Sargent 12th in opening sprint at nordic junior worlds

MALLES, Italy — Dartmouth College freshman Ida Sargent was 12th Saturday in the 1.3-kilometer freestyle sprint opening the 2008 FIS Nordic Junior World Championships. College teammate Rosie Brennan was 17th and Dartmouth-bound Sophie Caldwell 26th.
MALLES, Italy — Dartmouth College freshman Ida Sargent was 12th Saturday in the 1.3-kilometer freestyle sprint opening the 2008 FIS Nordic Junior World Championships. College teammate Rosie Brennan was 17th and Dartmouth-bound Sophie Caldwell 26th.
    Competing in 40-degree sunshine, Laure Barthelemy of France won the sprint gold medal. Sargent, who has been dominant with Brennan in eastern college races this season, made it to semifinals among the field of 74.
    In the men's sprint, Swede Calle Halfvarsson won with Kevin Cutts posting the top U.S. result in 22nd place. Reid Pletcher was 29th in the field of 99.
    The Junior Worlds, which were delayed three weeks and moved from snowless Szczyrk, Poland, are run concurrently with the Under-23 Championships. The next Junior Worlds races are Monday — the men's 10 km classical technique race and women's 5 km. The U-23s begin Sunday with freestyle sprints.
    Click here for complete results from Saturday's races.