While we were off scoring podiums at the Williams Carnival last weekend, James and Luke struck out on their own to score some JN qualifying points at Eastern Cup Finals. They both put up solid results in the Dublin Double, a 3k skate prologue followed by a 1.5k skate sprint prelim, although it was tough going for Luke, since he registered day-of and had to start in the back and pass a bunch of people - never ideal for short fast races. The next day was the Cheri Walsh Memorial, a 10k classic at Holderness. Luke handled the wax tech duties while James raced. They both nailed it - James had great skis and finished 13th to lock up a spot on the New England JN team! Qualifying for JNs is a pretty significant accomplishment for anyone, and it's particularly remarkable for James. Going into this season he had pretty limited ski racing experience and had never even raced in an Eastern Cup before. For months he's been working hard, chasing our top guys in practice and constantly focusing on refining his technique in every single workout. He's really earned this, and we're all super proud of him. Luke also deserves credit for his great work on the wax bench - it's pretty impressive for a first-year to take charge of testing and wax application, and even more impressive to nail it and produce great skis! Luke has been a team-first guy ever since he joined us last fall, and this is just the latest example. Our team wouldn't be what it is without skiers working together to help each other succeed, and that's why I'm equally proud of Luke - congratulations to both of these guys. Looking forward to seeing James represent New England and Bowdoin in Truckee!
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