In their most recent races on Tuesday, Stephenville’s St. Croix placed 36th out of 84 racers in the junior B 7.5-kilometre freestyle race with a two-lap time of 19:58.8, which was 1:53.4 off the gold-medal time of Ontario’s Aidan Kirkham.
Corner Brook’s Warkentin, meanwhile, finished 30th out of 69 skiers in the juvenile B 7.5-km freestyle event, thanks to a two-lap total time of 20:56.1. That was 2:10.3 behind the top time set by Ontario’s Malcolm Thompson.
On Sunday, Warkentin had a strong showing in the juvenile B 5-km classic race, placing 16th out of a field of 71, clocking in at 16:05.7 for his two laps, 1:58.3 off the pace set by British Columbia’s Remi Drolet.
St. Croix managed a 40th place finish out of 88 racers in the junior B 10-km classic, with a 30:54.6 time. That was 3:12.4 behind winner McIlroy, who races out of the Avalon Nordic club.
The opening day of competition on Sunday saw Warkentin and St. Croix team up for a 42nd place finish out of 50 teams in the Challenge Boys 2x3 laps (1-km each) classic sprint relay. St. Croix had a first lap of 2:40.270; a second lap of 2:41.755; and a third lap of 2:45.060. Warkentin put up a time of 2:45.830 in lap one; 3:00.655 in lap two; and 3:30.300 in lap three. McIlroy and clubmate Noah Taylor won gold with a team total of 14:26.808.
Action resumes today at the Whitehorse Nordic Centre.
