MADISON, Wis. (Feb. 20, 2019) – Central Cross Country Skiing, the regional governing organization for cross country skiing in the 10 state Central Region of the United States, has named a wide range of teams for upcoming championship events as well as international competition travel programs. The teams were selected through a series of qualifying events over the past three months including the CXC Cup and CXC Junior Cup, which ended last weekend at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis.
Teams were selected within two separate divisions of Central Region. The Great Lakes Division consists of the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and eastern Pennsylvania. The Midwest Division includes Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, South and North Dakota,and Wisconsin.
The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Cross Country Junior National Championships are set for Anchorage’s Kincaid Park March 10-16. The event will showcase the future of cross country ski racing with the best athletes under the age of 20 competing. It’s the highest level championship event in America for junior ski racers. CXC has named a team of over 70 athletes to compete in Anchorage. The team features skiers from over two-dozen CXC club programs.
The Kincaid Park trails are legendary in the sport and the past site for national and international competitions including FIS World Cups. The trail system is also the home of Olympic champion Kikkan Randall.
The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) U16 Eastern Championships will be held March 6-11 on the Bethel Village Trails in Bethel, Maine. The Championships, which began in 1992, are now a focal point for top U16 athletes from around America and Canada. CXC has named a team of 15 athletes from Great Lakes and Midwest Divisions representing 10 clubs.
CXC will also take a team of 12 athletes from eight clubs to the Canadian Ski Nationals March 13-20 in Gatineau, Que.
2019 CENTRAL REGION JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Great Lakes Division – Men
Joshua Albrecht, U20, Michigan Tech University
Mitchell Delong, U20, Copper Country Ski Tigers
Aleutian Hatfield, U18, Superiorland Ski Club
Julien Malherbe, U18, Superiorland Ski Club
Nick Niemi, U18, North Ironwood
Matt Pillifant, U18, Superiorland Ski Club
Noah Robitshek, U16, Vasa Ski Club
Galen Resch-Chimner, U18, Copper Country Ski Tigers
Joe Wood, U18, Copper Country Ski Tigers
Ted Roe, U18, Vasa Ski Club
Great Lakes Division – Women
Erika Asmus, U18, Superiorland Ski Club
Arielle Jean, U16, Vasa Ski Club
Kora Johnson, U16, Copper Country Ski Tigers
Mary Lyon, U20, Michigan Tech University
Anabel Needham, U18, Copper Country Ski Tigers
Midwest Division – Men
Patrick Acton, U20, Michigan Tech University (qualified through U.S. Championships)
Jackson Adler, U20, Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team
Tres Green, U20, Michigan Tech University
Caden Albrecht, U16, Loppet Nordic Racing
Roger Anderson, U16, Loppet Nordic Racing
Stas Bednarski, U16, Loppet Nordic Racing
Matthew Bourne, U18, Endurance United
Noah Erickson, U16, NordicWerks SkiKlubb
Eli Gore, U18, Madison Nordic Ski Club/CXC Junior Development Program
Jasper Johnson, U16, Ely High School/CXC Junior Development Program
Adrik Kraftson, U16, Loppet Nordic Racing
Joe Lynch, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Cooper Lennox, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Luke McKinnon, U20, Loppet Nordic Racing
Ryan Mead, U20, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Peter Moore, U18, Endurance United
Alex Nemeth, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Will Nemeth, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Zach Nemeth, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Isak Nightengale, U16,Loppet Nordic Racing
Mark Ousdigian, U20, Michigan Tech University
Charlie Reinhart, U20, Loppet Nordic Racing
Drew Sampson, U16, NordicWers Skiklubb
Gus Schatzlein, U20, College of St. Scholastica
Anders Sonnesyn, U20, University of New Hampshire (qualified through U.S. Championships)
Victor Sparks, U16, Loppet Nordic Racing
James Schneider, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Henry Snider, U18, Endurance United
Owen Williams, U16, Iola Winter Sports Club/CXC Junior Development Program
Midwest Division – Women
Emma Albrecht, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Celeste Alden, U18, Minneapolis Ski Club
Luci Anderson, U20, Loppet Nordic Racing (qualified through U.S. Championships)
Mae Barnes, U20, Loppet Nordic Racing
Hannah Bettendorf, U20, College of St. Scholastica
Cece Boyle, U20, College of St. Scholatica
Charlie Brown, U18, Endurance United
Mia Case, U16, Lakeland Nordic Ski Team/CXC Junior Development Program
Regan Duffy, U20, The Ski Farm
Kaelin Jackson, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Gretchen Haggenmiller, U18, Duluth XC/CXC Junior Development Program
Sudie Hall, U16, Loppet Nordic Racing
Amelea Hauer, U18, The Ski Farm
Alice House, U18, Blackhawk/CXC Junior Development Program
Lauren Lackman, U18, Wausau Nordic United
Lauren McCollor, U16, Wayzata Nordic Ski Club
Mara McCollor, U20, Minneapolis Ski Club (qualified through Junior Worlds Team)
Molly Moening, U16, Minneapolis Ski Club
Lauren Munger, U16, Loppet Nordic Racing
Liv Myers, U16, Minneapolis Ski Club
Sarah Olson, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Jordan Parent, U16, NordicWerks SkiKlubb
Izzy Quam, U16, Endurance United
Leah Rudd, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Olivia Schwintek, U20, The Ski Farm
Isabel Seay, U18, Peak Nordic
Anni Skillicorn, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Libby Tuttle, U18, Loppet Nordic Racing
Linnea Urban, U16, Minneapolis Ski Club
2019 CXC NENSA U16 CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
Great Lakes Division – Men
Mike Fraley, Copper Country Ski Tigers
Cyrus Hamlin, Copper Country Ski Tigers
Rubin Hatfield, Superiorland Ski Club
Chase Stah, Superiorland Ski Club
Great Lakes Division – Women
Autumn Eles, Copper Country Ski Tigers
Ingrid Seagren, Copper Country Ski Tigers
Maria Velat, Copper Country Ski Tigers
Midwest Division – Men
Jakob Craig, Lakeland Nordic Ski Team
Aidan Earll, Wausau Nordic United
Magnus O’Connor, Loppet Nordic Racing
Noah Straka, Peak Nordic Ski Club
Midwest Division – Women
Lily Brown, Duluth XC/CXC Junior Development Program
Nina Chosy, Madison Nordic Ski Club/CXC Junior Development Program
Spirit Hess, Bay Nordic
Elsa Viren, Mt. Itasca Nordic
2019 CXC CANADIAN NATIONALS TEAM
Men
Ethan Erickson, NordicWerks SkiKlubb
Daniel Huhtala, Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team
Benjamin Boelter, Minneapolis Ski Club
Jacob Rochell-Share, Loppet Nordic Racing
CJ Young, Minneapolis Ski Club
Nick Parent, Nordicwerks SkiKlubb
Women
Caroline Peterson, Northfield High School
Carolyn House, Wayzata Nordic Ski Club
Johanna Swinghammer, Mora Ski Club/CXC Junior Development Program
Ingrid Halverson, Wayzata
Gabrielle Kraemer, Loppet Nordic Racing
Sydney Peterson, Minneapolis Ski Club
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