Biography
Kevin Harper, 17, moved to Alaska from Washington, where he was involved with wrestling and soccer. Five years ago he and his brother, Ben, started mushing with Ray Redington, Jr. He, since, gave up other sports and concentrates on mushing. His first race was the 2014 Jr. Iditarod in which he finished third. Last year he was the Jr. Iditarod champion. Kevin is a senior at Wasilla High School. He says his hobbies are just about anything outdoors, including hunting, fishing and snow machining. He plans to go to college in Alaska and get his pilot’s license. He says he will continue mushing.
Awards
Rookie of the Year
Sportsmanship
2014 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 10hr | ||||||||
| Happy Trails Start | 02/22/2014 10:14:00 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Trail 6 Crossing (Out) | 02/22/2014 11:56:00 | 10 | 02/22/2014 11:56:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 1h 42m | 11.76 | 20 | ||
| Alfred Creek (Out) | 02/22/2014 13:16:00 | 10 | 02/22/2014 13:16:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 1h 20m | 9.00 | 12 | ||
| Scary Tree (Out) | 02/22/2014 14:47:00 | 10 | 02/22/2014 14:47:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 1h 31m | 9.89 | 15 | ||
| Yentna Station - halfway point | 02/22/2014 16:19:00 | 10 | 1h 32m | 9.78 | 15 | |||||
| Yentna Station - Restart | 02/23/2014 02:23:00 | 9 |  |
-62 | ||||||
| Scary Tree (In) | 02/23/2014 03:53:00 | 9 | 02/23/2014 03:53:00 | 9 | 0h 0m | 1h 30m | 10.00 | |
15 | |
| Alfred Creek (In) | 02/23/2014 05:29:00 | 9 | 02/23/2014 05:29:00 | 9 | 0h 0m | 1h 36m | 9.38 | |
15 | |
| Trail 6 Crossing (In) | 02/23/2014 06:49:00 | 9 | 02/23/2014 06:49:00 | 9 | 0h 0m | 1h 20m | 9.00 | |
12 | |
| Happy Trails - Finish | 02/23/2014 08:37:50 | 9 | 1h 48m | 11.11 | |
20 | ||||