Athlete News, August 30, 2018

Posted on 08/30/2018 by sswscadmin in

Nordic Combined

Two groups of SSWSC Nordic Combined athletes traveled to Europe this month. Coach Karl Denney traveled with the USA Nordic Junior National Team which is composed of 8 athletes, half of which are from SSWSC! Bennett Gamber, Canden Wilkinson, Niklas Malacinski, and Erik Belshaw traveled with Karl and Tomas Matura, the head coach for the National B-Team. The crew enjoyed 21 days of training at 3 different venues including Lomnice, CZE; Liberec, CZE; and Eisenerz, AUT. They competed once a week against the Czech National Development Team and the American National B-Team.

Coach Garrett Fisk took 4 SSWSC athletes and 3 other American junior athletes on a separate trip that toured through Planica, SLO; then joined up with Coach Karl’s crew for a week of training in Eisenerz , AUT. They went on to compete in the FIS Youth Cup in Oberstdorf, GER. This event provided the young athletes with a new perspective on the high level of competition among their European counterparts. The athletes had a remarkable time and trained in many different venues that offered different cultural perspectives and training techniques.

Meanwhile at nearby venue in Oberwiesenthal (GER), Tara Geraghty-Moats of Lake Placid, New York won the first-ever FIS Women’s NC Grand Prix! This is huge news for young female athletes; FIS has identified Women’s Nordic Combined as a developing sport with big international potential! Coming up in December in Steamboat Springs, the Nordic Combined Continental Cup, an international competition one level below the World Cups, will for the first time feature female Nordic Combined athletes! Keep an eye out for our local girls to take their first steps into the international spotlight!

Cycling

Fantastic First High School MTB Race in Frisco this past weekend. The cyclist pushed themselves hard and persevered. With 30 members on the team this season, we had 25 compete in Frisco. An injury and a few mechanicals hindered some riders, but it was a positive and learning weekend.

Highlights included:
4 Varsity Riders
2 Podium Finishes: Freshman Max Hamilton – 4th; JV Cam Owens – 5th
6 new team members for the 2018 season.

The next racing is in Steamboat on Sunday, September 9 at Howelsen Hill. Come cheer on the racers!

Steamboat - D1
5 CAM OWENS JV Boys M 10 504 25:24 26:08 27:03 - 1:18:36.79
8 ELIZA FOX JV Girls F 10 481 33:48 36:34 - - 1:10:22.88
5 MAX HAMILTON Freshman Boys M 9 464 28:23 29:07 - - 57:31.00
13 REILLY MEWBORN JV Girls F 12 448 36:08 36:54 - - 1:13:03.13
13 ALDEN WADE JV Boys M 10 448 27:50 27:56 28:10 - 1:23:58.37
11 ELENA WITTEMYER Sophomore Girls F 10 420 38:53 39:03 - - 1:17:56.63
18 DANIEL KEMPERS JV Boys M 10 420 27:14 28:40 28:44 - 1:24:38.96
14 RYLEY SEIBEL Sophomore Girls F 10 402 37:45 43:21 - - 1:21:06.75
40 CHASE SEYMOUR Varsity Boys M 12 377 27:40 29:09 29:11 28:26 1:54:27.58
42 TREY SEYMOUR Varsity Boys M 12 373 28:48 29:18 27:53 29:43 1:55:44.20
47 MATTHEW KEMPERS Varsity Boys M 12 364 28:59 29:34 30:03 32:18 2:00:55.66
23 EMILY WATSON Freshman Girls F 9 356 38:56 42:55 - - 1:21:51.66
23 FORREST CHRISTIAN Sophomore Boys M 10 356 28:16 29:29 - - 57:45.92
55 JOHN FOSTER JR. Varsity Boys M 12 356 30:17 34:01 39:19 xx:xx:xx xx:xx:xx
30 KEEGAN MILLEN Freshman Boys M 9 329 31:18 33:53 - - 1:05:12.42
33 DEREK PETTIGREW Sophomore Boys M 10 320 29:41 30:16 - - 59:58.29
34 JOHNNY DUTY Sophomore Boys M 10 317 29:10 31:06 - - 1:00:17.27
37 LIESEL WILKINSON Freshman Girls F 9 308 45:45 50:32 - - 1:36:18.62
41 LOUIS BARTELS Sophomore Boys M 10 300 29:53 31:58 - - 1:01:52.17
46 JAXSON FRYER Sophomore Boys M 10 290 31:14 31:36 - - 1:02:50.33
75 ANTHONY TUCCIARONE Sophomore Boys M 10 261 34:13 36:20 - - 1:10:33.99
77 DYLAN KUNTZ Sophomore Boys M 10 259 34:21 37:31 - - 1:11:52.85
107 AARON PETERSON Sophomore Boys M 10 229 42:18 49:17 - - 1:31:36.55
DNF ROSE EPSTEIN Sophomore Girls F 10 0 54:31 DNF - - mechanical
DNF JACK BUBE Sophomore Boys M 10 0 DNF DNF - - mechanical