The first musher from Jamaica to enter the 1,100-mile Iditarod
Trail Sled Dog Race has reached the finish line at Nome, three days
after Lance Mackey won for an unprecedented fourth consecutive
time.
Newton Marshall finished in 47th place. The 27-year-old
rookie covered the arduous course in 12 days, 4 hours and 27
minutes, reaching Nome at 7:27 p.m. Friday.
As of late Friday night, 48 mushers had completed the race
and 15 others have scratched. Eight remain on the trail.
The last musher to reach Nome receives the Red Lantern Award.
All rookies who complete the race receive an Iditarod belt buckle.
Marshall, a resident of St. Anne Parish, said before the
start that he was determined to make it to Nome and excited to see
the "lovely" landscape along the way.
"Anywhere I place, you know, I just have to deal with that,"
he said.
