Open Biathlon Ski Races

CRAFTSBURY – Skiers are raring to go and the combination of an early winter and some snowmaking made for some solid biathlon ski events the weekend of December 6-7 at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. The Harvard Ski Club hosted the first of a new Eastern Biathlon ski series with over 100 participants from Ontario, Quebec, New York, and the Northeast. Day one was individual races for several age categories. Craftsbury Ski Club skiers are listed here with number of targets missed out of 10 (five prone and five standing): 

Under 15 boys (U15):1. Oakley Crawford (2), 2. Bowman Suddaby (3). 
U15 girls: 1. Hazel Morton-Lynch (2). 
Youth men: 4. Isaac Fellows (5)
Youth women: 3. Tillie Lange (6), 5. Adele Pritchard (5), 8. Lillian Suddaby (5), 9. Ava Stratman (6), 12. Elizabeth Searles (5), 13. Amalie Pratt (7), 15. Althea Veve (5).
Senior Men: 3. Luke Brown (3), 4. Tim Cobb (3).
Senior Women: 1. Jackie Gorso (1), 2. Michaela Keller-Miller (3). 
Masters 30 women: 1. Hallie Grossman (4). 
Masters 50 men: 1. Hugh Pritchard, 5. Matt Moody.

Craftsbury Elementary School fourth-grade teacher, Hallie Grossman (No. 11), heads back on course after a shooting stage. Grossman is a former biathlete with the Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP). photo by Eric Hanson

Eric Hanson