Female overall Elvelopet 5K winner at Nordic Fest has local ties ...

Jordan Winke, age 17, of Albia won the overall woman’s division of the Nordic Fest Elvelopet 5k run held Saturday, July 30 in Decorah with a time of 19:42. She is the daughter of 1982 Waukon High School graduate Bill and Pam Winke, who currently reside in Albia, and the granddaughter of Jim and Shirley Winke of Waukon. Jordan is an accomplished runner having placed at the Iowa State Track Meet each year of her high school career thus far, including a third-place finish in the Class 2A 1500 meter run and a fifth-place finish in the 800 meter run this past spring as a junior. She will begin her senior year at Albia High School this fall. Her younger brother, Andrew is also a track stand-out, excelling at shorter distances. Submitted photo.