The Nature Valley NASTAR Open was held under clear blue skies as participants from throughout the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions gathered to compete for titles in multiple age and ability groups. To view photos of the event check out Pat Moore's photo album: Click Here to view photos.
AJ Kitt set the pace for all of the racers. Check out AJ's pacesetting runs.
The male and female racers that earned the lowest handicaps during the Open won complimentary entry to the National Championships. Caitlin Healey posted the lowest handicap among the ladies with 8.99 HCP and Gary Whittemore recorded a 5.59 HCP to lead the men. The top three competitors in each age, gender and ability group qualified for the National Championships, March 22-25. Below is a listed of qualified racers.
The Nature Valley Family Challenge and Team race took place on Sunday with the top teams earning complimentary entry to the Return of The Champions Family Challenge and the U.S. Ski Team Pro-Am Team Race. Impressive skiing by Benjamin Lodge and Matthew Lodge earned the Lodge Team top honors in the Family Challenge. Team Kennedy took second place and the Caron family team grab third.
The Team Race was won by the Ad hock team of Wachusett Mountain ringers including Chad Keeney and Tom Ryan with second place going to the Jones Gang and the third place team was NASTAR Bob. NASTAR Bob was a team formed to thank Wachusett Mountain NASTAR Coordinator Bob Pentland for his deadication to serving racers at Wachusett.
The following racers have qualified for the Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships:
Jennifer Hopkins Female 5-6
Elaine Jones Female 7-8
Emma Rose Greenwood Female 7-8
Lauren Girard-Cutaio Female 9-10
Lexis Girard-Cutaio Female 9-10
Lauren Celella Female 11-12
McKenna Kennedy Female 11-12
Jordan Hasbrouck Female 11-12
Kathryne Stowell Female 15-16
Emily Latour Female 17-20
Julia Kurys Female 17-20
Hunter Alfano Male 5-6
Erik Potts Male 7-8
Cameron Hanna Male 7-8
Owen Greenwood Male 9-10
Cody Kennedy Male 11-12
Jordan Hanna Male 11-12
Ethan Cole Male 11-12
Grant Wagman Male 13-14
Andrew Hopkins Male 15-16
Matthew Lodge Male 17-20
Benjamin Lodge Male 17-20
Caitlin Healey Female 21-29
Ashley Fiedler Female 21-29
Karen Kennedy Female 40-44
Jenna Surwilo Female 40-44
Alicia Weaver Female 40-44
Linda Olster Female 45-49
Marge Carl Female 45-49
Leslie Jones Female 45-49
Sarah Heffner Female 45-49
Arden Sonnenberg Female 45-49
Leelee Goodson Female 50-54
Kathy Garmus Female 50-54
Laura Barone Female 50-54
Susan Ryan Female 50-54
Lynn Miller Female 55-59
Polly Crowninshield Female 60-64
Nancy Howe Female 80-84
Brigitte Langer Female 80-84
Karim Nahabet Male 21-29
David MacNamara Male 21-29
Johnathan Van Skyhawk Male 21-29
Chris Romano Male 30-34
Chad Keeney Male 35-39
David Heikkinen Male 35-39
Brian Spink Male 35-39
Jeff Rozak Male 40-44
James Moore Male 40-44
Timothy Heffner Male 40-44
Stewart Hanna Male 40-44
William Greenwood Male 40-44
Mike Charron Male 45-49
David Olster Male 45-49
David Moran Male 45-49
Eric Cole Male 45-49
Mark Temple Male 45-49
David Wagman Male 45-49
Scott Maynard Male 45-49
Dan Petit Male 45-49
Christopher Blake Male 50-54
Stuart Wing Male 50-54
Don Jones Male 50-54
Jeffrey Parkhurst Male 50-54
Michael Alfano Male 50-54
Gary Whittemore Male 55-59
Sean O'Connor Male 55-59
Ron Leighton Male 55-59
John Shea Male 55-59
Robert Dexter Male 60-64
Edward Bassett Male 60-64
Bob O'Donnell Male 60-64
Patrick Moore Male 65-69
Warren Steele Male 65-69
Jim Stormes Male 65-69
Robert Yandon Male 70-74
Richard Cole Male 75-79
Horst Langer Male 80-84
Urwhatu8 ~ This NASTAR Bob
Urwhatu8 ~ This NASTAR Bob Rider conceeds, but we were the only snowboard division racers....so we should have taken 1st Place!!!!!!.....in the snowboard division!
There is no question that
There is no question that NASTAR Bob was an awesome team and that the tribute to Bob P. was well deserved, but..to give credit where credit is due, the third place team in the Team Race was won by the Beauties and the Beasts, a team made up of Nancy Howe, Pat Moore, Veronica Jackson, Lynn Miller and Polly Crowninshield.