Champions
| Year | Musher | Time to Nome |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Seavey, Dallas | 07d 14h 08m 57s |
| 2020 | Waerner, Thomas | 09d 10h 37m 47s |
| 2019 | Kaiser, Peter | 09d 12h 39m 06s |
| 2018 | Leifseth Ulsom, Joar | 08d 12h 00m 00s |
| 2017 | Seavey, Mitch | 08d 03h 40m 13s |
| 2016 | Seavey, Dallas | 08d 11h 20m 16s |
| 2015 | Seavey, Dallas | 08d 18h 13m 06s |
| 2014 | Seavey, Dallas | 08d 13h 04m 19s |
| 2013 | Seavey, Mitch | 09d 07h 39m 56s |
| 2012 | Seavey, Dallas | 09d 04h 29m 26s |
| 2011 | Baker, John | 08d 18h 46m 39s |
| 2010 | Mackey, Lance | 08d 23h 59m 09s |
| 2009 | Mackey, Lance | 09d 21h 38m 46s |
| 2008 | Mackey, Lance | 09d 11h 46m 48s |
| 2007 | Mackey, Lance | 09d 05h 08m 41s |
| 2006 | King, Jeff | 09d 11h 11m 36s |
| 2005 | Sørlie, Robert | 09d 18h 39m 31s |
| 2004 | Seavey, Mitch | 09d 12h 20m 22s |
| 2003 | Sørlie, Robert | 09d 15h 47m 36s |
| 2002 | Buser, Martin | 08d 22h 46m 02s |
| 2001 | Swingley, Doug | 09d 19h 55m 50s |
| 2000 | Swingley, Doug | 09d 00h 58m 06s |
| 1999 | Swingley, Doug | 09d 14h 31m 07s |
| 1998 | King, Jeff | 09d 05h 52m 26s |
| 1997 | Buser, Martin | 09d 08h 30m 45s |
| 1996 | King, Jeff | 09d 05h 43m 13s |
| 1995 | Swingley, Doug | 09d 02h 42m 19s |
| 1994 | Buser, Martin | 10d 13h 02m 39s |
| 1993 | King, Jeff | 10d 15h 38m 15s |
| 1992 | Buser, Martin | 10d 19h 17m 15s |
| 1991 | Swenson, Rick | 12d 16h 34m 39s |
| 1990 | Butcher, Susan | 11d 01h 53m 23s |
| 1989 | Runyan, Joe | 11d 05h 24m 34s |
| 1988 | Butcher, Susan | 11d 11h 41m 40s |
| 1987 | Butcher, Susan | 11d 02h 05m 13s |
| 1986 | Butcher, Susan | 11d 15h 06m 00s |
| 1985 | Riddles, Libby | 18d 00h 20m 17s |
| 1984 | Osmar, Dean | 12d 15h 07m 33s |
| 1983 | Mackey, Rick | 12d 14h 10m 44s |
| 1982 | Swenson, Rick | 16d 04h 40m 10s |
| 1981 | Swenson, Rick | 12d 08h 45m 02s |
| 1980 | May, Joe | 14d 07h 11m 51s |
| 1979 | Swenson, Rick | 15d 10h 37m 47s |
| 1978 | Mackey, Dick | 14d 18h 52m 24s |
| 1977 | Swenson, Rick | 16d 16h 27m 13s |
| 1976 | Riley, Gerald | 18d 22h 58m 17s |
| 1975 | Peters, Emmitt | 14d 14h 43m 45s |
| 1974 | Huntington, Carl | 20d 15h 02m 07s |
| 1973 | Wilmarth, Dick | 20d 00h 49m 41s |
Record holders
| Musher | Year(s) | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Mitch Seavey | 2017 | Fastest Winning Time: 8d 3h 40m 13s |
| Dallas Seavey | 2012 | Youngest Musher to Win, tied for Most Times Won (5) |
| Rick Swenson | 1977-79-81-82-91 | Most Times Won (5) |
| Lance Mackey | 2007-08-09-10 | Most Consecutive Wins (4) |
| Mary Shields | 1974 | First Woman to Finish |
| Libby Riddles | 1985 | First Woman to Win |
| Doug Swingley | 1995 | First Winner from Outside Alaska |
| Robert Sorlie | 2003 | First Winner from Overseas |
Multiple winners
| Musher | Year(s) | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Swenson | 5 | 1977-79-81-82-91 |
| Susan Butcher | 4 | 1986-87-88-90 |
| Martin Buser | 4 | 1992-94-97-2002 |
| Lance Mackey | 4 | 2007-08-09-10 |
| Doug Swingley | 4 | 1995-99-2000-01 |
| Jeff King | 4 | 1993-96-98-2006 |
| Robert Sorlie | 2 | 2003-05 |
| Mitch Seavey | 3 | 2004-13-17 |
| Dallas Seavey | 5 | 2012-14-15-16 |
Awards are listed in the order they are announced along the trail. Voted awards are listed at the end. All years listed from first year awarded to current year awarded.
