This past week, the top qualifying young alpine skiers in the US Ski & Snowboard Rocky Central Region competed at the U14 Rocky Central Junior Championships hosted by Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (SSCV) on Golden Peak.  At this highly competitive division-wide event, SSCV athletes went for the win and governed the gates, grabbing 23 podiums and 49 top ten placements over the four days of competition, capturing 19 out of 30 podiums in the traditional super G, giant slalom and slalom events

SSCV had four overall podium placements and 11 top ten overalls in the event, with its U14 males sweeping the overall podium, with William Erikson as the U14 men’s overall champion, Jackson Leever with second overall, and Weston Roach rounding out the top three overalls in third. As for the females, Lara Huml took her spot as U14 women’s second place overall champion. SSCV also proudly put forward 37 athletes who were selected for this event, more than any other club in the US Ski & Snowboard Rocky Mountain Division. 

 

Rocky Central U14 Regional Championships Top 3 and  SSCV Top 10 Overall Girls:

1 – Logan Grosdidier – SSP

2 – Lara Huml – SSCV

3 – Devon Phillips – AVSC

4 – Katie McDonald – SSCV

8 – Mari Renick – SSCV

9 – Palmer Ulvestad – SSCV

 

Rocky Central U14 Regional Championships Top 3 and SSCV Top 10 Overall Boys:

1 – William Erickson – SSCV

2 – Jackson Leever – SSCV

3 – Weston Roach – SSCV

4 – Garrett Pooley – SSCV

7 – Luke Hodgkinson – SSCV

8 – Henry McBride – SSCV

9 – James Millett – SSCV

 

The U14 Rocky Central Junior Regional Championships is a unique opportunity for high-level U14 alpine athletes (birth year 2008 – 2009) to compete in four different disciplines and showcase their skills on a regional stage.  U14 athletes who did not qualify for this event had the opportunity to compete in the “Council Cup ” on March 5-7 in Ski Cooper. 

This competition consisted of men’s and women’s super-G on March 14th, men’s and women’s giant slalom on March 15th, men’s and women’s slalom on March 16th and  men’s and women’s parallel slalom  on March 17th. The parallel slalom tallied the time from four runs to arrive at each athlete’s final placement by gender.

“It was super exciting to host this championship event on Golden Peak and to have such a large group qualifying for this event,” said Rob Worrell, SSCV Alpine U14 Head Coach. “It was  really exciting racing with some tough competition at play, and I am really proud of how SSCV athletes held their ground on their home mountain.” 

Below is the list of  SSCV U14 Rocky Central Junior Regional Championships qualifying athletes: 

 

Women: 

 

Katie McDonald
Lara Huml
Palmer Ulvestad
Lauren Hopkins
Mari Renick
Harper Ross-Cope
Anabelle Zurbay
Gracie Cohn
Ruby Elliot
Makena Thayer
Ella Drai 

Shay Armistead
Catelin Truitt
Xania Gayer
Anya Chadbourne 

Margret Gustafson 

 

Men: 

 

Jackson Leever
Weston Roach
Garrett Pooley

William Erickson
Henry McBride
Luke Hodgkinson
James Millett
Jack Lyons
Grant Studness
Blake Kirkham
Connor Wick
Gavin Hristov
Tana Dixon
Trevor Meltz
Carter Peirce
Jarred Ferguson
Mack Douglas
Ryan Edelmann
Ryder Lanning
Patrick Bosma
Mats Arens

Below is the top three podium placements and top 10 SSCV placements:

 

Rocky Central U14 Junior Regional Championships Girl’s Super-G – March 14, 2022 

1 – Logan Grosdidier – SSP 

2 – Devon Phillips – AVSC 

3 – Katie McDonald – SSCV 

4 – Lara Huml – SSCV 

5 – Mari Renick – SSCV

 

