(updated 3/18; stay tuned for more photos!)
This year, an impressive number of BSF Nordic skiers qualified for Junior Nationals in Anchorage, Alaska. Seventeen BSF athletes made the trip, and with the help of scholarships from BSF, represented the Intermountain Division of Utah, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.
The week-long championships included two distance races, sprints, and a team relay with the best young skiers in the country battling it out at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. Several BSF athletes had top-20 finishes, and Kai Mittelsteadt teamed up with two other Intermountain Division athletes from Sun Valley, Hayden Halvorsen and Johnny Hagenbuch, to win the U18 Men's Relay by just 0.6 seconds over Alaska. Mittelsteadt also finished 10th in the Classic 15K, 11th in the sprint, and 17th in the 10K Freestyle. U16 skier Phinneas Fischer finished 16th in the sprints, and Ariana Woods took 17th in the 10K Classic.
Full results: http://www.superiortiming.com/2019/03/us-cross-country-junior-nationals-2019/
10K Freestyle Men
Kai Mittelsteadt - 17th U18 25:08
Eli Nielsen - 17th U20 25:27
Seth Wyatt - 39th U18 25:58
Sven Tate - 33rd U20 26:15
Sam Schoderbek - 39th U20 26:52
5K FREESTYLE MEN
Max Kluck - 29th U16 13:28
Cale Woods - 33rd U16 13:33
Phineas Fischer - 51st 14:05
5K FREESTYLE WOMEN
Paige Coletta - 46th U18 15:26
Ariana Woods - 22nd U20 - 15:27
Georgianna Fischer 58th U18- 15:39
Sabine Love - 65th U18 - 16:00
Emma White - 36th U16 - 15:31
Clara Wyatt - 55th U16 - 16:10
Anna Alexander - 58th U16 - 16:26
Men U20
19. Sven Tate
31. Eli Nielsen
32. Sam Schoderbeck
Women U20
21. Ariana Woods
24. Lauren Potyk
Men U18
11. Kai Mittelsteadt
27. Seth Wyatt
Women U18
25. Georgianna Fischer
44. Paige Coletta
52. Sabine Love
Men U16
16. Phineas Fischer
27. Cale Woods
30. Max Kluck
Women U16
44. Anna Alexander
53. Emma White
58. Clara Wyatt
5K Classic U16 Girls
28. Emma White 15:53
62. Anna Alexander 16:44
66. Clara Wyatt 16:52
5K Classic U16 Boys
32. Phineas Fischer 14:03
33. Cale Woods 14:04
55. Max Kluck 14:42
10K Classic U18 Girls
29. Georgianna Fischer 30:51
32. Paige Coletta 31:05
64. Sabine Love 32:58
10K Classic U18 Boys
10. Kai Mittelsteadt 26:30
59. Seth Wyatt 28:40
10K Classic U20 Girls
17. Ariana Woods 30:47
22. Lauren Potyk 31:38
15K Classic U20 Boys
23. Sven Tate 40:32
25. Eli Nielsen 40:50
31. Sam Schoderbek 41:24
