Maeve Lindsay skiing as a Civilian for MN Biathlon won the Women’s National Guard Sprint event at Camp Ripley yesterday, topping Siena Ellingson who is now relocated to Utah! Lauren Huber, MN Biathlon was 3rd!
In the Men’s division Ryker Bosek was 12th. All raced in the Open class in large fields with over 90 total starters.
RESULTS:
We just got word today that the MN National Guard will allow civilians to participate in the Guard Champs starting on Sunday this coming week at Camp Ripley.
Please let me know if you plan to attend
Bill Meyer, Coach
MNBiathlon
I just received confirmation that spectators are allowed and civilian athletes are again allowed to race with a completed COVID screening and liability waiver (both attached). If any of your athletes plan to attend, please send myself and SFC Pam Marshik (CC Line) a list of the race/date and names so they can be added to the start list. We have over 120 athletes (of all skill levels) registered this year so it will be a large competition. Please let your athletes know they must stop in at Range Control and get a vehicle pass before going down range. Also, ensure they have a face covering.
Here is the schedule:
Saturday, 12 FEB Official Training
Sunday, 13 FEB Sprint Race
Monday, 14 FEB Pursuit Race
Wednesday, 16 FEB Relay Race
Thursday, 17 FEB Patrol Race
Races are scheduled to begin at 10:00am with zero at 9:00. If any of your athletes want to participate in the team races, we can probably find them a composite team to join.
CW4 Derek J. Lindberg
MN NG Biathlon Coordinator
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls, MN 56345
Hello! Thank you for coming to our races this past weekend. I’ve posted some photographs from the races online.
Feel free to share, forward, print, use in your own club materials, or otherwise enjoy.
Thanks,
Brian Wray
Secretary, Minnesota Biathlon
Midwest Regional Race #5 and #6
(Minnesota #6 and #7) Presented by Minnesota Biathlon
January 29th and 30th, 2022
| Rank | Class | Name | Club | BIB | Start | Finish | Total | P | S | Total |
| 5.4K | <15 G | |||||||||
| 1 | <15 | Sophia Jedlewski | Black Hawk Ski Club | 26 | 0:10:00 | 0:36:46 | 0:26:46 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | <15 | Selah Binsfield | Twin Cities Bia | 27 | 0:10:30 | 0:38:49 | 0:28:19 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | <15 | Amelia Kydd | Black Hawk Ski Club | 28 | 0:11:00 | 0:41:15 | 0:30:15 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8.25K | <17 G | |||||||||
| 1 | <17 | Madison Jenson | 25 | 0:09:30 | 0:58:03 | 0:48:33 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 8.25K | YOUTH & JUNIOR WOMEN | |||||||||
| 1 | Y | Saylor Landrum | MN Biathlon | 21 | 0:07:30 | 0:37:36 | 0:30:06 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Y | Maeve Lindsay | MN Biathlon | 22 | 0:08:00 | 0:42:17 | 0:34:17 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Y | Lauren Huber | Wolfpack | 23 | 0:08:30 | 0:46:07 | 0:37:37 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 8.25K | ALL WOMEN | |||||||||
| 1 | Y | Saylor Landrum | MN Biathlon | 21 | 0:07:30 | 0:37:36 | 0:30:06 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Y | Maeve Lindsay | MN Biathlon | 22 | 0:08:00 | 0:42:17 | 0:34:17 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Y | Lauren Huber | Wolfpack | 23 | 0:08:30 | 0:46:07 | 0:37:37 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | SM | Emily Broderson | MN Biathlon | 24 | 0:09:00 | 0:53:15 | 0:44:15 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | <17 | Madison Jenson | 25 | 0:09:30 | 0:58:03 | 0:48:33 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Rank | Class | Name | Club | BIB | Start | Finish | Total | P | S | Total |
| 5.4K | <15 B | |||||||||
| 1 | <15 | Finn Rothenberg | Black Hawk Ski Club | 11 | 0:06:00 | 0:32:29 | 0:26:29 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.05K | <17 B | |||||||||
| 1 | <17 | Jack Cashman | Bluff Country Biathlon | 7 | 0:04:00 | 0:39:35 | 0:35:35 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | <17 | Noah Besemann | Twin Cities Biathlon | 8 | 0:04:30 | 0:40:59 | 0:36:29 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | <17 | Carson Peterson | MN Biathlon | 9 | 0:05:00 | 0:43:35 | 0:38:35 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | <17 | Jasper Rothenberg | Black Hawk Ski Club | 10 | 0:05:30 | 0:51:37 | 0:46:07 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10.05K | JUNIOR MEN | |||||||||
| 1 | J | Maximo Steverlynck | Fort Kent Outdoor Center / St. Scholastica | 6 | 0:03:30 | 0:38:18 | 0:34:48 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10.05K | SENIOR MEN | |||||||||
| 1 | S | Zean Baker | NNW | 5 | 0:03:00 | 0:38:48 | 0:35:48 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | S | Jacob Dahlberg | National Guard | 4 | 0:02:30 | 0:42:00 | 0:39:30 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.05K | VETERAN MEN | |||||||||
