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A Freestyle Affair: Henchey Memorial Eastern Cup and Harvard Carnival.

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The third Eastern Cup of the year was designed to overlap with the Harvard Carnival as a FIS race. The overlap between junior and collegiate racing is an amazing development opportunity — and a sure fire way to have BIG fields. Indeed on Saturday there were 441 racers on the Start List. The weekend was also unique in that both races were freestyle to complement the classic Lake Placid weekend.

On Saturday all competitors raced a 7.5km course — which was also a neat concept — it was at least the first time in a long time that U16 Boys competed in the same distance as the Open field. Craftsbury created a beautiful surface for the races and first thing in the morning the single digit temperatures reminded us of winter. As the day went on the temperatures rose as the racing kicked off.

Tapping into the amazingness and full circle community here in New England — current World Cup standout, Ben Ogden joined the field. It’s hard to sum up how proud we are of all of our Eastern skiers — but to have an athlete like Ben attending a regional race because he loves the environment so much speaks volumes. That impact will ripple for years.

Ben Ogden Youtube — NENSA Reel

7.5km Freestyle – Podium Pictures

Women:

  1. Lucinda Anderson – UNH
  2. Elizabeth Tuttle – UVM
  3. Annie McColgan – UVM

U20:

  1. Maggie Wagner – Middlebury College
  2. Jordan Grialou – Bowdoin College
  3. Hattie Barker – UNH

U18:

  1. Annelies Hanna – Ford Sayre
  2. Beth McIntosh – GMVS
  3. Addison Englund – Holderness Nordic Club

U16:

  1. Lea Perreard – Ford Sayre
  2. Brooke Greenberg – Mansfield Nordic Club
  3. Mary Harrington – GMVS

Men:

  1. Ben Ogden – SMST2
  2. Remi Drolet – Harvard University
  3. Finegan Bailey – SMST2

U20:

  1. Finegan Bailey – SMST2
  2. Joseph Graziadei – GMVS
  3. Owen Young – UVM

U18:

  1. James Underwood – Ford Sayre
  2. Aidan Jacobus – GMVS
  3. Anders Linseisen – Mansfield Nordic Club

U16:

  1. Orrin Slover – Quarry Road Ski Club
  2. Matthew McIntosh – GMVS
  3. Jed Bentley – Dublin XC

Sunday dawned again with cold temperatures, but the sun made a grand appearance, making for a special day of pursuit style racing. With most collegiate skiers leaving after two days of racing it was a more typical junior centric field — with 276 skiers toeing the line. With Swiss precision, Bullitt Timing and the organizers of Craftsbury expertly put the skiers on the track.

NENSA Pursuit Reel

Besides amazing competition — and artful skiing by many club skiers — perhaps the best moment of the day was when the Bill’s Blastoff Races went off. The Bill Koch event named in additional honor of Bill Henchey attracted nearly 100 local youth who chased after costumed rabbits. This is the root of New England skiing.

Congratulations to all of the competitors and a special thanks to the robust and innovative Craftsbury community.

7.5km Pursuit

Women:

  1. Greta Kilburn – Mansfield Nordic Club
  2. Annelies Hanna – Ford Sayre
  3. Beth McIntosh – GMVS

U20:

  1. Greta Kilburn – Mansfield Nordic Club
  2. Emma Page – UVM
  3. Margaret Voisin – Craftsbury Ski Club

U18:

  1. Annelies Hanna – Ford Sayre
  2. Beth McIntosh – GMVS
  3. Kiera Stabile – Stratton Mountain School

Men:

  1. Finegan Bailey – SMST2
  2. Oliver Swabey – Prospect Mountain Ski Club
  3. Abraham Geissinger – GMVS

U20:

  1. Finegan Bailey – SMST2
  2. Joseph Graziadei – GMVS
  3. Luke Rizio – Prospect Mountain Ski Club

U18:

  1. Oliver Swabey – Prospect Mountain Ski Club
  2. Abraham Geissinger – GMVS
  3. Micah Bruner – Stratton Mountain School

5km Pursuit

U16:

  1. Lea Perreard – Ford Sayre
  2. Mary Harrington – GMVS
  3. Brooke Greenberg – Mansfield Nordic Club

U16:

  1. Matias Citarella – GMVS
  2. Ivan Ivanov – Stratton Mountain School
  3. Jonah Gorman – Mansfield Nordic Club

Team Scores

In the age group team scoring there were very competitive podium challenges, with many separated only by a handful of points. The closest competition being between Mansfield Nordic Club and Ford Sayre in BOTH of the U16 Girls races. Super exciting to see so many different clubs in the mix!

U18/20 Women Freestyle:

  1. Bowdoin College – 257 points
  2. Dartmouth College – 251 points
  3. Mansfield Nordic Club – 236 points
  4. Harvard University – 230 points
  5. UNH – 229 points

U16 Girls Freestyle:

  1. Mansfield Nordic Club – 102 points
  2. Ford Sayre – 101 points
  3. Stratton Mountain School – 89 points
  4. Holderness Nordic Club – 71 points
  5. Craftsbury Ski Club – 63 points

U18/20 Men Freestyle:

  1. Dartmouth College – 388 points
  2. GMVS – 376 points
  3. Colby College – 367 points
  4. Prospect Mountain Ski Club – 345 points
  5. Mansfield Nordic Club – 340 points

U16 Boys Freestyle:

  1. Ford Sayre – 67 points
  2. Quarry Road Ski Club – 64 points
  3. EMXC – 62 points
  4. GMVS – 60 points
  5. Mansfield Nordic Club – 56 points

U18/20 Women Pursuit:

  1. Mansfield Nordic Club – 168 points
  2. Craftsbury Ski Club – 145 points
  3. Ford Sayre – 142 points
  4. GMVS – 135 points
  5. EMXC – 128 points

U16 Girls Pursuit:

  1. Ford Sayre – 104 points
  2. Mansfield Nordic Club – 103 points
  3. Stratton Mountain School – 93 points
  4. Craftsbury Ski Club – 72 points
  5. Holderness Nordic Club – 71 points

U18/20 Men Pursuit:

  1. GMVS – 288 points
  2. Prospect Mountain Ski Club – 282 points
  3. Mansfield Nordic Club – 251 points
  4. Dublin XC – 232 points
  5. Gunstock Nordic Association – 221 points

U16 Boys Pursuit:

  1. EMXC – 63 points
  2. GMVS – 59 points
  3. Mansfield Nordic Club – 58 points
  4. Stratton Mountain School – 55 points
  5. Ford Sayre – 54 points

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