RESULTS: Tarras and Ross win Cote Dame Marie

Sun, Jan  17, 2021 - By Mike Muha

The temperatures were warmer than expected at the beginning of the Cote Dame Mare at Hanson Hills in Grayling Michigan, and they continued to rise into the mid-to-upper 30s during the race. The course seemed fast for the first 6km then suddenly the snow felt damper and slower - everyone was commenting on how their skis slowed down during the race.

Wave 1 start. (All photos by Adrianna Soria)

Frosty Freestyle winner Jorden Wakeley took an early lead. Checking behind to see where the competition was, he lost his balance and - CRASH! - broking his pole. He was forced to ski the rest of the race with only one...NO! he sticks his remaining pole into really soft snow further down the trail and breaks it as well! He finished in 24th by skiing with one or then no poles.

Start of the 6th wave

The race was setup in 6 waves of up to 25 skiers, starting with senior men, then senior women, then the juniors. Seniors skied 13k, juniors 7.5k. Rain and warm temps leading up to the race created damp conditions that hardened as the temps dropped, then new snow added a softer surface which made it easy to get an edge. Classic tracks were firm and fast. 

Overall winner, Kevin Tarras

Kevin Tarras won the day in 39:54.9. Milan Baic (Vasa Ski Club) took second in 42:38.6, followed by Brandon Halcott (XC Ski Headquartes) in 43:16.7

Jorydn Ross (Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team) was the top women, crushing the rest of the field in 48:58.4. Rebecca Davis (Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop) was second in 57:24.0, followed by teammate Mary Schlimmer in 58:11.5.

Arianne Olson coming in for the win of the Junior Girls 7.5k race

A trio of Traverse City skier took the top three spots in the he Junior Boys 7.5k. Josh Kerr won in 28:28.23. Ryan Donnell and Nick Theunte finished second and third in 28:42.0 and 28.49.9.

Arianne Olson (Grand Rapids Nordic) was the top junior girl, winning in 32:03.7. Second and third were Ella DeBruyn (Vasa Ski Club) and Emma Jimenez Palos (XC Ski Headquarters) in 33:55.4 and 36:53.7. 

Sprint to the finish! Adam Danes (535), Frank Nizio (532), and Daniel Nolan (287)

