November 22, 2009 (Fairbanks, Alaska) – Davya Flaharty and Logan Hanneman were the winners in the Flint Hill Resources Town Race Series #1 – the Fairbanks Youth Sports Season Opener, at Birch Hill Recreation Area on Saturday. Davya Flaharty, former standout for West Valley HS and UA Anchorage, led a group of 67 women across the line under cold, but sunny, conditions at Birch Hill. Although the snow should have been slow at the -18F to -20F temperatures, skating ruled the day, with only a few classic skiers breaking into the top ranks of the women and none in the top group on the men’s side.

Flaharty led from the gun and was never challenged. Her time of 17:56.7 for the 5Km course was well over a minute clear of Kimberly DelFrate (Palmer) who was just 9.9 seconds ahead of her sister Amanda after the two battled back and forth over much of the course.

Fourth overall and third in the high school race was West valley’s Hannah Boyer, 46 seconds behind the second DelFrate. Behind Boyer were three west Valley teammates: Ema Mayo, Sara Jackson (using classic technique) and Eliza Rorabaugh. Lathrop’s Megan Edic, NSCF’s Heather Best, and Lathrop’s Mikayla Hamlin rounded out the top 10.

West Valley won the team battle among women’s teams, with a total time (top four skiers) of 1:21:53.7, a margin of 4:38.0 over runner-up Palmer. Lathrop was third, 49 seconds behind Palmer, and Colony was fourth more than 13 minutes behind Lathrop.

Logan Hanneman of Lathrop won the men’s 7Km by 1:15 over Marius Korthauer, former NCAA Champion for UAF. Palmer’s Davis Dunlap was third, 17 seconds behind Korthauer and 9 seconds in front of NSCF’s Mike Kramer. After the relay loop Hanneman was in a group of four that included Korthauer, Galen Johnston and Samuli Harju. Hanneman pulled away on the Tower Loop uphills and had a big lead by the time he made it back to the top of the Ramp. Korthauer held onto second, but Johnston and Harju worked their way backward through the pack, although both finished in the top 10.

Behind Kramer were several high school skiers: Vanya Rybkin (WV), Samuli Harju (colony), Dunedin Strickland (Palmer), Schyler Knopp (Colony). Palmer assistant coach Galen Johnston was 9th and NSCF’s Max Kaufman 10th.

Lathrop handily won the team trophy with a combined time of 1:36:02.4, 4:24.3 ahead of West Valley. Palmer and Colony were third and fourth, 25 and 33 seconds behind west Valley, respectively. Wasilla was fifth among the schools.

Class Winners:
Junior women-Sarah King; 20-29 women-Davya Flaharty; 30-39 women-Heather Best; 50-59 women-Colony HS coach Sue Skvorc; JV girls 2Km-Charlotte Stark.

Junior men-David Durst; 20-29 men-Korthauer; 30-39 men-Kaufman; 40-49 men-Kramer; 50-59 men-Bob Baker.

Temperatures varied during the morning from -17.5F to -21.5F before “warming up” a little bit before noon. During the race, the temperatures were right around -19F. There were very few, if any, instances of frost nip visible at the finish line, and no deaths from the cold.

The planned USSA National Ranking List points race, set to have run concurrently with the Town Race, did not take place, as the minimum “legal” temperature of -4F was not reached. The second USSA National Rankng List points race, scheduled for Sunday morning, will still be held, providing that the temperature reaches -4F/-20C. That race, an interval start classic technique event, is scheduled to get underway at 10:30PM. If possible, a decision on whether to hold the race or not will be made by 9:00AM.

For more information, go to www.nscfairbanks.org. All results from today’s race will be available at that same website by clicking on “Race Info.”

Next Friday, the 27th, is the 44th Annual Turkey Day Relays, sponsored by Beaver Sports. Entry forms are available at Beaver Sports, Raven Cross Country and at the Birch Hill Cross Country Ski center. The last day available to get the early entry fee is Monday, the 23rd.

14th Annual Flint Hills ResourcesTown Race Series
Fairbanks Youth Sports Season Opener Results
Organized by the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks

