Carbondale’s Ashley Arnold took fourth place overall in the hill Hogback hustle 5K in New Castle on July 9th. She beat her sister her sister, Glenwood’s Lauren Arnold, by 21 seconds and New Castle’s Kelley Cullen by 38 seconds, crossing the line in a very quick 18:19.
Rifle’s Dustin Ross, who currently runs track and cross country at Augusta State College in Georgia, held off Silt’s Bernie Boettcher for the win. Ross ran 17:35 to Boettcher’s 18:00. Mike Schneiter was third in 18:14.
The Hogback Hustle, which drew upwards of 100 runners and walkers this year, was the fifth race in the Colorado River Valley Charity Race Series. The final stop in the series will be the Cheatin’ Woodchuck Chase five-mile and 2.3-mile fun run on Saturday, Aug. 6, at scenic Rifle Mountain Park.