Wednesday — February 11, 2004

New champs crowned
in Boulder Tour

Dussault, Schultz fastest in 32k race

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A new mother and a new father are the newly-crowned champions of the Wells Fargo Boulder Mountain Ski Tour.

Colorado cross-country racers Rebecca Quinn Dussault, 23, and Nathan Schultz, 32, captured the women’s and men’s championships of the 29th annual American Ski Marathon Series event staged Saturday morning north of Ketchum.

The women’s podium winners in Saturday’s Boulder Mountain Tour, from left, second-place Suzanne King of Bend, winner Rebecca Quinn Dussault of Gunnison, Colo. and third-place Katrin Smigun of Estonia. Express photo by Willy Cook

Dussault led the 361 female skiers with a time of one hour, 29 minutes and 34.1 seconds, good for 37th place overall. Schultz (1.23:17.2) outsprinted 2001-02 Boulder Tour king Justin Wadsworth at the finish.

It was another victory in a comeback season for Crested Butte Nordic Team product Dussault, one of this country’s most promising junior skiers before she got married three years ago and had a child, Tabor, now about two years old.

Dussault was the overall female winner and sprint champion in the $100,000 Nor-Am Super Tour this winter. In the process she won 10 of 16 races, and qualified for a slot to compete in World Cup races in Europe over the next month.

Along the trail in the Boulders. Express photo by Willy Cook

Her goal is to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy. And she moved a step closer by winning three national titles at the 2004 U.S. Nordic Nationals in Maine early in January.

Defending Boulder Tour champion Brooke Baughman, 31, of Ketchum ended up fourth among women Saturday, and 57th overall, two-and-a-half minutes behind Subaru Factory Team racer Dussault.

Schultz, another Subaru FT racer who was the third-place Boulder finisher last February, has spent 14 years ski racing but generally is one of those well-rounded persons who finishes a little below the podium.

He runs a computer software business, is a new father and directs the Subaru Factory Team academics and coaching program in addition to being one of this country’s top marathon skiers. Schultz won the 2000 American Ski Marathon Series overall championship.

Nathan Schultz (left) nips Justin Wadsworth at the finish. Express photo by Willy Cook

Saturday, the Boulder, Colo. product saved a sprint to nip Atomic’s Wadsworth for the Boulder victory. Ketchum’s Jon Engen, 46, was seventh overall just 1:41 behind Schultz’s top time.

In general, finishing times were 15 to 20 minutes slower than last year’s record pace.

Friday night’s snowfall and a south breeze up the canyon made the skiing a little tougher for the all-time record 955 cross-country skiers who finished the 32-kilometer (19.8-mile) race from Galena Lodge to the SNRA headquarters.

There was also a record in the number of entries, 1048.

Boulder Tour men’s winner Nathan Schultz. Express photo by Willy Cook

Wood River Valley racers did very well—earning five age class wins and seven podiums in the women’s summary, and five age class wins and nine podiums in the men’s results.

Most amazing of all class winners was 81-year-old Phil Puchner of Bellevue. He finished, drum roll, next to last with a time of four hours and change. Engen, Del Pletcher, Andy Andrews and Richard Byerley also won their classes.

For the women, local age class winners were Gabriele Andersen, Alison Bradley, Muffy Ritz, Sarah Walker and Baughman. Ritz, 46, placed 100th overall, the ninth woman.

And one local racer actually improved her time over last year. It was Julie Welty, 34, of Hailey, who clipped 35 seconds off her 2003 finishing time.

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2004 Boulder Mountain Ski Tour Results

February 7, 2004, the 29th annual 32-kilometer (19.8-mile) cross-country ski tour. The course was the historical trail starting at Senate Creek near Galena Lodge Touring Center 23 miles north of Ketchum and ending at the Sawtooth National Recreation Area headquarters 8 miles north of Ketchum. Title sponsor was Wells Fargo.

