The second day of 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals featured the 5- and 10-kilometer freestyle individual starts, with the U16 men and women skiing two laps of a 2.5 k course, and the U18 and U20 men and women racing four laps.
Racing resumes again on Friday with the 5/10/15 k classic mass starts. Race schedule
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Video above by Skyler Mullings of Far West Nordic. For more videos, check out the 2015 XC Junior Nationals YouTube channel .
Below are some podium shots from Wednesday at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif., courtesy of Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics. View his complete gallery here .
The U16 women’s podium from Wednesday’s 5 k freestyle at 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif. (Photo: Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics)
The U16 men’s podium from Wednesday’s 5 k freestyle at 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif. (Photo: Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics)
The U18 women’s podium from Wednesday’s 10 k freestyle at 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif. (Photo: Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics)
New England’s Katharine Ogden (Stratton Mountain School) racing to a 26.8-second win at the 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals in Wednesday’s 10 k freestyle at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif. (Photo: Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics)
The U18 men’s podium from Wednesday’s 10 k freestyle at 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif. (Photo: Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics)
Mid-Atlantic’s Karl Schulz (New England Ski Educational Foundation) racing to a 5.3-second win at 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals in Wednesday’s 10 k freestyle at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif. (Photo: Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics)
The U20 women’s podium from Wednesday’s 10 k freestyle at 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif. (Photo: Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics)
The U20 men’s podium from Wednesday’s 10 k freestyle at 2015 U.S. Junior Nationals at Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif. (Photo: Mark Nadell/MacBeth Graphics)
Podium finishers:
U16 women
1. Ezra Smith (Rocky Mountain) 17:18.5
2. Madeline Donovan (Rocky Mountain) 17:35.0
3. Molly Gellert (Alaska) 17:48.7
U16 men
1. Canyon Tobin (Alaska) 15:15.2
2. Walker Bean (New England) 15:27.8
3. Nolan Herzog (Rocky Mountain) 15:28.3
U18 women
1. Katharine Ogden (New England) 16:03.3
2. Julia Kern (New England) 16:30.1
3. Hailey Swirbul (Rocky Mountain) 17:19.2
U18 men
1. Karl Schulz (Mid-Atlantic) 31:48.0
2. Zak Ketterson (Midwest) 31:53.3
3. Hunter Wonders (Alaska) 32:01.7
U20 women
1. Vivian Hett (Midwest) 17:25.4
2. Hannah Hardenbergh (Rocky Mountain) 17:40.6
3. Emily Hyde (Pacific Northwest) 17:41.5
U20 men
1. Lars Hannah (Rocky Mountain) 30:37.9
2. Ian Torchia (Midwest) 31:01.0
3. Parker McDonald (New England) 31:25.1
Complete results