U.S. National Cup 2024

U.S. National Cup - Races

9 races, 9 events in 2024

Date	Race / Stage	Type
06/01/24	U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Viking Sprints	Sprint race
07/01/24	U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Viking Sprints	Sprint race
26/01/24	U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Fireball Rando	Vertical race
27/01/24	U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Fireball Rando	Individual race
10/02/24	U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Whitefish Whiteout	Individual race
30/03/24	U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Wy'easter	Vertical race
31/03/24	U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Wy'easter	Individual race
07/12/24	U.S. National Cup 2024/25 - El Lobo Loco	Vertical race
08/12/24	U.S. National Cup 2024/25 - El Lobo Loco	Individual race

2024 in numbers

616

starters

nations ?

91/40

men / women ?

97%

finished

did not finish

average age ?

12–51

youngest / oldest ?

33%

raced here before

92 of 278 athletes had started this race before.

Nationality, gender and age are read from athlete profiles, and not every starter has one.

Athletes by nation

United States 151

Canada 9

Italy 2

Australia 1

Category	Winning time	Won by	Median	Last
Men	3:02	+0:01	1:44:10	4:46:07
Women	4:12	+0:07	39:39	4:24:21
Women U23	5:34	+0:04	37:58	4:24:21
Men U23	3:56	+0:07	33:25	2:35:08
U20 Men	22:26	+0:32	30:10	2:22:21
U18 Men	21:57	+0:11	50:23	1:53:38
U16 Men	24:22	+0:41	1:05:25	1:48:34
U14 Men	28:32	+3:36	1:34:28	2:18:06
U20 Women	28:10	+17:59	1:34:51	4:09:48
U18 Women	28:08	+0:20	43:31	1:34:29
U16 Women	34:17	+1:21	41:25	1:36:35
Men 45+	2:00:01	+5:17	2:48:50	3:40:39
U14 Women	1:55:29	—	1:55:29	1:55:29

Podium 2024

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Viking Sprints

Men		Time
1.	Arthur Whitehead	3:02
2.	Griffin Briley	3:03 +0:01
3.	Matt Ruta	3:05 +0:03

Head-to-head: Whitehead vs Briley

Women		Time
1.	Corrine Higgins	4:12
2.	Sienna Petersen	4:19 +0:07
3.	McCall Birkinshaw	4:37 +0:25

Head-to-head: Higgins vs Petersen

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Fireball Rando

Men		Time
1.	Griffin Briley	24:41
2.	Jacob Dewey	25:19 +0:38
3.	Joseph Demoor	25:35 +0:54

Head-to-head: Briley vs Dewey

Women		Time
1.	Kristin Layne	29:29
2.	Emmiliese von Avis	30:06 +0:37
3.	Kelly Wolf	30:21 +0:52

Head-to-head: Layne vs von Avis

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Fireball Rando

Men		Time
1.	Jacob Dewey	1:30:54
2.	Matthew Fox	1:31:00 +0:06
3.	Matthew Fox Jeff Mogavero	1:31:00 +0:06

Head-to-head: Dewey vs Fox

Women		Time
1.	Kelly Wolf	1:58:02
2.	Maria Lamb	1:58:26 +0:24
3.	Emmiliese von Avis	2:00:45 +2:43

Head-to-head: Wolf vs Lamb

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Whitefish Whiteout

Men		Time
1.	Jacob Dewey	1:47:37
2.	Ian Clarke	1:48:24 +0:47
3.	Noah Brown	1:48:31 +0:53

Head-to-head: Dewey vs Clarke

Women		Time
1.	Maria Lamb	1:58:27
2.	Gwendolyn Rudy	2:06:05 +7:38
3.	Chelsee Pummel	2:10:10 +11:43

Head-to-head: Lamb vs Rudy

U.S. National Cup 2024/25 - El Lobo Loco

Men		Time
1.	Joseph Demoor	20:07
2.	Jim Walmsley	20:46 +0:39
3.	Noah Williams	20:57 +0:50