Honorary Musher
Leonhard Seppala was honored as the number one musher through 1979. In 1980, the Iditarod Committee decided to have “Wild Bill” Shannon share the honor. Since then, the directors have chosen a person or persons, not necessarily mushers, who have made a significant contribution to the sport of sled dog racing. The Honorary Musher is listed as the first one out of the starting chute.
1973 Leonhard Seppala
1974 Leonhard Seppala
1975 Leonhard Seppala
1976 Leonhard Seppala
1978 Leonhard Seppala
1979 Leonhard Seppala
1980 Leonhard Seppala & “Wild Bill” Shannon
1981 Edgar Kalland
1982 Billy McCarty
1983 Charles Evans & Edgar Nollner
1984 Pete MacManus & Howard Albert
1985 William A Egan
1986 Fred Machetanz
1987 Eva Brunell “Short” Seeley
1988 Marvin “Muktuk” Marston
1989 Otis Delvin “Del” Carter, DVM & John AuliyE
1990 Victor “Duke” Kotongan & Henry Ivanoff
1991 Wild Bill Shannon & Dr. Roland Lombard
1992 Herbie Nayokpuk
1993 Leroy Swenson & Pat Curan
1994 Dick Tozier & Mike Merkling
1995 John Komak
1996 Bill Vaudrin
1997 Dorothy G Page
1998 Joel Kottke & Lolly Medley
1999 Violet “Vi” Redington & George Rae
2000 Joe Redington Sr., Edgar Nollner & John Schultz
2001 Don Bowers & RW Van Pelt, Jr., DVM
2002· Earl Norris & Isaac Okleasik
2003 Howard & Julie Farley
2004 Terry Adkins & Harry Pitka
2005 Larry Thompson & Jirdes Winther Baxter
2006 Gene Leonard
2007 Susan Butcher
2008 Max Lowe
2009 Rod and Carol Udd
2010 Oren Seybert
2011 Tom Busch & KNOM
2012 Dave Olson
2013 Jan Newton
2014 Deby Trosper
2015 Philip Esai
2016 Joanne Potts
2017 Leo Rasmussen
2018 Joseph Redington Jr
2019 Ed and Cathy Rasmuson
2020 Gail Phillips
2021 Mushers of the 1925 Serum Run
Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Alaska Award
First presented in 2019 and was given to the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint. Last year’s recipient received beaver mitts and musher hat made by residents of McGrath.
2000 Paul Gebhardt
2001 Linwood Fiedler
2002 Martin Buser
2003 Robert Sorlie
2004 Jeff King
2005 Robert Sorlie
2006 Doug Swingley
2007 Martin Buser
2008 Lance Mackey
2009 Aaron Burmeister
2010 Jeff King
2011 Martin Buser
2012 Aliy Zirkle
2013 Aaron Burmeister
2014 Sonny Lindner
2015 Mitch Seavey
2016 Dallas Seavey
2017 Wade Marrs
2018 Mitch Seavey
2019 Nicolas Petit
2020 Jessie Royer
2021 Dallas Seavey
GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award
While there was obviously a “first musher to the halfway point” in every race, there are no records of who that person was prior to 1980 when the first Halfway Award was presented. GCI became the sponsor of this award in 1994. The winning musher receives the award on the spot and then it is symbolically presented in Nome. This award, given in honor of the late “Mother of the Iditarod,” is presented in Iditarod in the odd years when the race follows the southern trail from Ophir to Kaltag, and Cripple in the even years when the northern trail is followed. The first musher to Iditarod will receive a trophy and his/her choice of $3,000 in gold nuggets symbolic of the history of this interior area of the Iditarod Mining District or brand-new state of the art iPhone with a year of free service. A beautiful perpetual trophy made of Alaskan birch and marble and featuring a photograph of the late Dorothy G. Page remains year-round at Iditarod headquarters.
