The 2020 Kenai Peninsula Borough Nordic Ski Championships, featuring a mixed relay 4×2.5k Classic-Classic-Skate -Skate format with mixed teams, was contested on the Tsalteshi Trails on Saturday, February 15th. The meet serves as a competitive break between the Region III Championships (held a week earlier) and the upcoming ASAA State Nordic Ski Championships.
The Soldotna relay team of Quinn Cox, Cameron Blackwell, Erika Arthur and Bradley Walters posted the fastest relay total time of 27:29. SoHi’s second relay team of Jordan Ruffner, Jack Harris, Katie Delker and Ryder Geisler placed second in 28:23 and third place went to Kenai’s team of Josh Foster, Jayna Boonstra, Julia Anderson and Hippchen at 28:43.
Fastest male skate leg: Bradley Walters, SoHi 5:41
Fastest male classic leg: Quinn Cox, SoHi 6:32
Fastest female skate leg: Autumn Daigle, Homer 7:01
Fastest female classic leg: Brita Restad, Homer 7:45
Kenai Peninsula Borough Nordic Ski Championships
Top 10 Relay Teams
1. Soldotna (Cox, Blackwell, Arthur, Walters), 27 minutes, 29 seconds; 2. Soldotna (Ruffner, Harris, Delker, Geisler), 28:23; 3. Kenai (Foster, Boonstra, Anderson, Hippchen), 28:43; 4. Soldotna (Grinestaff, Strausbaugh, Dement, Boze), 30:18; 5. Kenai (Sorensen, Foster, Danielson, Haakenson), 30:35; 6. Kenai (Caranza, Hall, Tews, Grzybowski), 30:39; 7. Homer (McDounough, Stonorov, Briscoe, Daigle), 30:51; 8. Soldotna (Strom, Reese, Boots, Saleva), 32:23; 9. Mixed (Restad, Mueller, Cline, Brennan), 33:01; 10. Seward (Peterson, Walker, Bryden, Hankins), 33:44.
Next on the nordic ski schedule…
ASAA Nordic Ski Championships
February 20-22 at Kincaid Trails in Anchorage
Thursday, February 20
11:00 a.m. Girls 5K Interval Start Freestyle Technique Race
1:00 p.m. Boys 7.5K Interval Start Freestyle Technique Race
Friday, February 21
11:00 a.m. Boys 10K Mass Start Classic Technique Race
1:00 p.m. Girls 7.5K Mass Start Classic Technique Race
Saturday, February 22
11:00 a.m. Girls 4 x 3K Mixed Technique (Classic-Classic-Free-Free)
1:00 p.m. Boys 4 x 5K Mixed Technique (Classic-Classic-Free-Free)
Photo courtesy of Soldotna High School Ski Team facebook page
