First published February 8, 2018 in The Mountain-Ear.

Barbara Lawlor, Nederland.

On Saturday, January 27, 2018, the Nederland High School Panthers’ Nordic team traveled to Snow

Mountain Ranch to compete in a 5K mass start skate race. The girls placed seventh out of 13 teams, with

83 racers zooming over the trails.

Battle Mountain, Steamboat and Lake County filled the top three slots.

Girls’ Places and Times:

12. Sarah Davidson: 19:32.27

34. Helen Cross: 21:47.17

70. Elyria Kitsch: 31:37.01

74. Meagan Figgins: 33:31.19

The Ned boys came in 12 of 14 teams with 113 racers.

Boys’ places and times:

31. Scout Edmondson: 17:34.37

75. Adam Figgins: 19:33.97

On Friday, February 2, the Panthers traveled to Aspen for a same-day- pursuit event with a classic

race in the morning and a skate race in the afternoon. Of 13 teams, the Ned girls came in 11th.

Vail, Summit County and Aspen came in first, second and third. There were 93 racers in the

competition.

Places and Times:

29. Sarah Davidson: 20:35.53

67. Elyria Kitsch: 25:29.29

The Nederland boys came in ninth of 14 teams with 125 competing racers. Aspen, Summit and

Steamboat were the top three places. Scout Edmondson and Adler Mueller qualified for state.

Boys’ Places and Times:

44. Adler Mueller: 18.00

49. Scout Edmondson: 18:11

90. Wesley Nation: 21:36

117. Hatcher Edmondson: 25:23.48