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Diamond Peak Ski Team J4/5 athletes traveled to Mt. Shasta on Feb. 12-13 for a beautiful weekend of racing. The slalom and giant slalom races were held under blue skies with no wind and temperatures in the 40s.
On the first day, Diamond Peak J5 skier Belle Johnson led the field with a commanding win in the J5 (ages 9-10) ladies' slalom. Johnson had a 6.58-second lead over the second-place finisher. Emily White also took home an award for 15th place.
DPST raced away with four top-15 finishers in the ladies' J4 (11-12) giant slalom race. Leading off the DPST contingent was Amanda Pretti with a fifth-place finish, closely followed by Erica Kennedy in sixth, Alyssa Kennedy in 12th and Hannah Laurie in 13th.
The men's J4 giant slalom race saw Winston Pretti in seventh place, and Nelson Bedient in 11th.
On Day 2, Johnson once again climbed upon the podium with a second-place finish in the ladies' J5 giant slalom. So far this season she has an unbelievable streak with three wins and two runner-up finishes in five starts. Emily White also continued her award streak with a 15th place. White's season has taken her to four award ceremonies in five starts.
For the men's J5s, Michael Hartman raced into 13th place.
Amanda Pretti once again led the DPST team, and the J5 ladies, with a tie for first place in the slalom. Pretti is also having an incredible season, with five top-five finishes. Teammate Alyssa Kennedy also had a great race with a sixth-place finish to add to her growing medal chest.
J4 men also competed in slalom and DPST's Winston Pretti and Casey Delaney skied into eighth and 13th place, respectively.
Incline Village residents may come out and cheer on their hometown skiers when the J4/5 race circuit rolls into Diamond Peak Ski Resort on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26-27. Watch hopeful future Olympians finish from the Diamond Peak Lodge deck as racers speed down Show Off. Far West racers are awarded through 15th place.
For more information about DPST programs, athletes, and coaches, go to www.dpsef.org.
— This article was e-mailed to Sports Editor Sylas Wright at swright@tahoebonanza.com.
On the first day, Diamond Peak J5 skier Belle Johnson led the field with a commanding win in the J5 (ages 9-10) ladies' slalom. Johnson had a 6.58-second lead over the second-place finisher. Emily White also took home an award for 15th place.
DPST raced away with four top-15 finishers in the ladies' J4 (11-12) giant slalom race. Leading off the DPST contingent was Amanda Pretti with a fifth-place finish, closely followed by Erica Kennedy in sixth, Alyssa Kennedy in 12th and Hannah Laurie in 13th.
The men's J4 giant slalom race saw Winston Pretti in seventh place, and Nelson Bedient in 11th.
On Day 2, Johnson once again climbed upon the podium with a second-place finish in the ladies' J5 giant slalom. So far this season she has an unbelievable streak with three wins and two runner-up finishes in five starts. Emily White also continued her award streak with a 15th place. White's season has taken her to four award ceremonies in five starts.
For the men's J5s, Michael Hartman raced into 13th place.
Amanda Pretti once again led the DPST team, and the J5 ladies, with a tie for first place in the slalom. Pretti is also having an incredible season, with five top-five finishes. Teammate Alyssa Kennedy also had a great race with a sixth-place finish to add to her growing medal chest.
J4 men also competed in slalom and DPST's Winston Pretti and Casey Delaney skied into eighth and 13th place, respectively.
Incline Village residents may come out and cheer on their hometown skiers when the J4/5 race circuit rolls into Diamond Peak Ski Resort on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26-27. Watch hopeful future Olympians finish from the Diamond Peak Lodge deck as racers speed down Show Off. Far West racers are awarded through 15th place.
For more information about DPST programs, athletes, and coaches, go to www.dpsef.org.
— This article was e-mailed to Sports Editor Sylas Wright at swright@tahoebonanza.com.