Of the record 955 racers who finished the course—30 more than last year—594 were male and 361 female. Senior racers were Phil Puchner, 81, of Bellevue and Shauna Thoreson, 69, of Ketchum. The youngest, 10, was Betsy Neal of Jackson Hole, Wyo. Of the 955 finishers, 203 or 21% of the total field listed Wood River Valley addresses, meaning 79% came from out of the valley. There were 93 racers listed as DNFs in the final results.

Finishing times of the locals who completed the American Ski Marathon Series course are listed by age class in hours, minutes and seconds. Overall rankings appear after each racer's name. Identified in bold are local age-class placers, and overall winners.

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TOP WOMEN

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1—Rebecca Dussault, Colo. 1.29:34.1
2—Suzanne King, Bend 1.30:32.3
3—Katrin Smigun, Estonia 1.30:44.6
4—Brooke Baughman, Ket. 1.32:08.3
5—Emily Robins, Bozeman 1.35:35.2

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FEMALE RACERS

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Ages 65-69
1—Frieda Johnson, Bozeman, Mt., 670, 2.15:08. 2—Joanne Davis, Sun Valley, 755, 2.24:12. 3—Shauna Thoreson, Ketchum, 874, 2.41:47.

Ages 60-64
1—Grace Dyck, Granby, Colo., 520, 2.04:41. 2—Hedda Anya, Truckee, Ca., 658, 2.14:34. 3—Juanita King, Bend, Ore., 814, 2.30:38.

4—JoAnn Levy, 895 2.50:04

Ages 55-59
1—Gabriele Andersen, Sun Valley, 259, 1.46:46. 2—June Lane, Truckee, Ca., 303, 1.49:22. 3—Susie Miller, Bend, 414, 1.57:06.

5—Alex Wilson, 552 2.06:56
6—Susan Usher, 573 2.08:27
11—Linda Opple, 736 2.22:11
16—Karen Johnston, 840 2.34:08
17—Carol Monteverde, 841 2.34:24
20—Jan Toohey, 861 2.39:18
23—Kathy Lynn, 923 3.11:19

Ages 50-54
1—Alison Bradley, Ketchum, 213, 1.43:55. 2—Deborah Wagner, Park City, Utah, 354, 1.52:57. 3—Carolyn Roche, Bozeman, 360, 1.53:29.

4—Lili Simpson, 509 2.03:43
6—Lisa Bjerke, 570 2.08:24
7—Liza Wilson, 592 2.09:31
9—Linda McClatchy, 605 2.10:19
14—Francette Labatut, 782 2.27:14
17—Carol Knight, 820 2.31:26
20—Jude Hawkes, 872 2.41:19
21—Jenna Hall, 883 2.43:55
22—Cheri Lenhart, 891 2.47:56
26—Kathryn Rogerson, 939 3.25:10

Ages 45-49
1—Muffy Ritz, Ketchum, 100, 1.36:37. 2—Nicki Humphries, McCall, 238, 1.45:19. 3—Kim Springer, Wilson, Wyo., 291, 1.48:58.

4—Kim Nalen, 318 1.50:08
5—Carol Rank, 329 1.51:13
6—Katharine Sheldon, 339 1.51:58
13—Brenda Spackman, 472 2.00:57
16—Martha Hollenhorst, 550 2.06:47
17—Nancy Murphy, 557 2.07:35
22—Trish Klahr, 594 2.09:41
26—Becky Stokes, 645 2.12:50
31—Kristi Peterson, 684 2.16:28
32—Genie Swyers, 696 2.17:56
40—Sara Gorham, 761 2.24:55
41—Lindy Cogan, 764 2.25:29
62—Shirley Studebaker, 914 3.00:29

Ages 40-44
1—Grethe-Lise Hagensen, Bozeman, 88, 1.36:04. 2—Adrienne Leugers, Hailey, 104, 1.37:05.3. 3—Karen Waeschle, Fraser, Co., 105, 1.37:05.7.

