43 (Beaver Dams, NY) – 2019
Ages 60-64 Thom Weddle, 17:56 (Burnsville, MN) – 1999
Ages 65-69 Paul Heitzman, 19:08 (Eudora, KS) – 2000
Ages 70 & Over Paul Heitzman, 20:23 (Eudora, KS) – 2001
KATIE MCGEE
17:11 (1996)
WOMEN’S EVENT RECORD HOLDER
Duluth native Katie McGee won the first three titles at the William A. Irvin 5K from 1994-96, and she set a still-standing event record in the process.
McGee’s time of 17:11 in 1996 was challenged by the following year’s champion Sara Rhode, who also finished in 17:11 but just hundreths of a second slower than McGee. Since then, the closest anyone’s come to challenging McGee’s mark was in 2016 when Sarah Crouch ran 17:21.
NOTE: Nikki Long’s time of 16:15 in 2022 would have broken McGee’s event record, but a course management error resulted in that year’s racecourse being short and thus invalidated the results in terms of official records.
In 2022, McGee was presented with the Ron Daws Ambassador Award in recognition of her connection to Grandma’s Marathon weekend and her lifetime of work to help the event be successful. After using the racecourse as a training ground while growing up, McGee now has finished 13 Grandma’s Marathons and also, for a short time, taught an online marathon training class at Lake Superior College to help more beginning runners prepare for the big race.
COURSE BESTS
Railroad Street – Katie McGee (1996), 17:11
Lakewalk– Sarah Crouch (2016), 17:21
WOMEN’S ALL-TIME CHAMPIONS
2024 – Khia Kurtenbach, 18:19 (New York, NY)
2023 – Flannery Cerbin-Bohach, 18:00 (Cresco, IA)
2022 – Nikki Long, 16:15 (Cary, NC)
2021 – Kristina King, 17:26 (Chicago, IL)
2020 – n/a
2019 – Carrie Tollefson, 18:11 (St. Paul, MN)
2018 – Carrie Tollefson, 18:21 (St. Paul, MN)
2017 – Carrie Tollefson, 17:55 (St. Paul, MN)
2016 – Sarah Crouch, 17:21 (Blowing Rock, NC)
2015 – Hillory Davis, 18:15 (Colorado Springs, CO)
2014 – Carrie Tollefson, 18:36 (St. Paul, MN)
2013 – Savanna Plombon, 17:36 (Frederick, MD)
2012 – Kathleen Monaghan, 19:09 (Duluth, MN)
2011 – Heidi Peterson, 18:34 (Sartell, MN)
2010 – Carrie Tollefson, 18:25 (St. Paul, MN)
2009 – Michelle Oman, 17:53 (Mankato, MN)
2008 – Michelle Oman, 18:35 (Mankato, MN)
2007 – Laura Hughes, 17:50 (Mankato, MN)
2006 – Michelle Oman, 17:45 (Mankato, MN)
2005 – Michelle Oman, 18:24 (Mankato, MN)
2004 – Corrin Hoffman, 19:11 (St. Paul, MN)
2003 – Chelle Belland, 18:48 (La Crosse, WI)
2002 – Brooke Carney, 17:53 (Golden, CO)
2001 – Katie Lesauvage, 18:45 (Arlington, TX)
2000 – Staci Bennett, 17:44 (White Bear Lake, MN)
1999 – Kara Bloomquist, 18:00 (Minneapolis, MN)
1998 – Jennifer Madland, 18:23 (St. Paul, MN)
1997 – Sara Rohde, 17:11 (St. Paul, MN)
1996 – Katie McGee, 17:11 (Duluth, MN)
1995 – Katie McGee, 17:44 (Duluth, MN)
1994 – Katie McGee, 17:21 (Duluth, MN)
WOMEN’S MULTIPLE TIME CHAMPIONS
5 – Carrie Tollefson (2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019)
4 – Michelle Oman (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009)
3 – Katie McGee (1994, 1995, 1996)
WOMEN’S EVENT RECORD PROGRESSION
1996 – Katie McGee, 17:11 (Duluth, MN)
1994 – Katie McGee, 17:21 (Duluth, MN)
WOMEN’S TOP 10 FINISH TIMES – OVERALL
1. Katie McGee, 17:11 (Duluth, MN) – 1996
