Primitive Snowshoe Biathlon

The 2020 St. Lawrence Valley Primitive Snowshoe Biathlon was a success!

Thank you so much for everyone who participated, all of our wonderful volunteers, and this year’s corporate sponsors: The Chazen Companies, T.J. Fiacco Construction and Gray’s Gunshop.

This year’s results are as follows:

Youth Rifle
PlaceNameHometownTime
1stIsabelle AllensonNew Haven, Vermont+11
2ndJoseph HanssRochester, New York+23
Ladies Primitive Rifle
PlaceNameHometownTime
1stDanielle RougeauOrwell, Vermont-30
2ndWendy ButlerNew Haven, Vermont-19
3rdAmanda FaskenKingston, Ontario, CA+94
Elder Ladies Primitive Rifle
PlaceNameHometownTime
1stSusan PerkinsWeybridge, Vermont+2
2ndGail HanssRochester, New York+66
Men’s Primitive Rifle
PlaceNameHometownTime
1stMatt ThomasHampton, New York-24
2ndElijah FrodgeVeedersburg, Indiana-17
3rdCraig GardnerBrasher Falls, New York-14
4thCarl GallingerNorth Lawrence, New York-12
5thBryan CarsonMiddlebury, Vermont-2
6thJoe TamagniMiddlebury, Vermont+1
7thAndrew PhillipsColton,  New York+3
8thScott McCargerNorfolk, New York+31
9thEd LysettKanata, Ontario, CA+66
10thPete Gilbert, Jr.Tupper Lake, New York+68
Elder Men’s Primitive Rifle
PlaceNameHometownTime
1stGary PerkinsWeybridge, Vermont-36
2ndEric PiccioniKnowlton, Quebec, CA-25
3rdDave DoriaMiddlebury, Vermont-23
4thScott McCargerNorfolk, New York-18
5thRay HainesWarren, Pennsylvania-15
6thBill MonroeLisbon, New York+3
7thFred HanssHannawa Falls, New York+30
8thAntonio FerraioliKnox, New York+67
Men’s Primitive Smoothbore
PlaceNameHometownTime
1stTroy LewisVeedersburg, Indiana-24
2ndRandy ButlerNew Haven, Vermont-21
3rdJohn MadowerOrleans, Ontario, CA+18
4thPaul Joseph MillerPlattsburgh, New York+19
Elder Men’s Smoothbore
PlaceNameHometownTime
1stFranklin MeyerEden, New York-21
2ndLloyd HargraveMadrid, New York+18
Men’s In-Line Rifle
PlaceNameHometownTime
1stKurt JohnsonDelanson, New York-20
2ndMatt SheehanColton, New York+28
Primitive Pistol – Exhibition
PlaceNameHometownTime
1stDanielle RougeauOrwell, Vermont-23
2ndBrian RowellNot provided-31

You might be asking yourself, “What is the Primitive Snowshoe Biathlon?”

The Biathlon requires that participants run (or walk briskly) along a snowshoe trail through the woods and fire a muzzleloading rifle or musket at each of 5 targets on the trail. Runners are timed, fire 2 shots at each target and throw a tomahawk; each hit reduces the runner’s time by 5 minutes. In 2018, the Association partnered with the St. Lawrence -Lewis BOCES to replace its swinging iron targets for the annual event and they are still in great condition for this year’s Biathlon!

We hope to see you next year at the 2021 Biathlon!

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