The 2023 Region III Nordic Ski Championships were contested at the Government Peak Recreation Area in Palmer; Colony skiing to the girls and boys team titles. The Soldotna girls and Homer boys finished as runner-up in the team scoring.
Region III Combined Results
Soldotna High School’s Tania Boonstra and Ariana Cannava finished one-two in the classic style, one-two in the freestyle and one-two in the combined total time for the girls two-day competition.
Boonstra topped the field in the combined two-event total time at 31:02; finishing 1:02 ahead of teammate Cannava (32:04) in the Skimeister standings for Region III Nordic Skiing.
In the boys competition, Colony’s Coby Marvin posted the fastest combined time at 33:34. Colony placed four skiers in the top five combined.
Kenai’s Jack Laker finished third overall in the combined, two-event totals with a time of 34:30; Chase Laker finished 9th (35:39).
Region III Nordic Ski Championships
Girls Individual Combined
1. Boonstra, Sol, 31:02; 2. Cannava, Sol, 32:04; 3. Shea, Col, 33:27; 4. Moss, Ken, 33:28; 5. Backus, Col, 33:42; 6. Bell, Col, 34:32; 7. Peace, Pal, 34:39; 8. Rose, Col, 35:18; 9. Field, Hom, 36:00; 10. Kristich, Col, 36:11; 11. Walker, Hom, 36:24; 12. Gordon, Sol, 36:31; 13. Ramirez, Col, 36:42; 14. Zahrt, Pal, 37:04; 15. Hack, Ken, 38:53; 16. Cuifo, Sol, 39:05; 17. M. McDonald, Ken, 39:07; 18. Deal, Pal, 39:18; 19. Taylor, Ken, 39:27; 20. Van Buskirk, Sew, 39:35; 21. Smyth, Pal, 40:54; 22. Winslow, Sol, 41:02; 23. Guernsey, Sew, 41:45; 24. A. McDonald, Ken, 41:48; 25. Everett, Pal, 41:57.
26. Merriner, Gra, 42:21; 27. Wardhaugh, Pal, 42:51; 28. Tanner, Ken, 43:04; 29. Lentfer, Gra, 43:11; 30. Dunn, Hom, 43:28; 31. Black, Hom, 43:43; 32. McDonough, Hom, 45:03; 33. Russell, Sew, 45:45; 34. Bell, Gra, 45:51; 35. Chang, Gra, 48:52.
Boys Individual Combined
1. Marvin, Col, 33:34; 2. Rice, Col, 33:37; 3. Steer, Col, 34:25; 4. J. Laker, Ken, 34:30; 5. Sensabaugh, Col, 34:31; 6. Goodrich, Hom, 34:45; 7. Buchanan, Col, 34:48; 8. Styvar, Hom, 35:36; 9. C. Laker, Ken, 35:39; 10. Briscoe, Hom, 35:45; 11. Adams, Pal, 36:11; 12. Remi Cap, Pal, 36:24; 13. London Lee, Pal, 36:25; 14. Cox, Sol, 36:54; 15. Merriner, Gra, 37:08; 16. Cassidy, Sol, 37:25; 17. McDonough, Hom, 37:40; 18. Copp, Pal, 38:01; 19. Tews, Ken, 38:10; 20. Gordon, Sol, 38:27; 21. Bynagle, Hom, 38:48; 22. Mickelson, Sol, 39:07; 23. Boersma, Ken, 39:08; 24. Abel, Sol, 39:13; 25. Cannava, Sol, 39:17.
26. Davidson, Sol, 39:17; 27. Deans, Pal, 39:49; 28. Hennemann, Pal, 40:07; 29. Spence, Gra, 41:28; 30. Licht, Pal, 42:01; 31. Carson, Ken, 42:39; 32. Trobaugh, Sew, 43:32; 33. Smith, Ken, 43:48; 34. Miller, Gra, 44:30; 35. Bates, Hom, 45:17; 36. Roads, Gra, 46:05; 37. Kodama, Gra, 47:18; 38. Fink, Sew, 50:17.