Cote Dame Marie Ski Loppet Results, January 1`6, 2021

Junior Boys 7.5km
RANK	BIB	FIRST	LAST	TEAM	TIME
1	95	Josh	Kerr	VASA SKI CLUB	28:28.2
2	89	Ryan	Donnell	Traverse City High School Nordic Ski Team	28:42.0
3	102	Nick	Thuente	Vasa Ski Club	28:49.9
4	596	Luke	Venhuizen	Vasa Ski Club / TC Central high school	29:39.0
5	97	Jack	Lidwall	Petoskey Nordic Ski Team	29:58.2
6	96	Elijah	Klee	Vasa	30:12.2
7	90	Josh	Fairbanks	XCSkihqtrs	31:13.7
8	84	Carter	DeBruyn	Vasa Juniors HS Ski Team	33:05.4
9	98	Zeke	Martin	Petoskey Nordic Ski Team	33:32.2
10	99	Drew	Moore	Hanson Hills/ Cross Country Ski Shop	34:49.4
11	595	James	Thuente	Vasa Ski Club	39:35.6
12	100	Andrew	Owens	Hanson Hills/ Cross Country Ski Shop	57:20.9
Junior Girls 7.5km
RANK	BIB	FIRST	LAST	TEAM	TIME
1	600	Arianne	Olson	GRNST	32:03.7
2	597	Ella	DeBruyn	Vasa Juniors HS Ski Team	33:55.4
3	599	Emma	Jimenez Palos	XC Ski HQ	36:53.7
4	598	Jorja	Jenema	Vasa High School Ski Team	37:02.3
5	601	Abigail	Paul		40:56.0
MI-CUP Men 13.3km
RANK	BIB	FIRST	LAST	TEAM	TIME
1	191	Kevin	Tarras		39:54.9
2	194	Milan	Baic	Vasa Ski Club	42:38.6
3	178	Brandon	Halcott	XCHQ	43:16.7
4	187	Stephen	Smigiel	GRNST	43:35.6
5	290	Edward	Roe		44:45.8
6	185	Eric	Parrott	GRNST	44:55.6
7	288	Dennis	Paull	GRNST	45:07.6
8	179	David	Hietikko	GRNST	45:18.5
9	177	Glenn	Goodman	Vasa	46:17.7
10	180	Craig	Hughes	GRNST	47:25.1
11	173	Michael	Davis	HH/CCSS	47:51.7
12	182	Charles	Moore	Team NordicSkiRacer	48:30.1
13	497	Mike	Temkin	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	49:37.1
14	171	Don	Camp	GRNST	49:39.5
15	281	John	Gravlin	HH/CCSS	49:55.4
16	189	Dave	Smith		50:09.9
17	183	Dave	ONeil	HH/CCSS	50:17.2
18	181	ricardo	lung	Team NordicSkiRacer	50:18.7
19	175	Yvon	Dufour	Team NordicSkiRacer	50:45.7
20	190	Allen	Sorgenfrei	Team NordicSkiRacer	52:11.9
21	169	Jim	Anderson	HH/CCSS	52:20.3
22	284	Brian	Kerr		52:39.5
23	188	Robert	Smith	Hanson hills cross country ski shop	53:03.3
24	192	Jorden	Wakeley	HH/CCSS	53:14.3
25	286	Michael	Muha	Team NordicSkiRacer	53:19.5
26	184	clifford	onthank	vasa ski club	53:31.0
27	200	James	Doull	Hanson hills	53:32.4
28	198	Bruce	Daman	XCHQ	53:39.5
29	289	Anthony	Percha	Team NordicSkiRacer	53:47.8
30	174	Ken	Dawson	Vasa Ski Club	54:14.3
31	193	Gregory	Worsnop	GRNST	54:46.0
32	170	Scott	Baker	XC SKI HQ	54:50.0
33	172	Douglas	Cornell	Team NordicSkiRacer	54:56.9
34	199	Michael	Debruyn	Vasa ski club juniors (HS race)	55:01.9
35	298	Gavin	Dyer	Petoskey Nordic Ski Team	55:10.1
36	283	Alan	Hough	Xcskihq	55:21.3
37	186	Steven	Seager	hhccss	55:57.1
38	482	Nils	Lindwall		57:04.3
39	487	Jukka	Pietila	GRNST	57:14.0
40	500	Peter	Jensen	Team Sic Nasti	58:01.2
41	196	John	Britton	HHCCSS	58:25.8
42	292	Randy	Smith	Vasa Ski Club	58:42.9
43	197	Tim	Cook	XC Ski Headquarters	59:07.0
44	279	William	Fowler	HHCCSS	59:15.9
45	494	John	Failor	Vasa	59:23.0
46	291	Steve	Smigiel	grnststeve147	59:23.9
47	296	Dan	Wisneski	GRNST	1:00:17
48	533	Kevin	Vazquez	Team NordicSkiRacer	1:00:57
49	486	Jeremiah	Osteen	XCHQ	1:00:58
50	483	Jeffois	Moore	Team NordicSkiRacer	1:01:05
51	481	Gregory	Kil	GRNST	1:02:44
52	195	Michael	Bourassa	HH/CCSS	1:03:29
53	293	Page	Stoutland	Vasa Ski Club	1:03:46
54	492	Tom	Wernette	XCHQ	1:04:24
55	489	Mark	Smith	XCHQ	1:05:14
56	484	Richard	Neier	cross country ski headquarters	1:07:15
57	280	George	Frye	Cross Country Ski HQ	1:07:32
58	300	Cris	Jones	HH/CCSS	1:07:42
59	299	Troy	Fairbanks	XCSkihqtrs	1:07:49
60	282	John	Harris	Hanson Hills	1:09:37
61	297	Ernest	Brumbaugh	Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team	1:10:18
62	294	John	Thiel	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:10:45
63	535	Adam	Danes	Team NordicSkiRacer	1:11:25
64	532	Frank	Nizio	Team NordicSkiRacer	1:11:28
65	485	Brian	Olson	GRNST	1:13:39
66	603	Rex	OConnor		1:13:50
67	493	Harry	Wright	Vasa	1:14:44
68	287	Daniel	Nolan	GRNST	1:15:29
69	490	Dan	Swartzendruber	Northbound Outfitters	1:15:54
70	495	walter	johnson	HHCCSS	1:18:45
71	491	Jeremy	Treadwell	Vasa Ski Club	1:24:44
72	531	Bob	Johnson		1:26:42
73	496	Gary	Kaleita	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:28:04
74	536	Larry	McCahill	GRNST	1:31:24
75	498	J	B		2:09:18
76	534	Dennis	West		DNF
77	488	FRANK	RYNALSKI	XCHQ	DNF
MI-CUP Women 13.km
RANK	BIB	FIRST	LAST	TEAM	TIME
1	544	Jordyn	Ross	GRNST	48:58.4
2	540	Rebecca	Davis	HH/CCSS	57:24.0
3	545	Mary	Schlimmer	Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop	58:11.5
4	538	Heather	Compton	HH/Cross Country Ski Shop	58:46.2
5	548	Wendy	Anderson	xc ski HQ	1:00:11
6	539	Katie	Daman	Xc ski headquarters	1:00:35
7	546	Bridget	Thuente	Vasa Ski Club	1:00:39
8	547	Ann	Wagar	HH/CCSS	1:04:29
9	591	Nicole	Owens	CCSS/HH	1:06:21
10	541	Magali	Jimenez Palos	XC Ski HQ	1:07:47
11	594	Linda	Weeks-Kaleita	Cross Country Ski Headquarters	1:10:20
12	537	Jenna	Briggs	XC Ski HQ	1:14:21
13	543	Melinda	Mitchell	Vasa Ski Club	1:18:40
14	592	Gwenn	Stevenson	XCHQ	1:24:39
15	550	Jolene	Ng	Team NordicSkiRacer	1:27:00
16	549	LINDA	McGINESS	CROSS COUNTRY HQ	1:37:52