Palmer boys, girls record top-10 team finishes

FAIRBANKS — The Palmer Moose finished the 2008-09 season with a pair of top-10 finishes at the ASAA Cross Country Ski State Championships at Birch HIll in Fairbanks.

The Palmer boys finished eighth in the overall standings, logging a three-day total time of 3 hours, 54 minutes and 35 seconds.

On Saturday, the final day of the championship meet, the Moose skied their way to a seventh-place finish in the 4x5-kilometer relay. Palmer’s team of Ted Hoople, Wylie Mangelsdorf, Davis Dunlap and Dunedin Strickland finished with a total time of 1:07:18.6 in the relay.

The Palmer girls finished ninth overall in the team standings, with a three-day total time of 3:20:31.6.

The Moose notched a 10th-place in the girls’ 4x3-K relay.

Palmer’s Shannon Stough, Amanda DelFrate, Laura Whitmore and Kimberly DelFrate combined to post a total time of 49 minutes.

The Colony boys used an 11th-place finish in the relays to end the season with an 11th-place finish in the overall standings.

The Wasilla boys were 15th overall in the final standings and the Susitna Valley boys finished 17th.

On the girls’ side, Colony was 12th overall and Wasilla finished 18th.

On Friday, Kimberly DelFrate led Valley skiers with a 21st-place finish in the girls’ 7.5-K freestyle with a time of 27:58.3. Abby Jahn (48th, 31:12) led Colony, Morgan Michels (49th, 31:13) was the top Susitna Valley skier and Valerie Schleich (72nd, 32:56) led Wasilla.

Strickland was the top Valley skier in the boys’ 10-K freestyle, with a time of 31:56.

Ian Mannix (28th, 31:59) led the Rams, Schyler Knopp (40th, 32:47) led the Knights and Leif Johnson (54th, 34:26) was the top Warrior in the race.

ASAA Cross Country Ski

State Championships

Friday, Saturday; Birch Hill, Fairbanks

Girls team standings (Day 2):

1. Chugiak 1:45:50.2; 2. Service 1:46:56.5; 3. Soldotna 1:49:00.2; 4.South Anchorage 1:49:05.8; 5. West Anchorage 1:56:12.2; 6. Homer1:57:16.9; 7. West Valley 1:58:37.6; 8. East Anchorage 1:59:16.8; 9. Kenai 1:59:56.2; 10. Palmer 2:00:53.6; 11. Lathrop 2:03:12.3; 12. Colony 2:06:25.0; 13. Dimond 2:07:22.2; 14. Grace Christian 2:11:30.0; 15. Valdez 2:12:25.2; 16. Eagle River 2:13:55.2; 17. North Pole 2:16:31.5; 18. Wasilla 2:18:01.3; 19. Seward 2:20:32.9; 20. Skyview 2:20:54.6; 21. Bartlett 2:29:01.0.

Girls’ 7.5-K freestyle top-15:

1. K. Mucha, Sol 26:00.4; 2. A. McPheters, Chug 26:02.9; 3. K. Loan, Chug 26:04.0; 4. R. Mamrol, Serv 26:05.2; 5. K. McPheters, Chug 26:16.5; 6. A. Liotta, West 26:32.1; 7. K. Backstram, South 26:33.2; 8. C. Knapp, East 26:34.7; 9. E. Kennedy, Serv 26:36.1; 10. K. Packer, South 26:39.4; 11. B. Mucha, Sol 26:42.3; 12. L. Hess, Serv 26:48.1; 13. M. Merkes, Sol 27:10.1; 14. M. Bender, Chug 27:26.8; 15. A. Price, Serv 27:27.1.

