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Lodi Area XC Ski Club
Upcoming Events
Madison Invitational
01/05/10
5 km skate race at Elver Park, Madison, WI.
Race start at 6:00 p.m.
Fun ski at Standing Rocks
01/09/10
Details coming soon!
Greenbush Race
01/17/10
5 km skate race at the Greenbush Trails hosted
by Plymouth/ Sheboygan.
Lapham Peak Conference
01/23/09
4.5 km skate race at Lapham Peak hosted by
Peak Nordic.
Iola Norseman
01/31/10
6 km skate race at 11:00 a.m. in Iola, WI.
Madison Invitational
01/05/10
5 km skate race at Elver Park, Madison, WI.
Race start at 6:00 p.m.
Fun ski at Standing Rocks
01/09/10
Details coming soon!
Greenbush Race
01/17/10
5 km skate race at the Greenbush Trails hosted
by Plymouth/ Sheboygan.
Lapham Peak Conference
01/23/09
4.5 km skate race at Lapham Peak hosted by
Peak Nordic.
Iola Norseman
01/31/10
6 km skate race at 11:00 a.m. in Iola, WI.
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Lodi Ski Race
Hosted on the third Saturday in December, this race tests athletes
speed and strength on Lodi's hilly 6.2 km course. This event is open for
high school and middle school teams around the state. Contact Dale
Fanney for more information at 608-592-7817.
Hosted on the third Saturday in December, this race tests athletes
speed and strength on Lodi's hilly 6.2 km course. This event is open for
high school and middle school teams around the state. Contact Dale
Fanney for more information at 608-592-7817.
ABR Trip
A fun trip to Ironwood, MI, held the first or second weekend of December.
Members are welcome to come experience ABR, a winter wonderland,
that has endless kilometers of groomed trails. Space can be limited
due to amount of available drivers.
Next Trip: 12/11/09-12/13/09
A fun trip to Ironwood, MI, held the first or second weekend of December.
Members are welcome to come experience ABR, a winter wonderland,
that has endless kilometers of groomed trails. Space can be limited
due to amount of available drivers.
Next Trip: 12/11/09-12/13/09
Lodi Skiers Open Season In Ironwood, MI
The Lodi High School Nordic ski team opened their ski season with a 5k classic race at
the Central USA Ski Challenge in Ironwood ,Michigan. Paige Nichols led the girls with a
great race finishing in 20:50 and 12th place overall against many of the best high school
skiers in the Midwest. Rachel Vorlander finished 21st followed by Chloe Statz 22nd and
Lauren Nichols 23rd. Tara Lang and Syd Endres had great races finishing 26th and 27th.
Andrew Findora led the boys with a strong first race of the season with an overall finish of
22nd in a time of 19:31. Sam Taylor followed with a great race in 21:46 and a 26th place
finish. Michael Rendler was Lodi’s 3rd place finisher in a time of 21:49 followed closely by
Cory Conway, Elliot Statz, Brandon Steiner, Garrett Patrick and Sam Porter.
Coach Fanney relates: “The trip to Ironwood is a super experience and a major reality
check for our kids. We have three days of super snow conditions and the beautiful
Northwoods environment to practice and test our fitness against many of the areas top
junior skiers.”
This week the ski team hosts the Lodi Invitational 6k skating race on the Lodi Golf Course
Trails with teams from Waukesha, Sheboygan, Madison and Iola.
See Results for the Grandview Ski Challenage
The Lodi High School Nordic ski team opened their ski season with a 5k classic race at
the Central USA Ski Challenge in Ironwood ,Michigan. Paige Nichols led the girls with a
great race finishing in 20:50 and 12th place overall against many of the best high school
skiers in the Midwest. Rachel Vorlander finished 21st followed by Chloe Statz 22nd and
Lauren Nichols 23rd. Tara Lang and Syd Endres had great races finishing 26th and 27th.
Andrew Findora led the boys with a strong first race of the season with an overall finish of
22nd in a time of 19:31. Sam Taylor followed with a great race in 21:46 and a 26th place
finish. Michael Rendler was Lodi’s 3rd place finisher in a time of 21:49 followed closely by
Cory Conway, Elliot Statz, Brandon Steiner, Garrett Patrick and Sam Porter.
Coach Fanney relates: “The trip to Ironwood is a super experience and a major reality
check for our kids. We have three days of super snow conditions and the beautiful
Northwoods environment to practice and test our fitness against many of the areas top
junior skiers.”
This week the ski team hosts the Lodi Invitational 6k skating race on the Lodi Golf Course
Trails with teams from Waukesha, Sheboygan, Madison and Iola.
