The Season is On

HURT Team Director Aaron sent his boys to the NYSEF season opener Sunday and he was not disappointed. The master's race was a showdown between HURT and Peru, with both clubs putting four skiers in the top 10. Doug Diehl led the HURT parade, finishing 2nd overall and 2nd MM5. He was joined by Martin Donelly-Heg, 2nd MM3; Chris Yarsevich, 1st MM1; Tim Huneck, 3rd MM5; Andy Farry, 3rd MM2; and Dave Burt, 2nd MM6.

Justin Tetlow mixed it up with the college kids and came away with a strong 4th place in the SR race.

HURT young studs Austin Huneck and Brian Halligan finsihed 3rd and 4th respectivley in the J2 race, coming in on the heels of two older and highly touted NYSEF racers.

All this translated into major points for HURT, which made the director happy.

"I knew my team was ready," said Aaron. "They've been skiing on slush and ice across golf courses and soccer fields all week. Clearly, that prepared them for the Ladies 5K loop."

Aaron was also not fazed by having his team ski the most difficult course of the year the first time they were on real snow.

"That course isn't so tough," he said. "Those ladies from the Soviet Union and East Germany didn't complain when they used it in the Olympics. The fact that they only had to do it once and that they were, technically, men is irrelevant. I would have come and skied it myself if my soccer team didn't need me."

Next up is Osceola. Get your powder skis ready.