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BIG NEW FROM OUT EAST
Former MadNorSki Junior (now skiing
for Northern Michigan Univ.) Ben Cline was 13th overall in
the Men's Sprint event at Senior Nationals in Rumford, Maine
yesterday!
The Sprint is a 1.0 kilometer event. This
competition includes America's best skiers of all ages. Ben was one of the 16th
fastest in the preliminary heats and thereby made it to the quarterfinals. Just
that is an honor! However, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Ben's goal was to close in on one of the 6
male berths on the Junior Worlds team going to Italy this year. He was oh
-so-close. The fellow who finished 12th in the sprint was also a junior (Steve
Scott). Scott raced just this one race and did well enough to be chosen as the
team's sprint specialist.
All but one of the 6 chosen are a year older than
Ben and in their last year as Juniors (ages 20-29 are considered
Seniors).
Lorie Wesolek is have a
fine week in Maine too. She is on a 4-year training plan and did exactly what
she set out to do, close in on the competition. Had she been a minute faster in
the freestyle event, she would have been Top 10 in the U.S. I think she can do
it in the coming years. Lets encourage her.
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Regards,
Don Fariss
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