Race to the Dome
2017 Race to the Dome Results
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017
The 8th Annual Race to the Dome was held on Saturday, September 30, 2017. There were two race courses: Providence Landing or Hartsburg Access to Wilson's Serenity Point at Noren Access in Jefferson City, MO
The Missouri River at Jefferson City was 6.85 feet and 48.5 kcfs.
Overall Hartsburg Winner - "Ladsurfski" - Mira Doneva & Ron Ladzinski (1:37) - Unlimited Tandem.
Overall Providence Winner - "Monday Night Sprints 1" - Andy Capel (3:01) - Solo Man Unlimited.
We had 91 boats with 140 paddlers.
Deepest gratitude to all the paddlers that came out to support Missouri River Relief.
Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers, and to our sponsors, Missouri American Water, Heartland Paddler, Osage Paddle Sports, Ladsurfski, Alpine Shop, Dominos and the Jefferson City Parks & Rec. Department.
Hartsburg Course (15.6 miles)
Race Name Time Racers City
Adult/Child Tandem
GOLD "River Scouts" 3:11:15 Hal & Stevie Johnson Columbia, MO
Alum2 Men
GOLD "Al Taco" 2:50:43 Nick Walkenbach & Kenneth Thomas III St. Robert, MO
Alum2 Mixed
GOLD "Yukee Water" 2:17:55 Lindsay Yungbluth & Dana Kee Columbia & Lisbon, MO
SILVER "Dream On 1" 2:25:31 Sarah & Michael Anderson Hallsville, MO
BRONZE "Team Alpine Shop" 3:06:15 Jenny McCarthy & Mark Hughes Columbia, MO
C1 Man
GOLD "2816" 2:27:31 Rob Davis Sedalia, MO
C2 Mixed
GOLD "Paddlin' Madalyn" 2:12:42 Madalyn & Adam Brashears Springfield, MO
SILVER "That's a Paddlin'" 2:17:15 Claire Schneider & Tanner Aljets Edwardsville & Staunton, IL
BRONZE "Canoe Dig It?" 2:42:59 Molly Runyon & Ray Vannoy Jefferson City & Rolla, MO
C2 Women
GOLD "Wears Creek Yacht Club
/McGuire Girls" 2:48:39 Maureen Monaghan & Pat McGuire Jefferson City & St. Louis, MO
SILVER "Rosie the River-er" 2:55:22 Paige Shoemaker & Mikaela Papageorgiou Lee's Summit & Kansas City, MO
C2 Men
GOLD "Heartland Paddlers" 2:02:18 Charlie Lockwood & Allen Eyink Columbia, MO
SILVER "Fish Tank" 2:14:52 Patrick Rahkonen & Joe Reed Lee's Summit, MO
BRONZE "Fandango" 2:39:01 Lucky Karpowicz and Happy Rotts Columbia & Hartsburg, MO
C3
GOLD "Tuppy & the Seal Puppies" 2:41:10 Duncan, Gertrude & Aurora Foss Jefferson City, MO
C4
GOLD "The Mighty & The Great" 2:36:40 Melissa Nilson, Sarah Wright-Aholt,
Brian Waldrop & Bernie Arnold St. Louis, Flamm City & Arnold, MO
K1 Man
GOLD 1:43:36 Bob Westrum Boone, IA
SILVER "Some Beach" 1:52:22 John McCoy Hannibal, MO
BRONZE 1:56:50 Larry Waters Payson, IL
"Osage Octopus" 1:57:35 Nicholas Wagner Jefferson City, MO
"Last Place" 2:01:40 Jared Zillig Columbia, MO
"Turd Ferguson" 2:01.52 Colin Schuster Columbia, MO
2:04:56 WT Bryan Columbia, MO
"Numbskull" 2:11:34 Darrell Stegeman Jefferson City, MO
"My Tern" 2:13:32 John Cowden Prairie Village, KS
2:19:40 Marcus Miller Fulton, MO
"Selma Kayak" 2:19:50 Jeff Hailey Columbia, MO
"Denny O'Pete" 2:32:27 Dennis Peterson Fulton, MO
"River Dog" 2:32:31 Matthew Thiele Jefferson City, MO
"Old & Slow" 2:33:30 Terry Merritt Columbia, MO
2:35:00 Brian Nodine Hartsburg, MO
"Dobb's Tire Dragonfly" 2:45:17 Doug Geist Imperial, MO
"Folly" 2:47:30 Anthony Sudekum Defiance, MO
"River Mafia" 2:49:49 Jeremy Young Mexico, MO
"Beast" 2:51:40 Lonnie Brandon Springfield, MO
"Delta Express" 3:25:48 David Humphrey Fulton, MO
"Grandpa Joe" 4:01:35 Austin Wilson Jefferson City, MO
K1 Woman
GOLD "Epic V8" 1:43:27 Lisa Melchert Ogdon, IA
SILVER "River Momma" 2:04:15 Christy Miller Macon, MO
BRONZE "Hodges" 2:27:57 Kerry Hodges St. Louis, MO
