December 30, 2010 (Jericho, VT)  – Following the successful conclusion of the trials events today, the US Biathlon Association International Competition Committee named the following athletes to the 2011 Youth and Junior World Championship Team.  The Team will represent the USA at the Championships at Nove Mesto in the Czech Republic, January 29-February 5, 2011.

Junior Women
– Corrine Malcome (Maine Winter Sports Ctr)
– Grace Boutot (Rocky Mountain)

Youth Women
– Carly Wynn (Saratoga Biathlon, NY)
– Kelly Kjorlien (Mt. Itasca, MN)
– Silke Hynes (VT Biathlon)
– Tara Geraghty-Moats*(Craftsbury, VT)

Junior Men
– Ethan Dreissigacker (Craftsbury, VT)
– Raleigh Goessling (Maine Winter Sports Ctr)
– Ben Greenwald (Maine Winter Sports Ctr)

Youth Men
– Sam Dougherty (Alaska Biathlon)
– Sean Doherty (Saratoga Biathlon, NY)
– Ray Wonders (Alaska Biathlon)
– Casey Smith (Methow Valley Biathlon, WA)

*Discretionary selection based on outstanding ski speed in the trials races

“The Youth / Junior World Championship team is notable for its mix of experienced athletes like Grace, Ethan and Raleigh and some new rising stars like Carly Wynn and Corrine Malcome,” said Max Cobb, US Biathlon CEO.  “It’s also great to see such broad based geographic representation with athletes from Alaska, Washington, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Maine on the team.  Seeing a team of 14 athletes coming from six different states is a great sign of the growth of clubs across the country.  I am not going to make any predictions about the performances at the Youth/Junior Worlds for this year, but I will say that I expect several of the athletes on this team to make a serious run at 2018 Olympic team and who knows maybe one will be on the 2014 team too.”

“It’s been many years since a major event was hosted at the the Ethan Allen Firing Range and I was very impressed with the outstanding work of the Club and the wonderful support and cooperation by the National Guard Sports Program,” added Cobb. “With over 100 youth/junior competitors, this was one of the largest national events for juniors we have had in many years.  It is really heartwarming to see, and I think we are seeing the beginning of a blossoming of the sport across the country.”

US Biathlon congratulates all the athletes who competed in the trials event and wishes the team good luck in Nove Mesto.

For complete results please visit the Ethan Allen Biathlon Club website HERE.