U.S. Biathlon Announces 2024-25 Senior National Team and National Development Group

Senior National Team

A1:

Deedra Irwin (Pulaski, WI/Army World Class Athlete Program)

Campbell Wright (Wanaka, NZL/U.S. Biathlon)

A3:

Vincent Bonacci (Salt Lake City, UT/Team Crosscut)

Jake Brown (St. Paul, MN/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Sean Doherty (Center Conway, NH/National Guard Biathlon)

Maxime Germain (Chamonix-Mont Blanc, FRA/National Guard Biathlon)

Margie Freed (Apple Valley, MN/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

B:

Nikolas Burkhart (Olympic Valley, CA/Team Crosscut)

Grace Castonguay (Jackson, NH/Ethan Allen Biathlon Club)

Vasek Cervenka (Grand Rapids, MN/National Guard Biathlon)

Kelsey Dickinson (Winthrop, WA/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Bjorn Westervelt (Stowe, VT/University of Vermont)

The National Team is coached by U.S. Biathlon National Team Head Coach Armin Auchentaller, and Assistant Coach Emil Bormetti. Both Auchentaller and Bormetti are heading into their third season coaching the National Team.

“With the new season coming up, we are excited to offer access to elite training plans and camps to a larger pool of athletes through the Senior National Team and National Development Group,” said U.S. Biathlon National Team Head Coach Armin Auchentaller. “I am looking forward to working with the athletes and hope that they can use this opportunity to continue to improve over the summer and feel prepared for the upcoming 2024-25 race season.”

The National Development Group aims to support athletes who have not yet met National Team criteria, and provide a pathway that eventually can lead to a National Team nomination. To view the 2024 National Development Group selection criteria, click HERE.

National Development Group

Sarah Beaulieu (Fort Fairfield, ME/Auburn Ski Club)

Cheresa Bouley (Zimmerman, MN/Minnesota Biathlon)

Luke Brown (St. Paul, MN/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Travis Cooper (Kenai, AK/National Guard Biathlon)

Lina Farra (Heber City, UT/NYSEF)

Anna French (Plymouth, MN/Team Altius)

Jackie Garso (Lake Clear, NY/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Tara Geraghty-Moats (West Fairlee, VT/National Guard Biathlon)

Michaela Keller-Miller (Plymouth, MN/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Chloe Levins (Rutland, VT/Team Crosscut)

Lexie Madigan (Truckee, CA/Auburn Ski Club)

Eli Nielsen (Stehekin, WA/National Guard Biathlon)

Dolcie Tanguay (Fort Kent, ME/Paul Smith’s College)

“We are incredibly excited to expand U.S. Biathlon coaching and team support to a larger group of athletes,” said U.S. Biathlon Director of High Performance Lowell Bailey. “As we continue to see growth in domestic participation, and improvement in international results, it is evermore important that U.S. Biathlon assists athletes at all levels of the development pipeline. The National Team will always sit at the top of that pipeline, but it’s important that aspiring athletes have a pathway and support on their way to the top. The National Development Group provides that “bridge.” Congratulations to all of the nominees and I am looking forward to another great training year to come.”

*Please note that the team naming is subject to change pending final board approval.

As the Olympic sports organization centered around the sport of biathlon, the United States Biathlon Association, known as U.S. Biathlon, is recognized by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) as the national federation for biathlon in the United States. Founded in 1980, U.S. Biathlon exists to support and encourage the development of biathlon in the United States, to work with biathlon clubs and regional centers around the country to organize training and competition from the grassroots to elite level, and to prepare athletes for international competition. U.S. Biathlon staffs and finances the U.S. Biathlon national and junior national teams and is a 501 c (3) non-profit organization. For more information, visit usbiathlon.org.

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