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  • Junior Nationals: Day 4 Classic Relay Photos and Overall Recap Video

    Junior Nationals: Day 4 Classic Relay Photos and Overall Recap Video

    One of the men's 3 x 2.5 k relays on the last day of 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif. (Photo: Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics)
    The U18 men’s 3 x 2.5 k classic relay on the last day of 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif. (Photo: Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics) All profits from photo sales will be donated to the National Nordic Foundation.

    The 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals came to a close Saturday with the 3 x 2.5-kilometer classic relays at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif., where New England and Midwest both tallied two relay wins. At the end of the weeklong series of races, New England took the overall team title, the Alaska Cup, by 167 points over Midwest. Intermountain placed third overall, 43 points out of second.

    Complete results

    For more videos, check out the 2015 XC Junior Nationals YouTube channel. Trouble viewing video above? Click here.

    Photos from Saturday’s relays and a complete gallery, courtesy of Mark/Nadell/MacBeth Graphics. All profits from photo sales will be donated to the National Nordic Foundation (NNF).

    On the podium:

    U16 women

    1. Intermountain (Sydney Palmer-Leger, Anna Gibson, Brooke Dunnagan) 24:55.4
    2. Midwest (Erin Moening, Abigail Jarzin, Anna Johnson) +13.7
    3. New England (Gabrielle Vandendries, Kirsten Miller, Mae Chalmers) +15.3

    U16 men

    1. Alaska (Luke Jager, Ti Donaldson, Canyon Tobin) 21:39.6
    2. New England (Adam Glueck, Russell Boswell, Adam Witkowski) +5.3
    3. Rocky Mountain (Noel Keeffe, Wyatt Gebhardt, Nolan Herzog) +24.7

    U18 women

    1. New England (Julia Kern, Leah Brams, Katharine Ogden) 24:44.4
    2. Rocky Mountain (Hailey Swirbul, Taeler McCrerey, Kathleen O’Connell) +1:22.6
    3. Midwest (Racquel Wohlk, Margie Freed, Nicole Schneider) +2:01.0

    U18 men

    1. Midwest (Mackinley Fitzpatrick, Leo Hipp, Zak Katterson) 23:04.2
    2. New England (Gavin McEwen, Koby Gordon, Daniel Streinz) +5
    3. New England (Lance McKenney, Kamran Husain, Henry Harmeyer) +16.5

    U20 women

    1. Midwest (Vivian Hett, Anna French, Caroline Brisbois) 25:59.1
    2. Alaska (Sarissa Lammers, Hannah Stevens, Taryn Hunt-Smith) +24.3
    3. Intermountain (Olivia Ekblad, Aja Starkey, Sophie McDonald) +35.4

    U20 men

    1. New England (Austin Huneck, Benjamin Hegman, Ian Moore) 22:21.3
    2. Intermountain (Sam Wood, Henry Gorman, Karsten Hokanson) +19.1
    3. New England (Parker McDonald, Blaine Ayotte, Nick Gardner) +54.2

    See also: Day 1 skate sprints | Day 2 freestyle individual starts | Day 3 classic mass starts

  • Junior Nationals: Day 3 Classic Mass Start Photos

    Junior Nationals: Day 3 Classic Mass Start Photos

    Thomas O’Harra won the day after his 19th birthday, and Brooke Dunnagan, Katharine Ogden and Emily Hyde repeated as 2015 champions on the third day of racing at U.S. Junior Nationals, in which the 5-, 10- and 15-kilometer classic mass starts took place on Friday at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif.

    Below are some podium and race photos, courtesy of Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics (minus the U18 and U20 women). Check out his complete gallery here.

    Junior Nationals wrap up Saturday with the women’s 3 x 3 k and men’s 3 x 5 k classic relays. Live timing | Live stream

    For videos, see the 2015 XC Junior Nationals YouTube channel.

    On the podium:

    U16 women’s 5 k

    1. Brooke Dunnagan (Intermountain) 20:38.4

    2. Anna Johnson (Midwest) +0.03

    3. Sydney Palmer (Intermountain) +0.08

     

    U16 men’s 5 k

    1. Nolan Herzog (Rocky Mountain) 17:48.7

    2. Canyon Tobin (Alaska) +4.9

    3. James Clinton Schoonmaker (Far West) +5.2

     

    U18 women’s 10 k

    1. Katharine Ogden (New England) 36:09.9

    2. Julia Kern (New England) +20.3

    3. Hailey Swirbul (Rocky Mountain) +1:14.4

     

    U18 men’s 10 k

    1. Eirik Søgård Anderssen (Lillomarka SC/Norway) 28:28.6

    2. Logan Diekmann (Intermountain) +0.04

    3. Max Polito (Intermountain) +1.4

     

    U20 women’s 10 k

    1. Emily Hyde (Pacific Northwest) 36:45.9

    2. Vivian Hett (Midwest) +16.1

    3. Hannah Hardenberg (Rocky Mountain) +33.6

     

    U20 men’s 15 k

    1. Thomas O’Harra (Alaska) 40:00.3

    2. Ian Torchia (Midwest) +9.2

    3. Sam Wood (Intermountain) +10.4

     

    Complete results

    See also: Day 1 skate sprints | Day 2 freestyle individual starts

  • Junior Nationals: Day 2 Freestyle Individual Start Photos & Video (Updated)

    Junior Nationals: Day 2 Freestyle Individual Start Photos & Video (Updated)

    The second day of 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals featured the 5- and 10-kilometer freestyle individual starts, with the U16 men and women skiing two laps of a 2.5 k course, and the U18 and U20 men and women racing four laps.