Region III Nordic Ski Championships
Friday Nordic Ski Results: Classic Style
Girls Individual 5K Classic Interval Start
1. Tania Boonstra, Sol, 16:42; 2. Ariana Cannava, Sol, 16:43; 3. Kaija Backus, Col, 17:30; 4. Lucy Shea, Col, 17:32; 5. Emily Moss, Ken, 17:50; 6. Anna Bell, Col, 18:10; 7. Josie Peace, Pal, 18:13; 8. Stella Rose, Col, 18:27; 9. Sophia Kristich, Col, 18:41; 10. Leanne Gordon, Sol, 19:05; 11. Eryn Field, hom, 19:28; 12. Adriana Ramirez, Col, 19:39; 13. Natalee Zahrt, Pal, 19:42; 14. Daisy Walker, Hom, 19:46; 15. Lynnea Hack, Ken, 20:18; 16. Avery Cuifo, Sol, 20:21; 17. Madison McDonald, Ken, 20:43; 18. Alder Deal, Pal, 20:50; 19. Katie Van Buskirk, Sew, 20:54; 20. Ava Moore Smyth, Pal, 20:56; 21. Mia Taylor, Ken, 21:22; 22. Audrey McDonald, Ken, 21:39; 23. Katie Everett, Pal, 21:46; 24. Brook Lentfer, Gra, 21:53; 25. Aly Guernsey, Sew, 21:55.
26. Beatrix McDonough, Hom, 21:56; 27. Danika Winslow, Sol, 22:08; 28. Abby Wardhaugh, Pal, 22:49; 29. Leah Dunn, Hom, 22:52; 30. Cate Merriner, Gra, 22:53; 31. Xinlan Tanner, Ken, 22:59; 32. McKenna Black, Hom, 23:02; 33. Grace Russell, Sew, 25:11; 34. Adelaide Bell, Gra, 25:12; 35. Zara Chang, Gra, 26:03.
Boys Individual 5K Classic Interval Start
1. Jayden Rice, Col, 13:25; 2. Coby Marvin, Col, 13:44; 3. Clayton Steer, Col, 13:46; 4. Weston Sensabaugh, Col, 13:58; 5. Jody Goodrich, Hom, 14:08; 6 (tie). Tobias Buchanan, Col, Jack Laker, Ken, 14:12; 8. Andrew Cox, Sol, 14:15; 9. Garrett Briscoe, Hom, 14:17; 10. Alex Adams, Pal, 14:31; 11. Remi Cap, Pal, 14:41; 12. London Lee, Pal, 14:46; 13. Ethan Styvar, Hom, 14:50; 14. Chase Laker, Ken, 14:58; 15. Nobel Cassidy, Sol, 15:08; 16. Teigan Copp, Pal, 15:10; 17. Colton Merriner, Gra, 15:10; 18. Benjamin Abel, Sol, 15:19; 19. Levi Mickelson, Sol, 15:24; 20. Seamus McDonough, Hom, 15:26; 21. Jonathan Gordon, Sol, 15:36; 22. Michael Davidson, Sol, 15:37; 23. Zane Tews, Ken, 15:48; 24. Carter Cannava, Sol, 15:50; 25. Daniel Hennemann, Pal, 16:01.
26. Brayden Licht, Pal, 16:07; 27. Ben Boersma, Ken, 16:10; 28. Carson Deans, Pal, 16:18; 29. Johannes Bynagle, Hom, 16:22; 30. Leif Jaworski, Hom, 17:15; 31. Caleb Spence, Gra, 17:31; 32. Robert Carson, Ken, 17:59; 33. Caleb Miller, Gra, 18:08; 34. Trevor Guernsey, Sew, 18:11; 35. Owen Smith, Ken, 18:21; 36. Dylan Kodama, Gra, 18:50; 37. Oliver Trobaugh, Sew, 19:02; 38. Easton Roads, Gra, 19:27; 39. Rockwell Bates, Hom, 19:34; 40. Marty Fink, Sew, 21:55.
