“Jackson Lysne, 9th, has been racing JV and now Varsity for our team,” said Head Coach Joshua Scharnberg. “I asked him how he got into skiing. He says, "Pressure from my uncle [Sean Taylor]! Also, my cousins were in it and my friends. I really like [skiing] too." Can you put into words what you love so much about it? "It's hard to explain. Just being out there, [in the cold,] when most people aren't outside, enjoying the snow. I was kind of born with skis on my feet. Both parents are skiers." How's the season going so far? "It's going good. I just like racing with my teammates, pushing each other and sometimes getting lost!" Side note: Jackson would be the first to admit he got a little off course in yesterday's race. To his defense, the arrow for the turn was quite small and difficult to see!”

Scharnberg continued, “Keanah Wynn, 11th, is a second year JV skier on our team. She decided to join skiing last year because, "Friends." Keanah simply loves being around her people. When pressed further she commented, "And I needed a sport to do in the winter." I asked what skiing is like in her second year. She says, "It's fun. I like it. I'm not the biggest fan of the meets, but I like the people. I admit, I do like the classic meets... I like being able to go out every day, to go out in nature and ski around. I'm able to go on different courses and be by myself or with other people."

“We're a team. We go to races, and that is what I report on. Beyond racing and more importantly, one of our Team Goals is to become lifetime skiers. Almost every time I interview my skiers, they never talk about the races unless prompted. It's always about being outside, in the woods, with each other on skis. As proud as I am of them as racers, I love sharing with you their true passion for our sport.  We're off to Maplelag again next week, on Monday for a Pursuit race against Moorhead, Little Falls, and Brainerd. We might have a make-up meet at St. John's next Thursday.” 

Girls Varsity Results
27. Annie Mayer 21:17.8, 47. Alexis Wellman 23:33.0, 48. Anna Erickson 23:46.1, 49. Ahlea Mouser 23:50.2, 53. Naomi Dummer 24:23.9, 58. Hannah Scharnberg 25:12.3, 61. Estee VerSteeg 25:54.4, 67. Sarah Grotberg 27:14.2

Boys Varsity Results
19. David Ronnevik 16:42.8, 45. Luke Schroeder 19:05.0, 50. Thomas Erickson 19:27.9, 51. Anders Anthonisen-Brown 19:28.0, 52. Kolsen Papon 19:41.3, 59. Micah Mouser 21:06.8, 60. Nicholas Flugstad 21:13.3, 61. Ben Schierer 21:24.3, 63. Oliver Thorson 22:09.5, 69. Jackson Lysne 28:49.2

Girls JV Results
21. Siiri Smestad 20:55.1, 27. Libby Lindgren 21:49.8, 32. Jenna Thorson 22:17.2, 39. Abigail Johnson 23:25.6, 42. Beatrice Schierer 23:36.2, 43. Alyssa Wagner 23:39.2, 44. Lauren Anderson 23:39.3, 45. Keanah Wynn 23:51.1, 54. Julianna Flugstad 25:56.5, 57. Leila Nasri 26:56.8, 62. Kacey Fredrickson 30.51.1

Boys JV Results
25. Logan Bredenberg 19:52.9, 29. Braden Bucher 20:33.6, 31. Kristian Fransen 21:09.3, 35. Alex Lindgren 22:23.8, 38. Dillen Jaros 22:40.1