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Last Updated: Nov. 19, 2008
NENSA Elite Team
The NENSA Elite Team exists as a program to support and facilitate the appropriate development of top athletes toward the goal of international excellence. In addition to recognition for accomplishments, this program seeks to provide incentives for athletes to seek high levels of competition, and to encourage athletes to think in terms of long-range development. In order to gain access to the Elite Team an athlete must achieve a certain level of success at national level competition.
Criteria for Elite Team Selection
A pool of athletes will be identified based on results in national level competition, comprising individuals who meet the following criteria: Note: additional athletes may be added by ADC nomination
Qualifying criteria for the Team:
Juniors: 1 top 5 (overall, J1&OJ, or within class for separated races) result at Jr Nationals or Jr World Trials; Top 10 ranking among returning juniors on year-end USSA National Ranking List.
U23: 1 top 5 U23 result at US Nationals; 1 top 10 at NCAA Nationals.
Seniors: 1 top 8 result at US Nationals; 2 top 15 results at US Nationals; Top 15 ranking on year-end USSA National Ranking List.
In addition, any skier with Elite Team status from the previous year is eligible for discretionary addition to the Elite Team. Foreign Athletes are not named to the NENSA Team's.
• To accept spot on team juniors must agree to attend 1 of 3 NENSA Elite Group Summer Camps,
• All must be NENSA members to receive benefits,
• Must agree to represent New England at national competitions, in addition to their home club. (Junior Nationals, Nationals, etc.),
• Must plan to continue to meet training goals.
Benefits:
• All athletes on this list receive free entry to 2009 NENSA Eastern Cup Series events,
• All athletes on the Elite Team list receive discounted or free entry to all NENSA Elite & Development camps as well as roster priority.
Team Selection
The Elite Team will be named in April, up to six junior boys and six junior girls, five U23 men and five U23 women, and five senior men and five senior women, based upon the following criteria: • ADC discretion (only for returning Elite Team members) • Year-end NENSA ranking
NENSA Elite Team Requirements
In order to accept a position on the Elite Team an athlete must agree that he/she will: • Represent the Eastern Region in any national level competition. • Belong to a NENSA club/be a NENSA member.
NENSA Elite Team Support:
• Invitation and roster preference for NENSA training and testing programs, and invitation to USST camps in the region. • Free entry at any Eastern Cup event. Consultation (in cooperation with personal coach) in evaluation of goals and markers in a multi-year planning process designed and used by the USST (discretionary additions to the Elite Team will be based upon the successful attainment of markers established in this process). USSA Eastern Development Director Janice Sibilia and NENSA’s Athletic Development Committee (ADC) oversee this program.
Juniors:
Sophie Caldwell - Stratton, Top 5 WJT (2nd JR sprint), Top 5 JO's (3rd J1 sprint)
Stephanie Crocker -St Paul's, Top 5 JO's (4th J1 sprint)
Parker Tyler -Stratton , Top 5 JO's (2nd OJ sprint)
Adele Espy- Maine Coastal Nordic, Top 5 JO's (3rd J1/OJ skate)
Hilary Rich - CSU , Top 5 JO's (5th J1 classic)
Alexa Turzian- Middlebury, Top 5 WJT (2nd JR skate), Top 10 NCAA's (4th skate)
Rosie Brennan- Dartmouth, Top 5 WJT (3rd JR skate, 3rd JR classic), Top 10 NCAA's (6th skate)
Ida Sargent - Dartmouth, Top 5 WJT (2nd, JR Classic)
Jennie Bender - UVM, Top 5 WJT (5th JR sprint)
Madeleine Talkington- Univ of Utah/SMS , 2 Top 10 JO's
Sam Tarling- Burke, Top 5 JO's (2nd J1 sprint)
Chase Marston- Stratton, Top 5 JO's (5th J1 classic)
Patrick Johnson- Middlebury, Top 5 Jr Wrld Trials, (Jr Freestyle,3rd)
Patrick O'Brien - Dartmouth, Top 5 WJT (4th JR sprint, 5th JR classic)
Alex Howe - Gunstock Nordic , Top 5 WJT (3rd JR sprint)
Kevin Cutts- NMU, Top 5 WJT (2nd JR sprint)
U23
Elsa Sargent- Dartmouth, Top 5 U23 @ US Nats (1st U23 sprint), Top 10 NCAA's (4th classic)
Susan Dunklee-Dartmouth, Top 10 NCAA's (6th classic)
Morgan Smyth -NMU/USST, Top 5 U23 (3rd classic), Top 10 NCAA's (5th skate)
*Laura DeWitt - NMU, Top 5 U23 (5th classic), Top 10 NCAA's (7th skate)
Alice Nelson- Williams, Top 5 U23 @ US Nats (3rd U23 sprint)
Simi Hamilton-Middlebury , Top 5 U23 (2nd U23 sprint)
Jurguen Uhl-UVM , Top 5 U23 (5th U23 classic), Top 10 NCAA's (3rd classic)
Glenn Randall-Dartmouth, Top 10 NCAA's (1st skate)
Sylvan Ellefson-Bates , Top 10 NCAA's (4th skate)
Tim Reynolds- Middlebury, Top 5 U23 (5th U23 sprint)
Dakota Blackhorse-Von Jess-Dartmouth, Top 5 EISA list (3rd)
Ben True- SVSEF, Top 5 U23 (2nd classic)
Seniors
Kate Whitcomb- SVSEF, Top 8 US Natls (8th skate)
USST
Elizabeth Stephen- USST/Burke, Top 5 U23 (1st U23 skate)
Kris Freeman- USST, Top 8 US Natls (3rd skate)
Andy Newell - USST, Top 8 US Natls (1st sprint)
ADC Discretion
Justin Freeman-Saab-Salomon Factory Team/Holderness, (Elite member 2007), US Nats- 7th Sr
David Chamberlain- MWSC , (Elite member 2007), 23rd USSA Final rank)
Eli Enman-Rossignol, US Nats -14th Sr, classic
NENSA Development Team
The Development Team is named based upon regional results. The top 5 ranking skiers on the season-ending NENSA Points list (NOT the JO Selection List) and excluding those that are named to the Elite Team, in the J1, OJ, U23 and SR age-groups who are also ranked in the top half of all competitors overall qualify for the Development Team. All J2s who make the New England JO Team are also named. Any College athlete who places in the 6th through 15th spots on the EISA Combined Ranking List will be nominated for the Team. In addition, up to a total of 10 males and 10 females may be named at the discretion of the Athlete Development Committee. The Development Team is nominated once a year no later than the 2nd week in April.
