Among those racing, included locals and NYSEF athletes Aidan Fay, Daven Linck, Filippos Kogiantis and Forrest Slingerland. Lake Placid native and St. Michael’s College student Andrew Scanio also competed. Abigail Van Dorn was the lone NYSEF athlete in the girls U18/U20 races.

NYSEF’s Max Fey competed in the boys U16 races, while teammates Holly Erenstone, Kai McKinnon, Raquelle Landa and Courtney Krawiecki took part in the girls races.

On Monday the participants competed in the U16 5K and the U18/U20 7.5K individual freestyle race. McKinnon had the top finish among locals, placing 22nd overall in the girls U16 race, which featured 75 racers.

The NYSEF U16 girls were rounded out by Krawiecki in 47th, Landa in 57th and Erenstone in 68th . On the boys side, Fey placed 34th out of 75 in the boys U16 race on Monday.

Scanio, the lone local U20 race, placed 26th in the U20 race and 52nd overall in the combined U18/U20 race. The boys race featured 153 skiers — 98 U18 and 55 U20 athletes.

In the U18 race, Slingerland was 48th (84th overall), Linck was 50th (83rd overall), Fay tied for 80th (T-121st overall) and Kogiantis was 83rd (124th overall).

On the girls side, Van Dorn was 124th overall and 92nd in the U18 division. There were 133 girls in the U18/U20 girls race — 100 U18 skiers and 33 U20 athletes.

Wednesday was the classic sprint, where the competitors raced one lap around the Mount Van Hoevenberg Nordic trails and had to finish inside the top 30 amongst their divisions to qualify.

Landa was the lone NYSEF athlete to crack the top 30 mark and advanced to the quarterfinals. She just missed out on a semifinal spot after placing fifth in her quarterfinals heat. The top two from each heat advance to the semifinal round.

On Friday, the racers will compete in a classic mass start. The U16 division will compete in a 5K race, the U18 will be a 10K while the U20 division is a 15K. On Saturday, the competitors will compete in a 4x3K freestyle relay race. The first race for both days will start at 9 a.m.