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12th Annual Fall Festival Results

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October 25 and 26, 2008 Elk River Biathlon Range

Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon hosted the 12th Annual Fall Festival roller ski biathlon races this weekend.

Saturday’s race was the Individual format (PSPS) – the long race in biathlon. Men skied 15 km while Women skied 12 km. Athletes were penalized 45 seconds for each missed shot. Conditions were ideal with temperatures in the 50s with calm / light winds.

The range and roller ski trails were in great shape thanks, in large part, to the outstanding efforts of the City of Elk River and the Woodland Hills Trail Slaves.

Leif Nordgren (Mt. Itasca/Junior National Team) was the Junior Men’s and Overall Men’s winner with the best shooting of the day (3 misses). (Three other skiers had only 4 misses – Brandon Ostroot, Brian Wray, and John Neal.)

Addie Byrne (Mt. Itasca / Junior National Team) was the Youth Women’s winner with 7 misses.

Sunday’s race was the Mass Start format (PPSS). The Men and Senior Women skied 12 km while Women skied 10 km. Athletes skied one penalty loop for each missed shot. Conditions were challenging with temperatures falling into the 30s with strong gusty cross winds and snow!

Leif Nordgren (Mt. Itasca/Junior National Team) repeated his dominance by winning the Junior Men’s and Overall Men’s title. Leif also repeated with the best shooting of the day (2 misses) by edging Lou Chouinard by one shot on the final standing stage. The hard fought battles of Saturday in the Youth and Master’s Men’s categories continued on Sunday as well. Raleigh Goessling (Esko/Junior National Team) repeated as the Youth Men’s Winner.

Carolyn Bramante (Twin Cities and former Olympic and National Team member) was the Senior Women’s division winner with 5 misses. Addie Byrne (Mt. Itasca/Junior National Team) repeated as the Youth Women’s winner with 5 misses.

One very encouraging statistic – over two days of racing, 40% of the athletes met or exceeded 75% shooting accuracy.

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Elk River Roller Ski Biathlon Race Results

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Sponsored by Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon

Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon sponsored a 10K Mass Start (PPSS) roller ski race at the Elk River Biathlon Range last Sunday.

Temperatures were in the 50s with light mist and calm winds. The range and roller ski trails were in great shape.

The racing was intense with some great shooting by Kevin Patzold (Mt. Itasca / Senior National Team) and Addie Byrne (Mt. Itasca / Junior National team) laying down the challenge in the shooting range. Kevin won the Mens division and Addie won the Youth Womens division. Both had 3 misses.

Leif Nordgren (Mt. Itasca / Junior National Team) was the Junior Mens winner in a hard fought battle with Wynn Roberts (Mt. Itasca / Junior National Team). Carolyn Bramante (Twin Cities and former Olympic and National Team member) was the Womens division winner.

Raleigh Goessling (Duluth/Esko / USBA Jr. National Team) was the Youth Mens division winner. Ion Senchea (St. Cloud) was the Masters Mens winner.

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Fall MN Biathlon Races Rescheduled

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The dates of the Fall MN Biathlon races have been changed!

The Fall Festival at Camp Ripley, originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, October 18 – 19, has been rescheduled to Saturday and Sunday, October 25 – 26.

Details on each race will be sent out later.

MTB Biathlon Race – Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, Mt. Itasca, Coleraine

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Format: Results – MTB Biathlon Race, Mt. Itasca, Aug.17, 2008

Women; Mass Start; Bike 8km (5×1.6k), PPSS
pl. name PPSS total time
1. Addie Byrne 0102 3 32:53
2. Kelly Kjorlien 5443 16 47:36Men; Mass Start; Bike 8km (5×1.6k), PPSS
pl. name PPSS total time
1. Tony Carter 3244 13 33:43
2. Bob Carter 3024 9 34:00
3. Ion Senchea 2235 12 34:43
4. Kirk Gilbertson 0213 6 37:26
5. Kort Platenberg 2310 6 38:09
6. Kristian Majtin 5335 16 40:21 DNF Jace Gilbertson

Novice Race – Women: Bike 8km (5×1.6k), PPPP
Amy Dettmer 1312 7 38:39

Novice Race – Men: Bike 8km (5×1.6k), PPPP
Will Richter 0000 0 37:03

Kids Race: 10-12 years old (3x800m, 2xshoot P)
Somer Schrock 00 0 9:45
Honza Cervenka 22 4 10:33

Kids Race: 7-9 years old (2x500m, 1xshoot P)
Vasek Cervenka 3 6:39
Emi Schrock 5 6:56

Elk River Roller Ski Biathlon Race Results

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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Sponsored by Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon

A small but enthusiastic group raced a 10K Mass Start (PPSS) roller ski race sponsored by Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon at the Elk River Biathlon Range.

Temperatures were in the 70s with light rain and calm winds. The range and roller ski trails were in great shape. Over half of the Experienced racers were current or former members of the USBA Olympic, National, or Junior National teams.

Wynn Roberts (Mt. Itasca / USBA Jr. National Team) was the overall and Mens Junior winner in a time of 33:35 with 7 penalties.

