Johnson, Hendrickson jump to wins at Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Anders Johnson had the longest jump in each round Saturday night and won the 53rd New Year's Masters Ski Jumping Meet at the 1980 Olympic hill with ease. Thirteen-year-old Sarah Hendrickson won the women's class.
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Anders Johnson had the longest jump in each round Saturday night and won the 53rd New Year's Masters Ski Jumping Meet at the 1980 Olympic hill with ease. Thirteen-year-old Sarah Hendrickson won the women's class.
    Johnson, a 2006 Olympian who was born while his family was living in Lake Placid, had jumps of 99.5 and 94 meters on the 100-meter hill. He finished with 251.5 points. Evan Bliss was second, earning 226.5 points from jumps of 88.5 and 90.5 meters. Completing the podium was Nick Alexander.
    In the women's class, Hendrickson jumped 88.5 and 91 meters, good for 218.5 points and a seven-point victory over Abby Hughes. Hughes made it close with a 93.5m second jump.
    Cliff Field was the top junior, edging Brian Wallace. Field had 210.5 points on jumps of 88.5 and 85.5 with Wallace jumping 84.5 and then 90 meters for 209.0.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
53rd NEW YEAR'S MASTERS SKI JUMP
Lake Placid, NY – Dec. 29, 2007
HS100 (Jump distances in meters)
Men
1. Anders Johnson, Park City, UT, (99.5-94 meters) 251.5 points
2. Evan Bliss, Lake Placid, NY, (88.5-90.5) 226.5
3. Nick Alexander, Andover, NH, (89-88.5) 219.5
4. John Lyons, St. Paul, MN, (87-88.5) 217.0
5. Buck Bailey, Park City, UT, (87.5-87) 207.5

Junior men
1. Cliff Field, Steamboat Springs, CO, (88.5-85.5) 210.5
2. Brian Wallace, Woodbury, MN, (84.5-90) 209.0
3. Karl Denney, Duluth, MN, (85-87) 200.0
4. Peter Frenette, Saranac Lake, NY, (86.5-84) 199.5
5. Michael Odernheimer, Park City, UT, (79.5-83) 182.0
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Women
1. Sarah Hendrickson, Park City, UT, (88.5-91) 218.5
2. Abby Hughes, Park City, UT, (84-93.5) 211.5
3. Karen Friberg, Roseville, MN, (83-84.5) 188.0
4. Tara Geraghty-Moats, Fairlee, VT, (71-79.5) 157.5
5. Elizabeth Anderson, Eau Claire, WI, (67-64.5) 108.0