Three on Varsity Ski Team Qualify for Sectionals

Three Rye Varsity Skiing team members qualified for sectionals during Thursday’s Section I qualifier at Mohawk Mountain in Connecticut. Cassidy Pagen, Max Weber and Justin Gray were three of the top 11 finishers of the race qualified to compete at the Sectionals at Hunter Mountain on February 16th.

“It has been a challenging season dealing with COVID, constantly changing practice and race schedules and getting busing among other things,” said Coach David Gray. “But the kids have been resilient and they all did a great job against some of the top talent in Section I. Next up is our next race is Tuesday, February 8th at Thunder Ridge. Followed by one more qualifier the day after on Wednesday, February 9th at Mt. Southington in Connecticut. We’re still hoping to a get a few more Rye racers to qualify.”

Rye is in 2nd place in Division B North of Section I.

The individual results for the Rye Varsity Ski Team Thursday:

Girls
9th Cassidy Pagen 27.97
14th Thea Fairhurst 30.19
24th Kira Woolsey 33.99

Boys
8th Max Weber 23.84
9th Justin Gray 24.02
14th Drew Pagen 26.55
16th Lukas Steinmann 27.87
19th Carsten Steinmann 29.86
26th Kiran Gounden-Kobes 33.15

Results races earlier this year:

Thunder Ridge 1/18

Girl’s Team Results:
1) Mamaroneck
2) Rye
3) Yorktown
4) Mahopac
5) Pawling
6) Lakeland

Boy’s Team Results:
1) Rye
2) Yorktown
3) Mamaroneck
4) Mahopac
5) Pawling

Girl’s Individual:
5) Cassidy Pagen 35.21
6) Charlotte Derman 35.24
7) Thea Fairhurst 35.58
17) Mia Worman 41.92
20) Milena Jovanovich 44.54
22) Eva Magnus 45.78

Boy’s Individual:
1) Justin Gray 34.00
2) Max Weber 34.46
5) Kiran Gouden-Kobes 35.93
7) Drew Pagen 37.06
11) Lukas Steinmann 39.07
13) Carsten Steinmann 42.46
26) Jack Sheridan 48.14
27) Will Puzzuoli 48.85
28) Harrison Gelinas 48.95
32) Fin Kearney 50.64

Thunder Ridge 1/24

Girl’s Team Results:
1) Horace Greeley
2) Rye
3) Blind Brook
4) Brewster
5) Yorktown
6) Lakeland
7) Pawling

Boy’s Team Results:
1) Horace Greeley
2) Rye
3) Yorktown
4) Brewster
5) Blind Brook
6) Pawling

Girl’s Individual:
9) Cassidy Pagen 31.23
10) Thea Fairhurst 31.86
12) Charlotte Derman 31.93
15) Kira Woolsey 33.71
22) Eva Magnus 36.89
24) Mia Worman 38.11
20) Milena Jovanovich 38.15

Boy’s Individual:
4) Max Weber 29.15
5) Justin Gray 29.36
13) Drew Pagen 34.38
14) Lukas Steinmann 34.43
17) Carsten Steinmann 37.22
21) Kiran Gouden-Kobes 39.04
29) Holbrook Langley 46.27
31) Gunnar Wey 46.85
32) Ben Stigliano 47.12
34) Fritz O’Connell 51.21