Results of Ski Jumping Competitions in the Eastern USA

The 81^st annual
Salisbury Ski Jumps
including

Friday night target jumping, under the lights

Saturday afternoon Salisbury Invitation Jump

Sunday Eastern USSA Ski Jumping Championships

hosted by the
Salisbury Winter Sports Association
at John Satre Hill - Salisbury, Connecticut
February 9-11, 2007

Once upon a time, the Salisbury Ski Jump weekend consisted of a single Sunday competition, usually the Eastern U.S. Ski Jumping Championships. Then, a few decades ago, the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) added a Saturday competition, the Salisbury Invitational. For the last few years, SWSA also ran a morning competition for the kids on the small hills next to 64 meter Satre Hill. For the 2007 event, organizers added still another event, a target jump held on Friday evening under the lights, followed by a fireworks display. A second target jump followed the Eastern Championship event on Sunday afternoon.
The weather gods played havoc with winter sports over the entire eastern half of the U.S. (and Europe as well!) forcing postponement or cancellation of many scheduled events. Cold weather finally arrived in mid-January, but no snow came with the package, so organizers all over snow country set to work with snow guns, substituting for what nature forgot to provide.
SWSA volunteers had about two weeks to put snow on the ski jump and then prepare the surface, and they did a good job on the 64 meter Satre Hill. Unfortunately, they found it impossible to prepare the small hills and so they sadly cancelled the junior competition. The three big hill events went off well with very nice snow on the landing and a machine-cut track down the tower sprayed with water to provide a firm, fast ice surface.
The field of competitors wasn't large, just over 20, but the quality was impressive with lots of long and graceful jumps. And there were several new faces on the old Salisbury hill. Mark Breen returned to jumping after almost 20 years to win the masters class, while adult beginner Ryan Crawford did well in his first jumps on a larger hill. Sixty nine year old Don West returned after a two year absence and, at the other end of the age spectrum, ten year old Luke Daniels improved every day, clearing 50 meters by Sunday! Another first-year Satre Hill jumper, Jonathan Kimball, skied himself onto the JO team, while New Hampshire high school jumper Parker Haynes of Kennett High School in Conway NH looked good and seemed to be having the time of his life!
In each of the four competitive classes, Saturday's winner also became Eastern Champion on Sunday. Nina Lussi of Lake Placid dominated the Women's jumping and won the Louise Sherwood memorial cup (for the best single jump in Saturday's women's class), while Peter Frenette won the Junior-2 crown, both target jumps, and the Ladies Cup (to Sunday's highest point-getter not in the class of the champion "in memory of Charlotte Satre Torrissen in honor of the women who graciously support SWSA."). But the big winner was Lake Placid's Andrew "Fuzzy" Bliss who hauled home the Eastern crown, and the Evensen Award (to the Top Junior), while stamping his name on both the Sherwood Cup (to Saturday's winner) and the SWSA Cup (Eastern Champion).
In recent years, Salisbury has been the final qualifier event for the Eastern Division Team to compete at the annual Junior Olympics, and on Sunday afternoon, after the award ceremonies for the Eastern Championships, Eastern jumping coach Matt Cook announced the ten-member 2007 Eastern JO team.

Friday Evening Target Jump

Officials set a target distance and skiers were free to choose any of the start points at the top of the tower. The winner was the jumper who came closest to the target distance, without exceeding it. (Anyone jumping past the target distance was disqualified.)
Fourteen year old Peter Frenette (right) of Lake Placid emerged as the winner the target jump, which carried a nice monetary award. (Peter stayed perfect by copping a second target event on Sunday afternoon.)

2007 Salisbury Invitational Ski Jumping
[JO Qualifier]
Saturday, February 10

Judges:

Mark Levasseur
Corky Colby
Jack Phelps
Kenneth Tokle
Peter Claus
Competition Jury:

Matt Bimonte (TD)
Michael Sayward (Asst. TD)
Ken Barker (Comp. Dir.)

Snow Conditions: Good
Temperature: 25 Degrees F.
Hill Conditions: Good
Track Conditions: - Average
K = 64, P = 60
2.4 points per meter



       Masters Class:

   Athlete name             Ski Club
          dist   dist    .....Judges points.....    Jump    Final
           (m)   pts.    J-1  J-2  J-3  J-4  J-5    total   Total
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1  Mark Breen               Lebanon Outing Club    
          54.5   37.2    14.5 13.5 14.5 14.0 14.5    80.2
          46.0   16.8    14.0 14.0 13.5 13.5 15.0    58.3   138.5

2  Jon Farnham              Lebanon Outing Club    
          37.5   -3.6    13.5 13.0 13.5 13.5 13.5    36.9
          37.5   -3.6    14.0 13.5 14.0 14.5 13.5    37.9    74.8

