FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Elk River Summer Biathlon Results
Greetings to all--here are results. Thanks for coming despite dire weather predictions--you are all truly tough and fearless Minnesotans! Special Thanks To All the Volunteers and MN Biathlon for help with making the races happen! Hope you had fun -drop me ideas and suggestions to improve Summer Biathlon in Minnesota. One more...Thanks again to MN Biathlon (Gary, Piotr, Mike, Dennis, Glen, Jane and anyone I may have missed) for organizing the post race relay event, your work on the range, and the outstanding Novice Clinic. You guys rock!
Overall Ladies (*--Sport class/Novice)
Place Name (Misses) Time
1. Antonia Slaughter (8) 26:25
2. Annelies Cook (6) 27:04
3. Jenny Ester (2) 29:46
4. *Margaret Adelsman (5) 30:33
5. Melissa Gadacz (2) 31:09
6. Julie Warneke (5) 31:45
7. *Debbie Roth (6) 33:29
8. *Maureen Kane (7) 37:01
9. *Denise Baxter (9) 42:16
10. **Danae Ostroot (6) 48:40 (age 12--youngest ladies competitor!)
Note:
3 Ladies Divisions, a) Match class, b) Sport Class-2 age groups of (*) 21 and over with full race course and (**) under 21 with short race course.
Match Class Results Sport Class / Novice age 21 and over
1. Toni Slaughter 1. Margaret Adelsman
2. Annelies Cook 2. Debbie Roth
3. Jenny Ester 3. Maureen Kane
4. Melissa Gadacz 4. Denise Baxter
5. Julie Warneke
Sport Class / Novice under 21 (short course)
1. Danae Ostroot (age 12)
Overall Mens (*Sport Class/Novice, same divisions as ladies race format)
Place Name (Misses) Time
1. Steve Scott (3) 23:07
2. **Wynn Roberts (2) 24:25
3. Travis Baxter (2) 26:11
4. Brandon Ostroot (6) 26:57
5. **Jeff Settles (5) 27:11
6. **Joe Slaughter (3) 29:00
7. *Karl Herber (7) 29:38
8. *Nicholas Samsone (9) 29:48
9. *Mark Erickson (7) 29:53
10. **Dan Riff (4) 35:25 (age 12)
11. **Conrad Roberts (4) 36:46 (age 10--youngest competitor!)
Match Class Sport Class/Novice age 21 and over
1. Steve Scott 1. Karl Herber
2. Travis Baxter 2. Nicholas Samsone
3. Bandon Ostroot 3. Mark Erikson
Sport Class/Novie under 21
1. Wynn Roberts (Overall Sport Class winner)
2. Jeff Settles
3. Joe Slaughter
4. Dan Riff
5. Conrad Roberts
Notes:
- Honorable mention to Dan Riff as second youngest male competitor
at age 12 with good shooting and running for the day!
- Special recognition to Conrad Roberts for running full race course at age 10 so was awarded the Clean Shooter medal in salute to his toughness in a 5k and final sprint to the finish along with good shooting....so we created a new age group for Conrad--The Extreme Youth Division! We look forward to seeing what you do in your next decade.
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