WOMEN'S RESULTS | MEN'S RESULTS

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (csssaints.com) – On a snowy opening day of competition at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships, six St. Scholastica skiers took part in the freestyle individual start races on Wednesday.
 
Women
The women competed in the 10km freestyle.
 
Alaska native and CSS junior Greta Jenkins (Palmer, Alaska/Colony HS) led the Saints, placing 111^th overall with a time of 33:33. Freshman Hanna Dahlberg (Ulricehamn, Sweden/Tingsholms School) was 116^th overall, posting a time of 33:57. Jenkins and Dahlberg were seventh and eighth respectively among the Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) skiers competing. Northern Michigan University's Vivian Hett led all CSSA skiers finishing in 30:22.
 
The third and final CSS skier competing on Wednesday was Nicole Gilman (Manitowish Waters, Wis./Lakeland Union HS), finishing in a time of 25:28 and placing 129^th overall. She was 11^th among CCSA skiers.
 
Men
The men took part in the 15km freestyle.
 
Freshman Tamer Mische-Richter (Bloomington, Minn./John F. Kennedy HS) paced the Saints with a 71^st place finish in a time of 41:09. Mische-Richter was seventh among CCSA skiers with Michigan Tech's Reid Goble leading the way with a time of 40:16.
 
Sophomore Jack Christianson (Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View HS) placed 121^st overall with a time of 43:36. Christenson was 15^th among conference skiers. The final Saint competing was freshman Ryan Steger (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) who finished 128^th in a time of 44:07. Steger was 17^th among CCSA skiers.
 
Up Next
Next up at the U.S. Championships will be the freestyle sprint races on Friday. Follow the live results at superiortiming.com.