Rookie Jesse Terry Finishes 2026 Iditarod, Earns Rookie of the Year

Rookie Jesse Terry finishes 2026 Iditarod, earns Rookie of the Year

Jesse Terry from Ontario finished the 2026 Iditarod in 10 days, 23 hours, 36 minutes, placing 14th. He earns the Rookie of the Year Award and a $2,000 prize.

Jesse Terry crowned 2026 Iditarod Rookie of the Year

The Iditarod crowned Jesse Terry its Rookie of the Year in the early morning hours Thursday. The award goes to the fastest first-timer to complete the thousand-mile race to Nome. As Terry and his team of a dozen dogs barreled down Front Street in Nome, his headlamp swung left and right, scanning the small crowd assembled under the race’s Burled Arch finish line. As he approached, Terry’s eyes locked onto his wife’s. He stomped on his drag brake,…