BY HEATHER FOSTER

Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation hosted the third and final qualifier in the Intermountain Cross Country Junior National Qualifier Series this weekend at Lake Creek. More than 300 athletes representing 15 clubs from Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah raced to earn their spot on the starting lines at the 2025 Cross Country Skiing Junior National Championships.

The IMD Junior National Team was named at the conclusion of the event, with SVSEF ultimately earning eight confirmed and one alternate spot on the team.

Athletes compete at Junior Nationals as part of 10 divisional teams representing Alaska, Far West, Great Lakes, High Plains, Intermountain, Mid Atlantic, Midwest, New England, Pacific Northwest Ski Association and Rocky Mountain. Each Division can bring up to 25 male and 25 female athletes spread across the U16, and U18/20 age groups. 

The championships will be held March 6-15 at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah.

SVSEF XC Team athletes who qualified for the 2025 Cross Country Skiing Junior National Championships in the U18/20 age class are Molly Maybach, Cora Faye Scott, Mazzy Conners, Charlie St. George, Nick Gardiner, Whit Brown and alternate, Zach Quesnel. Those qualifying in the U16 age class are Tait Boschen and Duncan Fryberger. 

Molly Maybach finished first in the classic sprint among the women in the U18/20 age class. Thijs Lloyd and Sydney Nelson placed second in their U14 races.

“It was awesome to see a ton of participation from our SVSEF athletes this weekend, as 80 Devo through Comp Team skiers put a bib on,” said Chris Mallory, SVSEF XC Comp Team Head Coach. “We always seem to attract a snow event when we host, and this year it gave the athletes a little extra challenge on the final day of racing at Lake Creek. There was a lot on the line for Comp athletes trying to qualify for Junior Nationals happening in two weeks, and it was great to see the team rise to the occasion.”

Saturday’s Classic Sprint races welcomed sunny skies and epic conditions at the world-class Lake Creek trails, while athletes racing in Sunday’s Freestyle Mass Start battled more challenging conditions with ongoing snow and flat light.

“Overall, it was a great weekend filled with exciting competitions, team support, community involvement, and a lot of great energy,” said Becky Flynn, SVSEF XC Cross Country Program Director. “It was nice to see our teams shine on our home courses. Lake Creek trails are challenging, and our athletes really poured their hearts and effort into every kilometer on the courses! Congratulations to all the teams that were part of it and thank you to our volunteers, our race crew, sponsors, and supporters who helped make the event so memorable for everyone who came to race.”

SVSEF Athlete Results

SATURDAY CLASSIC SPRINT

U18/20 MEN

8th – Charlie St. George

12th – Nick Gardiner

24th – Stratton Cunningham

25th – Whit Brown

27th – Taylor Carlson

30th – Cyrus Pott

28th – Zach Quesnel

35th – Caleo Morrison

U18/20 WOMEN

1st – Molly Maybach

4th – Cora Faye Scott

9th – Mazzy Conners

15th – Wren Hassman

22nd – Riley Siegel

29th – Anna Gilman

U16 – MEN

11th- Tait Boschen

12th – Duncan Fryberger

18th – Owen Wellner

33rd – Finn O’ Donnell

37th – Bailey Kurtz

39th – John Harris

50th – Knox Coury

53rd – Henry Flynn

59th – Angus Ramsay

U16 – WOMEN

9th – Stella St. George

26th – Sidney Brown

27th – Dylan Buck

30th – Josephine Renner

32nd – Cora Brozowski – Schrader

34th – Eleanor Sirek

39th – Adeline Jacoby

40th – Anna Koonce

U14 MEN

2 – Thijs Lloyd

12 – Augie Allaire

17 – Ben Wellner

18 – Cody Lloyd

20 – Max Smith

22 – Jed Smith

25 – Silas Seppa

U14 – WOMEN

2 – Sydney Nelson

14 – Payton Daley Scheinbraber

16 – Isla Sundby

20 - River Rappa Lambert

24 – Satchel Swindley

26 – Emily Nevin

27 – Piper Gerald

30- Willa Brozowski-Schrader

32 – Amelie Reis

U12 GIRLS

1 – Nina O’Sullivan

6 – Hazel Schmidt

8 – Hope Lloyd

10- Stella Smith

11 – Rose O’Grady

12 – Josephine Neet

U12 BOYS

2– Henry Allaire

U10 GIRLS

1 Bivi Scott-Clair

U10 BOYS

1 – Theodore Brozowski-Schrader

2 – Simon Reuter

3 – Emil Beatty

U8 - GIRLS

2 -Amelie Reuter

U8 BOYS

1 – Arne Beatty

2 – Finn Mallory

3 – Conrad Thompson

SUNDAY FREESTYLE MASS START

U18-20 WOMEN – 10km

5th – Molly Maybach

7th – Mazzy Conners

22nd – Wren Hassman

U18-20 MEN – 10km

6th – Whit Brown

9th – Nick Gardiner

15th – Cyrus Pott

16th – Taylor Carlson

17th – Caleo Morrison

22nd – Zach Quesnel

25th – Charlie St. George

34th – Stratton Cunningham

U16 WOMEN – 7.5km

16th – Stella St. George

26th – Dylan Buck

31st – Eleanor Sirek

33rd – Cora Brozowski Schrader

34th – Adeline Jacoby

35th – Anna Koonce

U16 MEN – 7.5km

2nd – Tait Boschen

11th – Duncan Fryberger

20th – Owen Wellner

28th – Finn O’Donnell

37th -Henry Flynn

41st – John Harris

44th – Bailey Kurtz

53rd – Knox Coury

59th – Angus Ramsay

U14 WOMEN – 3km

2nd – Sydney Nelson

3rd – Payton Daley – Scheingraber

15th – Isla Sundby

18th – Satchel Swindley

23rd- Penelope Zook

26th – Piper Gerald

28th – Willa Brozowski Schrader

29th – Amelie Ries

32rd – Emily Niven

34th – Zuleika Hicks

U14 MEN – 3km

1st – Thijs Lloyd

16th- Felix Pott

17th – Cody Lloyd

19th – Augie Allaire

20th – Ben Wellner

24th – Jed Schmidt

26th – Silas Seppa

27th – Marius Frank

29th – Max Smith

31st – Jack Flynn

U12 – GIRLS – 2km

1– Nina O’Sullivan

4 -Hazel Schmidt

9- Rose O’Grady

10 – Josephine Neet

11 – Stella Smith

12 – Tallulah Gerald

U12 – BOYS – 2km

1 – Henry Allaire

5 – Graham Lyle

6 – Spencer Flynn

8- Keller Alan Spachman

U10 Female – 1 km

2- Estell Rosenlund

U10 – Male – 1km

2-Bennett Everson

3 – Emil Beatty

5 – Vance Gardiner

6 – Veikko Paxson

7 – Simon Reuter

9- Theodore Brozowski Schrader

10 – Arthur McNeal

U8 – Female – 1km

2 – Amelia Reuter

3 – Sidra Paxson

For complete results, visit: https://svsef.org/imd-sun-valley-jnq/