MEN'S RESULTS | MEN'S JUNIOR RESULTS | WOMEN'S RESULTS | WOMEN'S JUNIOR RESULTS

HOUGHTON, Mich. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's nordic ski teams took part in the long distance mass start classic races on Sunday as part of the U.S. Championships on the Michigan Tech Trails.
 
Men
The men's race distance was 30km with sophomore Emil Book Bratbak (Asgardstrand, Norway/Lillehammer) once again leading the way in 24^th overall with a time of 1:22:20. Fellow sophomore Nick Matelich (Bozeman, Mont./Bozeman HS (Montana State)) finished 40^th overall in a time of 1:24:52. Junior Tamer Mische-Richter (Bloomington, Minn./John F. Kennedy HS) was 62^nd overall in 1:29:03. The final Saint competing in the senior division was junior Anders Braaten (Minnesota City, Minn./Winona HS), who placed 84^th overall.
 
Three Saints competed in the junior race, which was a 10km distance. Sophomore Gus Schatzlein (Savage, Minn./Prior Lake HS) led the way in that event in 19^th place with a time of 31:11. Freshman Nathan Smoller (Montpelier, Vt./U-32 HS) was 68^th in a time of 35:58. The final Saint was Joe Lynch (St. Anthony Village, Minn./St. Anthony HS) in 93^rd overall.
 
Women
The women's race distance was 20km and the three Saints competing all finished together with senior Nicole Gilman (Manitowish Waters, Wis./Lakeland Union HS) in 51^st with a time of 1:17:03. Junior Samantha Benzing (Boise, Idaho/Boise HS) was 52^nd with a time of 1:17:04. First-year skier Maja Petersson (Solleftea, Sweden/Solleftea Gymnasium) was 53^rd in a time of 1:17:20.
 
Sophomore Rana Kraftson (Bayport, Minn./Stillwater HS) was the only Saint to compete in the junior race, which was 7.5km and she placed 72^nd with a time of 28:21.
 
Up Next
The Saints wrap up action at the U.S. Championships on Tuesday with the classic sprint races. The women's qualifying begins at 9:30 a.m. (ET), while the men's qualifying starts at 10:30 a.m. (ET).