USBA Summer Biathlon National Championships
Aug 22 – 26th 2012
Auburn Ski Club has been selected to host the USBA Summer Biathlon National Championships!
Pro & Novice events
Stay tuned for details
Past seasons Races:
10th Mountain Division Biathlon
Sunday Feb 26th 2012. Click here for results
Spring Biathlon Challenge at ASC
Click here for results
Biathlon News
September 24, 2011BiathlonBiathlon ClinicsBiathlon RacesThe 2nd Annual Chuck Lyda Memorial Biathlon Race saw 50 competitors from age 8 to 71 years old.
The race is held at Auburn Ski Club’s Training Center on Donner Summit in memory of Chuck Lyda – Biathlete, Olympian, Program Director & friend of Auburn Ski Club Associates
Chuck was a two-time Olympian (1976, 1980) and a two-time World Champion (1975, 1977) in the sport of Canoe/Kayak. He was on 28 National Teams, Winter (Biathlon) and Summer (Canoe/Kayak). He competed in Biathlon at the World Cup level before becoming the head coach for the Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) Biathlon Team in 1995. Chuck was selected as a member of the U.S. Olympic Biathlon Team coaching staff after putting four of his athletes on the 1998 Olympic Biathlon Team. Chuck coached through the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.
Chuck was a dedicated soldier serving with The National Guard -achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
The 3 mile ‘Novice’ field was the largest with racers running a 1 mile course 3 times with two five shot shooting stations. Each shot missed added a 50m penalty lap to the runners course.
Mammoth’s Laurel Fiddler took an early lead in the junior girls race with the fastest womens time of the day (29:44.3). The adult womens division saw Kim Field winning with a time of 33:17.2
For the men Nevada City’s 19 yr old Joe Rodrigues won the junior Boys (28:39.8) and Paul Barnes from The Bay Area lead the men’s division 32:57.9 and Donal Ryan and Ed Gordon finishing second and third
Four 10 and unders raced the 2 mile race with Truckee’s Tommy Pullen clocking the fastest time
In The Pro Race ASC Club biathletes dominated the podium with Rayleen Chew winning the womens 5 mile race & Phil Violet the Men’s Race
Auburn Ski Club will be offering several winter biathlon clinics and races this winter.
See http://auburnskiclub.com/nordic/biathlon/ for more information
- Winners of the mens Pro race 2011
Chuck Lyda Memorial Biathon Results 2011
Click here for great photos of the 2011 event
September 5, 2011Biathlon RacesPrior to World War II Auburn Ski Club members were active in the formation of the US Army’s famous 10th Mountain Division. Veterans of the division who fought in World War II sponsor and volunteer at our annual biathlon race
This year’s race will be back at Auburn Ski Club. Sunday Feb 26th with clinics & open range on the Saturday. Stay tued for details
