Alpine - U14s Head to States!

Over this past weekend, West Mountain hosted the NYSSRA Mountain Council's final set of races before the State Championships.  NYSEF athletes from both Gore and Whiteface were present many taking home hardware.  In Saturday's GS, Whiteface's Lily Silverstein took home the gold while Elizabeth Mcintyre and Hanna Petro from Gore took home 2nd and 3rd, respectively.  In the men's race, Evan Scriven from Gore took 1st while Palmer Feinberg and Jonathan Neron from Whiteface placed 2nd and 3rd.  Sunday's SL saw a Whiteface sweep with Lexi Barile, Lily Silverstein and Sarah White taking 1-2-3. Evan Scriven and Palmer Feinberg repeated their performances on the men's side while Gore's Quin Taylor placed 3rd. Many more NYSEF athletes competed - full results can be found at www.nyssra.org.

Below are photos of those that qualified to represent the Mountain Council at the State Championships to be held at Greek Peak and Toggenburg on March 9th and 10th.  

 

The women's team

 

The men's team

Alpine - U16 Champs at Whiteface

The NYSSRA U16 State Championships took place here at Whiteface last weekend, February 21-24, 2013.  NYSEF athletes shined at this event with Cecily Decker taking home the gold in all 4 days of women's racing. Colden Mrak won Friday's SG and Sunday's SL.  Full results can be found here on the  NYSSRA Website.  Here are some photos from the event:

 The crowd for the final awards ceremony and team naming

 

Sunday's Women SL Podium with Cecily Decker on top. Other NYSEF athletes in the top 10 included Trixie Lever in 3rd, Sheila Decker in 4th, and Maris Van Slyke (NWS) in 8th.  Olivia Reynolds took the hard charger award.

Sunday's Men SL Podium including Colden Mrak on top in 1st.

 NYSEF-Whiteface athletes in front of the building

 

The NYSSRA women named to the U16 Eastern Championships at Sugarloaf, ME.

 

The NYSSRA men named to the U16 Eastern Championships at Sugarloaf, ME. 

Alpine U14 GS Feb 3, 2013

 U14 Mountain Council Giant Slalom at Whiteface - February 3, 2013

 Overall Women's Podium: Lexi Barile (1st from NYSEF/WF), Joanna Rosenbluth (2nd from NYSEF/WF), and Madison Krochina (3rd Ind.)

Overall Men's Podium: Evan Scriven (1st from NYSEF/GO), Palmer Feinberg (2nd from NYSEF/WF), and Jonathon Neron (3rd from NYSEF/WF)