Siena Ellingson out shot Maeve Lindsay for the title today—Maeve decided at the last moment yesterday to jump back in today! Ryker Bosek outshot most of his near competitors to move into 8th place from a 12th place start!
Beautiful Northern MN day with fresh snow, midteen temps, sunshine and only a light wind!!
US Biathlon Nationals is coming up and I am looking to coordinate logistics for those of you that are planning to go. I will also be looking at putting together Midwest relay teams for those of you that are interested.
Please reach out to me directly at paulkulas13@gmail.com if you are planning to go and would like to be included here.
Thanks, Paul
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.
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.
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
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.
Pursuit Race
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.