MWSC to host junior events

13 years ago

CARIBOU — The Maine Winter Sports Center is pleased to host the 10th Mountain Division Junior Nordic and Junior Biathlon Championships in 2012.

These events serve as Maine’s state-wide junior championships and offer Maine’s best young cross-country skiers and biathletes the opportunity to show their skills at the highest level of junior racing.  For the 2012 season, the 10th Mountain Division Championships have been slated for Rumford and Fort Kent.

The Chisholm Ski Club will host the 10th Mountain Division Nordic Championships in conjunction with the USSA Cross-Country Skiing Championship junior 10km set for Friday, Jan. 6, at Black Mountain in Rumford.

The 10th Mountain Division Biathlon Championship will be run in conjunction with the Saturday, Jan. 21 Biathlon NorAm competitions hosted by the 10th Mountain Center in Fort Kent.

The field is open on both the men’s and women’s side in this competition as a young crew of biathletes begins to grow. Chester Jacobs of Yarmouth has the most experience on the men’s side, but Presque Isle natives Jesse and Jon Rochester will be hunting their first victory.

The women’s field is crowded with young talent: Tara Humphries of Yarmouth, Danni Anderson of Mapleton, Emelie and Zoe Chace-Donahue of Freeport and Anna Soderberg of Caribou may all stake their claim to the title.

In hosting these championships for our young nordic athletes, the Maine Winter Sports Center looks to honor the role that the 10th Mountain Division played in not only helping to win the second world war, but also helping to found the modern ski industry in the United States.

For more information, please contact the Maine Winter Sports Center at (207) 492-1442.