Paul Smith's College Snowshoe Team wins 2018 International Snowshoe Championships in Lewiston, Maine
Isaac Leach, Lily Sher, Cody Sears and Margret Montag paced the field for the team from Paul Smith's College in the International Snowshoe Championships held in Lewiston, Maine.
Paul Smith's College Striders
2018 International Snowshoe Championships
Lewiston, ME
27 January 2018
Paul Smith's College Race Results
Seventeen members of the Paul Smith's College snowshoe team took part in the 110th edition of the International Snowshoe Championships held in Lewiston, Maine this past weekend and returned with their eleventh consecutive championship team win.
Many of the local collegiate runners ran 7 – 9 events through the day, beginning with the race walk. The men cover an 8K (just under five miles) while the women perform a 1,500 meter race walk. Matt Frye (FR) and Tessa White (JR) had the top overall times of the day in the walk, with Frye completing the 8K event in 58 minutes 5 seconds. Tessa White is now a two-time walk champion, winning the 1.5K walk in 12:08, followed by Margret Montag (FR) in 12:20.
Paul Smith's won all three 400 meter relays, with Adaiah Bauer, Isaac Leach, Thomas Firkins and Lily Sher teaming to win the mixed relay in 1:25.27. Second place also went to a Paul Smith's College team, with Tessa White, Cody Sears, Margret Montag and Matt Frye finishing in 1:34.58. Margret Montag, Lily Sher, Adaiah Bauer, and Tessa White won the women's relay in 1:25.27, while Matt Frye, Isaac Leach, Thomas Firkins, and Cody Sears won the men's relay in 1:10.43.
Cody Sears won the Senior Men's title, while Margret Montag win the Junior Women's title.
Isaac Leach (SO) again won the Junior A Men's Title, and due to his overall points earned throughout the day, was the Men's Athlete of the Day, and the Overall Athlete of the Day.
Lily Sher took home the honors as the top Senior Woman Athlete of the Day, and through her consistent performances throughout the day, she also was crowned the top Female Athlete of the Day.
The convention is an annual tradition, bringing back the French Canadian roots of the logging industry from the communities based in Quebec, Ontario and Northern New England. Decades ago, the several dozen snowshoe clubs would rendezvous for the annual convention, traveling by train to the destination and celebrate their rich culture of music, dancing, and snowshoeing in this mid-winter festival. Sadly, the traditions are dying and these fraternal clubs are no longer attracting members to their organizations.
Thousands would attend the convention, even as recently as 1988, while slightly over 100 attended this year's event.
Next up for the Paul Smith's College snowshoe team is both the Empire State Games snowshoe races at the Paul Smith's College campus on Saturday, February 3rd.
Saranac Lake and Paul Smith's VIC will be hosting the 2018 Adirondack Snowshoe Festival on February 24th and 25th.
The Paul Smith's College team will be hosting the Empire State Games snowshoe races on Saturday, with the 100, 400 and 800 meter sprints at the soccer field in the morning, and then the 5K at the College's VIC in the afternoon. Racing will begin at 10AM at the soccer field, and the 5K will commence at 2 PM.
Jim Tucker, Athletic Director
8Km Walk ~ Men
Senior Men
- Matthew Frye 58.05
- Cody Sears 1:00:09
- Jon Gatti 1:07.18
Junior Men
- Isaac Leach 1:04.00
- Michael Wert 1:06.00
- Thomas Firkins 1:10.40
- James Neary 1:17.26
1,500 Meter Walk ~ Women
Super Senior Women
- Susan Gatti 15.06
Senior Women
- Tessa White 12:08
- Corrie Desilets 13:19
- Lily Sher 13.44
- Emelie Morton 13.58
Junior Women
- Margret Montag 12:20
- Adaiah Bauer 13:57
400 Meter Mixed Relay
- Isaac Leach Paul Smith's College 1:20.00 (1st Place)
- Thomas Firkins Paul Smith's College
- Lily Sher Paul Smith's College
- Adaiah Bauer Paul Smith's College
- Tessa White Paul Smith's College 1:23.48 (2nd Place)
