NCAA Recap

We had fantastic conditions at Middlebury last week as Bowdoin Nordic returned to the NCAA Championships for the first time in 16 years - a fun course, plenty of snow, and a well-organized, high-energy event.  The races themselves didn't quite go as we'd planned - Kaitlynn got sick just before we left campus.  We were hoping she'd be healthy by the first race, but instead things went the other direction and she ended up battling a nasty cold and fever throughout the week.  We thought about having her sit out one or both races, but she decided to give both races a shot despite knowing that she was far from race ready - a courageous decision.  It was equal parts heartbreaking and inspiring to see her out there fighting with nothing in the tank.  I couldn't be more proud of her!  Although the ending wasn't perfect, it's been a great season for Kaitlynn and a great season for our whole team.  Just being at NCAAs was a major milestone for Bowdoin Nordic - hopefully this will help all of us get fired up to make next year even better.

We had great support from several ski team members and fans at the event.  Here are some photos from Deb Miller: