Thirty-two juniors raced in the 2026 Beech Nuts Junior Nordic Race at Nubs Nob. The race is part of the Baic Cup for the best Junior Team on the Michigan Cup Race Series. Racers came from the Soo Finnish Nordic Ski Club, Crystal Community Ski Club, the Vasa Raptors, and the home team, Nub's Nob Racing.
In the 5.5K high school race, Crystal Community Ski Club teammates Kelly Avery and Ava Higley took first and second place in 18:24 and 18:41. Vasa's Anabelle Sketch was third in 20:08.
For the guys, Soo Fin Club's Zach Dunne was first in 15:46, followed by Vasa's Harrison Jeffries (17:54) and Nub's Nobs' Toby Dawson (18:21).
In the 3k middle school race, Soo Fin Nordic skiers Kayla Dunne (9:40) and Elodie Benac (10:10) took first and second, followed by Alana Springborn from Nub's Nob.
Soo Fin Nordic's Theo Swiderski took first for the middle school boys in 8:50, just beating Vasa's Adrien Wierzba by 1 second. Vasa's Schwartz Asher was third in 9:57.
The 1.5k (age 8-10) race was won by Zeta Taylor and Yul Springborn. Rose Hartlieb won the age 6-7 race, and Leander Springborn the age 4-5 race.
2026 Beech Nuts Junior Nordic Race Results
Sunday, January 25, 2026
Nub's Nob, 500 Nub’s Nob Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
You may also download a PDF of the 2026 Beech Nuts Junior Nordic Race Results
5.5 K YETI HIGH SCHOOL- Female |
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| Bib | Place | Last | First | Age | Club | Time |
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| 51 | 1 | Avery | Kelly | 15 | CCSC | 18:24 |
| 55 | 2 | Higley | Ava | 14 | CCSC | 18:41 |
| 54 | 3 | Sketch | Anabelle | 17 | VASA | 20:08 |
| 50 | 4 | Cliff | Wheezy | 15 | VASA | 22:19 |
| 59 | 5 | Springborn | Thalia | 15 | NNR | 22:54 |
5.5 K YETI HIGH SCHOOL- Male |
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| Bib | Place | Last | First | Age | Club | Time |
| 52 | 1 | Dunne | Zach | 15 | Soo | 15:46 |
| 56 | 2 | Jeffries | Harrison | 17 | VASA | 17:54 |
| 58 | 3 | Dawson | Toby | 18 | NNR | 18:21 |
| 53 | 4 | Belden | Patrick | 16 | VASA | 19:44 |
| 57 | 5 | Burris | Henry | 17 | NNR | 24:10 |
3K SASQUATCH MIDDLE SCHOOL- Female |
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| Bib | Place | Last | First | Age | Club | Time |
| 20 | 1 | Dunne | Kayla | 13 | Soo | 9:40 |
| 36 | 2 | Benac | Elodie | 11 | Soo | 10:10 |
| 35 | 3 | Springborn | Alana | 12 | NNR | 11:04 |
| 32 | 4 | Coutu | Isla | 12 | Soo | 12:26 |
| 27 | 5 | Tomczack | Lily | 12 | NNR | 14:06 |
| 24 | 6 | Higley | Anna | 11 | CCSC | DNF |
3K SASQUATCH MIDDLE SCHOOL- Male |
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| Bib | Place | Last | First | Age | Club | Time |
| 30 | 1 | Swiderski | Theo | 13 | Soo | 8:50 |
| 26 | 2 | Wierzba | Adrien | 13 | VASA | 8:51 |
| 22 | 3 | Asher | Schwartz | 13 | VASA | 9:57 |
| 29 | 4 | Magill | Cameron | 11 | Soo | 10:40 |
| 31 | 5 | Wilson | Brody | 11 | Soo | 10:51 |
| 21 | 6 | Doornbos | Noah | 14 | NNR | 11:34 |
| 28 | 7 | Petersen | Finn | 13 | NNR | 11:50 |
| 25 | 8 | Froelich | Max | 14 | NNR | 11:52 |
| 34 | 9 | McCarthy | Ames | 12 | NNR | 12:34 |
1.5K JACK RABBIT (Age 8-10) - Female |
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| Bib | Place | Last | First | Age | Club | Time |
| 6 | 1 | Taylor | Zeta | 9 | 12:15 | |
1.5K JACK RABBIT (Age 8-10) - Male |
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| Bib | Place | Last | First | Age | Club | Time |
| 4 | 1 | Springborn | Yul | 10 | NNR | 6:17 |
| 3 | 2 | Coutu | Isaac | 10 | Soo | 7:00 |
| 2 | 3 | Doornbos | Jacob | 10 | NNR | 7:18 |
| 7 | 4 | Hartlieb | Kurt | 9 | NNR | 9:53 |
1.5K NUT HATCHER (Age 6-7) - Female |
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| 8 | 1 | Hartlieb | Rose | 7 | NNR | 13:57 |
1.5K BEECH NUT (Age 4-5) - Male |
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| 5 | 1 | Springborn | Leander | 5 | NNR | 16:52 |
