Otter Nordic competed in the Little Falls Invitational on Tuesday 1/23 at Camp Ripley. This was the final regular season race for the team and even though powdery dry snow resulted in slow race conditions the team was eager to race after the cancellation of the Bemidji Invitational due to extreme cold.  Varsity skiers competed in a 10K pursuit race, JV raced a 5K Skate race and Jr. High skied a 3K Skate race. 

 

In races full of tough competition the Otters skied strong. Tucker Henkes earned a top 20 finish in the varsity pursuit race and David Ronnevik took home an award for his 6th place finish in the JV race. Three freshman skied their first varsity pursuit races: Anders Anthonisen-Brown, Luke Schroeder, and Silje Ronnevik. 

 

Silje Ronnevik is competing in her third season with the team and is an eager and ambitious athlete. Silje positively accepts challenges and values the commitment and work of skiing in a varsity position. She first skied varsity for the team last year as an eighth grader and is even stronger this season making her a staple to our varsity squad going into our conference and section races. 

 

Emilie Carlson is also a freshman and is competing with the team for her first season. Emilie is a great addition to the team as she is no stranger to hard work and fierce competition as a 2018 state swim meet competitor . Emilie has caught on quickly to both skate and classic formats and has the endurance to tough through races in all conditions. She is one to watch this season! 

 

The Conference Ski Meet scheduled to be held at Spidahl Ski Gaard on Tuesday, January 24th will be rescheduled due to extreme cold. Rescheduled date is to be determined. 

 

Full Results and www.gopherstateevents.com

 

Boys Varsity:

Tucker Henkes (11) placed 19 out of 99 with a pursuit time of 36:33

Matthew Oehler (12) placed 30 out of 99 with a pursuit time of 38:42

Caleb Danielson (12) placed 45 out of 99 with a pursuit time of 40:44

Anders Anthonisen- Brown (9) placed 58 out of 99 with a pursuit time of 41:49

Kolsen Papon (10) placed 78 out of 99 with a pursuit time of 44:52

Luke Schroeder (9) placed 85 out of 99 with a pursuit time of 46:57

 

Boys Varsity placed 8th out of 13 teams.

 

Girls Varsity: 

Berit Skogen (12) placed 23 out of 99 with a pursuit time of 43:50

Anna Erickson (9) placed 65 out of 99 with a pursuit time of 50:27

Silje Ronnevik (9) placed 92 out of 99 with a pursuit time of 1:02:23

 

Girls Varsity team did not have a full team for scoring. 

 

Boys JV:

David Ronnevik (7) placed 6 out of 67 with a time of 19:35

Noah Johnson (10) placed 35 out of 67 with a time of 24:08

Bryce Adams (9) placed 54 out of 67with a time of 28:43

Ben Schierer (9) placed 56 out of with a time of 28:59

 

Boys JV placed 7th out of 12 teams. 

 

Girls JV:

Emilie Carlson (9) placed 27 out of 84 with a time of 26:29

Emilie Koch (9) placed 44 out of 84 with a time of 28:19

MacKenzie Krava (9) placed 58 out of 84 with a time of 31:32

 

Girls JV did not have a full team for scoring. 

 

Boys Jr. High: 

Nicholas Flugstad (8) placed 12 out of 93 with a time of 12:21

Jackson Lysne (7) placed 36 out of 93 with a time of 14:01

Oliver Thorson (8) placed 38 out of 93 with a time of 14:12

 

Boys Jr. High did not have a full team for scoring. 

 

Girls Jr. High: 

Ahlea Mouser (7) placed 31 out of 108 with a time of 14:45

Naomi Dummer (7) placed 41 out of 108 with a time of 15:13

Sarah Grotberg (7) placed 78 out of 108 with a time of 17:35

Holly Gutzmer (7) placed 96 out of 108 with a time of 20:15

 

Girls Jr. High placed 8th out of 13 teams.