Chris Cook Wins Prelim In US Sprint

Men's preliminary qualifying is complete in the US National sprint race at Soldier Hollow.

Skiers start in order of their USSA sprint points, with the fastest skiers going first. Chris Cook earned the top spot for the afternoon heats by a whopping 4 seconds.

<Audio clip: Eli Brown interview with Chris Cook after winning the prelim. Audio clips brought to you by ThinkRacing and Team FSx .

The top thirty skiers will advance to the elimination heats.

Rank	Bib	Name	Affiliation	Time	Back
1	2	COOK, Chris	SM	Sun Valley	2:22.89	2:22.89
2	11	HAUGEN, Anders	SM	Rossignol	2:26.98	+4.09
3	13	MAHOOD, Colin	SM	Rossignol	2:28.59	+5.70
4	7	HOCHTL, Kevin	SM	Rossignol	2:28.62	+5.73
5	4	ZIMMERMANN, Leif	SM	Alpina Madshus	2:29.11	+6.22
6	8	SCOTT, Steven	SM	Maine Winter Sports Center	2:29.21	+6.32
7	37	JOHNSON, Matthew	MOJ	Middlebury College	2:29.25	+6.36
8	12	WESTON, Timothy	SM	Subaru Factory Team	2:30.17	+7.28
9	15	GREENE, Marshall	SM	Alpina/XC Oregon	2:30.84	+7.95
10	6	RODGERS, Colin	SM	Maine Winter Sports Center	2:31.24	+8.35
11	1	FLORA, Lars	SM	Subaru Factory Team	2:31.32	+8.43
12	184	HAMPUSSON, Vilhelm	SM	Rossignol	2:31.38	+8.49
13	59	CLINE, Benjamin	SM	Northern Michigan University	2:31.59	+8.70
14	24	VERRIER, Adam	SM	Atomic	2:31.75	+8.86
15	33	MCKEEVER, Brian	SM	Canmore, Alberta	2:31.80	+8.91
16	39	SMULLIN, Josh	SM	Rossignol	2:32.06	+9.17
17	64	GRIMM, Dirk	SM	University of New Mexico	2:32.07	+9.18
18	10	ENMAN, Eli	SM	Rossignol	2:32.50	+9.61
19	23	JACOBSON, Erik	SM	Fischer/XC Oregon	2:32.86	+9.97
20	3	SIMONS, Zack	SM	Sun Valley	2:32.94	+10.05
21	88	STEENE, John	SM	University of Denver	2:33.03	+10.14
22	200	FOSTER, Ryan	SM	University of Vermont	2:33.13	+10.24
23	132	SELSENG, Havard	SM	University of Denver	2:33.17	+10.28
24	34	MURRAY, Ian	SM	North Highlands Nordic	2:33.21	+10.32
25	41	DYCK, Casey	SM	University of New Mexico	2:33.41	+10.52
26	120	CHURIKOV, Alex	SM	Rossignol	2:33.46	+10.57
27	26	SINNOTT, Michael	SM	Dartmouth College	2:33.81	+10.92
28	27	STRABEL, Eric	SM	Palmer, AK	2:33.91	+11.02
29	28	BERRY, Nate	MOJ	Montana State University	2:34.20	+11.31
30	44	GREGG, Brian	SM	University of Alaska Anchorage	2:34.22	+11.33
30	47	MOGK, Dylan	MOJ	Bates College	2:34.22	+11.33
32	38	ARGUE, Mike	SM	Yellowknife	2:34.52	+11.63
33	9	KIESEL, Jess	SM	University of Utah Ski Team	2:34.72	+11.83
34	16	EASTER, Justin	SM	Subaru Factory Team	2:34.86	+11.97
35	98	KORTHAUER, Marius	SM	University of Alaska Fairbanks	2:34.97	+12.08
36	107	WHITCOMB, Jake	SM	Middlebury College	2:35.12	+12.23
37	30	BABIKOV, Ivan	SM	Subaru Factory Team	2:35.16	+12.27
37	56	KUZZY, Garrott	SM	Middlebury College	2:35.16	+12.27
39	62	HARRIS, Jack	MOJ	Sun Valley	2:35.24	+12.35
40	31	STERLING, Nick	SM	Colorado University	2:35.50	+12.61
41	35	HINCKLEY, Mike	MOJ	University of Denver	2:35.53	+12.64
42	32	GELSO, Matt	MJ1	Far West Nordic	2:35.59	+12.70
