Rhinelander, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay Nordic Skiing team hosted the CCSA Conference Championships this past weekend, finishing in fourth place as a team on both sides as well as a full, co-ed roster. The Phoenix took on the classic individual start races on Saturday, while racing in the freestyle competitions on Sunday. Full results can be found `.
 
In the women's 5k classic race, sophomore Oda Karlsen Bekkestad was the top collegiate finisher, taking 14^th place with a time of 17:42.1. Redshirt junior Mykaela McMullen and freshman Anna Zajakowski rounded out the scoring ladies on Saturday. McMullen placed 18^th with a time of 18:21, while Zajakowski earned 21^st in 18:40.3.
 
The other Phoenix women in the race included redshirt junior Maddie McKeefry, redshirt senior Kayla Billett, and redshirt freshmen Maria Schoening and Mina Anderberg. They placed 23^rd, 25^th, 31^st, and 34^th, respectively.
 
On the men's side, the top finisher in the 10k classic race was the usual leader in senior Jake Ajax, taking 14^th in the collegiate field with a time of 29:45.6. Redshirt sophomore Quinn Duffy was the next to stop the clock, earning 17^th in 29:58.1, while redshirt freshman Tom Woolhouse rounded out the top three by finishing 21^st with a time of 30:28.6.
 
Also racing was the group of redshirt sophomore Cory Rouw, redshirt freshman Sam Myers, and true freshman Shad Kraftson. Rouw and Myers took 26^th and 27^th, respectively, while Kraftson finished 29^th in the field.
 
On Sunday, in the 15k freestyle race, McMullen was the leader for the women this time, finishing 13^th with a time of 48:38.1. Bekkestad and Zajakowski held steady in the top three as well. Bekkestad took 16^th, crossing the line at 49:51.1, while Zajakowski finished in 25^th with a time of 53:30.1.
 
In the 20k, Ajax led the squad yet again, finishing 17^th in the collegiate field with a time of 54:35.5. Duffy and Woolhouse stayed in their spots on the team as well. Duffy took 21^st as the second Phoenix to finish, earning a time of 55:48.9, while Woolhouse placed 24^th with a finishing time of 56:25.2.
 
The Nordic Ski team will be leaving this Thursday to travel to Ispeming, Michigan this weekend. They will be competing in the Ishpeming Supertour as well as CCSA Regionals.
 
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