Other Valley finishers:

21. K. DelFrate, Pal 27:58.3; 32. A. DelFrate, Pal 29:13.6; 48. A. Jahn, Col 31:12.9; 49. M. Michels, SV 31:13.2; 51. E. VanGorder, Col 31:16.7; 52. C. Skvorc, 31:18.4; 55. L. Whitmore, Pal 31:34.2; 64. M. Shones, Pal 32:07.5; 68. S. Stewart, Col 32:37.0; 72. V. Schleich, Was 32:56.0; 77. C. Schleich, Was 33:08.2; 83. T. Stewart, Col 34:08.8; 85. K. Parker, Was 34:33.9; 88. S. Stephens, Pal 34:56.8; 89. S. Stough, Pal 35:00.1; 93. L. Dreese, Col 35:15.1; 104. J. Wright, Was 37:23.2; 112. R. Hall, Was 39:33.2.

Boys’ team standings (Day 2):

1. South Anchorage 1:54:58.0; 2. West Anchorage 1:57:30.8; 3. Lathrop 2:00:27.1; 4. Service 2:04:31.7; 5. Soldotna 2:07:15.7; 6. West Valley 2:10:02.1; 7. Chugiak 2:10:43.1; 8. Homer 2:11:28.8; 9. Palmer 2:12:51.4; 10. East Anchorage 2:14:59.4; 11. Colony 2:17:13.6; 12. Skyview 2:18:50.9; 13. Dimond 2:20:24.5; 14. Kenai 2:22:57.3; 15. Wasilla 2:24:49.5; 16. Seward 2:28:26.9; 17. Eagle River 2:29:41.5; 18. Susitna Valley 2:30:44.1; 19. Grace Christian 2:33:42.1; 20. Bartlett 2:45:56.6; 21. Valdez 2:53:41.7

Boys’ 10-K freestyle top-15:

1. S. Patterson, South 27:28.7; 2. A. Dougherty, South 28:16.4; 3. J. Buetow, Lat 28:23.8; 4. D. Haering, West 28:26.3; 5. T. Kornfield, Serv 28:45.2; 6. E. Phillips, East 29:17.4; 7. F. Mahlen, South 29:17.4; 8. N. Treinen, West 29:21.7; 9. J. Crimp, West 29:22.1; 10. L. Hanneman, Lat 29:32.8; 11. J. Remington, WV 29:43.5; 12. A. Fletcher, South 29:55.5; 13. S. Talbot, Serv 30:00.2; 14. T. Semmens, Sol 30:02.3; 15. N. Liotta, West 30:20.7.

Other Valley finishers:

27. D. Strickland, Pal 31:56.7; 28. I. Mannix, SV 31:59.2; 32. D. Dunlap, Pal 32:26.2; 34. W. Mangelsdorf, Pal 32:34.3; 40. S. Knopp, Col 32:47.6; 49. G. Williams, Col 33:45.7; 54. L. Johnson, Was 34:26.1; 60. C. Jahn, Col 34:41.3; 62. B. Chamberlin, Was 34:43.1; 67. T. Hoople, Pal 35:54.2; 70. J. Mastroyanis, Col 35:59.0; 74. J. Simon, Pal 36:14.2; 75. S. Sinnett, Col 36:20.7; 79. A. McConnell, Pal 37:17.3; 83. T. Figley, SV 37:37.0; 86. C. Mattson, Was 37:48.5; 88. J. Pakhala, Was 37:51.8; 90. E. Curtis, SV 38:05.2; 111. S. Sterling, SV 43:02.7; 114. R. Loveless, Was 45:01.7.

Girls 4x3K (Day 3)

1. Chugiak 44:29.2 (Kinsey Loan-10:55.9, Morgan Bender-11:32.6, Kryston McPhetres-11:16.2, Alyson McPhetres-10:44.5), 2. Service 44:36.2 (Mackenzie Kanady-11:15.6, Esther Kennedy-10:50.4, Lauren Hess-11:17.7, Rebecca Mamrol-11:12.5), 3. South Anchorage 44:47.8 (Karina Packer-11:01.7, Tristan Ramey-11:24.3, Emily Rogers-11:17.9, Kate Backstrum-11:03.9), 4. Soldotna 45:53.1 (Maranda Merkes-11:33.3, D.Anne Martin-12:04.4, Bree Mucha-11:20.4, Kailey Mucha-10:55.0)