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Year/Musher 1980 Herbie Nayokpuk 1981 Larry Smith 1982 Emmitt Peters 1983 Eep Anderson 1984 Dean Osmar 1985 Burt Bomhoff 1986 Jerry Austin 1987 Dewey Halverson 1988 Joe Redington Sr 1989 Susan Butcher 1990 Lavon Barve 1991 Susan Butcher & DeeDee Jonrowe 1992 Doug Swingley 1993 Jeff King 1994 Dave Olesen 1995 Doug Swingley 1996 Martin Buser 1997 Jeff King 1998 John Baker 1999 Doug Swingley 2000 Doug Swingley 2001 Doug Swingley 2002 Martin Buser 2003 Robert Sorlie 2004 Martin Buser 2005 Robert Sorlie 2006 Doug Swingley 2007 Lance Mackey 2008 DeeDee Jonrowe 2009 Lance Mackey 2010 Dallas Seavey 2011 Trent Herbst 2012 Jim Lanier 2013 Lance Mackey 2014 Aaron Burmeister 2015 Aaron Burmeister 2016 Dallas Seavey 2017 Mitch Seavey 2018 Joar Leifseth Ulsom 2019 Aliy Zirkle 2020 Brent Sass 2021 Brent Sass |
Route/Time N 06:09:21 S 06:05:29 N 05:10:02 S 05:07:04 N 05:15:08 S 10:01:20 N 05:14:00 S 05:08:14 N 04:19:14 S 05:12:45 N 06:13:57 S 05:16:38 N 04:19:58 S 05:04:10 N 05:50:00 S 03:12:50 N 04:01:04 S 04:05:06 N 03:10:38 S 03:11:35 N 03:12:22 S 03:12:45 N 03:07:45 Changed Route 03:16:41 N 04:09:02 S 03:10:05 N 03:10:09 S 03:10:11 N 05:12:08 S 04:03:20 N 03:10:08 S 03:15:29 N 03:53:00 S 03:06:30 N 03:44:00 Changed Route 02:18:36 N 03:01:03 Changed Route 08:18:00 S 03:06:28 S N 09:54 Gold Trail Loop |
The Lakefront Anchorage First Musher to the Yukon Award
Presented since 1983, the award is given to the first musher to the Yukon. (Ruby northern route, Anvik southern route). The winning musher receives a five-course, gourmet dinner prepared at the checkpoint by The Lakefront Anchorage executive chef, $3,500 in one-dollar bills, and a bottle of Dom Perignon.
1983 Larry “Cowboy” Smith
1984 Dean Osmar
1985 Not presented
1986 Not presented
1987 Jerry Austin
1988 Joe Redington Sr.
1989 Rick Swenson
1990 Susan butcher
1991 Jeff King
1994 Rick Mackey
1995 Doug Swingley
1996 Martin Buser
1997 Martin Buser
1998 John Baker
1999 Doug Swingley
2000 Doug Swingley
2001 Linwood Fiedler
2002 Martin Buser
2003 Robert Sorlie
2004 Jeff King
2005 Paul Gebhardt
2006 Paul Gebhardt
2007 Martin Buser
2008 Lance Mackey
2009 Lance Mackey
2010 Jeff King
2011 Hugh Neff
2012 Not presented
2013 Martin Buser
2014 Jeff King
2015 Jeff King
2016 Jeff King
2017 Nicolas Petit
2018 Nicolas Petit
2019 Nicolas Petit
2020 Jessie Royer
2021 Dallas Seavey
Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award
This award has been presented by Bristol Bay Native Corporation since 2014 to the first musher to reach the Kaltag checkpoint. The musher will. Receive a check for $2,000 and 25 pounds of Bristol Bay salmon.
2014 Aliy Zirkle
2015 Aaron Burmeister
2016 Mitch Seavey
2017 Mitch Seavey
2018 Nicolas Petit
2019 Peter Kaiser
2020 Jessie Royer
2021 Aaron Burmeister
Ryan Air Gold Coast Award
This was first presented in 1987 and again in 1988. After not having a Gold Coast Award for four years, the National Bank of Alaska (now Wells Fargo Bank Alaska) began sponsoring the award in 1993. Ryan Air, began sponsoring this award in 2019 and is given to the first musher to reach the Unalakleet checkpoint. The winning musher receives $1,500 in gold nuggets and a carved ivory dog sled team.
1987 Dewey Halverson
1988 Martin Buser
1989 – 1992 Not presented
1993 Rick Mackey
1994 Martin Buser
1995 Doug Swingley
1996 Jeff King
1997 Martin Buser
1998 Jeff King
1999 Doug Swingley
2000 Doug Swingley
2001 Doug Swingley
2002 Martin Buser
2003 Robert Sorlie
2004 Kjetil Backen
2005 Robert Sorlie
2006 Jeff King
2007 Jeff King
2008 Jeff King
2009 Lance Mackey
2010 Lance Mackey
2011 John Baker
2012 Aliy Zirkle
2013 Mitch Seavey
2014 Aliy Zirkle
2015 Aaron burmeister
2016 Brent Sass
2017 Wade Mash
2018 Not presented
2019 Nicolas Petit
2020 Thomas Waerner
2021 Dallas Seavey
Northrim Bank Achieve More Award
This award was first given out in 2018. Northrim Bank presented the award to the first musher to reach the White Mountain checkpoint. Winner receives a check for $2,500 and a one-of-a-kind print.