"Beauty" 2:51:39 Vanessa Brandon Springfield, MO
"Old Blue" 3:26:36 Robbie Humphrey Fulton, MO
K2 Mixed
GOLD "Mojo Workin'" 2:04:30 Lisa & Thimothy Theil Maryland, MO
Unlimited Solo Woman
2:05:25 Laura Brashear Rolla, MO
Unlimited Solo Man
GOLD "Half Fast" 1:51:35 Kirk Freels Oak Grove, MO
SILVER "Blue Pointer" 1:52:27 Matthew Kirkweg Jefferson City, MO
BRONZE "Suttle One" 1:54:41 Greg Suttles Quincy, IL
2:04:09 LaDon Atkinson Bowling Green, MO
2:04:20 Nathan Martin Fulton, MO
Unlimited Tandem
GOLD "Ladsurfski" 1:37:07 Mira Doneva & Ron Ladzinski Olathe, KS
SILVER "Phatwater Phiends" 1:45:08 Chris Van Meter & Daniel Sikora Four Season, MO & Des Plaines, IL
BRONZE "Fletcher N Frisch" 1:49:56 Sarah Fletcher & Dan Frisch Springfield & Wentzville, MO
SUP Man
GOLD "Spider Pig" 2:39:36 Brent Wade Harrisburg, MO
SILVER "TS Paddles" 2:52:24 Tim Sanders Columbia, MO
Voyaguer
GOLD "Penny A Gallon" 1:45:54 Missouri American Water Crew Jefferson City, Columbia & St. Louis, MO
Providence Course (27.6 miles)
Race Name Time Racers City
GOLD "North Star" 4:13:14 Bill Harris Dixon, MO
C2 Men
GOLD "Rocky and Dylwinkle" 3:01:49 Dylan McHardy & Rocky Caldwell Strafford & West Plains, MO
SILVER "The Pros from Dover" 3:02:49 Mark Schattenberg and Don Walls Russellville, AR & Austin, TX
BRONZE "SoCo Sloop" 3:40:16 Bill and Paul Behrns St. Louis, MO
"Team Slöfockar" 3:58:29 Brent Joseph Ricci & Sam Miller St. Louis & Kansas City, MO
"Canoe with no name" 4:02:33 Ronald Buckallew, Jeffrey Stuart Independence, MO
"Two Sheets & Ole Whitey" 4:32:17 Howard Greenwood & Randy Niemeyer Springfield & Holts Summit, MO
"Queen Bee" not recorded Chuck Rosenthal & Michael Gerard Columbia & Ashland, MO
C2 Women
GOLD "M&M" 4:28:52 Melanie Knocke and Megan Hascamp Columbia & Glasgow, MO
C2 Mixed
GOLD "Beauty & the Beast" 4:07:10 Alma & Bryan Hopkins Columbia, MO
K1 Man
GOLD 3:13:51 Nick Raikos Springfield, MO
SILVER "Wait For Me" 3:15:45 Steve Kaub Blue Springs, MO
BRONZE "Swimmer" 3:24:54 Mike Vaughn Paragould, AR
3:35:58 Paul Porneluzi Rocheport, MO
3:40:42 Bryan Beazley Ozark, MO
"Flyingcats" 3:50:20 Wayne Chatfield Tipp City, OH
K1 Woman
GOLD "BoCoMo Gal" 3:47:55 Renee Simmons Columbia, MO
SILVER "Vaquita" 4:09:26 Dee Landau Overland Park, KS
Unlimited Solo Woman
GOLD "Lyn" 3:33:18 Lyn Harris Kansas City, MO
Unlimited Solo Man
GOLD "Monday Night Sprints 2" 3:01:37 Andy Capel Maumelle, AR
SILVER "White Shadow" 3:04:04 Tom Selva Columbia, MO
BRONZE 3:04:25 Josh Flatten Madison, SD
"Spaceball One" 3:05:54 Rusty Self Hannibal, MO
"Monday Night Sprints 1" 3:13:19 Phil Capel Sherwood, AR
"Water is Life" 3:16:18 Joshua Sexton Overland Park, KS
"Dead Last" 3:31:51 Johnny Ortiz Belton, MO
"0662" 3:38:46 Clay Moeller Carrollton, MO
Unlimited Tandem
GOLD "Tandemonium" 3:14:45 Chad Brashears & Daryll Simon Springfield & Rogersville, MO
SILVER "2 Crazy 2 Care" 3:15:54 Diane McHenry & Mandy Urban Ironton & Springfield, MO
BRONZE "Blue Streak ST21" 3:25:46 Beth & Daryl Weidner Tina, MO
"Doing it for the Wine" 3:32:09 Carol Heddinghaus & Elke Boyd Rolla & Columbia, MO
"One Trek Mind... Your Pace
or Mine" 3:37:32 Marie & Mark Ramsey Cameron, MO
SUP Team (3 or 4)
GOLD "Twisted Kitty" 4:29:25 Cami Ronchetto, Linda LaFontaine, Shane Perrin
& John Gaich Columbia & St. Louis, MO, & Indianola, IA
SILVER "Greystoke" 4:58:14 Teresa Losito, Daren Wolf, Nick Diener,
& Vince Karamanov St. Louis, MO
Pedal Drive
GOLD "Betty" 4:39:58 Jerico Lefort Sturgeon, MO
Dugout Canoe
GOLD "Juicy Lucy" 6:28:05 Churchill Clark Cooper's Landing, MO (Aurora, CO)