Athletes of all ages and from all over Colorado competed in Colorado Cup races at Colorado Mountain College Leadville on Jan. 26.
The Colorado Cup featured a 6.4K skate ski race, an 8K fat bike race and 5K/10K/sprint/medley snowshoe races at the Leadville campus. Beginners to experts competed in one or all three of the races.
The 5K snowshoe race determined the Colorado High School Snowshoe State Championship. Congratulations go to Tyman Smart, 17, of Central High School in Grand Junction, who took first place, followed by Central High School’s Jordan Leblow, 14, and senior David Cardenas, 18.
“This was the most competitive Colorado Cup in years,” said Darren Brungardt, coach of CMC’s cross-country team. “The Grand Junction racers came to win, and boy did they win!”
Participation was at a peak in Saturday’s frigid temperatures. The Colorado Mountain College ski area operations students made sure racing conditions were primed by grooming the course three times the day before. Leadville community members and families came out to support the racers, joined by CMC students, faculty and staff.
Maybe the most versatile athlete of the day was CMC running club member Ethan Moyer, 19, of Steamboat Springs. Moyer won the skate ski and fat bike races and ran in the 5k snowshoe race. “He was tired!” said Brungardt.
All proceeds from the Colorado Cup benefit the Colorado Mountain College Competition Club, which supports the college’s running club. The club is joining the National Junior College Athletic Association in fall 2019, earning the designation of a team. For more information about the race, the club or the team, contact Brungardt, coach of the college’s running club, at 719-486-4296 or dbrungardt@coloradomtn.edu.
Athletes of all ages and from all over Colorado competed in Colorado Cup races at Colorado Mountain College Leadville on Jan. 26.
The Colorado Cup featured a 6.4K skate ski race, an 8K fat bike race and 5K/10K/sprint/medley snowshoe races at the Leadville campus. Beginners to experts competed in one or all three of the races.
The 5K snowshoe race determined the Colorado High School Snowshoe State Championship. Congratulations go to Tyman Smart, 17, of Central High School in Grand Junction, who took first place, followed by Central High School’s Jordan Leblow, 14, and senior David Cardenas, 18.
“This was the most competitive Colorado Cup in years,” said Darren Brungardt, coach of CMC’s cross-country team. “The Grand Junction racers came to win, and boy did they win!”
Participation was at a peak in Saturday’s frigid temperatures. The Colorado Mountain College ski area operations students made sure racing conditions were primed by grooming the course three times the day before. Leadville community members and families came out to support the racers, joined by CMC students, faculty and staff.
Maybe the most versatile athlete of the day was CMC running club member Ethan Moyer, 19, of Steamboat Springs. Moyer won the skate ski and fat bike races and ran in the 5k snowshoe race. “He was tired!” said Brungardt.
All proceeds from the Colorado Cup benefit the Colorado Mountain College Competition Club, which supports the college’s running club. The club is joining the National Junior College Athletic Association in fall 2019, earning the designation of a team. For more information about the race, the club or the team, contact Brungardt, coach of the college’s running club, at 719-486-4296 or dbrungardt@coloradomtn.edu.
2019 Colorado Cup Race Results
3.2 KM Skate Ski
| Place | Name | Age | Gender | City | Time | Bib # |
| 1 | Matthew Quinn | 9 | Male | Leadville | 21:11.06 | 1439 |
6.4 KM Skate Ski
| Place | Name | Age | Gender | City | Time | Bib # |
| 1 | Ethan Moyer | 19 | Male | Colorado Mountain College Leadville | 23:40.56* | 1426 |
| 2 | Kelli McCall | 41 | Female | Leadville | 30:52.16* | 1429 |
| 3 | Matthew Main | Male | Leadville | 33:44.67 | 1459 | |
| 4 | Erin Allaman | Female | Leadville | 40:06.25 | 1460 |
*Course Record
8K Fat Bike
| Place | Name | Age | Gender | City | Time | Bib # |
| 1 | Ethan Moyer | 19 | Male | Colorado Mountain College Leadville | 28:56.40* | 1427 |
