Anchorage Rollerski Grand Prix Finale

This past Sunday, 52 rollerski racers gathered at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska for the 5th and final race of the Anchorage Municipal Rollerski Grand Prix. Sunny skies were in order for the classical mass-start race.

APUNSC skier Bart Dengel edged out UAA skier Andy Liebner in a sprint for the finish in a five man pack. It was a photo finish with identical times of 29:33, but in the end Bart was just a few inches ahead in the finish lunge. James Southam (APUNSC) was third, Anders Haugen was fourth, and Jeff Ellis was fifth. The men’s course was approximately 10 km and was described by some as a 'double pole derby.'

On the women's side, APUNSC skier Cassie Rice broke away late in the race to win in 16:52 and outpace teammates Kikkan Randall and Laura Valaas. The majority of the 5 km race consisted of a breakaway pack of four skiers, until Rice turned on the burners for the victory.

Junior 2 men’s honors went to Alaska Winter Stars/South Anchorage High skier Sam Dougherty, while Mike Matteson (APUNSC) won the J1/OJ category.

Becca Rorabaugh (APUNSC) out-kicked Alaska Winter Stars/Service High standout Amy Glen (2nd) and Alaska Winter Stars/West High senior Rachelle Kanady (3rd) for the the junior women’s victory.

This 5 race Grand Prix summer series was sponsored by the Municipality of Anchorage, and was co-sponsored by the APUNSC and the Alaska Winter Stars ski programs.

For more photos, visit the Cross Country Alaska website.

Source: Cross Country Alaska/APUNSC

Overall Rank Senior/Junior Rank Name Time Club Age

1 1 Bart Dengel 29:33 APUNSC Senior
2 2 Andy Liebner 29:33 UAA Senior
3 3 James Southam 29:34 APUNSC Senior
4 4 Anders Haugen 29:34 APUNSC Senior
5 5 Jeff Ellis 29:35 APUNSC Senior
6 6 Paul Shauer 29:48 UAA Senior
7 7 Frode Lillefjell 30:08 APUNSC Senior
8 8 Mark Iverson 30:28 Steamboat Senior
9 1 Mike Matteson 30:53 APUNSC Junior
10 2 Karl Shauer 31:19 UAA Junior
11 3 Max Treinen 31:20 UAA Junior
12 4 Eric Packer 31:32 AWS Junior
13 5 Kyle Fredrickson 31:42 UAA Junior?
14 6 Andrew Dougherty 31:50 AWS Junior
15 7 Tyler Kornfield 32:02 AWS Junior
16 9 Peter Kling 32:06 APUNSC Senior
17 8 Don Haering 32:10 APUNSC Junior
18 10 Andy Richmond 33:21 Western State Senior
19 9 Niel Liotta 34:52 AWS Junior
20 1 Jan Buron 34:53 AWS Master
21 10 Erin Phillips 37:09 APUNSC Junior
22 11 Will Wright 41:07 APUNSC Junior
23 2 Rick Rodgers 42:09 AWS Master
24 12 Mark Hansen 43:49 APUNSC Junior

Overall Rank Senior/Junior Rank Name Time Club Age

1 1 Kasandra Rice 16:52:00 APUNSC Senior
2 2 Kikkan Randall 16:57:00 APUNSC Senior
3 3 Laura Valaas 17:15:00 APUNSC Senior
4 4 Katie Ronsse 17:27:00 APUNSC Senior
5 1 Sam Dougherty 17:31:00 AWS J2-M
6 2 Eric Ryan 17:49:00 AWS J2-M
7 3 Scott Patterson 17:53:00 AWS J2-M
8 5 Kate Arduser 17:56:00 APUNSC Senior
9 1 Becca Rorabaugh 17:58:00 APUNSC Junior
10 2 Amy Glen 18:01:00 AWS Junior
11 3 Rachelle Kanady 18:42:00 AWS Junior
12 4 Greta Anderson 19:06:00 AWS Junior
13 5 Kelsey Coolidge 19:13:00 UAA Junior
14 6 Hannah Johnson 19:29:00 UAA Junior
15 6 Kate Fitzgerald 19:39:00 APUNSC Senior
16 7 Jamie Bronga 19:53:00 ANR/East Junior
17 8 Kalysta Schmidt 19:58:00 APUNSC Junior
18 9 Dana Tower 20:05:00 AWS Junior
19 10 Sarah Tegler 20:08:00 UAA Junior
20 11 Caitlin Patterson 20:09:00 AWS Junior
21 12 Karina Packer 20:11:00 AWS Junior
22 13 Bebecca Mamrol 20:26:00 AWS Junior
23 14 Mackenzie Kanady 20:48:00 AWS Junior
24 15 Heidi Rogers 21:13:00 AWS Junior
25 16 Maya Radonich 21:15:00 APUNSC Junior
26 17 Jasmine Neeno 21:38:00 AWS Junior
27 18 Madigan Stanley 22:00:00 AWS Junior
28 1 Cathe Gross-Handler 28:41:00 APUNSC Masters