NENSA Development Team Requirements
In order to accept a position on the Development Team an athlete must agree to represent New England in any national level competition, and must belong to a NENSA club.
NENSA Development Team Support 1) Invitation to NENSA training and testing programs. 2) All J1, OJ, and U23 athletes named will be invited to the summer Elite Team camp. USSA Eastern Development Director Janice Sibilia and NENSA’s Athletic Development Committee (ADC) oversee this program.
A Masters Team will be named based upon regional results. The top 5 ranking skiers on the season-ending NENSA Points list in the M1 - M4 age groups and the top 5 ranking skiers in the M5 - M10 age groups qualify for the Masters Team (minimum of 2 races).
2008-2009 NENSA Development Team Nominees:
J2 Boys
- David Sinclair - GMVS
- Bridger Tyler - Stratton Mtn
- Austin Cobb - Stratton Mtn
- Nick Michaud - MWSC
- Austin Caldwell - Stratton Mtn
- Jackson Rich - CSU
J2 Girls:
- Heidi Caldwell - Ford Sayre
- Isabel Caldwell - Stratton Mtn
- Kristen Halvorsen - GMVS
- Gage Fichter - Stratton Mtn
- Tara Geraghty-Moats - Craftsbury Nordic
- Cambria McDermott - Putney Ski Club
- Elizabeth Anderson - Ford Sayre
J1 Girls
- Megan Killigrew-Stratton Mtn
- Kaitlyn Miller: Craftsbury Nordic
- Karmen Whitham - Stratton Mtn
- Keely Levins - Mountain Top Nordic
- Beth Taylor - Ford Sayre
J1 Boys
- Joey Bard - MWSC
- Ethan Dreissigacker - Craftsbury Nordic
- Jake Barton - Craftsbury Nordic
- Kyle Dewey - Stratton Mountain
- Lauren Turner –Carrabassett Valley Academy
OJ Girls
- Natasha Kullas- UNH
- Lucy Garrec - Burke Mountain
- Caitlyn Curran - Burke Mountain
- Katie Miller- UNH
- Mae Foster - Stratton Mtn
OJ Boys
- Thomas Stark - Middlebury
- John Gerstenberger- Dartmouth
- Noah Brautigam - GMVS
- Harrison Harb - UNH
- Graham Egan - Middlebury
U23 Women
- Marljine Cook - UNH
- Lauren Jacobs
- Whitney Olsen
- Heather Zimmerman - UNH
- Kathleen Maynard - Colby
U23 Men
- Matt Briggs - Colby
- Fred Bailey - MWSC
- Samuel Evans-Brown - Bates
- Austin Ross - Colby
- Michael Lessard - UNH
- *Paul Allison
**NOTE: Qualified Mid Atlantic Skiers are eligible for the NENSA Development Team but do not take away from NE athletes.
Senior Women
- Carina Hamel -Burke Mountain
- Bethanne Chamberlain - MWSC
- *Jess Synder - JLS Sports
- Alex Jospe - CSU
- Karen Frost
- Anja Jokela
*NOTE: Qualified Mid Atlantic Skiers are eligible for the NENSA Development Team but do not take away from NE athletes.
Senior Men
- Ryan Kelly - Colby
- Michael Collins - Colby
- Adam Masterman - CVA
- Gregory Harkay - Dartmouth
- Aaron Schmersal
Collegiate Women
- Sarah Wright - UNH
- Hannah Dreissigacker - Dartmouth
- Katrina Howe - UVM
- Robyn Anderson - Middlebury
- Kirsten Johnson - WIlliams
- Cassidy Edwards- Middlebury
- Sophie McClelland - Middlebury
- Claire Luby - Middlebury
Collegiete Men
- Nick Kline - Colby
- Nils Koons - Dartmouth
- Wyatt Fereday - Colby
- Silas Gill - Colby
- Matt Briggs - Colby
- Pavel Sotskov - Dartmouth
- Sam Mathes- Colby
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