Biography
Matt Rossi, 49, was born in Wisconsin. He has been mushing 10 years and says, “what started as a hobby has rapidly progressed to where competing in the Iditarod is the focus. My team and I are looking forward to the challenges that are unique to the Iditarod. I have a great kennel of dogs and the support of family, friends and co-workers. It is also a matter of pride to complete “The Last Great Race” when, both my son, Andrew Letzring, and my son-in-law have run the race. The family moved to Herbster three years ago to live near the Chequamegon National Forest to raise and train their team. Last year, his daughter, Erin, married Ryan Redington and Matt said at that time he knew that “somehow running the Iditarod was in his future.” Matt has been the principle catering manager at the University of Minnesota Duluth for the last 15 years. He has six children and two grandchildren.
Sponsors
Applied Management Support Services, Inc., MI | dogbooties.com,MN |
2007 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Anchorage | 3/03 11:52:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Campbell Airstrip (BLM) | 3/03 12:51:00 | 12 | 0h 59m | ||||||||
| Willow | 3/04 15:40:00 | 16 | 59 | ||||||||
| Yentna (YENT-na) | 3/04 19:02:00 | 16 | 3/04 19:07:00 | 16 | 0h 5m | 3h 22m | 13.37 | 45 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/04 22:08:00 | 16 | 3/05 06:27:00 | 16 | 8h 19m | 3h 1m | 11.27 | 34 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/05 12:25:00 | 16 | 3/05 17:45:00 | 16 | 5h 20m | 5h 58m | 7.54 | 45 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/05 22:30:00 | 16 | 3/06 23:50:00 | 16 | 25h 20m | 4h 45m | 6.32 |  |
30 | ||
| Rohn (Rone) | 3/07 07:20:00 | 16 | 3/07 12:00:00 | 15 | 4h 40m | 7h 30m | 6.40 | |
48 | ||
| Nikolai (NIK-o-lye) | 3/08 02:47:00 | 15 | 3/08 14:26:00 | 15 | 11h 39m | 14h 47m | 5.41 | |
80 | ||
| McGrath | 3/09 03:45:00 | 15 | 3/09 19:54:00 | 13 | 16h 9m | 13h 19m | 3.60 | |
48 | ||
| Takotna (Ta-COT-na) | 3/09 21:52:00 | 13 | 3/10 08:22:00 | 13 | 10h 30m | 1h 58m | 9.15 | |
18 | ||
| Ophir (OH-fur) | 3/10 10:34:00 | 13 | 3/10 11:27:00 | 12 | 0h 53m | 2h 12m | 11.36 | |
25 | ||
| Iditarod (I-DIT-a-rod) | 3/11 15:54:00 | 12 | 3/12 06:39:00 | 11 | 14h 45m | 27h 27m | 3.28 | |
90 | ||
| Shageluk (SHAG-a-luck) | 3/12 14:44:00 | 11 | 3/12 23:10:00 | 11 | 8h 26m | 8h 5m | 8.04 | |
|
65 | |
| Anvik | 3/13 02:44:00 | 11 | 3/13 03:07:00 | 10 | 0h 23m | 3h 34m | 7.01 | |
|
25 | |
| Grayling | 3/13 05:45:00 | 10 | 3/13 14:35:00 | 10 | 8h 50m | 2h 38m | 6.84 | |
|
18 | |
| Eagle Island | 3/13 22:18:00 | 10 | 3/14 11:48:00 | 9 | 13h 30m | 7h 43m | 7.78 | |
|
60 | |
| Kaltag (KAL-tag) | 3/14 18:43:00 | 9 | 3/15 09:38:00 | 8 | 14h 55m | 6h 55m | 10.12 | |
|
70 | |
| Unalakleet (YOU-na-la-kleet) | 3/16 00:11:00 | 8 | 3/16 09:34:00 | 8 | 9h 23m | 14h 33m | 6.19 | |
|
90 | |
| Shaktoolik (Shak-TOO-lick) | 3/16 15:28:00 | 8 | 3/17 09:36:00 | 8 | 18h 8m | 5h 54m | 7.12 | |
|
42 | |
| Koyuk (Coy-uk) | 3/17 15:03:00 | 8 | 3/17 21:15:00 | 8 | 6h 12m | 5h 27m | 8.81 | |
|
48 | |
| Elim (EE-lum) | 3/18 02:28:00 | 8 | 3/18 09:31:00 | 8 | 7h 3m | 5h 13m | 9.20 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/18 15:42:00 | 8 | 3/19 00:20:00 | 8 | 8h 38m | 6h 11m | 7.44 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/19 06:59:00 | 8 | 3/19 07:08:00 | 8 | 0h 9m | 6h 39m | 8.27 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/19 09:50:50 | 8 | 2h 42m | 8.15 | |
|
22 | ||||
