The Besh Cup Sereis, Alaska’s premier cross country ski competition, continued with Besh Cup Series Race #3 and #4 on the trails at Lookout Mountain in Homer. The Besh Cup Series is a series of six races which are qualifiers for the Alaska Junior Olympic Team and for Team Alaska for the Arctic Winter Games. Collegiate skiers and Master skiers also compete in the age-group ski events.
In Besh Cup Series Race #3, top central peninsula racers included:
Female U-16
Addison Gibson, 5th place in U-16 Female 1.5K Freestyle Sprint
Kellie Arthur, 20th place in U-16 Female 1.5K Freestyle Sprint
Male U-16
Koby Vinson, 13th place in Male U-16 1.5K Freestyle Sprint
Jeremy Kupferschmid, 17th place in Male U-16 1.5K Freestyle Sprint
Female Over U-16
Sadie Fox (UAA), 13th place in over U-16 Female 1.5K Freestyle Sprint
Hannah Potash, 26th place in over U-16 Female 1.5K Freestyle Sprint
Male Over U-16
Levi Micheal, 21st place in over U-16 Male 1.5K Freestyle Sprint
Karl Danielson, 28th place inover U-16 Male 1.5K Freestyle Sprint
In Besh Cup Series Race #4, top central peninsula racers included:
Female Combined: U-16 raced with older racers
Riana Boonstra, 8th place in Female 5K Interval Classic; 2nd in U-16 results
Addison Gibson, 9th place in Female 5K Interval Classic; 3rd in U-16 results
Sadie Fox (UAA), 15th in Female 5K Interval Classic
Kellie Arthur, 48th place in Female 5K Interval Classic
Hannah Pothash, 52nd in Female 5K Interval Classic
Male U-16 5 K
Koby Vinson, 10th in Male 5K Interval Classic
Jeremy Kupferschmid, 26th in Male 5K Interval Classic
Male 10K
Levi Micheal, 23rd in Male 10K Interval Classic
Karl Danielson, 29th in Male 10K Interval Classic
Addison Downing, 48th in Male 10K Interval Classic
Besh Cup Series Races 5 & 6 are scheduled for February 6th and 7th, 2016 at Birch Hill in Fairbanks.
