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  • Photos: State skiing championships begin in Aspen

    ASPEN — The first day of the state skiing championships kicked off on Thursday with the Giant Slalom and Nordic Classic races.

    Find complete coverage of Day 1 here.

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  • Battle Mountain’s Quintin Cook shines as state skiing championships begin

    State skiing Quintin Cook Battle Mountain
    Battle Mountain’s Quintin Cook won the boys Giant Slalom on Thursday. More photos. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    ASPEN — It’d been lingering near his fingertips, just out of reach for the past two seasons. Thursday, he seized it.

    Battle Mountain senior Quintin Cook kicked off this season’s state skiing championships with a resounding victory in the boys’ Giant Slalom on a 45-degree day at Aspen Highlands. He was second in the event a season ago to teammate Sands Simonton, and finished fifth as a sophomore.

    “It was a really good day — great snow, great weather,” Cook said. “Can’t ask much more than that. We also had a good week of training, so I was feeling confident going in.

    “Last year, I was duking it out with my friend Sandy Simonton, who graduated,” Cook added. “It’s fun this year to finally pull it out in the Giant Slalom.”

    Cook finished the event with a two-run time of 1:27.7, more than a second ahead of second-place Britt Walton of Steamboat Springs (1:29.3). Cook had the top time in each run, going 46.24 the first time out, and 41.42 the second.

    “I put down two solid runs,” Cook said.

    Cook may just be the biggest star at this event. He is the defending champion in the Slalom (where he beat Simonton last season), which races on Friday, and is also the reigning winner of the Colorado high school ski league’s Skimeister award, given annually to the top skier in both the alpine and nordic disciplines.

    Cook raced from the Giant Slalom to the Nordic Classic event in the afternoon — but his day hit a snag. To start off, the alpine race was delayed, meaning he didn’t have time to inspect his gear for the nordic race, which was especially critical given the unusually high temperatures that call for a different kind of wax.

    As a result, he was late to his starting time, but still managed to sprint over to the line and got underway a few moments late. Then, Cook got halfway through the course when his binding broke, and officials sent him back to the starting line for a restart. After it was fixed, Cook restarted — 17 minutes after his initial scramble to make the starting line.

    “It was really hard not inspecting. I actually beat it pretty hard on the downhill,” Cook said, motioning to a large scrape on his arm.

    He ended up finishing 35th in the Nordic Classic.

    “I saw my teammates did pretty well, which helps us with (the state title chase) for the team,” Cook said. “I was hoping to try to help them out today.”

    State skiing Nick Sweeney Aspen
    Aspen’s Nick Sweeney won the boys Nordic Classic. More photos. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Indeed, Battle Mountain’s Franklin Reilly was seventh in the Classic, Koby Simonton was 21st, and Nick Apps was 28th.

    After the first day of competition, including Giant Slalom results, the defending champion Huskies sit in second place with 297.5 points, just behind Aspen’s 312. Steamboat Springs, also in contention for the title, is third with 294 points.

    Aspen’s point total was bolstered by a strong showing in the Nordic Classic as the Skiers had three of the top four finishers. Nick Sweeney won the event in 13:49.2, teammate Graham Houtsma was second in 14:35.1, Vail Mountain’s Cameron Wolfe was third (14:50.3), and Aspen’s Jack Sweeney took fourth (14:55.8).

    Nick Sweeney also won the same event last season, and was fourth two seasons ago.

    The girls’ team race is also being led by Aspen, which has 309 points after the first day. Battle Mountain is second with 287 points, three-time defending champion Summit (286) is third, and fourth-place Evergreen (282) is also close behind.

    State skiing MacKenzie Gansamann Steamboat Springs
    Steamboat Springs’ MacKenzie Gansamann won the girls Giant Slalom. More photos. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Steamboat Springs’ MacKenzie Gansamann won the girls Giant Slalom, finishing with a two-run total of 1:32.0. She had the fastest first (42.6) and second (49.4) runs on Thursday.

    Evergreen’s Mallorie Miller placed second, going 1:33.3. Vail Mountain’s Whitney Merriman (1:34.0) was third.

    Summit’s Ruthie Boyd captured the Nordic Classic race, finishing in 17:01.0. Vail Mountain took the next three placers, with Bridget Donovan (17:25.6) finishing second, Maddie Donovan (17:27.7) placing third, and Annie Blakslee (17:37.0) finishing fourth.

    Boyd finished second in the Classic last season, and third in the Skate.

    Friday, the alpine skiers will race the Slalom, while the nordic will take on the Skate.

    State skiing Ruthie Boyd Summit
    Summit’s Ruthie Boyd won the girls Nordic Classic. More photos. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

  • Skiing preview: Evergreen, in the metro area, has a unique experience in the sport

    [dropcap]E[/dropcap]vergreen High School is 50 miles from Winter Park. It’s an hour and fifteen minute drive to the mountain and the same back “down the hill,” the term the kids and coaches of the ski team use.

    The commute is nothing like those of other Colorado high school ski teams, teams like Aspen and Vail, whose schools reside a stone’s throw away from their respective resorts.

    There is no bus for practices, just willing parents and dedicated student athletes. Parents travel an average of 2,500 miles a season for four months to make ski dreams possible.

    The Evergreen High School ski team is comprised of kids from twelve different schools across the Denver Metro area, with kids traveling from as far south as Colorado Springs. Half are from Evergreen and the other half are split among the eleven other schools. They stack a 72-person team, an even split of girls and boys, and a very uneven split of alpine and cross country. Nearly 60 are alpine athletes. A few are skimeisters.

    Powerhouses like Summit, Aspen, and Battle Mountain continue to take the state title year after year. The Summit boys and girls team have 29 championships together. Evergreen has none.

    The obstacles they face seem instrumental in this lack of state titles. With no bus and a far commute, on-snow practice time is severely limited. The alpine team sees 12-14 days of practice on the actual slopes, whereas mountain located teams have half days at school and ski almost every afternoon of the season.

    But the Cougars don’t let the disadvantaged circumstances affect their effort. Dry land practices at Red Rocks and fitness centers are held four times a week, and with that, what they lack in ski practice they make up for in conditioning and teamwork.

    “Our emphasis is on the team first, individual second, which isn’t always the case with skiing since it’s an individual sport. But it’s important for us,” said alpine coach Kirk Petrik. “Because we have kids from many high schools and each racer is new to each other, we don’t have any cliques.”

    The Nordic team waits until the evening to ski the beginner slopes of Loveland, or head to Addenbrooke Park in Lakewood when there is snow in town. But the biggest setbacks for the cross country athletes aren’t the location or limited practice spaces.

    “People just don’t know we exist. Getting the word out is so tough,” says seventh-year Nordic co-coach Holly Boggs. “But the ones who do know about it embrace it. The families are amazing and so willing to make practices and races happen.”

    And despite all the difficulties, hiccups, and inconveniences, the team still churns out top athletes. Senior Owen Tallmadge came in third place in Slalom at the 2015 state championships, behind two Battle Mountain stars Sands Simonton and Quintin Cook.

    The boys alpine team came in fourth overall last year, and second in 2014, while the girls alpine team finished in 5th in 2015. The Nordic team, with its size, sees less success than the Alpine Squad, though 2015 graduate Luk Platill placed second in Nordic last season.

    The Nordic team competes in their first race in mid-December, while the Alpine team will start in the New Year on Jan. 8.

    “The kids just love it,” said both Boggs and Petrik.

    For Evergreen, and its metro makeup of skiers, one thing remains the same as its competitors: it’s all for the love of the sport.

