Kalvin Kytta (left) of Chassell, Mich., broke the previous 5K course record set by Nolan Waltz of Three Lakes (16:25.4) with a new time of 15:46.4. Kytta is seen running next to Waltz, who finished second in the race this year.
The Three Eagle half marathon and 5k races were held earlier this month, and two course records highlighted the events throughout the day.
Joseph Purtell, of Chicago, Ill., set a new record in the half marathon with a blazing fast time of 1:07:53.4, which beat out the last time of 1:11:20.9. Chassell, Mich., runner Kalvin Kytta broke the 5k course record with a time of 15:46.4, which beat out the previous record of 16:25.4 held by high school runner Nolan Waltz of Three Lakes.
Other results and local results for the men’s division included Ethan Koch of Athens taking second place behind Purtell in the half marathon with a time of 1:18:18.3. Nathan Koch of Three Lakes rounded out the top five in fifth with a time of 1:24:51.
The first Eagle River finisher in the half marathon was Jeffrey Janssen with a finishing time of 1:48:45.
In the 5k race, local high school runner and Three Lakes standout Nolan Waltz finished in second place behind the record-breaking time of Kytta. Waltz finished with a time of 15:59.4, which was over two minutes ahead of the third-place finisher. Ethan Potrykus, another Three Lakes High School runner, took fourth place overall and second in the 13-19 men’s age range, with a time of 18:14. Cohen Welsh, Charlie Welsh and Matthew Potrykus all finished at the back end of the top ten, finishing seventh through ninth with times under 21 minutes.
In the women’s division, Kelly Julian of Middleton ran a tight race with second-place finisher Althea Hewitt of Wauwatosa in the half marathon as she ended less than one minute ahead with a time of 1:27:38.9.
Kendra Graper of Eagle River cracked the top five with a time of 1:36:57.4, while Kortnie Volk and Jaynie Nafziger of Three Lakes finished right behind in sixth and seventh place with times of 1:38:26.8 and 1:38:32.5, respectively.
Young Three Lakes runners dominated the women’s 5k race, as seven of the top 15 runners were in the 13-19 age division. Bekah Koch defended her title from last year and took first place again in 2024. Her time of 21:25.8 beat out Rylee Glembin of Three Lakes who finished at 22:04.4.
Sophia Nafziger and Erica Stauffer took third and fourth place with times of 22:43.6 and 23:21.3, respectively.
Other Three Lakes runners in the 13-19 age division who finished in the top 15 of runners included Abby Raddatz (23:45.2), Mikayla Corbett (25:48.7), and Maddie Hanneman (25:48.9).
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