Carloyn Bramante (Twin Cities and former USBA Olympic and National Team) was the Womens Senior winner, third overall in a time of 37:23, and took overall shooting honors with only 3 penalties.

Raleigh Goessling (Duluth/Esko / USBA Jr. National Team) was the Mens Youth winner in a time of 36.29 with 7 penalties.

Jenna Ruzich (Northwest) was the Womens Youth winner in a time of 50:34 with 7 penalties.

Joe Wieber (St. Cloud) was the Novice Mens Youth winner.

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2008 MN Biathlon Shooting Camp and Summer Biathlon Race Results

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Hi everyone-
Here are some of the results from shooting camp in MN. Please look at these as bench marks for tracking your personal improvement. There is a lot of experience difference in this group so the most important aspect is how much you can improve on these scores. Have a great one!!
Bill M

60 shot test on Tues indoors, but light not the greatest.
 Jenna 255+113= 368
Erik 244+110=354
Raleigh 238+91= 339
10 shot dispersion test/ HR range on Wed– 7 x approx 1 mi repeats running
goal– 2 mags each at LT-10; LT; and LT + 10; & 5 shots at max or close
Best group [less two of 10 shots] at:
 Raleigh 190/192 with 140 recovery at end of 5 shots- 32mm
Jenna 193/193 with around a 154 recovery– 30 mm
Erik no monitor– est TH + under 195 – 42 mm

50 shot test on Friday
 Raleigh 4+5=9
Jon H 13+22=35
Jenna 4+4= 8
Kasey 2+7+9
Ben G 13+13= 26
Kirk 4+18=22
Erik 10+11=21
Dorothy 4+8=12
Corky 13+??=?/
Jake 12+16= 28

20X1shot with poles– total time + 10 sec penalty/shot missed
 Raleigh 9:56+ 90 sec= 11:26
Jon H 12:51+ 100= 14:31
Jenna 11:04+ 50= 11:54
Kasey 10:30+60= 11:30
Ben G 13:33+80= 14:53
Kirk 19:30+ 140 = 21:50
Erik 10:21+110 12:11
Dorothy 18:01+ 80 = 19:21
Corky 19:52+ 130= 22:02
Jake 12:35+ 110= 14:25

June 19, 2008 – Uphill Test
Name 1st hill 2nd hill 3rd hill 4th hill Total
 Michael 2:08 2:20 2:30 2:20 9:18
Kevin 1:42 1:48 1:50 1:48 7:08
Kirk 1:48 2:14 2:35 2:16 8:53
Bob 1:43 1:51 1:56 1:52 7:22
Raleigh 1:27 1:32 1:38 1:40 6:17
Ben Kr. 1:50 2:12 2:12 2:10 8:24
Ben G. 1:38 1:37 1:33 1:31 6:19
Jake 1:37 1:50 2:05 2:05 7:37
Jon H. 1:48 2:16 2:25 2:20 8:49
Kirk L. 1:48 1:54 1:53 1:55 7:30
Kasey 1:48 2:29 3:16 2:59 10:32

Jonatha 1:55 2:10 2:10 6:15
Erik 1:45 1:55 1:48 5:28
Corkey 1:56 2:07 2:15 6:18
Jordan 2:48 3:05 3:20 9:13
Ian 2:25 2:40 2:31 7:36
Tyler 2:10 2:19 2:24 6:53
Jace 3:36 4:13 4:15 12:04
Brad 2:23 2:14 2:24 7:01

Jenna R 2:17 2:42 2:46 7:45
Nikki 2:28 2:37 2:41 7:46
Breana 2:27 2:38 2:40 7:45
Mindy 2:12 2:20 2:28 7:00
Addie 2:06 2:17 2:14 6:37
Kelly 2:20 2:39 2:42 7:41

Summer Biathlon Race June 21, 2008, Mt. Itasca
Mass Start 6 km (5×1.2k)
Pl. Name P P S S Time
Men
 1. Kevin Patzoldt 1 0 2 1 29:10
2. Raleigh Goessling 3 3 4 2 32:10
3 Ben Kremer 3 0 1 4 33:31
4 Kirk Leach 1 2 3 5 33:33
5 Kasey Van Scoy 2 0 2 3 34:42
6 Ben Greenwald 4 4 4 5 35:48
7 Erik Rupert 3 4 2 5 37:26
8 Jon Gilbertson 3 2 5 5 37:45
9 Jake Dalberg 5 4 4 5 40:15
10 Adam Karges 3 2 2 2 41:30
11 Jon Haaversen 4 4 3 2 42:16
12 Corky Harcer 3 4 5 5 43:49
Women
 1 Jenna Ruzich 1 1 3 3 40:58
2 Addie Byrne 1 2 0 2 41:50
3 Dorothy Brandt 1 1 3 2 59:12
Novice
 1 Ian Liphart 2 3 0 2 37:57
2 Jordan Pearce 0 0 0 0 44:49
Bike – 10k
 1 Brynden Manbeck 2 1 0 2 32:00

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