6—Heidi Wilt, 160 1.40:52
12—Gretchen Flint, 202 1.43:31
16—Darlene Young, 257 1.46:38
17—Jennifer Campbell, 262 1.47:02
19—Shannon Jackson, 305 1.49:45
23—Susan Thoreson, 332 1.51:33
24—Robin Potts, 343 1.52:06
30—Kelly Allison, 399 1.56:10
39—Shari Kunz, 524 2.04:51
43—Sue Hamilton, 597 2.09:54
46—Rhonda Swenson, 647 2.13:02
51—Kelly Martin, 688 2.17:04
52—Kelly O’Neill, 695 2.17:49
60—Taina Raff, 773 2.26:42
70—Kristen Jarvis, 854 2.36:32
74—Maura Pfeiffer, 870 2.40:13
79—Laurie Breedveld, 909 2.55:18
80—Devra Mary, 916 3.02:54

Ages 35-39
1—Suzanne King, Bend, 43, 1.30:32. 2—Stephanie Williams, Jackson Hole, Wyo., 108, 1.37:09. 3—Paula Seeley, Park City, 141, 1.39:58.

4—Julie Young, 164 1.41:21
5—Darla McRoberts, 169 1.41:27
10—Tricia Swartling, 281 1.48:10
32—Tizz Strachan, 589 2.09:17
40—Liz Mitchell, 643 2.12:48
54—Kim Fluetsch, 745 2.23:01
56—Janelle Grider, 787 2.27:36
69—Diana Reck, 908 2.55:15
70—Janet Barton, 911 2.59:16

Ages 30-34
1—Brooke Baughman, Ketchum, 57, 1.32:08. 2—Natalie Ward, Aspen, Colo., 96, 1.36:30. 3—Inge Travis, Park City, 156, 1.40:31.

8—Julie Welty, 325 1.50:42
9—Francie St. Onge, 336 1.51:47
13—Karoline Droege, 426 1.57:54
16—Wendy Zaks, 522 2.04:44
17—Christine Kirby, 538 2.06:08
18—Katie Raffetto, 543 2.06:23
20—Mary Tess O’Sullivan, 566 2.08:13
23—Tory Canfield, 662 2.14:42
27—Calysta Phillips, 770 2.26:18
29—Jessica Dunn, 793 2.28:29
34—Tracey Kleiner, 839 2.33:46
36—Tamra Thorne, 845 2.35:07
37—Brandi Egnatz, 848 2.35:17

Ages 25-29
1—Sarah Walker, Ketchum, 101, 1.36:45. 2—Ingeborg Scheve, Bend, 219, 1.44:14. 3—Molly Grove, 233, Bend, 1.45:05.

7—Hannah Ragsdale, 583 2.08:53
11—Kristen Albright, 805 2.29:34

Ages 18-24
1—Rebecca Dussault, Colorado, 37, 1.29:34. 2—Katrin Smigun, Estonia, 44, 1.30:44. 3—Emily Robins, Bozeman, 81, 1.35:35.

5—Hilary Patzer, 118 1.37:48
12—Amy Reiter, 936 3.21:21

Ages 13-17
1—Lucy Collins, Boise, 618, 2.11:04. 2—Caitlin Patterson, McCall, 631, 2.12:01. 3—Arielle Kronenberg, Caldwell, 742, 2.22:39.

Ages 12-and-under
1—Kathryn Pope, McCall, 655, 2.13:59. 2—Betsy Neal, Jackson Hole, 766, 2.25:41.

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TOP MEN

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1—Nathan Schultz, Bozeman 1.23:17.2
2—Justin Wadsworth, Bend 1.23:17.7
3—Jan Spurkland, Bend 1.24:06.7
4—Scott Loomis, Bozeman 1.24:47.8
5—Casey Ward, Aspen 1.24:48.6
6—Jason Travis, ParkCity 1.24:49.0
7—Jon Engen, Ketchum 1.24:58.3
8—Jason Lemieux, Ore. 1.24:58.6
9—Ian Harvey, Utah 1.24:59.7
10—Colin Mahood, Bend 1.25:00.5

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MALE RACERS

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Ages 80-84
1—Phil Puchner, Bellevue, 954, 4.08:50.

