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Elite Team

The NENSA Elite Team exists as a program to support and facilitate the appropriate development of top athletes toward the goal of international excellence. In addition to recognition for accomplishments, this program provides incentives for athletes to seek high levels of competition, and to encourage athletes to think in terms of long-range development. In order to gain access to the Elite Team an athlete must achieve a certain level of success at national level competition.

Qualifying criteria to be considered for the Team:

A pool of athletes will be identified based on results in national level competition, comprising individuals who meet the following criteria.  From this pool of athletes the team will be named, as outlined below under “Team Selection.” Note: additional athletes may be added by ADC nomination.

  • Eastern athletes in the top 15 OVERALL on the final U.S. Ski & Snowboard ranking list
  • Top 3 in age group (U18/U20/U23/Senior) on the final U.S. Ski & Snowboard ranking list
  • World Junior/U23 Jr/ U18 trip qualifiers (Alternates who compete potential discretion)
  • Top 5 on Final combined EISA ranking list
  • In addition, a skier with Elite Team status from the previous year may be eligible for discretionary addition to the Elite or Development teams.
  • Out of Region/ Foreign Athletes will not be named to the NENSA Elite or Development Teams, and they do displace US skiers.

NENSA Elite Team Requirements:

  • Must be active NENSA members to receive benefits,
  • To accept spot on team selected juniors must agree to attend a Elite Group Summer Camp – Eastern REG, or NTG, or NEG camps.
  • Must agree to represent New England at national competitions, in addition to their home club. (Junior Nationals, Sr. Nationals, etc.).  Must have Eastern designation on USSA License.
  • Must plan to continue to meet training goals.

Team Benefits:

  • Athletes on this list are eligible to receive free entry to NENSA Eastern Cup Series events.
  • SKIDA Team Headband
Competitive Program Director,  Justin Beckwith and the Athletic Development Committee (ADC) oversee this program.  Questions?  Contact [email protected]

Elite Team Members

ELITE TEAM 22 women DEVO TEAM 23 women
Top 15 U23 (4-8)
Sophie Caldwell Abigail Drach EISA
Jessie Diggins Erin Bianco
Julia Kern Lauren Jortberg EISA
Caitlin Patterson Lizzie Larkins
Katharine Ogden EISA Lucy Hochschartner Mid-A
Kaitlynn Miller Jackie Garso EISA/Mid-A
Sophia Laukli EISA / JWC Marin Coletta EISA
Alexandra Lawson EISA / U23WC U20 (4-8)
SR (top 3) Lucinda Anderson EISA
Evelina Sutro EISA Anna Lehmann
Alayna Sonnesyn Sofia Sanchez
Elizabeth Guiney Phoebe Sweet
U23 (top 3) Lillian Bates
Annika Landis EISA U18 (4-8)
Gabrielle Vandendries Quincy Massey-Bierman
Renae Anderson EISA Camille Bolduc
U20 (top 3) Samantha Nolan
Waverly Gebhardt Elsa Bolinger
Margaret Gellert EISA Emma Strack
Callie Young JWC U16
Charlotte Ogden Sofia Scirica
U18 (top 3) Evelyn Walton
Nina Seemann U18 Mica Bodkins
Amelia Tucker Emma Charles
Shea Brams Hattie Barker
U16 Maggie McGee
Ava Thurston U18
8 REG 16 REG 24 REG

ELITE TEAM 20 men DEVO TEAM 26 men
Top 15 SR (4-8)
Kyle Bratrud Ian Moore EISA
Benjamin Lustgarten Raleigh Goessling
Simeon Hamilton Carter Hall
Adam Martin U23 (4-8)
Ian Torchia Elliot Ketchel EISA
Ben Ogden EISA / JWC Finn O’Connell EISA
Karl Schulz EISA / Mid – A Daniel Streinz
SR (top 3) Christian Gostout EISA
Akeo Maifeld-Carucci Adam Glueck EISA
Benjamin Saxton U20 (4-8)
Braden Becker Peter Moore
U23 (top 3) Anders Sonnesyn
Peter Wolter EISA Griffin Wright
Zane Fields U23WC Sam Hodges
Bill Harmeyer EISA Josh Valentine
U20 (top 3) U18 (4-8)
Scott Schulz EISA / Mid-A Aidan Burt
Isaac Freitas-Eagan EISA Mathias Boudreau-Golfman
James Kitch Jack Christner
Gregory Burt EISA Linden Niedeck
U18 (top 3) Jack Young
Will Koch U18 U16
Brian Bushey U18 Trey Jones
Finn Sweet Jack Lange
Fin Bailey
Nate Livingood
Tzevi Schwartz
Clint Macy
Cormac Leahy
Caden Cote
7 REG 18 REG 25 REG

2019-2020 NENSA Elite Team 

 

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