20 for 2020

It's been a strange spring, with everyone quarantined and campus shut down.  Nonetheless, everyone's been keeping their heads up - grinding through remote classes and getting out for some fun training these last few weeks.  Most of our seniors have been living together in the Blue Vic all spring, and in the final days of the semester they rallied for a special 20 mile run in honor of the Class of 2020.  Somehow they managed to link up 20 miles of trails without ever leaving Brunswick - Crystal Springs, the random trails around Brunswick HS, the Commons, and some of the newer stuff over on the air station land.  A fitting adventure to end their Bowdoin careers!

A few days later we came together to celebrate our seniors for Graduation 2020 - Rachel thoughtfully set up a Zoom meeting, and we had a great mix of skiers, parents, and alumni to send our seniors off into the world.  Graduation is always bittersweet, and even more so since we didn't get to have the long goodbye and gradual closure that comes with spending time together in the spring.  We'll always be grateful for the Class of 2020 - a truly special group that led us to our most successful season in the history of the program.  It's hard to imagine what next year will look like without them - a lot of big shoes to fill!  I can't wait to see what they all end up doing next.  So far, we know that Fiona will be teaching and coaching at Belmont Hill (James's alma mater), Christian will be continuing his racing career as a member of the new Crosscut Elite team in Bozeman, and Cirque will be shocking fish in Wyoming for at least the next few months.  We don't know yet what Lily, Russell, and Orion will be up to, but I'm confident in saying that it'll be something fun and interesting for each of them.  My bet is that they all end up in Bozeman in the not too distant future - that seems to be the new Bowdoin Nordic hot spot.  In any case, we'll miss them so much.  Congratulations seniors, and THANK YOU for being your amazing selves and making this team a better place for the last four years.