Head-to-head: Demoor vs Walmsley

Women		Time
1.	Hali Hafeman	23:41
2.	Lara Hamilton	24:03 +0:22
3.	Jessica Brazeau	24:14 +0:34

Head-to-head: Hafeman vs Hamilton

U.S. National Cup 2024/25 - El Lobo Loco

Men		Time
1.	Joseph Demoor	1:44:10
2.	Jacob Dewey	1:44:16 +0:06
3.	Logan Greydanus	1:44:36 +0:26

Head-to-head: Demoor vs Dewey

Women		Time
1.	Kelly Wolf	2:06:20
2.	Sophia Gorman	2:17:30 +11:09
3.	Sarah Burke	2:20:11 +13:50

Head-to-head: Wolf vs Gorman

By edition

Field size by edition

93 2020

42 2021

141 2023

278 2024

226 2025

101 2026

Records & firsts

Heathen Challenge · Men
Biggest winning margin	+2:21 2020 · Smith over Greydanus
Closest finish	+2:21 2020 · Smith over Greydanus

Ski Santa Fe Fireball · Men
Biggest winning margin	+3:40 2020 · Kelly over Brown
Closest finish	+3:40 2020 · Kelly over Brown

Berkshire East · Men
Biggest winning margin	+4:14 2021 · Macllvain over Warren
Closest finish	+4:14 2021 · Macllvain over Warren

Greylock · Men
Biggest winning margin	+2:13 2021 · Welford over Fields
Closest finish	+2:13 2021 · Welford over Fields

Greylock II · Men
Biggest winning margin	+0:16 2021 · Welford over Warren
Closest finish	+0:16 2021 · Welford over Warren

Fireball Rando · Men
Biggest winning margin	+2:08 2025 · Demoor over Dewey
Closest finish	+0:04 2026 · Snitzer over Burke

El Lobo Loco · Men
Biggest winning margin	+1:25 2023 · Briley over Rauen
Closest finish	+0:39 2024 · Demoor over Walmsley

Viking Sprints · Men
Biggest winning margin	+0:01 2024 · Whitehead over Briley
Closest finish	+0:01 2024 · Whitehead over Briley

Whitefish Whiteout · Men
Biggest winning margin	+0:47 2024 · Dewey over Clarke
Closest finish	+0:47 2024 · Dewey over Clarke

Vertfest · Men
Biggest winning margin	+2:51 2025 · McAuley over Peters
Closest finish	+2:51 2025 · McAuley over Peters

Winter Carnival · Men
Biggest winning margin	+0:41 2026 · Demoor over Williams
Closest finish	+0:41 2026 · Demoor over Williams

Heathen Challenge · Women
Biggest winning margin	+6:15 2020 · Cookler over Toorenburg
Closest finish	+6:15 2020 · Cookler over Toorenburg

Ski Santa Fe Fireball · Women
Biggest winning margin	+1:36 2020 · Amer over Kolbl
Closest finish	+1:36 2020 · Amer over Kolbl

Greylock · Women
Biggest winning margin	+18:20 2021 · Fisher over Withington
Closest finish	+18:20 2021 · Fisher over Withington

Greylock II · Women
Biggest winning margin	+16:21 2021 · Fisher over Withington
Closest finish	+16:21 2021 · Fisher over Withington

Fireball Rando · Women
Biggest winning margin	+2:26 2023 · von Avis over Rickert
Closest finish	+0:24 2026 · Kelly over Rudy

El Lobo Loco · Women
Biggest winning margin	+0:36 2023 · Wolf over Rudy
Closest finish	+0:22 2024 · Hafeman over Hamilton
Longest winning run	2 editions 2024–2025 · Wolf

Viking Sprints · Women
Biggest winning margin	+0:07 2024 · Higgins over Petersen
Closest finish	+0:07 2024 · Higgins over Petersen

