USSA Junior Nationals in Utah!

NYSEF Nordic headed to sunny Utah for the 2012 USSA Junior National Championships. First up were the Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined comps. The NC boys jumped the K68 at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City and then raced the Soldier Hollow trails up the road in Midway, UT. Team East collected some hardware!

Coach Bliss flags Team East

Luke and Miles on the 2nd step of the Team Nordic Combined podium! Great skiing and real fast skis.

 Luke, Coach Marge, Miles and Coach Bliss

Team East Nordic Combined: Miles, Matt Doyle (AOC) and Luke

Link to SJ/NC results: http://www.juniornationals2012.com/

Next up were the XC specific events at Soldier Hollow - the big show for over 450 of the top junior racers in the country. The week included classic sprints on Monday, a mass start skate race on Wednesday, an individual start classic race on Friday and the 3-athlete skate relay on Saturday. And we can't forget the JN dance on Saturday night!

2012 Mid-Atlantic Division Team

Team NYSEF was led by J2 athlete Nina Armstrong. Nina finished 39th in the classic sprint, 24th in the freestyle race and 26th in the classic race. Strong results for a first-year J2! Teammate Anna Izzo followed in 46th in the classic sprint, 45th in the freestyle race and 41st in the classic race. Maeve Peabody finished 34th in the classic sprint (just missing the heats!) and 61st in the classic race. Maile Sapp fought hard in the J1 girls' class for 58th in the classic sprint, 76th in the skate race and moved up to 49th in the 5km classic race. Will Fieroh skied strong for 70th in the classic sprint, 69th in the J1 boys skate race and showed his best striding yet with a 65th place finish in the classic race.

Maile in the start pen for the classic sprint

Link to XC results: Summit Timing