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    Ski preview

    Defending champions:

    Returning All-State athletes:

    • Boys: Owen Talmadge
    • Girls: Brianna Bond

    State championship: Feb. 26-27

  • All-state skiing teams for 2014-15 season

    The 2014-15 all-state skiing teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These teams were created based upon results at the state meet. Skiers of the year were selected based upon the number of team points they produced during the meet.

    Skimeister is a season-long event conducted by the Colorado High School Ski League which honors the top skier in both disciplines.

    Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.

    Go to: Girls | Boys


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    Girls

    Alpine skier of the year: Sophie Defries, Nederland

    Nordic skier of the year: Ezra Smith, Summit

    Skimeister: Lindsey Adler, Steamboat Springs

    Coach of the year: Karl Barth, Summit

    Apline
    Name School Event(s)
    Brianna Bond Evergreen Giant Slalom
    Eleanor Brown-Wolf Summit Slalom
    Abby Davidson Battle Mountain Slalom
    Sophie Defries Nederland Giant Slalom, Slalom
    Qunicy Dollahan Aspen Giant Slalom
    McKenzie Hart Summit Giant Slalom
    Brenna Hattler Evergreen Giant Slalom
    Hannah Mass Aspen Slalom
    Rachel Smith Summit Slalom
    Gisele Thompson Summit Giant Slalom
    Nordic
    Name School Event(s)
    Nina Beidleman Aspen Nordic Skate
    Annie Blakslee Vail Mountain Nordic Classic
    Ruthie Boyd Summit Nordic Skate, Classic
    Maddie Donovan Vail Mountain Nordic Skate
    Megan Rossman Battle Mountain Nordic Classic
    Lyle Shipp Vail Mountain Nordic Skate, Classic
    Ezra Smith Summit Nordic Skate, Classic


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    Boys

    Alpine skiers of the year: Quintin Cook, Battle Mountain; Sands Simonton, Battle Mountain

    Nordic skier of the year: Nick Sweeney, Aspen

    Skimeister: Quinton Cook, Battle Mountain

    Coach of the year: Simon Marsh, Battle Mountain

    Apline
    Name School Event(s)
    Luke Bailey Platte Canyon Giant Slalom
    Quintin Cook Battle Mountain Giant Slalom, Slalom
    Owen Foster Nederland Slalom
    Cole Riccio Middle Park Giant Slalom, Slalom
    Sands Simonton Battle Mountain Giant Slalom, Slalom
    Owen Tallmadge Evergreen Slalom
    Keenan Zopf Battle Mountain Giant Slalom
    Nordic
    Name School Event(s)
    Graham Houtsma Aspen Nordic Classic
    Cameron Moore Battle Mountain Nordic Skate, Classic
    Luk Platil Evergreen Nordic Skate, Classic
    Joel Sawyer Summit Nordic Skate, Classic
    Nick Sweeney Aspen Nordic Skate, Classic
    Henry Trowbridge Summit Nordic Skate

  • Day 2 results from state skiing at Keystone

    KEYSTONE — Results from the second day of the state skiing championships.