Results

High School Girls – 5.838km
1. Kimberly Delfrate (Palmer HS) 19:12.8
2. Amanda Delfrate (Palmer HS) 19:22.7
3. Hannah Boyer (West Valley HS) 20:08.2
4. Ema Mayo (West Valley HS) 20:27.8
5. Sarah Jackson (West Valley HS) 20:36.5
6. Eliza Rorabaugh (West Valley HS) 20:41.2
7. Megan Edic (Lathrop HS) 20:46.9
8. Mikayla Hamlin (Lathrop HS) 21:25.1
9. Brigit Noon (West Valley HS) 22:04.6
10. Claire Ferree (Lathrop HS) 22:09.2
11. Kelley Schmitz (North Pole HS) 22:39.2
12. Sarah Lilly (West Valley HS) 22:41.2
13. Robin Spielman (West Valley HS) 22:53.5
14. Helen Sudkamp-Walker (West Valley HS) 22:54.7
15. Kim Fitzgerald (Lathrop HS) 22:59.7
16. Caitlin Skvorc (Colony HS) 23:09.3
17. Meagan Lynn (Palmer HS) 23:51.5
18. Mariah Shones (Palmer HS) 24:04.7
19. Shannon Stough (Palmer HS) 24:19.6
20. Sophie Walling-Bell (West Valley HS) 24:26.7
21. Hannah Smith (Palmer HS) 24:42.4
22. Eleanor Reinhard (West Valley HS) 25:04.1
23. Brooke Wilson (West Valley HS) 25:07.8
24. Katherine Parker (Wasilla HS) 25:26.8
25. Abby Nagel (Colony HS) 25:29.5
26. Shannon Van Bavel) Colony HS) 25:30.7
27. Julia Sherman (West Valley HS) 25:49.7
28. Zoe Fuller (Palmer HS) 26:03.5
29. Nichole Rood (North Pole HS) 26:04.9
30. Sarah Swanson (West Valley HS) 26:16.0
31. Sarah Sherman (West Valley HS) 26:24.7
32. Lindsay Dreese (Colony HS) 26:40.3
33. Robin Hall (Wasilla HS) 26:43.3
34. Abby Jahn (Colony HS) 26:57.4
35. Elizabeth Lutz (Palmer HS) 27:10.6
36. Clare Murray (Colony HS) 27:42.2
37. Maura Barry-Garland (Lathrop HS) 27:57.4
38. Kristen Sworts (Palmer HS) 28:04.8
39. Cecelia Hull (Palmer HS) 29:02.6
40. Sarah O’Leary (North Pole HS) 29:21.8
41. Makenzie Thompson (Colony HS) 29:37.2
42. Michelle Strehl (West Valley HS) 30:19.0
43. Lyssa Frohling (Palmer HS) 30:31.9
44. Kelsey Powell (Colony HS) 31:11.3
45. Melissa Keefe (Palmer HS) 31:20.5
46. Jasmin Johnson (Palmer HS) 32:14.6
47. Emma Keefe (Palmer HS) 33:16.0
48. Alice Oksoktaruk (Wasilla HS) 34:01.9
49. Claire Weingartner (West Valley HS) 35:17.6
50. Katya Jenkins (Colony HS) 36:05.7
51. Maranda Shones (Palmer HS) 36:23.0
52. Deanna Cummings (Palmer HS) 36:33.6
53. Mille Nagel (Colony HS) 37:09.8
54. Rachel Tomsha (Lathrop HS) 40:16.3
55. Madilyn Stephens (Lathrop HS) 40:17.2
56. Kendra McPhail (Colony HS) 42:27.8
57. Nastasia Caole (Colony HS) 44:59.0
58. Moriah Gates (West Valley HS) 46:05.4
59. Natasha VinZant (Colony HS) 46:54.8
60. Rebecca Partlow (Colony HS) 47:10.1
61. Willa Nagel (Colony HS) 47:10.7

Team Totals:
1. West Valley 21:53.7
2. Palmer 26:31.7
3. Lathrop 27:20.9
4. Colony 40:49.8

