USSA National U16 Camp Announces Selections and Program for 2014

The fifth edition of the USSA National U16 Camp will be held Sunday July 27 to Sunday August 3, 2014 Jackson Hole, WY. The National U16 Camp brings together the top U16 Boys and Girls from across the Country for a week of intensive training and ski sport education as one the first steps in the USSA National Development Pipeline. The National Nordic Foundation has designated the U16 Camp as one of its Pillar Projects and has been instrumental in helping the U16 Camp project grow into one of our country’s key development initiatives.

The camp rotates in location throughout the country and this year’s camp will be based at the Teton Science School Campus, located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The community of Jackson offers unlimited opportunities for ski training in a beautiful mountain setting. US Ski Team Head Development Coach, Bryan Fish will lead the camp along with a selection of top regional coaches. Selection for the camp is based on results from US Junior Championships, held in Stowe, Vermont using a system of best 2 of the 3 individual results.

In addition to the automatic selections of the top twenty boys and top twenty girls based on JN results, each USSA division is afforded two discretionary picks of one boy and one girl in addition to however many may have qualified via the JN selection procedure. It is the responsibility of each USSA Division to select these discretionary divisional skiers and forward those selections onto the camp director, Rick Kapala of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, rick@svsef.org. Please include discretionary names with phone and email contact. We also ask all Divisional Leaders to alerting all athletes who have been selected, that they have qualified for this opportunity.

Attendees are required to organize their own flights or ground transport into Jackson, WY to arrive on Sunday, July 27 and to depart on the following Sunday, August 3rd. Note that it is possible to fly directly into Jackson, WY connecting through an assortment of major airline hubs. All skiers arriving by air into Jackson will be picked up by U16 staff and transported to the lodging. All Lodging, meals and all associated camp costs are included in the camp fee of $660.00. Skiers who have been selected through the JN selection procedure may immediately confirm their attendance by emailing U16 Camp Director Rick Kapala at rick@svsef.org. Participants will receive a comprehensive registration packet upon confirmation. The Final date for confirmation is Friday June 6, 2014. We would also appreciate an email declining participation as well if a skier may not attend.

 

USSA/NNF 2014 U16 Camp Selections based on best 2 of 3 from US Junior Nationals

U16 Boys

1. WILLIAMS, Zach 14 IM Sun Valley SEF

2. WONDERS, Hunter 15 AK APU

3. HAMILTON, Forrest 15 NE Mansfield Nordic

4. LUKENS, Leo 15 PN Mt Bachelor SEF

5. WOLTER, Peter 15 IM Sun Valley SEF

6. BOSWELL, Russell 14 NE Stratton Mountain School

7. KOENIG, Benjamin 15 AK NSCF-Fairbanks-FXC

8. STREINZ, Daniel 15 NE Maine Winter Sports Center

9. POLITO, Max 15 IM Jackson Hole SSC

10. KNOPP, Tracen 15 AK Alaska Nordic Racing

11. HOEFLER, Matthew 15 AK Alaska Winter Stars

12. SAPP, Everett 14 MA New York SEF

13. BALCAO, Will 15 AK Alaska Winter Stars

14. GLUECK, Adam 14 NE Ford Sayre

15. CONSENSTEIN, Jack 15 AK APU

16. VORSE, River 15 IM Sun Valley SEF

17. HANSON, Anders 15 NE Craftsbury Nordic

18. KNOPP, Dawson 15 AK Alaska Nordic Racing

19. BATES, Calvin 15 NE Dublin School

20. ROS, Carter 15 IM Sun Valley SEF

U16 Girls

1. SWIRBUL, Hailey RM Aspen Valley Ski

2. HALVORSEN, Hannah 15 FW Sugar Bowl Academy

3. KAUTZER, Amanda 15 MW Loppet Nordic Racing

4. LANGE, Leah 15 IM Park City Nordic Ski Club

5. LEVINS, Chloe 15 NE Mountain Top Nordic

6. BRAMS, Leah 15 NE Cambridge Sports Union

7. YOUKEY, Lydia 14 PN Leavenworth Winter Sport

8. O `CONNELL, Kathleen 15 RM Steamboat Springs WSC

9. BENTON, Claire 15 MW Loppet Nordic Racing

10. RUDD, Hannah 15 MW Loppet Nordic Racing

11. RIZIO, Mackenzie 15 NE Stratton Mountain School

12. LARKINS, Lizzie 15 FW Auburn Ski Club

13. FLOYD, Jordan 15 RM Steamboat Springs WSC

14. MOENING, Erin 14 MW Endurance United

15. JOHNSON, Anna 14 MW Mesabi East

16. DUNNAGAN, Brooke 14 IM Bogus Basin Nordic Team

17. DARNELL, Anna 15 AK APU

18. GIBSON, Anna 14 IM Jackson Hole SSC

19. MORGAN, Madison 14 IM Park City Nordic Ski Club

20. FAKE, Anna 15 RM Durango Nordic Ski Club