By Katie Hill
CLUB CUP UPDATE – MNC MOVES INTO FIRST PLACE!
After the huge MNC turnout at this past weekend’s races (MNC Skiathlon and Stowe Derby), MNC has officially moved into first place in the Club Cup standings! We won’t be able to get an exact point tally until the Stowe Derby results are broken down to match the NENSA age group classes, but a conservative estimate of the current team point totals is as follows:
1st – Mansfield Nordic – 1251 points
2nd – NWVE – 1158 points
3rd – CSU – 1067 points
Thank you to all the MNC skiers who jumped in races this past weekend to help us make this big leap up in the standings. Special mention goes to Emily Stitt for raking in 30 points by winning her age group in THREE races over the weekend: the skiathlon, the Stowe Derby long course skate race, and then back up the mountain for the Stowe Derby classic race too, wow! Karen Alence, Ellie Bouffard, and Andres Torizzo also did back-to-back races at the skiathlon and derby to bring in at least 44 points for their combined effort.
We had several new faces who raced for MNC for the first time this year in the skiathlon “Try It” race: Karina Dailey, Maria Nolan, Allison Holm, Bill Dailey, and Marc Anderson. All finished either 1st or 2nd in their age group, to add another 49 points to the team effort.
So far this season we’ve had 65(!) different MNC skiers contribute to the team’s Club Cup points, covering all age groups from U16 to M8, and ranging from novices to experienced racers. Special thanks to our top ten Club Cup point earners for their extra effort in getting out to the races:
Mike Millar – 75 points
Karen Alence – 74
Emily Stitt – 60
JoAnn Hanowski – 60
David Johnston – 60
Ellie Bouffard – 51
Nate Laber – 49
Adam Terko – 49
Katie Hill – 44
Michael Gaughan – 37
It’s not just coincidence that this list is nearly identical to the list of MNC skiers who have completed five or more Club Cup races – the Club Cup definitely favors the team that sends the most skiers to the races and not necessarily the team with the fastest skiers. So get out there and help the club effort because NWVE and CSU are not going to just stand by and let us run away with this!
There are only six more Club Cup races remaining, with the races in bold suitable for skiers of all levels:
SUN 3/1 – TRAPPS RACE TO THE CABIN (5k classic hill climb)
Sat 3/7 – Mount Washington Cup (10k skate) – Bretton Woods, NH
Sun 3/8 – Ski to the Clouds (very challenging 10k skate hill climb) – Mt Washington, NH
Sat 3/14 – Long Hall Loppet (25k skate) – Jackson, NH
Sat 3/21 – Craftsbury Spring Fling (15k & 30k skate)
SUN 3/22 – NEW ENGLAND CLUB RELAYS (4x5k, 2 legs classic, 2 legs skate) – Craftsbury
We’re going to need a very strong MNC turnout at the Race to the Cabin and the Relays in order to hold onto our lead, as NWVE is likely to outnumber us by a lot at the four longer races. So hop on SkiReg.com and get registered for the Race to the Cabin!
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