RESULTS
FAR WEST SKIING - North Series
USA - CA - Mt. Shasta 2/12/2011 RANK NAME TEAM RUN 1 RUN2 COMBINED J4 LADIES GIANT SLALOM: 1 Lebel, Maureen SBST 56.39 (1) 56.58 (1) 1:52.97 2 Smith, Kathleen SBST 57.75 (2) 56.94 (2) 1:54.69 3 Hansen, Annika SVST 59.87 (5) 58.96 (4) 1:58.83 5 Pretti, Amanda DPST 59.04 (3) 59.81 (7) 1:58.85 6 Kennedy, Erica DPST 1:00.43 (7) 59.38 (5) 1:59.81 12 Kennedy, Alyssa DPST 1:01.71 (10) 1:02.61 (18) 2:04.32 13 Laurie, Hannah DPST 1:02.96 (13) 1:01.44 (12) 2:04.40 34 Taylor, Laurel DPST 1:07.06 (30) 1:07.28 (44) 2:14.34 J4 MEN GIANT SLALOM: 1 Osselaer, Ian SBST 56.94 (4) 56.31 (1) 1:53.25 2 Knorpp, Griffin SBST 56.80 (3) 57.35 (2) 1:54.15 3 Arvidsson, Karl SVST 56.54 (1) 57.97 (4) 1:54.51 7 Pretti, Winston DPST 57.90 (5) 59.33 (11) 1:57.23 11 Bedient, Nelson DPST 59.28 (12) 59.49 (13) 1:58.77 28 Delaney, Casey T DPST 1:03.86 (30) 1:02.04 (29) 2:05.90 31 Rathsack, Hans DPST 1:03.97 (32) 1:03.19 (37) 2:07.16 J5 LADIES SLALOM: 1 Johnson, Belle DPST 39.52 41.82 1:21.34 2 Hudson, Sarah S. SBST 41.90 46.02 1:27.92 3 Robinson, Sydney K SVST 43.71 46.66 1:30.37 15 White, Emily M DPST 56.31 48.47 1:44.78 J5 MEN SLALOM: 1 Prince-judd, Dashiell W SBST 45.68 41.46 1:27.14 2 Norton, Payton HSEF 47.21 40.43 1:27.64 3 Calvin, Barrett J MMST 48.58 41.51 1:30.09 26 Cornell, Matthew R DPSEF 1:01.10 50.01 1:51.11 FAR WEST SKIING - North Series USA - CA - Mt. Shasta 2/13/2011 RANK NAME TEAM RUN 1 RUN2 COMBINED J4 LADIES SLALOM 1 Alvarez, Pilar SBST 45.88 41.87 1:27.75 Pretti, Amanda DPST 46.36 41.39 1:27.75 3 Smith, Kathleen SBST 46.32 42.53 1:28.85 6 Kennedy, Alyssa DPST 47.75 43.58 1:31.33 25 Taylor, Laurel DPST 50.96 48.83 1:39.79 J4 MEN SLALOM 1 Halliwell, Oscar SVST 39.73 44.42 1:24.15 2 Cain, Cameron J SVST 41.25 43.15 1:24.40 3 Knorpp, Griffin SBST 39.79 44.71 1:24.50 8 Pretti, Winston DPST 42.25 46.89 1:29.14 13 Delaney, Casey T DPST 44.81 47.85 1:32.66 19 Rathsack, Hans DPST 47.74 48.08 1:35.82 48 Dolimpio, Daniel A DPST 45.28 1:37.93 2:23.21 J5 LADIES GIANT SLALOM: 1 Meyer, Sengen F SVST 59.59 (1) 57.07 (2) 1:56.66 2 Johnson, Belle DPST 1:02.25 (5) 56.91 (1) 1:59.16 3 Hurt, A J SVST 1:01.97 (3) 57.53 (3) 1:59.50 15 White, Emily M DPST 1:07.87 (13) 1:06.25 (18) 2:14.12 J5 MEN GIANT SLALOM: 1 Eisen, Erik C MMST 58.28 (1) 56.09 (2) 1:54.37 2 Smith, Cameron SBST 58.56 (2) 56.07 (1) 1:54.63 3 Prince-judd, Dashiell W SBST 1:00.38 (3) 56.20 (3) 1:56.58 13 Hartman, Micheal DPST 1:04.03 (16) 58.74 (12) 2:02.77 34 White, Zach DPST 1:09.10 (36) 1:04.29 (34) 2:13.39 36 Cleary, Noah DPST 1:10.32 (42) 1:03.97 (30) 2:14.29 48 Cornell, Matthew R DPSST 1:16.02 (51) 1:12.08 (53) 2:28.10 |