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    Girls

    Team scores
    Rank Team GS Skate Slalom Classic Total
    1 Summit 168 163 166 170 667
    2 Aspen 158 162 155 163 638
    3 Battle Mountain 133 154 158 154 599
    4 Nederland 158 111 113 149.5 531.5
    5 Evergreen 165 127 72 139 503
    6 Middle Park 125 102 121 127.5 475.5
    7 Lake County 113 118 124 111.5 466.5
    8 Eagle Valley 104.5 114 125 105.5 449
    9 Steamboat Springs 117.5 142 150 32 441.5
    10 Clear Creek 81 78 84 84 327
    11 Vail Mountain 30 170 114 0 314
    12 Colorado Rocky Mountain 31 89 97 35 252
    13 Platte Canyon 121 0 0 117 238
    Slalom
    Place Bib Team Name Run 1 Place Run 2 Place Result
    1 336 Nederland Sophie Defries 33.86 3 36.01 1 01:09.9
    2 425 Summit Eleanor Brown-Wolf 33.83 2 36.63 3 01:10.5
    3 535 Aspen Hannah Mass 34.77 4 36.2 2 01:11.0
    4 7 Battle Mountain Abby Davidson 34.98 6 36.69 4 01:11.7
    5 444 Summit Rachel Smith 34.93 5 37.02 5 01:11.9
    6 445 Summit Gisele Thompson 35.43 9 37.14 6 01:12.6
    7 437 Summit Dani Moulton 35.55 11 37.8 7 01:13.3
    8 525 Aspen Linzhi Douglas 35.25 7 38.9 11 01:14.1
    9 339 Nederland Brita Luscher 36.17 15 38.18 8 01:14.4
    10 714 Evergreen Kaylie Pykkonen 36.29 16 38.32 9 01:14.6
    11 542 Aspen Qunicy Dollahan 35.25 7 39.62 17 01:14.9
    12 12 Battle Mountain Katherine Harnick 36.08 14 38.98 12 01:15.1
    13 485 Steamboat Springs Lindsey Adler 36.57 17 38.98 12 01:15.6
    14 537 Aspen Dolores Sharif 37.05 20 38.6 10 01:15.7
    15 252 Platte Canyon Lindsay Dedrickson 37.26 23 39.18 14 01:16.4
    16 432 Summit McKenzie Hart 37.03 19 39.44 15 01:16.5
    17 15 Battle Mountain Hailey Norvell 37.14 22 39.7 18 01:16.8
    18 424 Summit Jill Bauer 37.46 24 40.15 19 01:17.6
    19 722 Evergreen Brianna Bond 38.78 31 39.54 16 01:18.3
    20 526 Aspen Nikki Blizzard 37.67 25 41.87 27 01:19.5
    21 212 Middle Park Rebecca Bolen 38.67 30 41.44 22 01:20.1
    22 141 Lake County Madaline Redden 37.99 27 42.12 30 01:20.1
    23 528 Aspen Lacey Newhard 39.11 33 41.78 24 01:20.9
    24 222 Middle Park Olivia Butrymovich 39.22 34 41.93 28 01:21.2
    25 494 Steamboat Springs Mariah Hoots 39.48 37 41.75 23 01:21.2
    26 700 Evergreen Hannelore Gruber 40.39 45 41.79 25 01:22.2
    27 536 Aspen Nikki Cardamone 39.71 40 42.84 31 01:22.6
    28 14 Battle Mountain Gabrielle Truebloo 39.23 35 43.77 36 01:23.0
    29 713 Evergreen Mali Holmes 40.28 44 43.17 32 01:23.4
    30 217 Middle Park Sarah Bausano 39.63 39 43.83 38 01:23.5
    31 430 Summit Carly Cummings 39.73 41 43.86 39 01:23.6
    32 10 Battle Mountain Annika Heid 41.81 50 41.86 26 01:23.7
    33 703 Evergreen Sydney Brown 39.56 38 44.32 43 01:23.9
    34 102 Eagle Valley Morgan Kromer 40.21 42 43.8 37 01:24.0
    35 705 Evergreen Taylor Kitch-Ross 41.2 49 43.23 33 01:24.4
    36 254 Platte Canyon Michaela Rollins 40.87 46 43.57 34 01:24.4
    37 103 Eagle Valley Shelby Essex 40.92 47 43.64 35 01:24.6
    38 347 Nederland Leah Kalil 40.27 43 44.29 42 01:24.6
    39 294 Colorado Rocky Mountain Erin Rush 41.98 51 44.02 41 01:26.0
    40 142 Lake County Rebekah Main 39.42 36 48.05 48 01:27.5
    41 701 Evergreen Kit Bender 46.73 56 41.02 21 01:27.7
    42 149 Lake County Jayde Daigle 42.72 53 46.84 44 01:29.6
    43 341 Nederland Cassidy Donohue 33.46 1 56.34 51 01:29.8
    44 376 Vail Mountain Bess Daniel 42.51 52 47.53 46 01:30.0
    45 718 Evergreen Lauren Hawes 43 54 47.26 45 01:30.3
    46 257 Platte Canyon Jourdan Valentine 36.85 18 55.38 50 01:32.2
    47 226 Middle Park Ryleigh Sutcliffe 44.51 55 47.73 47 01:32.2
    48 223 Middle Park Lainey Nabhan 52.88 58 40.73 20 01:33.6
    49 541 Aspen Pascale Augurger 35.75 12 01:00.9 54 01:36.7
    50 107 Eagle Valley Jessica Nulle 38.85 32 58.8 53 01:37.7
    51 98 Clear Creek Tessa Spialek 51.55 57 54.34 49 01:45.9
    52 86 Clear Creek Arete Koepsel 53.61 59 56.84 52 01:50.5
    53 346 Nederland Emma Gann 01:19.6 62 41.93 28 02:01.6
    54 52 Clear Creek Rylan Krems 59.79 60 01:06.7 55 02:06.5
    55 487 Steamboat Springs Paige VanArsdale 01:06.0 61 01:11.9 56 02:17.8
    56 255 Platte Canyon Kate Tarkenton 01:42.4 63 43.88 40 02:26.2
    57 335 Nederland Delaney Pratt 35.46 10 DNF
    58 215 Middle Park Kelsey Fagan 37.09 21 DNF
    59 343 Nederland Hannah Isenhart 37.69 26 DNF
    60 441 Summit McKenna Ramsay 38.22 28 DNF
    61 423 Summit Geneva Ascher 38.58 29 DNF
    62 702 Evergreen Kylee Petrik 35.94 13 DSQ
    63 9 Battle Mountain Morgan Crooke 41.01 48 DSQ
    64 56 Clear Creek Angelina Inman DNF
    65 332 Nederland Taylor Folwell DSQ
    66 717 Evergreen Maia Brownson DSQ
    Nordic Classic
    Place Name School Time
    1 Ezra Smith Summit 22:19.0
    2 Ruthie Boyd Summit 23:49.4
    3 Lyle Shipp Vail Mountain 24:04.4
    4 Megan Rossman Battle Mountain 24:14.8
    5 Annie Blakslee Vail Mountain 24:31.0
    6 Chelsea Moore Aspen 24:34.8
    7 Natalie Bohlmann Steamboat Springs 24:46.0
    8 Hannah Gaylord Battle Mountain 24:59.6
    9 Lara Lufkin Lake County 25:08.6
    10 Melody Lemke Aspen 25:13.7
    11 Catherine Brodie Steamboat Springs 25:16.8
    12 Adair Pattillo Aspen 25:18.6
    13 Sarah Smith Battle Mountain 25:25.7
    14 Christa Gutzel Summit 25:35.8
    15 Tessa Piehl Summit 25:41.7
    16 Allie Sands Battle Mountain 25:48.3
    17 Kaela Fahrney Battle Mountain 25:54.4
    18 Eliza Leeson Steamboat Springs 26:05.5
    19 Rychelle DeNardo Battle Mountain 26:25.2
    20 Anna Gongaware Battle Mountain 26:27.9
    21 Brynn Mehan Eagle Valley 26:45.3
    22 Lindsey Adler Steamboat Springs 26:47.5
    23 Carly Hough Summit 26:51.9
    24 Maya McDonough Aspen 26:57.3
    25 Mackenzie Radandt Nederland 27:00.8
    26 Mariah Hoots Steamboat Springs 27:10.1
    27 Kaeli Niemeyer Eagle Valley 27:20.5
    28 Kim Sandbach Aspen 27:29.7
    29 Emily Jensen Middle Park 27:33.4
    30 Rowen Gallagher Middle Park 27:37.4
    31 Natalie Platil Evergreen 27:42.1
    32 Sofia Calabrese Battle Mountain 27:56.0
    33 Hazel Wille Aspen 27:59.7
    34 Elizabeth Constien Battle Mountain 28:08.7
    35 Mary Wilcox Summit 28:15.4
    36 Harper Powell Lake County 28:17.8
    37 Sierra Smith Middle Park 28:38.5
    38 Michaela Mitchell Eagle Valley 28:50.1
    39 Lilly McMurrain Battle Mountain 28:57.1
    40 Olivia Dixon Colorado Rocky Mountain 28:57.4
    41 Darby Howard Middle Park 28:59.7
    42 Maise Bryant Nederland 29:00.1
    43 Molly Madden Nederland 29:12.8
    44 Julia Budsey Aspen 29:39.7
    45 Jayde Daigle Lake County 29:44.9
    46 McKenzie Millard Steamboat Springs 29:57.3
    47 Kylee Petrik Evergreen 31:03.5
    48 Katelyn Krehbiel Colorado Rocky Mountain 31:13.0
    49 Ruby Marker Colorado Rocky Mountain 33:42.0
    50 Tessa Spialek Clear Creek 34:05.2
    51 Mackenzie DePlata Middle Park 35:13.4
    52 Angellina Inman Clear Creek 36:43.9
    53 Arete Koepsel Clear Creek 38:51.2

