BRUNSWICK, Maine – Nathan Alsobrook, a 1997 graduate of Bowdoin College, has been named the new head coach of the Nordic Skiing program at his alma mater. Formerly the head coach of the Whitman (Wash.) College nordic ski program, Alsobrook began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant under Marty Hall at Bowdoin in 1999.
 Cross-Country Ski Foundation, promoting cross-country skiing through coaching and training sessions. He returned to the collegiate ranks in 2003 as the assistant coach at Montana State University and then earned his first collegiate head job at Whitman in 2005.</p>
<p>At Whitman, he supervised the Division I nordic ski program and was also a member of the faculty as a Lecturer of Sport Science. Alsobrook has a wealth of academic experience and holds a Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology from Montana State. His thesis work for the degree was specific to his sport, entitled “The Role of Upper Body Power in Classical Cross-Country Ski Performance.”</p>
<p>Alsobrook takes the reins of a program that has improved in depth and performance over the past few seasons. In 2007, Bowdoin nordic skiing saw several best-ever performances by individuals during the EISA season and finished ninth at the Eastern Championships this past winter.</p>
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