2018 Joar Leifseth Ulsom
2019 Peter Kaiser
2020 Thomas Waerner
2021 Dallas Seavey
Rookie of the Year Award
There has obviously been a top finishing rookie in every Iditarod. In fact, rookies won the first three races. It wasn’t until 1976 that the top-finishing rookie was not the winner. For purposes of this award, a rookie is defined as a musher racing his/her first Iditarod. The top-placing rookie receives a beautiful trophy, along with a check for $2,000.
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Year/Musher 1973 Dick Wilmarth 1974 Carl Huntington 1975 Emmitt Peters 1976 Harry Sutherland 1977 Pete MacManus 1978 Sonny Lindner 1979 Gary Hokenan 1980 Donna Gentry 1981 Gary Attla 1982 Stan Zuray 1983 Roger Legaard 1984 Rusty Miller 1985 Tim Moerlein 1986 Rune Hesthammer 1987 Robin Jacobson 1988 Lucy Nordlum 1989 Richard Self 1990 Sonny Russell 1991 Kate persons 1992 Doug Swingley 1993 Jason Barron/Keizo Funatsu 1994 Ramy Brooks 1995 David Sawatzky 1996 Cim Smyth 1997 Kris Swanguarin 1998 Mark May 1999 Harald Tunheim 2000 Tony Willis 2001 Jessica Royer 2002 Robert Sorlie 2003 Jessica Hendricks 2004 Hugh Neff 2005 Bjornar Andersen 2006 Mike Jayne 2007 Sigrid Ekran 2008 William Kleedehn 2009 Chad Lindner 2010 Dan Kaduce 2011 Nicolas Petit 2012 Brent Sass 2013 Joar Leifseth Ulsom 2014 Nathan Schroeder 2015 Thomas Waerner 2016 Geir Jdar Hjelvik 2017 Sebastian Vergnaud 2018 Jessie Holmes 2019 Ed Hopkins 2020 Mille Porsild 2021 Chad Stoddard |
Place/Time 1 20:00:49:41 1 20:15:01:00 1 14:14:43:15 3 19:14:02:52 13 17:12:17:41 11 15:12:03:03 11 16:16:57:05 10 15:16:39:06 17 13:22:01:37 9 16:06:44:00 10 13:11:33:45 13 14:08:44:17 11 18:21:10:56 10 13:04:20:00 18 12:14:35:30 13 13:23:47:31 21 13:09:56:57 15 13:09:07:00 13 13:14:20:59 9 11:13:47:00 34 14:17:56:00/35 14:17:56:00 17 11:15:41:30 15 10:12:58:03 18 10:08:00:00 20 10:19:26:01 20 10:19:44:40 19 11:01:47:36 27 10:13:33:52 14 11:23:04:40 9 09:13:44:52 19 11:02:40:17 22 10:16:21:01 4 09:19:50:38 25 10:13:07:15 20 10:13:21:07 27 10:12:50:39 30 12:04:21:50 21 10:00:50:00 28 10:15:43:01 13 09:20:25:05 7 09:12:34:00 17 09:17:52:51 17 09:18:10:20 26 09:17:24:10 23 09:08:27:53 7 09:23:39:40 21 11:08:07:34 15 10:01:43:15 23 09:04:06:10 |
Nome Kennel Club Fastest Time from Safety to Nome
One of the longest-standing awards to an Iditarod musher is presented by the Nome Kennel Club. The club awards $500 to the musher who finishes in the top 20 and has the fastest time from Safety to Nome.
