The third annual Diamond Cup Challenge, sponsored by The Menning Family, enjoyed a day of sunshine and great competition on Sunday, March 26, at Diamond Peak Ski Resort.

Tom, Marisa, T.J. and Brooke Menning joined the festivities, awarding medals and trophies to the racers and groups who won top honors.

Following are the results of the race:

Results: (Total Time)

OVERALL FASTEST YOUTH (ages 12 and under)
Lila Lapanja (43.46)

OVERALL FASTEST FEMALE (skier)
Jessica Bouleau (40.18)

OVERALL FASTEST MALE (skier)
Vojko Lapanja (39.83)

OVERALL FASTEST MALE (snowboarder)
Peter Klein (56.17)

OVERALL FASTEST FAMILY
The Fulton Family (135.54) comprised of Doug Fulton (father), Francine Fulton (mother) and Alexander Fulton (son)

BY AGE GROUP, FEMALES (Name Run 1 Run 2 Total)

Ages 1 - 6
1) Mia Consentini 28.55 29.67 58.22
2) Taylor Fairman 31.73 30.39 62.12
3) Laurel Taylor 35.03 34.87 69.90

Ages 7 - 8
1) Sami Lampe 27.04 26.91 53.95
2) Erica Kennedy 26.99 27.67 54.66
3) Emily Donahue 27.67 27.39 55.06

Ages 9 - 10
1) Marie Johnson 23.73 22.89 46.62
2) Annie Kate Genasci 23.06 23.58 46.64
3) Elizabeth Ryan 23.60 23.41 47.01

Ages 11 - 12
1) Lila Lapanja 21.55 21.91 43.46
2) Lena Andrews 22.17 21.77 43.94
3) Grace Dolan 21.79 22.61 44.40

Ages 13 - 14
1) Whitney Hill 23.88 24.08 47.96

Ages 15 - 19
1) Jamie Normandin 22.20 22.00 44.20

Ages 20 - 29
1) Jessica Bouleau 20.11 20.07 40.18
2) Caroline Bergstrom 20.91 20.48 41.39
3) Hilary Peterson 21.11 20.52 41.63

Ages 30 - 40
1) Sara Toutin 21.69 21.60 43.29
2) Penny Sacht 24.11 23.71 47.82
3) Karen Laurie 24.62 24.46 49.08

Ages 41 - 50
1) Lois Bedient 24.63 24.25 48.88
2) Francine Fulton 24.90 24.74 49.64
3) Jain McClain-Dolan 25.16 25.36 50.52

Ages 51 - 60
1) Linda Crowell 22.03 21.47 43.50

Ages 61 - 70
1) Margarethe Richter 26.68 26.80 53.48

BY AGE GROUP, MALES (Name Run 1 Run 2 Total):

Ages 1 - 6
1) Winston Pretti 29.48 29.34 58.82
2) John Alber 29.45 30.80 60.25
3) Michael Hartman 30.43 30.80 61.23

Ages 7 - 8
1) Nelson Bedient 25.62 26.41 52.03
2) Gavin Klein 26.36 26.39 52.75
3) Thomas Barton 30.05 27.81 57.86

Ages 9 - 10
1) Ty Sprock 22.08 21.71 43.79
2) Harrison Holetz 23.40 23.48 46.88
3) Tommy Dolan 23.94 23.66 47.60

Ages 11 - 12
1) Troy Cohee 22.04 21.67 43.71
2) Alexander Fulton 22.10 22.18 44.28
3) Alexander Tanner 22.04 22.35 44.39

Ages 13 - 14
1) Luca Genasci 21.28 21.51 42.79
2) Curtis Devore 28.44 27.18 55.62

Ages 15 - 19
1) Matt Smith 23.95 23.17 47.12
2) Preston Holetz 25.35 25.02 50.37

Ages 20 - 29
1) Matt Savage 19.98 19.98 39.96
2) Luke Spear 20.21 20.44 40.65

Ages 30 - 40
1) Vojko Lapanja 20.11 19.72 39.83
2) John Albrecht 20.44 20.46 40.90
3) Scott Fontecchio 20.60 20.60 41.20

Ages 41 - 50
1) Doug Bedient 20.79 20.68 41.47
2) Doug Fulton 20.81 20.81 41.62
3) Peter Sprock 21.57 21.30 42.8

Ages 51 - 60
1) Sam Crowell 21.20 21.20 42.40
2) Brian Smith 21.60 21.34 42.94
3) Willy Krusell 24.34 24.52 48.86

Ages 61 - 70
1) Reinhard Richter 22.88 22.20 45.08
2) Ken Schopfer 24.14 24.73 48.87
3) David Reiley 25.81 26.07 51.88

BY CATEGORY:
MOTHER-DAUGHTER (Racers’ Names Total Time)
1st Place: Jain and Grace Dolan 94.92
2nd Place: Chris and Marie Johnson 102.62
3rd Place: Shahin and Sami Lampe 104.49

MOTHER-SON (Racers’ Names Total Time)
1st Place: Francine and Alex Fulton 93.92
2nd Place: Lois and Davis Bedient 95.01
3rd Place: Jain and Tommy Dolan 98.12

FATHER-DAUGHTER(Racers’ Names Total Time)
1st Place: Vojko and Lila Lapanja 83.29
2nd Place: Kip and Kerrie Tonking 100.00
3rd Place: Steve and Christina Cruz 100.65

FATHER-SON (Racers’ Names Total Time)
1st Place: Doug and Alex Fulton 85.90
2nd Place: Peter and Ty Sprock 86.66
3rd Place: Doug and David Bedient 87.60

Reprinted from North Lake Tahoe Bonanza