    Boys

    Team scores
    Rank Team GS Skate Slalom Classic Total
    1 Battle Mountain 175 154 155 173 657
    2 Summit 146 167 159 150 622
    3 Aspen 117 166 169 136 588
    4 Evergreen 153 134 106 145 538
    5 Eagle Valley 127 136 140 131 534
    6 Nederland 149 107 110 157 523
    7 Middle Park 92 133 146 123 494
    8 Lake County 99 121 116 74 410
    9 Steamboat Springs 121 103 110 76 410
    10 Clear Creek 105 85 90 120 400
    11 Vail Mountain 74 100 52 43 269
    12 Platte Canyon 121 0 0 67 188
    13 Colorado Rocky Mountain 0 73 99 0 172
    Slalom
    Place Bib Team Name Run 1 Place Run 2 Place Result
    1 4 Battle Mountain Quintin Cook 29.8 2 30.79 1 01:00.6
    2 2 Battle Mountain Sands Simonton 29.55 1 31.56 3 01:01.1
    3 757 Evergreen Owen Tallmadge 30.62 4 31.24 2 01:01.9
    4 221 Middle Park Cole Riccio 29.97 3 32.38 4 01:02.4
    5 780 Nederland Owen Foster 30.87 5 33.01 6 01:03.9
    6 401 Summit Cameron Berget 31.51 6 33.14 8 01:04.7
    7 6 Battle Mountain Keenan Zopf 32.33 9 32.6 5 01:04.9
    8 776 Nederland Quin Kuechenmeiste 31.95 7 33.61 9 01:05.6
    9 27 Battle Mountain Victor Guilmineau 32.68 12 33.05 7 01:05.7
    10 74 Clear Creek Mike Skladanowsk 32.33 9 33.89 10 01:06.2
    11 114 Eagle Valley Matt Genelin 33.33 16 34.55 11 01:07.9
    12 414 Summit Slav Uglyar Ivanov 33.29 15 35.33 16 01:08.6
    13 554 Aspen David Mondry 33.76 18 35.07 14 01:08.8
    14 362 Nederland Sam Vonmettenheim 33.73 17 35.31 15 01:09.0
    15 553 Aspen Kyle LaCouture 34.42 22 34.8 13 01:09.2
    16 759 Evergreen Hayden Holtrop 34.9 25 34.57 12 01:09.5
    17 402 Summit Henry Boyd 33.76 18 37.53 25 01:11.3
    18 502 Steamboat Springs Channing Conner 33.27 14 38.29 29 01:11.6
    19 372 Vail Mountain Peter Mitchell 34.82 23 36.79 20 01:11.6
    20 777 Nederland Jacob Scheiffler 35.33 27 37.07 21 01:12.4
    21 109 Eagle Valley Austin Darrough 35.99 30 37.32 22 01:13.3
    22 782 Nederland Christian Wood 35.49 28 37.86 28 01:13.3
    23 41 Battle Mountain Nathan Cook 36.32 32 37.46 24 01:13.8
    24 745 Evergreen Grant Novota 36.25 31 37.76 26 01:14.0
    25 743 Evergreen Trip Starkey 34.86 24 39.46 36 01:14.3
    26 556 Aspen Will Reagan 37.09 37 37.4 23 01:14.5
    27 768 Evergreen Wayles Concklin 39.31 45 35.47 17 01:14.8
    28 784 Nederland Cole Skilbred 37.25 38 37.8 27 01:15.1
    29 779 Nederland Bryce Nesmith 36.58 33 39.03 33 01:15.6
    30 43 Battle Mountain Cade Cyphers 36.95 36 38.83 32 01:15.8
    31 158 Lake County Nathaniel Main 37.53 40 38.54 30 01:16.1
    32 755 Evergreen Hayden Zopf 36.71 34 39.76 38 01:16.5
    33 123 Eagle Valley Dean Smith 38.1 42 38.82 31 01:16.9
    34 76 Clear Creek Jon Lovett 37.63 41 39.39 35 01:17.0
    35 411 Summit Logan Ramsay 38.34 43 39.38 34 01:17.7
    36 196 Middle Park Luke Compel 37.33 39 40.48 40 01:17.8
    37 781 Nederland Roland Bailey 42.3 50 36.25 18 01:18.5
    38 38 Battle Mountain Daniel Huck 38.48 44 40.77 42 01:19.3
    39 157 Lake County Brayhan Reveles 39.68 46 39.7 37 01:19.4
    40 240 Platte Canyon Bryan Knisely 39.69 47 40.19 39 01:19.9
    41 241 Platte Canyon Craig Beckfield 39.86 48 40.54 41 01:20.4
    42 765 Evergreen Ebner Alec 44.72 51 45.46 44 01:30.2
    43 119 Eagle Valley Jakob Schwaiger 36.76 35 54.08 45 01:30.8
    44 500 Steamboat Springs Riley Brodie 54.79 52 36.77 19 01:31.6
    45 59 Clear Creek Sam Snyder 01:13.4 54 43.54 43 01:56.9
    46 211 Middle Park Elliott Shaw 39.91 49 01:44.4 46 02:24.3
    47 154 Lake County Grant Gipson 32.24 8 DNF
    48 778 Nederland Michael Carrannant 34.02 20 DNF
    49 501 Steamboat Springs Micah Gibbons 34.27 21 DNF
    50 39 Battle Mountain David Stearns 34.92 26 DNF
    51 752 Evergreen Deane Long 32.57 11 DSQ
    52 771 Evergreen Spencer Albert 32.85 13 DSQ
    53 400 Summit Chris Aden 35.88 29 DSQ
    54 250 Platte Canyon Luke Bailey 55.79 53 DSQ
    55 404 Summit Jack Farrell DNF
    56 507 Steamboat Springs Rio Grabb DNF
    57 783 Nederland Trig Campbell DNF
    58 766 Evergreen Jacob Weichert DNF
    59 412 Summit George Richard DNF
    60 371 Vail Mountain Caleb Chicoine DSQ
    61 750 Evergreen Billy Beasley DSQ
    62 110 Eagle Valley Ryan Hanson DSQ
    Nordic Classic
    Place Name School Time
    1 Nick Sweeney Aspen 19:29.6
    2 Luk Platil Evergreen 19:55.1
    3 Graham Houtsma Aspen 19:58.3
    4 Cameron Moore Battle Mountain 20:20.3
    5 Joel Sawyer Summit 20:31.0
    6 Theo Loo Middle Park 20:34.2
    7 Franklin Reilly Battle Mountain 20:40.1
    8 Derek Hill Summit 20:48.5
    9 Eric Zdechlik Vail Mountain 20:50.3
    10 Jack Sweeney Aspen 20:52.9
    11 Billy Wilcox Summit 21:19.5
    12 Colin McGrew Summit 21:24.8
    13 Michael Niemeyer Eagle Valley 21:30.4
    14 Daniel Kopp Middle Park 21:32.7
    15 Ricky Wojcik Aspen 21:34.5
    16 Christopher King Evergreen 22:04.9
    17 Gino Giovagnoli Eagle Valley 22:06.6
    18 Riley Mehan Eagle Valley 22:08.2
    19 Quintin Cook Battle Mountain 22:23.8
    20 Logan Miyauchi Middle Park 22:35.9
    21 Koby Simonton Battle Mountain 22:44.8
    22 Conner McCabe Battle Mountain 22:46.6
    23 Mark Simmons Middle Park 22:48.3
    24 Ian Carver Middle Park 22:52.1
    25 Isaac Yoder Eagle Valley 22:54.8
    26 James McNamara Nederland 22:57.6
    27 Jack Hulbert Summit 23:01.4
    28 Elliot Shaw Middle Park 23:02.8
    29 Taylor Stack Lake County 23:05.1
    30 Ethan Greiner Lake County 23:05.5
    31 Brandon Sheard Eagle Valley 23:09.7
    32 Nicholas Apps Battle Mountain 23:11.9
    33 Logan Ramsey Summit 23:12.8
    34 Peter Myller Steamboat Springs 23:15.9
    35 Nathaniel Badger Battle Mountain 23:18.2
    36 Wes Engstrom Colorado Rocky Mountain 23:25.8
    37 Rylan Miller Summit 23:27.0
    38 Tait Dixson Steamboat Springs 23:37.6
    39 Kiernan McClish Nederland 23:38.7
    40 Christian Apps Battle Mountain 23:40.2
    41 Russell Orris Lake County 23:41.3
    42 Nash LaFrankie Summit 23:43.3
    43 Kyle Tayman Summit 24:14.3
    44 Kevin Curnutte Summit 24:21.1
    45 Micah Gibbons Steamboat Springs 24:42.7
    46 Liam Fuqua Middle Park 24:44.6
    47 Benjamin Lingle Steamboat Springs 24:49.0
    48 Jacob Barsness Colorado Rocky Mountain 24:56.7
    49 Kyle Ciccarelli Middle Park 24:59.8
    50 Tate Whitney Nederland 25:01.1
    51 Tanner Richard Steamboat Springs 25:36.8
    52 Michael Skladanowski Clear Creek 26:36.0
    53 Conrad (CJ) Monson Clear Creek 26:44.7
    54 Karsten Kunst Battle Mountain 27:52.6
    55 Jon Lovette Clear Creek 29:29.9
    56 Taylor Potenziani Colorado Rocky Mountain 30:22.8

  • Summit, Battle Mountain win team skiing championships

    KEYSTONE — Friday, the second day of the state skiing championships, was all about tight turns, low-light lenses, and big flakes.

