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Beckedorff
won’t back down! By Kerry Brennan The SISE Cup
made its annual return to Bromley and Stratton Mountains for two days of
heated competition this past weekend. The Bromley slalom was up first and on
the line, a coveted spot in the super seed for the second run. USCSA
collegiate racers, competing on a different trail, joined the masters on the
mountain and sadly, absent were the hundreds of boy scouts who seem to
descend upon the mountain at this race every year. The race hill had a ton of
snow and conditions on the track for the later racers began to resemble a
bobsled run. On the
woman’s side Carolyn Beckedorff continued her winning streak and complete
domination with two solid runs making it look easy. Margaret Vaughn took
second place with Deb Adams skiing to a solid third. This was Deb’s first
time on the overall “podium” in a masters race and to prove that it had not
gone to her head, she was gracious enough to sign autographs after the event
for all her fans and supporters. Rounding out the top five was Gay Folland
and Michelle Woloshin. Proof that
aging doesn’t mean slowing down, the men’s super-seed was comprised of three
members from class 8, Pepi Neubauer, Dorin Munteanu (complete with his
entourage of J4 cheerleaders), and Bill McCollom (who after the race
expressed his secret desire to lead a country jug band as his next career!).
Also in the top ten mix, four class 6 guys, Bill “Team Z” Zimmerman, Mark
George, Rich Jefferson, and Chris Wilcox. Pat McNamara (“Paddy Mac“) took the
overall win with a blistering second run. Neubauer finished second with Mark
George in third. Canadian Maxine Masse battled from the trenches of class one
to place fourth overall and Jefferson moved up to take fifth. Next up was
GS at Stratton Mountain, infamous for its challenging terrain, long race
track, testing the stamina of all; and its complete lack of any convenient
parking spaces. Up for grabs, the prestigious Janeway Cup awarded to the
fastest male and female over the age of forty. Perhaps inspired by watching
her five year old son Harrison tear up the course as a forerunner, Carolyn
Beckedorff won the race in resounding fashion with Kerry Brennan coming in a
distant second. Nadine Price skied to third followed by Gay Folland and
Margaret Vaughn, who recovered nicely from an early morning parking lot
injury, from which she was nearly decapitated. For the men,
Bob Hill took the victory with McNamara just four hundredths behind. New
York’s Neubauer placed third followed by Scott Hardy and Alex Gadbois. The
Janeway Cup was recently upgraded to allow for the names of the winners to be
engraved on its base for years to come. Bob Hill was the winner on the men’s
side. Nadine Price, the previous winner of multiple Janeway Cup trophies was
“announced” as the winner for the women. Though, after pictures and ceremony,
it was realized that in fact Carolyn Beckedorff had moved up to class four
and was now eligible to win the award. Ever the good sport, Nadine conceded
the prize and Carolyn was named the 2008 Janeway Cup Champion along with Bob
Hill. With Alex
Gadbois moving into the overall lead for the men, and Carolyn Beckedorff
remaining unchallenged atop the women’s standings, the Sise Cup Tour heads to
New Hampshire for races at Cranmore and Wildcat. |