September 16, 2018 (Wilmington, New York) – Jake Brown (Craftsbury GRP / USBA Dev) topped the men’s field while Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA Nordic) was the fastest woman at the 12th annual NYSEF Climb to the Castle freestyle rollerski race on Sunday.

The grueling 5-mile/8km climb features an average 8% grade up the Memorial Highway to the summit of Whiteface Mountain– New York’s 5th highest peak with an elevation of 4,867 feet. The event is round #3 of the NENSA Bag Balm Rollerski Race Series p/b SkiTrax – links to full results below.

Results (brief)

Overall
1. Jake Brown (Craftsbury GRP / USBA Dev – SR) 35:40.7
2. Raleigh Goessling (Craftsbury GRP – SR) 2:33.9
3. Erikson Moore (Fondeurs-Laurentides – U18) 3:19.6
4. Aidan Kirkham (Nakkertok/Carleton University – U23) 3:45.7
5. Finn Dodgson (Barrie Cross-Country – U20) 6:48.6
6. John Lindfors (Nakkertok Nordique – U20) 7:53.7
7. Ben Milley (Nakkertok – U18) 9:07.3
8. Henry Johnstone (CSU – U18) 9:16.1
9. Aidan Raynorfondeur  (Independent – U16) 9:22.2
10. Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA Nordic – SR) 9:23.0
11. Devin Perry (Castleton University – U23) 9:40.0
12. Sproule Love (Manhattan Nordic Ski Club – M1-4) 9:59.0
13. David Knoop  (Independent – M5-10) 10:14.5
14. Adam Terko (Mansfield Nordic Club – SR) 10:24.1
15. Timothy Cunningham (SLU/EABC – U20) 10:43.0

Women
1. Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA Nordic – SR) 45:03.7
2. Jackie Garso (St. Lawrence University Ski Team – U20) 49:24.1
3. Zoe Williams (Nakkertok – U23) 49:40.6
4. Sheila Kealey (Nakkertok Nordic – M5-10) 50:19.2
5. Quincy Massey-Bierman (Craftsbury/Mansfield – U16) 52:28.9

Men’s results here.
Women’s results here.
Over all results (age group) here.