A word about snowshoe rankings

As most of you know, there's quite a few folks putting out snowshoe rankings each week and each person does it slightly different. Being one of those folks, I can tell you it ain't easy but it's a lot of fun trying to figure it out each week. I think deep down most of us like to know how we do against our peers, even if we don't always race head to head each week. I encourage you to check them all out.

Wolfe Tracks - February 15 Update

 Latest snowshoe rankings (according to yours truly) have been updated today. Includes results from the weekend (Camp Saratoga, Wilton NY).

Top 25 Snowshoers (men and women)

Here's my top 25 snowshoers based on a 'best of 3' format. Snowshoers get points for strength of field and overall placement. The system is far from perfect (even I don't necessarily agree with the rankings) but what the heck. It's easier to have a formula calculate the rankings then for me to do it :-)
The more you race, the better your chances are of moving up.
Camp Saratoga results were included.

		14-Feb
TOP 25 OVERALL MEN (best of 3)
Rank	Name	Age	Division	Pts	Races
1	Jim Johnson	32	OPEN	97.36	8
2	Ben Nephew	34	OPEN	94.66	5
3	Tim VanOrden	41	MASTER	94.57	8
4	Kevin Tilton	28	OPEN	94.37	3
5	Josh Ferenc	28	OPEN	93.52	3
6	Geoff Cunningham	33	OPEN	93.47	3
7	Dave Dunham	45	MASTER	92.78	7
8	Charles Therriault	24	OPEN	91.76	3
9	Robert Jackman	27	OPEN	91.20	4
10	Matt Westerlund	37	OPEN	89.31	6
11	Tim Cox	36	OPEN	89.20	3
12	Tim Mahoney	30	OPEN	88.81	5
13	Steve Wolfe	45	MASTER	88.14	8
14	Ross Krause	30	OPEN	87.31	4
15	James Pawlicki	35	OPEN	86.59	4
16	Danny Ferreira	27	OPEN	85.33	5
17	Chris Dunn	41	MASTER	84.86	4
18	Sean Snow	43	MASTER	84.44	4
19	Reeder Fahnestock	30	OPEN	83.66	4
20	Ken Clark	47	MASTER	82.04	8
21	Richard Lavers	33	OPEN	81.67	6
22	David Principe	43	MASTER	81.41	3
23	John Agosto	45	MASTER	80.40	3
24	Jeremiah Fitzgibbon	53	SENIOR	80.22	4
25	Rich Teal	31	OPEN	79.56	6
TOP 25 OVERALL WOMEN (best of 3)
Rank	Name	Age	Division	Pts	Races
1	Abby Mahoney	31	OPEN	80.47	3
2	Amber Cullen	27	OPEN	77.73	5
3	Amy Lane	30	OPEN	77.34	4
4	Carolyn Stocker	17	YOUTH	76.51	5
5	Ann Rasmussen	45	MASTER	74.89	4
6	Shelynn Tetreault	34	OPEN	73.23	5
7	Lisa Ransom	47	MASTER	68.86	5
8	Ashley Krause	32	OPEN	68.35	4
9	Jessey Campbell	19	YOUTH	67.30	4
10	Jessica Hageman	35	OPEN	64.55	4
11	Sarah Phillips	26	OPEN	62.64	3
12	Lisa D'Aniello	23	OPEN	61.88	3
13	Regina Kavadias	43	MASTER	61.84	4
14	Becky Shattuck	57	SENIOR	59.99	5
15	Shelby Erwin	14	YOUTH	59.64	4
16	Sarah Dzikowicz	39	OPEN	59.22	4
17	Jessica Mulligan	17	YOUTH	58.73	4
18	Denise Dion	51	SENIOR	57.67	6
19	Diane Levesque	56	SENIOR	56.85	4
20	Laura Clark	62	SENIOR	55.75	8
21	Holly Atkinson	40	MASTER	55.27	3
22	Sharon Barbano	56	SENIOR	55.26	3
23	Ellen Tidd	41	MASTER	55.15	4
24	Kathleen Furlani	61	SENIOR	54.95	5
25	Kate Nettles	32	OPEN	53.64	3

WOLFE TRACKS - February 8 (UPDATED)

UPDATED: I didn't want to distract from the REAL New England Snowshoe Rankings so I changed the name of my rankings to WOLFE TRACKS. I do this for fun. I like playing with the data. No disrespect was meant towards the GSSS (and Chris Dunn). The work he's done promoting snowshoeing and especially the rankings system he started last year is greatly appreciated. Thanks Chris!

 
I've added a Snowshoe Rankings page to my blog (upper left-hand column) and will try to keep it updated weekly. I couple of notes about this weeks rankings:

1. I've only included races from the WMAC and GSSS series so far. I would have included the Vermont race this past weekend but I have yet to find the results. If they ever get posted I'll revise the rankings (if necessary).
2. Minimum of 3 races required. For now, if you raced more than 3 races I've dropped your lowest score and averaged the rest. After a few more races I may switch to a 'best of 4' or 'best of 5'. Not sure yet which is a better method for scoring.
3. In addition to the Men and Women Open and Masters divisions I've also included a "top 25 overall". No particular reason, just thought it might be interesting to see how the various divisions rank compared to each other.