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SSWSC Cross Country athletes dominate recent Cross Country Junior National Qualifier

December 26, 2024 Shannon Lukens
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Here are the results from the recent Rocky Mountain Nordic Junior National Qualifier at Howelsen Hill. Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club athletes, past and present, had strong finishes.

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Press Release from Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Dec. 26, 2024.

SSWSC Cross Country Athletes Dominate Cross Country Junior National Qualifier December 20-21, 2024

 

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club hosted the first Rocky Mountain Nordic Junior National Qualifier of the season at Howelsen Hill on Friday, Dec. 20, and Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.

Athletes show their strength in the division with U20, U18, U16, and younger podiums in both men’s and women’s races. Over 250 athletes raced during the weekend, from collegiate athletes to as young as U10. Friday’s race was a classic ski interval start, and Saturday was a freestyle skate mass start.

On Friday, Benjamin Barbier, an SSWSC alumni now skiing for Montana State University, was 2nd overall and 1st U20 athlete. Henry Magill, an SSWSC alumni now skiing for Dartmouth College, was 2nd for the U20s (8th overall). SSWSC took two podium spots in the mens U18 classic race, with Campbell McLaren in 2nd (5th overall) and Tristan Thrasher in 3rd (6th overall). For the women, SSWSC alumnae Sidney Barbier, skiing for the University of Denver skied an amazing race, coming in 7th overall. Grace Olexa was 2nd U20 for the women (8th overall), and SSWSC alumnae skiing for Williams College Kiri May was 3rd (19th overall). SSWSC took the top three spots in the U18 women’s classic race, with Antigone Loomis (5th overall) winning the race, Anna Rhodes in 2nd (11th overall), and Davis Brosterhous in 3rd (12th overall). In the U16 women’s race SSWSC swept the podium with Georgia Bishop in 1st (6th overall), Sophia McGinnis-Smith in 2nd (9th overall), and Maia McGinnis-Smith in 3rd (10th overall).

Saturday was equally successful, with multiple podiums in the freestyle skate race. In the women’s race, Grace Olexa was 2nd U20 (11th overall), and SSWSC alumnae Kiri May, skiing for Williams College, was 3rd (15th overall). SSWSC swept the U18 podium, Anna Rhodes had a stellar performance and won the U18 women’s race (5th overall), Antigone Loomis was 2nd (8th overall), and Eva Minotto was 3rd U18 3rd (9th overall). For the U16 women, George Bishop topped the podium with a win, and SSWSC teammate Maia McGinnis-Smith was 2nd. Sister Sophia McGinnis-Smith was just off the podium in 4th. For the men, Benjamin (Gray) Barbier won the U20 race for the second day in a row (2nd overall,) and Henry Magill was 3rd U20 (9th overall). In the U18 race, Campbell McLaren was 2nd (5th overall), and Tristan Thrasher was 3rd (7th overall). In the men’s U16 race, Bode Rhodes won the race with teammates Henry Patten (4th), Sawyer Landers (5th), and Conor Devin (6th) all having incredible races in the U16 category as well.

Young U14 SSWSC skiers Langdon Devin and Beatrice Bishop also both had incredible races.

 

FRIDAY CLASSIC RACE RESULTS: FULL RESULTS

 

MEN’S OVERALL:

1st Place: Corbin Carpenter – University AK Anchorage Ski Team

2nd Place: Benjamin (Grey) Barbier – SSWSC Alumni and Montana State University Ski Team

3rd Place: Luka Riley – University of Colorado Ski Team

 

MEN’S U20:

1st Place: Benjamin (Grey) Barbier – SSWSC Alumni and Montana State University Ski Team

2nd Place: Henry Magill – SSWSC Alumni and Dartmouth College

3rd Place: Ben Oldham – University of New Hampshire

 

MEN’S U18:

1st Place: William Bentley – Ski and Snowboard Club Vail

2nd Place: Campbell McLaren – SSWSC

3rd Place: Tristan Thrasher – SSWSC

 