3  Ryan Crawford            Lebanon Outing Club    
          35.0   -9.6    13.0 13.5 13.0 13.5 13.0    29.9
          36.0   -7.2    13.0 13.5 13.0 13.5 13.0    32.3    62.2

4  Bill Ryan                Lebanon Outing Club    
          31.0  -19.2    12.0 12.5 12.5 13.0 11.5    17.8
          23.0  -38.4    12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0    -2.4    15.4

Ryan Crawford, Mark Breen, Jon Farnham



       Junior 2 Class:

   Athlete name             Ski Club
          dist   dist    .....Judges points.....    Jump    Final
           (m)   pts.    J-1  J-2  J-3  J-4  J-5    total   Total
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1  Peter Frenette           NYSEF                  
          61.5   54.0    17.0 17.5 16.0 16.5 16.5   104.0
          64.0   60.0    17.0 17.0 17.0 15.5 17.0   111.0   215.0

2  Colin Delaney            NYSEF                  
          59.5   49.2    17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.5   100.2
          62.0   55.2    18.0 16.0 16.5 16.0 17.0   104.7   204.9

3  Zachary Daniels          Andover Outing Club    
          54.0   36.0    14.5 14.0 14.0 15.0 15.0    79.5
          58.5   46.8    15.5 15.5 14.5 15.0 15.0    92.3   171.8

4  Jeff Colt                Ford Sayre             
          43.5   10.8    14.5 14.5 13.5 13.5 14.0    52.8
          51.0   28.8    14.4 14.5 14.0 14.5 15.0    72.2   125.0

5  Spencer Knickerbocker    Brattleboro Outing Club
          44.5   13.2    14.0 14.0 14.0 14.5 14.5    55.7
          46.0   16.8    14.5 15.0 14.0 14.5 15.0    60.8   116.5

6  Luke Daniels             Andover Outing Club    
          39.5    1.2    14.0 12.5 13.5 13.0 13.5    41.2
          43.0    9.6    13.5 13.0 13.5 13.5 14.0    50.1    91.3

7  Jonathan Kimball         Andover Outing Club    
          36.5   -6.0    13.5 13.0 13.0 13.5 13.0    33.5
          37.0   -4.8    13.5 13.5 13.5 13.0 13.0    35.2    68.7

Zach Daniels, Peter Frenette, Colin Delaney



       Women's Class:

   Athlete name             Ski Club
          dist   dist    .....Judges points.....    Jump    Final
           (m)   pts.    J-1  J-2  J-3  J-4  J-5    total   Total
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1  Nina Lussi               NYSEF                  
          58.0   45.6    16.0 16.0 16.5 16.0 16.0    93.6
          56.0   40.8    16.5 16.5 15.5 15.5 16.0    88.8   182.4

2  Tara Geraghty-Moats      Lebanon Outing Club    
          45.0   14.4    15.0 15.0 16.0 15.0 16.0    60.4
          50.5   27.6    15.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.0    73.6   134.0

3  Faye Stratford           NYSEF                  
          36.0   -7.2    13.0 13.5 13.5 14.0 14.0    33.8
          40.0    2.4    13.5 13.0 14.0 14.0 14.0    43.9    77.7

4  Danielle Lussi           NYSEF                  
          37.0   -4.8    14.0 14.0 13.5 15.0 14.5    37.7
          36.0   -7.2    15.0 15.0 14.0 15.5 14.5    37.3    75.0

Faye Stratford, Nina Lussi, Tara Garaghty-Moats



       Junior 1 and Older Juniors:

   Athlete name             Ski Club
          dist   dist    .....Judges points.....    Jump    Final
           (m)   pts.    J-1  J-2  J-3  J-4  J-5    total   Total
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1  Andrew Bliss             NYSEF                  
          65.5   63.6    18.0 18.0 17.5 17.0 18.0   117.1
          68.5   70.8    15.0 15.5 17.0 16.0 16.0   118.3   235.4

2  Nicholas Alexander       NYSEF                  
          67.0   67.2    13.5 13.5 15.5 14.5 15.5   110.7
          65.0   62.4    14.0 14.0 15.5 15.0 13.0   105.4   216.1

3  Alex Madden              NYSEF                  
          61.5   54.0    17.5 17.5 17.0 16.5 17.0   105.5
          61.0   52.8    16.5 16.0 16.5 17.0 17.0   102.8   208.3

4  Cooper Dodds             Ford Sayre             
          60.5   51.6    18.0 18.0 17.0 17.0 17.0   103.6
          60.0   50.4    17.5 17.5 17.0 16.5 17.0   101.9   205.5

5  Pete Freire              NYSEF                  
          55.0   38.4    18.0 17.5 17.0 17.0 17.0    89.9
          56.5   42.0    17.5 17.5 17.0 17.5 17.0    94.0   183.9

