Washington Co., WI – Camp Tesomas in Rhinelander was a brand-new venue for the WI NICA league and had 786 athletes racing for the full league with 33 representing the Trail Sharks. The course was very sandy and had some bigger hills to climb making it quite challenging.
John Rank (right) and teammate Benjamin Tremaine quickly pedal their way off the start line.
It stormed Saturday night, which with the rain, eliminated the severe dust clouds from riders and made the sand a bit firmer and tackier and the wooden boardwalks extra slippery.
The 3 and 4-lap riders’ course had a beautiful route overlooking Crystal Lake. Fall weather was in full effect on Sunday – riders (when not racing) and spectators broke out their hats, gloves, warm coats and blankets to combat the wind and colder temperatures amongst the colorful leaves of the woods. The Hodag may or may not have been a hidden spectator out on the trails.
Medalists…
Medalists in their race…
Liesl Ryan (Homeschool), 1 lap – 1st
Kaylie Yttri (West Bend), 1 lap – 1st
Jaiden Schumacher (West Bend), 2 laps – 3rd
Other team athletes…
(1 lap)
Jenna VanAdestine (West Bend) – 9th
Gracelyn Beimborn (Kewaskum) – 9th
Iain Crew (Homeschool) – 35th
Clayton Katsma (West Bend) – 30th
Tyler VanAdestine (West Bend) – 42nd
William Heller (Germantown) – 58th
Wyatt Edlbeck (West Bend) – 71st
(2 laps)
Jade Donaldson (West Bend) – 15th
Mason Pokorny (West Bend), 2 laps – 6th
Alexander Seboe (Germantown), 2 laps – 16th
Aiden DePolo (Homeschool) – 34th
John Rank (Kewaskum) – 35th
Benjamin Tremaine (West Bend) – 37th
Xander Atkins (West Bend) – 42nd
Matt Moser (West Bend) – 45th
Lauren Ryan (Homeschool) – 16th
Cassandra Jerich (West Bend) – 24th
Kira Zechlin (West Bend) – 29th
Ephraim Essinger (Kewaskum) – 11th
Christopher Tremaine (West Bend) – 25th
Graham Jablonski (West Bend) – 30th
Luke Donaldson (West Bend) – 39th
Elijah Jerich (West Bend) – 41st
Cal Embling (Germantown) – 51st
(3 laps)
Shealyn Jablonski (West Bend) – 10th
Mason Dorn (Campbellsport) – 26th
Vincent Davies (Jackson) – 32nd
Brandon Paulson (Slinger) – 37th
(4 laps)
Ayla Abraham (West Bend) – 24th
Aiden Schubert (West Bend) – 42nd
Photos: Courtesy of WI NICA League
Aiden Schubert climbing one of the steep hills at Camp Tesomas in Rhinelander.
