By: Ryan Hartwig (@RyanHartwig)
GreenBayPhoenix.com
RUMFORD, Maine (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - After a weather-delayed start to the week, the
Green Bay men's and women's Nordic skiing teams wrapped up their second
day of races at the U.S. Cross Country Championships on Thursday at
historic Black Mountain in Rumford, Maine.
Four Phoenix men and a pair of Phoenix women are competing in the national event, as
Wayne Clark (New Paltz, N.Y.), Eddie Gurney (Brookfield, Wis.),
Matt Nichols (Wausau, Wis.), Matt Nistler (Bemidji, Minn.),
Hanne Guthrie (Chanhassen, Minn.) and Kailey Mucha (Soldotna, Alaska) each made the trip.
Gurney
paced the Phoenix men on Thursday in the 15K freestyle race by
finishing 103rd in the tough field of competitors. The sophomore crossed
the line in 33:49.9,
while Nichols was close behind in 112th (34:14.7). Guthrie finished
82nd in the women's 10K freestyle, turning in a time of 29:42.2.
"I thought Eddie, Matt and Hanne skied very well today," Phoenix head coach
Ken Statz said. "Eddie and Matt were about three and a
half minutes back from the lead, which is very impressive for young
athletes doing a 15K at nationals."
The
Phoenix skiers will resume competition tomorrow with the men's 30K and
women's 5K classic races. Nichols, who is 17 years old, will also be
competing in Friday's
junior 10K race.
Green
Bay began the U.S. Championships on Tuesday with the men's 1.6K and
women's 1.4K freestyle sprint races. Complete results from all the races
at Black Mountain
can be found
here.
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