Biathlon racers get their first test of the season

Elias Soule and Talia Day picked up age-group victories in the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage’s first biathlon race of the season Sunday at Kincaid Park.

Soule topped a field of 11 boys ages 13-14 with the fastest 7.5-kilometer ski time of the day. He missed seven of his 20 targets in the shooting range.

Among the girls, Day posted the fastest time and 13 misses.

The best shooting performance among the 13-14-year-olds came from Alex Borke, who missed four targets en route to a fourth-place finish.

U15 boys 7.5-kilometer (ages 13-14) -- 1) Elias Soule (7) 30:34.22; 2) Elias Watson (5) 35:47.89; 3) John Lohuis (8) 40:14.81; 4) Alex Borke (4) 40:15.89; 5) Isaac Smith (9) 40:17.61; 6) Grayson MELOCIK (7) 40:37.11; 7) Noa Kam-Magruder (15) 41:26.33; 8) Levi Watson (9) 43:08.31; 9) Nathan Rehberg (11) 43:13.22; 10) Drake McGinley (9) 43:39.45; 11) Maxwell Richardson (15) 47:24.14.

U15 girls 5 kilometers (13-14) -- 1) Talia Day (13) 32:12.97; 2) Ava Rust (13) 33:12.32; 3) Madison-Davis Rust (17) 36:35.43.

U17 boys 10 kilometers (ages 15-16) -- 1) Justin Lucas (17) 44:09.99.

U17 girls 7.5 kilometers (15-16) -- 1) Nora Hulse (10) 45:44.99; 2) Ruthie Richardson (13) 52:59.52.

Men 20 kilometers (21-29) -- 1) James Williamson (13) 56:57.58.

Masters men 15 kilometers (30-45) -- 1) Tobias Schwoerer (5) 53:44.18; 2) Mark Betts (9) 1:17:29.07.

Veteran men 15 kilometers (46 and over) -- 1) Matthew Novakovich (12) 1:00:32.96.