The cream of the crop of American junior Nordic ski racers are coming to Cable, WI March 6-13, for the 2016 USSA Cross Country Ski Junior National Championships. 54 Midwest skiers and 16 Great Lakes skiers were named to the Junior National Teams after the Mayor’s XC Challenge in Minneapolis, MN, February 13-14, which was the final Junior National Qualifier (JNQ) of the season.
Midwest Team
Chris Harvey, Head Coach, Burnsville HS/Loppet Nordic Racing
Andy Keller, Trip Leader, CXC
U20 Males
Zak Ketterson / LNR
Ian Torchia / NMU
Leo Hill / NMU
Tamer Mische-Richter / Endurance United
Mackinley Fitzpatrick / CXC Junior Development/ Lakeland
Will Bodewes / Lakeland
Jacob Ajax / UW-Green Bay
Daniel Delestry / CVN
Cory Rouw / Endurance United/ UW-Green Bay
U20 Females
Nicole Schneider / LNR
Alayna Sonnesyn / University of Vermont
Vivian Hett / NMU
Caroline Brisbois / NMU
Sarah Bezdicek / NMU
Margie Freed / LNR
Michaela Keller-Miller / LNR
Allison Ternes / CSS
Ingrid Thyr / LNR
Alissa Niggemann / ANST
U18 Males
Benjamin Loomis / CVN
Russell O’Brien / MadNorSki
Patrick Acton / LNR
Michael Jarzin / ANST
William Kerker / LNR
Samuel Myers / LNR
Thomas Woolhouse / LNR
Torsten Brinkema / LNR
U18 Females
Amanda Kautzer / LNR
Erin Moening / Minneapolis Ski Club
Hannah Rudd / LNR
Dottie Anderson / LNR
Claire Benton / LNR
Renae Anderson / LNR
Anja Maijala / CEC Nordic
Erika Fox / CEC Nordic
Jennifer Parent / NordicWerks
U16 Males
Anders Sonnesyn / Endurance United / Wayzata High
Ryan Mead / NordicWerks
Peter Moore / Endurance United
Kieran Mullen / Lakeland
Andrew Haines / NordicWerks
James Schneider / LNR
Jackson Adler / ANST
Matthew Bourne / Endurance United
U16 Females
Abigail Jarzin / ANST
Kelley Koch / LNR
Regan Duffy / NordicWerks
Siri Bohacek / LNR
Lucy Anderson / LNR
Rana Kraftson / LNR
Mara McCollor / Wayzata Nordic
Triana Willmert / LNR
Great Lakes Team
The 2016 JN Trip will be lead by Karmen Witham as head coach and Nick Baic as trip leader
U20 Males
Reed Melicher / Michigan Tech
David Jaszcyak / Copper Country Ski Team
U20 Females
Sarah Goble / Superiorland Ski Club
Sarah Wade / Michigan Tech
Sarah Lyle / Copper Country Ski Team
U18 Males
Mitchell DeLong / Copper Country Ski Team
Reid Goble / Lake Michigan Ski Club
Matthew Chard / Copper Country Ski Team
Jacub Dean / Traverse City West / Vasa Ski Club
Ben Wood / Copper Country Ski Team
U18 Females
Kelly Peregrine / Traverse City Central / Vasa Ski Club
Mary Lyon / Traverse City West / Vasa Ski Club
U16 Males
Nicholas Niemi / Team Gogebic
Dan Groeneveld / Copper Country Ski Team
U16 Females
Anabel Needham / Copper Country Ski Team
Isabel Carr / Superiorland Ski Club
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