Eastern High School Championships

Eastern High School Championships finished out the 2011/12 race season for NYSEF XC. The events were hosted at Mountain Top Inn & Resort in Chittenden, VT. Temps hovered in the 60s, with lots of sunshine and blue skis. This lead to racing on a 1.6 km manmade loop, which held up nicely for the 219 athletes competing.

Nina Armstrong had break through performances, finishing 6th in the 4.8 km freestyle race and grabbing 10th place in the 1.6 km freestyle sprint. After the weekend of races, Nina claimed 10th overall on Individual Standings - pretty awesome for a 9th grader!

Maile Sapp threw down a fast time to place 7th in the freestyle sprint, with teammate Maeve Peabody in 24th.

Freestyle 4.8 km results: Nina 7th, Maile 68th, Maeve 85th, Amelia 101st, Emma 111th

Classic 4.8 km results: Maile 18th, Nina 27th, Maeve 57th, Amelia 106th, Emma 108th

Freestyle sprints 1.6 km results: Maile 7th, Nina 10th, Maeve 24th, Amelia 104th, Emma 111th

Link to full results: EHSC 2012 results

Links to videos (right click and open in new window/tab to view videos):

Mixed Relay Mass Start

Mixed Relay Tag Zone, leg 1 to 2

 NYSEF girls

 

 Maile in the start of the sprint

 relay tag zone

 Team NY Girls

Team NY Boys

Mountain Top Inn & Resort

Coach Marge's homecourse!

ADK Paintball Biathlon Series and NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival!

NYSEF concluded its’ youth season with the Nordic Kids Festival on Saturday, March 17. The event included the Grand Finale of the Adirondack Paintball Biathlon Series in the morning and a team sprint relay in the afternoon. Throughout the winter, NYSEF hosted 6 events in the Adirondack Paintball Biathlon Series at the Olympic Ski Jumps and Dewey Mountain Recreation Center. Over 85 young athletes participated during the winter. This program was supported by the Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund of Lake Placid.

ADK Paintball Biathlon Grand Finale (Event #6) Results:
Lollipop Boys: 1st: Dawson Dunn
Lollipop Girls: 1st: Kerissa Dunn 
J5 Boys: 1st: Asa Chalmers, 2nd: Adrian Hayden, 3rd: Patrick Osborn
J5 Girls: 1st: Emily Rudolph 
J4 Boys: 1st: Scott Schultz, 2nd: Ben Ogden, 3rd: Matt White
J4 Girls: 1st: Mae Chalmers, 2nd: Charlotte Ogden, 3rd: Olivia Cuneo
J3 Boys: 1st: Karl Schultz, 2nd: Royal McDonnell, 3rd: Scott Mooney
J3 Girls: 1st: Jackie Garso

 Henry

 Scott

 Royal

 Aiden

 Chris

Everett

ADK Paintball Biathlon Series Leaders were also crowned on Saturday:

Lollipop Boys: 1st: Tate Frantz (8 points), 2nd: Jens Bartel (4 points), 3rd: Jordanna Sandburg (3 points) 
Lollipop Girls: T-1st: Lillian Tulleruss (4 points), T-1st: Kerissal Dunn (4 points)
J5 Boys: 1st: Adrian Hayden (23 points), 2nd: Kai Frantz (8 points), 3rd: Brennan Nobles (6 points) 
J5 Girls: 1st: Anya Morgan (16 points), 2nd: Emily Rudolph (4 points) 
J4 Boys: T-1st: Chris Gilman (11 points), T-1st: Scott Schultz (11 points), 3rd: Kaleb Cook (9 points) 
J4 Girls: T-1st: Emily Greene (4 points), T-1st: Mae Chalmers (4 points), T-1st: Maggie Peer (4 points) 
J3 Boys: T-1st: Royal McDonnell (11 points), T-2nd: Bryce Hartman (8 points), T-2nd: Karl Schultz (8 points) 
J3 Girls: T-1st: Jackie Garso (8 points), T-2nd: Gabby Armstrong (4 points), T-2nd: Olivia Phaneuf (4 points) 
J2 Girls: 1st: Lucy Hochschartner (14 points), T-2nd: Anna Izzo (4 points), T-2nd: Maddy Runyon (4 points) 

Full results will be posted here next week

USSA Junior Nationals in Utah!

NYSEF Nordic headed to sunny Utah for the 2012 USSA Junior National Championships. First up were the Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined comps. The NC boys jumped the K68 at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City and then raced the Soldier Hollow trails up the road in Midway, UT. Team East collected some hardware!

Coach Bliss flags Team East

Luke and Miles on the 2nd step of the Team Nordic Combined podium! Great skiing and real fast skis.

