The Middlebury Nordic Ski Team begins its season officially on the first Monday of October. Middlebury skiing is part of the NESCAC conference and races the Eastern Carnival circuit. The team fields six women and six men in both classic and freestyle races attempting to qualify up to six participants in the NCAA championships held in early March. It is the goal of the Middlebury Nordic team to develop skiers capable of excelling at the highest levels of competition in college and beyond. Below are stories, tales, race reports, wax suggestions, photos, and a look at what goes on with this remarkable team.
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Powerbar Christmas
by AG,
September 29, 2009
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Dear Powerbar
Thanks for your decades of support from Powerbar. We eat them.
best,
Middlebury Skiing
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Saw everyone out rolling this past weekend, looking good! Nice work on the links Jimmy!
Middlebury Alums | Vancouver 2010 Games: Colin Rogers
by AG,
September 17, 2009
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In the coming months, the volume will get turned up on competition throughout the country for those on the cusp of making the US Olympic team. There are a lot of Middlebury Alums in that boat and we're going to focus on them. For now, check out class of '04's Colin Rodgers. No stranger to international competition, Rodgers has separated himself a a perennial favorite in any US race. Now his sights are set on the games to be held in Canada. Click on his website below for more and support Middlebury Ski Team Alums as they push for the ultimate in competition.
Gardner enters his fourth season at the helm of the men's and women's nordic ski teams. He came to Middlebury from Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) in Carbondale, Colo where he was Nordic Program Director. Since coming to New England, he acted as the wax tech for the 2008 Junior National Team, a coach at regional development camps and serves on the U23 NENSA board. Gardner is the coordinator for sustainability in athletics, serving on the college's environmental council. In the summer he enjoys road racing for the MetLife cycling team.
Now entering her 23rd year as a full-time coach of Middlebury nordic skiing, Patty came to the College after four years of world-class competition. She was one of five American women nordic skiers to compete in the Sarajevo Olympics in 1984; she also competed internationally with the U.S. national team from 1983 to 1986. Patty graduated from the University of New Hampshire, where she was an All-East collegiate skier and captain of the Wildcat team. While at UNH, Patty competed in the World University Games in Sofia, Bulgaria. As a coach for the International Special Olympic Games, Patty received a Distinguished Service Award in 1984. She acted as a coach for the U23/ World Junior Championships in Italy in 2008.
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