March 11, 2009 – Here are the results from Coleman’s 39th Annual NL XC Ski Marathon, hosted by the Aurora Nordic Ski Club on Saturday in -1 temperatures and heavy snow. Jeff Holmes (Avalon Nordic Ski Club) set the fastest time of the day, finishing the 11km event in 2:31.22.

Jackrabbit Girls – 11 km
1. Emma Holmes Avalon Nordic 2:07.45
2. Lesley Pilgrim Aurora Nordic 2:59.07
Mary-Louise Smith Aurora Nordic (2:10.08) DNF
Angela Cronhelm Aurora Nordic (1:15.46) DNF
Madelyn Smith Aurora Nordic (1:34.37) DNF

Jackrabbit Boys – 11 km
1. Patrick McIlroy Avalon Nordic 1:11.02
2. Noah Taylor Avalon Nordic 1:34.29
3. Felix Marino Avalon Nordic 1:44.28
4. Luke Gibbons Aurora Nordic 1:54.46
5. Malcolm Pilgrim Aurora Nordic 2:52.00

Junior 2 Female – 11 km
1. Caitlyn Pink Aurora Nordic 1:07.01
2. Emily McIlroy Avalon Nordic 1:11.03
Alexandra Rumbolt Aurora Nordic (1:13.30) DNF
Sarah Rumbolt Aurora Nordic (1:13.30) DNF
Karley Slade Aurora Nordic DNS

Junior 1 Male – 20 km
1. Chris Pink Aurora Nordic 2:03.02

Senior Male – 40 km
1. Peter Ollerhead Blow-Me-Down 3:22.28
2. Mitchell Greeley Blow-Me Down 3:45.35
3. Andrew Rumbolt Aurora Nordic 4:00.22
4. Adam Rose Blow-Me-Down 4:15.45
5. Richard Churchill Clarenville Nordic 5:21.42

Senior Female – 40 km
1. Amy Pryse-Phillips Avalon Nordic 3:33.17
2. Frankie Slade Aurora Nordic 4:00.33

Masters 1 Male – 40 km
1. James Merrigan Blow-Me-Down 2:54.07
2. Corey Locke Avalon Nordic 3:26.38
3. Paul Dancey Avalon Nordic 3:35.10
4. Forrest Mills Avalon Nordic 3:37.39
5. Jonathan Earle Avalon Nordic 4:05.06
6. Keith Vokey Avalon Nordic 4:21.02
Neil Hynes Blow-Me-Down (2:46.20) DNF
Dean Aylward Unafilliated (1:47.04) DNF
Norm Dimmell Unaffiliated (2:09.26) DNF

Masters 1 Female – 40 km
1. Jennifer Pendleton Blow-Me-Down 3:10.36
2. Caroline McIlroy Avalon Nordic 3:25.24
3. Terra Hynes Blow-Me-Down 4:09.47
Lesley Turner Avalon Nordic (2:14.20) DNF

Masters 2 Male – 11 km
1. Jeff Holmes Avalon Nordic 2:31.22
2. Stephen Dyke Avalon Nordic 2:56.15
3. Blaine Pearce Clarenville Nordic 3:05.26
4. Colin Taylor Avalon Nordic 3:12.58
5. Jim Chaisson Whaleback Nordic 3:27.35
6. Jeff Slade Aurora Nordic 4:54.17

Masters 2 Female – 40 km
1. Cathy Bennett Aurora Nordic 3:39.45
2. Sandra Pink Aurora Nordic 4:07.39
Michelle Rumbolt Aurora Nordic (2:46.26) DNF

Masters 3 Male – 40 km
1. Brian Dunphy Whaleback Nordic 2:53.40
2. Lloyd Button Avalon Nordic 2:57.59
3. Keith Payne Blow-Me-Down 3:08.26
4. Graham Oliver Whaleback Nordic 3:10.26
5. Paul Marino Avalon Nordic 3:34.00
6. Dan Rumbolt Whaleback Nordic 3:43.06
7. Greg Noonan Whaleback Nordic 3:51.16
8. Kevin Flynn Avalon Nordic 4:13.39
9. Paul Patey Aurora Nordic 5:34.42
Ephraim Patey Aurora Nordic (2:12.02) DNF
Graham Roome Avalon Nordic (2:03.31) DNF
David Squires Avalon Nordic (1:40.18) DNF
Don Cormier Whaleback Nordic (2:01.20) DNF
Howard Skinner Whaleback Nordic (2:38.09) DNF
Ed Parsons Aurora Nordic DNF

Masters 3 Female – 40 km
1. Shirley Granter-Button Avalon Nordic 3:23.33
Linda Coffin Aurora Nordic (2:08.46) DNF
Penny Moody-Corbett Avalon Nordic (3:09.26) DNF

