Molly Maybach Wins U18/20 Classic Sprint at final home race

Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation hosted the third and final qualifier in the InterMountain (IMD) Cross Country Junior National Qualifier Series this weekend at Lake Creek, where more than 300 athletes representing 15 clubs from ID, MT, WY, and UT raced to earn their spot on the starting lines at the 2025 Cross Country Skiing Junior National Championships. The IMD Junior National Team was named at the conclusion of the event, with SVSEF ultimately earning eight confirmed and one alternate spot on the team.

Athletes compete at Junior Nationals as part of 10 divisional teams representing Alaska, Far West, Great Lakes, High Plains, InterMountain, Mid Atlantic, Midwest, New England, Pacific Northwest Ski Association, and Rocky Mountain. Each Division can bring up to 25 male and 25 female athletes spread across the U16, and U18/20 age groups. 

SVSEF XC Team athletes who qualified for the 2025 Cross Country Skiing Junior National Championships include for the U18/20 age class, Molly Maybach, Cora Faye Scott, Mazzy Conners, Charlie St. George, Nick Gardiner, Whit Brown and alternate, Zach Quesnel; and in the U16 age class, Tait Boschen and Duncan Fryberger. 

“It was awesome to see a ton of participation from our SVSEF athletes this weekend, as 80 Devo through Comp Team skiers put a bib on,” said Chris Mallory, SVSEF XC Comp Team Head Coach. “We always seem to attract a snow event when we host, and this year it gave the athletes a little extra challenge on the final day of racing at Lake Creek. There was a lot on the line for Comp athletes trying to qualify for Junior Nationals happening in two weeks, and it was great to see the team rise to the occasion.”

Saturday’s Classic Sprint races welcomed sunny skies and epic conditions at the world-class Lake Creek trails, while athletes racing in Sunday’s Freestyle Mass Start battled more challenging conditions with ongoing snow and flat light.

“Overall, it was a great weekend filled with exciting competitions, team support, community involvement, and a lot of great energy,” said Becky Flynn, SVSEF XC Cross Country Program Director. “It was nice to see our teams shine on our home courses. Lake Creek trails are challenging, and our athletes really poured their hearts and effort into every kilometer on the courses! Congratulations to all the teams that were part of it and thank you to our volunteers, our race crew, sponsors, and supporters who helped make the event so memorable for everyone who came to race.”

SVSEF Athlete Results

SATURDAY CLASSIC SPRINT

U18/20 MEN

• 8th – Charlie St. George
• 12th – Nick Gardiner
• 24th – Stratton Cunningham
• 25th – Whit Brown
• 27th – Taylor Carlson
• 30th – Cyrus Pott
• 28th – Zach Quesnel
• 35th – Caleo Morrison

U18/20 WOMEN

• 1st – Molly Maybach
• 4th – Cora Faye Scott
• 9th – Mazzy Conners
• 15th – Wren Hassman
• 22nd – Riley Siegel
• 29th – Anna Gilman

U16 – MEN

• 11th – Tait Boschen
• 12th – Duncan Fryberger
• 18th – Owen Wellner
• 33rd – Finn O’ Donnell
• 37th – Bailey Kurtz
• 39th – John Harris
• 50th – Knox Coury
• 53rd – Henry Flynn
• 59th – Angus Ramsay

U16 – WOMEN

• 9th – Stella St. George
• 26th – Sidney Brown
• 27th – Dylan Buck
• 30th – Josephine Renner
• 32nd – Cora Brozowski – Schrader
• 34th – Eleanor Sirek
• 39th – Adeline Jacoby
• 40th – Anna Koonce

U14 MEN

• 2 – Thijs Lloyd
• 12 – Augie Allaire
• 17 – Ben Wellner
• 18 – Cody Lloyd
• 20 – Max Smith
• 22 – Jed Smith
• 25 – Silas Seppa