Ages 75-79
1—Richard Byerley, Sun Valley, 718, 2.20:47. 2—Charley French, Ketchum, 729, 2.21:42.

Ages 70-74
1—Allan Peter Fisher, Rossland, B.C., 355, 1.52:59. 2—Norman Clark, Ketchum, 540, 2.06:13. 3—Norman Bishop, Bozeman, 620, 2.11:14.

Ages 65-69
1—Tim Carter, Fraser, Colo., 400, 1.56:15. 2—Nello Busdon, Ketchum, 435, 1.58:23. 3—Bob Irvine, Ogden, Utah, 529, 2.04:58.

6—Marvin Melville, 614 2.10:42
10—Ted Angle, 689 2.17:05

Ages 60-64
1—Andy Andrews, Hailey, 173, 1.41:31. 2—Robert Disbrow, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 228, 1.44:28. 3—David Hayes, Boise, 353, 1.52:46.

5—John Swyers, 381 1.54:44
6—Bruce Norvell, 439 1.58:37
9—Peter Maier, 493 2.02:13
17—Tom Campion, 569 2.08:24
21—Roger Miller, 637 2.12:25
23—Sam East, 708 2.19:43
25—Jim Jaquet, 786 2.27:36
27—Ran Bracher, 818 2.31:17

Ages 55-59
1—Del Pletcher, Sun Valley, 54, 1.31:38. 2—Patrick McKenna, West Yellowstone, Mt., 126, 1.38:29. 3—Ralph Johnson, Truckee, Ca., 142, 1.40:04.

12—Dick Andersen, 385 1.54:58
31—Bob McCroskey, 604 2.10:17
32—Edward Miller, 610 2.10:36
33—Andy Parnes, 634 2.12:13
37—Edward Flood, 713 2.20:19
43—Chip Mills, 847 2.35:16
45—Mike Penrose, 856 2.37:39
47—John Gladics, 884 2.43:57
48—Carl Bontrager, 924 3.11:20
50—Robert Shaw, 943 3.29:25

Ages 50-54
1—Randy Beckner, Helena, Mt., 30, 1.28:30. 2—Tom Noaker, Oakley, Ut., 54, 1.28:41. 3—Donald Bauder, Bigfork, Mt., 35, 1.29:12.

4—Dan Daigh, 78 1.35:22
7—Jim Bradford, 119 1.37:52
9—Jim McClatchy, 130 1.39:08
13—Tom Pomeroy, 152 1.40:23
17—Michael Dunham, 221 1.44:17
24—Jon Holmquist, 255 1.46:31
29—Will Raff, 269 1.47:37
32—Greg Thompson, 275 1.47:59
36—Pat Simpson, 342 1.52:05
46—Tom Praggastis, 403 1.56:25
50—Steve Kearns, 412 1.57:03
54—Robert Gladics, 437 1.58:27
61—Steven Beck, 483 2.01:33
62—Robert Coplin, 488 2.01:51
63—Alan Stevenson, 497 2.02:40
64—Chris Puchner, 541 2.06:14
65—Matthew Gervase, 549 2.06:41
75—Steve Edsall, 665 2.14:46
78—Kent Lyons, 682 2.16:17
88—Charlie Pomeroy, 873 2.41:21
91—Joseph Scott, 898 2.51:00

Ages 45-49
1—Jon Engen, Ketchum, 7, 1.24:58. 2—Todd Henneman, Park City, 28, 1.28:25. 3—Mark Hollinger, Missoula, Mt., 31, 1.28:40.

