Running Club North Jim Loftus Mile
2021 Race Date – Thursday, July 22
The Jim Loftus Mile is held on the West Valley High School Track off Geist Road. The event is named after Fairbanks’ Jim Loftus, a national-level masters runner who ran a sub-2:00 800m after his 50th birthday. He also donated many hours and much effort to support track and field in the Interior.
2021 Race Registration and Results
- CLICK HERE to view a complete results packet in PDF format with results by heat, by gender and by class
- To view the searchable online results from this year’s race in ChronoTrack Live format, CLICK HERE.
- To view the searchable online results from this year’s race in Athlinks format, CLICK HERE.
- Results by Class with Usibelli Series points – No Usibelli Series Points in 2021
- Results by Gender with Usibelli Series points – No Usibelli Series Points in 2021
2020 Race Results – No race held due to Coronavirus Pandemic
2019 Race Results
- To view the searchable online results from the 2019 race in ChronoTrack Live format, CLICK HERE.
- To view the searchable online results from the 2019 race in Athlinks format, CLICK HERE
- Results by Class with Usibelli Series points
- Results by Gender with Usibelli Series points
2018 was the first year the Loftus Mile was timed using the ChronoTrack Live chip-timing technology.
Past Winners
Year | Women’s Winner | Men’s Winner |
| 2021 – 7th | Melanie Nussbaumer-age 37-5:14.8 (record) | Tobias Albrigtsen – age 27 – 4:28.1 |
| 2020 | No race held | No race held |
| 2019 – 6th | Naomi Bailey – age 16 – 5:17.5 | Tony Tomsich – age 32 – 4:42.3 |
| 2018 – 5th | Melanie Nussbaumer – age 34 – 5:44.1 | Rick Lader – age 32 – 4:46.4 |
| 2017 – 4th | Kimberly Fitzgerald – age 24 – 5:33.2 | Dylan Nixon-Helms – age 24 – 4:37.1 |
| 2016 – 3rd | Beth Zirbes – age 31 – 5:58.8 | Tristan Sayre – age 18 – 4:44.6 |
| 2015 – 2nd | Kimberly Fitzgerald – age 22 – 5:43.7 | Dylan Nixon-Helms – age 22 – 4:54.1 |
| 2014 – 1st | Melanie Nussbaumer – age 30 – 5:39.4 | Devin McDowell – age 28 – 4:50.3 |
| from 2005 through 2013 the race was the Flint Hills Mile, after which it was renamed the Jim Loftus mile in memory of Jim Loftus, an outstanding runner (sub 2:00 in 800m after age 50) | ||
| 2013 | Autumn Fournier – age 15 – 5:52.4 | Devin McDowell – age 27 – 4:56.5 |
| 2012 | Charity Walker – age 28 – 5:34.6 | Ben Nelson – age 27 – 4:39.0 |
| 2011 | Melissa Lewis – age 40 – 5:57.9 | Chad Carroll – age 40 – 4:48.4 |
| 2010 | Charity Walker – age 26 – 5:38.5 | Zach Ginn – age 18 – 4:35.2 |
| 2009 | Molly Callahan – age 16 – 5:56.1 | Mike Kramer – age 41 – 4:39.2 |
| 2008 | Maggie Callahan – age 19 – 5:18.0 | Chad Carroll – age 37 – 4:38.6 |
| 2007 | Maggie Callahan – age 18 – 5:32.4 | Tony Tomsich – age 20 – 4:18.3 (record) |
| 2006 | Maggie Callahan – age 17 – 5:21.0 | Daniel Carlson – age 23 – 4:37.6 |
| 2005 | Crystal Pitney – age 14 – 5:31.5 | Christopher Eversman – age 19 – 4:45.5 |
| from 2000 through 2004 the race was the Williams Mile | ||
| 2004 | Crystal Pitney – age 13 – 5:42.7 | Devin McDowell – age 18 – 4:39.3 |
| 2003 | Karen Harris – age 39 – 5:51.5 | Kevin Brinegar – age 34 – 4:36.1 |
| 2002 | Davya Flaharty – age 17 – 5:44.1 | Mike Kramer – age 34 – 4:36.1 |
| 2001 | Susan Faulkner – age 42 – 5:50.5 | Brian Hanley – age 18 – 4:35.7 |
| 2000 | Kristen Rozell – age 29 – 5:41.9 | Brian Hanley – age 17 – 4:45.5 |
| through 1999 the race was the MAPCO Mile | ||
| 1999 | Michelle Mitchell – age 24 – 5:39.7 | Kevin Brinegar – age 30 – 4:43.9 |
| 1998 | Heather Hunt – age 23 – 5:20 | Mike Kramer – age 30 – 4:38 |
| 1997 | Michelle Mitchell – age 22 – 5:33.0 | Brent Stringfellow – age 21 and Brian Stringfellow – age 21 – 4:39.0 |
Results from Prior Years
Links are listed to results for every year that SportAlaska Event Timing has timed this event.