SEINAJOKI,
Finland (Feb. 18, 2005) – The U.S. Junior Long Track
speedskaters completed the first day at the 2005 World
Junior Speedskating Championships with some strong
performances.
In the men’s
500-meters, Paul Dyrud (Plymouth, MN) shared a
three-way tie for 11th place with a 38.53
finish time. Teammate Michael Blumel (Woodbury, MN),
still battling the flu, finished right behind the trio
with a 14th place finish in 38.58. Patrick
Meek (St. Louis, MO) shared a 36th place
finish with Piotr Puszkarski (POL) in 40.38.
Dyrud continued to
skate strong in the men’s 3000-meters finishing fifth in
4:01.62. Blumel finished in 4:11.24 and Meek in 4:14.86.
After two
distances, Dyrud is in sixth place with 78.800 points.
Blumel ranked 11th (80.453) and Meek ranked
27th with 82.857 points.
On the ladies’
side, 13th place was the lucky number for
Nancy Swider-Peltz, Jr. (Wheaton, Ill.) with a
finish time of 42.28. Maria Lamb (River Falls, Wis.)
finished on the heels of Swider-Peltz, Jr. with a 14th
place finish in 42.36. Teammate Margaret Crowley
(Winnetka, Ill.), a freshman at Northwestern
University, finished 25th in 43.23.
The competition
continues Saturday with the ladies’ 1000-meters and
1500-meters. The men will race the 1500-meters.
RESULTS:
Ladies’
500-meters:
http://www.su-luistelu.fi/mm2005/Tulokset/l500or.pdf
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S. Lee KOR
39.93; 2. A. Gerritsen NED
40.04; 3. I. Wust NED 40.74; 4. J. Xu CHN 41.47; 5.
F. Petereit GER 41.66; 6. J. Lee KOR 41.75; 6. Z.
Chen CHN 41.75
Americans: 13. N.
Swider-Peltz, Jr. 42.28; 14. M. Lamb 42.36; 25. M.
Crowley 43.23
Men’s
500-meters:
http://www.su-luistelu.fi/mm2005/Tulokset/m500or.pdf
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D. Morrison
CAN 37.40; 2. F. Roberge CAN 37.62; 3. J. Lee KOR
37.90; 4. A. Was POL 38.19; 5. T. Mo KOR 38.21; 6.
S. Kramer NED 38.24
Americans: 11. P.
Dyrud 38.53; 14. M. Blumel 38.58; 36. P. Meek 40.38
Men’s 3000-meters
(quartet):
http://www.su-luistelu.fi/mm2005/Tulokset/m3000or.PDF
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S. Kramer NED
3:57.31; 2. W. Olde Heuvel NED 3:58.88; 3. H. Bokko
4:00.37; 4. J. Warsylewicz CAN 4:01.04; 5. P. Dyrud
USA 4:01.62; 6. M. Kaatee NED 4:02.73
Americans: M.
Blumel 4:11.24; P. Meek 4:14.86
Men’s Overall
after Two Distances:
http://www.su-luistelu.fi/mm2005/Tulokset/m3000or.PDF
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S. Kramer NED
77.792 points; 2. D. Morrison CAN 77.990; 3. H.
Bokko NOR 78.342; 4. W. Olde Heuvel NED 78.343; 5.
J. Warsylewicz CAN 78.663; 6. P. Dyrud USA 78.800
Americans: 11. M.
Blumel 80.453; 27. P. Meek 82.857