Last weekend, almost two hundred fourteen and fifteen-year-olds from all over New England, as well as a few from further afield, descended upon the Jackson Touring Center in Jackson, NH for the annual U16 Championships. U16’s is a two day event, with an individual race on Saturday, then a jam-packed day on Sunday with a sprint followed by a relay. There were ten Craftsbury skiers who raced. Additionally, Anna, Rick, and Claire all went as coaches. There were full teams from Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire, as well as guest athletes from New York and Australia. 

Saturday was a dumping rainy day, but the inclement conditions only stoked the fire more! Boys and girls both raced 5k. U16’s has a unique start format, with four or five person-one from each state-wave starts every one minute. This is fun because it combines head to head and individual start racing. 

Girls 5k:

9. Ruth Krebs

32. Sara McGill

37. Olivia Serrano

49. Marie Voisin

74. Clare Pritchard

78. Siri Dunn

Boys 5k:

6. Charlie Kehler

49. Sam Brondyke

78. Soren Stelma-Leonard

81. Max Demaine

Girls Sprint:

5. Sara

6. Ruth (only .2 seconds behind Sara)

35. Olivia

40. Marie

71. Clare

83. Siri

Boys Sprint:

6. Charlie

55. Sam

76. Max AND Soren!

Relay:

The relay teams were comprised of four athletes: two girls and two boys. Each racers went 3.5k before tagging off to the next competitor. For simplicity, we’ve only listed the Craftsbury athlete(s) on each relay team.

2. Charlie and Ruth

4. Sara

17. Sam

22. Olivia

25. Clare

26. Marie and Soren

27. Siri

32. Max

You can see full results here. Championship season continues this weekend with Eastern High Schools at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington, ME.