5—Kris Thoreson, 65 1.33:07
12—Brian Elkins, 99 1.36:35
13—Farley Marlowe, 102 1.36:49
29—Peter Palmedo, 218 1.44:09
30—Kyle Kunz, 224 1.44:18
34—Bob Closser, 283 1.48:16
36—Bob Lowry, 285 1.48:26
38—Keith Perry, 289 1.48:55
40—John Beehler, 293 1.49:01
44—Scott Danielson, 322 1.50:27
49—Jeff Williams, 335 1.51:44
54—Peter Curran, 407 1.56:45
55—Bill McDorman, 411 1.56:54
57—Andrew Hawley, 427 1.58:00
60—Thad Farnham, 444 1.59:00
65—Jack Bunce, 466 2.00:35
82—Rick Roudabush, 601 2.09:59
88—Bill Sutcliff, 678 2.15:56
92—Don Grahn, 701 2.18:50

Ages 40-44
1—Barry Makarewicz, Salt Lake City, 11, 1.25:00. 2—Scott Creel, Bozeman, 13, 1.25:05. 3—Scott Oberbreckling, Lafayette, Colo., 17, 1.26:25.

13—Drew Chilson, 80 1.35:25
17—Eric Rector, 121 1.38:00
20—Bruce Rogers, 134 1.39:29
28—Lee Melly, 184 1.42:28
30—Jake Peters, 190 1.42:53
47—Tim Inch, 295 1.49:02
55—Erin McGinnis, 347 1.52:29
56—Peter Watkins, 348 1.52:33
60—Tim Hamilton, 390 1.55:07
70—Terry Potts, 508 2.03:39
72—Tom Loutzenheiser, 553 2.07:15
85—Kevin Lupton, 730 2.21:44
87—Jim Gratteau, 748 2.23:12
93—John Kanellitsas, 865 2.39:37
95—Dave Fatino, 894 2.49:52

Ages 35-39
1—Justin Wadsworth, Bend, 2, 1.23:17. 2—Ian Harvey, Heber, Utah, 9, 1.24:59. 3—Peter Webb, Ketchum, 12, 1.25:02.

11—Mat Hall, 69 1.34:12
15—Jeff Ford, 87 1.35:56
17—Mike Wolter, 97 1.36:31
24—Mark Kranwinkle, 147 1.40:08
28—Chris Williams, 171 1.41:30
36—Mark Gilbreath, 230 1.44:33
37—Jeremy Fryberger, 237 1.45:18
47—Brent Van Bueren, 312 1.50:03
49—John Tormey, 315 1.50:04
56—Mike Stevens, 405 1.56:41
59—Matt Furber, 424 1.57:39
62—Werner Morawitz, 442 1.58:52
66—Chris Schatz, 490 2.01:56
73—Shawn Miller, 728 2.21:32
77—Patrick Horton, 772 2.26:30
78—Steven O’Donnell, 809 2.29:49
79—David Verst, 855 2.36:33

Ages 30-34
1—Nathan Schultz, Bozeman, 1, 1.23:17. 2—Scott Loomis, Bozeman, 4, 1.24:47. 3—Jason Travis, Park City, 6, 1.24:49.

4—Richard Feldman, 26 1.28:22
20—Jared Alexander, 117 1.37:47
24—Wilhelm Northrop, 157 1.40:45
33—Lee Roquet, 307 1.49:56
35—Daryl Price, 321 1.50:26
37—Will Hovey, 344 1.52:09
38—Jason Hayes, 357 1.53:16
43—David Egnatz, 419 1.57:18
46—Todd Byle, 447 1.59:14
48—James Foster, 467 2.00:36
49—Chris O’Donnell, 478 2.01:12
50—Eric Kafka, 481 2.01:26
52—Gregg Hedin, 505 2.03:28
59—Daryl Fauth, 794 2.28:34

Ages 25-29

1—Jan Spurkland, Bend, 3, 1.24:06. 2—Casey Ward, Aspen, 5, 1.24:48. 3—Colin Mahood, Bend, 10, 1.25:00.

8—John King, 22 1.28:17
15—Ryan Schmidt, 129 1.38:56
24—Mark Carnes, 561 2.07:45

Ages 18-24
1—Jason Lemieux, Hood River, Ore., 8, 1.24:58. 2—Chris Cook, Rhinelander, Wisc., 18, 1.27:40. 3—Levi Hensel, Bend, 23, 1.28:18.