Rocky Central U14  Junior Regional Championships Boy’s Super-G – March 14, 2022 

1 – William Erickson – SSCV 

2 – Reid Hrin – SWA

3 – Garrett Pooley – SSCV

4 – Thomas Robinson – AVSC

5 – Henry McBride – SSCV 

6 – Weston Roach – SSCV 

 

Rocky Central U14  Junior Regional  Championships Girl’s Giant Slalom 1 – March 15, 2022 

1 – Logan Gorsdidier – SSP

2 – Lara Huml – SSCV

3 – Devon Phillips –  AVSC

9 – Mari Renick – SSCV

 

Rocky Central U14  Junior Regional  Championships Boy’s Giant Slalom 1 – March 15, 2022 

1 – Jackson Leever – SSCV
2 – William Erickson – SSCV

3 – Weston Roach – SSCV

8 – Luke Hodgkinson – SSCV

10 – Henry McBride – SSCV

 

Rocky Central U14  Junior Regional  Championships Girl’s Giant Slalom 2 – March 15, 2022

1 – Logan Gorsdidier – SSP

2 – Lara Huml – SSCV

3 – Devon Phillips – AVSC

4 – Katie McDonald – SSCV

8 – Mari Renick – SSCV

 

Rocky Central U14  Junior Regional  Championships Boy’s Giant Slalom 2 – March 15, 2022 

1 – Jackson Leever – SSCV
2 – William Erickson – SSCV

3 – Weston Roach – SSCV

5 – Garrett Pooley – SSCV

7 – Luke Hodgkinson – SSCV

 

Rocky Central U14  Junior Regional  Championships Girl’s Slalom 1 – March 16, 2022 

1 – Logan Gorsdidier – SSP 

2 – Katie McDonald – SSCV 

3 – Lara Huml – SSCV 

7 – Palmer Ulvestad – SSCV 

10 – Lauren Hopkins – SSCV  

 

Rocky Central U14  Junior Regional  Championships Boy’s Slalom 1 – March 16, 2022

1 – Jackson Leever – SSCV

2 – William Erickson – SSCV

3 –  Henry McBride – SSCV

4 – Garrett Pooley – SSCV

5 – Weston Roach – SSCV

9 – Luke Hodgkinson – SSCV

 

Rocky Central U14  Junior Regional  Championships Girl’s Slalom 2 – March 16, 2022 

1 – Logan Gorsdidier – SSP 

2 – Devon Phillips – AVSC

3 – Lara Huml – SSCV

4 – Katie McDonald – SSCV 

9  – Palmer Ulvestad – SSCV 

10 – Mari Renick – SSCV

 

Rocky Central U14  Junior Regional  Championships Boy’s Slalom 2 – March 16, 2022 

1 –  William Erickson – SSCV

2 – Ried Hirn 

3 – Weston Roach – SSCV

4 – Garrett Pooley – SSCV

9 – Luke Hodgkinson – SSCV

10 – James Millet – SSCV

 

Rocky Central U14 Junior Regional  Championships Boy’s Parallel Slalom – March 17, 2022 

1 – Jackson Leever – SSCV

2 – Weston Roach – SSCV

3 – William Erickson – SSCV

4 – Garrett Pooley – SSCV

6 – James Millet – SSCV

 

Rocky Central U14  Junior Regional Championships Girl’s  Parallel Slalom – March 17, 2022 

1 –  Logan Gorsdidier – SSP 

2 – Lara Huml – SSCV

3 – Caley Goforth – SSP 

6 – Katie McDonald – SSCV 

8 – Palmer Ulvestad – SSCV 

 

Many thanks to SSCV U14 Rocky Central Junior Championships Sponsors: Alpine Bank, Arrigoni Woods, Christy Sports, EnjoyWinter,  The George,  HEAD SKI, Hilary and Tom Pooley, 4imprint, Knapp Harvest, Land Title Guarantee Company, Phunkshun Wear, Rossignol, Sonnenalp Hotel Vail, SWIX, SYNC Performance, The Feed SBS, Vail Valley Pharmacy and Völkl Skis.

 

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