Whitefish Whiteout · Women
Biggest winning margin	+7:38 2024 · Lamb over Rudy
Closest finish	+7:38 2024 · Lamb over Rudy

Vertfest · Women
Biggest winning margin	+1:27 2025 · Leys over Kuba
Closest finish	+1:27 2025 · Leys over Kuba

Winter Carnival · Women
Biggest winning margin	+0:25 2026 · Kelly over Rudy
Closest finish	+0:25 2026 · Kelly over Rudy

Youngest winner	Cameron Smith 2020 · Heathen Challenge · Men	24 years old
Oldest winner	Rory Kelly 2020 · Ski Santa Fe Fireball · Men	41 years old
Most starts	Logan Greydanus 2020–2026	5 editions
Most finishes	Logan Greydanus 2020–2026	5 editions
Most podiums, never won	Logan Greydanus 2020–2026 · Heathen Challenge · Men	5 podiums

Record winners

Men		Wins
1.	Joseph Demoor	3
2.	Griffin Briley	3

Women		Wins
1.	Kelly Wolf	3
2.	Samantha Kelly	2
3.	Gwen Rudy	2

Men U23		Wins
1.	Sam Burke	4

Women U23		Wins
1.	Rachel Hebaus	2
2.	Brianna Rickert	2

U20 Men		Wins
1.	Landon Jakob	2
2.	Anders Carlson	2
3.	Griffin Briley	2

U20 Women		Wins
1.	Carson Leys	2

U18 Men		Wins
1.	Benjamin Bigwood	3
2.	Anders Carlson	2

U18 Women		Wins
1.	Ashley Adkins	3
2.	McCall Birkinshaw	2

Masters Women		Wins
1.	Michelle Ray	2

Men 55+		Wins
1.	Harald Casebourne Stock	2
2.	Mike Preston	2

U14 Men		Wins
1.	Victor Doronin	2
2.	Max Swenson	2

U14 Women		Wins
1.	Kylie Kryger	2

U16 Men		Wins
1.	John Hilverda	2

U16 Women		Wins
1.	Eloise Etherington	2
2.	Stella Gillespie	2

Past winners

Senior

Year	Men	Women
2026	Joseph Demoor Vertical race Jim Snitzer Vertical race Davide Giardini Individual race Marshall Graybill Sprint race 2. Williams 3. Snitzer	Samantha Kelly Vertical race Samantha Kelly Vertical race Gwen Rudy Sprint race 2. Rudy 3. O'Brien
2025	Joseph Demoor Individual race Joseph Demoor Vertical race Jessie McAuley Individual race Griffin Briley Vertical race Griffin Briley Individual race 2. Greydanus 3. Williams	Cecily Decker Individual race Alicia Vargo Vertical race Carson Leys Individual race Samantha Kelly Vertical race Kelly Wolf Individual race 2. Vargo 3. Gorman
2024	Arthur Whitehead Sprint race Griffin Briley Vertical race Jacob Dewey Individual race Jacob Dewey Individual race Joseph Demoor Vertical race Joseph Demoor Individual race 2. Briley 3. Ruta	Corrine Higgins Sprint race Kristin Layne Vertical race Kelly Wolf Individual race Maria Lamb Individual race Hali Hafeman Vertical race Kelly Wolf Individual race 2. Petersen 3. Birkinshaw
2023	Griffin Briley Individual race Griffin Briley Vertical race Griffin Briley Individual race 2. Greydanus 3. Dewey	Emmiliese von Avis Individual race Kelly Wolf Vertical race Gwen Rudy Individual race 2. Rickert 3. Rudy
2021	Brian Macllvain Individual race Jan Welford Individual race Jan Welford Individual race 2. Warren 3. Arnold	Laura Tuttle Individual race Josie Fisher Individual race Josie Fisher Individual race 2. Lesperance
2020	Cameron Smith Individual race Rory Kelly Vertical race Rory Kelly Individual race 2. Greydanus 3. Kelly	Sarah Cookler Individual race Tess Amer Vertical race Tess Amer Individual race 2. Toorenburg 3. Ray

