January 13 (Rumford, ME): The 2-kilometers of snowmaking held up to 435 competitors in Day 2 of the TD Banknorth Tour de Rumford / Chummy Broomhall Cup Weekend. Not only did the event set records for the number of participants, but it also provided arguably the most competitive field ever assembled for an Eastern Cup.
The early racers featured J2 skiers covering three laps of the Black Mountain course. Megan Killigrew (Peru, VT/Stratton Mtn School), a member of last year's New England Junior Olympic Team started fast and held her pace to earn a 16-second victory over Hilary Rich (Andover, MA/CSU). Killigrew's Junior Olympic teammate Kaitlynn Miller (Morrisville, VT/Crafsbury) held on for third. The J2 Boys featured Green Mountain School's Preston Butler (Marion, MA) leading from start to finish to earn the victory. Craftsbury teammates Ethan Dreissigacker (Morrisville, VT) and Jake Barton (Morrisville, VT) were 2nd and 3rd.
 Hilary Rich, Megan Killigrew, and Kaitlynn Miller. Photo Courtesy of Kris Dobie.</font></center></p>
<p>The perennially strong Stratton Mountain School team put on a good show in the women's event. Parker Tyler (Londonderry, VT) took solo control of the Tour de Rumford overall standings with the victory. Her co-leader going into the day, teammate Sophie Caldwell (Peru, VT) kept the overall title within 15 seconds and took the third spot. Sabra Davison (Jericho, VT/Middlebury) grabbed 2nd, showing huge improvement over previous years. Dartmouth College teammates Ben True (Cumberland, ME) and Mike Sinnott (Sun Valley, ID) skied together for the almost the entire race to earn first and second place in the men's race. Sylvan Ellefson (Vail, CO/Bates College) took the final podium spot. One had to look a bit further down the men's result to find the battle between the two coaches from Green Mountain Valley School for the Tour de Rumford overall. Head coach Jon Arne Enevoldsen put on a classic technique clinic for the spectators and posted a 45-second lead over assistant coach Justin Beckwith. Enevoldsen is known for strong classic technique, so things could still get interesting in tomorrow's skate technique event.</p>
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