5. West Anchorage 46:44.3 (Molly Larsen-11:47.1, Jasmine Neeno-11:55.7, Megan Baker-11:43.7, Annie Liotta-11:17.8), 6. West Valley 47:14.5 (Wendy Boger-11:56.8, Eliza Rorabaugh-11:38.4, Marisa Rorabaugh-11:43.8, Hannah Boyer-11:55.5), 7. Homer 48:29.1 (Maggie Bursch-11:56.4, Emma Laukitis-11:54.6, Katie Miller-12:39.2, Jaclyn Arndt-11:58.9), 8. Kenai Central 48:37.6 (Kristi Louthan-12:01.4, Molly Watkins-11:01.8, Michelle Klaben-12:42.1, Vanessa Anderson-12:52.3)

9. East Anchorage 48:43.1 (Christina Knapp-10:57.9, Rachel Carey-12:48.1, Rebecca Farr-12:23.0, Melissa Flynn-12:34.1), 10. Palmer 49:00.4 (Shannon Stough-12:04.9, Amanda Delfrate-12:12.7, Laura Whitmore-12:53.3, Kimberly Delfrate-11:49.5), 11. Lathrop 49:24.8 (Rosemary Hanson-12:08.0, Kim Fitzgerald-12:49.5, Mikayla Hamlin-12:59.3, Heather Edic-11:28.0), 12. Colony 50:39.8 (Caitlin Skvorc-12:16.4, Sydney Stewart-12:13.4, Abby Jahn-13:05.8, Ellen VanGorder-13:04.2)

13. Dimond 52:41.1 (Sarah Freistone-13:24.8, Sarah-Marie Chan-14:08.1, Ashley Strauch-13:34.3, Brittany Hippe-11:33.9), 14. Valdez 52:46.7 (Lara Frisch-12:31.4, Melissa Grammer-12:59.2, Malalaika Kelly-14:12.0, Hannah Norris-13:04.1), 15. Grace Christian 52:48.6 (Sarah Cresap-12:02.6, Betsy Winkle-13:30.7, Jaala Gionet-14:36.8, Mariah Applegate-12:38.5), 16. Eagle River 53:32.4 (Sarah Poggi-12:29.0, Jackie Klecka-12:33.8, Sarah Frankl-14:32.3, Jenny Klecka-13:57.3), 17. Wasilla 54:06.5 (Cory Schleich-13:07.4, Jenna Wright-14:26.7, Katherine Parker-13:26.4, Valerie Schleich-13:06.0), 18. North Pole 54:07.2 (Christi Schmitz-11:58.5, Rita Spann-13:55.3, Charlotte Goffinet-15:15.4, Kelley Schmitz-12:58.0), 19. Seward 55:15.0 (Megan O`Leary-13:27.8, Samantha Feemster-13:47.0, Amanda Olsen-15:33.5, Makenzie Barnwell-12:26.7), 20. Bartlett 57:35.7 (Rachael Echols-13:14.2, Kaitlyn Meyers-14:31.4, Christine O`Callaghan-14:08.3, Sonja Wood-15:41.8)

21. Skyview 58:57.1 (Elisha Hollers-15:11.5, Tamlyn Silva-15:26.1, Meera Oftedal-14:43.9, Carol Clonan-13:35.6).

Girls’ final totals:

1. Service 2:58:34.8, 2. Chugiak 2:59:16.1, 3. South Anchorage 3:02:50.5, 4. Soldotna 3:04:46.7, 5. West Anchorage 3:11:41.6, 6. West Valley 3:15:36.2, 7. Homer 3:17:26.4, 8. East Anchorage 3:20:17.8, 9. Palmer 3:20:31.8, 10. Kenai Central 3:23:14.8, 11. Lathrop 3:23:19.4, 12. Colony 3:28:44.3, 13. Dimond 3:34:43.3, 14. Grace Christian 3:37:30.9, 15. Eagle River 3:40:15.9, 16. Valdez 3:42:36.3, 17. North Pole 3:45:11.1, 18. Wasilla 3:49:04.8, 19. Seward 3:52:18.2, 20. Skyview 3:56:39.0, 21. Bartlett 4:07:32.5.

