USSA names nordic world juniors, U-23 teams

Thirty-seven athletes have been named to compete at the Nordic Junior World Championships/Under-23 Cross-Country Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, the U.S. Ski Team said.
PARK CITY, Utah — Thirty-seven athletes have been named to compete at the Nordic Junior World Championships/Under-23 Cross-Country Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, the U.S. Ski Team said.
    The championships originally were to be held Jan. 29-Feb. 4, but poor snow conditions forced their postponement. No dates have been announced for the rescheduled championships, U.S. Nordic Director Luke Bodensteiner said.

The 2007 Nordic Junior World Championships team (including age, hometown and club program):

Cross-country
Men
Tad Elliott, 18, Durango, Colo./Durango Nordic Ski Club
Matt Gelso, 18, Truckee, Calif./University of Colorado (CU)/Auburn Ski Club
Alex Howe, 17, Gilford, N.H./Gunstock Nordic Ski Association
Karl Nygren, 19, Prior Lake, Minn./CU
Reid Pletcher, 18, Hailey, Idaho/Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation
Charlie Smith, 19, Bend, Ore./Mount Bachelor SEF
Colin Struthers, 19, Boulder, Colo./Sun Valley SEF
Women
Jennie Bender, 19, Johnson, Vt./University of Vermont
Sadie Bjoernsen, 17, Winthrop, Wash./Methow Valley Ski Team
Rosie Brennan, 18, Park City, Utah/National Sports Foundation
Liz Habermann, 19, Soldotna, Alaska/University of Alaska Fairbanks
Liz Stephen, 20, East Montpelier, Vt./Burke Mountain Academy/U.S. Ski Team
Alexa Turzian, 18, Sun Valley, Idaho/SVSEF
Parker Tyler, 17, Brattleboro, Vt./Stratton Mountain School

Nordic combined
Taylor Fletcher, 16, Steamboat Springs, Colo./Steamboat Springs winter Sports Club
Peter Freire, 19, Lake Placid, N.Y./New York SEF
Nick Hendrickson, 15, Park City, Utah/National Sports Foundation
Skyler Keate, 19, Salt Lake City/National Sports Foundation/U.S. Ski Team

Ski jumping
Men
Nick Fairall, 17, Andover, N.H./Andover Outing Club
Mike Glasder, 17, Cary, Ill./Norge Ski Club
Anders Johnson, 17, Park City, Utah/National Sports Foundation/U.S. Ski Team
Chris Lamb, 17, Andover, N.H./NYSEF
Johnny Lyons, 18, St. Paul, Minn./St. Paul Ski Club
Women
Avery Ardovino, 14, Park City, Utah/National Sports Foundation
Abby Hughes, 17, Park City, Utah/National Sports Foundation/U.S. Ski Team

The 2007 Under-23 Championships team (including age, hometown, club program):

Men
Tyson Flaharty, 21, Fairbanks, Alaska/Alaska Pacific U. Nordic
Bart Dengel, 22, Valdez, Alaska/UAF
Brenton Knight, 22, Anchorage, Alaska/University of Alaska Anchorage
Glenn Randall, 20, Collbran, Colo./Mesa Nordic/Dartmouth College
Mike Sinnott, 21, Sun Valley, Idaho/SVEF/Dartmouth College
Ben True, 21, Hanover, N.H./Dartmouth College
Women
Morgan Arritola, 18, Fairfield, Idaho/SVSEF/U.S. Ski Team
Taz Mannix, 20, Anchorage, Alaska/APU Nordic/U.S. Ski Team
Morgan Smyth, 20, Vernon, Vt./Northern Michigan U./U.S. Ski Team
Laura Valaas, 22, Wenatchee, Wash./CXC
Lindsey Weier, 22, Mahtomedi, Minn./NMU /U.S. Ski Team
Lindsay Williams, 22, Hastings, Minn./NMU/U.S. Ski Team