High School and Middle School
State Distance Championships
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Great Lakes JNQ & Youth Cup Championships
March 2-3, 2024 | Cable, WI
Click Here to View the 2024 State Meet Booklet PDF!
The Wisconsin Nordic Ski League Distance Meet will be different this year. Due to the low snow conditions and the need to move the State Meet to the first weekend in March, the competition will now be combined with the final Great Lakes JNQ event and Youth Cup Championships that were originally scheduled to be in Rhinelander and Minocqua.
Registration
Individuals who want to be considered in the JNQ or Youth Cup events will need to sign up through their websites. Links are provided further down the page. For individuals competing in only the WNSL State Distance Championships will utilize MileSplit for registrations and will be mostly handled by team coaches. How you sign-up will determine how much you will pay and what set of results you will be included on. We hope to have this information updated by late Tuesday, February 13.
Skiers who are eligible for both JNQ and HS results will be included in both results. The same applies for MS skiers who register for the Youth Cup.
Registration for the State Meet will be done using MileSplit, linked through the button below.
Registration Fee: $25 per day. $50 for the weekend. JNQ and Youth Cup fees are different. A skier who skies in both the JNQ or Youth Cup and State Distance Meet only need to sign-up once and will only be charged once.
Deadline: Registration Closed
Updated 5:00pm, Wednesday Feb 29: All registrations are now available to view. The HS/MS list contains all entries submitted by teams via MileSplit. The JNQ/Youth Cup list has all skiers who registered individually through the CXC registration site. Please report any issues to john@performancetiming.com.
The meet is open to non-team affiliated or independent skiers from Wisconsin. We want to encourage the growth of the sport and welcome skiers who may not have a team in their immediate area. Hopefully it will lead to the development of more teams. These skiers can use the team registrations spreadsheet and follow the same submission instructions. Please feel free to contact anyone on the race organization committee for more information on forming a team in your area. There is a provision for guest skiers for out-of-state teams. If you are interested in this, please contact john@performancetiming.com for more details.
Standard Athlete Waivers: All athletes are expected to have signed waivers that are in the teams possession. We will not ask you to turn those in at registration, but instead will ask each coach to sign a statement that indicates they have signed waivers from each of their athletes parents or guardians. Both the standard waiver and coach form is provided below.
- Standard Waiver (one for each athlete)
- Coach Waiver Confirmation (one for each team) – turned in at race packet pickup
Schedule
Schedules are preliminary and will be established firmly based on number of participants in each event and other factors as we approach race day. The order of events should remain the same barring unforeseen circumstances. Make sure to check back on race week to see a final schedule.
Wednesday, February 28
7:00 pm – Coaches Meeting via Zoom
Friday, March 1
Location: Birkie Start Area
3:00 – 6:00 pm – Course opens for race inspection and practice
Location: Birkie Start Area – Near Great Hall
2:00 -4:30 pm – Bib Pickup
The final race schedules will be determined by the number of skiers entered in each division and the necessary time to run the event to completion. Weather conditions may also dictate schedule changes. Technique used each day will swap with last year’s order with Classic being run on Saturday and Freestyle on Sunday.
Saturday, March 2
Location: Birkie Start Area
Race Format: Classic Interval Start
7:30 AM – Course Open for Warm-up
8:00 AM – Late Bib Pick-up Open
9:00 Races Start and will run in the following order
- JNQ Boys
- HS Boys
- JNQ Girls
- HS Girls
- Break
- MS/Youth Cup Boys
- MS/Youth Cup Girls
Races on Saturday will use an interval start with one skier released every 30 seconds for HS/JNQ and 15 seconds for MS/Youth Cup.
Sunday, March 3
Location: Birkie Start Area
Race Format: Freestyle Interval Start
6:30 AM – Course Open for Warm-up
7:00 AM – Late Bib Pick-up Open
8:00 Races Start and will run in the following order
- JNQ Girls
- HS Girls
- JNQ Boys
- HS Boys
- Break
- MS/Youth Cup Girls
- MS/Youth Cup Boys
Races on Saturday will use an interval start with one skier released every 30 seconds for HS/JNQ and 15 seconds for MS/Youth Cup
Course and Stadium Information
The courses for the State Meet are posted below.
>>Please be sure to access the venue via Telemark Rd and not McNaught.
>> Spectator Parking will be east of the Great Hall or in the Telemark lots. It is highly recommended that you park in the Telemark lots and walk down to the course as the road into the race area is anticipated to be very soft and muddy.
>> The Great Hall will be open for warming up. No waxing inside!
Wax Facilities/Restrictions
The waxing protocol for this year’s meet will follow the JNQ waxing rules which allows any non-flouro wax. The requiment to use Swix waxes will be waived for this year. There will be no indoor waxing space at the venue. If interested in getting access to power outside, email Jim Sokup | jim.sokup@birkie.com. Teams should bring their own power source if they have one.
Volunteer
You can be a part of the State Meet, too! Volunteering is a great way to learn more about the event, meet new people and enjoy the event in a whole new way! Most jobs require no experience. Please take a look to see how you can help make this a great event for our kids.
Volunteers are needed for a number of positions throughout the weekend to help make the event a success. Access our volunteer sign-up page using the button below.
State Meet Apparel
WhatsApp!!!
A chat account on WhatsApp has been created to help keep everyone informed on any late breaking news and updates. Anyone can access this by clicking the button below.
Results
Find race results for all races by clicking below. Also, check out the streaming video coverage of the event.
2023 Results, Video & Photos
- 2023 Saturday Freestyle Results
- 2023 Sunday Pursuit/Classic Results
- 2023 HS Individual Championship Standings
- 2023 HS Team Championship Standings
- 2023 Skinnyski.com Coverage
- Saturday Freestyle Video Replay
- Sunday Pursuit/Classic Video Replay
2022 Results, Video & Photos
- 2022 Race Results
- 2022 Podium Photos
- Saturday Classic Video Replay
- Sunday HS Freestyle/Pursuit Video Replay
- Sunday MS Freestyle/Pursuit Video Replay
Past Results
Sponsors
Contact/More Information
Organizing Committee:
Technical Delegate – Scott Wilson*
Asst. Tehcnical Delegate – Bob Aldrich*
Chief of Competition – Ken Schoville*
Asst. Chief of Competition – Ted Theyerl
Chief of Stadium/Start – Jim Kruger
Chief of Timing – John Burke
Timing Contractor – Sean Gavigan (PT Timing)
Chief of Volunteers – Ben Popp
Race Secretary – Pam Schoville
Chief of Course – Jim Sokup
Medical – Les Lutter / Birkie Medical
League President/Liaison to league for event – Ben Popp
* Indicates Jury Member
If you lost something over the weekend, you can report it lost here. If you found something in your possession when you got home that is not yours, use the same form to report that and we will try to reunite the items with their owner.