CABLE, Wisc. - Day three of four from the GItchi Gami Games SuperTour wrapped up for the men today, with four men competing in the Skate Interval Start.
The course ran a total length of 3403 meters with the skiers having to complete three laps. The Wildcats competed in the U18/U20/U23/Sr/NCAA bracket, consisting of 208 total skiers to start and finish the race.
Luke Fricker was first to cross the line for the 'Cats, finishing ninth among collegiate athletes, 13th among athletes under 23, and 26th overall. Fricker turned in a total time of 23:13.4, with lap markers of 7:16.6, 15:02.0 (7:45.4), and 22:49.4 (7:47.4).
Next across was
Adrik Kraftson, 12th collegiately, 17th among athletes under 23, and 33rd overall. Kraftson's lap times consisted of a 7:16.1 to start, 15:10.9 (7:54.8) at the second, and a final lap of 23:01.6 (7:50.7).
Right behind him was teammate
Jonathan Clarke, who finished 14th collegiately, 19th among under 23 athletes, and 35th overall. Clarke started the fastest among the 'Cats with his time of 7:14.7 on lap one before turning in times of 15:09.6 (7:54.9) and 23:07.3 (7:57.7).
Rounding out NMU was
Hendrik Peterson, finishing 17th collegiately, 23rd among under 23 athletes, and 44th overall. Peterson posted lap times of 7:16.5, 15:16.3 (7:59.8), and 23:19.8 (8:03.5).
The full list of results from today can be found
here.
The 'Cats round out its time in Cable on Tuesday, as the team competes in the Classic Mass Start 20km.
Day Two - Classic Sprint
Luke Fricker made it to the quarterfinals, finishing 5th in his heat with a time of 3:01.75. He qualified with a time of 3:03.63, the 29th fastest overall and 11th fastest time among U23 competitors.
Jonathan Clarke posted a 3:10.09,
Hendrik Peterson a 3:12.73, and
Adrik Kraftson a 3:26.24.
Day One - Freestyle Sprint
Luke Fricker posted a 2:44.89 in his quarterfinal heat, falling just short of advancing as just one of eight collegaite athletes in the quarterfinals. Fricker qualified with his time of 2:47.99, 18th overall and eight among athletes under 23.
Hendrik Peterson posted a time of 2:58.95 to finish 41st, and both
Jonathan Clarke and
Adrik Kraftson DNS.
