The Besh Cup Sereis, Alaska’s premier cross country ski competition, opened with Besh Cup Series Race #1 and #2 on the trails at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. 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 #1, top central peninsula racers included:
Addison Gibson, 6th place in U-16 Female 1.1K Classic Sprint
Kellie Arthur, 18th place in U-16 1.1K Classic Sprint
Jeremy Kupferschmid, 12th place in Male U-16 1.1K Classic Sprint
Koby Vinson, 13th place in Male U-16 1.1K Classic Sprint
Sadie Fox (UAA), 13th place in U-20 Female 1.4K Classic Sprint
Bree Mucha (SR-ANR), 21st place in U-20 Female 1.4K Classic Sprint
Hannah Potash, 26th place in U-20 Female 1.4K Classic Sprint
Levi Micheal, 35th place in U-20 Male 1.4K Classic Sprint
Karl Danielson, 36th place in U-20 Male 1.4K Classic Sprint
Mark-John Pothash, 43rd place in U-20 Male 1.4K Classic Sprint
In Besh Cup Series Race #2, top central peninsula racers included:
Addison Gibson, 6th place in Female 5K Free Interval Start
Kellie Arthur, 26th place in Female 5K Free Interval Start
Bree Mucha (SR-ANR), 12th place in Female 10K Free Interval Start
Sadie Fox (UAA), 21st in Female 10K Free Interval Start
Hannah Pothash, 30th in Female 10K Free Interval Start
Koby Vinson, 10th in Male 5KM Free Interval Start
Jeremy Kupferschmid, 23rd in Male 5KM Free Interval Start
Levi Micheal, 44th in Male 15KM Free Interval Start
John-Mark Pothash, 48th in Male 15KM Free Interval Start
Addison Downing, 67th in Male 15KM Free Interval Start
Besh Cup Series Races 3 & 4 are scheduled for January 23 & 24, 2016 at Lookout Mountain in Homer.
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