Racers from the North Shore’s Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club glided away with several medals at the Haywood 2016 Ski Nationals held recently in Whitehorse, helping the club finish third overall in the junior aggregate standings.
Annika Richardson led the way, claiming three medals in the junior girls division: silver in the 5-km classic and bronze in sprint and 7.5-kilometre classic mass start. Richardson also finished third overall in the aggregate standings for girls born in 1998. Anna Goodwin claimed gold in the junior girls sprint while finishing third overall in the 1999 girls aggregate competition. Jenna Sim also put up strong across the board numbers, finishing second in the
1999 girls aggregate.
In junior boys competition Kieran Lumb won silver in the 15-km classic while Fran Vukonic earned bronze in the sprint.
Katie Weaver, a Capilano University student, finished second in the university women’s sprint while placing third overall in the university women’s aggregate.
