Drum roll please….the 2017 New England JN team qualifiers have been listed!! We take the top 6 each for U16’s boys and U16 girls, and the top 15 each for U18/U20 men and women (min. 3 U20 and 6 U18’s), not including auto qualifiers. Go to our RANKINGS tab to see the list of qualifiers. If you are on the list, and need to decline, please email [email protected] ASAP so we can name the next athlete on the list. Thank you, and CONGRATS to all!
NENSA News
Eastern Cup Weekend #4 Recap ~
It was another fabulous weekend of Eastern Cup racing this past Saturday and Sunday, and old man winter did not disappoint us! Amazing conditions and awesome trails awaited us in both Craftsbury VT and in Holderness NH. Thank you to all the organizers of this weekend – Dartmouth College & Ford Sayre and all their volunteers, along with the staff and volunteers at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center for a great day of racing on Saturday, and, to the Holderness Nordic ski club and their wonderful volunteers for the second great day of racing on Sunday. Without this great community involvement, these races would not be possible – thank you all!
Saturday was the combined Eastern Cup and Dartmouth Carnival race day #1, with classic distance races held at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Vermont. Podiums included, for the women, first place, Caitlin Paterson, Craftsbury Nordic; second place Elizabeth Guiney, Craftsbury Nordic; third place Elizabeth Gill, UNH. For the men, first place, Fabian Stocek, Dartmouth; second place Eli Hoenig, Williams College; third place Peter Holmes, UNH. For the U16 girls, first place was Anna Lehman, SMS; second place Charlotte Ogden, SMS; third place Abigail Streinz, OSI. For the U16 boys, first place was Will Koch, SMS; second place, Griffin Wright; and third place Zander Martin.
Sunday’s Eastern Cup/Cheri Walsh freestyle races were held at the Holderness School in Holderness NH, where it snowed all day! It was a winter wonderland with beautiful trails, but made for some long and tricky driving home post racing. Podiums included ~ open women: first Carly Winn; second Mary O’Connell, Craftsbury Nordic; third Rena Schwartz, GMVS. For the men, first place was Daniel Streinz, Mountain Endurance; second place Welly Ramsey; third place Aidan Kirkham. For the U16 girls podiums went to – first place Anna Lehmann, SMS; second place Olivia Cuneo, GMVS; third place Abigail Streinz, OSI. For the U16 boys it was, first place Josh Valentine, Gunstock Nordic; second place Matthew Moreau, CSU juniors; third place Will Koch, SMS.
We held our annual New England JN Team informational meeting after all the races on Sunday. Thanks to SWIX for making the trek down in the snow for uniform fittings, and to all the JN coaches and staff, and potential JN Team athletes and their parents for sticking around, if they could. We will be naming the New England 2017 JN Team shortly – stay tuned!
Please go to our NENSA fb page for photos from this past weekend!
Seed Lists now posted for both Saturday & Sunday Eastern Cup Races ~
Go to VTCM #4 page to view the SEED LISTS for Saturday’s EC/Dartmouth Carnival/Silver Fox Trot races in Craftsbury, VT and Sunday’s EC/Cheri Walsh races at the Holderness School in NH.
New England JN Team Informational Meeting at Holderness this Sunday at 1:15pm ~
Greetings potential JN Team athletes and parents ~
This Sunday is the last weekend of Eastern Cup racing for JN qualifying. Immediately following the last men’s race at Holderness, NENSA will be having our NE JN Team informational meeting, for all potential JN Team athletes and their parents. This meeting will be at 1:15pm in the gymnasium. Please come to hear about the upcoming Junior National trip to Lake Placid starting March 4th, meet the JN coaches and staff, ask questions, try on the NE SWIX uniforms for sizing for ordering, and pay by check if you already know you will be making the team. Here is the link on NENSA.net to our 2017 JN Packet/Payment info, including all waivers.
To find this link – go to the homepage TABS and click on > Programs > Competitor > JN Team > 2017 JN Packet/Payment.
We look forward to seeing you in both Craftsbury and Holderness this weekend, and best of luck to all our athletes on this final weekend of Eastern Cup/JNQ racing!
REMINDER – on-line registration closes at 5pm SHARP today on SkiReg.com. There will be DOR registration both days this weekend – $50 each day, and you must be both a current and valid NENSA and USSA/FIS member to race – bring you membership numbers with you. DOR open 9-10 am on Saturday at Craftsbury, and 8-9am on Sunday at Holderness.
Registration Closes 5pm SHARP Wednesday 2/8 for Eastern Cup Weekend #4
Greetings Eastern Cup Racers ~
Do not delay ~ Registration closes at 5pm SHARP on Wednesday 2/8 for Eastern Cup weekend #4. Go to SkiReg.com and register NOW!
Saturday is a combined Eastern Cup/Dartmouth Carnival/Silver Fox Trot classic distance race, to be held at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, in VT. Sunday is the Eastern Cup/Cheri Walsh Memorial freestyle distance race at the Holderness School, in Holderness NH. Please go to VTCM EC#4 for all updates, race information and schedules.
After the last race on Sunday 2/12 – there will be a New England JN Team informational meeting at Holderness School, in their Gymnasium on Sunday at 1:15 pm – pick up and fill out the necessary paperwork, meet the JN Coaches, try on sizes for the Swix uniforms to order, etc. etc. Please come if you know you will be on the team, or, if you may be on the team – all are welcome! This is a great opportunity to ask questions. JN Trip Leader: Amie Smith, [email protected] Click here for the complete 2017 JN packet.