U23

Year	Men	Women
2026	Samuel Johnson Vertical race Sam Burke Vertical race Nicholas Rocco Sprint race	Alayna Szuch Vertical race Journey Flishman Vertical race
2025	Sam Burke Individual race Sam Burke Vertical race Griffin Briley Vertical race Griffin Briley Individual race 2. Beck 3. Wasicko	Rachel Hebaus Individual race Rachel Hebaus Vertical race Rachel Hebaus Vertical race Karina Andersen Individual race 2. Feishman
2024	Bayden Menton Sprint race Sam Burke Vertical race Sam Burke Individual race Sam Wescott Individual race Sam Burke Individual race Sam Burke Vertical race 2. Breezley	Samantha Paisley Sprint race Brianna Rickert Vertical race Brianna Rickert Individual race Samantha Paisley Individual race Rachel Hebaus Individual race Rachel Hebaus Vertical race 2. Katnik 3. Andersen
2023	Sam Burke Vertical race Sam Burke Individual race 2. Menton 3. Breezley	Brianna Rickert Vertical race Brianna Rickert Individual race 2. Pyle
2021	Finnegan O'Connor Individual race	Kaitlyn Mac Guthrie Individual race
2020	Quinn Harnett Individual race

U20

Year	Men	Women
2026	Benjamin Bigwood Vertical race Landon Jakob Vertical race Benjamin Bigwood Sprint race Landon Jakob Sprint race 2. McDonald / Crandall 3. Steinweg	Ashley Adkins Vertical race Stella Gillespie Sprint race McCall Birkinshaw Sprint race 2. Gillespie
2025	Anders Carlson Individual race Benjamin Bigwood Individual race Anders Carlson Vertical race Benjamin Bigwood Vertical race West Carlson Individual race Anders Carlson Vertical race Benjamin Bigwood Vertical race Landon Jakob Individual race Benjamin Bigwood Individual race 2. Zaniello / Jakob 3. Rocco / Brown	Carson Leys Individual race Helen Desmond Individual race Carson Leys Vertical race Ashley Adkins Vertical race Carson Leys Individual race Helen Desmond Vertical race Ashley Adkins Vertical race Helen Desmond Individual race Ashley Adkins Individual race 2. Gillespie 3. Petersen
2024	Griffin Briley Vertical race Anders Carlson Vertical race Anders Carlson Individual race Griffin Briley Individual race Wesley Perkins Individual race Anders Carlson Individual race Finnegan Brown Individual race Anders Carlson Vertical race Benjamin Bigwood Vertical race 2. Perkins / Pittz 3. Wasicko / Jakob	Hailey Elliott Vertical race McCall Birkinshaw Vertical race McCall Birkinshaw Individual race Carson Leys Individual race McCall Birkinshaw Individual race Carson Leys Vertical race Ashley Adkins Vertical race 2. Higgins 3. Leys
2023	Griffin Briley Vertical race Anders Carlson Vertical race Griffin Briley Individual race Massimiliano Zaniello Individual race 2. Ostermiller / Zaniello 3. Wasicko / Jakob	Carson Leys Vertical race McCall Birkinshaw Individual race 2. Birkinshaw 3. Petersen
2020	Caden Klein Individual race 2. Bonenberger 3. Wescott