| 1 | V | Greg Pattison | WI Biathlon | 2 | 0:01:30 | 0:40:58 | 0:39:28 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.05K | SENIOR VETERAN MEN | |||||||||
| 1 | SV | Mark Torresani | Black Hawk Ski Club | 3 | 0:02:00 | 0:44:45 | 0:42:45 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.25K | ALL MEN | |||||||||
| 1 | J | Maximo Steverlynck | Fort Kent Outdoor Center / St. Scholastica | 6 | 0:03:30 | 0:38:18 | 0:34:48 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | <17 | Jack Cashman | Bluff Country Biathlon | 7 | 0:04:00 | 0:39:35 | 0:35:35 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | S | Zean Baker | NNW | 5 | 0:03:00 | 0:38:48 | 0:35:48 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | <17 | Noah Besemann | Twin Cities Biathlon | 8 | 0:04:30 | 0:40:59 | 0:36:29 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | <17 | Carson Peterson | MN Biathlon | 9 | 0:05:00 | 0:43:35 | 0:38:35 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | V | Greg Pattison | WI Biathlon | 2 | 0:01:30 | 0:40:58 | 0:39:28 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | S | Jacob Dahlberg | National Guard | 4 | 0:02:30 | 0:42:00 | 0:39:30 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | SV | Mark Torresani | Black Hawk Ski Club | 3 | 0:02:00 | 0:44:45 | 0:42:45 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | <17 | Jasper Rothenberg | Black Hawk Ski Club | 10 | 0:05:30 | 0:51:37 | 0:46:07 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Rank | Class | Name | Club | BIB | Start | Finish | Total | P | P | S | S | Total |
| <15 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | <15 | Sophia Jedlewski | Black Hawk Ski Club | 5 | 0:01:50 | 0:43:58 | 0:42:08 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | <15 | Amelia Kydd | Black Hawk Ski Club | 4 | 0:01:40 | 0:47:37 | 0:45:57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.0 K | <17 G | |||||||||||
| Rank | Class | Name | Club | BIB | Start | Finish | Total | P | P | S | S | Total |
| 1 | <17 | Evelyn Hudrlik | 3 | 0:01:30 | 0:44:42 | 0:43:12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| 9.0 K | Youth Women | |||||||||||
| Rank | Class | Name | Club | BIB | Start | Finish | Total | P | P | S | S | Total |
| 1 | Y | Saylor Landrum | MN Biathlon | 1 | 0:01:10 | 0:37:27 | 0:36:17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Y | Maeve Lindsay | MN Biathlon | 2 | 0:01:20 | 0:42:35 | 0:41:15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 9.0 K | All Women | |||||||||||
| Rank | Class | Name | Club | BIB | Start | Finish | Total | P | P | S | S | Total |
| 1 | Y | Saylor Landrum | MN Biathlon | 1 | 0:01:10 | 0:37:27 | 0:36:17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Y | Maeve Lindsay | MN Biathlon | 2 | 0:01:20 | 0:42:35 | 0:41:15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | <17 | Evelyn Hudrlik | 3 | 0:01:30 | 0:44:42 | 0:43:12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| 9.0 K | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Class | Name | Club | BIB | Start | Finish | Total | P | P | S | S | Total |
| 1 | <15 | Finn Rothenberg | Black Hawk Ski Club | 32 | 0:06:50 | 0:32:13 | 0:25:23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | <17 | Carson Peterson | MN Biathlon | 25 | 0:05:40 | 0:41:07 | 0:35:27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | <17 | Jack Cashman | Bluff Country Biathlon | 22 | 0:05:10 | 0:41:52 | 0:36:42 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | <17 | Noah Besemann | Twin Cities Biathlon | 23 | 0:05:20 | 0:42:30 | 0:37:10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | <17 | Eric Anderson | Bluff Country Biathlon | 27 | 0:06:00 | 0:45:05 | 0:39:05 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | <17 | Jasper Rothenberg | Black Hawk Ski Club | 24 | 0:05:30 | 0:53:08 | 0:47:38 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 1 | Y | Benjamin Fena | Duluth Biathlon | 28 | 0:06:10 | 0:42:05 | 0:35:55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Y | Ryan Houseman | Twin Cities | 30 | 0:06:30 | 0:44:55 | 0:38:25 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Y | Devin Klatt | Bluff County Biathlon | 29 | 0:06:20 | 0:49:52 | 0:43:32 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Y | Owen Fischer | Duluth Biathlon | 31 | 0:06:40 | 0:55:53 | 0:49:13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1 | J | Maximo Steverlynck | Fort Kent Outdoor Center / St. Scholastica | 21 | 0:05:00 | 0:38:28 | 0:33:28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | J | Maximo Steverlynck | Fort Kent Outdoor Center / St. Scholastica | 21 | 0:05:00 | 0:38:28 | 0:33:28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Y | Benjamin Fena | Duluth Biathlon | 28 | 0:06:10 | 0:42:05 | 0:35:55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Y | Ryan Houseman | Twin Cities | 30 | 0:06:30 | 0:44:55 | 0:38:25 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Y | Devin Klatt | Bluff County Biathlon | 29 | 0:06:20 | 0:49:52 | 0:43:32 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Y | Owen Fischer | Duluth Biathlon | 31 | 0:06:40 | 0:55:53 | 0:49:13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1 | V | Greg Pattison | WI Biathlon | 26 | 0:05:50 | 0:46:26 | 0:40:36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9.0 K | All Men | |||||||||||