43	57	PLETCHER, Lucas	MOJ	Sun Valley	2:35.79	+12.90
44	19	FLAHARTY, Tyson	SM	Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks	2:35.89	+13.00
45	42	MACKUGLER, Cameron	MOJ	Middlebury College	2:36.02	+13.13
46	46	TREINEN, Max	MJ1	Alaska Winter Stars	2:36.06	+13.17
47	92	ELLEFSON, Sylvan	MOJ	Bates College	2:36.07	+13.18
48	40	VAN LOAN, Carl	SM	U.S. Ski Team	2:36.22	+13.33
49	79	COOPER, Brandon	MOJ	Aspen Valley Ski Club	2:36.49	+13.60
50	74	YOUNG, Jedd	SM	University of New Mexico	2:36.70	+13.81
51	49	COE, Chris	SM	Montana State University	2:36.90	+14.01
52	165	HEDBERG, Olof	SM	University of New Mexico	2:37.24	+14.35
53	22	IVERSON, Mark	SM	Montana State University	2:37.35	+14.46
54	21	BLACKHORSE-VON JESS, Dakota	MOJ	Mt. Bachelor SEF	2:37.39	+14.50
55	65	PLETCHER, Reid	MJ1	Sun Valley	2:37.41	+14.52
55	116	NANEY, Samuel	SM	Dartmouth College	2:37.41	+14.52
57	18	HUNTER, Andrew	SM	APUNSC	2:37.50	+14.61
58	176	JOHNSON, Mark	MOJ	Mt. Itasca Winter Sports Association	2:37.53	+14.64
59	123	NYGREN, Karl	MOJ	St Olaf College	2:37.71	+14.82
60	51	WATT, Andre	SM	Salomon/Toko/Exel	2:37.85	+14.96
61	70	DAMROW, Tim	SM	Roseville, MN	2:38.00	+15.11
62	192	ELDEW, Bard	SM	U.S. Ski Team	2:38.07	+15.18
63	97	SINGLETON, Justin	MOJ	Northern Michigan University	2:38.58	+15.69
64	173	OLSON, Eric	SM	Michigan Technological University	2:38.61	+15.72
65	63	JOHNSON, Patrick	MJ1	Alaska Winter Stars	2:38.62	+15.73
66	55	HINKLEY, Jed	SM	U.S. Ski Team	2:38.87	+15.98
67	68	REYNOLDS, Tim	MOJ	Middlebury College	2:38.90	+16.01
67	118	PACKER, Eric	MJ1	Alaska Winter Stars	2:38.90	+16.01
69	69	TRUE, Benjamin	SM	Dartmouth College	2:38.91	+16.02
70	60	GLUECK, Alex	SM	U.S. Ski Team	2:39.06	+16.17
71	50	CAMEROTA, Eric	SM	U.S. Ski Team	2:39.13	+16.24
72	91	FIGI, Fabian	SM	University of Utah Ski Team	2:39.27	+16.38
73	71	WHITNEY, Robert	SM	Subaru Factory Team	2:39.35	+16.46
74	187	PENG, Mario	SM	Western State College	2:39.70	+16.81
75	36	KAEDING, Gus	SM	Northern Michigan University	2:39.73	+16.84
76	45	CAMEROTA, Brett	SM	U.S. Ski Team	2:40.11	+17.22
77	99	HOWE, Alex	MJ1	Gunstock Nordic	2:40.15	+17.26
78	72	OSTRANDER, Alex	MOJ	University of Wisconsin, Green Bay	2:40.29	+17.40
79	150	KRUEGER, Casey	SM	University of Wisconsin, Green Bay	2:40.35	+17.46
80	101	UHL, Juergen	SM	University of Vermont	2:40.42	+17.53
81	108	DUMS, Donovan	SM	Middlebury College	2:40.43	+17.54
81	208	GASTONGUAY, Bryan	SM	University of Wisconsin, Green Bay	2:40.43	+17.54
83	76	BOWLER, Bill	MOJ	Northern Michigan University	2:40.48	+17.59
84	67	KURTZ, David	SM	Western State College	2:40.83	+17.94
85	96	STRUTHERS, Colin	MOJ	Boulder Nordic Jr Racing Team	2:40.86	+17.97
86	105	SLOUGH, Robert	SM	University of Nevada	2:41.01	+18.12
87	61	SMITH, Charlie	MOJ	Mt. Bachelor SEF	2:41.49	+18.60
88	53	KOONS, Ben	MOJ	NZL	2:41.89	+19.00
89	82	HAVLICK, Ian	MJ1	Boulder Nordic Jr Racing Team	2:42.07	+19.18
