Last Updated: 14.Aug.2018

This past weekend the full GRP biathlon squad, some Craftsbury Juniors, and a few GRP skiers competed at the United States Biathlon Associating (USBA) Rollerski Championships.

The weekend kicked off on Saturday morning with a sprint race. In the Senior Women's event, Susan Dunklee was the top GRP finisher placing second. She was joined on the podium by Kelsey Dickinson in third. Emily Dreissigacker placed 5th with only one standing miss. She was followed by Clare Egan in 7th, Hallie Grossman in 9th, and Kaitlynn Miller in 10th. In the Senior Men's race, Jake Brown finished 8th with Raleigh Goessling close behind in 9th. Akeo Maifield-Carucci placed 11th and Alex Howe finished 14th, despite two broken rollerskis. In the Junior Women's category, Marika Massey-Bierman placed second. Also racing his way onto the podium was Bjorn Westervelt who finished third in the Youth Men's category.

In Sunday's mass start race, Susan moved up a step on the podium winning the race with only three misses. She was joined on the podium by Clare who placed third also with three misses. Clare was followed by Kelsey in 4th, Emily in 8th, and Hallie in 11th. In the men's mass start, Alex had a strong race making his way onto the podium in third. He was followed by Raleigh in 8th, Jake in 9th, and Akeo in 14th. 

In Sunday's pursuit race, Marika maintained her second place position in the Junior Women's category while Bjorn moved up one place to finish second in the Youth Men's division. 

Come fall, racing action will resume for the biathletes in Soldier Hollow, Utah. Stay tuned!

Results:

Sprint | Mass Start | Pursuit