2008 American Summer Biathlon Championships
The American Summer Biathlon Championships were held from July 18-20 , 2008 in Whitetail Preserve , Pennsylvania . The competitions were also qualifications for the Summer Biathlon World Championships 2008 in Haute-Maurienne . Competitions were held in the cross-country sprint, the pursuit and the mass start for women and men. The championships on roller skis were held in separate championships .
For the World Cup qualification, the results were converted into percentages. With this key, Douglas Hoover , Patrick Bragassa , Danny Fink and Keith Woodward qualified for the World Cup. Anthony Rizzo started in the juniors . In the women had Stephanie Blackstone and the junior Molly Susla qualified.
Men
Mass start km
| space | Surname | error | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Hoover | 2-2-2-2 | 30:36 |
| 2 | Danny Fink | 2-4-3-3 | 31:20 |
| 3 | Patrick Bragassa | 3-4-3-5 | 31:52 |
| 4th | Anthony Rizzo | 5-5-5-4 | 33:17 |
| 5 | David Greenberg | 3-3-2-3 | 34:18 |
| 6th | Keith Woodward | 3-5-2-3 | 34:31 |
| 7th | Christopher Fischer | 4-4-5-3 | 34:56 |
| 8th | Gary Brackett | 2-2-2-2 | 35:22 |
| 9 | Zbysek Skrabal | 2-0-2-2 | 36:08 |
| 10 | Steve Beck | 4-4-4-4 | 36:50 |
Date: July 18th, 2009
There were 27 runners at the start of which 26 finished the race.
Sprint 4 km
| space | Surname | error | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Bragassa | 1-4 | 18:20 |
| 2 | Keith Woodward | 1-1 | 18:24 |
| 3 | Danny Fink | 0-4 | 18:30 |
| 4th | Douglas Hoover | 3-1 | 18:50 |
| 5 | Alden Sims | 0-3 | 19:06 |
| 6th | Christopher Fischer | 4-3 | 19:08 |
| 7th | Steve Beck | 5-3 | 20:25 |
| 8th | David Greenberg | 4-4 | 20:34 |
| 9 | Anthony Rizzo | 3-4 | 20:58 |
| 10 | Gary Brackett | 4-2 | 21:17 |
Date: July 19, 2009
At the start were 27 of 29 registered runners.
Pursuit 6 km
| space | Surname | error | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Hoover | 0-1-4-1 | 29:51 |
| 2 | Patrick Bragassa | 1-4-3-3 | 30:51 |
| 3 | Danny Fink | 3-4-3-1 | 30:56 |
| 4th | Keith Woodward | 2-4-4-2 | 32:05 |
| 5 | Anthony Rizzo | 2-4-1-4 | 32:53 |
| 6th | Christopher Fischer | 5-4-4-3 | 33:42 |
| 7th | Steve Beck | 5-5-3-3 | 35:15 |
| 8th | Alden Sims | 1-2-5-3 | 35:27 |
| 9 | David Greenberg | 4-4-5-2 | 35:54 |
| 10 | Gary Brackett | 4-2-4-3 | 36:12 |
Date: July 20th, 2009
At the start were 22 of 25 registered runners.
Women
Mass start 5 km
| space | Surname | error | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephanie Blackstone | 2-1-5-4 | 29:58 |
| 2 | Molly Susla | 4-3-5-1 | 33:28 |
| 3 | Katie Sick | 2-3-4-3 | 34:21 |
| 4th | Kaitlyn Bernard | 3-2-2-2 | 34:48 |
| 5 | Erin Graham | 3-2-1-1 | 36:29 |
| 6th | Ann Sick | 3-3-4-2 | 36:41 |
| 7th | Tracy Dooley | 4-2-3-2 | 37:31 |
| 8th | Patricia Zerfas | 3-4-3-5 | 37:49 |
| 9 | Christine Prorock-Rogers | 4-3-3-2 | 40:09 |
| 10 | Hannah Sick | 4-5-4-5 | 41:57 |
Date: July 18, 2009
There were 18 runners at the start.
Sprint 3 km
| space | Surname | error | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molly Susla | 2-3 | 18:12 |
| 2 | Ann Sick | 1-3 | 19:19 |
| 3 | Tracy Dooley | 1-5 | 19:22 |
| 4th | Kaitlyn Bernard | 2-4 | 19:32 |
| 5 | Katie Sick | 4-4 | 19:46 |
| 6th | Hilary Saucy | 4-2 | 19:56 |
| 7th | Patricia Zerfas | 2-5 | 20:05 |
| 8th | Erin Graham | 1-3 | 20:22 |
| 9 | Christine Prorock-Rogers | 2-4 | 21:23 |
| 10 | Lorna Humphries | 5-4 | 21:24 |
Date: July 19, 2009
There were 19 runners at the start.
Pursuit 5 km
| space | Surname | error | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molly Susla | 3-3-5-4 | 31:19 |
| 2 | Tracy Dooley | 1-4-4-3 | 33:03 |
| 3 | Stephanie Blackstone | 3-3-3-2 | 34:31 |
| 4th | Ann Sick | 2-1-4-3 | 35:47 |
| 5 | Kaitlyn Bernard | 3-3-3-4 | 35:52 |
| 6th | Erin Graham | 3-2-2-3 | 36:29 |
| 7th | Patricia Zerfas | 4-3-3-3 | 36:44 |
| 8th | Katie Sick | 3-5-4-5 | 36:48 |
| 9 | Christine Prorock-Rogers | 4-4-3-2 | 39:31 |
| 10 | Hilary Saucy | 5-3-2-1 | 39:46 |
Date: July 20, 2009
Stephanie Blackstone improved from 15th place on the grid (since she didn't start in the sprint, she had to start from last place) to third place.