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A Successful Weekend for Master Skaters in Lake Placid
by US Speedskating
32 Masters Skaters showed up this year for the 2022 Short Track Age Group Nationals in Lake Placid, NY from April 1-3.
One Master skater, Judy Smouter, broke three records in the 70+ Masters Women category, demolishing the previous 1500m time by 32 seconds! She would also go on to break the 500m and 1000m records.
Among the women, both Cherise Wilkins and Nathalie Rodrique-Hasselback swept their group races to grab gold in their respective divisions. Among the Men, Karl Hughes swept his three group races to secure his Gold medal spot, while Pat Wentland and JinSung Kim went two of three in each of their group races to secure the top podium spot in their respective divisions. Keith Wobeser fought hard and succeeded in holding off Wentland during the 1500m final.
There were three Masters Skaters who qualified for the open 3000m Men's B Relay; Pat Wentland, Juice Ortiz, and JinSung Kim. Pat and Juice were teamed up on the Green Team with Marcello Gaus Ehning and Ishan Dixit. Jin was paired with younger skaters Matthew Voegeli, Rory O'brien, and Fredreick Sowa on the Red Team. The Green Team came in 2nd and Jin's Red Team finished in 3rd for the Men's Relay. Overall, the relay ages ranged from 13 years up to 55 years old!
Below are the men's and women's podium spots for each Masters Age Group:
Women
30+
1. Mary Murphy
35+
1. Cherise Wilkins
40+
1. Necole Zayatz
2. Laura Alexander
3. Janet Spatz
45+
1. Sara Cushman
50+
1. Nathalie Rodrique-Hasselback
2. Dace Goodwin
55+
1. Jennifer Kola
2. Danica Stein
70+
1. Judy Smouter
2. Carole Moore
Men
30+
1. Orion Gatrell
35+
1. JinSung Kim
2. Tim VanFleet
3. Juice Ortiz
40+
1. Dmitriy Provod
50+
1. Keith Wobeser
2. Eddie Kim
3. Dan Butler
55+
1. Pat Wentland
2. Dan Greene
3.Jonathan Furminger
60+
1. Karl Hughes
2. Clayton Adams
65+
1. Dave Pate
2. Alan Cook
70+
1. Robert Allison
2. Craig Pielechowski
3. Peter Smokler
Throughout the U.S., many Masters skaters organize, coach, and develop our athletes at the grassroots level and without them, speed skating would be in a completely different state than it is today. If you have any ideas, questions, or concerns from this past season, please contact Sara Bowles or Marion Wohlrab, and INCLUDE solutions that could make a difference. If you need help brainstorming solutions/proposals, reach out to Juice at juicekortiz@gmail.com, or text 619-402-9221.
A special thank you goes out to Eddie Kim for his design that was used for a new USA Masters suit.
Thank you for a great turnout Master skaters; we will see you all next season, and don’t forget to mark your calendars for Masters Games 2024 in Lombardy, Italy!
One Master skater, Judy Smouter, broke three records in the 70+ Masters Women category, demolishing the previous 1500m time by 32 seconds! She would also go on to break the 500m and 1000m records.
Among the women, both Cherise Wilkins and Nathalie Rodrique-Hasselback swept their group races to grab gold in their respective divisions. Among the Men, Karl Hughes swept his three group races to secure his Gold medal spot, while Pat Wentland and JinSung Kim went two of three in each of their group races to secure the top podium spot in their respective divisions. Keith Wobeser fought hard and succeeded in holding off Wentland during the 1500m final.
There were three Masters Skaters who qualified for the open 3000m Men's B Relay; Pat Wentland, Juice Ortiz, and JinSung Kim. Pat and Juice were teamed up on the Green Team with Marcello Gaus Ehning and Ishan Dixit. Jin was paired with younger skaters Matthew Voegeli, Rory O'brien, and Fredreick Sowa on the Red Team. The Green Team came in 2nd and Jin's Red Team finished in 3rd for the Men's Relay. Overall, the relay ages ranged from 13 years up to 55 years old!
Below are the men's and women's podium spots for each Masters Age Group:
Women
30+
1. Mary Murphy
35+
1. Cherise Wilkins
40+
1. Necole Zayatz
2. Laura Alexander
3. Janet Spatz
45+
1. Sara Cushman
50+
1. Nathalie Rodrique-Hasselback
2. Dace Goodwin
55+
1. Jennifer Kola
2. Danica Stein
70+
1. Judy Smouter
2. Carole Moore
Men
30+
1. Orion Gatrell
35+
1. JinSung Kim
2. Tim VanFleet
3. Juice Ortiz
40+
1. Dmitriy Provod
50+
1. Keith Wobeser
2. Eddie Kim
3. Dan Butler
55+
1. Pat Wentland
2. Dan Greene
3.Jonathan Furminger
60+
1. Karl Hughes
2. Clayton Adams
65+
1. Dave Pate
2. Alan Cook
70+
1. Robert Allison
2. Craig Pielechowski
3. Peter Smokler
Throughout the U.S., many Masters skaters organize, coach, and develop our athletes at the grassroots level and without them, speed skating would be in a completely different state than it is today. If you have any ideas, questions, or concerns from this past season, please contact Sara Bowles or Marion Wohlrab, and INCLUDE solutions that could make a difference. If you need help brainstorming solutions/proposals, reach out to Juice at juicekortiz@gmail.com, or text 619-402-9221.
A special thank you goes out to Eddie Kim for his design that was used for a new USA Masters suit.
Thank you for a great turnout Master skaters; we will see you all next season, and don’t forget to mark your calendars for Masters Games 2024 in Lombardy, Italy!