90	54	GOODPASTER, Joaquin	MOJ	Colorado University	2:42.25	+19.36
91	109	HALL, Zachary	SM	Dartmouth College	2:42.95	+20.06
92	83	BEDARD, Bret	SM	Northern Michigan University	2:42.99	+20.10
93	75	ELLIOTT, Tad	MJ1	Durango Nordic	2:43.08	+20.19
94	102	POOLE, Harold	MOJ	Burke Mountain Academy	2:43.13	+20.24
95	77	MCGUFFIN, Dylan	MJ1	Gunstock Nordic	2:43.27	+20.38
96	157	MOMMSEN, Mike	MJ1	MSC	2:43.32	+20.43
97	139	THOMAS-TRAIN, Simon	MOJ	Middlebury College	2:43.65	+20.76
98	78	SMITH, Marty	MOJ	Stratton Mtn School	2:43.81	+20.92
99	195	HORTON, Forrest	MOJ	Bowdoin Nordic	2:44.05	+21.16
100	25	DENGEL, Bart	SM	University of Alaska Fairbanks	2:44.39	+21.50
101	147	NISTLER, Aaron	MOJ	Mt. Itasca Winter Sports Association	2:44.67	+21.78
102	161	GARDNER, Robert	MJ1	Honeoye Falls-Lima	2:44.69	+21.80
103	66	VIOLETT, Phillip	SM	Northern Michigan University	2:44.73	+21.84
104	119	GERSTENBERGER, John	MJ1	Durango Nordic	2:44.74	+21.85
105	160	BENES, Jakub	SM	Far West Nordic	2:44.93	+22.04
106	48	HICKORY, Benjamin	MOJ	St. Lawrence University	2:45.10	+22.21
107	106	AHERN, Kyle	MOJ	University of Denver	2:45.19	+22.30
108	144	BRUSH, Brian	SM	Bridger Ski Foundation	2:45.88	+22.99
109	87	GRAHN, Rick	MOJ	University of New Mexico	2:45.89	+23.00
110	206	MAGNAN, Tyler	SM	Northwest VT	2:45.94	+23.05
111	85	OBRIEN, Patrick	MJ1	Stratton Mtn School	2:46.01	+23.12
112	148	SOTSKOV, Pavel	MOJ	Dartmouth College	2:46.02	+23.13
113	122	FEREDAY, Wyatt	MJ1	Bogus Basin Nordic Team	2:46.09	+23.20
114	135	SMITH, Tom	MJ1	Mt. Bachelor SEF	2:46.22	+23.33
115	111	SCHMIDT, Loren	MOJ	Whitman College	2:47.07	+24.18
116	86	DEROMA, Dan	SM	University of Wisconsin, Green Bay	2:47.15	+24.26
117	130	LIVINGSTON, Artie	MJ1	Sun Valley	2:47.19	+24.30
118	179	TYLER, Samuel	MJ1	Boulder Nordic Jr Racing Team	2:47.30	+24.41
119	100	HARVEY, Chris	MOJ	Minnesota Valley Ski Team	2:47.37	+24.48
120	151	SUNDALI, Taylor	MJ1	Sun Valley	2:47.41	+24.52
121	121	DELAMERE, Calvin	MJ1	Boulder Nordic Jr Racing Team	2:47.42	+24.53
122	89	ROSE, Paul	MJ1	Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Center	2:47.45	+24.56
123	124	FICK, Ben	MJ1	Marine, MN	2:47.57	+24.68
124	137	TREINEN, Lex	MJ1	Alaska Winter Stars	2:47.68	+24.79
125	156	SOLLER, Kevin	MJ1	Summit Nordic Ski Club	2:47.76	+24.87
126	117	HAVLICK, Miles	MJ1	Boulder Nordic Jr Racing Team	2:47.99	+25.10
127	143	ERDMAN, Charles	SM	Whitman College	2:48.43	+25.54
128	128	BINGHAM, Brad	MOJ	Vail Ski and Snowboard Club	2:48.52	+25.63
129	112	CRANDALL, Jesse	SM	Western State College	2:48.70	+25.81
130	154	HOFFMAN, Noah	MJ1	Aspen Valley Ski Club	2:48.88	+25.99
131	141	VANDERPOOL, David	MOJ	University of Nevada	2:49.44	+26.55
132	140	STATZ, Kennety	SM	Team AET	2:49.47	+26.58
133	163	NEAL, Willie	MJ1	Jackson Hole Ski Club	2:49.66	+26.77
134	136	RICHMOND, Andrew	SM	Western State College	2:49.69	+26.80
135	183	HAUGEN, Espen	SM	University of Denver	2:49.74	+26.85
