Hailey’s Peter Wolter wins Boulder Mountain Tour | Sports
Judith Evans February 8, 2023
4 locals finished in the prime 8 of the 50th Zions Bank Boulder Mountain Tour on Feb. 4.
Major that listing is Hailey’s Peter Wolter.
The 24-year-old completed the 34 kilometers in 1:17:55.2, almost a minute ahead of Salt Lake City’s Jack Hegman.
30-4-calendar year-outdated Matthew Gelso of Ketchum placed fourth in 1:18:46.4. Twenty-nine-calendar year-aged Tucker McCrerey of Hailey concluded sixth in 1:21:10.7, and 30-calendar year-aged Scott Schoen of Hailey was eighth in 1:22:24.2.
“Not quite a few folks get to accomplish a childhood aspiration and this earlier weekend in Les Rousses, France, I acquired to do just that and race a Nordic Planet Cup aspect by side with the greatest skiers in the globe,” Wolter reported after that race. “The encounter surpassed all my expectations, and I will do anything I can to get again to the Environment Cup. Thank you to every single individual who has supported my skiing due to the fact I stepped on skis 22 many years ago.”
Wolter future travels to Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the beginning of Interval 3 of the SuperTour, which will be held Feb. 18-19 in Wirth Park. Wolter is at present sitting in 2nd put overall in the SuperTour standings, just ahead of SVSEF alumnus John Metal Hagenbuch, who now skis for Dartmouth Higher education.
Wolter is a graduate of Middlebury School, and present member of the SVSEF Gold Team. It was his first Boulder Mountain Tour.
Bozeman’s Hannah Rudd captured the women’s race in 1:26:27.4.
Ketchum’s Anika Miller took fifth in 1:28:14.9. She was followed by Hailey’s Mary Rose (sixth, 1:28:24.9), Sarah Armstrong (seventh, 1:32:57.3) and Alexas Turzian (eighth, 1:32.59.3).
Ketchum’s Brooke Hovey was 10th (1:33:02.2) and Fiona Ahearne 11th (1:33:16.4).
McCall 12-yr-aged Noah Eitel won the men’s Half Boulder (15 km) in 42:07.. Ketchum’s 13-calendar year-old Duncan Fryberger concluded 3rd in 42:30.5, when 38-12 months-aged Travis Presnell of Ketchum was sixth in 46:17.2, 50-calendar year-outdated Mark Davidson of Hailey was seventh in 46:51.9, 12-yr-previous Lukas Paaske of Hailey was eighth in 48:35.4, 38-calendar year-old Michael Sinnott of Hailey was ninth in 48:52.3, and 12-year-previous Finn O’Donnell of Ketchum was 10th in 49:19.2.
Boise’s Patti Bellan won the women’s Half Boulder in 46:04.8. Eleven-yr-outdated Sydney Nelson of Ketchum was fourth in 49:18., Joney Otteson of Ketchum was fifth in 49:37.8, Lisa Ryan-Boyle of Ketchum was ninth in 51:02., 13-12 months-aged Dylan Buck of Ketchum was 10th in 51:26.6, Linsey Nicholson of Ketchum was 11th in 51:56., and 13-year-previous Cora Brozowski Schrader of Ketchum was 12th in 51:56..
The Boulder honored Bob Rosso, just one of the primary founders and organizers of the event. He has been with the BMT given that its inception as perfectly as a stalwart and valued member of the community at-huge.
