Discretionary spots for 2026
To read about the discretionary spot process, please click here. This page was last updated on 12/21/2025.
VOLUNTEER SPOTS
Volunteer raffle:
Ben Thompson (M)
Andrea MacCallum (F)
Matt Gurba (M)
Annie Gegen (F)
Ashley Borre (F)
Jordan Akiyoshi (M)
Freya Stein (F)
Mary Kitzig (F)
Hannah Wailes (F)
Alex Liethen (M)
Nico deVries (M)
Chuck Collins (M)
Steven Bennion (M)
Maurizio Calabrese (M)
Leadership team:
Logan Hjelmstad (M)
Andrew Darezzo (M)
Steve Merrick (M)
Kevin Smith (M)
SPONSOR SLOTS
Laws Whiskey House - Eduardo Ugarte II (M)
Laws Whiskey House - Junko Kazukawa (F)
Altra Running - TBD
Altra Running - TBD
Altra Running - TBD
Altra Running - TBD
Altra Running - TBD
Osprey - TBD
Osprey - TBD
Maurten - TBD
Maurten - TBD
7000 Feet Running Co - TBD
7000 Feet Running Co - TBD
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative - TBD
Death March Running Co - TBD
Death March Running Co - TBD
RACE DIRECTOR SPOTS
Altra Scholarship Program - TBD
Altra Scholarship Program - TBD
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PREVIOUS YEAR HILO PODIUMS
PROFESSIONAL SPOTS
Men’s Pool
Women’s Pool
Anna Fisher
LEGACY RUNNERS
Jon Davis (M) - has started and finished 8/8 High Lonesome 100, has the most male finishes in race history
Kevin Cannaday (M) - has started and finished 7/8 High Lonesome 100
Silke Koester (F) - has started and finished every High Lonesome since 2019, has the most female finishes in race history
Jim Skelding (M) - has started and finished every High Lonesome since 2018
SAWATCH 50/50 WINNERS
Women:
Addie Bracy
Mary Baughman
Ellie Pell
Non-Binary
Teri Copeland
Izzy Forrest
Vi Lu
Men:
Mitch Klomp
Adam Rients
Cody Bare