5—Kevin Hochtl, 38 1.30:00
9—Jonathan Riley, 68 1.33:25
11—Geoffrey Atkinson, 120 1.37:55
13—Eric Dobbie, 330 1.51:17

Ages 13-17
1—Alex Hoerger, Boise, 62, 1.32:57. 2—Ryan Young, Bozeman, 106, 1.37:07. 3—Wyatt Fereday, Boise, 115, 1.37:40.

8—Sean Haleen, 754 2.23:58
9—Sam Farnham, 871 2.40:36

Ages 12-and-under
1—Marshall Opel, Missoula, Mt., 308, 1.49:57. 2—Eliot Neal, Jackson Hole, 554, 2.07:16. 3—Charlie Fereday, Boise, 607, 2.10:22.

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HISTORY

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32 kilometer courses

2003 Eric Meyer 1.06:27.6 + Brooke Baughman 1.12:36.1
2002 Justin Wadsworth 1.16:01 + Suzanne King 1.26:10
2001 Justin Wadsworth 1.12:49 + Unni Odegard 1.20:16
2000 Carl Swenson 1.22:46.4 + Kelly Schalk 1.27:59.5
1999 Carl Swenson 1.20:47.6 + Laura McCabe 1.31:31.0

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30 kilometer courses

1998 Carl Swenson 1.16:45.3 + Kelly Schalk 1.28:05.7
1997 Marcus Nash 1.15:39.8 + Ingrid Butts 1.27:46.0
1996 Ben Husaby 1.20:30.3 + Ingrid Butts 1.32:06.6
1995 Havard Solbakken 1.05:34.3 + Heidi Selnes 1.12:13.2
1994 Bjorn Laukli 1.13:11 + Jeannie Wall 1.22:00
1993 Audun Endestad 1.12:29 + Laura McCabe 1.18:31
1992 Asmund Drivenes 1.11:02 + Laura McCabe 1.17:57
1991 John Aalberg 1.09:29 + E.J. Holcomb 1.20:53
1990 Audun Endestad 1.14:59 + Angie Stevenson 1.29:03
1989 John Aalberg 1.19:50 + Roxanne Toly 1.34:22
1988 Ken McCarthy 1.16:29 + Alison Kiesel 1.29:12
1987 Ken McCarthy 1.16:25 + Sue Long 1.23:29
1986 Mark Pearson 1.26:44 + E.J. Holcomb 1.38:35
1985 Dave Bingham 1.38:58 + E.J. Holcomb 2.01:50
1984 Dave Bingham 1.32:07 + Janet Kellam 1.47:34
1983 Not run
1982 Randy Meyers 1.28:30 + Gabriele Andersen 1.42:59
1981 Not run
1980 Kevin Swigert 1.19:50 + Gabriele Andersen 1.30:48
1979 Fritz Koch 1.40:25 + Lindsay Putnam 1.57:11
1978 Jim Speck (tie) 2.08:34 + Bob Kassow (tie) 2.08:34 + Gabriele Andersen 2.14:57
1977 Not run
1976 Kevin Swigert 1:49.18 + Kristina Hindert 2.08:28
1975 Kevin Swigert 2.05:50 + Heidi Burkhart 2:33.07
1974 Bob Rosso 1.54:30 + Polly Sidwell 2.18:15
1973 Brent Hansen 2.53:15 + Julie Gorton 3.09:30

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FASTEST BOULDER WINNING TIMES
(32k courses)

Men—Eric Meyer of Boulder, Colo. 1.06:27.6 in 2003.
Women—Brooke Baughman of Ketchum 1.12:36.1 in 2003.

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FASTEST BOULDER WINNING TIMES
(30k courses)

Men—Havard Solbakken of Salt Lake City 1.05:34.3 in 1995, breaking the old record of 1.09:29 set by John Aalberg of Salt Lake City in 1991.

Women—Heidi Selnes of Salt Lake City, 1.12:13.2 in 1995, breaking the old record of 1.17:57 established by Laura Mueggler-McCabe of Summit, Utah in 1992.

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