MINTURN, Colo. - The Nanooks ski team will compete at the Denver Invitational this weekend. This will wrap-up their 2024 regular-season schedule.
Friday, Feb. 9
at Denver | 8:00 a.m.
Maloit Park | Minturn, Colo.
Saturday, Feb. 10
at Denver | 7:00 a.m.
Maloit Park | Minturn, Colo.Â
Last Time Out
The Nanooks are coming off of a seventh-place finish at the Colorado Invitational. After day one, the Nanooks had 110 points; in the men's race they placed
Christopher Kalev (11th - 20:29.5),
Mike Ophoff (13th - 20:52.3),
Ben Dohlby (15th - 20:56.2),
Aidan Hay (21st - 21:38.5),
Josh Baurick (24th - 21:56.0) and
Jace Peters (27th - 22:28.2). The women had four finishers;
Mariel Pulles (7th - 23:30.4),
Aila Berrigan (22nd - 25:16.9),
Elsie Weiss (25:58.4) and
Luise Graef (33rd - 26:50.0).Â
On day two, the Nanooks had a pair of top-10 finishes in the 20k classic. On the men's side
Christopher Kalev led the way (9th - 1:01:00.0) and was followed by
Mike Ophoff (13th - 1:01:56.6),
Ben Dohlby (14th - 1:02:17.7),
Aidan Hay (25th - 1:06:18.5) and
Jace Peters (26th - 1:06:51.8). On the women's side,
Mariel Pulles cracked the top-10 again (8th - 1:09:16.6) and was followed by
Elsie Weiss (28th - 1:18:01.1) and
Aila Berrigan (31st - 1:20:28.8).
#NookNotes
- In overall RMISA regular-season standings, the Nanooks currently sit in seventh-place with 535 total points.Â
- In Nordic standings, the Nanooks are in fourth with 535 points; they trail Utah (1st - 735), Denver (2nd - 587) and Colorado (3rd - 556).
- The men's team is in fifth with 217 points. They trail Utah, Denver, Colorado and Alaska Anchorage.Â
- The women's team is in second for women's Nordic standings with 318 points. The only team in front is Utah with 372 points.Â
International Update
The Nanooks have a lot of athletes away for international events.
Rosie Fordham just competed for Team Australia in Goms, Australia in a 4x5 relay and and individual start in the 20k race. Both her and
Kendall Kramer (Team USA) are competing at the World U23 Championships in Planica, Slovenia. The two will also be racing in Minneapolis for the World Cup.Â
Tabitha Williams and
Philipp Moosmayer are racing in Planica as well for Great Britain and Germany. They will be racing in the World Junior Championships (U20).
Christopher Kalev andÂ
Mariel Pulles are the final Nanooks competing internationally; they will be representing Team Estonia in Canmore, Alta. and Minneapolis for the World Cup.Â
What's to Come
This weekend will round out the Nanooks regular-season. After the Denver Invitational they'll have a week off before the NCAA Regional Championships at Bozeman, Mont. on Feb. 24-25. The championships then lead the 'Nooks into the NCAA Championships on March 7 and 9 in Boulder, Colo. The Nanooks look to build off of last season's seventh-place finish that tied their program-best placement.Â
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