Cody Girls, Sheridan Boys Ski to First-Ever Nordic State Titles in Pinedale

The Cody girls and Sheridan boys won the 2026 Wyoming High School Nordic Skiing State Championship team titles last Saturday outside of Pinedale. It was the first title in school history for both programs. The Fillies had three skiers who finished in the top eight of both races and earned their first crown. In just their fourth year as a program, Sheridan climbed to the top of the boys’ podium thanks to two skiers in the top four of the freestyle race, and three in the top seven of the classic event. Four different skiers from three schools won state championships last weekend.

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Sheridan’s Kayley Alicke defended her freestyle state title in a controlled fashion last Friday in the 5km race. She skied the course in 17:34 and won by 34 seconds. Cody’s Raina Wachob was second at 18:08. Olivia Tolson of Pinedale placed third at 18:12.2. In fourth was Hailie Schramm of Cody with a time of 18:18.3. Sheridan’s Macey Alike finished off the top five in fifth at 18:29.3. In the boys’ race, Pinedale’s Darin Binning dominated on his home course. His time was 14:20.5. Binning finished 1:04.1 ahead of the runner-up. That was Sheridan’s Kade Shideman, who crossed the line at 15:24.6. In third was Austin Thomas from Kelly Walsh with a time of 15:28.4. Fourth place in the boys’ race belonged to Abraham Hughes of Sheridan at 16:12.7. Braden Bosco from Natrona County took fifth at 16:25.

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In Saturday’s 10km classic race, Tolson from Pinedale finished at the top with a time of 35:46.6. She edged out the defending champ, Wachob from Cody, who took second by eight seconds. Wachob crossed at 35:54.6. Kayley Alicke of Sheridan came in third at 36:36.2. Nora Strike from Lander was fourth at 36:37.1, and Sadie Wachob of Cody rounded out the top five with a time of 37:53. For the boys, Austin Thomas from Kelly Walsh won the state title in the classic race at 30:53.5. Binning finished second, 28.3 seconds back, at 31:21.8. Hughes from Sheridan placed third with a time of 31:36.2. His teammate, Shideman, took fourth at 31:44.4, and Bosco from NC was fifth at 32:02.6.

Team Scoring Recap

Cody scored 174 points and topped the girls’ standings by 22 points over Lander, who finished with 152. Defending champion Jackson came in third at 146, followed by Sheridan with 124, Laramie at 112, Natrona County with 105 points, Pinedale scored 79, and Kelly Walsh had 46 points.

Sheridan’s first boys’ title saw them score 168 points. The Broncs slipped past host Pinedale, who was second with 162 team points. Lander placed third at 141. The Tigers were followed by Kelly Walsh at 128, Laramie with 120, Natrona County at 112 points, Jackson with 99, and Cody did not score.

The championships were at the Skyline Nordic Trail System north of Pinedale in the Wind River Range.