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Hammerfest at the Hollow
Soldier Hollow -
May 19, 2007 It was a warm and sunny day at Soldier
Hollow as the UMB team took to the slopes. A great day for racing, and a
great performance by the team, as we racked up 6 first-place finishes
(Justin Griffin, Carlee Hunsaker, Danny Van Wagoner, Jordan Peterson, Dave
Larsen, Mike Engberson) and 5 second-place finishes (Jake Van Wagoner,
Casey Jensen, Todd Jackson, Kellie Williams, Bruce Argyle). (Photo:
Amber Hatfield, Sport Women) |
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Justin Griffin continues total
dominance
of the 10-12 category as he takes another
1st place. Here Justin is climbing away from
the valley in the first of his two races.
Carlee Hunsaker, with dad Scott
giving
encouragement, takes first place
among
the girls in 10-12, securing a team point
with 6th place overall. |
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Jake Van Wagoner whips a singletrack
corner at high speed,
riding to an
impressive 2nd place in his first start for the
UMB team. Great job! Hope to see a lot more of Jake
this year in BM 13-15.
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Left: Look Mom, no wheels! Jordan Petersen
takes a couple of feet of air as he rockets
to another 1st place in BM 16-18.Right:
Colin Hunsaker cranks up the
slope looking strong as he takes 3rd place. |
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Left: Big air! Casey Jensen is back with
the
UMB team
with a solid 2nd-place finish in
the BM 19-29 category.Right: Mark Ludwig
cranks to increase
speed on the downhill singletrack.
Mark moves up in a big
way with a
3rd place finish. |
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Left: Stephen Bergen leans
into the turn
to hit a tight corner on his way to 3rd place
in BM 30-39.
Right: Dale Hutchings cranks
up and over
the hill as he rides to 8th place. |
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Right: Todd Jackson hits a
downhill turn
and makes his
first
appearance as a UMB racer
count with a 2nd place finish in BM 40-plus. Left: Also making his
first start with the
UMB team, Scott Van Wagoner is looking
strong as he grabs
a team point with 7th. |
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Left: Showing the kids that "old
guys" can
do those awesome stunts too, Russ Margetts
takes to the air on his way to 11th.
Right: Scott Hunsaker gets
low into
the wind as he rides to 15th place. |
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None of our Beginner Women made it to the race. Too bad, as it could have
been a guaranteed ribbon. Incredibly, only 3 of the 5 BW racers who came to
Soldier Hollow finished the race -- must be something about that climb to
the top of the mountain and back. |
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Left: Are we an awesome team or what?
Danny Van Wagoner descends toward
planet earth as he grabs a 1st place
victory in SE 13-15.
Right: Justin
Griffin, in his 2nd ride of
the day, heads to 5th place. Ever seen
a 10 year-old do this in a race before?.
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Left: Dave Larsen gets down
out of the
wind to gain speed on a blazing downhill,
hustling to 1st place in SE 16-18.
Right: Kellie Williams
fights her way
to the 2nd place finish. Couldn't help but
notice the muscles -- this is one tough
young lady! |
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Tyler Margetts fights through to take
the 3rd place in SM 19-29. |
Ben Hutchings looks into the
next corner
on the singletrack downhill, riding to 5th.
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Eric Taylor deals with a broken
chain
(twice), then swap bikes to take 10th. |
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Left: In his first start for the UMB
team,
Jared Evans races to take 9th in the
SM 30-34 category.
Right: Dan Hutchings
absorbs the hit as
he comes down from a jump, on his way
to 10th place. |
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Left: Mike Engberson launches
off
the lip as he fights his way through to
take the 1st place in SM 35-39.
Right: Denmark Jensen cranks
hard uphill
through the trees and brush to score team
points with a 6th place finish. |
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Sport Women: |
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Left: John Van Wagoner works
hard in the big tough
SM 40-plus division, taking the 9th place for this
race.
Right: Amber Hatfield catches
her breath as she
flies downhill on her way to 8th place in
Sport Women.
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Singlespeed: |
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Left: Evan Christensen lands
the jump as he
scores the 6th place in Clydesdale.
Right: Brian Oliver cranks
for speed as he hits
the corner on the way to a 5th in Singlespeed. |
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| Men 50-plus:
Lynn Stephens is out with an injury. Here's hoping for a quick recovery! |
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Left: Sally Hutchings pedals
hard over
the hill on the way to 9th place in Women
35-plus. Sally was the only 35+ to make
this race.
Right: In the Men 57-plus
division,
Bruce Argyle gets low into the wind
as he rides to another 2nd place finish.
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At the Hammerfest at the Hollow, 29 UMB racers
combined for 101 team points. (That's a season-high average of 3.45
points per racer.) We won the team competition for the second week
in a row. The team is looking strong. Nice work! Thanks once again to Jay
Griffin for nabbing our race photos! Thanks to the Hunsakers for
providing team support with the hydration station!
Left: Having finished her race, Carlee helps the
older racers with water and bottles for the second lap. Downloadable
high-res photos of the UMB team at Soldier Hollow:
http://picasaweb.google.com/1mtnbiker/UMBSoldierHollow2007 |
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