VIDEO: NASTAR pacesetting trials set tone for coming season

By Published On: November 23rd, 2015Comments Off on VIDEO: NASTAR pacesetting trials set tone for coming season

The Putnam Investments NASTAR Pacesetting Trials took place under bluebird skies Saturday morning at Copper Mountain, Colo. This was the first official NASTAR pacesetting trials since 1993, an event won by a young Daron Rahlves at the time.

Rahlves was back for more this year, along with fellow pacesetters and skiing legends Tommy Moe, AJ Kitt, Casey Puckett, and Heidi Voelker, among others. The U.S. Ski Team was on hand as well to pace the pacesetters, however Puckett proved fastest on the day clocking the two fastest runs down the sub-20 second GS course. On the slalom side, current U.S. Ski Team athlete Tim Kelley was the only skier in the field to crack the 20 second barrier.

“We’re establishing the par time for all the NASTAR courses across the country so you can go out to race at more than 110 resorts across the country and effectively race Ted Ligety,” said NASTAR Director Bill Madsen.

Also participating in the event was the winner of USSA’s #WhatMakesAChamp contest, Auden Pankonin. Auden had the opportunity to race against Ligety and spent some quality time with the rest of the U.S. Ski Team ahead of the afternoon’s official team naming ceremony in Copper’s Burning Stones Plaza.


RESULTS

Event Putnam Investments NASTAR National Pacesetting Trials
Date 11/21/15            
Host Copper Mountain, CO        
Race Trail Lower Bouncer          
Weather clear and cold          
               
Pacesetter   Handicap Time   Course    
Casey  Puckett 0 17.99   GS    
Tim Kelley 0 19.88   SL    
               