    Well, for most of the day. The girls started the sun-less, low temperature morning.

    Sophie Defries, a junior at Boulder who races for Nederland, took first place for the slalom. A top-five finisher in Thursday’s giant slalom race, Defries was excited and surprised to take the top spot. She said she loved the course on Thursday, but Friday, it seemed, the course loved her.

    Though there were spills towards the bottom, and a late gate that seemed to trip up a portion of the field, Defries stayed on her feet.

    “This was a pretty tough course, so it threw some girls off,” she said. “It was quick, and I just had to stay focused. I was a little more prepared today, and slalom is always a stronger race for me.”

    Defries’ Cassidy Donahue had the fastest time heading into the second race, but slipped out at the end, bumping Defries into her spot.

    “I am bummed that my friend crashed,” she said. “I guess for me, I looked ahead and there was a little bit of luck.”

    Eleanor “Ellie” Brown-Wolf finished her senior season with a second place run, her first podium finish, and a happy end to her high school career. Brown-Wolf will take a gap year before college and continue to compete in ski racing. Abby Davidson was third.

    (Danielle Ennis/CHSAANow.com)
    (Danielle Ennis/CHSAANow.com)

    Snow had already begun falling at the close of the girls first run, and by the time the boys took the hill for their final run, the winds had picked up and visibility was limited.

    It didn’t keep Sands Simonton from doing what he does best: skiing fast.

    In his senior year, Simonton knows the podium well. As does his Battle Mountain teammate, Quintin Cook, who finished first in slalom.

    The two finished first and second in both alpine events. And collectively, Battle Mountain won its first team alpine championship in 14 years.

    “Besides those short 30 seconds to a minute, this is all about the team. I am overjoyed to be part of this,” Simonton said.

    Simonton has committed to Colorado, where he will race as a Buff.

    Head alpine coach Simon Mar says the dynamic between Cook and Simonton is “really cool to watch and coach.”

    The boys of Battle Mountain swept all four events across the board, winning state championships and marking their most successful season in competition history.

    (Bethany Brookens/CHSAANow.com)
    (Bethany Brookens/CHSAANow.com)

    In girls Nordic Classic, Summit teammates Ezra Smith and Ruthie Boyd finished back to back.

    The two, elated to skate and push so close to each other, both landed on the podium in Thursday’s Nordic Skate, as well. Smith, a freshman, finishes her first high school season with two first-places finishes.

    Her elder classmate and friend Boyd, crossed the finish line a minute and 30 second after Smith.

    “I’m really excited to share the podium with Ruthie,” said the newtimer, Smith. “It’s been really fun to have each other for training and to go 1 and 2.”

    Lyle Shipp of Vail Mountain followed shortly behind for third place. In the boys Nordic Classic, Henry Trowbridge, winner of the Nordic skate event on Thursday, was unable to race Friday due to illness. Nick Sweeney, Luk Platil, and Graham Houtsma took first, second, and third respectively.

    The host team, Summit High school, won overall state champions for the girls.

    (Danielle Ennis/CHSAANow.com)
    (Danielle Ennis/CHSAANow.com)

  • Day 1 results from state skiing at Keystone

    KEYSTONE — Results from the first day of the state skiing championships.

