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Eagle County high school Nordic skiers claim podiums at state-qualifying races

Vail Mountain's Will Brunner took the 3-kilometer classic crown at his home meet

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Vail Mountain School senior Will Brunner took the 3-kilometer classic victory at his home invitational on Saturday at Maloit Park.
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Eagle County high school Nordic skiers picked up three podium spots at Saturday’s Colorado High School Ski League state qualifier races at Maloit Park.

Vail Mountain School’s Will Brunner won at home in the morning 3-kilometer classic race. In the afternoon 5-kilometer skate race, Battle Mountain’s Lindsey Whitton came in third to lead the Huskies to a second-place girl’s team finish. Vail Mountain’s Isla Elton also picked up a podium finish, placing third in the girl’s classic event.

Summit’s Ella Hagen won both races, taking the classic in a time of 10 minutes, 46.7 seconds and the skate in 18:11.5. Her Tiger teammate, James Sowers was victorious in the skate race, taking a 23-second victory over Poudre’s Cade Shortridge as Carter Niemkiewicz and Brunner, who came in third and fourth, respectively.

Tyler Blair’s fifth-place finish led Eagle Valley in the skate race. The Devils tied the Huskies for third in the boy’s skate race team scores.

Team results

Girls classic

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Theo Krueger placed 10th in the classic race and sixth in the skate race to help Battle Mountain finish second and third as a team in both events.
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  • Lake County – 218
  • Battle Mountain – 206
  • Summit – 202
  • Middle Park – 175
  • Poudre – 171
  • Vail Mountain School – 169
  • Aspen – 129
  • Steamboat Springs – 118
  • Eagle Valley – 116
  • Nederland – 107
  • Evergreen – 73
  • CRMS – 70
  • Clear Creek – 61

Boys classic

  • Poudre – 189
  • Battle Mountain – 188
  • Eagle Valley – 182
  • Lake County – 181
  • Middle Park – 172
  • Summit – 171
  • CRMS – 159
  • Vail Mountain School – 158
  • Nederland – 119
  • Aspen – 86
  • Clear Creek – 74
  • Evergreen – 63

Girls skate

  • Lake County – 207
  • Battle Mountain – 204
  • Summit – 199
  • Poudre – 195
  • Vail Mountain School – 176
  • Middle Park – 152
  • Aspen – 130
  • Eagle Valley -121
  • Steamboat Springs – 119
  • Nederland – 104
  • CRMS – 79
  • Evergreen – 71
  • Clear Creek – 65
Battle Mountain’s Lindsey Whitton leads Vail Mountain’s Isla Elton (left) and the rest of the girls wave start skate race on Saturday. Summit’s Ella Hagen (in green on the far left) would take the victory while Whitton and Elton finished third and fourth, respectively.
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Boys skate

  • Summit – 219
  • Poudre – 184
  • Battle Mountain – 179
  • Eagle Valley – 179
  • CRMS – 166
  • Middle Park – 161
  • Lake County – 155
  • Steamboat Springs – 142
  • Vail Mountain School – 136
  • Nederland – 83
  • Evergreen – 72
  • Aspen – 70
  • Clear Creek – 58

The final CHSSL state qualifier race is Wednesday in Frisco. The sprint state championships will be at Steamboat Touring Center on Feb. 17 and the Colorado state Nordic ski championships are Feb. 22-23 at Snow Mountain Ranch.

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Girls 3k classic

1 Ella HAGEN SUM 10:46.7 – 60
2 Annie KUHNS MPHS 10:50.0 – 59
3 Isla ELTON VMS 10:50.9 – 58
4 Clara KIRR* LCHS 10:52.3 – 57
5 Brynna LENHARD LCHS 10:53.2 – 56
6 Kira HOWER* BMHS 10:57.9 – 55
7 Lindsey WHITTON* BMHS 11:02.8 – 54
8 Susie BULLOCK LCHS 11:12.6 – 53
9 Indigo OLSEN LCHS 11:13.0 – 52
10 Lyza ZOLLER LCHS 11:18.5

Boys 3k classic

1 Will BRUNNER VMS 08:50.4 – 60
2 Josiah HORNING LCHS 08:54.2 – 59
3 Carter NIEMKIEWICZ SUM 09:09.8 – 58
4 Brodie MORRISON PSD 09:10.4 – 57
5 Max PETERSON CRMS 09:12.0 – 56
6 Dane JENSEN MPHS 09:13.7 – 55
7 Kadin STARR MPHS 09:18.4 – 54
8 Jaren PETERS LCHS 09:18.6 – 53
9 Jonah BARBER EVHS 09:23.3 – 52
10 Theo KRUEGER* BMHS 09:24.8 – 51

Girls 5k skate

1 Ella HAGEN SUM 18:11.5 – 60
2 Brynna LENHARD LCHS 18:15.6 – 59
3 Lindsey WHITTON* BMHS 18:18.9 – 58
4 Isla ELTON VMS 18:35.2 – 57
5 Ellayna POTTER PSD 18:39.5 – 56
6 Clara STATKUS PSD 18:42.6 – 55
7 Alaina SMITH PSD 19:12.5 – 54
8 Aimee LENHARD LCHS 19:14.4 – 53
9 Kira HOWER* BMHS 19:22.4 – 52
10 Annie KUHNS MPHS 19:30.7 – 51

Boys 5k skate

1 James SOWERS* SUM 14:29.6 – 60
2 Cade SHORTRIDGE PSD 14:52.0 – 59
3 Carter NIEMKIEWICZ SUM 14:55.7 – 58
4 Will BRUNNER VMS 14:59.4 – 57
5 Tyler BLAIR EVHS 15:04.2 – 56
6 Theo KRUEGER* BMHS 15:21.7 – 55
7 Dane JENSEN MPHS 15:24.7 – 54
8 Josiah HORNING LCHS 15:32.2 – 53
9 Miles MCKENZIE BMHS 15:40.5 – 52
10 Brody HENNING SUM 15:42.9 – 51

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