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Show Junior nordic racers face America's best skiers at Lake Placid K track race. According 10 preliminary results, Tony Chambers finished in 37 th place, Dave Van Luven was 44th and Hans Despain was 66 th out of a field of 90 racers. Tony's brother Wally noted, "Those places might not sound like much but any time you finish in the top half of the best racers in the country, that's respectable." According to Wally, Tony was skiing 2-minute 55-second 55-second kilometers. Mike Richards finished 34 th in the JII race and Heidi Hunter finished 44th in the JI women's division. Two years ago Park City sent only one racer to the junior nordic finals Dave VanLuven. This year, under Al Bronston's direction, the team was able to send five qualified racers. VanLuven is now the old hand returning for his third shot at the nationals while Tony Chambers Cham-bers is showing a great deal of promise in his second season. Hans Despain, Heidi Hunter and Mike Richards are all at bat for the first time and, according to Mrs. Richards, Mike admitted to having underestimated the competition. The Park City Junior nordic racers competed in a 10-kilometer race on Wednesday Wed-nesday and will conclude the week with a relay race on Friday. They are due to arrive back in Park city on Sunday. Tony Chambers by Nan Chalat The reports filtering back from the first round of the Junior Nordic national finals at Lake Placid are still sketchy but the story is that the Intermountain Division is facing some tough competition. competi-tion. According to Glidda Chambers and Sharon Richards, Rich-ards, who each have sons participating in the competition competi-tion this week, the snow conditions have been terrible but the team's spirits are high. The racers reported that the notoriously difficult course has been even more treacherous because of the icy conditions. "When they got there there was no snow at all. But then it started snowing on Sunday and it hasn't stopped," said Sharon Richards who spoke to her son Mike on Monday night. Mike helped his JII Intermountain Inter-mountain relay team finish in 7 th place last Sunday, said Richards. Monday, the JI racers competed in a 7 ' 2 -kilometer |