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Year/Musher 1973 Bud Smyth 1974 Bud Smyth 1975 Rick Mackey 1976 Ken chase 1977 Rick Swenson 1978 Pete MacManus 1979 Rick Swenson 1980 Rick Swenson 1981 Rick Mackey 1982 Missing record 1983 Missing record 1984 John Cooper 1985 Missing record 1986 Jerry Riley 1987 Rick Swenson 1988 Rick Mackey 1989 Rick Mackey 1990 Susan Butcher 1991 Rick Mackey 1992 Vern Halter 1993 Jeff King 1994 Vern Halter 1995 Ramey Smyth 1996 Cim Smyth 1997 Ramey Smyth 1998 Paul Gebhardt 1999 Rick Mackey 2000 Bruce Lee 2001 Jessica Royer & Ramey Smyth 2002 Ramey Smyth 2003 Ramey Smyth 2004 Ramey Smyth 2005 Ken Anderson 2006 Cim Smyth 2007 Cim Smyth 2008 Cim Smyth 2009 Ramey Smyth 2010 Paul Gebardt 2011 Lance Mackey 2012 Mike Williams, Jr. 2013 Ramey Smyth 2014 Jessica Royer & Ray Redington Jr. 2015 Wade Mars 2016 Nicolas Petit 2017 Nicolas Petit 2018 Nicolas Petit 2019 Wade Mars 2020 Pete Kaiser 2021 Dan Kaduce |
Time 04:42:25 (Soloman to Nome) 04:23:11 (Soloman to Nome) 04:05:39 (Soloman to Nome) 04:28:00 (Soloman to Nome) 04:15:13 (Soloman to Nome) 04:15:53 (Soloman to Nome) 02:59:47 (Henceforth Safety to Nome) 02:22:49 02:19:00
01:59:24
02:20 02:22:29 02:33 02:17 02:24 02:30:40 02:22 02:36:13 02:07 02:01 02:08 02:12:40 02:29 02:28:05 02:42:40 02:14 02:26 02:10 02:25 02:04 02:04 02:57 02:27 02:40 02:25 02:57 02:19 02:24 02:30 02:25 02:27 02:09 02:38 02:47 07:40 Skwentna to Deshka Landing |
Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Official Truck Award
This award has been presented to the Iditarod champion since 1991. The Iditarod Champion will be awarded a new 2020 RAM 1500 4×4 pickup truck valued at $40,000. Owner, Rod Udd of Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram has been the sole sponsor of this award since 2002. He passed away in 2017 and the Iditarod appreciates his years of contributions to the race.
1991 Rick Swenson
1992 Martin Buser
1993 Jeff King
1994 Martin Buser
1995 Doug Swingley
1996 Jeff King
1997 Martin Buser
1998 Jeff King
1999 Doug Swingley
2000 Doug Swingley
2001 Doug Swingley
2002 Martin Buser
2003 Robert Sorlie
2004 Mitch Seavey
2005 Robert Sorlie
2006 Jeff King
2007 Lance Mackey
2008 Lance Mackey
2009 Lance Mackey
2010 Lance Mackey
2011 John Baker
2012 Dallas Seavey
2013 Mitch Seavey
2014 Dallas Seavey
2015 Dallas Seavey
2016 Dallas Seavey
2017 Mitch Seavey
2018 Joar Leifseth Ulsom
2019 Peter Kaiser
2020 Thomas Waerner
Red Lantern Award
The Red Lantern Award acts as a symbol of perseverance for the Iditarod. According to historians, awarding the red lantern for the last place finisher has become an Alaska tradition in sled dog racing. The award honors the final team’s dedication to fulfilling their goal of safely and successfully crossing under the burled arch despite unexpected challenges.
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Year/Musher 1973 John Schultz 1974 Red Olson 1975 Steve Fee 1976 Dennis Corrington 1977 Vasily Zamitkyn 1978 Andrew Foxie 1979 Gene Leonard 1980 Barbara Moore 1981 Jim Strong 1982 Ralph Bradley 1983 Scott Cameron 1984 Bill Mackey 1985 Monique Bene 1986 Mike peterson 1987 Rhodi Karella 1988 Lesley Monk 1989 Bob Hoyt 1990 Steve Haver 1991 Brian O’Donoghue 1992 Vern Cherneski 1993 Lloyd Gilbertson 1994 Mark Chapoton 1995 Ben Jacobson 1996 Andy Sterns 1997 Ken Chase 1998 Brad Pozarnsky 1999 Jeremy Gebauer 2000 Fedor Konyjkhov 2001 Karen Ramstead 2002 David Straub 2003 Russell Bybee 2004 Perry Solmonson 2005 Phil Morgan 2006 Glenn Lockwood 2007 Ellen Halverson 2008 Deborah Bicknell 2009 Tim Hunt 2010 Celeste Davis 2011 Ellen Halverson 2012 Jan Steves 2013 Christine Roalofs 2014 Marcelle Fressineau 2015 Cindy Abbott 2016 Mary Helwig 2017 Cindy Abbott 2018 Magnus Kaltenborn 2019 Victoria Hardwick 2020 Kaci Murringer 2021 Victoria Hardwick
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Run Time 32:05:09:01 29:06:36:10 29:08:37:13 26:08:42:51 22:09:06:06 22:03:29:44 24:09:02:22 24:09:25:45 18:06:30:30 26:13:59:59 21:04:36:41 19:09:43:33 22:03:45:45 20:13:42:21 19:09:01:01 19:13:22:55 17:11:19:19 21:10:26:26 22:05:55:55 18:13:05:02 18:04:19:19 16:16:17:35 17:06:02:05 15:23:48:22 15:09:07:44 14:05:42:04 15:03:18:44 15:05:44:44 14:23:53:16 14:05:38:12 15:05:30:53 15:02:50:56 15:06:02:57 15:18:08:56 16:11:56:20 15:05:36:12 15:14:06:22 13:05:06:40 13:19:45:49 14:11:57:03 13:22:36:08 13:04:42:08 13:11:19:51 13:08:51:30 12:02:57:31 (Fastest Red Lantern Time) 12:20:13:14 14:22:51:49 13:22:29:45 10:09:22:06 (Gold Trail Loop) |
Most Improved Musher Award
The concept for an award for the most improved musher began in 1987, when the mushers honored Ted English. English had finished 18th in his second race and eight the following year. The winner receives $2,000 in cash and a commemorative trophy.