- Cody Sears Paul Smith's College
- Margret Montag Paul Smith's College
- Matthew Frye Paul Smith's College
- Jon Gatti Paul Smith's College 1:31 (4th Place)
- Corrie Desilets Paul Smith's College
- Susan Gatti Paul Smith's College
- John Mollica Paul Smith's College
Presidents Walk
- Jim Tucker Paul Smith's College
- Howard McBrearty Boucanier
400 Meter Women's Relay
- Margret Montag Paul Smith's College 1:25.27 (1st Place)
- Corrie Desilets Paul Smith's College
- Adaiah Bauer Paul Smith's College
- Lily Sher Paul Smith's College
400 Meter Men's Relay
- Thomas Firkins Paul Smith's College 1:10.43 (1st Place)
- Matthew Frye Paul Smith's College
- Isaac Leach Paul Smith's College
- Cody Sears Paul Smith's College
50 Meters ~ Women
Junior A (age 15 – 19)
- Margret Montag Paul Smith's College 10.26
- Adaiah Bauer Paul Smith's College 10:69
Senior Women
- Lily Sher Paul Smith's College 11.36
- Emelie Morton Paul Smith's College 11.64
Super Senior Women
- Susan Gatti Paul Smith's College 15.26
800 Meters – Men
- Isaac Leach Paul Smith's College 3:14.70
- Cody Sears Paul Smith's College 3:21.64
- Michael Wert Paul Smith's College 3:26.87
- Matthew Frye Paul Smith's College 3:39.27
- Jon Gatti Paul Smith's College 3:50.15
- John Mollica Paul Smith's College 4:07.79
800 Meters – Women
- Margret Montag Paul Smith's College 4:16.84
- Lily Sher Paul Smith's College 4:57.09
- Emelie Morton Paul Smith's College 5:39.30
- Corrie Desilets Paul Smith's College 6:39.74
- Susan Gatti Paul Smith's College 6:52.00
100 Meters – Junior A. Men
- Thomas Firkins Paul Smith's College 16.42
- Isaac Leach Paul Smith's College 17.98
- James Neary Paul Smith's College 18.54
100 Meters – Senior Men
- Cody Sears Paul Smith's College 17:60
- Matthew Frye Paul Smith's College 19.25
- Jon Gatti Paul Smith's College 20.46
100 Meters – Super Senior Men
- John Mollica Paul Smith's College 22.67
- Meters – Junior Women
- Margret Montag Paul Smith's College 20.65
100 Meters – Senior Women
- Emelie Morton Paul Smith's College 21.50
- Lily Sher Paul Smith's College 22.76
- Corrie Desilets Paul Smith's College 24.98
100 Meters – Super Senior Women
- Susan Gatti Paul Smith's College 36.27
1,500 Meters – Men
- Isaac Leach Paul Smith's College 7:34.81
- Cody Sears Paul Smith's College 7:38.99
- Matthew Frye Paul Smith's College 7:47.83
- Jon Gatti Paul Smith's College 8:12.58
- John Mollica Paul Smith's College 8:16.38
1,500 Meters – Women
- Margret Montag Paul Smith's College 9:32.95
- Lily Sher Paul Smith's College 10:35.98
- Susan Gatti Paul Smith's College 14:20.53
- Emelie Morton Paul Smith's College 14:21.23
200 Meters – Junior Men
- Thomas Firkins Paul Smith's College 35.03
- Isaac Leach Paul Smith's College 36.67
- Michael Wert Paul Smith's College 39.83
200 Meters – Senior Men
- Cody Sears Paul Smith's College 34.24
- Jon Gatti Paul Smith's College 36.69
200 Meters – Super Senior Men
- John Mollica Paul Smith's College 49.96
200 Meters – Junior Women
- Adaiah Bauer Paul Smith's College 44.11
- Margret Montag Paul Smith's College 44.84
200 Meters – Senior Women
- Emelie Morton Paul Smith's College 50.61
- Lily Sher Paul Smith's College 54.28
- Corrie Desilets Paul Smith's College 1:08.02
200 Meters – Super Senior Women
- Susan Gatti Paul Smith's College 1:25.12
400 Meters – Junior Men
- Isaac Leach Paul Smith's College 1:33.46
- Michael Wert Paul Smith's College 1:37.16
- Thomas Firkins Paul Smith's College 1:41.50
400 Meters – Senior Men
- Cody Sears Paul Smith's College 1:37.72
400 Meters – Super Senior
- John Mollica Paul Smith's College 2:03.24
400 Meters – Women
- Margret Montag Paul Smith's College 1:52.66
- Lily Sher Paul Smith's College 2:19.77
- Emelie Morton Paul Smith's College 2:31.36
- Corrie Desilets Paul Smith's College 3:14.17
- Susan Gatti Paul Smith's College 3:34.04
3,000 Meters – Men
- Matthew Frye Paul Smith's College 17:54.83
- Isaac Leach Paul Smith's College 17:59.49
- Cody Sears Paul Smith's College 22:34.22