First Last Handicap Net Time Course Gender AgeGroup Discipline
Casey Puckett 0.00 17.99 GS M 40-44 Alpine
Daron Rahlves 0.56 18.09 GS M 40-44 Alpine
Ben Drummond 1.11 18.19 GS M 30-34 Alpine
Tim Jitloff 1.89 18.33 GS M 30-34 Alpine
Tommy Biesemeyer 3.11 18.55 GS M 21-29 Alpine
Jake Fiala 3.17 18.56 GS M 40-44 Alpine
Troy Watts 3.28 18.58 GS M 45-49 Alpine
Tommy Moe 3.39 18.60 GS M 45-49 Alpine
AJ Kitt 3.61 18.64 GS M 45-49 Alpine
Stephanie Lebby 4.22 18.75 GS F 18-20 (U21) Alpine
Matt Johnson 5.28 18.94 GS M 40-44 Alpine
Ben RITCHIE 5.28 18.94 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Steve Nyman 5.34 18.95 GS M 30-34 Alpine
Franz Fuchsberger 5.50 18.98 GS M 55-59 Alpine
Cary Adgate 5.73 19.02 GS M 60-64 Alpine
Tommy Ford 6.00 19.07 GS M 21-29 Alpine
Patrick COUGHLIN 6.17 19.10 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Heidi Voelker 6.23 19.11 GS F 45-49 Alpine
Stacey Cook 6.34 19.13 GS F 30-34 Alpine
David Chodounsky 6.50 19.16 GS M 30-34 Alpine
Bart Flynn 6.56 19.17 GS M 21-29 Alpine
Marco Sullivan 6.56 19.17 GS M 35-39 Alpine
Ryan Fuller 7.45 19.33 GS M 40-44 Alpine
Billy Madsen 7.50 19.34 GS M 50-54 Alpine
AJ HURT 7.95 19.42 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Tatum COUTU 8.00 19.43 GS F 14-15 (U16) Alpine
George Flynn 8.23 19.47 GS M 21-29 Alpine
Tommy KENOSH 8.39 19.50 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Alix WILKINSON 8.39 19.50 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Peyton BRONES 8.84 19.58 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Dashiell PRINCE-JUDD 9.01 19.61 GS F 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Aeden CHIARI 9.06 19.62 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Lily FITZGERALD 9.06 19.62 GS F 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Zack DEKKO 9.23 19.65 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Isaiah NELSON 9.23 19.65 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Reed WILSON 9.73 19.74 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Hannah TRUDEAU 10.28 19.84 GS F 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Ken McAdam 10.45 19.87 GS M 60-64 Alpine
Cole PUCKETT 10.45 19.87 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Angelo (Tony) Blancato 10.56 19.89 GS M 45-49 Alpine
Nick Unkovskoy 10.67 19.91 GS M 12-13 (U14) Alpine
Samantha MCCLELLAN 10.73 19.92 GS F 12-13 (U14) Alpine
Sarah ROWE 11.17 20.00 GS F 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Abi JEWETT 11.34 20.03 GS F 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Reese Bell 11.56 20.07 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Nicholas Unkovskoy 12.28 20.20 GS M 12-13 (U14) Alpine
Jeffery Gay 12.84 20.30 GS M 21-29 Telemark
Jeanette Saylor 13.51 20.42 GS F 55-59 Alpine
Scott Hoose 13.73 20.46 GS M 35-39 Alpine
Bob Skinner 13.73 20.46 GS M 55-59 Alpine
Cooper Puckett 14.06 20.52 GS M 12-13 (U14) Alpine
Scott Lacek 16.95 21.04 GS M 55-59 Alpine
Jeremy Greenberger 19.90 21.57 GS M 14-15 (U16) Alpine
Everett McEwan 20.34 21.65 GS M 40-44 Snowboard
Zach Henry 22.23 21.99 GS M 21-29 Alpine
Stefan Voelker 23.01 22.13 GS M 10-11 (U12) Alpine
Sawyer Johnson 27.07 22.86 GS M 8-9 (U10) Alpine
Auden Pankonin 27.74 22.98 GS M 8-9 (U10) Alpine
Tyler Walker 28.46 23.11 GS M 21-29 Alpine Sitting
Jon Lujan 29.41 23.28 GS M 40-44 Alpine Standing
Kevin Burton 29.52 23.30 GS M 30-34 Visually Impaired
Jasper Johnson 31.30 23.62 GS F 10-11 (U12) Alpine
Hillary Bond 38.91 24.99 GS F 40-44 Snowboard
Marty Neighbors 39.36 25.07 GS M 60-64 Alpine
Lauri Stephens 46.41 26.34 GS F 30-34 Alpine Sitting
Collin Gaylord 59.76 28.74 GS M Alpine
Cody Field 94.55 35.00 GS M 21-29 Cognitive Disability
Amelie Pankonin 101.22 36.20 GS F 6-7 (U8) Alpine
Tim Kelley 0.00 19.88 SL M 21-29 Alpine
Michael Ankeny 2.31 20.34 SL M 21-29 Alpine
Ben Drummond 5.38 20.95 SL M 30-34 Alpine
Ryan Cochran-Siegle 5.43 20.96 SL M 21-29 Alpine
AJ Kitt 7.75 21.42 SL M 45-49 Alpine
Cary Adgate 7.90 21.45 SL M 60-64 Alpine
Franz Fuchsberger 8.85 21.64 SL M 55-59 Alpine
Lila Lapanja 9.26 21.72 SL F 21-29 Alpine
Nina O’Brien 9.61 21.79 SL F 18-20 (U21) Alpine
Breezy Johnson 11.32 22.13 SL F 18-20 (U21) Alpine
Stephanie Lebby 11.57 22.18 SL F 18-20 (U21) Alpine
Daron Rahlves 11.97 22.26 SL M 40-44 Alpine
Patricia Mangan 12.07 22.28 SL F 18-20 (U21) Alpine
Ryan Fuller 12.78 22.42 SL M 40-44 Alpine
Galena Wardl 12.98 22.46 SL F 16-17 (U18) Alpine
Alice Marryweather 14.34 22.73 SL F 16-17 (U18) Alpine
Bob Skinner 15.59 22.98 SL M 55-59 Alpine
Nick Unkovskoy 17.51 23.36 SL M 12-13 (U14) Alpine
Bill Skinner 18.51 23.56 SL M 60-64 Alpine
Cooper Puckett 19.06 23.67 SL M 12-13 (U14) Alpine
Scott Hoose 19.67 23.79 SL M 35-39 Alpine
Angelo (Tony) Blancato 20.52 23.96 SL M 45-49 Alpine
Scott Lacek 21.53 24.16 SL M 55-59 Alpine
Jeffery Gay 23.74 24.60 SL M 21-29 Telemark
Jeanette Saylor 23.99 24.65 SL F 55-59 Alpine
Ken McAdam 24.35 24.72 SL M 60-64 Alpine
Everett McEwan 25.30 24.91 SL M 40-44 Snowboard
Sawyer Johnson 35.76 26.99 SL M 8-9 (U10) Alpine
Tyler Walker 35.97 27.03 SL M 21-29 Alpine Sitting
Jon Lujan 41.55 28.14 SL M 40-44 Alpine Standing
Lauri Stephens 47.74 29.37 SL F 30-34 Alpine Sitting
Marty Neighbors 47.99 29.42 SL M 60-64 Alpine
Kevin Burton 48.69 29.56 SL M 30-34 Visually Impaired
Hillary Bond 58.40 31.49 SL F 40-44 Snowboard

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