September 15, 2017 at 2:02 p.m.
RNC mountain bike team opens season
RNC mountain bike team opens season
Rhinelander had four of podium finishes. Lakeland Union High School sophomore Johanna Craig took first place in the sophomore girls' division, completing a two-lap, 11-mile course in 48 minutes, 48.1 seconds. Her younger brother, Jakob, finished second in the eighth-grade boys' division. His one-lap result of 22:58.7 was less than two seconds off the top time.
Megan Lester and Sage Flory both made the podium in the eighth-grade girls' division. Lester finished second with a time of 28:19.7 and Flory placed fifth with a time of 29:49.3.
Rhinelander High School teammates Emma Hjelle and Alexis Pyrchalla finished together in the junior varsity girls' race. Hjelle finished eighth in class, covering 16 miles in 1:20:00.4. Pyrchalla was ninth, 4.4 seconds behind her classmate. Gwenyth Lowry finished eighth in the freshman girls' division, with a two-lap time of 1:02:28.3.
Over in the boys' junior varsity, Division 2 class, Freddy Wisner placed 28th with a time of 1:12:01.8 over three laps. Hunter Bachmann finished 43rd (1:18:50.9).
Joey Belanger finished 13th in the sixth-grade boys' division (32:21.7).
Overall team results had not been posted by the WHSCL as of deadline.
Race No. 2 of the season takes place this Sunday at Nordic Mountain in Wild Rose.
Jeremy Mayo may be reached at [email protected].
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