Boys 4x5K (Day 3):

1. South Anchorage 1:02:09.2 (Scott Patterson-14:48.8, Aaron Fletcher-15:51.0, Forrest Mahlen-15:22.0, Andrew Dougherty-16:07.4), 2. West Anchorage 1:02:10.8 (Neil Liotta-15:37.4, Nicholas Treinen-15:17.5, James Crimp-15:14.4, Donald Haering-16:01.5), 3. Service 1:03:56.2 (Tyler Kornfield-15:11.5, Kyle Barnhart-16:56.0, Silas Talbot-15:12.1, John Glen-16:36.6), 4. Lathrop 1:04:21.4 (Robert Hovda-16:23.3, Stefan Hajdukovich-17:12.0, Patrick Nugent-16:00.6, Jordan Buetow-14:45.5), 5. West Valley 1:05:41.8 (Jacob Remington-16:18.4, Vanya Rybkin-16:50.1, James Leder-17:32.0, Kelsey Boyer-15:01.3), 6. Soldotna 1:07:12.0 (Travis Semmens-16:08.1, Aaron Chase-17:22.4, Jordan Merkes-17:40.1, IntiMayo Harbison-16:01.4), 7. Palmer 1:07:18.6 (Ted Hoople-17:21.1, Wylie Mangelsdorf-17:21.2, Davis Dunlap-16:40.1, Dunedin Strickland-15:56.2)

8. Chugiak 1:07:19.3 (Isaac Lammers-16:29.4, Ben Fitzgerald-17:00.0, Conrad Chapman-16:46.9, Dan Bradley-17:03.0), 9. East Anchorage 1:08:43.5 (Erin Phillips-15:36.3, Joey Hansmeyer-18:49.9, Dan Fink-18:25.8, Nathaniel Knapp-15:51.5), 10. Homer 1:09:59.8 (Jack Anderson-17:57.9, Kevin Rowe-18:29.7, Andre Lovett-17:39.1, Will Anderson-15:53.1), 11. Colony 1:10:18.9 (Gunner Williams-17:52.0, Corbyn Jahn-16:52.0, Schyler Knopp-17:45.9, Jonathan Mastroyanis-17:49.0), 12. Dimond 1:10:58.6 (Kyle Carpenter-17:17.2, Trevor Clayton-19:24.8, Bryce Monaco-17:36.7, Kyle Todd-16:39.9), 13. Skyview 1:11:53.4 (Ryan Helminski-19:26.0, Alec Sweetland-18:53.3, Leif Danielson-17:13.0, Hunter Jackinsky-16:21.1), 14. Seward 1:13:52.4 (Andrew Ferfinoff-18:51.7, Michael Zweifel-18:36.2, Austin Gillespie-19:04.5, Brett Chase-17:20.0), 15. Kenai Central 1:14:19.8 (Anders Nyquist-16:50.0, James Watkins-18:45.0, Aaron Williams-19:02.7, Evan Atchley-19:42.1), 16. Su Valley 1:14:28.8 (Ian Mannix-16:37.2, Suvan Sterling-20:41.3, Elias Curtis-18:33.6, Tyler Figley-18:36.7), 17. Wasilla 1:14:44.2 (Leif Johnson-17:36.1, Connor Mattson-20:12.2, Josh Pakhala-19:03.2, Baruch Chamberlain-17:52.7), 18. Eagle River 1:15:05.8 (Jacob Arthen-18:26.4, John Sanders-19:25.5, Cameron Johnson-18:33.3, Justin Herrick-18:40.6), 19. Grace Christian 1:20:35.8 (Matthew Eller-21:46.0, David Tervooren-25:10.5, Jacob Kirk-16:57.7, Andrew Arnold-16:41.6), 20. Bartlett 1:22:59.0 (Michael Bramer-21:11.9, Robert Colles-20:00.7, James Colles-20:26.2, Tyler Greeson-21:20.2), 21. Valdez 1:25:34.4 (Cole Beck-19:08.7, Quinn Verfaillie-21:21.9, Kasey Walker-19:45.6, Matt Adamson-25:18.2), 22. North Pole 1:33:26.0 (Kenny Piech-25:03.1, Bobby Ison III-26:04.1, Casey Reece-22:55.6, Matt Stoller-19:23.2).

