17/18 Alpine Program Report

 

JHSC 2017-2018 Alpine Program Report

2017-2018 Program Highlights      

• The JHSC Alpine Program represents approximately 280 athletes

• Two athletes qualified for U.S. Junior National Alpine Championships, and two athletes qualified for U.S. Nationals

• PG/U19 program - 100% of athletes qualified for Regional and/or National Championships

• U16 program - 100% of athletes qualified for  either Regional (77%) or Tri-Divisional (23%) championships. One athlete qualified for U16 National Championships

• U14 program - 69% of athletes qualified for Regional (25%) or Tri-Divisional (75%) Championships

• U12 program - 79% of athletes qualified for IMD Championships

Alpine Race Highlights

• JHSC hosted a total of 25 USSA/FIS sanctioned race days (training and competition)

• JHSC hosted 13 days of non sanctioned events - Pica’s Margarita Cup Series, Club Series, Town Downhill (at JHMR), and PPP

• Thanks, thanks, thanks! To our many volunteers, sponsors and staff who make this happen

• JHSC hosted  a successful Wild West Classic, one of the largest (field size) annual FIS races in the country

• JHSC picked up Eric Hays USSA race series from Park City in late December!   

• Snowpack and snow quality had us move Town Downhill to JHMR. Event was a huge success!

Hosting races is something that we do well here at the Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club, but running races is only one piece of the larger equation.  We are committed to developing the best programming and practices that support those programs as we move forward as an organization. This is most important for our athletes, but also for JHSC families, volunteers, and the community. We will have to work on staffing all these races

Athlete Performance Report

Below see JHSC Alpine Athletes who Qualified for end of season Championship Events  (Results)

U16 up: top 15 with top 3 bold
U14 down: top 30 with top 10 bold

US National Alpine Championships, Sun Valley, ID  

Holden Parazette
Owen Doyle

US Junior National Alpine Championships, Sun Valley, ID

Holden Parazette
Owen Doyle

Western Region Junior Championships, Schweitzer Mt, ID

Helga Bjornsdottir
Emery Rheam
BB Hall
Tait Bjornsen
Henry Hakoshima    (15th x2 SG, 11th x2 GS, 7th SL)
Steve Shea
Jack Burkitt
Holden Parazette  (6th GS, 4th SL, 2nd SL)
Wyatt Doyle         

Western Region U16 Junior Championships, Alyeska, Girdwood, AK

Paige Doyle            (17th SL, 24th GS, 29th SG)
Sophia Tozzi            (13th GS)
Carey Ritter            (“Hard Charger” Award, Bib 66 to 23rd place in SG, 22nd    GS)
Izzy Davis             (28th GS)
Oliver Parazette        (1st Place SG, 2nd Place GS, Qualified for U16 Nationals, 9th Place SG U16 Nationals, 2nd Place SL U16 Nationals)
Driscoll Larrow        (9th Place SL, 19th SG)
Martin Wilcox            (25th Place SL, 17th GS, 21st Place SG)
Zander Ulmer
Grant Hagen
Owen Newton        (unable to attend)

Intermountain U16, Northern Tri-Divisional Championships, Snowbasin, UT

Morgan Kilmain        (2nd GS)
Nick Janssen            (6th GS)
Owen Newton        
Milo Goodell            (11th GS)

Western Region U14 Championships, Jackson Hole, WY             

Annika Howard         (14th SuperG, 17th GS)
Ava Ulmer                          
Evalyn Wogoman              
Charlie Hoelscher         (9th GS, 18th Slalom)
CG Woiwode         (24th Super G, 29th GS, 4th Slalom)
Sam Clausen        (31st Super G, 31st Slalom)

Intermountain U14, Alaska, Northern Tri-Divisional Championships, Snowbasin, UT

Avery MacMillan        (28th Slalom)    
Taylor Glick            (30th Slalom)            
Sidney Nash            
Jordyn Kantor        
Atticus Sanders        (21st GS, 24th Slalom)
Owen Janssen        (25th GS)
Cam Prichard        (20th Slalom
Sebastian Brunner        (16th GS, 16th Slalom)
Eddie Owens            (29th GS)
David Coombs
Dylan Dowson
Nico McGee
Fin Hutchinson
Ridge Kling            
Adam Olson   
Axel Klomparens        qualified but was unable to attend race  
Travis D’Amours        qualified but was unable to attend race      
Mazlan Finch            qualified but was unable to attend race
Maya Ferris            qualified but was unable to attend race

Intermountain Division Championships, U12 Squad, Grand Targhee, WY

Athlete	GS	SL
Tegan Ritter	5	DSQ
Madison Kramer	DNF	DNF
Savannah Kenney	22	9
Adrienne Howard	DNS	19
Brynn Crabtree	DNF	35
Cecelia Bruno	17	24
Ella Steinberg	37	DNF
Dally Wilson	47	47
Annie Moll	55	DNS
Harriet Sullivan	46	39
Natasha Georgiades	69	59
Callie Owens	67	DNS
Karoline Montes	76	60
Kye Bessette (1st overall)	1	13
Hayden Clark	9	21
Bodhi Boschen	10	DNS
Noah Parazette	7	DNF
Gustin Clausen	4	29
Mattias Wilson	25	8
Nate Pruzan	22	DNF
Oliver Smith	24	18
Henry Gillett	50	41
Owen Strand	31	27
Adriano Wetzler	29	34
Oliver Sanders	34	84
Lucas Milligan	26	31
Joseph McNamara	DNF	38
Owen Beninga	33	78
Brett Lane	51	60
Liam Thompson	57	53
Nicolas Tozzi	72	69
Tosh Bessette	63	48
August Hoelscher	54	83
Liam Logan	DNF	73

 

Intermountain Division Championships, U10 Squad, Grand Targhee, WY

Teddy Peightal        (4th GS 7th SL)
Ashton Ritter           (9th GS 9th SL)
Parker Jenkins        (10th GS 10th SL)
Jaden D’Amours     (5th SL)
Ruby Hoelsher        (8th GS 7th SL)
Lyvie Ulmer             (9th GS 10th SL)
Taylor Moe              (1st GS, 3rd SL)
Katie Grady             (8th SL)

 

JHSC Coaches attending National and Regional Championships on staff

Mike Syrovatka, U.S. Junior Nationals Coach, Western Region
Zach Schwartz & Lindsay Mann, U16 Western Region Championships
Lindsay Mann, U16 Nationals
Kevin Keane, U14 Regionals Coach, Intermountain Division Coach

 

Major End of Season JHSC Awards

	PG/U19/ FIS	U16	U14	U12	U10	2DRT
Skier of the Year	Holden Parazette   BB Hall	Oliver Parazette   Sophia Tozzi	CG Woiwode   Annika Howard	Kye Bessette   Tegan Ritter	Jaden D’Amours   Taryn Moe	Finn Cameron   Scarlet Amdor
Most Improved		Nick Janssen   Morgan Kilmain	Alex Klomparens   Taylor Glick	Noah Parazette   Savannah Kenney	Teddy Peightal   Addison Binstadt	Angus Spankie   Madeleine Holland
Sportsmanship		Carey Ritter   Grant Hagen	Sidnay Nash   Owen Janssen	Nate Pruzan   Cecelia Bruno	Ashton Ritter   Ruby Hoelsher	Case Hopple   Maggie Holland

 

Letter to every young adult: 

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If you have tough parents, coaches, teachers or adults in your life, then be thankful. Again, you will understand this better and better the more you go through life.
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Give back, others need your kindness, help and support. No, believe it or not, you don't own all the worlds problems. 
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