Region III Nordic Ski Championships
Saturday Nordic Ski Freestyle Results
Girls Individual 5K Freestyle Mass Start
1. Tania Boonstra, Sol, 14:20; 2. Ariana Cannava, Sol, 15:20; 3. Emily Moss, Ken, 15:37; 4. Lucy Shea, Col, 15:55; 5. Kaija Backus, Col, 16:12; 6. Anna Bell, Col, 16:21; 7. Josie Peace, Pal, 16:26; 8. Eryn Field, Hom, 16:32; 9. Daisy Walker, Hom, 16:37; 10. Stella Rose, Col, 16:51; 11. Adriana Ramirez, Col, 17:02; 12. Natalee Zahrt, Pal, 17:22; 13. Leanne Gordon, Sol, 17:26; 14. Sophia Kristich, Col, 17:30; 15. Mia Taylor, Ken, 18:04; 16. Madison McDonald, Ken, 18:23; 17. Alder Deal, Pal, 18:28; 18. Lynnea Hack, Ken, 18:34; 19. Katie Van Buskirk, Sew, 18:40; 20. Avery Cuifo, Sol, 18:44; 21. Danika Winslow, Sol, 18:54; 22. Cate Merriner, Gra, 19:27; 23. Aly Guernsey, Sew, 19:49; 24. Ava Moore Smyth, Pal, 19:57; 25. Abby Wardhaugh, Pal, 20:02.
26. Xinlan Tanner, Ken, 20:04; 27. Audrey McDonald, Ken, 20:08; 28. Katie Everett, Pal, 20:11; 29. Gracie Russell, Sew, 20:34; 30. Leah Dunn, Hom, 20:36; 31. Adelaide Bell, Gra, 20:39; 32. McKenna Black, Hom, 20:40; 33. Brook Lentfer, Gra, 21:18; 34. Zara Chang, Gra, 22:49; 35. Beatrix McDonough, Hom, 23:06.
Saturday Nordic Ski Freestyle Results
Boys Individual 7.5K Freestyle Mass Start
1. Coby Marvin, Col, 19:50; 2. Jayden Rice, Col, 20:12; 3. Jack Laker, Ken, 20:17; 4. Weston Sensabaugh, Col, 20:33; 5. Tobias Buchanan, Col, 20:35; 6. Jody Goodrich, Hom, 20:37; 7. Clayton Steer, Col, 20:38; 8. Chase Laker, Ken, 20:41; 9. Ethan Styvar, Hom, 20:45; 10. Garrett Briscoe, Hom, 21:27; 11. London Lee, Pal, 21:39; 12. Alex Adams, Pal, 21:40; 13. Remi Cap, Pal, 21:42; 14. Colton Merriner, Gra, 21:57; 15. Seamus McDonough, Hom, 22:14; 16. Nobel Cassidy, Sol, 22:17; 17. Zane Tews, Ken, 22:21; 18. Johannes Bynagle, Hom, 22:25; 19. Andrew Cox, Sol, 22:39; 20. Jonathan Gordon, Sol, 22:50; 21. Teigan Copp, Pal, 22:51; 22. Ben Boersma, Ken, 22:57; 23. Carter Cannava, Sol, 23:26; 24. Carson Deans, Pal, 23:30; 25. Levi Mickelson, Sol, 23:43.
26. Benjamin Abel, Sol, 23:54; 27. Caleb Spence, Gra, 23:57; 28. Michael Davidson, Sol, 24:00; 29. Daniel hennemann, Pal, 24:05; 30. Oliver Trobaugh, Sew, 24:29; 31. Robert Carson, Ken, 24:40; 32. Owen Smith, Ken, 25:27; 33. Rockwell Bates, Hom, 25:43; 34. Brayden Licht, Pal, 25:53; 35. Caleb Miller, Gra, 26:22; 36. Easton Roads, Gra, 26:38; 37. Marty Fink, Sew, 28:22; 38. Dylan Kodama, Gra, 28:27.
Next on the Nordic ski schedule is the Kenai Peninsula Borough Cross Country Ski Meet on Saturday, February 18th at Seward High School.
The ASAA Nordic Ski State Championships are scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, February 23-25 on the Kincaid Park Trails in Anchorage.
