Musher Details

Biography
Hunter Keefe finished his rookie Iditarod in 2023 after being a lifelong fan of the race. After training Raymie Redington’s dog team for five years, Hunter started his own kennel with his sister Alyssa. This will be his first Iditarod since starting his own kennel in Knik.
Awards
Sportsmanship — Sponsored by Donlin Gold
2023 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Willow | 3/05 14:20:00 | 14 | |||||||||
| Yentna | 3/05 18:10:00 | 14 | 3/05 18:14:00 | 14 | 0h 4m | 3h 50m | 10.96 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/05 21:20:00 | 14 | 3/06 01:38:00 | 14 | 4h 18m | 3h 6m | 9.68 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/06 06:10:00 | 14 | 3/06 06:22:00 | 14 | 0h 12m | 4h 32m | 8.82 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/06 09:41:00 | 14 | 3/06 15:42:00 | 12 | 6h 1m | 3h 19m | 9.05 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/06 19:28:00 | 12 | 3/06 23:29:00 | 12 | 4h 1m | 3h 46m | 9.29 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/07 10:45:00 | 12 | 3/07 15:11:00 | 12 | 4h 26m | 11h 16m | 6.66 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/07 23:00:00 | 12 | 3/07 23:03:00 | 12 | 0h 3m | 7h 49m | 6.14 | 48 | |||
| Takotna | 3/08 01:20:00 | 12 | 3/09 02:04:00 | 12 | 24h 44m | 2h 17m | 7.88 | 18 | |||
| Ophir | 3/09 04:24:00 | 12 | 3/09 04:28:00 | 12 | 0h 4m | 2h 20m | 9.86 | 23 | |||
| Iditarod | 3/09 15:50:00 | 12 | 3/09 21:47:00 | 12 | 5h 57m | 11h 22m | 7.04 | 80 | |||
| Shageluk | 3/10 04:16:00 | 12 | 3/10 12:17:00 | 12 | 8h 1m | 6h 29m | 8.48 | 55 | |||
| Anvik | 3/10 15:06:00 | 12 | 3/10 15:08:00 | 12 | 0h 2m | 2h 49m | 8.88 | 25 | |||
| Grayling | 3/10 17:25:00 | 12 | 3/10 21:41:00 | 12 | 4h 16m | 2h 17m | 7.88 | 18 | |||
| Eagle Island | 3/11 03:41:00 | 12 | 3/11 09:48:00 | 12 | 6h 7m | 6h 0m | 10.33 | 62 | |||
| Kaltag | 3/11 17:22:00 | 12 | 3/11 22:59:00 | 12 | 5h 37m | 7h 34m | 7.93 | 60 | |||
| Unalakleet | 3/12 11:54:00 | 12 | 3/12 16:22:00 | 11 | 4h 28m | 11h 55m | 7.13 | 85 | |||
| Shaktoolik | 3/12 21:19:00 | 11 | 3/13 03:35:00 | 11 | 6h 16m | 4h 57m | 8.08 | 40 | |||
| Koyuk | 3/13 09:00:00 | 11 | 3/13 13:12:00 | 10 | 4h 12m | 5h 25m | 9.23 | 50 | |||
| Elim | 3/13 19:09:00 | 10 | 3/14 02:39:00 | 9 | 7h 30m | 5h 57m | 8.07 | 48 | |||
| White Mountain | 3/14 09:05:00 | 9 | 3/14 17:05:00 | 8 | 8h 0m | 6h 26m | 7.15 | 46 | |||
| Safety | 3/15 11:51:00 | 8 | 3/15 11:56:00 | 8 | 0h 5m | 18h 46m | 2.93 | 55 | |||
| Nome | 3/15 14:39:44 | 8 | 2h 43m | 8.10 | 22 | ||||||