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    Girls

    Team scores
    Rank Team G Skate Total
    1 Summit 168 163 331
    2 Aspen 158 162 320
    3 Evergreen 165 127 292
    4 Battle Mountain 133 154 287
    5 Nederland 158 111 269
    6 Steamboat Springs 117.5 142 259.5
    7 Lake County 113 118 231
    8 Middle Park 125 102 227
    9 Eagle Valley 104.5 114 218.5
    10 Vail Mountain 30 170 200
    11 Clear Creek 81 78 159
    12 Platte Canyon 121 0 121
    13 Colorado Rocky Mountain 31 89 120
    Giant Slalom
    Place Bib Team Name Run 1 Place Run 2 Place Result
    1 542 Aspen Qunicy Dollahan 41.19 1 40.95 2 01:22.1
    2 715 Evergreen Brenna Hattler 41.2 2 41.12 3 01:22.3
    3 445 Summit Gisele Thompson 41.56 4 40.79 1 01:22.3
    4 336 Nederland Sophie Defries 41.31 3 41.81 4 01:23.1
    5 432 Summit McKenzie Hart 42.64 7 42.03 5 01:24.7
    6 722 Evergreen Brianna Bond 42.55 6 42.16 7 01:24.7
    7 437 Summit Dani Moulton 42.51 5 42.39 10 01:24.9
    8 425 Summit Eleanor Brown-Wolf 42.72 8 42.75 12 01:25.5
    9 540 Aspen Elena Felace 43.47 13 42.04 6 01:25.5
    10 335 Nederland Delaney Pratt 43 9 42.63 11 01:25.6
    11 424 Summit Jill Bauer 43.69 16 42.38 9 01:26.1
    12 701 Evergreen Kit Bender 43.16 11 43.51 17 01:26.7
    13 257 Platte Canyon Jourdan Valentine 43.09 10 43.76 21 01:26.9
    14 341 Nederland Cassidy Donohue 43.53 14 43.4 15 01:26.9
    15 15 Battle Mountain Hailey Norvell 43.43 12 43.78 22 01:27.2
    16 492 Steamboat Springs McKenzie Millard 43.6 15 43.65 19 01:27.3
    17 141 Lake County Madaline Redden 43.71 17 43.68 20 01:27.4
    18 537 Aspen Dolores Sharif 44.5 22 43.06 13 01:27.6
    19 444 Summit Rachel Smith 44.23 21 43.56 18 01:27.8
    20 525 Aspen Linzhi Douglas 44.85 27 43.23 14 01:28.1
    21 714 Evergreen Kaylie Pykkonen 44.6 25 43.5 16 01:28.1
    22 332 Nederland Taylor Folwell 44.68 26 44.15 24 01:28.8
    23 212 Middle Park Rebecca Bolen 44.89 28 43.99 23 01:28.9
    24 7 Battle Mountain Abby Davidson 47.39 50 42.18 8 01:29.6
    25 346 Nederland Emma Gann 44.57 24 45.05 31 01:29.6
    26 430 Summit Carly Cummings 45.39 32 44.24 25 01:29.6
    27 717 Evergreen Maia Brownson 45.16 29 44.63 28 01:29.8
    28 12 Battle Mountain Katherine Harnick 45.25 30 44.79 30 01:30.0
    29 703 Evergreen Sydney Brown 45.8 34 44.25 26 01:30.1
    30 339 Nederland Brita Luscher 45.89 36 44.41 27 01:30.3
    31 541 Aspen Pascale Augurger 44.56 23 45.79 34 01:30.4
    32 528 Aspen Lacey Newhard 45.73 33 44.77 29 01:30.5
    33 215 Middle Park Kelsey Fagan 45.34 31 46.05 39 01:31.4
    34 536 Aspen Nikki Cardamone 45.8 34 45.8 35 01:31.6
    35 223 Middle Park Lainey Nabhan 43.9 20 47.89 54 01:31.8
    36 526 Aspen Nikki Blizzard 45.9 37 46.42 44 01:32.3
    37 700 Evergreen Hannelore Gruber 47.1 44 45.45 32 01:32.6
    38 14 Battle Mountain Gabrielle Truebloo 46.82 42 45.92 36 01:32.7
    39 252 Platte Canyon Lindsay Dedrickson 46.37 38 46.81 47 01:33.2
    40 222 Middle Park Olivia Butrymovich 47.17 46 46.03 38 01:33.2
    41 423 Summit Geneva Ascher 47.2 47 46.02 37 01:33.2
    42 343 Nederland Hannah Isenhart 46.51 39 46.72 46 01:33.2
    43 441 Summit McKenna Ramsay 48.03 56 45.48 33 01:33.5
    44 705 Evergreen Taylor Kitch-Ross 47.39 50 46.14 40 01:33.5
    45 142 Lake County Rebekah Main 46.73 40 46.86 49 01:33.6
    46 485 Steamboat Springs Lindsey Adler 47.34 49 46.28 42 01:33.6
    47 103 Eagle Valley Shelby Essex 46.82 42 46.84 48 01:33.7
    48 102 Eagle Valley Morgan Kromer 47.4 52 46.32 43 01:33.7
    49 107 Eagle Valley Jessica Nulle 47.91 55 46.2 41 01:34.1
    50 494 Steamboat Springs Mariah Hoots 47.15 45 46.96 50 01:34.1
    51 255 Platte Canyon Kate Tarkenton 47.73 54 46.52 45 01:34.3
    52 217 Middle Park Sarah Bausano 46.79 41 47.47 52 01:34.3
    53 527 Aspen Maggie McGuire 47.22 48 47.49 53 01:34.7
    54 294 Colorado Rocky Mountain Erin Rush 48.35 57 47.02 51 01:35.4
    55 702 Evergreen Kylee Petrik 43.73 18 51.79 62 01:35.5
    56 10 Battle Mountain Annika Heid 47.65 53 48.34 55 01:36.0
    57 713 Evergreen Mali Holmes 48.6 58 48.57 56 01:37.2
    58 428 Summit Meagan Collins 49.38 60 48.6 57 01:38.0
    59 226 Middle Park Ryleigh Sutcliffe 49.86 61 48.74 58 01:38.6
    60 347 Nederland Leah Kalil 50.22 62 49.38 59 01:39.6
    61 376 Vail Mountain Bess Daniel 49.32 59 50.61 61 01:39.9
    62 149 Lake County Jayde Daigle 51.36 63 49.92 60 01:41.3
    63 98 Clear Creek Tessa Spialek 57.9 64 54.18 63 01:52.1
    64 56 Clear Creek Angelina Inman 0.41 65 57.75 64 01:58.2
    65 68 Clear Creek Sophia Pettitt-K 1: 2.61 66 01:02.6 65 02:05.2
    66 52 Clear Creek Rylan Krems   8.51 68 01:06.5 66 02:15.0
    67 487 Steamboat Springs Paige VanArsdale 6.81 67 01:10.6 67 02:17.5
    68 531 Aspen Sophie Dassaro 43.78 19
    69 254 Platte Canyon Michaela Rollins DNF
    Nordic Skate
    Place Name School Time
    1 Ezra Smith Summit 15:22.5
    2 Maddie Donovan Vail Mountain 15:40.1
    3 Ruthie Boyd Summit 16:34.3
    4 Nina Beidleman Aspen 16:52.9
    5 Lyle Shipp Vail Mountain 17:06.3
    6 Annie Blakslee Vail Mountain 17:12.0
    7 Megan Rossman Battle Mountain 17:17.9
    8 Chelsea Moore Aspen 17:35.7
    9 Jozie Wille Aspen 17:48.5
    10 Logan McNamee Aspen 17:49.3
    11 Hannah Gaylord Battle Mountain 17:57.7
    12 Natalie Bohlmann Steamboat Springs 18:05.7
    13 Kaela Fahrney Battle Mountain 18:22.9
    14 Allie Sands Battle Mountain 18:38.2
    15 Adair Pattillo Aspen 18:40.5
    16 Catherine Brodie Steamboat Springs 18:41.4
    17 Lara Lufkin Lake County 18:47.1
    18 Natalie Platil Evergreen 18:55.5
    19 Melody Lemke Aspen 19:10.7
    20 Delaney McCabe Battle Mountain 19:27.2
    21 Sarah Smith Battle Mountain 19:28.3
    22 Tessa Piehl Summit 19:32.9
    23 Christa Gutzel Summit 19:40.0
    24 Mariah Hoots Steamboat Springs 19:42.4
    25 Maya McDonough Aspen 19:44.9
    26 Eliza Leeson Steamboat Springs 19:45.0
    27 Rose Sandell Eagle Valley 19:48.8
    28 Caitlin Schmitt Evergreen 19:57.1
    29 Mary Wilcox Summit 19:58.4
    30 Sierra Smith Middle Park 20:03.6
    31 Rychelle DeNardo Battle Mountain 20:04.0
    32 Carly Hough Summit 20:05.2
    33 Sarah Davidson Nederland 20:05.6
    34 Kylee Petrik Evergreen 20:06.5
    35 McKenzie Millard Steamboat Springs 20:11.8
    36 Lindsey Adler Steamboat Springs 20:12.2
    37 Anna Gongaware Battle Mountain 20:22.5
    38 Megan Bamford Battle Mountain 20:24.6
    39 Jayde Daigle Lake County 20:27.7
    40 Elizabeth Constien Battle Mountain 20:29.2
    41 Brynn Mehan Eagle Valley 20:36.1
    42 Ella Piecoup Summit 20:38.8
    43 Molly Madden Nederland 20:42.3
    44 Mackenzie Radandt Nederland 20:43.1
    45 Michaela Mitchell Eagle Valley 20:46.6
    46 Julia Budsey Aspen 20:48.9
    47 Sofia Calabrese Battle Mountain 20:55.0
    48 Maise Bryant Nederland 20:57.3
    49 Caroline Benney Lake County 21:07.6
    50 Lauryn Jeans Evergreen 21:08.6
    51 Kaeli Niemeyer Eagle Valley 21:22.7
    52 Kim Sandbach Aspen 21:36.3
    53 Olivia Dixon Colorado Rocky Mountain 21:38.1
    54 Lilly McMurrain Battle Mountain 21:38.2
    55 Emily Jensen Middle Park 21:46.0
    56 Darby Howard Middle Park 21:50.2
    57 Lauren Requist Steamboat Springs 22:33.4
    58 Katelyn Krehbiel Colorado Rocky Mountain 22:44.8
    59 Hazel Wille Aspen 23:10.3
    60 Jillian Wentzel Colorado Rocky Mountain 23:18.8
    61 Tessa Spialek Clear Creek 23:29.1
    62 Angellina Inman Clear Creek 26:26.7
    63 Arete Koepsel Clear Creek 29:25.3

