On Saturday, Emma Teal Laukitis finished 12th in the 1-kilometer sprint with a time of 2 minutes 47.91 seconds. Erika Klaar finished 28th at 2:45.72 and Claire Laukitis finished 38th with a time of 2:54.11.
Homer alum Aleta Phelps, now a skier for Alaska Pacific University, finished ninth with a time of 2:35.93.
On Sunday, Emma Teal Laukitis finished 25th in the 5-K mass start classic race with a time of 19:18.1.
In the 10-K mass start race, Phelps finished 13th at 34:42.40, Klaar finished 36th at 37:23.9 and Claire Laukitis finished 50th at 39:58.2.
In the men’s 15K mass start race Sunday, Homer resident Jan Spurkland finished 46th at 48:05.6.
The Besh Cup Race Series is the premier competition series in Alaska. It draws approximately 300 entries from all parts of the state to each of the six races in the series. Results in Besh Cup races are used to select the Alaska teams to the United States Ski and Snowboard Association Junior Olympic National Championships, as well as the biennial Arctic Winter Games. In addition, Cross Country Alaska awards trophies to the series winners in each of the age-classes.
For more information on the series or to check updated results and point standings, visit www.crosscountryalaska.org.
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