| 1 | J | Maximo Steverlynck | Fort Kent Outdoor Center / St. Scholastica | 21 | 0:05:00 | 0:38:28 | 0:33:28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | <17 | Carson Peterson | MN Biathlon | 25 | 0:05:40 | 0:41:07 | 0:35:27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Y | Benjamin Fena | Duluth Biathlon | 28 | 0:06:10 | 0:42:05 | 0:35:55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | <17 | Jack Cashman | Bluff Country Biathlon | 22 | 0:05:10 | 0:41:52 | 0:36:42 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | <17 | Noah Besemann | Twin Cities Biathlon | 23 | 0:05:20 | 0:42:30 | 0:37:10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Y | Ryan Houseman | Twin Cities | 30 | 0:06:30 | 0:44:55 | 0:38:25 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | <17 | Eric Anderson | Bluff Country Biathlon | 27 | 0:06:00 | 0:45:05 | 0:39:05 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | V | Greg Pattison | WI Biathlon | 26 | 0:05:50 | 0:46:26 | 0:40:36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Y | Devin Klatt | Bluff County Biathlon | 29 | 0:06:20 | 0:49:52 | 0:43:32 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | <17 | Jasper Rothenberg | Black Hawk Ski Club | 24 | 0:05:30 | 0:53:08 | 0:47:38 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | Y | Owen Fischer | Duluth Biathlon | 31 | 0:06:40 | 0:55:53 | 0:49:13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Woodland Trails Park
20135 Elk Lake Rd NW, Elk River, MN 55330
Saturday, January 29th
All U15 – 5.4km
Women, all other ages – 8.25km
Men, all other ages – 10.05km
Two shooting stages (prone + standing) with penalty loops.
Sunday, January 30th
All U15 – 9.0km
All other women, U17M, YM, MM – 9.0km
JM, SM – 11.85km
Four shooting stages, 10s interval start, seeded from previous day’s results. Sunday-only racers will be started last.
9:15am – Registration opens 10:00am – Zero opens 11:00am – Race start
Racers under age 15 – $15 per race
All others: $20 per race
Payable by cash or check to “Minnesota Biathlon” on the day of the race.
Registration closes at noon, central US time, on Friday, January 28th, 2022
Volunteers needed and appreciated!
Please contact Bill Meyer at wmeyer@nisswa.net for opportunities. Questions? Concerns? Contact administration@minnesotabiathlon.com
Please consider this a reminder that you need to register for the Midwest Biathlon Races at Elk River by Friday noon—online.
https://forms.gle/Jevxmfko2BLGt6Qh6
The race info is linked here. I was at the Novice Clinic on Sunday and the trails were looking great! Thanks so much to Dave Anderson with the Elk River Park Board and his crew of volunteers!! Keep in mind the winter biathlon trails are not the same as the paved ones we use in the summer—so the flow through the range and the character of the trails is entirely different and a lot more challenging!!
The weather forecast also looks real good! Low Fri night at –4F and rising Saturday to 23F, low Saturday night 10F rising to 22F on Sunday.
We have had a lot of athletes with conflicts with the high school races, many of which have been delayed due to cold weather and pushed together. If so, and if you want to only race one of the Midwest series—feel free to do so. Just be sure to let Brian Wray and Zean Baker know along with getting your name into the system.
I have also had some questions about racing classes. Our new system will automatically figure out your age and put you in the appropriate age class per your birthday. If you wish to race up from say <15 to <17 …or down from say MM to Senior Men, please let both Brian and Zean know that so they can override the system.
We have 5 from WI signed up already—and I hope to see most of our biathletes from MN as well!! Remember, this is also a MN Cup event!!
Bill Meyer, Coach
MNBiathlon
US Biathlon and the Olympic Regional Development Authority are pleased to invite you to the US Biathlon National Championships in Lake Placid, NY March 23-27, 2022.
Please find the invitation attached, as well as a link below to find more information. Please reach out to ORDA with any questions.
https://www.teamusa.org/US-Biathlon/Events/2022/March/23/National-Championships