U14 – WOMEN

• 2 – Sydney Nelson
• 14 – Payton Daley Scheinbraber
• 16 – Isla Sundby
• 20 – River Rappa Lambert
• 24 – Satchel Swindley
• 26 – Emily Nevin
• 27 – Piper Gerald
• 30- Willa Brozowski-Schrader
• 32 – Amelie Reis

U12 GIRLS

• 1 – Nina O’Sullivan
• 6 – Hazel Schmidt
• 8 – Hope Lloyd
• 10- Stella Smith
• 11 – Rose O’Grady
• 12 – Josephine Neet

U12 BOYS

• 2– Henry Allaire

U10 GIRLS

• 1 Bivi Scott-Clair

U10 BOYS

• 1 – Theodore Brozowski-Schrader
• 2 – Simon Reuter
• 3 – Emil Beatty

U8 – GIRLS

• 2 -Amelie Reuter

U8 BOYS

• 1 – Arne Beatty
• 2 – Finn Mallory
• 3 – Conrad Thompson

SUNDAY FREESTYLE MASS START

U18-20 WOMEN – 10km

• 5th – Molly Maybach
• 7th – Mazzy Conners
• 22nd – Wren Hassman

U18-20 MEN – 10km

• 6th – Whit Brown
• 9th – Nick Gardiner
• 15th – Cyrus Pott
• 16th – Taylor Carlson
• 17th – Caleo Morrison
• 22nd – Zach Quesnel
• 25th – Charlie St. George
• 34th – Stratton Cunningham

U16 WOMEN – 7.5km

• 16th – Stella St. George
• 26th – Dylan Buck
• 31st – Eleanor Sirek
• 33rd – Cora Brozowski Schrader
• 34th – Adeline Jacoby
• 35th – Anna Koonce

U16 MEN – 7.5km

• 2nd – Tait Boschen
• 11th – Duncan Fryberger
• 20th – Owen Wellner
• 28th – Finn O’Donnell
• 37th -Henry Flynn
• 41st – John Harris
• 44th – Bailey Kurtz
• 53rd – Knox Coury
• 59th – Angus Ramsay

U14 WOMEN – 3km

• 2nd – Sydney Nelson
• 3rd – Payton Daley – Scheingraber
• 15th – Isla Sundby
• 18th – Satchel Swindley
• 23rd- Penelope Zook
• 26th – Piper Gerald
• 28th – Willa Brozowski Schrader
• 29th – Amelie Ries
• 32rd – Emily Niven
• 34th – Zuleika Hicks

U14 MEN – 3km

• 1st – Thijs Lloyd
• 16th- Felix Pott
• 17th – Cody Lloyd
• 19th – Augie Allaire
• 20th – Ben Wellner
• 24th – Jed Schmidt
• 26th – Silas Seppa
• 27th – Marius Frank
• 29th – Max Smith
• 31st – Jack Flynn

U12 – GIRLS – 2km

• 1– Nina O’Sullivan
• 4 -Hazel Schmidt
• 9- Rose O’Grady
• 10 – Josephine Neet
• 11 – Stella Smith
• 12 – Tallulah Gerald

U12 – BOYS – 2km

• 1 – Henry Allaire
• 5 – Graham Lyle
• 6 – Spencer Flynn
• 8- Keller Alan Spachman

U10 Female – 1 km

• 2- Estell Rosenlund

U10 – Male – 1km

• 2-Bennett Everson
• 3 – Emil Beatty
• 5 – Vance Gardiner
• 6 – Veikko Paxson
• 7 – Simon Reuter
• 9- Theodore Brozowski Schrader
• 10 – Arthur McNeal

U8 – Female – 1km

• 2 – Amelia Reuter
• 3 – Sidra Paxson

U8 Male – 1km

• None

For event information and link to complete results, visit: https://svsef.org/imd-sun-valley-jnq/ 

Photo L-R: Charlie St. George, Nick Gardiner, Duncan Fryberger, Tait Boschen, Whit Brown, Molly Maybach, Mazzy Conners, Cora Faye Scott.
Not present Zach Quesnel who is an alternate.