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.
Sponsors
Ray & Julia Redington |
Awards
Blue Harness Lead Dog
2016 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 10hr | ||||||||
| Willow Community Center | 02/27/2016 10:12:00 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Old Hunter Trail Head | 02/27/2016 11:40:00 | 10 | 02/27/2016 11:40:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 1h 28m | 12.27 | 18 | ||
| Eagle Song | 02/27/2016 14:37:00 | 10 | 02/27/2016 14:38:00 | 10 | 0h 1m | 2h 57m | 12.54 | 37 | ||
| Yentna Station | 02/27/2016 16:41:00 | 10 | 02/28/2016 02:49:00 | 10 | 10h 8m | 2h 3m | 9.76 |  |
20 | |
| Eagle Song | 02/28/2016 04:47:00 | 10 | 02/28/2016 04:48:00 | 10 | 0h 1m | 1h 58m | 10.17 | |
20 | |
| Su River Crossing | 02/28/2016 06:05:00 | 10 | 02/28/2016 06:05:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 1h 17m | 11.69 | |
15 | |
| Old Hunter Trail Head | 02/28/2016 07:47:00 | 10 | 02/28/2016 07:47:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 1h 42m | 12.94 | |
22 | |
| Willow Community Center | 02/28/2016 09:21:04 | 10 | 1h 34m | 11.49 | |
18 | ||||