Sara Rohde, 17:11 (St. Paul, MN) – 1997
3. Katie McGee, 17:21 (Duluth, MN) – 1994
Sarah Crouch, 17:21 (Blowing Rock, NC) – 2016
5. Kristina King, 17:26 (Chicago, IL) – 2021
6. Savanna Plombon, 17:36 (Frederick, MD) – 2013
7. Katie McGee, 17:44 (Duluth, MN) – 1995
Staci Bennett, 17:44 (White Bear Lake, MN) – 2000
9. Michelle Oman, 17:45 (Mankato, MN) – 2006
10. Kari Campbell, 17:50 (Oakdale, MN) – 1994
Laura Hughes, 17:50 (Mankato, MN) – 2007
WOMEN’S TOP 10 FINISH TIMES – MINNESOTAN
1. Katie McGee, 17:11 (Duluth, MN) – 1996
Sara Rohde, 17:11 (St. Paul, MN) – 1997
3. Katie McGee, 17:21 (Duluth, MN) – 1994
4. Katie McGee, 17:44 (Duluth, MN) – 1995
Staci Bennett, 17:44 (White Bear Lake, MN) – 2000
6. Michelle Oman, 17:45 (Mankato, MN) – 2006
7. Kari Campbell, 17:50 (Oakdale, MN) – 1994
Laura Hughes, 17:50 (Mankato, MN) – 2007
9. Michelle Oman, 17:53 (Mankato, MN) – 2009
10. Kari Campbell, 17:59 (Oakdale, MN) – 1996
WOMEN’S AGE & DIVISION EVENT RECORDS
Open Katie McGee, 17:11 (Duluth, MN) – 1996
Ages 12 & Under Rachel Sackett, 19:52 (Grand Rapids, MN) – 1995
Ages 13-18 Laura Hughes, 17:50 (Mankato, MN) – 2007
Ages 19-34 Katie McGee, 17:11 (Duluth, MN) – 1996
Ages 35-39 Michelle Oman, 17:53 (Mankato, MN) – 2009
Ages 40-44 Carrie Tollefson, 17:55 (St. Paul, MN) – 2017
Ages 45-49 Marcy Gilles, 18:18 (Eden Prairie, MN) – 1996
Ages 50-54 Janet Rosen, 19:39 (Cloquet, MN) – 2004
Ages 55-59 Janet Rosen, 20:40 (Cloquet, MN) – 2009
Ages 60-64 Barb Leininger, 23:42 (Minneapolis, MN) – 2017
Ages 65-69 Gabby Lubich, 23:05 (Irvin, WI) – 2018
Ages 70 & Over Janet Ward, 29:30 (Duluth, MN) – 2013
CALEB-MICHAEL FILES
20:37 (2024)
NON-BINARY EVENT RECORD HOLDER
Caleb-Michael Files set the William A. Irvin 5K non-binary event record in 2024, breaking the record of the first-ever non-binary finisher in the event’s history from only a year earlier.
Files, from Washington, DC, ran a time of 20:37, which was almost eight minutes faster than the 28:04 of Mads Bartz from 2023. Files went on the next day to finish Grandma’s Marathon in 3:27:05, which at the time was the ninth-fastest time from a non-binary runner in that event’s history.
“This weekend was about more than just miles,” Files said following the weekend. “It was about moments, pushing limits, and crossing finish lines, together. Here’s to the journeys that test us and to embracing what I believe this sport is all about, community.”
COURSE BESTS
Railroad Street – n/a
Lakewalk – Caleb-Michael Files (2024), 20:37
NON-BINARY ALL-TIME CHAMPIONS
2024 – Caleb-Michael Files, 20:37 (Washington, DC)
2023 – Mads Bartz, 28:04 (Fridley, MN)
1994-2022 – n/a
NON-BINARY MULTIPLE TIME CHAMPIONS
n/a
NON-BINARY EVENT RECORD PROGRESSION
2024 – Caleb-Michael Files, 20:37 (Washington, DC)
2023 – Mads Bartz, 28:04 (Fridley, MN)
NON-BINARY AGE & DIVISION EVENT RECORDS
Open Caleb-Michael Files, 20:37 (Washington, DC) – 2024
Ages 12 & Under n/a
Ages 13-18 Evelyn Cavalier, 33:31 (Ely, MN) – 2024
Ages 19-34 Caleb-Michael Files, 20:37 (Washington, DC) – 2024
Ages 35-39 n/a
Ages 40-44 Samantha Frey, 27:17 (Duluth, MN) – 2024
Ages 45-49 n/a
Ages 50-54 Kyl James, 55:00 (Des Moines, IA) – 2023
Ages 55-59 n/a
Ages 60-64 n/a
Ages 65-69 n/a
Ages 70 & Over n/a