Coming off his senior season at Colby College, Andrew Egger, 22, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, submitted the following article on how cross-country skiing has shaped his life and prepared him for the Marines. Egger grew up skiing with Loppet Nordic Racing (LNR) and the Benilde-St. Margaret’s School ski team and qualified for U23 World Championships this past winter, racing to 47th in the freestyle sprint in Goms, Switzerland. On May 27, he will be commissioning as a...