1 | 2 |3NYSEF NORDIC PRESS RELEASESunday, April 8, 2007Contact Margaret Maher at margm@nysef.orgNYSEF XC skiers collect age group top-15 finishes at Canadian Nationals
Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec – The New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) Cross-Country team concluded their season at the 2007 Canadian Ski Nationals from March 18-25 in Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec. NYSEF’s Sophie McClelland (Keene Valley, NY) had the top result with a second place finish in the 1.2 kilometer Classic Sprint Event in the Junior B (ages 16-17) division. Junior B Girls (ages 16-17) 5km Classic Race4. Sophie McClelland (Keene Valley, NY) 14. Liza Goodwin (Keene, NY) 27. Megan McClelland (Keene Valley, NY) Juvenille Girls (ages 14-15) 5km Classic race 14. Jane McClelland (Keene Valley, NY)
Junior A Women (ages 18-19) 10km Freestyle Race12. Sophie McClelland
Juvenile Girls (ages 14-15) 5km Freestyle Race17. Jane McClelland
Junior B Girls (ages 16-17) 1.2km Classic Sprint
Juvenille Girls (ages 14-15) 800m Classic Sprint
Open Women 30km Freestyle Race24. Sophie McClelland
Junior B Girls (ages 16-17) 10km Freestyle race17. Jane McClelland
The NYSEF program coaches over 350 athletes in Alpine skiing, Freestyle skiing, Snowboarding and the Nordic disciplines. The athletes range in age from children to young adults. Currently, there are athletes from the NYSEF program on the U.S. Ski Team for alpine skiing and Nordic combined, and the US Biathlon Team. NYSEF NORDIC PRESS RELEASEWednesday, March 21, 2007Contact Margaret Maher at margm@nysef.orgLocal contingent collects top-15 finishes at Eastern High School XC Skiing Championships
Rangeley, Maine – The best high school cross-country ski racers from New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts converg Girls 1 km Freestyle Sprint1. Sophie McClelland (New York Ski Educational Foundation/Keene Valley, NY) Boys 1 km Freestyle Sprint60. Ryan Short (Lake Placid HS/Lake Placid, NY) Girls 5 km Freestyle Race Boys 5 km Freestyle Race
Mixed Relay Girls 7.5 km Mass Start Classic Race
The NYSEF program coaches over 350 athletes in Alpine skiing, Freestyle skiing, Snowboarding and the Nordic disciplines. The athletes range in age from children to young adults. Currently, there are athletes from the NYSEF program on the U.S. Ski Team for alpine skiing and Nordic combined, and the US Biathlon Team. NYSEF NORDIC PRESS RELEASETuesday, March 20, 2007Contact Margaret Maher at margm@nysef.org
NYSEF XC Girls earn All-American status at Junior OlympicsMidway, Utah – New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) cross-country skiing athletes’ Sophie McClelland, Megan McClelland and Jane McClelland, all from Keene Valley, NY, earned all All-American status by placing in the top of their age groups at the US Ski Association Junior Olympics hosted at the Olympic Venue of Soldier Hollow March 5-10.
Sophie McClelland placed 13th in the Junior 1 (ages 17-18) freestyle sprint. She topped her sprint performance with a 9th place finish in the 10-kilometer freestyle race and then followed it up with a 5th in the 5-kilometer classic event. Megan McClelland and Liza Goodwin (Keene, NY) also placed well in the sprint event finishing 23rd and 24th in the J1 class. Megan McClelland finished 29th in the freestyle race and 41st in the classic race. Liza Goodwin skied strong races to finish 49th and 32nd in the skate and classic races. The three teamed up for the relay event and skied into 15th place. Jane McClelland, skiing in the Junior 2 class (ages 14-15), finished 42nd in the sprint, 30th in the 5-kilometer freestyle race and skied an excellent race to finish 8th in the classic event.
Paige Devlin (Lake Placid, NY), skiing for the Lake Placid Ski Club, had her best result in the classic race finishing in 72nd place. Alyssa Devlin (Lake Placid, NY), also skiing for the LPSC, finished 26th in the freestyle race in the Older Junior class (ages 18-19). Willie Benzce (Tupper Lake, NY) skiing for Saranac Lake High School finished 66th in the skate race and 60th in the sprint and classic events in the Junior 2 class.
Keene Central School, represented by the three McClellands and Goodwin, finished 7th in the Roger Weston National High School Championship Cup girls’ standings. The individual races at the Junior Olympics are scored to rank the best high school teams in the country, which include public, private, prep schools and ski academies. Congratulations to our local athletes!
The NYSEF program coaches over 350 athletes in Alpine skiing, Freestyle skiing, Snowboarding and the Nordic disciplines. The athletes range in age from children to young adults. Currently, there are athletes from the NYSEF program on the U.S. Ski Team for alpine skiing and Nordic combined, and the US Biathlon Team.
NYSEF NORDIC PRESS RELEASETuesday, March 6, 2007Contact Margaret Maher at margm@nysef.org
NYSEF XC ATHLETES CONTINUE TO SHINE AT CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS Junior Nationals get underway at Soldier Hollow Olympic Venue in Utah, March 5-10
NYSSRA Championships, March 4
XC Girls sweep the podium both days at Empire States Games, Febraury 24-255km Classic Race, Girls Scholastic Division1. Megan McClelland 5km Classic Race, Boys Scholastic Division5. Andy Moore (Lake Clear, NY) 5km Freestyle Race, Boys Scholastic Division1. Liza Goodwin 5km Pursuit, Girls Scholastic Division Biathlon Mass Start Race, Boys Scholastic Division
New England Bill Koch Festival Chamionships, March 3-4 J4 Girls, Freestyle Relay Race
New York State Bill Koch Festival Championships, February 17-18 J4 Girls, Freestyle Race J4 Girls, Pursuit Race
The NYSEF program coaches over 350 athletes in Alpine skiing, Freestyle skiing, Snowboarding and the Nordic disciplines. The athletes range in age from children to young adults. Currently, there are athletes from the NYSEF program on the U.S. Ski Team for alpine skiing and Nordic combined, and the US Biathlon Team. |
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