The Maine Winter Sports Center Cross-Country Program serves as a nationwide model for developing international caliber racers in a community-based support system. Athletes are provided with coaching, housing, health insurance and professional development opportunities while training full-time to achieve the highest level in the sport. Each athlete is responsible for assisting with school and club-based ski activities, providing support to younger MWSC athletes, and offering healthy lifestyle programs within the state of Maine. Through coaches’ education, club leader internship opportunities and community outreach, the MWSC Cross-Country Program aims to steadily increase the number of Maine residents who experience a positive cross-country ski outing each year.
August
1 Fat Tire Festival, Presque Isle
8 Bradbury Mountain Bruiser 9 Mile Trail Race, Pownal, Me
8-14 MWSC Camp, Sugarloaf, ME
14 USSA Level 100 Clinic, Farmington, ME
14 Maine Team (HS) Training Day, Farmington, ME
September
12 Bradbury Mountain 12 Mile Trail Race, Pownal, ME
14-27 MWSC Camp, Cody, WY
TBD High Plains Nordic Clinic w/ MWSC Elites
October
4 Sunday River Trail Marathon, Newry, ME
7-14 USST/NENSA NEG Camp
29-31 Lobster Roll/ME Collegiate Rollerski Championships, North Haven, ME
MWSC Earns New England Elite Team Spots
7 May 2010
Thanks to the hard work put in over the past year, several MWSC XC athletes have qualified for selection to the NENSA Elite Team and the NENSA Development Team. Sam Tarling, Welly Ramsey, Pavel Sotskov, Russell Currier and Grace Boutot were all selected to NENSA's Elite Team. Fred Bailey, Joey Bard, Hilary McNamee and Nick Michaud were all named to the NENSA Development Team. These team namings are an honor and rank our athletes among the very best in New England. Congratulations to you all!
For more info on the MWSC Cross-Country Program
Contact Will Sweetser.
Start of Men's Classic Sprint at Maine Racer Camp (Left: Derek Rowe, Sam Humphries, Joey Bard, Welly Ramsey)
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Early Morning Start for hike up Katahdin
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MWSC Cross Country and Biathlon Team Hike up Katahdin
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Joey Bard and Will Sweetser winning a bet of staying in Level One and finishing in under 5 hours.
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Some of the girls happy to be finished- 5 hours later. An Awesome Day!
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Start of the Third Leg of the Tour of Stockholm- Mt Biking. (Bog run, followed by a roller ski, followed by Mt Biking, finished with a paddle.)
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