Jan 27, 2014 (Salmon Arm, BC) – The BC Cup #2 cross-country ski race sponsored by Teck was hosted by the Overlander Ski Club in Stake Lake January 25 and 26.  Saturday’s race was individual free technique and Sunday was a classic event.  Once again the Larch Hills club saw many top finishes. 

On Saturday’s free technique race, Ian van Bergeyk placed third for the Atom boys, and Eric Moore placed second for the PeeWee boys 1 category.  For the girls, Hilary Vukadinovic placed first for the PeeWee girls 1 category, with Tessa Elliott placing second, and in the PeeWee girls 2 category, Isabelle Wilkie placed first, with Zara Bucher placing third.  The Bantam boys 1 category top finish went to Trond May, and for the Bantam boys 2, Stephen Moore placed first and Calvin Hepburn placed second.  The Bantam girls 1 finishers were Julianne Moore with first place, Sophia van Varseveld with second, and Claire van Bergeyk with third.  In the Bantam Girls 2 category, Maggie Beckner was first, and Keeya Corbett was second.  In the Midget boys 2 category, Konrad van Varseveld placed second.  David Bakker placed third for the Juvenile boys 1 category, and Andrew Nash took first place for the Juvenile boys 2 category.  Rachel May placed first for the Juvenile girls 1 category,  and in the Junior boys 1 category, Alexander Corbett placed second with Kellen Viznaugh placing third.  John Connor took third place in the Junior boys 2 category.   In the Junior men 1 category, Thomas Hardy placed first and Judah Bucher placed third.  In the Masters women 40-49 Laura Hepburn placed first and Sheila Corbett placed third. 

For Sunday’s classic event, Eric Moore placed second for the PeeWee boys 1 category, and for the PeeWee girls, Hilary Vukadinovic placed first , Tessa Elliott placed second, and Emily Carelse placed third in category 1, and Zara Bucher placed first and Samantha Vukadinovic  placed third for category 2.  In the Bantam boys 1 category, Trond May placed first, and in category 2, Stephen Moore placed first with Calvin Hepburn placing second.  For the Bantam girls 1 category, Julianne Moore took first place, Sophia van Varseveld earned second, and Claire van Bergeyk placed third.  In category 2, Keeya Corbett was first, Lucy Elliott was second and Maggie Beckner was third.  In the Midget Boys 2 category, Konrad van Varseveld placed second.  For the Juvenile boys 1 category, David Bakker placed third, and in category 2, Seth van Varseveld came first and Andrew Nash placed third.  For the Juvenile girls 1 Rachel May took first place, and for the Junior boys 1, Alexander Corbett was third.  John Connor was third in the Junior boys 2 category, and for the Junior girls 1 category, Gina Cinelli was second.  The Junior men category was won by Thomas Hardy with Judah Bucher in second place.  Keith Hepburn placed third for the Masters men 40-49, and Sheila Corbett was second for the masters women 40-49.  For a complete list of race results, visit http://new.zone4.ca.

Cross Country BC, the provincial sport governing body for cross-country skiing in British Columbia, is a non-for-profit, club-based organization of more than 16,000 members. Cross Country BC offers programs and services to support the continuous development of cross-country skiing for all ages and abilities, from introductory experiences to international excellence. Teck Resources is the title sponsor of Cross Country BC’s skier development program, thereby supporting excellence in sport and providing youth with experiences that will help them prepare for the future. For more information on Cross Country BC, please visit www.crosscountrybc.ca