Meet the mushers of the 2022 Iditarod

Forty-nine mushers will compete in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, taking off from Willow on Sunday, March 6 and following the northern route to Nome.

Here’s a look at the mushers racing in the Iditarod’s 50th run, presented in start order.

#2 Sean Williams - Rookie

Home: Chugiak

#3 Jeff King

Home: Denali

First start: 1981 - Starts: 29 - Finishes: 27 - Best finish: 1 (1993, 1996, 1998, 2006) - Top 10 finishes: 20 - Winnings: $967,789

#4 Michelle Phillips

Home: Tagish, Yukon Territory

First start: 2010 - Starts: 11 - Finishes: 11 - Best finish: 11 - Winnings: $136,689

#5 Paige Drobny

Home: Cantwell

First start: 2013 - Starts: 7 - Finishes: 7 - Best finish: 7 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $75,399

#6 Martin Massicotte - Rookie

Home: St-Tite, Quebec - Starts: 1

#7 Jessie Holmes

Home: Brushkana

First start: 2018 - Starts: 4 - Finishes: 4 - Best finish: 7 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $63,120

#8 Ramey Smyth

Home: Willow

First start: 1994 - Starts: 25 - Finishes: 24 - Best finish: 2 - Top 10 finishes: 12 - Winnings: $593,475

#9 Anna Berington

Home: Knik

First start: 2012 - Starts: 10 - Finishes: 9 - Best finish: 17 - Winnings: $24,386

#10 Matthew Failor

Home: Willow

First start: 2012 - Starts: 10 - Finishes: 9 - Best finish: 13 - Winnings: $58,000

#11 Mats Pettersson

Home: Kiruna, Sweden

First start: 2014 - Starts: 6 - Finishes: 6 - Best finish: 18 - Winnings: $43,541

#12 Joar Leifseth Ulsom

Home: Mo I Rana, Norway

First start: 2013 - Starts: 9 - Finishes: 9 - Best finish: 1 (2018) - Top 10 finishes: 9 - Winnings: $344,618

#13 Hanna Lyrek - Rookie

Home: Alta, Norway

#14 Eric Kelly - Rookie

Home: Knik

#15 Riley Dyche

Home: Fairbanks

First start: 2020 - Starts: 2 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 25 - Winnings: $1,049

#16 Lev Shvarts

Home: Willow

First start: 2014 - Starts: 6 - Finishes: 4 - Best finish: 17 - Winnings: $13,849

#17 Ryan Redington

Home: Knik

First start: 2001 - Starts: 14 - Finishes: 7 - Best finish: 7 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $88,653

#18 Richie Diehl

Home: Aniak

First start: 2013 - Starts: 9 - Finishes: 8 - Best finish: 6 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $133,531

#19 KattiJo Deeter - Rookie

Home: Fairbanks

#20 Dallas Seavey

Home: Talkeetna

First start: 2005 - Starts: 12 - Finishes: 12 - Best finish: 1 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021) - Top 10 finishes: 10 - Winnings: $496,661

#21 Aaron Peck

Home: Grande Prairie, Alberta

First start: 2000 - Starts: 8 - Finishes: 6 - Best finish: 14 - Winnings: $19,000

#22 Joe Taylor - Rookie

Home: Fairbanks

#23 Aaron Burmeister

Home: Nome/Nenana

First start: 1994 - Starts: 20 - Finishes: 20 - Best finish: 2 - Top 10 finishes: 7 - Winnings: $399,750

#24 Kristy Berington

Home: Knik

First start: 2010 - Starts: 12 - Finishes: 11 - Best finish: 16 - Winnings: $28,386

#25 Deke Naaktgeboren

Home: Fairbanks

First start: 2020 - Starts: 1 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 27 - Winnings: $1,049

#26 Anja Radano

Home: Talkeetna

First start: 2018 - Starts: 2 - Finishes: 2 - Best finish: 35 - Winnings: $2,098

#27 Brent Sass

Home: Eureka

First start: 2012 - Starts: 6 - Finishes: 5 - Best finish: 3 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $108,124

#28 Dan Kaduce

Home: Chatanika

First start: 2010 - Starts: 3 - Finishes: 3 - Best finish: 16 - Winnings: $20,813

#29 Julie Ahnen - Rookie

Home: Cantwell

#30 Mitch Seavey

Home: Seward

First start: 1982 - Starts: 27 - Finishes: 26 - Best finish: 1 (2004, 2013, 2017) - Top 10 finishes: 18 - Winnings: $879,997

#31 Matt Hall

Home: Two Rivers

First start: 2018 - Starts: 3 - Finishes: 3 - Best finish: 6 - Top 10 finishes: 1 - Winnings: $49,054

#32 Amanda Otto - Rookie

Home: Denali

#33 Mille Porsild

Home: Denmark

First start: 2020 - Starts: 2 - Finishes: 2 - Best finish: 5 - Top 10 finishes: 1 - Winnings: $42,143

#34 Jeff Deeter

Home: Fairbanks

First start: 2008 - Starts: 5 - Finishes: 5 - Best finish: 12 - Winnings: $47,873

#35 Ryne Olson

Home: Two Rivers

First start: 2012 - Starts: 3 - Finishes: 3 - Best finish: 18 - Winnings: $12,016

#36 Bridgett Watkins - Rookie

Home: Fairbanks

#37 Peter Kaiser

Home: Bethel

First start: 2010 - Starts: 12 - Finishes: 11 - Best finish: 1 (2019) - Top 10 finishes: 6 - Winnings: $312,111

#38 Martin Buser

Home: Big Lake

First start: 1980 - Starts: 38 - Finishes: 38 - Best finish: 1 (1992, 1994, 1997, 2002) - Top 10 finishes: 19 - Winnings: $819,913

#39 Gerhardt Thiart - Rookie

Home: Cheboygan, Michigan

#40 Karin Hendrickson

Home: Willow

First start: 2009 - Starts: 9 - Finishes: 6 - Best finish: 36 - Winnings: $6,294

#41 Kailyn Davis - Rookie

Home: Fairbanks

#42 Travis Beals

Home: Seward

First start: 2013 - Starts: 8 - Finishes: 8 - Best finish: 5 - Top 10 finishes: 3 - Winnings: $124,740

#43 Lisbet Norris

Home: Fairbanks

First start: 2014 - Starts: 3 - Finishes: 3 - Best finish: 48 - Winnings: $3,147

#44 Sebastien Dos Santos Borges - Rookie

Home: Chazey-Bons, France - Starts: 1

#45 Joshua McNeal

Home: Fairbanks

First start: 2021 - Starts: 1 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 28 - Winnings: $1,049

#46 Chad Stoddard

Home: Anchorage

First start: 2021 - Starts: 1 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 23 - Winnings: $1,049

#47 Apayauq Reitan

Home: Kaktovik

First start: 2019 - Starts: 1 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 28 - Winnings: $1,049

#48 Matt Paveglio - Rookie

Home: Eagle River

#49 Yuka Honda

Home: Healy

First start: 2015 - Starts: 1 - Finishes: 1 - Best finish: 55 - Winnings: $1,049

#50 Hugh Neff

Home: Anchorage

First start: 2004 - Starts: 14 - Finishes: 13 - Best finish: 5 - Top 10 finishes: 2 - Winnings: $167,419