Peter Groseclose competes with Liam Kitchel trailing behind him during the USS Short Track Age Group National Championships at the Jack Shea 1932 arena in Lake Placid this past weekend.(Provided photo)

LAKE PLACID — The Jack Shea 1932 Rink was host to the USS Short Track Age Group National Championships from March 31 to April 3.

Speedskaters from all over the country at the event practiced and competed. The distances competed were 500-meter, 777-meter, 1000-meter and 1500-meter.

A special smaller course was laid out for the younger skaters, 10 and under who skated on a special 85m track as part of a national “Future of Speed” camp.

The event had a speedskating clinic, as well as, an Olympian meet-and-greet for aspiring skaters and fans. Several Beijing Olympic Short Track speedskaters were on hand to conduct the clinic for younger and beginner skaters including 2022 Olympian Ryan Pivirotto.

The competition served as a test event for the Winter World University Games 2023, which will take place in Lake Placid on Jan. 12-22, 2022.

Peter Groseclose, middle, leads a pack with Sean Shuai, left, behind him and Ray Shim to the side during the USS Short Track Age Group National Championships in Lake Placid this past weekend.(Provided photo)

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Winners

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Junior D (11-12):

Men’s

1000m: A. Aidan Liu, 1:42.869; B. David Provod, 1:45.225; C. Joseph Liu, 1:50.701; D. Kieran Collins, 1:54.203.

500m: A. Aidan Liu, 0:46.372; B. Benjamin Sullivan, 0:47.225; C. William Wang, 0:50.516; D. Vincent Chan

0:54.073; E. Robert Dodson, 0:55.351.

777m: A. Aidan Liu, 1:15.230; B. Jonathan Derheimer, 1:19.148; C. Joseph Liu, 1:20.170; D. Aarya Chandnani, 1:25.495; E. Ethan Sonn, 1:30.315.

Women’s

1000m: A. Isabella Chen, 1:45.094; B. Phoenix Abernathy, 1:53.625.

500m: A. Olimpia Kazanecka, 0:47.792; B. Sasha Mensah, 0:53.4.

777m: A. Olimpia Kazanecka, 1:16.779; B. Sasha Mensah, 1:24.520.

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Junior C (13-14):

Men’s

1500m: A. Ray Shim, 2:29.115; B. Aiden Meacham, 2:37.688; C. Jackson Stroth, 2:55.029.

500m: A. Ray Shim, 0:43.908; B. Liam Kitchel, 0:47.953; C. Wesley Jones, 0:48.964; D. JaTier Salter, 0:52.911.

1000m: A. Peter Groseclose, 1:33.222; B. Brandon Liao, 1:45.644; C. Aiden Zhang, 1:45.287; D. Callum Eggers, 1:50.736.

Women’s

1500m: A. Michelle Yi, 2:51.665; B. Audrey Lengkong, 2:42.576; C. Xin ye Liu, 3:10.863.

500m: A. Grace Chun, 0:47.60; B. Selena Su, 0:50.762; C. Keegan Levine, 0:56.161.

1000m: A. Michelle Yi, 1:39.976; B. Elizabeth Rhodehamel, 1:47.454; C. Selena Su, 1:42.658.

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Junior B (15-16):

Men’s

1500m: A. Daniel Yoon, 2:27.085; B. Chirag Chandnani, 2:40.499; C. Andrew Lengkong, 2:39.980; D. Colin Ferguson, 2:38.177.

500m: A. Daniel Yoon, 0:43.463; B. Leo Drossos-Thompson, 0:47.215; C. Andrew Lengkong, 0:47.710; D. Rory O’Brien, 0:49.338; E. Ryan Olijnyk, 0:50.913.

1000m: A. Aaron Liu, 1:34.919; B. Leo Drossos-Thompson, 1:36.282; C. Colin Ferguson, 1:40.282; D. Marcello Gaus Ehning, 1:50.691.

Women’s

1500m: Eunice Lee, 2:31.357.

500m: A. Louisiana Stahl, 0:48.027; B. Eunice Lee, 0:46.868.

1000m: A. Eunice Lee, 1:47.260; B. Ruth Sowa, 1:53.420.

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Junior A Open (17 ):

Men’s

1500m: A. Seung-Min Kwon, 2:56.014; B. Samuel Habecker, 2:40.889.

500m: A. Seung-Min Kwon, 0:42.790; B. Jason Dong, 0:46.327.

1000m: A. Marcus Howard, 2:08.844; B. Darin Shim, 1:32.234.

Women’s

1500m: Samantha Scheffler, 2:58.788.

500m: A. Samantha Scheffler, 0:52.719; B. Diana Bickmore, 0:57.971.

1000m: Penelope Romanelli, 1:49.845.

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Master Division:

Men’s

1500m: Group 1. JinSung Kim, 2:54.096; Group 2. Keith Wobeser, 2:54.589; Group 3. Karl Hughes, 3:21.015.

500m: Group 1. JinSung Kim, 0:48.739; Group 2. Patrick Wentland, 0:51.778; Group 3. Karl Hughes, 0:59.575.

1000m: Group 1. Tim VanFleet, 1:46.567; Group 2. Patrick Wentland, 1:45.660; Group 3. Karl Hughes, 2:03.677.

Women’s

1500m: Group 1. Cherise Wilkins, 2:58.250; Group 2. Nathalie Rodrique-Hasselback, 3:02.634.

500m: Group 1: Cherise Wilkins, 0:50.660; Group 2. Nathalie Rodrique-Hasselback, 0:57.632.

1000m: Group 1: Cherise Wilkins, 1:49.799; Group 2. Nathalie Rodrique-Hasselback, 1:57.013.

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Gender Relay:

2000m: Team 4. Lucas Koo, Julius Kazanecki, Audrey Lengkong, Ariel Chun (3:08.392).

3000m: Men’s Team 3: Marcus Howard, Daniel Yoon, Jason Dong, Julius Kazanecki (4:26.539).

3000m: Women’s Team 4: Louisiana Stahl, Kyungeun Jang, Veranika Hryn, Samantha Scheffler (5:05.464).