Bates Carnival and Broomhall Cup

Carnival season is underway!   Back to Rumford last weekend for the Bates Carnival.  We jumped right into the deep end with a 15/20k mass start classic - quite a way to introduce the new kids to the carnival circuit!  This was a day where experience mattered - our senior men showed how it was done with a pair of stellar races.  Jackson finished 21st, with Tyler close behind in 28th.  Both of them skied smart, well-paced races - they used the pack to their advantage, skiing in the draft and moving up when opportunities arose.  Super smooth and relaxed technique as well - they both looked fantastic.  Mac skied a great race as well, with a nice PR of 43rd.  These three guys hit a new level in their skiing on Friday - hopefully we can keep this going.  The youngsters handled themselves pretty well also, with Ellie in particular showing some spark and moving up steadily throughout the race.

This race also doubled as the Broomhall Cup, Maine's collegiate state championship.  Jackson (2nd) and Tyler (3rd) earned First Team All-State honors, with Mac (7th) and Hannah Miller (7th) named to the Second Team.  As a team, we finished third behind Bates and Colby in a closely-contested race, but our men were the top scoring team, which was pretty cool.

Saturday's skate was cold and windy - a very tough day to be a ski racer, especially after emptying the tank so thoroughly the day before.  Hannah Miller bounced back from a minor illness with a ton of fire, scoring a big skate PR of 9th place!  This was really quite impressive considering how she'd been feeling for the last few days - a great display of determination.  Mac had the best race of the day for men with a new PR yet again - his 35th place finish was by far the best skate race I've seen from him.  Overall, a very encouraging start to the season.  I'm confident that we'll keep getting better as we head to Stowe for the UVM Carnival this weekend.

Here are some action photos from loyal parent-alum Greg Askins, as well as a shot of Hannah in the awards ceremony from Emily Bloch.  Thanks to all of the parents for their support this weekend, especially Ron and Deb Aseltine, who generously hosted the entire women's team.

Rumford Classic Time Trial

It's all time trials all the time for Bowdoin Nordic.  We were back at it again today with a classic time trial at Black Mountain with Bates and Colby.  Nice cold day, hard tracks, and crisp snow - perfect.  Another good showing by the team, despite the heavy training load they've had this week.  Hannah won for the women, with Tyler and Jackson solid for the men in 3rd and 5th, respectively.  It was nice for the team to get a look at the course we'll be using for the Bates Carnival next week - definitely an advantage to get a trial run beforehand.  Very fun day - thanks to Bates for organizing!

Men

Jeff	Tucker	COL	29:02:00
Calvin	Wight	COL	29:32:00
Tyler	DeAngelis	BOW	29:36:00
Silas	Eastman	COL	29:45:00
Jackson	Bloch	BOW	29:57:00
Max	Millslagle	BAT	30:12:00
Nate	Moreau	BAT	30:24:00
Malcolm	Groves	BOW	30:47:00
Connor	Regan	BAT	31:22:00
Ian	Liphart	COL	31:23:00
Chris	Burnham	COL	31:28:00
Cam	Regan	COL	31:31:00
Samuel	Shaheen	BOW	32:29:00
Jackson	Hall	COL	32:33:00
Andrew	Egger	COL	32:34:00
Gabe	Forest	COL	32:45:00
George	Voight	COL	33:00:00
Dylan	Thombs	BAT	33:11:00
Marshal	Landrum	BOW	34:42:00
Hudson	Macnamee	COL	34:53:00
Ben	Pratt	BAT	35:28:00
August	Posch	BOW	35:52:00
Taylor	Pearlman	COL	36:44:00

Women

Hannah	Miller	BOW	34:49:00
Tara	Humphries	BAT	35:06:00
Grace	Wright	BAT	35:30:00
Britta	Clark	BAT	36:12:00
Shelby	Aseltine	BOW	36:40:00
Hailie	Lange	BAT	37:18:00
Mackenzie	Hitchcock	COL	38:07:00
Helen	Sudkamp-Walker	BAT	38:15:00
Jenna	Hill	COL	40:10:00
Kat	Chenail	COL	40:33:00
Alice	Hotopp	COL	40:38:00
Hannah	Marshall	BOW	41:40:00
Emmy	Held	COL	47:19:00

Rangeley Time Trial

We're back!  We started off 2015 with a skate time trial with Bates up in Rangeley.  Fun times and a good showing by the team.  Here are results:

Jackson Bloch BOW- 33:05
Tyler DeAngelis BOW- 33:35
Nate Moreau BAT- 33:49
Max Millslagle BAT - 33:50
Malcolm Groves BOW - 34:20
Nick Michaud BAT - 35:02
Connor Regan BAT - 36:32
Wade Rosko - BAT 37:09
August Posch - BOW 37:41
Ben Pratt - BAT 40:37

Hannah Miller BOW - 25:09
Britta Clark BAT - 25:35
Grace Wright BAT - 26:06
Shelby Aseltine BOW - 27:49
Helen Sudkamp-Walker BAT - 28:38
Hannah Marshall BOW - 32:16

Many thanks to Bates for time trialing with us, and thanks also to the folks at Rangeley Lakes Trail Center for grooming for us and providing bibs!

I'm also happy to report that we finally got some snow, and Pineland is open!  Nice OD ski today - hopefully the first of many this year.