NENSA is proud to announce that following the conclusion of the Eastern Cup, 50 skiers have been named to Team New England for the US Ski and Snowboard Junior National Championships held March 10th-15th in Soldier Hollow, Utah, the site of the 2002, and upcoming 2034, Winter Olympic Games.
The full Team New England roster is posted here.
Qualification for Junior Nationals represents a milestone achievement for skiers to cap a season of racing in which they have shown their passion and drive across all the different disciplines in our sport. NENSA is particularly excited that the depth and breadth of the skier’s named for Team New England offer a dynamic and representative sampling of what makes our ski community unique. Athletes have been named from Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, and more than that, bring a unique set of talents as skiers and as young people. After a season spent pushing each other among the forests and hills of New England, they will get to travel West to compete together as one team.
Skiers are named to Team New England primarily based on their season-long performance in NENSA’s Eastern Cup Series, capturing performance from the Eastern Cup Opener at the Henchey Memorial at Craftsbury in December, through the Finale at the Frost Mountain Eastern Cup. Additionally, 7 skiers met US Ski and Snowboard automatic qualifying criteria based on their performance at the US Cross Country Ski National Championships, held in Anchorage, AK in January, or through their performance on the EISA carnival circuit.
Team New England will be led in their efforts at Soldier Hollow by a support staff of 13 coaches representing a sampling of our region’s depth of expertise and energy in nordic skiing. The full staff roster is named below, and is led by Stratton Mountain School Program Director and Team New England Head Coach Matt Boobar, and NENSA’s Competitive Program Director Ben Theyerl.
Team New England will begin a full week of championship ski racing in Soldier Hollow on Monday, March 10th. 2025. Information on the US Junior National Ski Championships can be found from Soldier Hollow organizers here.
U16 Girls
| Antonia Schramm | Stratton Mountain School |
| Acadia Enman | Mansfield Nordic Club |
| Mia Gorman | Mansfield Nordic Club |
| Astrid Longstreth | Mansfield Nordic Club |
| Olivia Hanna | Ford Sayre |
| Lucille Dent | Ford Sayre |
| Leila Griffith | Craftsbury Ski Club |
| Mikaela Paluszek (Age Group Coach) | Green Mountain Valley School |
U16 Boys
| Jorgen Pirrung | Mansfield Nordic Club |
| Matthew Northcott | Caldwell Sport |
| Eli McEnaney | Prospect Mountain Ski Club |
| Foster Whitworth V | Holderness Nordic Club |
| Patrick Holland | Prospect Mountain Ski Club |
| James Langan | Mansfield Nordic Club |
| George Forbes (Age Group Coach) | Stratton Mountain School |
U18 Girls
| Annie Hanna | Ford Sayre |
| Ruth Krebs | Craftsbury Ski Club |
| Emma Paarson | Stratton Mountain School |
| *Lea Perreard* | Ford Sayre |
| Claire Serrano | Craftsbury Ski Club |
| Ava Schneider | Green Mountain Valley School |
| Mary Harrington | Green Mountain Valley School |
| Ella Ronci | Holderness Nordic Club |
| Frances Tucker | EMXC |
| Kiera Stabile | Stratton Mountain School |
| Sara Salingman-McGill | Craftsbury Ski Club |
| Tillie Lange | Craftsbury Ski Club |
| Estella Laird | Green Mountain Valley School |
| Isabel Linton | Craftsbury Ski Club |
| Isabel Seay (Age Group Coach) | Ford Sayre |
U18 Boys
| Matthew McIntosh | Green Mountain Valley School |
| Joseph Sluka | Ford Sayre |
| Jonah Gorman | Mansfield Nordic Club |
| Jed Bentley | Dublin XC |
| Niko Cuneo | Mansfield Nordic Club |
| Beckett Cote | Quarry Road Ski Club |
| Fritz Sanders | Berkshire Trails |
| Lucas Barstow | Gould Academy |
| Chris Stock (Age Group Coach) | EMXC |
U20 Girls
| Beth McIntosh | Green Mountain Valley School |
| Maddie Hooker | Colby College |
| Nyla Scott | Colby College |
| Margo Nightingale | Colby College |
| Caroline Tarmy | St. Lawrence University |
| Sarah Glueck | Colby College |
| Kate Northcott (Age Group Coach) | Caldwell Sport |
U20 Boys
| Finn Christiansen | Green Mountain Valley School |
| Miles Miner | Green Mountain Valley School |
| *James Underwood* | Ford Sayre |
| Anders Linseisen | Mansfield Nordic Club |
| Micah Bruner | Stratton Mountain School |
| Abrahm Geissinger | GMVS |
| Ellis Slover | Colby College |
| Quinn McDermott | Williams College |
| Cole Bothner | Williams College |
| Steve Bruner (Age Group Coach) | Stratton Mountain School |
Coaching Staff
| Age Group Coaches | ||
| U16 Boys | George Forbes | SMS |
| U16 Girls | Mikaela Paluszek | GMVS |
| U18 Boys | Chris Stock | EMXC |
| U18 Girls | Isabel Seay | Ford Sayre |
| U20 Boys | Steve Bruner | SMS |
| U20 Girls | Kate Northcott | Caldwell Sport |
| Service Staff | ||
| Head of Service | Adam Terko | Mansfield Nordic Club |
| Kick Tech | Ollie Burruss | Craftsbury Ski Club |
| Kick Tech | Brandon Herhusky | University of New Hampshire |
| Glide Tech | Annika Martell | Williams College |
| Glide Tech | Devin Wong | Harvard University |
| Trip Leaders | ||
| Head Coach | Matt Boobar | SMS |
| Trip Leader | Ben Theyerl | NENSA |
** – Indicates Mike Gallagher Award Winners as this season’s Eastern Cup Champions.