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Year/Musher 1987 Ted English 1988 1989 Tim Mowry 1990 Mike Madden 1991 Frank Teasley 1992 Claire Philip 1993 Bob Holder 1994 Charlie Boulding 1995 Harry Caldwell 1996 David Scheer 1997 Bill Bass 1998 Sonny King 1999 Max Hall 2000 Ramy Brooks 2001 Dan Govoni 2002 Lynda Plettner 2003 Clint Warnke 2004 Jason Barron 2005 Harmony Barron 2006 Rick Casillo 2007 Tollef Monson 2008 Warren Palfrey 2009 Dallas Seavey 2010 Sam Deltour 2011 Trent Herbst 2012 Rohn Buser 2013 Nick Petit 2014 Richie Diehl 2015 Travis Beals 2016 Noah Burmeister 2017 Ryan Redington 2018 Matthew Failor 2019 Paige Drobny 2020 Tim Pappas 2021 Ryne Olson |
Place Improvement 18th in 1986 to 8th in 1987
42nd in 1988 to 27th in 1989 Scratch in 1989 to 13th in 1990 31st in 1988, 19th in 1989 to 6 in 1990 26th in 1987 to 13th in 1992 (her next Iditarod) 49th in 1992 to 33rd in 1993 43rd in 1992 to 7th in 1994 44th in 1994 to 25th in 1995 37th in 1986 to 12in 1996 (his next Iditarod) 56th in 1992 to 38th in 1997 (his next Iditarod) 42nd in 1997 to 25th in 1998 46th in 1995 to 37th in 1999 (his next Iditarod) 18th in 1998 to 4th in 2000 (his next Iditarod) 60th in 2000 to 28th in 2001 66th in 2000 to 20th in 2002 53rd in 2001 to 26th in 2003 42nd in 2002 to 12th in 2004 68th in 2004 to 39th in 2005 57th in 2004 to 34th in 2006 44th in 2006 to 10th in 2007 60th in 2007 to 20th in 2008 41st in 2007 to 6th in 2009 60th in 2008 to 41st in 2010 49th in 2010 to 27th in 2011 37th in 2008 to 18th in 2012 (his next Iditarod) 29th in 2012 to 6th in 2013 36th in 2013 to 14th in 2014 37th in 2014 to 11th in 2015 55th in 2006 to 11th in 2016 36th in 2009 to14th in 2017 59th in 2017 to 13th in 2018 43rd in 2016 to 7th in 2019 51st in 2016 to 20th in 2020 (his next Iditarod) 59th in 2016 to 18th in 2021 (her next Iditarod) |
Donlin Gold Sportsmanship Award
A sportsmanship award was initiated in 1977 by the Alaska Native Brotherhood to honor Native musher Ken Chase. The ANB continued to present the Ken Chase Sportsmanship Award through 1982. Since then the award has been presented by the Iditarod Trail Committee, and various other sponsors, to the person chosen by his/her peers as the best sportsman on the trail. In 2015, Donlin Gold began sponsoring the award. The winner will receive a $3,000 check and a plaque.