6  Parker Haynes            Kennett High           
          44.0   12.0    13.5 13.5 13.0 13.5 13.0    52.0
          40.0    2.4    13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.0    42.9    94.9

Alex Madden, Andrew Bliss, Nick Alexander

Two Sherwood Family Awards:

Left to right: Ken Barker (SWSA President), Nina Lussi,
Stubby Sherwood (Roy's brother), Kim (Roy's daughter)
Nina holds the Louise Sherwood memorial cup, awarded
for the best single jump in Saturday's women's class

Ken Barker, award sponsor Roy Sherwood (recovering from
recent knee replacement), Stubby, Kim, Andrew Bliss
holding Sherwood Brothers Cup for Saturday's winner.

Sunday morning, competitors gathering around the Ice Jumper
The Whole Gang, Almost

A ski jumper carved from a block of ice and boasting a big V stood all weekend at the base of the 30 meter landing, and Sunday morning, while a crew cut a new track down the tower, the jumpers posed for pictures with the ice flyer.
Standing L-R: Nicholas Alexander, Sean Burke (coach - sunglasses), Faye Stratford (gray hat), Danielle Lussi (pink hat), Spencer Knickerbocker (behind), Zachary Daniels (red cap), Colin Delaney (behind), Tara Geraghty-Moats (hat pulled down), Jeff Colt (orange hat), Alex Madden (green shirt showing), Matt Cook (coach - sunglasses), Ryan Crawford (behind), Parker Haynes (black jacket), Spencer Sherrill (SWSA, red jacket), Jon Farnham (gray hat).
Kneeling: Nina Lussi, Pete Freire (sunglasses), Peter Frenette (red hat), Luke Daniels (red cap), Cooper Dodds (sunglasses), Andrew Bliss (blue jacket), Jonathan Kimball (no hat). (Missing: Mark Breen, Bill Ryan, Don West.)

2007 Eastern USSA Ski Jumping Championships
[Final JO Qualifier]
Sunday, February 11

Judges:

Peter Claus
Jack Phelps
Kenneth Tokle
Corky Colby
Mark Levasseur
Competition Jury:

Matt Bimonte (TD)
Michael Sayward (Asst. TD)
Ken Barker (Comp. Dir.)

Snow Conditions: Dry
Temperature:
Hill Conditions: Good
Track Conditions: Good (iced)
K = 64, P = 60
2.4 points per meter



       Masters Class:

   Athlete name             Ski Club
          dist   dist    .....Judges points.....    Jump    Final
           (m)   pts.    J-1  J-2  J-3  J-4  J-5    total   Total
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1  Mark Breen               SWSA                   
          52.0   31.2    15.0 13.5 13.0 14.0 14.5    73.2
          55.0   38.4    15.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 15.0    82.4   155.6

2  Jon Farnham              Lebanon Outing Club    
          43.0    9.6    15.0 14.0 14.0 13.5 14.0    51.6
          46.0   16.8    14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.5    58.8   110.4

3  Ryan Crawford            Lebanon Outing Club    
          44.0   12.0    13.0 13.5 13.5 13.0 13.0    51.5
          45.0   14.4    13.0 13.5 13.0 13.5 13.0    53.9   105.4

4  Don West                 NYSEF                  
          31.5  -18.0    14.0 13.5 13.5 13.0 13.5    22.5
          32.5  -15.6    13.0 13.0 12.5 13.0 13.5    23.4    45.9

Jon Farnham, Mark Breen, Ryan Crawford



       Junior 2 Class:

   Athlete name             Ski Club
          dist   dist    .....Judges points.....    Jump    Final
           (m)   pts.    J-1  J-2  J-3  J-4  J-5    total   Total
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1  Peter Frenette           NYSEF                  
          65.0   62.4    16.0 15.5 15.5 16.0 16.0   109.9
          66.0   64.8    15.5 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.5   112.8   222.7

2  Colin Delaney            NYSEF                  
          60.5   51.6    16.0 16.0 16.0 15.0 16.0    99.6
          61.0   52.8    16.0 15.5 16.5 15.5 16.0   100.3   199.9

3  Zachary Daniels          Andover Outing Club   
          59.5   49.2    15.0 14.5 13.5 15.5 15.5    94.2
          60.0   50.4    15.0 14.5 15.0 15.5 16.0    95.9   190.1

4  Luke Daniels             Andover Outing Club    
          52.0   31.2    15.0 15.0 14.5 15.0 15.5    76.2
          52.0   31.2    15.0 15.0 14.0 15.0 15.5    76.2   152.4

5  Jeff Colt                Ford Sayre             
          51.5   30.0    15.5 14.0 15.0 15.0 15.0    75.0
          52.5   32.4    15.5 14.5 15.0 15.0 15.0    77.4   152.4

