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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – A handful of Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) biathletes competed the past two weekends in the international IBU races at Mount Hovenberg.
These races are a level below World Cup but athletes from across Europe made the journey to the U.S. to participate. Jake Brown had a 7th, 8th, and 12th over the two weekends of racing for a great finish to his 10-plus years skiing biathlon. In the 20 km mass start, he missed six of 20 shots but had the 5th fastest ski time propelling him into 12th. Brown will be headed to the UVM Medical School in the fall. Bjorn Westervelt had a 35th in the mass start. Kelsey Dickenson led the U.S. women with a 33rd and Jackie Gorso was 48th in the distance race. Dickenson had several top-30s in five races and had perfect shooting in two races, while Gorso had several finishes in the 40s.
