Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.

Kristin Jones from Arizona and Stephen Rouch from Indiana earned the famed S.C.A.R. Buckles for the fastest cumulative times over the 4-day, 4-lake, 4-stage S.C.A.R. Challenge in Arizona.

The Saguaro Lake (9.5 miles or 15.2 km), Canyon Lake (9 miles or 14.4 km), Apache Lake (17 miles or 27.3 km), and Roosevelt Lake (10 km) were the four locations in the rugged desert wild in rough conditions.

Top 10 / Only 10 Finishers of all 4 Stages

1 Stephen Rouch 15 hours 45 minutes 31.11 seconds
2 Jamie Proffitt 16:11:24.57
3 Kristin Jones 16:54:01.49
4 Ernie Hoftyzer 17:09:07.68
5 Asha Allen 21:04:55.65
6 Karen Charney 21:29:59.98
7 Palaka Sauer 21:43:22.09
8 Katrina Price 2:12:53.46
9 Stephen Key 22:18:01.83
10 Devon Clifford 23:23:06.94

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