 Luke, Coach Marge, Miles and Coach Bliss

Team East Nordic Combined: Miles, Matt Doyle (AOC) and Luke

Link to SJ/NC results: http://www.juniornationals2012.com/

Next up were the XC specific events at Soldier Hollow - the big show for over 450 of the top junior racers in the country. The week included classic sprints on Monday, a mass start skate race on Wednesday, an individual start classic race on Friday and the 3-athlete skate relay on Saturday. And we can't forget the JN dance on Saturday night!

2012 Mid-Atlantic Division Team

Team NYSEF was led by J2 athlete Nina Armstrong. Nina finished 39th in the classic sprint, 24th in the freestyle race and 26th in the classic race. Strong results for a first-year J2! Teammate Anna Izzo followed in 46th in the classic sprint, 45th in the freestyle race and 41st in the classic race. Maeve Peabody finished 34th in the classic sprint (just missing the heats!) and 61st in the classic race. Maile Sapp fought hard in the J1 girls' class for 58th in the classic sprint, 76th in the skate race and moved up to 49th in the 5km classic race. Will Fieroh skied strong for 70th in the classic sprint, 69th in the J1 boys skate race and showed his best striding yet with a 65th place finish in the classic race.

Maile in the start pen for the classic sprint

Link to XC results: Summit Timing

BLAST FROM THE PAST INTO THE FUTURE…ON SKIS!

Coach Alex, Karl, Royal, Scott, Aiden and Chris made the trek over to Great Glens Trails in Pinkhom Notch, NH for the 2012 New England Bill Koch Festival! This year's theme was "BLAST FROM THE PAST INTO THE FUTURE…ON SKIS!" and a blast the boys had.

Saturday's weather tested Coach Goff's waxing skills for the classic relay race. The boys had great skis in tricky waxing conditions. Karl, Royal and Henry skied fast for 2nd place in the 7/8th grade boys race. Scott paired up with Lauchie Cheney-Seymour (DMYSL) to finish 6th in the 5/6th grade boys race. The team of Chris and Aiden finished 28th.

Karl, Coach Alex and Royal

 Henry double poled the entire relay race!

Aiden and Chris

The NYSEF boys put the hammer down in the individual skate race and posted fast times. Karl finished 2nd, Royal 4th and Henry 20th in the 7/8th grade boys race - very impressive results in a competitive field! Scott showed his Nordic Combined skating skills and cruised through the 3km course to finish 6th. Teammates Chris and Aiden followed in 51st and 63rd, respectively. Congratulations to all! Nice skiing boys!

 Karl

 Royal

 Henry

 Chris

Scott, Karl, Royal, Adrian (DMYSL), Henry, Chris

NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival: Friday afternoon update!

The NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival is ON for Saturday, March 17! It will be soft, spring-like skiing conditions. Wear your green leprechaun costume!

NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival: Friday update!

It rained all night in Lake Placid and is still raining. Just wanted to give you a heads up in case you are traveling from out of town for the NYSEF Nordic Kids Festival. We are going to make a call on the Festival by 2 PM this afternoon. Check back for updates!

NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival: 1 day event on Saturday only!

The NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival will be a 1-day event on Saturday, March 17. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Olympic Ski Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, NY! Green Leprechaun costumes encouraged.

Link to registration! (right click and open in new window/tab)
Online registration is strongly recommended and will remain open until Friday, March 16 at 12 NOON. Day of race registration is from 8-8:30 AM at the Olympic Ski Jump Complex base lodge for $25. 

Sign up to volunteer here!

Questions? email Margaret at margm (at) nysef.org

NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival (Wednesday morning update)

The snow around the Ski Jumps Base Lodge is holding up despite the warm temps for the NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival this weekend. The freestyle aerial hills have been knocked down, giving us some more snow to work with for the race course. Skiing will be soft, spring-like conditions on a 1 kilometer manmade loop. An update will be posted this evening after we have practice. Stay tuned!

NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival (Monday update)

At this point (Monday afternoon), the NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival is still ON for March 17-18, minus the Ski Jumping portion! Updates will be posted as available.

NYSEF NORDIC Kids Festival and Lion's Club Nordic Combined!

Link to registration! (right click and open in new window/tab)
Athletes who are competing both days need to register for each day individually. Online registration is strongly encouraged and closes Wednesday, March 14 at 9 PM. Day of race registration is from 8-8:30 AM at the Olympic Ski Jump Complex base lodge and is $25 per day.

All athletes competing in the Lion's Club Nordic Combined kids event need to register online at the above link. The individual skate race on Saturday morning will be the XC portion of the Lion's Club Nordic Combined event.

Sign up to volunteer here!

Questions? email Margaret at margm (at) nysef.org