6  Spencer Knickerbocker    Brattleboro Outing     
          50.0   26.4    14.5 13.5 13.5 14.0 14.5    68.4
          54.0   36.0    14.0 14.0 14.5 15.0 15.0    79.5   147.9

7  Jonathan Kimball         Andover Outing Club    
          37.0   -4.8    13.0 13.0 13.0 13.5 13.5    34.7
          35.0   -9.6    13.0 13.5 13.0 13.0 13.5    29.9    64.6

Colin Delaney, Peter Frenette, Zach Daniels



       Women's Class:

   Athlete name             Ski Club
          dist   dist    .....Judges points.....    Jump    Final
           (m)   pts.    J-1  J-2  J-3  J-4  J-5    total   Total
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1  Nina Lussi               NYSEF                  
          59.5   49.2    16.5 16.0 15.0 16.0 16.5    97.7
          58.5   46.8    16.5 16.5 16.5 17.0 17.0    96.8   194.5

2  Tara Geraghty-Moats      Lebanon Outing Club    
          57.5   44.4    16.0 15.0 15.0 15.5 16.0    90.9
          61.0   52.8    17.0 16.0 14.5 15.5 16.0   100.3   191.2

3  Faye Stratford           NYSEF                  
          45.5   15.6    14.0 14.5 13.5 13.0 13.5    56.6
          43.0    9.6    14.0 14.0 13.5 13.0 13.5    50.6   107.2

4  Danielle Lussi           NYSEF                  
          40.5    3.6    13.0 13.5 13.0 13.5 13.5    43.6
          40.5    3.6    13.5 14.0 14.0 15.0 15.0    46.6    90.2

Faye Stratford, Nina Lussi, Tara Garaghty-Moats



       Junior 1 and Older Juniors:

   Athlete name             Ski Club
          dist   dist    .....Judges points.....    Jump    Final
           (m)   pts.    J-1  J-2  J-3  J-4  J-5    total   Total
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1  Andrew Bliss             NYSEF                  
          68.5   70.8    16.5 16.5 15.0 16.0 16.0   119.3
          63.5   58.8    17.0 16.0 17.0 17.0 17.0   109.8   229.1

2  Nicholas Alexander       NYSEF                  
          65.5   63.6    16.0 16.0 15.0 16.0 15.5   111.1
          64.0   60.0    17.0 16.0 17.0 16.0 16.5   109.5   220.6

3  Pete Freire              NYSEF                  
          63.0   57.6    18.0 17.5 17.0 18.0 18.0   111.1
          63.0   57.6    17.0 18.0 16.5 16.5 17.0   108.1   219.2

4  Alex Madden              NYSEF                  
          62.0   55.2    16.5 16.5 16.0 17.0 17.0   105.2
          64.5   61.2    15.0 15.5 14.0 16.0 16.0   107.7   212.9

5  Cooper Dodds             Ford Sayre             
          62.5   56.4    17.5 17.5 16.5 17.5 18.0   108.9
          59.5   49.2    17.0 17.0 16.5 17.0 17.5   100.2   209.1

6  Parker Haynes            Kennett High           
          55.0   38.4    13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 14.0    78.9
          45.5   15.6    13.0 13.0 12.5 12.4 13.5    54.1   133.0

Peter Freire, Andrew Bliss, Nick Alexander
Bliss put his name on the SWSA Cup

Three Annual Awards:
In the photo above, Andrew Bliss holds the big
prize, the SWSA Cup, successor to the Satre Cup.
The big silver cup is engraved with the names of
the Sunday winners, and a skier who wins
three times takes the cup home.

George Kiefer, Peter Frenette, Ken Barker.
Peter holds the Ladies Cup, awarded to
the top scorer in any class other than
the class of the winner.

Sven Evensen and Andrew Bliss, holding the
Sig Evensen award, established by Mark Levasseur,
sponsored by the Eastern Nordic Officials
Association, awarded to the Junior Class winner.

SEEING RED (AND BLACK)
After Sunday's Eastern Division championships, the Eastern team was
announced for the 2007 Junior Olympics to be held in Park City, UT in early March. The 2007 Eastern Junior Olympic Team.

Front row (L-R): Jonathan Kimball (Andover NH), Spencer Knickerbocker (Brattleboro, VT), Nina Lussi (Lake Placid, NY), Jeff Colt (Hanover, NH), Zachary Daniels (Loudon, NH).
Back Row: Sean Burke (Coach) Peter Frenette (Saranac Lake, NY), Faye Stratford (Long Island, NY), Danielle Lussi (Lake Placid, NY), Tara Geraghty-Moats (Fairlee, VT), Colin Delaney (Lake Placid, NY), Matt Cook (Coach).

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