The NYSSRA points series managed to get in a spectacular weekend of racing before Mother Nature drenched the state with a January deluge. NYSEF’s Harry Eldridge weekend featured well over 200 racers battling it out over two days. Team HURT remains the top NYSSRA Club, in command of the Points Series. A real battle is brewing between NYSEF and Peru Nordic Masters for the second spot. In the NYSSRA Series, Tim Hunek sits atop the Red Group, with Ann Jardin and Eric Seyse tied for second. Many of NYSSRA’s master skiers will be heading to Craftsbury, VT this week for the AXCS Masters National Championships/Craftsbury Marathon. However there are two races on the schedule this weekend, The Wolverine Classic and the Higley Hustle, that will hopefully be on, even with the recent warm and wet weather. Updates for these events will be found here on the NYSSRA Cross Country website.
EMPIRE STATE GAMES… NYSSRA Nordic, Inc. assists the Empire State Games by qualifying cross country ski racers. A separate ESG points list is found on the Points Series Page. Skiers interested in the ESGs should read the following:
In order to compete in the Empire State Games Cross Country skiing events a competitor must follow what is outlined below:
- Be a current member of NYSSRA Nordic- February 1st is the deadline to be eligible for ESGs – join now
- Minimuim age 12
- New York State Resident or a full time student in a New York State School
- Compete in a minimum of two ESG Qualifiers of which one must be Classical and one must be Freestyle – see schedule
- Qualify in the top of your respective competition class as stated below
Competition Classes (Age as of Dec 31st 2009)
- Scholastic (Ages 12 – 17)– Top 60 male and top 60 female on the point’s list will qualify to compete in the Empire State Winter Games xc races. Scholastic competitors will receive an ESG uniform.
- Open (Age 18 and older)– Top 40 male and top 40 female Open skiers on the point’s list with the exception of Masters age skiers (30+) unless said Masters have declared their eligibility in the Open class to the cross country chairman (Larry Wilkinson 315-797-9341 / nordic@roadrunner.com) by February 1st. Open class competitors will receive an ESG uniform
- Master (age 30+) – All masters who meet the minimum requirements will automatically qualify to compete in their respective age class. Masters wishing to compete in the Open Class must declare their intention to the cross country chairman no later than February 1st. Masters who chose to compete in the Open Class will not be eligible for Masters age Class medals. Masters do not receive ESG uniforms but these may be purchased at times designated by the ESG organizers in the letter to competitors.
NOTE: Masters who declare their eligibility in the open class must also compete in the open class in all Nordic sports for which they qualify.
official web site of the Empire State Winter Games
The Empire State Games and NYSSRA Nordic are two separate organizations. ESG is a year round organization that organizes and runs amateur sporting competitions. These are open to NY residents only, with some exceptions for some sports. NYSSRA Nordic is a nordic sports organization that promotes the nordicsports of cross country skiing, biathlon, and Ski-orienteering. NYSSRA Nordic designs qualifying rules and runs qualifing events for athletes to qualify and compete in the ESWG. ESG gives NYSSRA Nordic specific guidelines to fiollow in designing these qualifying rules.
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