Race 3 - Meet of Champions:
(This replaces the Cheri Walsh as the 3rd qualifier)
Date - Wednesday, February 20th
Location - Whitaker Woods
Format - Classic Race: 5 km
Fees - $10 per skier payable to Chuck Broomhall norcomb@roadrunner.com (email Chuck if attending)
Registration Deadline: Saturday, February 16th
Schedule:
8:45: Registration /Bib distribution
10 am: Girls classical
11 am: Boys classical
12:30: Afternoon Bib distribution
1:30: Girls skate
2:30 Boys skate
3:30 Awards
To qualify for the Meet of Champions, skiers must fit into one of these categories:
1) The top 10 racers from each division by discipline (Classic & Skate) from the 2 NH Series races
2) The top 35 racers as determined by their combined times from the NH Series races.
2008 Ransmeier & Spellman NH Series Races
Race 1 -
Site -
Format -
Hosted by -
Entry Deadline -
January 19, 2008
White Mountain Regional High School
5km Skate
White Mountain Regional (Tawyna Finkel)
Wednesday, January 9th
Race 2 -
Site -
Format -
Hosted by -
Entry Deadline -
February 2, 2008
Whitaker Woods
5km Classical
Kennett High/MWVN (Nat Lucy)
Wednesday, January 23rd
All entries must be e-mailed in the official format to:
Note: Only skiers in the 'A' race may qualify for the NH Eastern High School Team
NH Series Race Format, Scoring & Rules
1. Racing Categories: The NH Series race has three distinct divisions:
'A' Race:
The most competitive race of the day! Teams may enter a maximum of 10 skiers in this event. A team must have at least 4 skiers in this race to qualify for team scoring.
* Note: Only skiers in the A-race may qualify for the NH Eastern High School Team
'B' Race:
This race is for developmental skiers and coaches may enter as many skiers as they wish in this event.
Please think carefully about which race is most appropriate for your skiers; do not place them in the A-Race if they are not ready.
Middle School Race:
This event is for Middle School skiers only. You may enter as many skiers in this event as you like, however no 5th graders will be allowed to race!
No Middle School skiers may ski in either the A or B race. This is a NHIAA rule!
Middle School skiers (born 92/93) may qualify for the NH J2 Team.
A. Team scores will only be done in the A race by the place point system with the lowest score
winning. The top 4 skiers score, there is no displacement.
B. Medals will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers with ribbons awarded for 4th
through 10th place in each event.
C. The Lara Sibley Award will be given to the team, boys and girls, with the best overall score
from the first two races.
All awards will begin at the conclusion of the B-race at Whitaker Woods!
A. Bib pick-up will begin at 9am at both events. Bibs must be pinned on the front chest to ensure
visibility to race officials.
B. There shall be no skiing backwards on the courses during events!
C. There are no indoor waxing facilities at the race sites and no skis in buildings!
D. There will be no refunds for teams or skiers who fail to show up for the event.
E. Any skier whose behavior places another skier at risk may be disqualified from the event and
barred from the NH J2 and/or Eastern High School teams at the discretion of the Jury.
The incident will also be reported to the NHIAA.
F. Races will be run in accordance with NHIAA rules of skiing.
Boys A-Race - 10:15 am
Girls A-Race - 11:15 am
Boys & Girls Middle School - 12:30 pm (New Schedule, both boys and girls will race together)
Boys B- Race - 1:30 pm
Girls B- Race - 2:30 pm
Awards - 3:30 in the Gymnasium
2. Scoring and Awards:
3. Race Day Rules:
4. Race Schedule