1977 Ken Chase
1978 James Brandon
1979 Sonny Lindner
1980 Marc Boily
1981 DeeDee Jonrowe
1982 Dean Osmar
1983 Rick Swenson
1984 Dave Olson
1985 Terry Adkins/Alan Cheshire
1986 Dave Olesen
1987 Jerry Austin
1988 Ted English
1989 Lindwood Fiedler, Jamie Nelson, Cathy Halverson, Mitch Brazin, Bernie Willis, Jerry Austin
1990 Joe Redington, Sr.
1991 Terry Adkins
1992 Bob Hickel
1993 Dave Olesen/Jerry Austin
1994 Beth Baker/Jamie Nelson
1995 Cliff Roberson
1996 Dewey Halverson
1997 Don Bowers
1998 Martin Buser
1999 Jim Gallea, Jeremy Gebauer, Matt Hayashida
2000 Ramy Brooks
2001 John Barron
2002 Rick Swenson
2003 Jim Lanier/Sonny Lindner
2004 Cim Smyth
2005 Martin Buser
2006 Tollef Monson
2007 Tollef Monson
2008 Ray Redington, Jr.
2009 Aaron Burmeister
2010 Ray Redington, Jr.
2011 Allen Moore
2012 Lance Mackey
2013 Cim Smyth
2014 Michael Williams, Jr.
2015 Lance Mackey
2016 John Baker
2017 Allen Moore
2018 Scott Janssen
2019 Mats Pettersson
2020 Martin Buser
2021 Matthew Failor
Most Inspirational Musher Award
Presented since 2010 to the most inspirational musher, the recipient of the Most Inspirational Musher Award is chosen by fellow mushers. Winner receives a paid entry fee for the following year’s Iditarod.
1986 Terry Adkins
1987 Norman D Vaughan
1888 Joe Redington Sr./Herbie Nayokpuk
1989 Joe Redington Sr.
1990 Lavon Barve
1991 Lavon Barve/Joe Garnie
1992 Mike Williams
1993 DeeDee Jonrowe
1994 Dave Olesen/Bruce Lee
1995 Peryll Kyzer
1996 Rick Swenson
1997 Joe Redington Sr.
1998 Mike Williams
1999 Sonny Lindner
2000 Emmitt Peters
2001 Palmer Sagoonick
2002 Lance Mackey
2003 DeeDee Jonrowe/Charlie Boulding
2004 Cim Smyth
2005 Martin Buser
2006 Tove Sorenson
2007 Lance Mackey
2008 Jennifer Freking
2009 Trent Herbst
2010 Jim Lanier
2011 Rick Swenson
2012 Dan Seavey
2013 Mike Williams, Sr.
2014 Aaron Burmeister
2015 Jason Mackey
2016 Matthew Failor
2017 Jessie Royer
2018 Jessie Royer
2019 Lance Mackey
2020 Martin Buser
2021 Matt Hall
Northern Air Cargo Herbie Nayokpuk Memorial Award
This award began in 2007 and is awarded to the individual chosen by the checkers in the checkpoints from Unalakleet to Nome who best epitomizes Herbie Nayokpuk’s spirit of mushing the Iditarod. The winner receives $1,049 in pocket change in a Northern Air Cargo jacket.
2007 Louis Nelson
2008 William Kledehn
2009 Sonny Lindner
2010 William “Middie” Johnson
2011 Paul Johnson
2012 Michelle Phillips
2013 Mikhail Telpin
2014 Newton Marshal
2015 Aaron Burmeister
2016 Ralph Johannessen
2017 Michelle Phillips
2018 Richie Diehl
2019 Aaron Peck
2020 Aaron Burmeister
2021 Brent Sass
Golden Clipboard Award
The annual Golden Clipboard Award is presented by the Iditarod official finishers to the checkpoint the mushers feel is the most helpful along the trail.
2001 Howard Lincoln at White Mountain
2002 Jan Newton and the crew at Takotna
2003 Pam Nelson and John Korta and the crew at Galena
2004 Shaktoolik
2005 Palmer Sagoonick and the crew at Shaktoolik
2006 Takotna Checkpoint
2007 Eagle Island
2008 Nulato
2009 City of Nikolai
20010 Cripple
2001 Unalakleet
2012 Nulato
2013 Ophir
2014 Galena
2015 Huslia
2016 Nulato
2017 Manley
2018 Shaktoolik
2019 Rohn and Eagle Island
2020 Shakoolik
2021 Skwentna
Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award
Presented since 1982 to a musher that demonstrates outstanding dog care while remaining competitive throughout the race, the recipient of the Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award is chosen by the veterinary team. Recipient receives an engraved lead crystal trophy and a paid entry fee for the next year’s race.
1982 Joe May
1983 Rick Mackey
1984 Burt Bomhoff
1985 Libby Riddles
1986 Rick Atkinson
1987 Dave Olesen
1988 Martin Buser
1989 Frank Teasley
1990 Linwood Fiedler
1991 DeeDee Jonrowe
1992 Rick Swenson
1993 Martin Buser
1994 Bill Cotter
1995 Martin Buser
1996 Dave Sawatzky
1997 Martin Buser
1998 Paul Gebhardt
1999 Rick Mackey
2000 Bruce Lee
2001 Sonny King
2002 Lynda Plettner
2003 Jeff King
2004 Rick Swenson
2005 Aliy Zirkle
2006 Paul Gebhardt
2007 Ed Iten
2008 Jeff King
2009 Lance Mackey
2010 Sebastian Schnuelle
2011 Aliy Zirkle
2012 DeeDee ]onrowe
2013 Jake Berkowitz
2014 Martin Buser
2015 Nicolas Petit
2016 Aliy Zirkle
2017 Jessie Royer
2018 Aliy Zirkle
2019 Aliy Zirkle
2020 Aliy Zirkle
2021 Mille Porsild
City of Nome Lolly Medley Memorial Golden Harness Award
Lolly Medley, Wasilla harness maker and one of only two women to run the second Iditarod in 1974, began presenting a golden harness to an outstanding lead dog chosen by the ushers, in 1977. Lolly Medley died in August 1996. The award continues in her honor now presented by the City of Nome.
