CSC Juniors Take on Three Days of Henchey Memorial Racing

For the first time since 2020, the COC hosted a SuperTour. And not just any SuperTour, but one combined with the UVM Carnival and an Eastern Cup, all in memory of our beloved Bill Henchey. What does this mean? Huge and wildly competitive fields and tight races all over the place. And what does that mean for our juniors? That they had awesome races, even if the finish number isn’t as sparkly as it would appear in a smaller field. 

The first race was on Friday, with a full day of skate sprint racing. And what made this day special? The many many inches of freshly fallen snow. Racing began with six inches of fresh snow and finished with more. Maggie McGee was the only CSC junior to embark on the 3-day series. She was 91st in the qualifier, the 7th U18.

On Saturday, the soft conditions persisted for 10k racing all around, except 5ks for U16s. There was a full day of classic racing, with racers starting at intervals from 9:45am to 3:34pm, with a few breaks between races. 

10k Women:
98. Isabelle Serrano U20 (32nd U20)
102. Maggie McGee (12th U18) 
140. Meg Voisin (24th U18)
155. Ayla Bodach-Turner U18 (32nd U18)

10k Men:
82. Tzevi Schwartz (8th U18)
108. Austin Beard (27th U20)
141. Cormac Leahy (23rd U18)
158. Leo Circosta (30th U18)
158. Samuel Clark (45th U20)
*Leo and Sam tied! How cool is that!
171. Charles Krebs (33rd U18)

U16 Girls:
3. Amelia Circosta
4. Anika Leahy 
7. Ruth Krebs
8. Claire Serrano (1st U14)
25. Olivia Serrano
26. Sara McGill
32. Marie Voisin 
46. Tillie Lange (7th U14)

U16 Boys:
10. Charlie Kehler
56. Max Demaine

And that wasn’t all, folks! On Sunday, the competitions continued with freestyle pursuit style races. Men did 10k, while all women and U16’s did 7.5k. Racers started in the order that they finished Saturday’s classic race. The results here show the pursuit time, not the time on day.

Women’s 7.5k:
43. Maggie McGree (10th U18)
48. Isabelle Serrano (13th U20)
72. Meg Voisin (26th U18)
75. Ayla Bodach-Turner (29th U18)

Men’s 10k:
40. Tzevi Schwartz (8th U18)
51. Austin Beard (12th U20)
63. Cormac Leahy (16th U18)
74. Leo Circosta (25th U18)
78. Samuel Clark (21st U20)
89. Charles Krebs (32nd U18)

U16 Girls:
5. Amelia Circosta
8. Anika Leahy
9. Ruth Krebs
11. Claire Serrano (1st U14)
26. Sara McGill
42. Tillie Lange (6th U14)

U16 Boys:
9. Charlie Kehler
52. Max Demaine
Samuel Brondyke raced only on Sunday and had the 55th time! 

It should also be noted that CSC coaches Ollie Burruss (also Race Director!) and Kait Miller raced in Sunday’s 10k mass start race. Ollie was the 1st man and Kait the 1st woman. 

See results from the whole series here. Eastern Cup racing concludes February 19 and 20th with the Dublin Double.

Austin Beard powers up Chip Hill in the final pursuit (Photo: Dave Priganc).