The Soldotna Stars boys nordic ski team raced to the team championship at the 2017 Region III Nordic Ski Championships on the strength of two-days of competitive skiing on the Government Peak course in Wasilla. The Colony girls knocked-off Kenai for the girls team title.
Boys Overall Results
The SoHi boys placed four skiers in the top-10 in Saturday’s 7.5K freestyle skate race and three skiers in the top-10 in Friday’s 5-kilometer classic race to earn the team championship.
Kenai’s Karl Danielson earns the 2017 Region III Skimeister Award. Danielson raced to a third-place finish in Saturday’s skate race and combined with a second-place finish in Friday’s classic race earns the overall award. SoHi’s Koby Vinson finished second in the Skimeister competition.
Skimeister Final Standings: 1st Karl Danielson, 2nd Koby Vinson
Top ten finishers in the Boys 7.5 K Skate from SoHi and Kenai included: SoHi’s Koby Vinson, 2nd; Kenai’s Karl Danielson, 3rd; SoHi’s Jeremy Kuperschmid, 6th; Kenai’s A. Downing, 8th; SoHi’s Josh Shuler, 10th.
Top ten finishers in the Boys 5 K Classic from SoHi and Kenai included: Kenai’s Karl Danielson, 2nd; SoHi’s Koby Vinson, 4th; SoHi’s A. Downing, 5th; SoHi’s Jeremy Kuperschmid, 7th
Girls Overall Results
The Colony girls knocked-off the two-time champion Kenai girls for the Region III Nordic Ski girls title; lead by multiple event winner Annika Hanestad. Hanestad won both individual races with victories in the 5K classic and 5K freestyle.
Kenai’s Rianna Boonstra finshed second in both disciplines helping Kenai to a second in the team scoring. Boonstra finished second in the Skimeister standings.
Skimeister Final Standings: 1st Annika Hanestad, 2nd Rianna Boonstra
Top ten finishers in the Girls 5 K Skate from SoHi and Kenai included: Kenai’s Rianna Boonstra, 2nd; SoHi’s Kellie Arthur, 8th; Kenai’s Katie Cooper, 9th
Top ten finishers in the Girls 5 K Classic from SoHi and Kenai included: Kenai’s Rianna Boonstra, 2nd; Kenai’s Katie Cooper, 4th; SoHi’s Kellie Arthur, 5th
Region III Nordic Ski Championships Final Results
Girls 5-K Classic — 1. A. Hanestad, Col 15:07; 2. R. Boonstra, Ken 15:48; 2. R. Norris, Val 16:23; 4. K. Cooper, Ken 16:48; 5. K. Arthur, Sol 16:51; 6. K. Holms, Hom 16:53; 7. R. Lindquist, Sew 16:54; 8. A. Kopsack, Col 16:56; 9. C. Demintieff, Gra 17:04; 10. K. Davis, Hom 17:04; 11. C. Powers, Col 17:07; 12. A. Daigle, Hom 17:35; 13. I. Bergholtz, Ken 17:41; 14. C. Bales, Was 17:54; 15. A. Taylor, Pal 17:56; 16. L. Ellis, Gra 17:58; 17. R. Woodings, Pal 18:17; 18. C. Blackwell, Sol 18:22; 19. B. Block, Col 18:24; 20. H. Delker, Sol 18:26; 21. A. Beveridge, Gra 18:34; 22. A. Baxter, Pal 18:39; 23. G. Gannon, Gra 18:41; 24. S. Spaic, Col 18:44; 25. M. Salzetti, Ken 18:44; 26. S. Lindquist, Sew 18:51; 27. M. Erickson, Sol 18:57; 28. H. Hoback, Gra 1858; 29. E. Wright, Col 19:03; 30. A. Danielson, Ken 19:10; 31. T. Huston, Val 19:13; 32. M. Alexson, Hom 19:18; 33. A. McLaughlin, Gra 19:33; 34. S. Hill, Sol 19:41; 35. E. Kniegge, Gra 19:42; 36. Z. Copp, Pal 19:45; 37. D. Kettle, Hom 20:11; 38. E. Downing, Sol 20:54; 39. D. Doyle, Ken 21:01; 40. C. Connell, Val 21:13; 41. E. Moore, Sew 21:19; 42. A. Alfaro, Val 21:37.
Girls 5-K freestyle — 1. A. Hanestad, Col 14:45 2. R. Boonstra, Ken 15:14; 3. R. Lindquist, Sew 15:17; 4. R. Berrigan, Pal 15:37; 5. R. Norris, Val 15:48; 6. R. Woodings, Pal 15:58; 7. A. Kopsack, Col 16:00; 8. K. Arthur, Sol 16:07; 9. K. Cooper, Ken 16:13; 10. C. Demintieff, Gra 16:26; 11. K. Holms, Hom 16:31; 12. K. Davis, Hom 16:46; 13. A. Daigle, Hom 16:51 14. S. Lindquist, Sew 17:02; 15. C. Blackwell, Sol 17:06; 16. C. Powers, Col 17:07; 17. A. Taylor, Pal 17:12; 18. I. Bergholtz, Ken 17:17; 19. M. Salzetti, Ken 17:18; 20. M. Erickson, Sol 17:26; 21. A. Danieson, Ken 17:27; 22. B. Block Col 17:39; 23. C. Bales, Was 17:47; 24. A. Beveridge, Gra 17:48; 25. D. Kettle, Hom 18:00; 26. M. Alexson, Hom 18:02; 27. H. Delker, Sol 18:03; 28. S. Hill, Sol 18:05; 29. S. Spaic, Col 18:08; 30. J. Jenkins, Col 18:13; 31. A. Baxter, Pal 18:14; 32. A. McLaughlin, Gra 18:17; 33. E. Downing, Sol 18:30; 34. E. Wright, Col 1834; 35. E. Kniegge, Gra 18:36; 36. T. Huston, Val 18:37; 37. C. Connell, Val 19:04; 38. D. Doyle, Ken 19:17 39. Z. Copp, Pal 1935; 40. L Ellis, Gra 19:50; 41. G. Gannon, Gra 20:01; 42. E. Moore, Sew 20:09; 43. A. Alfaro, Val 20;31; 44. H. Hoback, Gra 21:14.
