March 31, 2012 (Craftsbury, VT) – Thanks to all the organizers and athletes for a great 2012 USSA SuperTour series!  With the challenging weather conditions experienced all across the country the winter, there were still some stellar events and races to challenge a strong field of competitors.  Back to training now!

Season results for the top 4 are as follows:

Men’s Overall Leaders
Sylvan Ellefson (SSC Vail) 453 pts
Karl Nygren (CXC) 383 pts
Brian Gregg (CXC) 307 pts
Patrick O’Brien (Craftsbury Green) 306 pts

Men’s Sprint Leaders
Karl Nygren (CXC) 202 pts
Michael Sinnott (SVSEF) 163 pts
Patrick O’Brien (Craftsbury Green) 146 pts
Tim Reynolds (Craftsbury Green) 145 pts

Men’s Distance Leaders
Sylvan Ellefson (SSC Vail) 336 pts
Tad Elliott (USST/SSC Vail) 277 pts
Noah Hoffman (USST/SSC Vail)  268 pts
Brian Gregg  (CXC)   252 pts

Women’s Overall Leaders
Jessie Diggins (USST/CXC)  670 pts
Jennie Bender (CXC)   556 pts
Caitlin Gregg (CXC)  472 pts
Rosie Brennan (APUNSC/Rossignol)  448 pts

Women’s Sprint Leaders
Jessie Diggins (USST/CXC)   245 pts
Jennie Bender (CXC)  236 pts
Caitlin Gregg (CXC)  144 pts
Kate Fitzgerald (APUNSC)    134 pts

Women Distance Leaders
Jessie Diggins (USST/CXC)   425 pts
Caitlin Gregg (CXC)  328 pts
Jennie Bender (CXC)  320 pts
Rosie Brennan (APUNSC/Rossignol)   314 pts

The complete list of points standings can be found at the following links.

Men’s Point Standings
Women’s Point Standings

The final U.S. Championship races were held in Craftsbury as well.  As a result, the 2012 GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS has been calculated using the SuperTour points system for the five U.S. Championships held in both Rumford, ME and Craftsbury, VT.  They are –

WOMEN – Jessie Diggins (USST/CXC)
MEN –  David Norris (Montana State Univ)

Calculations can be found at this link –
Grand National Champions