    Boys

    Team scores
    Rank Team G Skate Total
    1 Battle Mountain 175 154 329
    2 Summit 146 167 313
    3 Evergreen 153 134 287
    4 Aspen 117 166 283
    5 Eagle Valley 127 136 263
    6 Nederland 149 107 256
    7 Middle Park 92 133 225
    8 Steamboat Springs 121 103 224
    9 Lake County 99 121 220
    10 Clear Creek 105 85 190
    11 Vail Mountain 74 100 174
    12 Platte Canyon 121 0 121
    13 Colorado Rocky Mountain 0 73 73
    Giant Slalom
    Place Bib Team Name Run 1 Place Run 2 Place Result
    1 2 Battle Mountain Sands Simonton 38.66 1 38.64 1 01:17.3
    2 4 Battle Mountain Quintin Cook 39.5 2 39.16 2 01:18.7
    3 250 Platte Canyon Luke Bailey 39.75 3 39.71 3 01:19.5
    4 221 Middle Park Cole Riccio 39.82 4 39.77 4 01:19.6
    5 6 Battle Mountain Keenan Zopf 41.07 7 40 5 01:21.1
    6 757 Evergreen Owen Tallmadge 40.88 5 40.62 6 01:21.5
    7 780 Nederland Owen Foster 41.03 6 40.63 7 01:21.7
    8 27 Battle Mountain Victor Guilmineau 42.58 10 40.81 8 01:23.4
    9 771 Evergreen Spencer Albert 42.93 12 41.37 9 01:24.3
    10 404 Summit Jack Farrell 42.46 9 42.2 13 01:24.7
    11 414 Summit Slav Uglyar Ivanov 42.62 11 42.27 15 01:24.9
    12 114 Eagle Valley Matt Genelin 43.07 15 42.24 14 01:25.3
    13 777 Nederland Jacob Scheiffler 43.52 21 41.95 11 01:25.5
    14 74 Clear Creek Mike Skladanowsk 43.14 16 42.44 17 01:25.6
    15 39 Battle Mountain David Stearns 43.01 13 42.58 18 01:25.6
    16 502 Steamboat Springs Channing Conner 44.03 24 41.63 10 01:25.7
    17 776 Nederland Quin Kuechenmeiste 43.55 22 42.69 19 01:26.2
    18 759 Evergreen Hayden Holtrop 43.93 23 42.39 16 01:26.3
    19 553 Aspen Kyle LaCouture 43.36 19 43.07 22 01:26.4
    20 402 Summit Henry Boyd 43.35 18 43.16 23 01:26.5
    21 154 Lake County Grant Gipson 43.24 17 43.29 24 01:26.5
    22 401 Summit Cameron Berget 41.87 8 44.78 43 01:26.6
    23 766 Evergreen Jacob Weichert 44.27 28 42.86 20 01:27.1
    24 371 Vail Mountain Caleb Chicoine 43.36 19 44.09 31 01:27.5
    25 123 Eagle Valley Dean Smith 44.48 30 43.03 21 01:27.5
    26 554 Aspen David Mondry 44.03 24 43.94 28 01:28.0
    27 500 Steamboat Springs Riley Brodie 44.23 27 43.83 26 01:28.1
    28 109 Eagle Valley Austin Darrough 44.36 29 44.21 35 01:28.6
    29 43 Battle Mountain Cade Cyphers 44.15 26 44.47 38 01:28.6
    30 119 Eagle Valley Jakob Schwaiger 44.66 31 44.09 31 01:28.8
    31 400 Summit Chris Aden 45.04 34 43.94 28 01:29.0
    32 501 Steamboat Springs Micah Gibbons 45.17 35 44 30 01:29.2
    33 41 Battle Mountain Nathan Cook 44.88 32 44.4 36 01:29.3
    34 196 Middle Park Luke Compel 45.2 36 44.11 33 01:29.3
    35 783 Nederland Trig Campbell 45.63 40 43.82 25 01:29.5
    36 407 Ben Jorgenson 44.9 33 44.89 44 01:29.8
    37 556 Aspen Will Reagan 45.99 45 43.93 27 01:29.9
    38 755 Evergreen Hayden Zopf 45.31 38 44.64 42 01:30.0
    39 372 Vail Mountain Peter Mitchell 45.69 41 44.55 40 01:30.2
    40 781 Nederland Roland Bailey 45.93 44 44.47 38 01:30.4
    41 236 Platte Canyon Jeffrey Ditlevson 45.54 39 44.93 45 01:30.5
    42 45 Battle Mountain Alex Sturde 45.21 37 45.32 48 01:30.5
    43 240 Platte Canyon Bryan Knisely 46.4 47 44.43 37 01:30.8
    44 113 Eagle Valley Riley Boomhower 45.72 42 45.59 49 01:31.3
    45 115 Eagle Valley Jared Salaz 46.46 48 45.02 46 01:31.5
    46 362 Nederland Sam Vonmettenheim 47.45 52 44.11 33 01:31.6
    47 745 Evergreen Grant Novota 45.86 43 45.71 50 01:31.6
    48 744 Evergreen Glenn Moss 46.99 49 45.12 47 01:32.1
    49 158 Lake County Nathaniel Main 47.15 50 46.15 51 01:33.3
    50 750 Evergreen Billy Beasley 47.26 51 46.69 53 01:34.0
    51 754 Evergreen Beck Heidmous 48.25 53 46.85 54 01:35.1
    52 778 Nederland Michael Carrannant 43.02 14 52.74 61 01:35.8
    53 76 Clear Creek Jon Lovett 48.35 54 47.43 55 01:35.8
    54 743 Evergreen Trip Starkey 51.46 58 44.63 41 01:36.1
    55 782 Nederland Christian Wood 46.35 46 50.44 60 01:36.8
    56 769 Evergreen Ben Hakes 48.68 55 49.72 59 01:38.4
    57 747 Evergreen Cameron Morgan 49.17 56 49.5 58 01:38.7
    58 81 Clear Creek Zach Schell 51.38 57 48.86 57 01:40.2
    59 507 Steamboat Springs Rio Grabb 58.55 60 42.1 12 01:40.7
    60 412 Summit George Richard 55.03 59 47.63 56 01:42.7
    61 157 Lake County Brayhan Reveles  11.73 61 46.55 52 01:58.3
    62 122 Eagle Valley Riley Mehan DNF
    63 202 Middle Park Ian Carver DNF
    64 752 Evergreen Deane Long DNF
    65 125 Eagle Valley Aiden Sokup DNF
    Nordic Skate
    Place Name School Time
    1 Henry Trowbridge Summit 14:10.4
    2 Nick Sweeney Aspen 14:25.7
    3 Joel Sawyer Summit 14:28.2
    4 Cameron Moore Battle Mountain 14:30.2
    5 Luk Platil Evergreen 14:32.8
    6 Graham Houtsma Aspen 14:37.5
    7 Franklin Reilly Battle Mountain 14:57.3
    8 Eric Zdechlik Vail Mountain 14:59.3
    9 Jack Sweeney Aspen 15:05.8
    10 Michael Niemeyer Eagle Valley 15:06.6
    11 Taylor Stack Lake County 15:18.5
    12 Derek Hill Summit 15:19.2
    13 Ricky Wojcik Aspen 15:56.5
    14 Theo Loo Middle Park 15:56.7
    15 Nick Iskenderian Vail Mountain 15:57.6
    16 Billy Wilcox Summit 16:02.2
    17 Christopher King Evergreen 16:02.5
    18 Colin McGrew Summit 16:11.5
    19 Logan Miyauchi Middle Park 16:14.8
    20 Gino Giovagnoli Eagle Valley 16:18.5
    21 Quintin Cook Battle Mountain 16:20.5
    22 Ethan Greiner Lake County 16:22.5
    23 Riley Mehan Eagle Valley 16:23.2
    24 Elliot Shaw Middle Park 16:39.2
    25 Koby Simonton Battle Mountain 16:45.7
    26 Daniel Kopp Middle Park 17:00.8
    27 Nicholas Apps Battle Mountain 17:01.9
    28 James McNamara Nederland 17:02.0
    29 Isaac Yoder Eagle Valley 17:03.2
    30 Conner McCabe Battle Mountain 17:09.5
    31 Peter Myller Steamboat Springs 17:10.0
    32 Kyle Tayman Summit 17:13.0
    33 Jacob Barsness Colorado Rocky Mountain 17:13.8
    34 Tuomas Wickman Summit 17:16.6
    35 Wes Engstrom Colorado Rocky Mountain 17:19.6
    36 Mark Simmons Middle Park 17:33.3
    37 Christian Apps Battle Mountain 17:35.1
    38 Kiernan McClish Nederland 17:38.3
    39 Micah Gibbons Steamboat Springs 17:39.6
    40 Rylan Miller Summit 17:41.0
    41 Tate Whitney Nederland 17:41.2
    42 Nash LaFrankie Summit 17:42.4
    43 Brandon Sheard Eagle Valley 17:44.9
    44 Kyle Ciccarelli Middle Park 17:59.0
    45 Parker Rodeen Battle Mountain 18:00.5
    46 Ian Carver Middle Park 18:02.1
    47 Jack Snare Evergreen 18:05.2
    48 Nathaniel Badger Battle Mountain 18:09.7
    49 Logan Ramsey Summit 18:12.5
    50 Tanner Richard Steamboat Springs 18:14.6
    51 Patrick Whitesel Evergreen 18:18.1
    52 Benjamin Lingle Steamboat Springs 18:22.2
    53 Kevin Curnutte Summit 18:26.9
    54 Liam Fuqua Middle Park 18:33.4
    55 Chris Ciccarelli Middle Park 18:36.1
    56 Michael Skladanowski Clear Creek 18:58.1
    57 Harrison Trotter Eagle Valley 19:26.0
    58 Joe Koch Lake County 19:29.5
    59 Riley Brodie Steamboat Springs 20:33.1
    60 Conrad (CJ) Monson  Clear Creek 21:03.7
    61 Sam Snyder Clear Creek 21:39.4

