Jericho, VT – The first day of racing at the North American Biathlon Rollerski Championships provided plenty of head to head action and some great shooting by youngsters Addie Byrne (Bovey, MN) and Wynn Roberts (Battle Lake, MN). Sunshine and cooler temperatures provided both racers and spectators with perfect conditions and a little breeze provided just enough of a challenge on the range to test the athletes nerves.br /br /MWSC teammates Bill Bowler and Russell Currier started 2 minutes, 30 seconds apart, but in the end finished 2.4 seconds apart. Bowler bested Currier by the small margin with 4 penalties, 2 in each shooting stage to finish 3rd. Currier missed 2 in prone and his final shot in his standing stage to finish 4th. Walt Shepard hit 7 of 10 to finish 10th. Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, NY) hit 8 of 10 to win in a time of 24:44. The surprise of the day was Wynn Roberts who shot clean, 10 for 10 to place 2nd, 56 seconds back.br /br /Racing up in the Jr. Men’s field, Sam Humphries (Yarmouth) placed 5th in a time of 23:35 with 3 penalties. Eliot Neal (Wilson, WY) placed 6th with 5 penalties (23:49) and Raleigh Goessling (Esko, MN) placed 7th (23:57) also with 5 penalties. Ethan Dreissegacker (Craftsbury, VT) won with 4 penalties in a time of 22:00. Racing up in the Youth Men’s race the Yarmouth trio of Drew Grout, Tom Sullivan, and Chester Jacobs placed 9th, 10th, and 11th with 6, 7, and 4 penalties respectively.br /br /Tracy Barnes-Colliander (Ft. Kent) won today’s Women’s race with 3 penalties and a time of 22:15. Twin sister Lanny Barnes (Durango, CO) placed 2nd with 2 penalties, 14.6 seconds back. Haley Johnson (Lake Placid, NY) rounded out the top 3 with a time of 23:00 and 4 penalties. Caribou’s BethAnn Chamberlain placed 7th with 6 penalties and one of the day’s better ski times. Meagan Toussaint (Madawaska) placed 13th with 9 penalties.br /br /Grace Boutot (Ft. Kent) placed 2nd with 6 penalties finishing 1 minute 58 seconds behind Addie Byrne who shot clean. Andrea Mayo (Ft. Kent) won the Youth Women’s race with 5 hits and a time of 22:47. Molly Susla (Yarmouth) placed 4th with 6 penalties and a time of 26:05. Racing up, Tara Humphries (Yarmouth) hit 2 of 10 to place 6th.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6813061107698506856-5519869612767577185?l=mwscbiathlon.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