Masters 4 Male – 40 km
1. Bob Brake Blow-Me-Down 3:38.12
2. Carter Powers Whaleback Nordic 3:41.15
3. Dudley Wheeler New World Island 3:55.43
4. Phil Graham Avalon Nordic 4:00.16
5. Jamie Graham Blow-Me-Down 4:45.34

Masters 4 Female – 40 km
Judith Wheeler New World Island (2:13.45) DNF
Judy May Blow-Me-Down (3:32.45) DNF

Recreational Division

Senior Male – 20 km
1. Ralph Payne Whaleback Nordic 2:00.39
2. Fraser Walker Aurora Nordic 2:09.19
3. John Felix Whaleback Nordic 2:26.06
Jamie Mackey Avalon Nordic (1:48.30) DNF

Senior Female – 20 km
1. Beverly Roberts Aurora Nordic 2:14.20
2. Alison White Aurora Nordic 2:21.20 (tie)
3. Blenda Dredge Aurora Nordic 2:21.20 (tie)
4. Alice Critchley Whaleback Nordic 2:26.05
5. Laura Button Clarenville Nordic 2:27.14
6. Kelly Rumbolt Aurora Nordic 2:56.04
7. Una Davis Aurora Nordic 3:22.27
Janette Slade Aurora Nordic (1:55.39) DNF
Anne Stapleton Avalon Nordic (2:03.18) DNF

Veterans Male – 20 km
1. Cecil Roberts Aurora Nordic 2:33.48
2. Bernard Bromley Aurora Nordic 2:35.52
3. Keith Taylor Avalon Nordic 3:23.44

Veterans Female – 20 km
1. Elizabeth Chaisson Whaleback Nordic 2:20.44
2. Angela Kean Aurora Nordic 2:22.07
3. Debbie Noonan Whaleback Nordic 2:28.04
4. Elsie Bromley Aurora Nordic 2:35.49
5. Maggie Linstead Aurora Nordic 2:55.42
6. Audrey Squires Avalon Nordic 3:01.41
7. Bernice Smith Aurora Nordic 3:16.05
8. Janet Patey Aurora Nordic 3:23.07

Cruisers Male – 11 km
1. Lorne Coombs Aurora Nordic 2:01.51
2. Shannon Tucker Aurora Nordic 2:12.34
3. Alton Pilgrim Aurora Nordic 2:16.08

Cruisers Female – 11 km
1. Caroline Davis Aurora Nordic 1:28.57
2. Judy Payne Whaleback Nordic 1:42.45
3. Tina Coombs Aurora Nordic 1:56.24
4. Barbara Taylor Avalon Nordic 1:56.54
5. Tamara Reardon Aurora Nordic 2:01.13
6. Phyllis Janes Aurora Nordic 2:14.22
7. Priscilla Mitchelmore Aurora Nordic 2:18.26
8. Frances Patey Aurora Nordic 2:18.34
9. Susan Ricks Aurora Nordic 2:23.35
10. Michelle Tucker Aurora Nordic 2:24.09
11. Catherine Pilgrim Aurora Nordic 2:59.11

Active Living Male – 5.5 km
1. Jake Taylor Avalon Nordic 57.13
2. David Mackey Avalon Nordic 1:17.31
3. Tristan Nichols Aurora Nordic 1:25.20
Alexander Cronhelm Aurora Nordic DNS
William Gibbons Aurora Nordic DNS

Active Living Female – 5.5 km
1. Kim Taylor Avalon Nordic 57:13
2. Victoria Hamlyn Whaleback Nordic 1:06.02
3. Hilary Pilgrim Aurora Nordic 1:10.38
4. Peggy Simms Aurora Nordic 1:15.08
5. Angela Colbourne Aurora Nordic 1:15.11
6. Chloe Clarke Aurora Nordic 1:29.28
7. Annalee Hynes Aurora Nordic 2:18.46
8. Emily Hynes Aurora Nordic 2:19.16
9. Trudy Fitzgerald Aurora Nordic 2:19.25

Awards

Ernie Langins Trophy for Highest Club Participation
– First, Aurora Nordic Ski Club, St. Anthony
– Second, Avalon Nordic Ski Club, St. John’s
– Third, Whaleback Nordic Ski Club, Stephenville

Arthur Baker Trophy for Three Fastest Skiers from the same club
– First, Avalon Nordic, St. John’s – Jeff Holmes, Stephen Dyke, Lloyd Button
– Second, Blow-Me-Down – James Merrigan, Keith Payne, Jennifer Pendleton
– Third, Whaleback Nordic, Stephenville – Brian Dunphy, Graham Oliver, Jim Chaisson

Percy Pieroway Trophy for Three Fastest Females
– First, Avalon Nordic – Shirley-Granter-Button, Caroline McIlroy, Amy Pryse-Phillips
– Second, Aurora Nordic, St. Anthony – Cathy Bennett, Frankie Slade, Sandra Pink

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