The Bridger Ski Foundation (BSF) Nordic Team spent the weekend competing in their first Junior National Qualifier races of the season, held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
"I could not be more proud of the way this team came together to support each other as teammates," says BSF Nordic Program Director Andrew Morehouse. "The grit and determination of our team shined especially bright on Friday when all of our U16 and U18 girls qualified in the top 30 in the classic sprint while enduring harsh blowing snow and wind."
Another gutsy performance in the sprints came from Seth Wyatt. After comfortably winning his semi-final (which included the eventual race winner), Wyatt fell early in the men's final. "Instead of giving up after his fall, Seth chased down the other five boys, passing one in the finish straight to finish 5th on the day," noted Morehouse.
Georgianna Fischer, Phineas Fischer, Reeve Alexander, Landon Wyatt, Hannah Kluck, and Paige Coletta all had podium finishes during the weekend. And a number of other BSF skiers had top-10 finishes, including Annaliese Pessl, Emma White, Aidan Van Eerden, Max Kluck, and Natalie Nicholas.
The JNQ was the first of three race weekends where junior racers can accumulate points to earn a spot with the Intermountain Division to compete at the U.S. Junior National Championships in March.
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U18/U20 Men Classic Sprint
5. Seth Wyatt
10. Aidan Van Eerden
34. Ben Sites
U18/U20 Women Classic Sprint
3. Georgianna Fischer
9. Emma White
12. Paige Coletta
13. Clara Wyatt
17. Jessica Kalinowski
18. Lita Keefer
26. Brynn Engler
U16 Men Classic Sprint
2. Phineas Fischer
4. Max Kluck
10. Woody West
13. Wyatt Stoddart
28. Gus Chisholm
29. Soren Hartnett
42. Jasper Jacobsen
U16 Women Classic Sprint
8. Annaliese Pessl
12. Anna Alexander
20. Mora Gonzales
21. Elena Rubsam
23. Fiona Jacobsen
U14 Girls Classic Sprint
2. Reeve Alexander
6. Hanna Kluck
U14 Boys Classic Sprint
1. Landon Wyatt
6. Ryan Galyen
U14 Girls Freestyle Mass start
2. Hannah Kluck
4. Natalie Nicholas
12. Necia Nicholas
13. Reeve Alexander
U14 Boys Freestyle Mass Start
1. Landon Wyatt
8. Cole Bothner
12. Ryan Galyen
17. Aldo McWethy
21. Joren Nielson
U16 Girls Freestyle Mass Start 5K
12. Annaliese Pessl 15:57
14. Anna Alexander 16:11
27. Fiona Jacobsen 17:12
37. Elena Rubsam 17:53
39. Mora Gonzales 18:12
U16 Boys Freestyle 5K
2. Phineas Fischer 13:08
4. Max Kluck 13:15
18. Wyatt Stoddart 14:22
20. Woody West 14:37
32. Gus Chisolm 15:42
42. Soren Hartnett 16:19
46. Jasper Jacobsen 16:24
U18 Women 10K Freestyle
3. Paige Coletta 32:23
10. Georgianna Fischer 32:51
15. Emma White 33:52
22. Brynn Engler 35:00
25. Clara Wyatt 35:41
27. Lita Keefer 36:03
32. Jessica Kalinowski 36:48
U18 Men 10K Freestyle
17. Aidan Van Eerden 30:00
18. Ben Sites 30:06
U20 Men 10k Freestyle
4. Seth Wyatt 27:31
