It’s time to register for our Eastern Cup weekend #3 at Rikert Nordic Center, happening this coming weekend 1/28 & 1/29 ~ go to SkiReg.com and register today! On-line registration closes at 5pm sharp this Weds. 1/25. The Rikert course looks good, the crew there is working hard, and according to Rikert Director Mike Hussey, he is confident snow conditions will allow them to host another top notch event. So don’t delay, register today! For the schedule and full info on the weekend’s events, go our VTCM #3 page.
NENSA News
There Is Still Room To Join Us For NENSA’s Women’s Day this Sunday!
Looking for a fun thing to do this weekend? Want to come skiing on some great snow with lots of other great women? Then look no further then NENSA’s Women’s Day, this Sunday January 22nd in Bethel Maine. Registration is just $35 for NENSA members, and $50 for non-members. Go to SkiReg.com to register and see the full schedule of events. There is an array of wonderful clinics to choose from, a luncheon, a raffle and lots more! We hope you will join us!
NENSA Athletes named to U23 Worlds, JR Worlds and U18 Scando Trip Teams from US Sr. Nationals
Many of our top NENSA athletes, including those on both our NENSA Elite and Development Teams had a very successful week of racing out in Soldier Hollow Utah for US Sr. Nationals last week. The following NENSA athletes were named to the following teams:
U18 Scando Trip: Ben Ogden, SMS, NENSA Devo Team & Anna Lehmann, SMS, NENSA Devo Team
JR Worlds: For the women -Katharine Ogden, SMS, NENSA Elite Team & USST D; Julia Kern, SMS, NENSA Elite Team, USST D; Lauren Jortberg, Dartmouth; For the men – Kamram Husain, SMS, NENSA Devo Team; Lance McKenny, PG, NENSA Elite Team; Bill Harmeyer, UVM.
U23 Worlds: For the men – Patrick Caldwell, SMS, NENSA Elite Team, USST D; John Hegman and Cole Morgan, both former UVM skiers, now both skiing for Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; Callan DeLine, Dartmouth, NENSA Devo Team; For the women – Kelsey Phinney, former Middlebury skier, now skiing for Sun Valley; Alayna Sonnesyn, UVM, NENSA Elite Team; Corey Stock, Bridger Ski Foundation, NENSA Elite Team.
EXCITING for our New England athletes this year, is that both U23 Worlds and JR Worlds are going to be held in the US at Soldier Hollow Utah, January 30th – February 5th. The USA U18 Scando trip is to Trondheim Norway this year, January 23rd-Feb. 1st.
Congratulations to all our New England athletes on a very successful week out at Sr. Nationals, including in the Championship finale, Ben Lustgarten, Craftsbury Nordic & NENSA Elite Team, skied to an impressive first U.S. title winning the men’s 30k classic. The bronze went to veteran Kris Freeman (Campton, NH) of Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. Katharine Ogden, SMS, won silver that day in the women’s 20k classic.
Seed lists are posted for Saturday’s sprint races on VTCM EC#2 page
Go to VTCM EC#2 page to see seed listed posted for the Saturday SPRINT qualifier races at Quarry Road: Please note – ignore the bib#’s on the seeds lists – all racers will be randomized within their seeds group, and you will get a correct bib# assigned to you on the starts lists.
Coaches and athletes – please be sure to check the seed lists and verify all your information. Please contact [email protected] if there is a correction needed. Thanks, and see you at Quarry Road!
Just two days left to register for EC#2 weekend ~
Greetings Eastern Cup Racers!
5pm TOMORROW is you LAST DAY to REGISTER for this weekend’s Eastern Cup #2 race weekend at Quarry Road in Waterville ME! DO NOT DELAY ~ go to SkiReg.com now to register now. There will be NO DOR and NO late registrations allow at all. If you miss the deadline, you miss out on racing this weekend. We do not want this to happen, so please make sure you, your club, team members, friends, athletes, etc. are all set to race this weekend! Quarry Road has been working very hard to make their wonderful race venue ready for us. Be sure to remember to THANK all the volunteers and officials who are all volunteering to make the weekend great for us! See you in Waterville! Here is the link to the VTCM EC#2 page.