MEN’S U16:

1st Place: Sawyer Landers – SSWSC

2nd Place: Peter Kan – Ski and Snowboard Club Vail

3rd Place: Freedom Bennett – Ski and Snowboard Club Vail

 

WOMEN’S OVERALL:

1st Place: Rose Horning – University of Vermont

2nd Place: Sophie Spalding – University of Colorado Ski Team

3rd Place: Mica Bodkins – Middlebury College

 

WOMEN’S U20:

1st Place: Rose Horning – University of Vermont

2nd Place: Grace Olexa – SSWSC

3rd Place: Kiri May – SSWSC Alumnae and Williams College

 

WOMEN’S U18:

1st Place: Antigone Loomis – SSWSC

2nd Place: Anna Rhodes – SSWSC

3rd Place: Davis Brosterhous – SSWSC

 

WOMEN’S U16:

1st Place: Georgia Bishop – SSWSC

2nd Place: Sopha McGinnis-Smith – SSWSC

3rd Place: Maia McGinnis-Smith – SSWSC

 

SATURDAY FREESTYLE SKATE RACE RESULTS: FULL RESULTS

MEN’S OVERALL:

1st Place: Corbin Carpenter – University AK Anchorage Ski Team

2nd Place: Benjamin (Grey) Barbier – SSWSC alumni and Montana State University

3rd Place: William Bentley – Ski and Snowboard Club Vail

 

MEN’S U20:

1st Place: Benjamin (Grey) Barbier – SSWSC alumni and Montana State University

2nd Place: James Sowers – Summit Ski Team

3rd Place: Henry Magill – SSWSC Alumni and Dartmouth College

 

MEN’S U18:

1st Place: William Bentley – Ski and Snowboard Club Vail

2nd Place: Campbell McLaren – SSWSC

3rd Place: Tristan Thrasher – SSWSC

 

MEN’S U16:

1st Place: Bode Rhodes – SSWSC

2nd Place: Jackson Mayer – Jackson Hole

3rd Place: Walker Dunn Jackson Hole

 

WOMEN’S OVERALL:

1st Place: Karolina Kaleta – University of Colorado

2nd Place: Rose Horning – University of Vermont

3rd Place: Sophie Spalding – University of Colorado

 

WOMEN’S U20:

1st Place: Rose Horing – University of Colorado

2nd Place: Graoc Olexa – SSWSC

3rd Place: Kiri May – SSWSC alumnae and Williams College

 

WOMEN’S U18:

1st Place: Anna Rhodes – SSWSC

2nd Place: Antigone Loomis – SSWSC

3rd Place: Eva Minotto – SSWSC

 

WOMEN’S U16:

1st Place: Georgia Bishop – SSWSC

2nd Place: Maia McGinnis-Smith – SSWSC

3rd Place: Luca Archie – Boulder Nordic

 

For more information visit, www.sswsc.org.

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ABOUT SSWSC

SSWSC provides sports and youth development programming for over 1,300 athletes in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, creating champions on and off the mountain. SSWSC’s goal is to be the best in the country at developing the complete athlete—coaching every individual to achieve the highest level of human potential and athletic performance—resulting in healthy, contributing members of our community and skilled, passionate athletes. SSWSC alumni have become Olympians, NCAA champions, collegiate scholars, CEOs, and leaders. Our programs include alpine, cross country, freestyle, freeskiing, nordic combined, jumping, snowboarding, backcountry education, strength and conditioning, cycling, and skateboarding. SSWSC is one of North America’s oldest and most successful winter sports clubs, serving tens of thousands of athletes for over a century, including 100 Olympians with 179 Olympic appearances and 19 Olympic medals. U.S. Ski & Snowboard honored SSWSC with U.S. Ski & Snowboard Club of the Year in 2023 for the fifth time, more than any other club in North America.

 

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