GNC skiers compete in junior national qualifier
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Glacier Nordic Club athletes recently competed at a junior national qualifier in Jackson Hole. (Photo provided)
Kendall Dye competing at a junior national qualifier in Jackson Hole. (Kurt Schram photo)
Peter Schram competing at a junior national qualifier in Jackson Hole. (Kurt Schram photo)
Glacier Nordic Club athletes recently competed at a junior national qualifier in Jackson Hole. (Photo provided)
Glacier Nordic Club athletes recently competed at a junior national qualifier in Jackson Hole. (Photo provided)
The Glacier Nordic Club Ski Team traveled to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, earlier this month for the second Junior National Qualifier of the season. Ten GNC athletes competed in two distance races and represented the club exceptionally well.
Saturday featured a 7.5K classic race for U16, U18, and U20 athletes. Findley Dezzani earned an impressive third-place finish in the U20 race. Kendall Dye led the U16 girls with a strong third-place finish as well, with Marin Gignoux finishing 16th, Addie Nerdig finishing 20th, and Noelle Svennugsen in 21st.
Boden Dezzani took 23rd, Peter Schram, 34th, and Luke Bork finished in 42nd, and each put together solid races.
In the younger divisions, U14 Hannah Bork finished third in the 2.5K classic, and her little sister Heidi Bork, competing in the U12 division, also captured third place in her race.
Sunday brought a mass start skate races for all athletes. Findley once again finished thid in the girls’ U20 10K skate race. In the U16 girls’ 5K mass start, Dye led the charge with a 10th-place finish, followed closely by Gignoux in 12th. Nerdig finished in the top 20 and Svennugsen in 21st.
Boden led the way with a 17th-place finish, followed by Peter Schram in 29th, in a very competitive field. Luke Bork finished 32nd. Hannah represented the U14s well again on Sunday, earning an eighth-place finish in the 2.5K mass start.
The team heads to West Yellowstone for the final JNQ of the season soon.
Kendall Dye competing at a junior national qualifier in Jackson Hole. (Kurt Schram photo)
Peter Schram competing at a junior national qualifier in Jackson Hole. (Kurt Schram photo)
Glacier Nordic Club athletes recently competed at a junior national qualifier in Jackson Hole. (Photo provided)
Glacier Nordic Club athletes recently competed at a junior national qualifier in Jackson Hole. (Photo provided)