Last Updated: 13.Mar.2014

Five Craftsbury U16 skiers were part of the Vermont delegation to Rickert for the J2 Championships this past weekend. It was a great weekend for racing, and the Vermont team made the most of it, winning with a solid 1200 point cushion over the second place Maine-iacs after the four-race weekend.

Individual results for the Craftsbury affiliated skiers in the weekend's races:

Friday, March 7th - 5K Freestyle
Avery Ellis - 4th
Marika Massey-Bierman - 17th
Rena Schwartz - 29th

Jacob Morse - 17th
Matthew Lawlor - 19th

Saturday, March 8th - 5K Classical
Avery - 19th
Rena - 30th
Marika - 72nd

Matthew - 13th
Jacob - 33rd

1k Skate Sprint
Avery - 4th
Marika - 18th
Rena - 62nd

Jacob - 21st
Matthew - 44th

Sunday, March 9th - 4 x 2.5K Mixed Medley Relay
Avery's team - 1st!
Marika's team - 9th
Rena's team - 10th
Matthew's team - 17th
Jacob's team - 18th

You can see the full results at BART timing's website.

While the weekend is primarily geared toward team scoring, individual cumulative point totals were also kept. Craftsbury kids ended as follows for their weekend's efforts:

Individual Overall
Avery Ellis - 5th
Marika Massey-Bierman - 28th
Rena Schwartz - 33rd

Jacob Morse - 16th
Matthew Lawlor - 18th

Congrats to all the Craftsbury skiers and the whole Vermont delegation! Find some pics of the weekend generously shared by the Lawlors at the Craftsbury blog. Good luck to the several skiers of this group that will be competing this weekend at Mountain Top at the Eastern High School Championships!