® Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Official Race Headquarters – Millennium Alaskan Hotel 4800 Spenard Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99517 907-248-MUSH (6874) 907-373-6998 (facsimile) www.iditarod.com PRESS RELEASE For further information contact: Stan Hooley, CEO, 907‐352‐2204 or [email protected] Mark Nordman, Race Director, 907‐360‐1814 or [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE START ORDER OF IDITAROD XLIII SET Anchorage, Alaska - Thursday, March 5, 2015 - Iditarod mushers, sponsors, and race fans filled the Dena’ina Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska to celebrate the start of IDITAROD XLIII. Alaskan balladeer Hobo Jim entertained a crowd of nearly 2,100. Bib # Musher Name Sex City State Country Status 2 Rob Cooke M Whitehorse YT CANADA Rookie 3 Jessie Royer F Darby MT USA Veteran 4 Martin Buser M Big Lake AK USA Veteran 5 Lachlan Clarke M Buena Vista CO USA Veteran 6 Michelle Phillips F Tagish YT CANADA Veteran 7 Alan Eischens M Wasilla AK USA Rookie 8 Thomas Waerner M Torpa NORWAY Rookie 9 Kelly Maixner M Big Lake AK USA Veteran 10 Cindy Abbott F Irvine CA USA Rookie 11 Kristy Berington F Kasilof AK USA Veteran 12 Nicolas Petit M Girdwood AK USA Veteran 13 Jim Lanier M Chugiak AK USA Veteran 14 Gwenn Bogart F Wasilla AK USA Rookie 15 Matt Failor M Willow AK USA Veteran 16 Joar Leifseth Ulsom M Mo i Rana NORWAY Veteran 17 Mark Selland M Anchorage AK USA Rookie 18 Mitch Seavey M Sterling AK USA Veteran 19 Justin Savidis M Willow AK USA Veteran 20 Scott Janssen M Anchorage AK USA Veteran 21 Curt Perano M Central Otago NEW ZEALAND Veteran 22 Jodi Bailey F Fairbanks AK USA Veteran 23 Seth Barnes M Nenana AK USA Rookie 24 Hugh Neff M Tok AK USA Veteran 25 Marcelle Fressineau F Whitehorse YT CANADA Veteran 26 Nathan Schroeder M Chisholm MN USA Veteran 27 Linwood Fiedler M Willow AK USA Veteran 28 Paul Gebhardt M Kasilof AK USA Veteran 29 DeeDee Jonrowe F Willow AK USA Veteran 30 Lance Mackey M Fairbanks AK USA Veteran 31 Rohn Buser M Big Lake AK USA Veteran 32 Aliy Zirkle F Two Rivers AK USA Veteran 33 Yvonne Dabakk F Oslo NORWAY Veteran 34 Ray Redington Jr M Wasilla AK USA Veteran 35 Ellen Halverson F Wasilla AK USA Veteran 36 Ken Anderson M Fairbanks AK USA Veteran 37 Benjamin Harper M Wasilla AK USA Rookie 38 Charley Bejna M Addison IL USA Veteran 39 Anna Berington F Kasilof AK USA Veteran 40 Lev Shvarts M Willow AK USA Rookie 41 Lisbet Norris F Willow AK USA Veteran 42 Richie Diehl M Aniak AK USA Veteran 43 Isabelle Travadon F Plan De la Tour FRANCE Rookie 44 Gerald Sousa M Talkeetna AK USA Veteran 45 Jan Steves F Edmonds WA USA Veteran 46 Dallas Seavey M Willow AK USA Veteran 47 Becca Moore F Willow AK USA Rookie 48 Bryan Bearss M Anchorage AK USA Veteran 49 Laura Allaway F Fairbanks AK USA Rookie 50 Brian Wilmshurst M Dawson City YT CANADA Rookie 51 Philip Walters M Eagle River AK USA Rookie 52 Rick Casillo M Willow AK USA Veteran 53 Monica Zappa F Kasilof AK USA Veteran 54 Peter Kaiser M Bethel AK USA Veteran 55 Mats Pettersson M Kiruna SWEDEN Veteran 56 Travis Beals M Seward AK USA Veteran 57 Allen Moore M Two Rivers AK USA Veteran 58 Paige Drobny F Fairbanks AK USA Veteran 59 Jeff King M Denali AK USA Veteran 60 Yuka Honda F Whitehorse YT CANADA Rookie 61 Mike Santos M Cantwell AK USA Veteran 62 Christine Roalofs F Anchorage AK USA Veteran 63 Aaron Burmeister M Nome AK USA Veteran 64 Cindy Gallea F Wykoff MN USA Veteran 65 Wade Marrs M Wasilla AK USA Veteran 66 Steve Watkins M Topeka KS USA Rookie 67 Chuck Schaeffer M Kotzebue AK USA Rookie 68 Timothy Hunt M Marquette MI USA Veteran 69 Scott Smith M Willow AK USA Veteran 70 Jason Campeau M Rocky Mountain House AB CANADA Rookie 71 Brent Sass M Eureka AK USA Veteran 72 Jason Mackey M Wasilla AK USA Veteran 73 Christian Turner M Karratha WA AUSTRALIA Veteran 74 Katherine Keith F Kotzebue AK USA Veteran 75 Trent Herbst M Ketchum ID USA Veteran 76 Heidi Sutter F Chistochina AK USA Rookie 77 Alan Stevens M Big Lake AK USA Rookie 78 John Baker M Kotzebue AK USA Veteran 79 Zoya DeNure F Delta Junction AK USA Veteran -END- .