Monthly Archives: March 2011

US Nationals Mass Start Results

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US Biathlon National Championships – Mass Start
Mt Itasca, Grand Rapids, MN
March 21, 2011

Mt Itasca, Coleraine, MN

Cook and Currier Take Mass Start Victories at Mt Itasca

In sharp contrast to Saturday’s beautiful weather, light rain and fog greeted the athletes on the Day 3 of  the US Biathlon Nationals.  Fortunately the course was still relatively fast and firm for the Mass Start competitions.

Annelies Cook (Saranac Lake, NY) finished up her very best biathlon season with her second National Championships title, overcoming 7 penalites with very strong skiing.   Susan Dunklee (Craftsbury, VT) placed 2nd with 6 penalties, and Tracy Barnes (Durango, CO) rounded out the podium with the best shooting of the day, 3 penalties.   All three of the senior women had excellent international seasons, with Annelies Cook competing at Antholz, Presque Isle, and Fort Kent World Cups.  Susan Dunklee had two top 10 IBU Cup finishes on the IBU Cup, and Tracy Barnes had a career best finish 17th and 19th place at IBU Cup Nowe Mesto and Altenberg.

In the Senior Men, it was Russell Currier who overcame two rough prone stages with excellent skiing and hitting 9 of his 10 standing targets to win by 52 seconds.   A tight battle for 2nd place played out between Mark Johnson (Grand Rapids, MN) and Bill Bowler (Wausau, WI).   Both had one penalty on the last shooting and Bowler trailed Johnson by 15 seconds after the penalty loop.  By 2.5km into the 3.0km loop, Bowler had caught and passed Johnson but a quick counter attack in the last 100m gave Johnson 2nd place.

Other class winners were:

Girls 7.5k :

  1. Anna Kubek, Duluth, MN
  2. Solveig Viren, Grand Rapids, MN
  3. Elise Putnam, Methow Valley, WA

Youth Women 7.5k:

  1. Carly Wynn, Queensbury, NY
  2. Kelly Kjorlien, Grand Rapids, MN
  3. Tera Geraghty-Moats, Craftsbury, VT

Junior Women 12k

  1. Corrine Malcolm, Hayward, WI
  2. Andrea Mayo, Fort Kent, ME

Boys 10k:

  1. Sean Doherty, New Hampshire
  2. Nick Proell, St Cloud, MN
  3. Jake Prince, Anchorage, AK

Youth Men 10km

  1. Casey Smith, Methow Valley, WA
  2. Ray Wonders, Anchorage, AK
  3. Kyle Rutar, Casper, WY

Junior Men 15k

  1. Raleigh Goessling, Duluth, MN
  2. Ethan Dreissigacker, Craftsbury, VT
  3. Michalel Giblson, Burlington, VT

Master Men 30-39

  1. Sean Kato, Methow Valley, WA
  2. Frank Gangi, Grand Rapids, MN
  3. Wayne Peterson, New Hampshire

Master Men 40-49

  1. Phil Rogers, Duluth, MN
  2. Dave Cleveland, Boulder, CO
  3. Brian Woodard, Boulder, CO

Master Men 50-59

  1. John Neal, Marshfield, WI
  2. Johnny Ingdal, New Brighton, MN
  3. Tony Carter, Colerine, MN

Masters Women 40-49

1.  Lori Selbi, Washington Biathlon

Masters Women 50-59

1.  Linda Wolf, Wisconsin Biathlon

MASS START results pdf – (not yet updated)

MASS START results xls – updated

US Nationals Pursuit Results

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Day 2- US Biathlon Nationals – Pursuit – Mt Itasca, Coleraine, MN

Pursuit Results pdf

Pursuit Results xls

An incredibly beautiful March day greeted the athletes for Day 2 of the US Biathlon National Championship. Overnight temperature of 20F let the ski trail firm up nicely for today’s competition, and the bright sun and low winds were a big improvements over the rain and wind of  the Day 1- Sprint. The athletes were all relieved to see the rain of Thursday replaced by fast and firm track.

The Women’s 10km Pursuit came down to a battle on the skis, as Annelies Cook, Tracy Barnes, and Lanny Barnes all shot clean for both prone stages. Cook picked up three penalties in standing, while the Barnes twin each picked up two penalties a piece.   Annelies Cook (Saranac Lake, NY) was able to ski fast enough to take the victory, with Tracy Barnes (Durango, CO) and Lanny Barnes (Durango, CO) finishing second and third.

The Senior Men 12.5km race was punctuated with many more penalties. Bill Bowler (Wausau, WI) held the early lead, hitting 9 of 10 prone targets, but seven standing misses over the two standing stages pushed him back to 4th at the finish. Wynn Roberts (Battle Lake, MN) was able to overcome 8 total penalties with a  good final standing stage and fast skiing for 1st Place. Mark Johnson (Grand Rapids, MN) had the best shooting with 5 penalties and finished 2nd, only 8 seconds back. Russell Currier (Caribou, ME) put on the afterburners to finish 31 seconds out, with 9 penalties and a big crash in the first loop.

Mt Itasca has hosted at least one major national biathlon event annually since the development of the Biathlon/Nordic center in 2000. Snowmaking and all grooming are run completely by volunteers, and the quality of skiing for  these Nationals was truly World Class.

The 2011 National Championships  will conclude with Mass Start events in 7 men’s and 6 women’s categories.

Additional photos on Fasterskier.com

View Slideshow – Photos from Randy Proell

US Nationals Sprint Results

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US Biathlon National Championships- Sprint
Mt Itasca, Grand Rapids, MN

Rained all morning, but the tracks held up well. Temps should drop some tonight, so we are looking at better conditions for the weekend.

SPRINT results pdf

SPRINT results xls

Please feel free to send photos to info@minnesotabiathlon.com for inclusion here.

US Biathlon Nationals – Info & Registration

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US Biathlon Nationals March 17-20, 2011
Mt. Itasca, Coleraine, MN
Sponsored by Mount Itasca Nordic Ski Association

UPDATED – Download PDF Invite and Registration

Event schedule

Tuesday, March 15

  • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm   Unofficial Training

Wednesday, March 16

  • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm      Official Training
  • 10:00 am – 11:30 am     Registration – Mt. Itasca Biathlon Headquarters
  • 5:00 pm                            Coaches Meeting – Mt. Itasca Biathlon Headquarters
    Election of Juries, Draws for Sprint Competition

Thursday, March 17

  • 8:45 am –   8:55 am       Opening Ceremonies
  • 8:30 am – 9:00 am         Bib Pick up
  • 9:00 am – 9:45 am               Zero
  • 10:00 am                             Sprint Competition
  • 12:00 pm                            Flower Ceremony

Friday, March 18

  • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm         Official Training
  • 10:00 am – 11:30 am                Registration – Mt. Itasca Biathlon Headquarters

Saturday, March 19

  • 8:30 am – 9:00 am         Bib pick up
  • 9:00 am – 10:45 am       Zero
  • 10:00 am                         Pursuit Format
  • 12:00 pm                         Flower Ceremony
  • 6:00 pm                         Banquet/ Sawmill Inn

Sunday, March 20

  • 7:30 am – 8:00 am        Bib pick up
  • 8:00 am – 8:45 am              Zero
  • 9:00 am                           Mass Start
  • 11:00 am                           Flower Ceremony