Cooper Spur Race Team took part in its first Mighty Mite race of the season Jan. 8, with 227 skiers in all charging down the hill at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area.
The race, called the Kandahar, is known to be one of the longest-running ski races in the history of the Mt. Hood Mighty Mites; some of team coaches raced the Kandahar when they were youngsters.
In attendance were young racers from the Cooper Spur Race Team, the Multnomah Athletic Club and the Meadows Race Team.
At their level of competition, the Mighty Mites compete in separate boys and girls divisions. The older racers (9-13 years old) get two timed runs, while the young ones (5-8 years old) only get one.
The weather on the mountain was less than ideal for a kids' ski race. With cold, snowy and very windy conditions, the racers gathered at the Yellow Chair to await their turns down the hill. The oldest racers went first, leaving the young Mighty Mites to wait their turn in the cold.
The kids toughed it out and raced well, despite poor visibility.
Cooper Spur Race Team, led by head coach Zach Williams, is young, with its largest age group being 8 and under. But young and old, the kids competed well in their first race of the season.
Highlights from the race included first-place finishes by Annalyssa Sassara and Hunter Kern and second-place finishes from Shae Duffy and Kellan Duffy.
Next up for the Cooper Spur Race Team Mighty Mites is the Jack Baldwin, scheduled for Jan. 21, and the Diamond Dual on Jan. 22; both will be at Cooper Spur Ski Resort.
KANDAHAR RESULTS
6 and under girls:
Annalyssa Sassara, 1st
Shae Duffy, 2nd
Callie Crumpacker, 5th
Claire Davies, 8th
Zakiya Journeau, 11th
6 and under boys:
Mitchell Lamer, 4th
Riggs Bardin, 7th
T.C. Mixon, 8th
Levi Geller, 13th
Dakota Kurahara, 14th
Isaac Beaman, 16th
8 and under girls:
Elle Truax, 9th
Kelli Clarke, 12th
Beth Mixon, 13th
Hannah West, 16th
Casey Holzman, 17th
8 and under boys:
Hunter Kern, 1st
Kellan Duffy, 2nd
Montana Kurahara, 5th
Micah Melkonian, 6th
Zach Mikkelson, 7th
Kiefer Kreps, 8th
William Lamer, 9th
Austin Keillor, 14th
Dawson Reynier, 16th
Nicolas Bergen, 17th
Colin Howe, 25th
10 and under girls:
Molly Clarke, 8th
Korey Cimock, 10th
Jennifer Mikkelson, 11th
Allie Spadaro, 13th
Rachel Osmundsen, 20th
Kaili Duffy, 21st
Maggie Osmundsen, 22nd
Hailey Kern, 27th
Lucy McLean, 28th
Libby Anderson, 29th
10 and under boys:
Charlie Mallon, 4th
Cooper Holzman, 16th
12 and under girls:
Ricki Swearingen, 3rd
Kelsey Spadaro, 16th
Karrie Hoag, 19th
Hannah Mears, 23rd
Rachael Sassara, 25th
Alix Melton, 29th
12 and under boys:
Will Bergen, 9th
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