2010 competition's view of MWSC

Eastern Cup Success

Presque Isle, ME--Back from the Haywood NorAm in SilverStar and right into our first Eastern Cup of the 2010 season. After the Finland Camp, we talked as a team about our ability to put several juniors into the top seed in the East, maybe even in the nation. Confirmation came this weekend.

Nick Michaud (2nd junior, 4th overall sprint), Joey Bard (3rd junior, 6th overall sprint), John Dixon (5th junior, 12th overall, 3rd junior qualifier sprint) and Welly Ramsey (3rd junior, 8th overall 10km) all met our mark for those going to U.S. Nationals. Derek Rowe, Adam Fissette, Jesse Rochester and Vicky Bernard also posted personal best results and ended the weekend within striking distance of JO qualifying.

Ben Koons took the win on Sunday. Pavel Sotskov surprised everyone with an 8th place qualifying in the sprint.

Looking to U.S. Nationals and Canadian U23/WJ Trials with some real anticipation. We're just getting going, and already rolling at a pretty high clip.

U.S. SuperTour Stop

9 December 2009

Just off the first two stops of the U.S. SuperTour, and it looks like there are a few who are really ready to go. Kuzzy, Cook, Southam, Brooks and Trygstad-Saari come to mind. Chambo is climbing, clawing his way up. He's got the mindset. He's got the fitness. Right now, he just needs the cards to fall in his favor. Two classic races to date, failing wax and sickness took just enough off. But, he's almost there.

Kline flew in to Bozeman 36 hours before the sprint qualifier and threw down one of his best domestic finishes, ever. Looked good doing it. Progress comes in small increments. It is the long-term accumulation of those increments that add up to the meters and minutes that we need. Just ask APU--who heard of Holly Brooks 4 years ago? Brent Knight? Becca Rorabaugh? It takes years of doing it right. APU is now in it's 11th year of constant elite programming aimed at international success.

We are moving in the right direction--quickly. It won't take 5 more years for MWSC to put a Maine native on the World Cup. Mark my words. We're closer than you think.