    Racing resumes again on Friday with the 5/10/15 k classic mass starts. Race schedule

    Video above by Skyler Mullings of Far West Nordic. For more videos, check out the 2015 XC Junior Nationals YouTube channel.

    Below are some podium shots from Wednesday at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif., courtesy of Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics. View his complete gallery here.

     

    Podium finishers:

    U16 women

    1. Ezra Smith (Rocky Mountain) 17:18.5

    2. Madeline Donovan (Rocky Mountain) 17:35.0

    3. Molly Gellert (Alaska) 17:48.7

     

    U16 men

    1. Canyon Tobin (Alaska) 15:15.2

    2. Walker Bean (New England) 15:27.8

    3. Nolan Herzog (Rocky Mountain) 15:28.3

     

    U18 women

    1. Katharine Ogden (New England) 16:03.3

    2. Julia Kern (New England) 16:30.1

    3. Hailey Swirbul (Rocky Mountain) 17:19.2

     

    U18 men

    1. Karl Schulz (Mid-Atlantic) 31:48.0

    2. Zak Ketterson (Midwest) 31:53.3

    3. Hunter Wonders (Alaska) 32:01.7

     

    U20 women

    1. Vivian Hett (Midwest) 17:25.4

    2. Hannah Hardenbergh (Rocky Mountain) 17:40.6

    3. Emily Hyde (Pacific Northwest) 17:41.5

     

    U20 men

    1. Lars Hannah (Rocky Mountain) 30:37.9

    2. Ian Torchia (Midwest) 31:01.0

    3. Parker McDonald (New England) 31:25.1

     

    Complete results

  • 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals: Day 1 Skate Sprint Photos & Videos (Updated)

    2015 U.S. Junior Nationals: Day 1 Skate Sprint Photos & Videos (Updated)

    The 2015 U.S. Cross-Country Junior Nationals kicked off Monday at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif., with the freestyle sprints on a 1.3-kilometer course. Below is a collection of photos from the flower ceremonies. Check out MacBeth Graphics for a complete gallery.

    Races continue Wednesday with the 5/10 k freestyle individual starts. Complete race schedule

    In partnership with Truckee Tahoe Community Television, organizers are offering a live stream of the races via their website: http://ttctv.org/online-services/2015-xc-junior-nationals/

    More videos from 2015 Junior Nationals, including this sprint recap:

    And check out this video of the U16 women’s A-final sprint finish by Frank Meyer of the Bridger Ski Foundation:

    Photo gallery by Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics

    A-final results:

    U16 women

    1. Brook Dunnagan (Intermountain) 2:31.39

    2. Erin Moening (Midwest) 2:31.48

    3. Madeline Donovan (Rocky Mountain) 2:32.66

    4. Anna Gibson (Intermountain) 2:35.5

    5. Sydney Palmer-Leger (Intermountain) 2:37.01

    6. Sofia Shomento (Intermountain) 2:38.16

    U18 women

    1. Julia Kern (New England) 3:00.99

    2. Hannah Halvorsen (Far West) 3:04.71

    3. Katharine Ogden (New England) 3:10.21

    4. Hailey Swirbul (Rocky Mountain) 3:11.8

    5. Jordi Floyd (Rocky Mountain) 3:22.11

    6. Lydia Blanchet (Alaska) 3:30.4

    U20 women

    1. Emily Hyde (Pacific Northwest) 3:18.33

    2. Hannah Hardenbergh (Rocky Mountain) 3:20.68

    3. Sarah Bezdicek (Midwest) 3:23.97

    4. Vivian Hett (Midwest) 3:29.9

    5. Katerina Paul (Intermountain) 3:34.64

    6. Taryn Hunt-Smith (Alaska) 3:42.8

    U16 men

    1. Sam Biskup (Pacific Northwest) 2:05.41

    2. Noel Keeffe (Rocky Mountain) 2:05.58

    3. Thomas Gebhards (Intermountain) 2:07.1

    4. Scott Schulz (Mid-Atlantic) 2:09.06

    5. Everett Sapp (Mid-Atlantic) 2:24.66

    6. Zach Williams (Intermountain) 2:30.28

    U18 men

    1. Henry Harmeyer (New England) 2:35.98

    2. Zak Ketterson (Midwest) 2:37.0

    3. Daniel Streinz (New England) 2:38.75

    4. Dylan Syben (Far West) 2:41.44

    5. Paolo Takagi-Atilano (Rocky Mountain) 2:42.57

    6. Bill Harmeyer (New England) 2:58.82

    U20 men

    1. Karsten Hokanson (Intermountain) 2:36.21

    2. Lars Hannah (Rocky Mountain) 2:36.57

    3. Noah Anderson (Intermountain) 2:39.5

    4. Thomas O’Harra (Alaska) 2:42.96

    5. Ian Moore (New England) 2:45.4

    6. John Farr (Alaska) 2:52.58

    Qualifying results

    Complete results