MIDWAY, Utah - The Nanooks ski team will remain in Utah for second-straight week as they prepare for the Utah Invitational.
Friday, Jan. 12
at Utah | M: 8:00 a.m., W: 9:15 a.m.
Soldier Hollow Nordic Center | Midway, Utah
Saturday, Jan. 13
at Utah | W: 7:30 a.m., M: 8:45 a.m.
Soldier Hollow Nordic Center | Midway, Utah
Race Details
Day one will consist of a 7.5k freestyle interval start. Day two will be a 10k classic pursuit start. The men will start first on day one and the women will start first on day two. Timing can be found here.
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Last Time Out
The Nanooks were at the Westminster Invitational last weekend in Midway, Utah. There they took fourth overall in the Nordic standings with 260 points. They had 132 points and sat in third after the first day. On day one they raced in a 10k classic.
Christopher Kalev was the top-finisher for the Nanooks as the men's racer had a podium finish, taking third with a time of 24:16.1.
Mike Ophoff joined him in the top-10 with a 24:36.5.
In the women's race the Nanooks were led by
Mariel Pulles and
Kendall Kramer as the two finished in the top-10 with eighth and ninth-place finishes. Pulles was the top finisher for the women's side with a 28:28.4 and Kramer followed behind in ninth with a 28:34.5. On day two the teams participated in a freestyle sprint. The men's side had one Nanook make it out of the qualifiers round as
Christopher Kalev made it to the quarterfinals before finishing in 12th.
Mike Ophoff followed in 15th. In the women's race, Pulles and Kramer, once again, led the way. Pulles skated her way to the finals, eventually finishing on the podium in third. Kramer also made it out fo the qualifiers round and finished sixth after competing in the quarterfinals.
What's to Come
The Nanooks will return home before hitting the road on Feb. 2-3 for the Colorado Invite. After that, they'll head to Denver for the University of Denver Invitational before the postseason begins. Feb. 24-25 will hold the NCAA Regional Championships/RMISA Championships in Bozeman, Mont. before NCAA's on March 7-8 in Boulder, Colo.
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