Glacier Nordic skiers compete in Junior Nationals qualifier

The Glacier Nordic Ski Team competed this weekend at West Yellowstone, Montana, in a Junior Nationals Qualifier of the Intermountain Division. The racers from the Glacier Nordic Club are putting their mark on the race circuit and representing Whitefish as a growing team to watch out for.

This race was number two out of three towards gaining points to potentially qualify for a Junior Nationals qualification, which is a week of races hosting the top juniors in the country on March 6-12 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Glacier Nordic Ski athletes are competing for points, gaining race tactics, and pushing their fitness limits while showing their tenacious fire.

During a sprint day, athletes start out with a solo qualifier lap around the 1.5k course.

The top 30 qualify to race in heats of six athletes. The quarterfinals are elimination rounds, where the top two, and two third places based on fastest time, go on to the next round of semifinals, and then eventually finals.

The results from last weekend in West Yellowstone for Glacier Nordic Ski Team are as follows:

Maeve Ingelfinger -

9th Skate Qualifier U16 women

4th overall in the U16 heats,

4th Classic 5k U16 women

Jacob Henson -

14th Skate Qualifier U18 men

7th Classic 10k U18 men

Izzie Cooke -

23rd Skate Qualifier U18 women

19th Classic 5k U18 women

Charlotte Lehmann -

28th Skate Qualifier U16 women

37th Classic 5k U16 women

Ethan Amick -

26th Classic 5k U16 men

Nate Ingelfinger-

21st Skate Qualifier U18 men

30th Classic 10k U18 men

Ruedi Steiner -

23rd Skate sprint qualifier U18 men

29th Classic 10k U18 men