Boys 5-K Classic — 1. T. Knopp, Col 12:45; 2. K. Danielson, Ken 12:57; 3. T. Fritzel, Gra 13:20; 4. K. Vinson, Sol 13:23; 5. A. Downing, Sol 13:39; 6. L. Fritzel, Gra 13:49; 7. K. Kupferschmid, Sol 14:02; 8. J. Davis, Hom 14:22; 9. G. Block, Col 14:24; 10. J. Houston, Pal 14:32; 11. A. Johnson, Gra 14:33; 12. E. Kempf, Ken 14:44; 13. J. Shuler, Sol 14:47; 14. J. Walling, Pal 14:56; 15. P. Michels, Ken 15:01; 16. C. Rauch, Hom 15;08; 17. B. Grover, Col 15:11; 18. J. Sparks, Sol 15:18; 19. A. Gannon, Gra 15:21; 20. B. Swanson, Val 15:30; 21. N. Kristich, Col 15:31; 22. E. Cowan, Col 15:42; 23. T. Debnam, Ken 15:45; 24. R. Qualls, Pal 15:46; 25. T. Scholz, Hom 15:46; 26. D. Waclawski, Hom 16:02; 27. J. Dammeyer, Sol 16:14; 28. D. Halfacre, Col 16:18; 29. E. Jones, Gra 16:19; 30. A. Ravencroft, Was 16:37; 31. M. Minium, Nik 16:39; 32. K. Taylor, Pal 16:48; 33. M. Singh, Pal 16:48; 34. J. Foster, Kena 16:54; 35. T. Steiner, Was 16:56; 36. W. Metzger, Gra 16:58; 37. J. Harris, Sol 17:08; 38. B. Morrow, Ken 17:16; 39. K. Greathouse, Was 17:42; 40. B. Kettle, Hom 17:52; 41. W. Wallace, Gra 17:52; 42. J. Banner, Val 18:54; 43. A. Bashor, Was 19:27; 44. E. Super, Hom 19:31; 45. C. Prevost, Val 20:09; 46. C. Cummins, Val 20:23.
Boys 7.5-K freestyle — 1. J. Alverts, Pal 1959; 2. K. Vinson, Sol 20:07; 3. K. Danielson, Ken 20:11; 4. T. Fritzel, Gra 20:30; 5. L. Fritzel, Gra 20:37; 6. J. Kupferschmid, Sol 20:52; 7. J. Walling, Pal 21:22; 8. A. Downing, Sol 21:22; 9. A. Johnson, Gra 21:25; 10. J. Shuler, Sol 21:27; 11. G. Block, Col 21:39; 12. J. Davis, Hom 22:11; 13. E. Kempe, Ken 22:16; 14. J. Houston, Pal 22:19; 15. C. Rauch, Hom 22:30; 16. E. Cowan, Col 22:37; 17. P. Michels, Ken 22:38; 18. A. Gannon, Gra 22:42; 19. B. Swanson, Val 23:08; 20. J. Harris, Sol 23:23; 21. T. Scholz, Hom 23:24; 22. B. Grover, Col 23:41; 23. J. Sparks, Sol 23:43; 24. T. Steiner, Was 23:56; 25. R. Qualls, Pal 24:05; 26. J. Dammeyer, Sol 24:09; 27. N. Kristich, Col 24:31; 28. T. Debnam, Ken 24:44; 29. W. Metzger, Gra 24:54; 30. D. Waclawski, Hom 24:55; 31. D. Halfacre, Col 25:17; 32. W. Wallace, Gra 25:23; 33. K. Taylor, Pal 25:48; 34. M. Singh, Pal 25:54; 35. B. Kettle, Hom 26:07; 36. J. Foster, Ken 26:22; 37. E. Super, Hom 26:30; 38. M. Minium, Nik 26:37; 39. A. Ravencraft, Was 26:38; 40. E. Jones, Gra 27:33; 41. B. Morrow, Ken 28:01; 42. K. Greathouse, Was 28:15; 43. J. Banner, Val 28:26; 44. C. Prevost, Val 29:40; 45. A. Bashor, Was 31:27; 46. C. Cummins, Val 33:08.
Overall Combined Varsity & JV Day 1 Results Region III Nordic Ski
Overall Combined Varsity & JV Day 2 Results Region III Nordic Ski