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Phoenix Skiing Impresses at NMU CCSA Invite

1/22/2024 3:00:00 PM

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – The Green Bay Nordic Skiing team traveled up to Minnesota for the weekend after the NMU CCSA Invite was moved to Mt. Itasca due to weather in the Upper Peninsula.

The Phoenix skiers finished in fourth place in the 7.5K Skate on Saturday before finishing fourth in the 15K Classic on Sunday.

Ryan Thieme led the Green Bay men on Saturday, finishing the 7.5K skate in 19:15.1, good for 21st place. CJ Young and Declan Rodefeld rounded out the top three for the Phoenix, finishing 36th and 39th in 20:09.2 and 20:20.0 respectively. Silje Busklein led the women with a 43rd place finish, crossing the finish line in 24:50.1. Jenna Johnson and Lilly Franzen were not far behind, finishing in 54th and 65th, respectively.

Thieme once again led the Phoenix on Sunday, crossing the finish line 13th after finishing in 42:34.4. Noah Erickson followed up with a top-20 finish (19th) in a time of 43:27.9. Young rounded out the top three men for GB, coming in 26th place in a time of 45:51.2. Busklein once again led the Phoenix women on Sunday, finishing in 19th place with a final time of 51:51.4. Franzen and Jenna Johnson were right behind her, finishing 21st and 27th with final times of 52:17.5 and 53:29.4.

"The team performed really well this weekend, I was really happy with it," said head coach Sam Myers. "We had some great showings from some of our freshmen that really stepped up, like Lilly and Jenna. We had a longer race on Sunday, so it was good to see that everyone was able to pace their race well and finish strong. Awesome weekend for the team, and I'm looking forward to our home race next weekend at Ariens Nordic Center."

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Green Bay will host its first-ever home meet this weekend at the Ariens Nordic Center in Brillion, Wis. Saturday will be the 7.5K Skate before the Classic Team Sprint on Sunday.

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