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Josh McNeal

Bib Number: 30
Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Biography

Josh McNeal age 29, was born and raised in a small logging community of Amboy, Washington on the foothills of Mt. St Helens in Southwest Washington. Growing up he was an avid outdoorsman and participated in football, wrestling, track and baseball. He spent his summers working on local farms hauling hay and cutting firewood. When he turned 16, he started spending his summers in Kenai, Alaska working at a fishing lodge on the Kenai River. The day after graduating from La Center High School he moved full time to Alaska. For the next four years he attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks where he graduated in 2017 with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering. During his tenure in college is where he found his love for mushing. After graduation, Josh moved to Kasilof where he began building his kennel in the spring of 2018. In March of 2020 he packed up everything and moved to Fairbanks. He now resides in the hills of Ester with his wife Jobie McNeal and their 45 Alaskan Huskies. Josh works as a Wells Foreman on the North Slope of Alaska for Hilcorp Alaska. While not running dogs he enjoys fishing, hunting, and traveling with his wife. Josh is extremely thankful for all his sponsors, and his employer Hilcorp.

SPONSORS:
Hilcorp Alaska
Lion Eye Creative
The August Fund
Friends, Family, Co-Workers and Individual Dog Sponsors


2021 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Deshka Landing N 3/07 14:56:00 14
Skwentna N 3/08 01:18:00 14 3/08 01:28:00 14 0h 10m 10h 22m 6.46 67
Finger Lake N 3/08 06:23:00 14 3/08 09:33:00 14 3h 10m 4h 55m 8.14 40
Rainy Pass N 3/08 13:45:00 14 3/08 19:06:00 12 5h 21m 4h 12m 7.14 30
Rohn N 3/08 23:29:00 12 3/09 03:36:00 12 4h 7m 4h 23m 7.98 35
Nikolai N 3/09 17:17:00 12 3/09 23:15:00 12 5h 58m 13h 41m 5.48 75
McGrath N 3/10 06:33:00 12 3/11 07:20:00 11 24h 47m 7h 18m 6.58 ✔ 48
Ophir N 3/11 12:07:00 11 3/11 12:29:00 11 0h 22m 4h 47m 8.57 ✔ 41
Iditarod N 3/12 03:34:00 11 3/12 11:37:00 11 8h 3m 15h 5m 5.30 ✔ ✔ 80
Ophir S 3/13 04:03:00 11 3/13 08:32:00 10 4h 29m 16h 26m 4.87 ✔ ✔ 80
McGrath S 3/13 14:05:00 10 3/13 21:31:00 10 7h 26m 5h 33m 7.39 ✔ ✔ 41
Nikolai S 3/14 05:50:00 10 3/14 12:13:00 10 6h 23m 7h 19m 6.56 ✔ ✔ 48
Rohn S 3/15 02:54:00 10 3/15 13:36:00 10 10h 42m 14h 41m 5.11 ✔ ✔ 75
Rainy Pass S 3/15 18:03:00 10 3/15 18:14:00 10 0h 11m 4h 27m 7.87 ✔ ✔ 35
Finger Lake S 3/16 02:42:00 10 3/16 07:32:00 10 4h 50m 8h 28m 3.54 ✔ ✔ 30
Skwentna S 3/16 12:53:00 10 3/16 21:17:00 9 8h 24m 5h 21m 7.48 ✔ ✔ 40
Deshka Landing S 3/17 07:07:00 9 9h 50m 6.81 ✔ ✔ 67