FrIday, January 29, 2010
An amazing day of racing on Soldier Hollow’s Olympic Trails for the Intermountain/Rocky Mountain Super JOQ races. Greeted by near-zero temperatures and fog, and ending the day in bright sunshine and Utah warmth made for a surreal first competition for 21 Far West Nordic junior athletes.
The Sprint Competitions were the event for Friday, and the Far West athletes were ready. 6 were able to advance to the Quarterfinal heats, with a few near misses.
The highlight results of the day included an overall win by Bria Riggs in the J3 Girls competition (a wave start 2.6 distance), a 2nd place by Russell Kennedy in the very competitive OJ/J1 division, and a 9th place by Annika Taylor (3rd place in the “B” final) in the J1 Girls division. Others advancing to the quarterfinals, but not moving on to the later heats, included Alex Hamilton (29th), Katrin Larusson (20th), Laurel Fiddler (21st), and Jackson Rohlf (26th).
Rounding out the Far West were Raylene Chew (35), Erika Klenk (38), Cassidy Cichowitz (44), Allie McDaniel (47), Kelly Habibi (60), and Savannah Meng (63) in the J2 girls, Joe Piercy (46) in the J2 Boys, Austin Meng (34), Bryce Tiernan (37), Stefan Benier (41), Justin Ondry (53), Carson Lindsay (54), and David Wise (75) in the J1/OJ Boys, and Erica Larusson (30) in the J1 Girls division. Sprint results and Wave Start results.
Tomorrow is the distance Classic day, so stay tuned....