136	155	HARRIS, Donald	SM	New Zealand Ski Team	2:49.79	+26.90
137	126	NEEL, Partrick	MOJ	Summit Nordic Ski Club	2:50.09	+27.20
137	133	WRIGHT, Tyler	MJ1	Far West Nordic	2:50.09	+27.20
139	178	OSTRANDER, Adriaan	SM	Northern Michigan University	2:50.13	+27.24
140	125	DAYTON, Joshua	SM	Western State College	2:50.41	+27.52
141	201	JOSLIN, Knut-Eric	SM	Dartmouth College	2:50.44	+27.55
142	158	SHELDEN, Taylor	MOJ	University of Denver	2:50.46	+27.57
143	159	STORRUD, Ben	SM	Western State College	2:50.48	+27.59
144	162	KOSIBA, Jesse	MOJ	Vermont Academy	2:50.55	+27.66
145	207	MARSHALL, Samual	MJ1	Gunstock Nordic	2:50.65	+27.76
146	188	OSTROOT, Brandan	MOJ	MN Biathlon	2:51.10	+28.21
147	203	HARKAY, Gregory	SM	Dartmouth College	2:51.16	+28.27
148	142	STUDEBAKER, Luke	MJ1	Bogus Basin Nordic Team	2:51.37	+28.48
149	174	TEKLEMARIAM, Robel	SM	Ethiopia	2:51.46	+28.57
150	202	KAHN, Pasha	MOJ	Western State College	2:52.09	+29.20
151	204	SCOTT, Tyler	MJ1	National Sports Foundation	2:52.35	+29.46
152	181	DREISSIGACKER, Ethan	MJ1	Craftsbury Nordic	2:52.37	+29.48
153	93	TAYLOR, Alex	MJ1	Far West Nordic	2:52.49	+29.60
154	193	SCOTT, Ryan	MJ1	Boulder Nordic Jr Racing Team	2:52.91	+30.02
155	191	MARKVARDSEN, Darrin	MJ1	Black Jack	2:53.61	+30.72
156	167	SAWYER, Thomas	MJ1	Summit Nordic Ski Club	2:53.62	+30.73
157	177	SCHULZ, Alexander	MJ1	Craftsbury Nordic	2:53.74	+30.85
158	149	FARNAND, Alex	SM	Whitman College	2:54.00	+31.11
159	171	RODRIGUES, Danny	MOJ	Far West Nordic	2:54.58	+31.69
160	81	HENRIQUES, Dominic	MOJ	University of Nevada	2:55.19	+32.30
161	185	BRAMANTE, Anthony	SM	Dartmouth College	2:55.37	+32.48
162	164	PAGE, Ben	MJ1	National Sports Foundation	2:55.50	+32.61
163	114	DITTY, Aaron	SM	Michigan Technological University	2:55.85	+32.96
164	170	SHANE, Colin	MJ1	Far West Nordic	2:56.27	+33.38
165	104	ROSS, Austin	MOJ	Colby College	2:56.43	+33.54
166	152	REID, Garrett	MOJ	Colorado University	2:56.49	+33.60
167	146	MATTESON, Mike	MJ1	Sun Valley	2:56.67	+33.78
168	166	VAN DEVENTER, Pete	MOJ	Dartmouth College	2:57.22	+34.33
169	180	GIBSON, Michael	MJ1	Craftsbury Nordic	2:57.24	+34.35
170	169	WOOD, Spencer	MJ1	Far West Nordic	2:57.40	+34.51
171	172	KINIRY, Brendan	MJ1	Vermont Academy	2:57.54	+34.65
172	199	DILLON, Bryan	MJ1	Jackson Hole Ski Club	2:57.57	+34.68
173	189	LEGAYE, Robert	MJ1	Vail Ski and Snowboard Club	2:58.88	+35.99
174	196	SCHNEIDER, Joe	MJ1	Durango Nordic	2:59.06	+36.17
175	168	DANEVSKI, Davor	MOJ	Bridger Ski Foundation	2:59.49	+36.60
176	129	RUEHLE, Grant	MJ1	Crested Butte	2:59.55	+36.66
177	194	COOK, Jeff	MJ1	RHS Nordic	3:01.09	+38.20
178	182	TAYLOR, Davis	SM	Whitman College	3:06.43	+43.54
179	197	MILLAR, James	SM	Australia	3:07.91	+45.02
180	153	ELLIOTT, Evan	MJ1	Durango Nordic	3:10.77	+47.88
181	175	TOVELL, Ian	MJ1	Vermont Academy	3:17.86	+54.97
182	198	PETERSON, Jake	MJ1	Far West Nordic	3:27.85	+1:04.96