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Green Bay Nordic Ski Kicks Off Season at Salomon CXC Cup

12/10/2023 3:45:00 PM

DULUTH, Minn. – The Green Bay Nordic Ski team kicked off the 2023-24 season at the Salomon CXC Cup at the Spirit Mountain Center in Duluth, Minnesota. The Freestyle Sprint took place on Saturday while the Classic Interval Start was Sunday.

FREESTYLE SPRINT
Ryan Thieme led the way for the Phoenix men, crossing the finish line eighth out of 136, with a time of 2:47.37. Derek Waddick followed up with a 22nd-place finish (2:54.47), and Noah Erickson was just behind in 25th (2:56.63). Other Green Bay skiers to cross the finish line:

Samuel Folland – 26th – 2:52.93
CJ Young – 29th – 2:52.49
Grant Rocheleau – 34th – 2:59.72
Declan Rodefeld – 39th – 3:00.60
Myles Brown – 52nd – 3:05.71
Zaine Braaten – 3:07.43

Lilly Franzen led the way on the women's side with a 46th-place finish with a final time of 3:38.23. Chelsey Johnson and Silje Busklein rounded out the top three for Green Bay, finishing 52nd and 53rd, respectively. Additional Phoenix finishes:

Kiera Rotar – 55th – 3:41.28
Grace Nemeth – 94th – 3:58.46
Jenna Johnson – 121st – 3:38.59

CLASSIC INTERVAL START
Noah Erickson stood out on Sunday, leading Green Bay with a 25th-place finish in a time of 19:36.6. Ryan Thieme and Derek Waddick were right behind Erickson, placing 26th (19:39.3) and 29th (19:53.7) respectively. The remaining Green Bay skiers finished:

CJ Young – 31st – 19:57.8
Myles Brown – 38th – 20:38.9
Samuel Folland – 43rd – 20:53.9
Zaine Braaten – 57th – 21:30.2
Grant Rocheleau – 62nd – 21:42.6
Declan Rodefeld – 66th – 22:00.8

Silje Busklein paved the way for the Green Bay women with a 39th-place finish in 24:29.1. Three other Phoenix finished the race, starting with Lilly Franzen in 54th at 25:10.0. Kiera Rotar and Chelsey Johnson wrapped up the Phoenix skiers, finishing 76th and 96th, respectively.

COMING UP
GB is back in action next weekend at the Salomon CXC Cup in Cable, Wis. The race will kick off on Saturday, Dec. 16, before wrapping up on Sunday, Dec. 17.

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