ATHLETICS
Skiers Reach for Top Position in the Region
T
he MAC Ski Team presence was felt across the nation’s mountains this year as MAC members who have grown up in the ski program appeared in national, regional and state champion- ships. Under the leadership of Head Coach Jesse Scroggins and juniors coach Lloyd Scroggins, the team has reached many young skiers. MAC ski team offerings include holiday and summer camps, as well as high school extension, learn-to-race and part- and full-time Mitey Mite and junior racing programs.
The team has more than 100 members competing; they are as young as five years old in the Mini-Mite program to age 55 in the masters program. The goal of the team is to be the No. 1 team in the region and to produce strong and confident ski racers. The following results show that the MAC ski team is on its way to meeting this goal.
Buddy Werner Championship; March 11-14
The Buddy Werner Championship is the 9- to 12-year-old championships race for the Pacific Northwest Ski Association, Mitey-Mite level. All athletes compete together as one group for the team compe- tition and for individual event awards. MAC team representatives on the girls team were Phoebe Rogers, Bess Waldram, Cady Pearce, Kaitlin Campbell, Emily Levine, Shae Duffy, Marie Van Rysselberghe and alternate Annalyssa Sassara. The girls’ team placed third overall. Rogers placed first in slalom and third in giant slalom, which resulted in second place overall for girls. On the boys team were Kellan Duffy,
Tucker Scroggins, Jake Klonsky, Nick Schenk, Danny Levine, Coby Pruder, Drew Peringer and alternate Bridger Hayes-Lattin.
Oregon state high school championships; March 4-5
The high school championships is a highly competitive event between high schools in the state. Many of the schools had representatives of the MAC team to lead their way. Most notably are the MAC team members that were represented on
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The Western Region USSA team dominated this competition, winning the region’s cup by a large margin and demon- strating the high level of competition the J2 racers enjoy in the west. Other member qualifiers for the
Western Region J3 Junior Olympics were Kathleen Daly-Jensen, Jenna Lou Jansky, Fedya Myagkov, Dalton Tour and Tessa Yost. The members performed well, with top 20 finishes in many events. Qualifiers for the Western Region FIS Junior Championship were Michael Allen, Kristoff Fowler and Kurt Vetterlein. Daly-Jensen also qualified for the U.S. National J2 Championship.
Masters regional and national championships
MAC competitors in the masters program also had excellent results.
Skiers Edge Western Masters Alpine regional championship; Feb. 4-7
1st, class 5 Super G – Willy Scroggins 3rd, class 5 Super G/slalom combo – Scroggins
Jenna Jansky is one of many MAC members who has advanced through the club’s ski program.
both the girls and boys championship teams.
The 2010 girls state champion was Jesuit High School, including MAC ski team representatives: Tessa Yost, freshman; Dena Horstkotte, sophomore; Cate Waldram, sophomore; and Maddy Waldram, freshman.
The 2010 boys state champion was Hood River High School, with MAC ski team representatives Cade Scroggins, freshman; and Kristoff Fowler, junior. Other high school MAC team (past and present) representatives included Sean Campbell and AJ Glass (West Linn); Chase Burnham, Paul Petrusich and Ryan Sidley (Jesuit); and Elise Christoferson (LaSalle).
Western regional and national qualifiers; multiple dates
The MAC ski team junior members had a strong performance this year. Aidan Daly-Jensen was one of 20 racers to qualify to represent the Western Region, and the first representative from Mount Hood at the J2 National Olympics. He had a strong performance and placed eighth overall.
Northwest Regionals
19th, women’s giant slalom – Jenna Jansky 11th, women’s slalom – Kathleen Daly-Jensen 14th, men’s Super G – Kristoff Fowler 18th, men’s Super G – Aiden Daley-Jensen 1st, men’s slalom – Fowler
11th, men’s slalom – Aiden Daly-Jensen
Masters National Championships; March 29- April 2
2nd, supercombined – W. Scroggins 1st, Super G – W. Scroggins 4th, slalom – W. Scroggins 5th, supercombined – Jesse Scroggins 4th, Super G – J. Scroggins 10th, giant slalom – J. Scroggins 8th, Super G – Brandon Hayes-Latin 7th, giant slalom – Hayes-Latin 6th, slalom – Hayes-Latin 5th, overall combined – Hayes-Latin
The MAC ski team appreciates the support from the club. The team is making great strides to meet its goal of being No. 1 on the hill, in a respectful manner. The team also could not do it without the support and encouragement of its home hill, Mt. Hood Meadows. The outstanding Meadows staff and manage- ment provided the team with excellent training facilities and race support during the year.
For more information on MAC skiing, call Athletic Services at 503-223-8740 or go to
theMAC.com.
–Deanne Woodring WM
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