FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Midwest JN Head Coach
March 1, 2015
Midwest Junior National Team Naming
CXC Skiing and the Midwest Junior Committee is pleased to announce this year’s Midwest Junior National Team that will be competing in the USSA Cross Country Junior National Championships hosted by the Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, California, March 8th-14th. After a strong US Senior Nationals, the Midwest pre-qualified many athletes adding to the USSA quota of 21 boys and 21 girls allowed per team.
Leading this year’s team are World Junior Championship qualifiers and Northern Michigan University freshman Vivian Hett and Ian Torchia. Also qualifying for US Ski Team trips to Europe were Abigail Drach, Nicole Schneider, Mac FitzPatrick, and Zak Ketterson who raced in Sweden as part of the U18 Nations Cup trip. Amanda Kautzer, last year’s U16 sprint champion, recently returned from representing the USA at Biathlon’s World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus, and will be competing as a U18 this year.
From a team perspective the Midwest team looks to build upon last year’s 2nd place in the Alaska Cup points. Girls high school champions Wayzata HS will be tough to beat again with four girls named to this year’s team. Loppet Nordic Racing, last year’s boys and girls club champion, looks to repeat again with 34 athletes on the team.
2015 Midwest Junior National Team | |||
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U20 Girls | Name | Team Affiliation | Club Affiliation |
1 | Allison Ternes | College of St. Scholastica | Loppet Nordic Racing |
2 | Anna French | Wayzata HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
3 | Caroline Brisbois | Northern Michigan University |
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4 | Sarah Bezdicek | Osseo HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
5 | Vivian Hett | Northern Michigan University | Loppet Nordic Racing |
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U18 Girls | Name | Team Affiliation | Club Affiliation |
1 | Abigail Drach | Eden Prairie HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
2 | Alissa Niggemann | Amherst HS | Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team |
3 | Amanda Kautzer | Benilde St Margaret's | Loppet Nordic Racing |
4 | Claire Benton | Hopkins HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
5 | Dottie Anderson | Armstrong HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
6 | Ellen McCarthy | St Paul Academy | Loppet Nordic Racing |
7 | Hannah Rudd | Armstrong HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
8 | Ingrid Thyr | Breck HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
9 | Kristine Keller-Miller | Wayzata HS |
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10 | Margie Freed | Eastview HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
11 | Micayla Batchlor | Eden Prairie HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
12 | Michaela Keller-Miller | Wayzata HS |
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13 | Nicole Schneider | Wayzata HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
14 | Rocci Wohlk | Forest Lake HS | NordicWerks Ski Klubb |
15 | Renae Anderson | Hopkins HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
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U16 Girls | Name | Team Affiliation | Club Affiliation |
1 | Abby Jarzin | Ashwaubenon HS | Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team |
2 | Anna Johnson | Mesabi East HS |
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3 | Erin Moening | St Paul Highland Park HS | Endurance United |
4 | Kelly Koch | Burnsville HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
5 | Kyra Jackson | Hayward HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
6 | Mae Barnes | Armstrong HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
7 | Olivia Dreger | Wausau HS | Wausau Nordic |
8 | Siri Bohacek | Stillwater HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
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U20 Boys | Name | Team Affiliation | Club Affiliation |
1 | Ian Torchia | Northern Michigan University | |
2 | Jake Ajax | UW Green Bay | Loppet Nordic Racing |
3 | Jon Delaney | University of Minnesota | Loppet Nordic Racing |
4 | Luke Brown | Dartmouth College | Loppet Nordic Racing |
5 | Sam Boardman | CXC Post Grad | Loppet Nordic Racing |
6 | Scott Harrison | CXC Post Grad | Loppet Nordic Racing |
7 | Sean Cork | St Louis Park HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
8 | Tamer Mische-Richter | Bloomington Kennedy HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
9 | Thomas Norman | Armstrong HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
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U18 Boys | Name | Team Affiliation | Club Affiliation |
1 | Cory Rouw | St Cloud Tech HS | Endurance United |
2 | Dan Delestry | Chippewa Valley Nordic Ski Club | Chippewa Valley Nordic Ski Club |
3 | Leo Hipp | Forest Lake HS | NordicWerks Ski Klubb |
4 | Liam Schmelzle | St Louis Park HS | Endurance United |
5 | Mack FitzPatrick | Lakeland HS | Central Cross Country Team |
6 | Michael Jarzin Jr. | Ashwaubenon HS | Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team |
7 | Quinn Duffy | Forest Lake HS | NordicWerks Ski Klubb |
8 | Will Bodewes | Lakeland HS | Central Cross Country Team |
9 | Xavier Mansfield | Patrick Henry HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
10 | Zak Ketterson | Jefferson HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
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U16 Boys | Name | Team Affiliation | Club Affiliation |
1 | Anders Sonnesyn | Wayzata HS |
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2 | Joshua Albrecht | Stillwater HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
3 | Luc Golin | Wayzata HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
4 | Kevin Berg | Ashwaubenon | Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team |
5 | Samuel Williams | Stevens Points HS | Iola Nordic |
6 | Torsten Brinkema | Mpls Southwest HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |
7 | Patrick Acton | Eagan HS | Loppet Nordic Racing |