| 2 | Groucho LeMieux | 40 | Male | Leadville | 33:25.80 | 1455 |
| 3 | Matthew Main | Male | Leadville | 42:16.36 | 1458 | |
| 4 | Brandon Blackwell | Male | Silverthorne | 43:45.83 | 1457 | |
| 5 | David Kelble | 61 | Male | Golden | 45:53.16 | 1452 |
| 6 | Kate Speckman | Female | Leadville | 46:40.58* | 1461 |
*Course Record
5K Snowshoe
| Place | Name | Age | Gender | City | Time | Bib # |
| 1 | Tyman Smart | 17 | Mae | Grand Junction | 21:17.32* | 1444 |
| 2 | Jordan Leblow | 14 | Male | Grand Junction | 21:43.48 | 1443 |
| 3 | David Cardenas | 18 | Male | Grand Junction | 22:34.16 | 1456 |
| 4 | Jeremiah Vaille | 17 | Male | Dillon | 23:17.26 | 1433 |
| 5 | Tristan Barnes | 17 | Male | Colorado Springs | 23:17.91 | 1434 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Fiantaca | 16 | Male | Grand Junction | 25:29.50 | 1445 |
| 7 | Enzo Knapp | 15 | Male | Colorado Springs | 25:29.52 | 1440 |
| 8 | Ethan Moyer | 19 | Male | Colorado Mountain College Leadville | 27:25.41 | 1428 |
| 9 | Jake Jazier | 18 | Male | Aurora | 27:53.06 | 1435 |
| 10 | Jayson Peranni | 17 | Male | Aurora | 30:53.16 | 1437 |
| 11 | Kevin Knapp | 51 | Male | Colorado Springs | 37:20.16 | 1441 |
| 12 | Elizabeth Jones | 17 | Female | Grand Junction | 37:49.38 | 1448 |
| 13 | Yafet Bekele | 17 | Male | Aurora | 37:49.41 | 1451 |
| 14 | Billy Adams | 15 | Male | Grand Junction | 39:32.16 | 1446 |
| 15 | Jamie Brown | 15 | Female | Grand Junction | 40:31.11 | 1449 |
| 16 | Troy Vaille | Male | Dillon | 43:33.73 | 1436 | |
| 17 | Patricia Tolleson | 70 | Female | Broomfield | 55:32.90 | 1431 |
| 18 | Jacob Baer | 15 | Male | Grand Junction | 55:22.73 | 1447 |
10K Snowshoe
| Place | Name | Age | Gender | City | Time | Bib # |
| 1 | Dan Bergan | 47 | Male | Silverthorne | 53:44.26 | 1454 |
| 2 | Smokey Burgess | Male | Leadville | 54:13.25 | 1430 | |
| 3 | Cameron Cox | 18 | Male | Grand Junction | 1:10:16.72 | 1450 |
| 4 | Jesus Martinez | 19 | Male | Colorado Mountain College Leadville | 1:13:26.36 | 1463 |
| 5 | Bill Faulkner | 77 | Male | Broomfield | 1:30:56.02 | 1432 |
| 6 | Lisa Mills | 57 | Female | Aurora | 1:34:44.26 | 1438 |
200 Meter Snowshoe Sprint
| Place | Name | Age | Gender | City | Time | Bib # |
| 1 | David Cardenas | 18 | Male | Grand Junction | 0:40.40 | 1456 |
| 2 | Jeremiah Vaille | 16 | Male | Dillon | 0:43.58 | 1433 |
| 3 | Jason Peranni | 17 | Male | Aurora | 0:53.29 | 1437 |
| 4 | Jake Jazier | 17 | Male | Aurora | 0:54.54 | 1435 |
| 5 | Cameron Cox | 18 | Male | Grand Junction | 0:56.85 | 1450 |
| 6 | Yafet Bekele | 17 | Male | Aurora | 1:06.01 | 1451 |
Snowshoe Sprint Relay
| Place | Name | Gender | City | Time |
| 1 | Central High School “A” | Male | Grand Junction | 3:03.85 |
| 2 | Central High School “B” | Coed | Grand Junction | 3:59.05 |
| 3 | Colorado Mountain College Leadville | Coed | Leadville | 4:11.33 |
Colorado High School Snowshoe State Championship 5K – Boys
| Place | Name | Age | Gender | School | Time | Bib # |
| 1 | Tyman Smart | Sr | Mae | Central | 21:17.32* | 1444 |
| 2 | Jordan Leblow | Fr | Male | Central | 21:43.48 | 1443 |
| 3 | David Cardenas | Sr | Male | Central | 22:34.16 | 1456 |
| 4 | Jeremiah Vaille | Jr | Male | Summit | 23:17.26 | 1433 |
| 5 | Tristan Barnes | Sr | Male | Cheyenne Mountain | 23:17.91 | 1434 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Fiantaca | Jr | Male | Central | 25:29.50 | 1445 |
| 7 | Enzo Knapp | Fr | Male | Cheyenne Mountain | 25:29.52 | 1440 |
| 8 | Jake Jazier | Sr | Male | Smoky Hill | 27:53.06 | 1435 |
| 9 | Jayson Peranni | Sr | Male | Smoky Hill | 30:53.16 | 1437 |
| 10 | Yafet Bekele | Sr | Male | Smoky Hill | 37:49.41 | 1451 |
| 11 | Billy Adams | Fr | Male | Central | 39:32.16 | 1446 |
| 12 | Jacob Baer | Fr | Male | Central | 55:22.73 | 1447 |
* Course Record
Team Placings (score 3)
- Central (Grand Junction) – 6 (1 + 2 + 3)
- Smoky Hill – 18 (5 + 6 + 7)
Colorado High School Snowshoe State Championship 5K – Girls
| Place | Name | Age | Gender | School | Time | Bib # |
| 1 | Elizabeth Jones | Sr | Female | Central | 37:49.38 | 1448 |
| 2 | Jamie Brown | Fr | Female | Central | 40:31.11 | 1449 |