Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Dreyer tops IMD Masters at Aspen nationals

International racing

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Ketchum’s Bob Dreyer won the combined title in Men’s Class 7 (ages 55-59) during the 2004 Skier’s Edge U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Alpine Masters National Championships March 24-27 in Colorado.

Dreyer won gold medals in giant slalom and super giant slalom plus a silver medal in slalom to emerge as the leading Intermountain Division racer out of 47 IMD entrants in the four-day national finals at Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk Mountain.

He started off with a .56-second giant slalom victory over Pepe Neubauer March 24, then outsprinted runner-up Neubauer by 1.05 seconds in the March 25 super giant slalom and placed second to Neubauer in the slalom finale staged March 27.

Dreyer’s three golds for the week weren’t the only medal-winning efforts for Sun Valley Masters racers and Sun Valley Ski Club competitors at Aspen.

Virginia Reed swept three golds in Women’s Class 10 (70-74), winning SG, SL and combined. Cliff Cunha captured the slalom gold in Men’s Class 6 (50-54). Rosemary Moschel also grabbed the slalom gold in Women’s Class 7 (55-59).

In the always-tight Women’s Class 8 (60-64), Glenn McConkey and Nancy Auseklis went 1-2 in combined—with McConkey winning SG and Auseklis on top in SL. Slalom silver medalist Anna Droege would have challenged in combined, too, if not for a DQ in super giant slalom.

Carl Fullman won the SG and GS races in Men’s Class 9 (65-69). Only a DNF in slalom prevented him from claiming another combined gold. And Craig Norton captured the SG gold medal in Men’s Class 1 (21-29).

Downhill was canceled, but 264 competitors enjoyed a good week of racing at Aspen. Winning the Divisions’ Cup was Far West ahead of Pacific Northwest, with Intermountain settling for third place of nine teams.

Here’s a rundown of the national placings for some of the local racers:

Men’s Class 12 (80-84): John Droege 5-SG, 4-SL, 3-GS, 4-combined.

Women’s Class 10 (70-74): Virginia Reed 1-SG, 1-SL, 1-combined.

Men’s Class 10 (70-74): Drury Cooper 11-SG, 6-SL, 7-GS, 6-combined.

Men’s Class 9 (65-69): Ned Dolan 5-SG; Carl Fullman 1-SG, 1-GS.

Women’s Class 8 (60-64): Glenn McConkey 1-SG, 3-SL, 1-combined; Nancy Auseklis 2-SG, 1-SL, 2-combined; Anna Droege 2-SL.

Men’s Class 8 (60-64): Steve Slivinski 13-SG, 11-SL, 15-GS, 8-combined; Edgar Fenwick 2-SG, 3-GS.

Men’s Class 7 (55-59): Bob Dreyer 1-GS, 1-SG, 2-SL, 1-combined; Bob Sarchett 10-GS, 9-SG, 5-SL, 5-combined; Royal McClure 4-GS, 6-SG.

Women’s Class 7 (55-59): Rosemary Moschel 6-SG, 1-SL, 4-combined; Kim Verde 5-SG, 5-SL, 5-combined.

Men’s Class 6 (50-54): Cliff Cunha 2-GS, 1-SL.

Women’s Class 6 (50-54): Jan Rosenquist 6-SG, 6-SL, 6-combined.

Men’s Class 5 (45-49): Bob Skinner 3-GS, 2-SG, 1-SL, 1-combined; Bill Skinner 4-GS, 1-SG, 2-SL, 2-combined; Mark Masur 11-GS, 16-SG.

Women’s Class 2 (30-34): Dasha Kadulova 4-SL.

Men’s Class 1 (21-29): Craig Norton 1-SG.

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