2018 marked the 5th year of the No Coast Trail Series and with it, another incredible year of running trails all over the state of Iowa! Seeing this wonderful community of races, runners, organizers and volunteers continue to grow and evolve into what it is today, has been a rich and rewarding experience. THANK YOU!
This year saw the series comprised of 11 independent top quality trail running events offering 27 different distances with 56 hardy No Coast runners racing at least 3 events throughout the year and being eligible for division awards!
INCREDIBLE job everyone and congratulations to all division winners!
Some special shout outs:
-Danielle Wangsness and Bryan Powers for running ALL ELEVEN races this year and Dave Fischer close behind with 10 of the 11 races including his first 100k at the MoS100!
-To all the repeat participants and division winners over the years including Denise Whiting, Tim Bergan, Jason Willits, Kim Wander, Debby Hildebrand, Kelly Teeselink and of course, Ross Salinas for placing at the top of the series all five years including 1st in the Open Ultra division this year!
-And to all the folks new to the series this year! Some of those taking on their longest trail runs ever this year!
Full 2018 NCTS Standings:
https://nocoasttrailseries.com/standings/
#1 Overall Trail – Male – Jason Willits
#1 Overall Trail – Female – Melissa Huebsch-Haugo
#1 Overall Ultra – Male – Bryan Powers
#1 Overall Ultra – Female – Danielle Wangsness
Open Trail – Male
1st – Ryan Ames
2nd – Jacob Spath
3rd – Ben Hansen (12 years old!!!)
Open Trail – Female
1st – Kelly Teeselink
2nd – Emily Eisenman
3rd – Stacy Purnell
Masters Trail – Male
1st – Dave Steines
2nd – Donny Montgomery
3rd – Kim Wander
Masters Trail – Female
1st – Denise Whiting
2nd – Cheryl Dralle Peterson
3rd – Debby Railing Hildebrand
Open Ultra – Male
1st – Ross Salinas
2nd – Jatruns Taylor
3rd – Adam Roll
Open Ultra – Female
1st – Jen Even
2nd – Michala Mielke
3rd – Kathy Rodine
Masters Ultra – Male
1st – Dave Fischer
2nd – Tim Bergan
3rd – Mark Powers
Masters Ultra – Female
1st – Wendy Foote
2nd – Shari Neese
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