Titcomb Mountain, in the western foothills of Maine, was buzzing with excitement Friday night at the first (what we hope will be many) “Starlight Sprints”. Nearly one hundred college and high school athletes, as well as a few master skiers, jumped into the timed qualifier at 4 pm. The Kings Court race format gave each participant a chance to race four times along the 1.3 KM sprint course. Athletes were seeded in the first round in heats based on their qualifying times. The great volunteer crew, assisted by NENSA’s Isabel Caldwell and Titcomb’s Tony Ramsey at the Round/Heat Board, were able to keep track of heat results which involved many moving parts.
The final round was super-fast and fun to watch. Colby and Bowdoin showed their experience in the final heat in the top six places along with high school athlete Beckett Cote from Quarry Road.
The evening ended with a great bib draw and awards. Top Master skier, Sam Mathes joined top college skiers, Tyler Watt and Lola Villafranco from Colby as winners. Top high school athlete winners were Beckett Cote from Quarry Road and Nora McCourt of the Farmington Ski Club. Each athlete was presented with a traditional home baked treat of German Twists and chocolate from Judy Upham.
The Farmington Ski Club has continued a tradition of hosting great Nordic events and the Starlight Sprints will be added to the list of most fun. FSC would like to thank NENSA for partnering with them and bringing this event to Titcomb.
Thanks to Deb Aseltine for the recap and photos!