High School Boys – 8.140km
1. Logan Hanneman (Lathrop HS) 20:51.3
2. Davis Dunlap (Palmer HS) 22:24.0
3. Vanya Rybkin (West Valley HS) 22:52.4
4. Samuli Harju (Colony HS) 22:59.6
5. Dunedin Strickland (Palmer HS) 23:07.1
6. Schyler Knopp (Colony HS) 23:10.1
7. Patrick Nugent (Lathrop HS) 24:17.8
8. Kyle Hanson (Lathrop HS) 25:01.3
9. Riley Troyer (West Valley HS) 25:17.8
10. James Leder (West Valley HS) 25:36.3
11. Stefan Hajdukovich (Lathrop HS) 25:52.0
12. Gunner Williams (Colony HS) 26:38.6
13. Zach Keskinen (West Valley HS) 26:40.2
14. Aube Strickland (Palmer HS) 26:58.0
15. Neill Toelle (West Valley HS) 27:03.4
16. Brandon Kowalski (West Valley HS) 27:44.0
17. Andrew Bishop (West Valley HS) 27:47.5
18. Abe Meyerhofer (Colony HS) 28:11.4
19. Ted Hoople (Palmer HS) 28:21.9
20. Dorian Granger (Lathrop HS) 29:22.8
21. Andrew McConnell (Palmer HS) 30:16.1
22. Sean Bourque (Lathrop HS) 31:12.6
23. Seth Stout (West Valley HS) 31:34.1
24. Elliot Hummel (West Valley HS) 31:42.5
25. Alex Teslow (West Valley HS) 32:03.2
26. Matt Stoller (North Pole HS) 32:11.5
27. Chris Osiensky (Palmer HS) 32:50.5
28. Kaden Holladay (Palmer HS) 33:01.7
29. Brice Muniz (Palmer HS) 33:02.0
30. Jason Paskvan (West Valley HS) 33:10.6
31. Peter Noon (West Valley HS) 33:17.2
32. Jesse Dahms (Palmer HS) 33:27.3
33. Jake Gerrish (West Valley HS) 33:27.7
34. Adam Paskvan (West Valley HS) 33:36.8
35. Dan Jelinek (Lathrop HS) 33:46.2
36. Matthew Dallas (Palmer HS) 33:57.9
37. Connor Mattson (Wasilla HS) 34:18.1
38. Joe Hausmann (Colony HS) 34:41.3
39. Daniel VanHoomissen (Palmer HS) 34:52.1
40. Logan Pitney (West Valley HS) 35:36.5
41. Fabian Bean (Palmer HS) 35:58.1
42. Andrew Liebing (Palmer HS) 35:58.4
43. Connor Hajdukovich (Lathrop HS) 36:12.1
44. Rick Loveless (Wasilla HS) 36:30.5
45. David Dubois (West Valley HS) 36:45.9
46. Jake Buck (Colony HS) 37:06.9
47. Matthew Ketchum (Palmer HS) 37:15.4
48. Christian Winter (Palmer HS) 37:41.1
49. Sam Kendall (Lathrop HS) 38:30.5
50. Trace Harris (Colony HS) 38:38.9
51. Forrest Lamb (Palmer HS) 39:27.1
52. Kolton Mayeske (Wasilla HS) 39:31.4
53. Keegan Rankin (Lathrop HS) 39:57.1
54. Darien Sinnett (Colony HS) 41:40.9
55. David Banse (Palmer HS) 43:41.2
56. Jack Swingle (West Valley HS) 43:47.7
57. Erik Grazulis (Colony HS) 44:42.8
58. James Meaney (Colony HS) 45:14.4
59. Eli Morris (Colony HS) 45:59.6
60. Deven Pfister (Colony HS) 46:17.6
61. Bram Ten Broeke) Colony HS) 46:22.3
62. Austin Mahan (Palmer HS) 46:27.5
63. Denali Kagel (Colony HS) 46:54.4
64. Cody White (Palmer HS) 51:27.1
65. Anthony Oliver (Wasilla HS) 52:39.9
66. Zach Marsh (Palmer HS) 55:16.8

67. Shane LaRue (Palmer HS) 56:22.8

Team Totals
1. Lathrop 36:02.4
2. west Valley 40:26.7
3. Palmer 40:51.0
4. Colony 40:59.7
5. Wasilla 42:59.9

Junior Women – 5.838km
1. Sarah King (Lathrop HS) 27:56.0
2. Genevieve Henry (Lathrop HS) 40:16.8

20-29 Women – 5.838km
1. Davya Flaharty – 17:56.7

30-39 Women – 5.838km
1. Heather Best – 20:53.7
2. Mary Brunner, 24:07.5

50-59 Women – 5.838km
1. Sue Skvorc, 23:03.9

Junior Men – 8.140km
1. David Durst, 25:31.2
2. Michael Kowalski, 28:54.8
3. Mikko Sayre (West Valley HS) 31:24.7
4. Chris Schumacher (Lathrop HS) 33:45.7
5. Simon Viavant (West Valley HS) 35:24.8
6. Phillip Winsor (West Valley HS) 39:37.2
7. Adam Shilling (West Valley HS) 40:06.0

20-29 Men – 8.140km
1. Marius Korthauer, 22:06.8
2. Galen Johnston, 23:54.6
3. Jeff Kase, 24:34.4
4. Darin Markwardt, 26:09.2

30-39 Men – 8.140km
1. Max Kaufman, 24:05.3

40-49 Men – 8.140km
1. Mike Kramer, 22:33.1
2. Jim Button, 24:12.5
3. Clint Ragan, 26:36.8
4. David Knopp, 26:42.9
5. Josh Snow, 27:57.9
6. Gary Holton, 28:01.5
7. Patrick Druckenmiller, 29:49.7

50-59 Men – 8.140km
1. Bad Bob Baker) 25:22.5
2. David Edic, 25:26.9
3. Karl Hanneman, 29:49.4
4. Rick Johnson, 30:06.9
5. Byron Broda, 31:52.3
6. Jerome Jackson, 34:33.7

High School JV Girls – 1.971km
1. Charlotte Stark (West Valley HS) 11:05.7
2. Abby Noon (West Valley HS) 11:21.2
3. Jordin Reitano (West Valley HS) 11:26.5
4. Blayne Clark (North Pole HS) 12:01.5
5. Dorothy O’Donnell (West Valley HS) 12:14.0
6. Hannah Carlile (Fairbanks Christian) 12:30.0
7. Chanel Simon (West Valley HS) 13:02.4
8. Tamara Fairbanks (West Valley HS) 13:04.4

High School JV Boys – 1.971km
1. Gavin DeWilde (North Pole HS) 08:39.1
2. Mike Arnold (North Pole HS) 09:20.0
3. Matt Bishop (West Valley HS) 09:33.9
4. James Martin (North Pole HS) 09:54.7
5. Davis Tester (North Pole HS) 10:10.7
6. Gabriel Amaral (West Valley HS) 10:46.0
7. Daniel Piscoya (West Valley HS) 12:37.9