Rye Boys and Girls Varsity Skiing delivered a one-two punch at Thunder Ridge on Thursday evening. The Boys finished first overall and the Girls finished second overall.
“It was a great night for the Rye Garnets Varsity ski team at Thunder Ridge against 5 other schools tonight- Mamaroneck, Pawling, Mahopac, Blind Brook and Carmel,” said Rye Varsity Skiing Coach David Gray.
The Girls picked up 2nd overall on the night with 3 girls finishing in the top 15 and 6 in the top 20. The Boys team finished first overall with two boys on the podium. Justin Gray finished first and Lukas Steinmann finished third. A total 5 boys finished in the top 10 and 7 in the top 15.
Next up is a big Division B race at Thunder Ridge Monday night where Rye will face rival Horace Greeley and 7 other teams. Next Thursday is the second Section I Qualifier at Mohawk Mountain where racers try to qualify for the Sectionals at Hunter Mountain on 2/14.
After the past few races, Rye Ski Team has proven themselves to be one of the top teams in Section I.
Individual results:
Girls (2nd Place Overall)
7 Kira Woosley 27.97
10 Cassidy Pagen 29.09
15 Alessia Pedrazolli 33.67
16 Eva Pedrazolli 34.09
17 Samantha Hobbins 34.34
18 Audrey Meyer 34.37
20 Margaret Derman 34.68
21 Tori Hobbins 34.75
22 Milana Jovanovic 36.26
29 Erika Attar 41.02
Boys (1st Place Overall)
1 Justin Gray 29.97
3 Lukas Steinmann 30.65
4 Kiran Gounden Kobes 33.20
6 Zachary Choo 34.03
10 Carsten Steinmann 35.70
13 Jack Sheridan 36.29
18 Jack Emerson 42.87
19 Fritz O’Connell 44.11
