February 24, 2014 at 2:34 p.m.

Photo: Birkie fever

Results for Rhinelander area racers
Photo: Birkie fever
Photo: Birkie fever

Rhinelander resident and former Olympian Chris Cook crosses the finish line Saturday at the 41st annual American Birkebeiner cross country ski race in Hayward. Cook, who has retired from competitive skiing, finished 203rd overall in the Birkie skate race, covering the 50-kilometer course in 3 hours, 4 minutes, 56.5 seconds. Germany's Tom Reichelt won the men's Birkie skate race in a time of 2:14:29.9. Simone Paredi and Sergio Bonaldi, both of Italy, finished less than a second behind him. Caitlin Gregg of Minneapolis won the women's Birkie skate in a time of 2:40:57.4.

Rhinelander Birkie participants



Thirty-three Rhinelander residents took part in this year's Birkie and its shorter cousins the Kortelopet and the Prince Haakon classic, all held over the weekend in the Hayward area. Here's how they fared:

Birkie Skate 50K

Name Age Group Pos. (Div.) Time

Chris Cook M 30-34 203 (30) 3:04.56.5

Karen Cook F 60-64 182 (1) 4:25.49.2

Robert Cook M 55-59 1141 (114) 4:17:46.7

James Dyreby M 60-64 3000 (229) 7:21:16.2

Brian Hegge M 55-59 1390 (150) 4:29:02.7

Karina Katchko F 18-24 377 (66) 5:12:55.8

Chris Koeppl M 55-59 1738 (196) 4:50.17.7

Tim Kuehn M 40-44 1076 (137) 4:11:18.0

Kevin Mahoney M 60-64 1867 (108) 4:57.20.1

Bill Pierre M 55-59 2822 (370) 6:28.56.2

Ryan Rossing M 30-34 1124 (142) 4:13.42.3

Steve Teclaw M 25-29 507 (92) 3:34.15.1

Dave Wall M 50-54 347 (34) 3:21:47.6

Birkie Classic 54K

Name Age Group Pos. (Div.) Time

John Bassette M 55-59 266 (26) 4:15:54.9

William Brolfrass III M 30-34 908 (74) 6:06:25.2

Cecily Dawson F 45-49 206 (21) 6:02:38.3

Michael Evelo M 55-59 736 (113) 5:29:02.5

Timothy Hasbargen M 55-59 1052 (176) 6:20:22.3

Joel Knutson M 35-39 917 (63) 5:57:25.7

Jacob Lobermeier M 35-39 782 (56) 5:37:09.6

Sarah Marx F 40-44 391 (25) 8:14:55.8

Mitch Mode M 60-64 314 (21) 4:24:14.0

Christopher Moran M 35-39 1401 (93) 8:05:35.8

Mark Nienstaedt M 60-64 119 (4) 3:51:08.4

Shane Tulowitzky M 35-39 712 (50) 5:27:44.2

Robert Wojnowski M 60-64 1431 (179) 8:31:35.1

Kortelopet Skate 23K

Name Age Group Pos. (Div.) Time

Elizabeth Bassette F 19-24 130 (7) 2:13:22.6

Lou Bassette M 17-18 22 (9) 1:23:27.4

Bailey Lieck F 19-24 530 (37) 3:49.05.4

Kortelopet Classic 23K

Name Age Group Pos. (Div.) Time

Dustin Bronson M 30-34 441 (19) 3:58:55.7

Susan Bronson F 35-39 471 (31) 5:14:33.0

Prince Haakon Classic 12K

Name Group Pos. Time

Anita Foss Female 139 3:48:21.7

David Nelson Male 76 3:48:36.2

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