photo by Peter Morneault.
CRAFTSBURY – St. Johnsbury Academy was the host school at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center January 14, where over 130 middle school and varsity boys and girls took to the trails in wave start cross country ski races. Stella Cusack (St. J), who lives in Craftsbury, won the JV girls race. Hazel Morton-Lynch (Montpelier) took top honors in the large middle school girls’ field in 14:44 with Craftsbury Academy’s (CA) Bea Johnson in 2nd, 12 seconds back.
photo by Peter Morneault.
Other CA skiers included Eleanor Hammond 5, and Amara Hansen 13. Tillie Lange (St. J) led the girls’ varsity race in 16:29 with CA’s Aemelia Terrone 3, Lake Region’s (LR) Nora Demaine 8, Kate Mackenzie (St. J) 16, and Lila Mackenze (St. J) 19.
photo by Peter Morneault.
On the boys’ side of things, Bowman Suddaby of People’s Academy (PA) had the fastest middle school time of 10:21, with CA’s Hollis Allen 15 seconds back. Joe Krebs (CA) placed 7, Finn Nunnery (CA) 14 and Beckham English (Hazen) 28. Magnus Hayden (PA) won a very close varsity boys race in 15:26. Max Demaine (LR) was 3 seconds back and Oryon Hart (CA) only 11 seconds behind in 4th. Oakley Crawford (CA) finished 6, Jin Ramsey (PA) 15, Linden Urie (LR) 16 and Eli Davis (LR) 19.