  • Fast courses theme of state skiing championships’ first day

    (Danielle Ennis/CHSAANow.com)
    (Danielle Ennis/CHSAANow.com)

    KEYSTONE — On a bluebird day, temperatures in the 40s baked Upper Go Devil, the run in which the giant slalom course was set to kick off two days of skiing state championships.

    The field of 71 girls began their turns downhill promptly. It didn’t take long for viewers to notice the snow was firmer than met the eye and the turns were full of pebble-like chops of hard-pack, creating the chattering ski edges of competing high schoolers.

    The upper half was mellow, but the second half was a steep pitch that ended with a tough, sharp maneuver around the last gate to reach the finish line. Merely a quarter of the riders had finished before one went careening into the netting at the bottom.

    The tournament director and jury eventually decided to move the gate and races resumed.

    All previous racers were then given the opportunity to race again, and if they accepted, the second time would be the one to count. Now racing for time to fit all the events in one day and give all competitors an equal chance, racers and spectators alike made adjustments and avoided protest.

    When all the hiccups had passed, Aspen sophomore Quincy Dollahan, finished on top with a time of 1:22.1.

    Last year was her first year racing, a season in which she placed in the top-10.

    “I haven’t been practicing as much as I liked to so I was not expecting this. I’m pretty psyched,” Dollahan said. “I really liked this course, but I’m not so sure many others did. I am just really excited to be here and that helped me win.”

    Dollahan heads into the slalom race Friday morning, though she notes her stronger event is the giant slalom.

    Gisele Thompson from Summit and Brenna Hattler out of Evergreen followed behind her. Sophie Defries, a junior at Nederland, who placed fourth, agrees with Dollahan’s enjoyment with the course.

    “That was a really fun run,” she said. “It was fast and straight, one of those courses where if you mess up you’re done for, which is scary, but there was just this prevalent feeling of fun the whole way down.”

    (Find full Day 1 results here.)

    The boys giant slalom ran a little smoother, and very similar to last year.

    Spectators remembered teammates Sands Simonton and Quintin Cook of Battle Mountain taking first and second place last season. They didn’t skip a beat.

    The two seemingly neck-and-neck classmates raced on Friday in the slalom, a race Simonton topped last year as well. Simonton won in 1:17.3. Cook was second in 1:18.7. Luke Bailey of Platte Canyon followed in third on Thursday.

    Due to the morning delay, parents and coaches scrambled to get the Skimeisters — racers who compete in both alpine and nordic events — to the Frisco Adventure Center.

    (Danielle Ennis/CHSAANow.com)
    (Danielle Ennis/CHSAANow.com)

    The girls led the Nordic Skate race, followed by the boys.

    The Aspen girls squad, a strong contender every year, qualified 10 ladies. Four of those finished in the top 10.

    Nina Beidleman was among the exhausted athletes as the sun set and temperatures dropped.

    “It hurts the whole race,” said Beidleman, a fourth-place finisher. “But you might as well get a reward from all the pain.”

    As with the downhill course, the Nordic one seemed to entertain the racers.

    “There were so many downhills and transitions,” Beidleman said. “It was so fun to compete on.”

    Summit’s Ezra Smith won the event in 15:22.5. Vail Mountain’s Maddie Donovan (15:40.1) was second.

    The boys closed out the packed day, with Summit’s Henry Trowbridge (14:10.4) and Aspen’s Nick Sweeney (14:25.7) finishing first and second.

    Cook, the dual discipline competitor who raced his way from downhill to cross-country, showed every bit of tenacity as he crossed his second finish line of the day, with two more to go Friday.

    “Everyday we train for both. I’m used to hopping right from one set of gear to the next,” he said. “But it really hurts to do two in one day. And it also feels great.”

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  • Start lists for all events at state skiing

    A complete database of start lists for all events at the 2015 state skiing meet.

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  • All-state skiing teams for 2013-14 season

    The 2013-14 all-state skiing teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

    These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.

    Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.

    Go to: Girls | Boys


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    Girls

    First Team
    Name School Event(s)
    Nina Beidleman Aspen Nordic Skate
    Natalie Bohlmann Steamboat Springs Nordic Skate
    Ruthie Boyd Summit Nordic Classic, Skate
    Val Constien Battle Mountain Nordic Classic
    Sophie Defries Nederland Slalom
    Maddie Donovan Vail Mountain Nordic Skate
    Haley Frischholz Battle Mountain Giant Slalom
    Raina Galbiati Nederland Giant Slalom
    Christa Gutzel Summit Nordic Classic
    Brenna Hattler Evergreen Slalom
    Keile Kropf Nederland Slalom
    Bailey Kuechenmeister Nederland Nordic Classic
    Hanna Mass Aspen Giant Slalom
    Taeler McCrerey Summit Nordic Classic, Skate
    Danielle Moulten Summit Slalom
    Anne Parker Summit Giant Slalom, Slalom
    Anna Patterson Aspen Giant Slalom


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    Boys

    First Team
    Name School Event(s)
    Cameron Bobb Summit Nordic Classic, Skate
    Quintin Cook Battle Mountain Giant Slalom
    Owen Foster Nederland Slalom
    Deane Long Evergreen Slalom
    Liam McDonnell Summit Nordic Classic
    Cameron Moore Battle Mountain Nordic Skate
    Luk Platil Evergreen Nordic Classic
    Nicolas Reitman Colorado Rocky Mountain Nordic Skate
    Joel Sawyer Summit Nordic Skate
    Sands Simonton Battle Mountain Giant Slalom, Slalom
    Mike Skladanowsk Clear Creek Giant Slalom
    Nick Sweeney Aspen Nordic Classic
    Owen Tallmadge Evergreen Slalom
    Henry Trowbridge Summit Nordic Classic, Skate
    Peter White Steamboat Springs Slalom
    Luca Woehrle Aspen Giant Slalom, Slalom
    Keenan Zopf Battle Mountain Giant Slalom