Canandaigua, NY – The NYSEF Nordic team traveled to Bristol Mountain Nordic Center to compete in USSA Junior National Qualifying races. The two-day event featured both freestyle races and classic races on a 1.2 kilometer man-made loop of snow. The results were used to name the 2012 USSA Mid-Atlantic Junior National Ski Team heading to Utah in March.
Will Fieroh (Paul Smiths) skied well to place 10th in the J1 boys (16-17 years old) freestyle 10-kilomteter race in 25:58. In the J1 girls’ race, Maile Sapp (Morrisonville) raced into 7th place and Emma Zdgiebloski (Lake George) placed 15th. In the J2 girls (14-15 years old) competition, Nina Armstrong (Lake Placid) hammered the 7.5 kilometer course to finish in 20:34, earning a 2nd place finish. She was followed by teammates Maeve Peabody (Keene), Anna Izzo (Lake Placid), and Amelia McDonnell (Paul Smiths) who placed 4th, 6th and 10th respectively.
Day two of racing brought cooler temperatures and improved results for the NYSEF team. Both the J1 and J2 girls’ age groups raced a 5-kilometer classic race. Maile Sapp claimed the overall victory with a 5-second win for the NYSEF team in 15:48. Northwood School’s Emma Zdgieblowski finished 16th in the J1 girls race. Nina Armstrong paced the way with another 2nd place finish in 16:28, only 18 seconds off the winning pace in the J2 girls’ 5-kilometer classic race. Maeve Peabody also claimed a spot on the podium in 3rd place, finishing in 16:36, and Anna Izzo followed closely in 4th place, only 9 seconds back. Amelia McDonnell skied strong to finish in 7th. For the J1 boys, Will Fieroh placed 7th overall, rounding the 10-kilometer course in 28:28.
Based on their strong results, Will Fieroh, Maile Sapp, Nina Armstrong, Anna Izzo, and Maeve Peabody were named to the Mid-Atlantic Junior National Ski Team traveling to Solider Hollow in Midway, Utah to compete at the 2012 USSA Cross-Country Junior National Championships, March 3-11, 2012.
Check out the Mid-Atlantic Team webpage for updates: http://www.midaxc.com/
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