See Results for the Grandview Ski Challenage
Wife Carry Contest
Dating back to nineteenth century Finland where bandits would steal
women from villages, a Wife Carrying Contest is a sport where a male
competitor will carry his wife (however, she does not have to be the legal
wife of the man) over a short obstacle course for the fastest time.
Traditionally, the grand winner will take home the "wife's" weight in beer
and cash.
Dating back to nineteenth century Finland where bandits would steal
women from villages, a Wife Carrying Contest is a sport where a male
competitor will carry his wife (however, she does not have to be the legal
wife of the man) over a short obstacle course for the fastest time.
Traditionally, the grand winner will take home the "wife's" weight in beer
and cash.
| Michael Rendler in the gate at the CXC races in Ironwood. |
SKIERS FINISH THIRD AT MADISON INVITE
Submitted by Dale Fanney
The Nordic ski teams traveled to Elver Park in Madison on January 5th for an evening of racing under the lights at Elver Park
with both teams placing third. Andrew Findora led the boys team with a personal best in the 5.3 skate race placing 9th in 16:36.
He was followed by Cory Conway(12th) and Elliot Statz(15th) to give Lodi a one-point edge over the Madison team that finished
fourth. Waukesha’s Peak Nordic won the boys event with Iola second.
In the girls race, Nikki Rendler led the team with an 8th place finish in 20:43 followed by Rachel Vorlander(9th), Chloe Statz
(10th) and Syd Endres(11th). The girls finished 3rd overall behind Waukesha and Madison.
The boys middle school team had Lodi’s best showing with a second place finish led by Jacob Hargis(3rd), Jimmy Conway
(4th) and Asher Winner (5th).
The girls middle school team ran unto some of the top skiers in the state in their 3.5k skate race. Paige Nichols ended up 4th
and Emma Swartz 6th with Chelsea Buchanan having her best race and finishing in 11th. The middle school girls finished in
a 3 way tie for first but lost the tie-breakers and ended up in third place.
Snow conditions continue to be spectacular as the ski teams prepare for the Plymouth/Sheboygan Invitational at Greenbush
on Sunday, January 17th.
Submitted by Dale Fanney
The Nordic ski teams traveled to Elver Park in Madison on January 5th for an evening of racing under the lights at Elver Park
with both teams placing third. Andrew Findora led the boys team with a personal best in the 5.3 skate race placing 9th in 16:36.
He was followed by Cory Conway(12th) and Elliot Statz(15th) to give Lodi a one-point edge over the Madison team that finished
fourth. Waukesha’s Peak Nordic won the boys event with Iola second.
In the girls race, Nikki Rendler led the team with an 8th place finish in 20:43 followed by Rachel Vorlander(9th), Chloe Statz
(10th) and Syd Endres(11th). The girls finished 3rd overall behind Waukesha and Madison.
The boys middle school team had Lodi’s best showing with a second place finish led by Jacob Hargis(3rd), Jimmy Conway
(4th) and Asher Winner (5th).
The girls middle school team ran unto some of the top skiers in the state in their 3.5k skate race. Paige Nichols ended up 4th
and Emma Swartz 6th with Chelsea Buchanan having her best race and finishing in 11th. The middle school girls finished in
a 3 way tie for first but lost the tie-breakers and ended up in third place.
Snow conditions continue to be spectacular as the ski teams prepare for the Plymouth/Sheboygan Invitational at Greenbush
on Sunday, January 17th.
SKI TEAMS SECOND AT GREENBUSH
The Lodi Nordic Ski teams skated to second place at the Plymouth/Sheboygan Invitational meet at Greenbush State Park on
Sunday. The boys team was lead again by Andrew Findora, Cory Conway and Elliott Statz finishing 5th,6th and 8th overall.
The girls team was led by Syd Endres, Rachel Vorlander and Tara Lang finishing 6th,7th and 8th overall with Lodi skiers
Chloe Statz, Nikki Rendler and Lauren Nichols right behind at 9th, 10th and 11th place.
Middle schooler Jacob Hargis took 3rd in the boys 3 kilometer skate race and Paige Nichols was 2nd overall in the girls race.
This week the teams travel to Lapham State Park for the conference championships .
The Lodi Nordic Ski teams skated to second place at the Plymouth/Sheboygan Invitational meet at Greenbush State Park on
Sunday. The boys team was lead again by Andrew Findora, Cory Conway and Elliott Statz finishing 5th,6th and 8th overall.
The girls team was led by Syd Endres, Rachel Vorlander and Tara Lang finishing 6th,7th and 8th overall with Lodi skiers
Chloe Statz, Nikki Rendler and Lauren Nichols right behind at 9th, 10th and 11th place.
Middle schooler Jacob Hargis took 3rd in the boys 3 kilometer skate race and Paige Nichols was 2nd overall in the girls race.
This week the teams travel to Lapham State Park for the conference championships .