2,400 Plus At Book Across The Bay
More than 2,400 participants booked across the bay this year as part of the Book Across the Bay ski and snowshoe event this weekend. People on skis and snowshoes departed from Ashland and finished in Washburn after skiing and snowshoeing across frozen Chequamegon Bay.
The top spots went to Joseph Dubay of Coon Rapids, Minn. (24:50.8) in the men's nordic ski race, Brooke Adams of Duluth, Minn. (27:14.2) in the women's nordic ski race, Josh Bentley of Siren (43:46.7) in the men's snowshoe race, and Melanie Bicigo of Marquette, Mich. (46:58.2) in the women's snowshoe race.
Top 10 finishers in each race are shown below. Full results are also available online.
Women's Snowshoe Race Top 10
1. Melanie Bicigo; Marquette, Mich.
2. Kerri Persons; Duluth, Minn.
3. Michelle Thom; Chicago, Ill.
4. Heather MeskoJokinen; Highbridge
5. Sarah Ryerson; Batavia, Ill.
6. Sara Vine; Minneapolis, Minn.
7. Grace Hogan; Bayfield
8. Chanel Youngs; Hurley
9. Bonnie Nutt; Phillips
10. Shari Walker; Park Falls
Men's Snowshoe Race Top 10
1. Josh Bentley; Siren
2. Jason Ruesch; Medford
3. Christophe Niksich; Bloomington, Minn.
4. Jonathon Delf; Rice Lake
5. Paul Gauerke; St. Cloud, Minn.
6. Chris Kachman; St. Anthony, Minn.
7. Kevin Link; Siren
8. Curtis Sutherland; Baraga, Mich.
9. Aaron Berdofe; Minneapolis, Minn.
10. Michael Vavra; Chippewa Falls
Men's Nordic Ski Race Top 10
1. Joseph Dubay; Coon Rapids, Minn.
2. Nikolai Anikin; Duluth, Minn.
3. Scott Johanik; Washburn
4. Kellen Witschen; Aurora, Minn.
5. Jake Morgan; Duluth, Minn.
6. Blaise Sopiwnik; Washburn
7. Nathan Engel; Plymouth, Minn.
8. Mason Basco; Plymouth, Minn.
9. Rod Raymond; Duluth, Minn.
10. Mikael Kilpela; Marquette, Mich.
Women's Nordic Ski Race Top 10
1. Brooke Adams; Duluth, Minn.
2. Bailey Roberts; Bozeman, Mont.
3. Mariah Peterson; Virginia, Minn.
4. Lydia Allen; Duluth, Minn.
5. Marianne Luetmer; Rochester, Minn.
6. Kathryn Keller-Miller; Plymouth, Minn.
7. Laura Smith; Duluth, Minn.
8. Dia Davis; Northfield, Minn.
9. Jenna Ruzich; Baxter, Minn.
10. Sara Frederickson; Duluth, Minn.