Seventeen cross country skiers from the Brainerd area participated in the 39th annual American Birkebeiner ski race Saturday at Cable and Hayward, Wis.
More than 9,000 skiers registered for the largest cross country ski race in North America.
Brainerd area participants included:
Birkie Classic (54K)
Male Class
Baird, Owen E, Brainerd, 39th, 2:58
Landers, Roger L, Nisswa, 70th, 4:22
Birkie Skate (50K)
Male Class
O’Hearn, James J, Baxter, 48th, 3:20
Musielewicz, Robert C, Baxter, 56th, 3:56
Female Class
Palkert, Diane, Aitkin, 47th, 7:27
Korte Classic (23K)
Male Class
Hadrits, Tyler J, Brainerd, 17th, 1:20
Stadem, Mark, Baxter, 55th, 1:56
Hadrits, Karl J, Brainerd, 46th, 2:13
Hadrits, Maren, Brainerd, 13th, 2:13
Beilke, Loren, Baxter, 54th, 2:19
Female Class
Stadem, Becky, Baxter, 51st, 2:51
Korte Skate (23K)
Male Class
Holm, Terry J, Brainerd, 67th, 1:15
Deboer, Sipke P, Deerwood, 68th, 2:33
Female Class
Hauer, Maria, Little Falls, 16th, 1:21
Lavelle, Jean, Nisswa 65th, 2:00
Prince Haakon Skate (12K)
Twamley, Brian, Baxter, 1:13
Beilke, Laura, 52, Baxter, 1:14
