The Mushers
These are the two dozen starters. The little “I” indicates a Quest Rookie who has completed an Iditarod, while the “R” marks total Rookies in long distance races. The two mushers who are bolded are former winners of the Quest.
Kristy BeringtonI
Jake BerkowitzR
Maren BradleyR
David Dalton
Paige DrobnyR
Kyla Durham
Mike Ellis
Nikolay EttyneR
Marcelle FressineauR
Gus GuentherR
Trent HerbstI
Yuka HondaR
Joar Leifseth UlsomR
Sonny Lindner
Lance Mackey
Allen Moore
Hugh Neff
Misha PedersenR
Kurt ReichR
Brent Sass
Michael TelpinR
Jason WeitzelR
Abbie West
Brian WilmshurstR
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Columbia
Commander:
Rick Douglas Husband, Colonel, USAF
Pilot:
William C. McCool, Commander, USN
Payload Commander:
Michael P. Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF
Mission Specialist:
Kalpana Chawla, PhD
David M. Brown, MD, Captain, USN
Laurel Blair Salton Clark, MD, Captain, USN
Payload Specialist:
Ilan Ramon, Colonel, Israel Air Force
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