BRILLION, Wis. – The Green Bay Nordic Skiing team hosted their first home event at Ariens Nordic Center in Brillion, Wis. this past weekend, with Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan, and College of St. Scholastica visiting Titletown.

GB finished fourth in the 7.5K Skate on Saturday and fourth in the Classic Team Sprint on Sunday.

After his strong performance last weekend, Ryan Thieme once again led the Phoenix in the 7.5K Skate with a 20:51.3 time and eighth place finish. Saturday was Thieme's first-career CCSA top-10 finish. Noah Erickson, CJ Young, and Grant Rocheleau were the next three Phoenix to cross the finish line in 23^rd, 24^th, and 25^th, respectively.

Lilly Franzen paced the women on Saturday with a 21^st place finish in 22:20.4. Silje Busklein and Jenna Johnson were right behind her, finishing in 23^rd and 25^th place.

In the team sprint on Sunday, GB was led by the duo of Noah Erickson and Lilly Franzen, who finished 19^th with a time of 33:05.2. Right behind them in 21^st was Ryan Thieme and Silje Busklein with a final time of 33:50.9. CJ Young and Kiera Rotar finished 27^th, Derek Waddick and Jenna Johnson finished 28^th, and Grant Rocheleau and Chelsey Johnson finished 32^nd.

COMING UP
Green Bay has a weekend off before the CCSA Conference Championships in Duluth, Minn. on Feb. 10-11. The races will take place at Spirit Mountain Nordic Center.

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