Roy Varney Memorial Eastern Cup and More

No carnival last weekend, so let's catch up on some of the other exciting stuff happening in the past few weeks:

World University Games:  Renae Anderson '21 represented the US at World University Games in Lake Placid - she teamed up with Finn Sweet of UVM to win a silver medal in the classic sprint relay!

Para World Championships:  Jake Adicoff '18 won two gold and two silver medals at the Para World Championships, guided by former Mt. Ararat HS skier Sam Wood of Harpswell.  After a brief post-college retirement, Jake has been a force on the Para racing scene for the last couple years - so proud to see him getting better with age!

Girls and Women in Sports Day:  Bowdoin Nordic has never been able to participate in this fantastic event - we've always had conflicts with racing and training.  With no carnival this past weekend and the Eastern Cup events postponed, six of our skiers were able to introduce the next generation to the erg, ski imitation, power poses, and of course glitter.  Thanks to Jori, Kira, Grace M, Ingrid, Mia, and Emma for representing our team, and big thanks to Taylor Stevens (assistant Bowdoin volleyball coach) for organizing a great event!

Roy Varney Memorial Eastern Cup:  Lastly, several of our skiers raced the Eastern Cup at Quarry Road yesterday.  This race was held in honor of Roy Varney, a Maine high school skier from Turner who passed away in 2019.  Due to cold and windy weather, Saturday's classic race was postponed and we had a double race day on Sunday - 7.5k classic mass start in the morning, 7.5k skate mass start in the afternoon.  Ingrid, Mia, Grace M, Grace E, Emma, Francie, and Michael all tacked this challenge and represented our team brilliantly.  Some highlights:  Emma skied with the lead pack in both races, right behind recently retired Olympian Caitlin Patterson, to earn a pair of 3rd place finishes - wow!  Grace M finished 10th in the classic, her only race of the day, and Ingrid took 12th in the skate.  In particular, it was so fun to see our younger skiers mixing it up with fellow juniors after a month of competing at the college level - a nice indicator of how much they've improved this year!  I'm really proud of this whole crew - it was a long, hard day, and they rose to the occasion wonderfully.  Looking forward to seeing what the rest of the season brings for our team!