The 2026 Rio Frio Ice Festival saw Mads Kreutzer win the Rio Frio 5K in a field of 210 runners and walkers, and Colorado Ice Works turn downtown Alamosa into a mini-Olympic Village with ice sculptures of figures skaters and a bobsled decorating Main Street.
Before taking the Polar Plunge on Sunday, Alamosa Mayor Ty Coleman said, “It’s events like these that bring communities together. Small communities like ours are too small to be divided. So whenever possible please show up and participate in community events that bring joy, hope and inspiration to people throughout our community. With that being said … I am going to jump into the polar plunge.”
Rio Frio 5K | Overall finishers
Mads Kreutzer, Del Norte, 19:10
Joaquin Herrera, Alamosa, 19:19
Jayce Johnson, Alamosa, 19:53
Top women finishers
Angela Daugherty, Alamosa, 24:02
Bridget Weiner, Del Norte, 24:09
Avril Villagomez, Center, 24:21
AGE CATEGORIES
13-under male
Robert Orton, Alamosa, 25:21
Grant Koppenhafer, Alamosa, 26:33
Liam Johnson, Sanford, 27:47
Levi Johnson, Sanford, 31:24
AJ Loveland, Alamosa, 37:45
Kolten Schnell, South Fork, 37:54
Julian Vigil, Alamosa, 40:45
Helam Johnson, Sanford, 41:35
13-under female
Avril Villagomez, Center, 24:21
Sydney Sowards, Sanford, 27:14
Lily Graber, Alamosa, 31:52
Daniella Valdez, 37:48
Isabella Avila, 39:51
Male 18-under
Mads Kreutzer, Del Norte, 19:10
Jayce Johnson, Alamosa, 19:53
Joey Torres, Antonito, 22:38
Caden Graber, Alamosa, 23:14
Gavin Graber, Alamosa, 25:20
Logan Schnell, South Fork, 30:22
Wheeler Larson, Sanford, 31:37
Female 18-under
Bailey Graber, Alamosa, 31:47
Pepper Larson, Sanford, 34:33
Male 29-under
Joaquin Herrera, Alamosa, 19:19
Spencer Rasmussen, Sanford, 23:20
Seth Armentrout, Alamosa, 24:03
Michael Weir, Alamosa, 25:40
Jalen Herron, Aurora, 27:08
Oscar Martinez, Alamosa, 28:03
Cooper Findlay, Sanford, 28:18
Chance Canty, Del Norte, 29:20
Dennis Chacon, Alamosa, 39:38
Female 29-under
Emily Faucette, Sanford, 27:56
Brittany Lopez, Alamosa, 29:56
Amanda Olsen-Dufour, Alamosa, 31:05
Keely Olson, Alamosa, 31:05
Mariana Morales, Alamosa, 35:18
Aaliyah Garcia, Alamosa, 36:46
Ashley Mayer, Manassa, 38:24
Bethany Pierce, Montrose, 38:30
Male 39-under
Daniel Villagomez, Center, 21:37
Ty Mortensen, Sanford, 22:30
Jeremy Trujillo, Alamosa, 22:38
Kris Reynolds, Sanford, 23:26
Joseph Trodick, Alamosa, 26:37
Ian Walker, Pueblo, 26:43
Matthew Wellman, Alamosa, 26:58
Dakota Barr, Alamosa, 27:25
Jeremy Anderson, Colorado Springs, 28:50
Corey Jimerson, Alamosa, 29:03
Kelton Kragor, Arvada, 30:36
Pablo Mascarenas, Monte Vista, 30:49
Wade Warman, Alamosa, 30:56
Jimy Valenti, Alamosa, 31:19
Luigi Capra, Erie, 31:19
Rory Areano, Alamosa, 31:29
Christopher Lock, Alamosa, 31:38
Alexander Rosentrater. Denver, 33:55
Daniel Acosta, Alamosa, 36:10
Brandon Heredia, Los Alamos, NM., 37:14
Daniel Kelly, Alamosa, 37:19
Thomas Gilmartin, Alamosa, 37:27
Female 39-under
Angela Daughterty, Alamosa, 24:02
Bridget Weiner, Del Norte, 24:09
Amber Arellano, Alamosa, 25:07
Carla Christ, Alamosa, 28:10
Ashley Greco, Alamosa, 29:56
Bridget Johnson, Denver, 30:18
Jenna Hutches, Alamosa, 32:15
Kellene Sandoval, Alamosa, 32:51
Liz Heath, Meade, 33:27
Kalie Kirk, Alamosa, 33:47
Alysia Funderburg, Denver, 33:59
Deborah Anderson, Columbus, NC., 34:55
Amber Odom, Manassa, 35:05
Nicoll Davis, Del Norte, 35:38
Reidel Padilla, Alamosa, 36:10
Samantha Brookes, Alamosa, 37:03
Kelley Kelly, Alamosa, 37:20
Genna Thompson, Center, 37:41
Nicole Salazar, La Jara, 37:49
Barbra Macias, Center, 38:57
Amanda Koth, Clallam Bay, WA., 39:13
Krista Dupont, Alamosa, 39:33
Kristen Lucero, Alamosa, 39:54
Jasmine Husmann, Alamosa, 41:28