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Year/Dog(s) 1976 Puppy and Sugar 1977 Pilot 1978 Nuggett/Blackie 1979 Digger 1980 Trooper 1981 Silver 1982 Brandy 1983 Preacher and Jody 1984 Bullet/Red 1985 Dugan/Axle 1986 Sister 1987 Blackie 1988 Granite 1989 Ferlin 1990 Tip 1991 Major/Goose 1992 Dusty 1993 Herbie/Kitty 1994 D-2/Dave 1995 Vic 1996 Blondie 1997 Blondie/Fearless 1998 Red 1999 Elmer 2000 Red Dog 2001 Pepi 2002 Bronson 2003 Tip 2004 Tread 2005 Whitesock 2006 Salem 2007 Larry 2008 Babe 2009 Kulig 2010 Maple 2011 Velvet/Snickers 2012 Guinness 2013 Tanner 2014 Beatle 2015 Reff 2016 Reef 2017 Pilot 2018 Russeren 2019 Morrow 2020 K2 and Bark 2021 Gamble |
Musher Team Gerald Riley Ken Chase Babe Anderson Emmitt Peters Herbie Nayokpuk Lary Smith Ernie Baumgartner Rick Mackey Dean Osmar Libby Riddles Joe Garnie Herbie Nayokpuk Susan Butcher Joe Runyan Lavon Barve Rick Swenson Joe Garnie Jeff King Martin Buser Doug Swingley Martin Buser Martin Buser Jeff King Doug Swingley Paul Gebhardt Doug Swingley Martin Buser Robert Sorlie Mitch Seavey Robert Sorlie Jeff King Lance Mackey Ramey Smyth Jessie Royer Lance Mackey John Baker Dalas Seavey Mitch Seavey Dallas Seavey Dallas Seavey Dallas Seavey Mitch Seavey Joar Leifseth Ulsom Peter Kaiser Thomas Waerner Dallas Seavey
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Northern Air Cargo 4-wheeler drawing
This award was started in 2008 by Northern Air Cargo, who wanted to present something every musher would have a chance to win. At the banquet in Nome, a key is presented to each musher who then tries to start the 4-wheeler with their key. There is only one right key and the one who starts the 4-wheeler wins.
2008 Sebastian Schnuelle
2009 Robert Nelson
2010 William “Middie” Johnson
2011 Peter Kaiser
2012 Peter Kaiser
2013 Anna Berington
2014 Robert Sorlie
2015 Laura Allaway
2016 Sigrid Ekran
2018 Mitch Seavey
2019 Jeremy Keller
2020 Jessie Royer
2021 Lev Shvarts
Donlin Gold Snowmachine Drawing
Donlin Gold initiated this random drawing for mushers to win a new snowmachine at the musher drawing banquet in 2013. Not presented since 2015.
2013 Curt Perano
2014 Elliot Anderson
2015 Nathan Schroeder
Golden Stethoscope Award
The Golden Stethoscope Award is presented by the Iditarod Official Finishers to the veterinarian deemed to be most outstanding and helpful along the trail. Firt presented in 1996. Not presented since 2014.
1996 Sonny King DVM
1997 Denny Albert DVM
1998 Al Townshend DVM
1999 Caroline Griffitts DVM
2000 Kathleen Bailey DVM, Bryce Finney DVM, Caroline Griffitts DVM, Bruce Pederson DVM, Bob Sept DVM and Nick Vukich DVM
2001 Mike Gascoigne DVM
2002 Stu Nelson, DVM
2003 Colby Johnson DVM
2004 Kirsten Roberts DVM
2005 Ingrid Wild Haugbjorg DVM
2006 Paul Pifer DVM
2007 Mike Gascoigne DVM
2008 Paul Nader DVM
2009 Denny Albert DVM
2010 Caroline Griffitts DVM
2011 Samantha Yeltatzie DVM
2012 Ruth Kothe & Tanja Kruse DVM
2013 Sterling Thomas DVM and Dirsko Von Pfeil DVM
