J2 Junior Olympics: Organizers add race in Aspen

Conditions are so good at Aspen for the beginning of the National J2 Junior Olympics that organizers added a race.
Conditions are so good at Aspen for the beginning of the National J2 Junior Olympics that organizers added a race.
    “This was as good a day as I can remember having,” said U.S. Competitions Director Walt Evans. “Bluebird skies, great snow, a great downhill course and some fantastic racing.”
    Officials thought so, too, and added a men’s FIS race to the schedule for Thursday, replacing a training run.
    The J2s are the only alpine Junior Olympics held on a national basis and features the best 46 women and 68 men born in the years 1991 and ’92. The downhills, for both genders, open the event Friday on the classic America’s Downhill trail at Aspen Ajax. Evans reports the snow is firm and consistent with a cold and stable forecast throughout the scheduled events.
    Felicia Byers won the women’s training Wednesday, with Nick Daniels claiming the men’s run.

The results follow:

Women's Downhill Training
Aspen, Colo.,
March 5, 2008
1 Felicia BYERS USA/91    1:18.55
2 Emily JAMES USA/91    1:19.92
3 Delainey ACKERMAN USA/91    1:20.09
4 Kara SHAW USA/91    1:20.12
5 Gabrielle ANTHONY USA/91    1:20.53
6 Jetta RACKLEFF USA/91    1:21.01
7 Lauren SAMUELS USA/92    1:21.14
8 Abigail FUCIGNA USA/91    1:21.35
9 Christie PATIENT USA/91    1:21.47
10 Anna MARNO USA/92    1:21.61
11 Vanessa BERTHER USA/92    1:21.90
12 Paige MINANA USA/92    1:22.13
13 Abby GHENT USA/92    1:22.19
14 Sara ANDREWS USA/92    1:22.21
15 Charlotte CORNALI USA/91    1:22.22
16 Rebecca WOLF USA/92    1:22.38
17 Zoe LIVINGSTON USA/91    1:22.63
18 Morgan BLACK USA/91    1:22.87
19 Mary SACKBAUER USA/92    1:23.13
20 Shane MCLEAN USA/92    1:23.27
21 Cate KISTLER USA/91    1:23.43
22 Cayla WEBER USA/91    1:23.47
23 Mikaela BRUCE USA/92    1:23.61
24 Kelsey REDDEN USA/91    1:23.73
25 Emily HAMMEL USA/91    1:23.91
26 Cassady ROBERTS USA/91    1:24.26
27 Bridget GILROY USA/91    1:24.53
28 Michelle SEARES USA/91    1:24.54
29 Joelle CHEVALIER USA/91    1:24.58
30 Nicole LARSON USA/92    1:24.84
31 Joanna COFFEY USA/92    1:24.86
32 Gabrielle HALL USA/91    1:25.00
33 Rylee BURROWS USA/92    1:25.02
34 Annie LEITER USA/91    1:25.27
35 Amelia ROWLAND USA/91    1:25.40
36 Elke WOOD USA/92    1:25.67
37 Samantha HALL USA/92    1:26.15
38 Kelsey LOCKE USA/92    1:26.42
39 Lizzie KISTLER USA/92    1:26.56
40 Carly MCDOWELL USA/92    1:27.14
41 Jenna KANTOR USA/91    1:58.98
42 Jacqueline MAIER USA/92    3:27.25
43 Linsey WRIGHT USA/92    3:39.35
44 Aylin WOODWARD USA/92    3:50.95
45 Devin DELANEY USA/91    7:09.50

Men's DH Training
Aspen, Colo,
March 5, 2008
1 Nick DANIELS USA/91    1:16.18
2 Kieffer CHRISTIANSON USA/92    1:16.34
3 Keith MOFFAT USA/91    1:16.65
4 Hunter SCHLEPER USA/91    1:16.90
5 Kitt FLOWERS USA/91    1:17.07
10 David OWSLEY USA/91    1:17.07
7 Ian MACOMBER USA/91    1:17.12
8 Bryce BENNETT USA/92    1:17.66
9 Jared GOLDBERG USA/91    1:17.81
10 Michael RADFORD USA/91    1:18.13
11 Taylor WUNSCH USA/91    1:18.17
12 Carl NOGES USA/91    1:18.20
13 Liam MULHERN USA/91    1:18.58
14 Hig ROBERTS USA/91    1:18.60
15 Cody UNICUME USA/91    1:18.61
16 Derek STRAND USA/91    1:18.68
20 Jay OGLE USA/91    1:18.68
18 Dominique GARAND CAN/91    1:19.04
19 Michael ANKENY USA/91    1:19.05
20 Paul WARNER USA/91    1:19.17
21 Sean HORNER USA/91    1:19.19
22 Dustin MARTIN USA/91    1:19.22
23 Kris HOPKINS USA/91    1:19.26
24 Ben MORSE USA/92    1:19.36
25 Ryan COCHRAN-SIEGLE USA/92    1:19.39
26 Cole WRIGHT USA/91    1:19.43
27 Max MARNO USA/91    1:19.44
27 Nick BAILEY USA/91    1:19.44
29 Brennan RUBIE USA/91    1:19.46
30 Derek SMITH USA/91    1:19.60
31 Gunnar SHAW USA/92    1:19.67
32 William KANELLOS USA/91    1:19.81
33 Riley BERMAN USA/91    1:19.82
34 Taylor SHIFFRIN USA/92    1:19.87
34 Victor MAJOR USA/92    1:19.87
36 Bobby FARRELL USA/91    1:20.01
36 Jake PERKINS USA/91    1:20.01
38 Marc MASSIE USA/91    1:20.09
38 Cameron RADKE USA/91    1:20.09
40 Loudon FRUTH USA/91    1:20.10
41 Louis MORIN CAN/91    1:20.35
42 Blake RADKE USA/91    1:20.40
43 Matt BONNER USA/91    1:20.44
44 Russell LORANG USA/91    1:20.49
45 Zachery RICKENBACH USA/92    1:20.54
45 Kristoffer ENGEN USA/92    1:20.54
47 Peter ALBERTSON USA/92    1:20.55
48 William ST. HILAIRE CAN/91    1:20.68
49 Matthew MCKENNA USA/91    1:20.70
50 Graham COLLINS USA/92    1:20.75
51 Robert CONE USA/92    1:20.83
52 Alex JERRED USA/92    1:20.98
53 Aaron WIGGINS USA/91    1:21.08
54 Taber ENGELKEN USA/92    1:21.10
55 Travis KUSTER USA/91    1:21.13
56 Hank SCHULER USA/92    1:21.48
57 Dylan ROGERS USA/92    1:21.49