Broken Arrow 23K — F10-19: Abby Stone owns the finish

• Abby Stone wins in 2:26:02 (10:13/mi avg), finishing 46-plus minutes clear of the field — and closing with the 13th-fastest women's High Camp→Finish split in the entire women's race.
• Niki and Britta Johnson — 17-year-old teammates from Carnelian Bay — crossed the line in 3:12:23, separated by just 0.06 seconds, with Niki edging her counterpart for 2nd.
• Alice Jowers, racing on home turf in Olympic Valley, climbed from 97th among women at the first checkpoint all the way to 74th by the finish — one of the steadiest progression lines in the F10-19 field.
• Zoe Muhlner made the trip from Washington, DC to race a course sitting above 8,800 ft at its peak, finishing 5th in 3:30:58 — a legitimate effort at altitude for anyone not already acclimated to the Sierra Nevada.

Abby Stone set the tone from the gun. The 19-year-old from Orem, UT held a steady 23rd-place position among women through the early checkpoints, then moved to 19th by the finish — a quiet climb that was anything but quiet in the F10-19 standings. Her 2:26:02 at 10:13/mi on a course that climbs above 8,800 feet is the number that defines this race, and her 13th-fastest High Camp→Finish split among all women confirms she was still running with purpose when others were fading.

Behind her, the race produced one of the most striking finishes of the day. Niki and Britta Johnson — both 17, both from Carnelian Bay — ran the entire 23K and arrived at the line in 3:12:23, split by six hundredths of a second. The places tell the real story: Niki ran the 13th-fastest Snow King→KT 22 split among women and moved from 82nd to 56th in that stretch, clearly making up time on the field. Britta, who had held a steadier position through the middle of the race, was caught right at the tape — 2nd by the narrowest of margins, 3rd by six hundredths.

Alice Jowers (4th, 3:25:45) rounded out a strong top four with a patient, progressive race — starting 97th among women and working forward to 74th. Zoe Muhlner took 5th in 3:30:58. Abigail Garcia (6th, 5:12:59) and Stella Gerlach (7th, 6:11:39) completed all seven F10-19 finishers on a demanding high-alpine course.