Dear Cross Country Community,
We are pleased to announce the USA Cross Country Team for World Cup Period 4 of the 2020-21 season:
Nove Mesto, CZE Sprint C
Men
Zanden McMullen Discretion SuperTour Period IV Leader
Simi Hamilton Objective 12th WC Sprint Standings
Kevin Bolger Objective 13th WC Sprint Standings
Logan Hanneman Objective 20th WC Sprint Standings
JC Schoonmaker Objective 30th WC Sprint Standings
Luke Jager Discretion 1st ANC Sprint C qualifier, 1st Soldier Hollow Sprint C qualifier
Ben Ogden Alternate 1st Craftsbury Sprint C qualifier
Gus Schumacher Alternate 24th Val di Fiemme Sprint C, 25th Davos Sprint F
Peter Holmes Alternate 1st Sun Valley Sprint C qualifier, 4th Soldier Hollow Sprint C qualifier
Tyler Kornfield Alternate Historic Sprint C results
Zak Ketterson Alternate Historic Sprint C results
Hunter Wonders Alternate 3rd ANC Sprint C qualifier
Noel Keeffe Alternate 5th Soldier Hollow Sprint C qualifier
Logan Diekmann Alternate 7th Soldier Hollow Sprint C qualifier
Women
Novie McCabe Discretion SuperTour Period IV Leader
Jessie Diggins Objective Additional Start, World Cup Overall Leader
Rosie Brennan Objective 4th World Cup Sprint Standings
Sophie Caldwell Hamilton Objective 6th World Cup Sprint Standings
Julia Kern Objective 16th World Cup Sprint Standings
Hailey Swirbul Objective 21st World Cup Sprint Standings
Sadie Maubet Bjornsen Discretion 1st ANC Sprint C qualifier
Sydney Palmer-Leger Discretion 1st American Soldier Hollow Sprint C qualifier
Hannah Halvorsen Alternate 23rd Dresden World Cup Sprint F
Katharine Ogden Alternate Historic Sprint C results
Alayna Sonnesyn Alternate 1st Craftsbury Sprint
Alex Lawson Alternate 2nd Craftsbury Sprint
Becca Rorabaugh Alternate Historic Sprint C results
Nove Mesto, CZE 10/15 km F
Men
Zanden McMullen Discretion SuperTour Period IV Leader
Gus Schumacher Objective 23rd World Cup Distance Standings
Scott Patterson Discretion 47th World Cup Distance Standings, 4th fastest relay leg Lahti WC
David Norris Discretion Historic Distance Results, 32nd Lahti Skiathlon
Johnny Hagenbuch Discretion 1st American Soldier Hollow 10 km F
Hunter Wonders Discretion 1st ANC 10 km F, 2nd ANC 10 km F, 45th Lahti Skiathlon
Kevin Bolger Alternate 33rd Davos 15 km F, 40th Toblach 15 km F
Simi Hamilton Alternate 38th Davos 15 km F
Adam Martin Alternate 1st Craftsbury 15 km C, 1st Craftsbury 15 km F
Ben Ogden Alternate 2020 NCAA Champion 15 km F
Ian Torchia Alternate 2nd Craftsbury 15 km F
JC Schoonmaker Alternate 2nd American Soldier Hollow 10 km F
Zak Ketterson Alternate 1st Birkie Trails 12 km C
Peter Wolter Alternate 1st Soldier Hollow 15 km C
Akeo Maifeld-Carucci Alternate Historic Distance Results
Finn O’Connell Alternate 5th American Soldier Hollow 20 km C
Women
Novie McCabe Discretion SuperTour Period IV Leader
Jessie Diggins Objective Additional Start, World Cup Overall Leader
Rosie Brennan Objective 1st World Cup Distance Standings
Hailey Swirbul Objective 19th World Cup Distance Standings
Katharine Ogden Discretion 32nd Distance WC Standings post-Lahti
Sophia Laukli Discretion 33rd Skiathlon Lahti, 6th fastest relay leg
Sydney Palmer-Leger Discretion 2nd Soldier Hollow 5 km F
Caitlin Gregg Discretion 1st Houghton 10 km F, 1st Cable 5 km F
Caitlin Patterson Alternate 26th TOD 10 km F Pursuit Val Müstair, 27th TOD TdS Final Climb
Julia Kern Alternate 25th Toblach 10 km F
Alayna Sonnesyn Alternate 1st Craftsbury 10 km F, 1st Craftsbury 10 km C
Alex Lawson Alternate 1st Craftsbury 12 km F
Becca Rorabaugh Alternate 1st Gov Peak 5 km F, 1st Gov Peak 5 km C
Mariah Bredal Alternate 3rd American Soldier Hollow 5 km F
The above discretionary selections were nominated by a 15-person working group that includes:
Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess U.S. Ski & Snowboard Athlete Rep
Tad Elliott U.S. Ski & Snowboard Athlete Rep
Cami Thompson-Graves U.S. Ski & Snowboard XC Sport Committee Chair / Dartmouth College
Austin Caldwell CU
Dragan Danevski MEA
Erik Flora APU
Joe Haggenmiller CXC
Chris Mallory SVSEF
Pepa Miloucheva CGRP
Pat O’Brien SMS
Dan Weiland SSCV
Kate Barton U.S. Ski Team
Jason Cork U.S. Ski Team
Matt Whitcomb U.S. Ski Team
Chris Grover U.S. Ski Team
The nominations were then approved by a discretionary selection review group comprised of:
Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess U.S. Ski & Snowboard Athlete Rep
Tiger Shaw U.S. Ski & Snowboard CEO
Bryan Fish U.S. Ski & Snowboard Sport Development Manager
The above discretionary selection process will be repeated for each period of World Cup this season. The next selection will be for Period 5 (Oslo) and World Cup Finals, and will take place on February 22, 2021. As always, if you have questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact me directly.
Sincerely,
Chris Grover
Cross Country Program Director, U.S. Ski Team