Girls Skimeister rankings (Top 20)

1. K. Loan, Chug 43:34.5, 2. K. Mucha, Sol 43:52.1; 3. R. Mamrol, Serv 43:55.8; 4. E. Kennedy, Serv 44:05.3; 5. A. Liotta, West 44:12.6; 6. A. McPheters, Chug 44:19.1; 7. K. Packer, South 44:24.5; 8. C. Knapp, East 44:54.8; 9. K. Backstrum, South 44:56.0; 10. L. Hess, Serv 44:59.3; 11. K. McPheters, Chug 45:08.9; 12. A. Price, Serv 45:52.3; 13. B. Mucha, Sol 45:58.3; 14. M. Watkins, Ken 45:59.3; 15. H. Edic, Lat 46:07.8; 16. M. Bender, Chug 46:13.6; 17. M. Merkes, Sol 46:15.7; 18. G. Anderson, Serv 46:34.0; 19. K. DelFrate, Pal 46:36.8; 20. E. Rogers, South 46:39.7.

Other Valley finishers in top 50:

35. A. DelFrate, Pal 49:09.8; 46. C. Skvorc, Col 51:25.4

Boys’ final team totals:

1. South Anchorage - 3:25:32.3, 2. West Anchorage - 3:30:29.7, 3. Lathrop - 3:35:57.7, 4. Service - 3:39:11.9, 5. Soldotna - 3:49:07.4, 6. West Valley - 3:50:54.7, 7. Chugiak - 3:54:25.7, 8. Palmer - 3:54:35.6, 9. Homer - 3:58:28.0, 10. East Anchorage - 4:00:07.5, 11. Colony - 4:04:35.6, 12. Dimond - 4:09:00.9, 13. Skyview - 4:09:49.9, 14. Kenai Central - 4:18:02.8, 15. Wasilla - 4:19:19.5, 16. Seward - 4:25:22.0, 17. Su Valley - 4:28:05.1, 18. Eagle River - 4:28:28.7, 19. Grace Christian - 4:34:52.7, 20. Bartlett - 4:53:39.2, 21. Valdez - 5:04:57.4.

Boys’ Skimeister rankings (Top 20):

1. S. Patterson, South 49:06.0; 2. T. Kornfield, Serv 50:17.9; 3. A. Dougherty, South 50:21.0; 4. D. Haering, West 51:37.7; 5. N. Treinen, West 51:46.3; 6. J. Beutow, Lat 51:48.3; 7. E. Phillips, East 52:00.6; 8. L. Hanneman, Lat 52:49.4; 9. J. Crump, West 52:54.4; 10. A. Fletcher, South 53:05.4; 11. F. Mahlen, South 53:26.1; 12. S. Talbot, Serv 53:35.6; 13. N. Liotta, West 54:11.3; 14. S. Dougherty, South 54:26; 15. J. Remington, WV 54:31.3; 16. T. Semmens, Sol 54:47.6; 17. K. Boyer, WV 54:53.6; 18. P. Nugent, Lat 55:25.7; 19. L. Arneson, CIA 55:45.7; 20. R. Hovda, Lat 55:54.3.

Valley finishers in top 50:

24. D. Strickland, Pal 56:37.7; 28. D. Dunlap, Pal 57:25.8; 29. I. Mannix, SV 57:27.3; 33. W. Mangelsdorf, Pal 58:00.8; 45. C. Jahn, Col 59:52.1; 47. G. Williams, Col 1:00:12.1.