U18

Year	Men	Women
2026	Otto Trauscht Vertical race William Etherington Vertical race Victor Doronin Vertical race Alex Pennell Sprint race John Hilverda Sprint race 2. Drumwright / Lengel 3. Shackelford / Hilverda	Kylie Kryger Vertical race Brooke Schnaitter Vertical race Brooke Schnaitter Vertical race Kylie Kryger Sprint race Brooke Schnaitter Sprint race 2. Hilverda 3. Bigwood
2025	David Webb Individual race Victor Doronin Individual race David Webb Vertical race Victor Doronin Vertical race John Hilverda Vertical race John Hilverda Individual race Max Swenson Individual race 2. Leys 3. Richards	Eloise Etherington Individual race Eloise Etherington Vertical race Iris Bigwood Vertical race Iris Bigwood Individual race
2024	Benjamin Bigwood Vertical race Victor Doronin Vertical race Benjamin Bigwood Individual race Victor Doronin Individual race Max Trachtenberg Individual race Max Swenson Individual race Max Trachtenberg Vertical race Max Swenson Vertical race 2. Brown 3. McDonald	Stella Gillespie Vertical race Stella Gillespie Individual race Izzy Crandall Individual race Kylie Kryger Individual race Eloise Etherington Vertical race 2. Shah
2023	Sam Kirschner Vertical race Sam Kirschner Individual race 2. Bigwood 3. Sattelmeier	Stella Gillespie Vertical race Stella Gillespie Individual race 2. Crandall 3. Shah
2020	Samuel Johnson Individual race Samuel Burke Individual race 2. Burke 3. Murphy	Anibel Erickson Individual race 2. Higgins 3. Fowler

Master

Year	Men	Women
2026	Shawn Martin Vertical race Harald Casebourne Stock Vertical race Mike Preston Vertical race Hadji Corona Vertical race Steve Woo Sprint race Rob Trauscht Sprint race 2. Pennell / Roop	Alma Pennell Vertical race Kristin Mayer Vertical race Elisabeth Desmont Vertical race Kristin Mayer Sprint race
2025	Mike Preston Individual race Colter Leys Individual race Colter Leys Individual race Eric Broecker Vertical race Harald Casebourne Stock Vertical race Eric Broecker Individual race Scott Simmons Individual race 2. Heil / Corona 3. Rocco / Woo	Elisabeth Desmond Individual race Andrea Ostrovsky Individual race Nikki Itoi Vertical race 2. Ostermiller
2024	Matt Seeley Individual race 2. Shehan 3. Meehan
2023	Tim Briley Vertical race Paul Terranova Vertical race Scott Simmons Individual race 2. Briley / Letherby 3. Woerne / Gangelhoff	Jaime Brede Vertical race Tricia Petzold Vertical race Michelle Ray Individual race 2. Simmons / Ostermiller 3. Itoi / Jakob
2021	Win Whitcomb Individual race Mark Trahan Individual race Mark Trahan Individual race 2. Shefftz 3. Shirokov	Jennifer Lesperance Individual race
2020	Brian Johnson Individual race Mike Engelhardt Vertical race Robert Woerne Individual race 2. Broecker 3. Noto	Michelle Ray Individual race Michelle Ray Individual race

Medal table

Nation				Total
United States	193	135	116	444
Canada	1	2	2	5
Italy	1	0	1	2
Slovenia	0	2	0	2
Australia	0	1	0	1
United Kingdom	0	0	1	1

One medal per result: a team or relay medal counts once for its nation, not once per athlete.

U.S. National Cup - Races

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Viking Sprints

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Viking Sprints

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Fireball Rando

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Fireball Rando

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Whitefish Whiteout

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Wy'easter

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Wy'easter

U.S. National Cup 2024/25 - El Lobo Loco

U.S. National Cup 2024/25 - El Lobo Loco

2024 in numbers

Podium 2024

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Viking Sprints

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Fireball Rando

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Fireball Rando

U.S. National Cup 2023/24 - Whitefish Whiteout

U.S. National Cup 2024/25 - El Lobo Loco

U.S. National Cup 2024/25 - El Lobo Loco

By edition

Field size by edition

Winning time by edition — Fireball Rando · Men

Winning time by edition — El Lobo Loco · Men

Winning time by edition — Fireball Rando · Women

Winning time by edition — El Lobo Loco · Women

Non-finishers by edition

Records & firsts

Record winners

Past winners

Senior

U23

U20

U18

Master

Medal table