This weekend marked the first Lost Nation Cup, an amalgamation the UVM Carnival, NENSA Eastern Cup, and USSA SuperTour as well as a citizen race and BKL race! With nearly 500 unique competitors, it was a massive weekend of racing, with opportunities for all ages and abilities. This is the second set of qualifying races for Junior Nationals, held in early March in Truckee, California. Junior Nationals are the pinnacle or goal of many juniors’ racing season. A giant thanks to all the volunteers that made this weekend possible! And a huge hat’s off to the junior coaching squad that successfully prepared more than two dozen kids and their skis for racing success!

The weekend kicked off with classic sprints. Finn Sweet and Griffin Wright were the only Craftsbury juniors to race. In the qualifier, Finn was tied for 35th and the 1st U18, while Griffin was 0.2 seconds behind in 27th and the 11th U20. 

The gang of green grew significantly on Saturday, with most the CNSC juniors taking part in the individual start skate races. The women raced 5k and the men raced two laps of the same course for 10k. 

Women 5k:

• 59. Abigail Streinz-14th U20

• 67. Camille Bolduc-4th U18

• 69. Quincy Massey-Bierman-5th U18

• 100. Maggie McGee-3rd U16

• 102. Adrienne Remick-11th U18

• 128. Isabelle Serrano-21st U18

• 144. May Lamb-33rd U18

• 167. Ayla Bodach-Turner-16th U16

• 175. Anna Isselhardt-19th U16

• 184. Anika Leahy-3rd U14

• 201. Linden Osborne-55th U18

Men 10k:

• 38. Finn Sweet-1st U18

• 60. Griffin Wright-13th U20

• 95. Aiden Casey-8th U18

• 96. Jack Young-9th U18

• 103. Jed Kurts-11th U18

• 142. Greyson Davis-24th U18

• 149. Makail Tipton-29th U18

• 150. Samuel Clark-30th U18

• 164. Jasper Henderson-35th U18

• 186. Eli Smith-53rd U20

 Sunday was a day for classic mass starts for all competitors. The weather changed a bit from the preceding days, with lightly falling snow and warming temperatures. This didn’t deter the Coach Squad from making speedy skis with “klister for days!” The day kicked off with the men’s 15k. Notably, Finn was the 1st U18 in each of the three races in this series! The women’s 10k was next. The U16 boys then girls rounded out the morning.

Men 15k: 

• 15. Griffin-1st U20

• 18. Finn-1st U18

• 42. Jack-6th U18

• 55. Makail-15th U18

• 68. Aiden-23rd U18

• 70. Greyson-25th U18

• 71. Jed-26th U18

• 79. Samuel-28th U18

• 101. Jasper-43rd U18

• 102. Eli-22nd U20

 Women 10k:

• 17. Quincy-1st U18

• 19. Abigail-4th U20

• 26. Camille-3rd U18

• 36. Adrienne-7th U18

• 49. May-16th U18

• 62. Isabelle-26th U18

• 79. Linden-41st U18

U16 Boys 5k:

• 7. Cormac Leahy

• 9. Leo Circosta

• 10. Tzevi Schwartz

• 12. Luke Streinz

• 13. Charlie Krebs

• 16. Orion Cenkl

• 34. Alan Moody

• 35. Sage Grossi

• 38. Linden Stelma-Leoanrd

U16 Girls 5k:

• 8. Maggie 

• 21. Anika (3rd U14)

• 23. Anna 

• 27. Ayla

• 28. Isabel Linton (5th U14)

The end of the girls’ race didn’t signal the end of the day- there was still BKL racing to be had! We don’t publish BKL results, as we want to foster fun rather than a focus on results, but rest assured there were plenty of lollipops, cookies, and smiles for all!

See full results here. Racing at the Outdoor Center continues next weekend with the Craftsbury Marathon Ski Festival and the Eastern Cup series continues February 8 and 9 at Black Mountain in Rumford, Maine, in conjunction with the Bates Carnival.