April 25, 2011 (Sun Valley, ID) – The 2nd annual National J2 Talent Camp will be conducted August 1- August 8, 2011 in Sun Valley, ID. The camp will provide a great opportunity for many of the top young cross country skiers in the US to train together, and learn from USST staff and top club coaches.

The camp is the first step along the US development pipeline for promising young skiers. Each year the location of the camp will rotate around the US to other great training venues, with the same time slot each summer – the first week of August. Selections of the top 20 boys and top 20 girls were made using a best two of three individual results from Junior Nationals. (For the sprint race, the qualifying round results were compared with final heat results and the best of these two was used in the calculation). In addition to the selections, each division may petition for the addition of up to 1 boy and 1 girl to attend the camp.

Camp invite roster is listed below. Invitations and registration application will be sent to selected athletes shortly. The deadline for registering is May 20, 2011. The cost for this eight day camp is $550, and does not include airfare. Camp details (travel, accommodations, coaching staff, etc) will be forthcoming shortly.

For more information, please contact Camp Director Rick Kapala at 208 720-7981 or via email xcolaf@mindspring.com.

This year’s site at Sun valley offers a spectacular setting for athletes with great roller skiing, hiking, training facilities, lodging and other fun adventures nearby!

Camp Training Plan:
The goals of the camp are two fold. Provide camp participants with an excellent week of dryland training with other top US Juniors that serves to help motivate participants in their efforts in sk racing. Addtionally, we will be using the camp to provide participants with up to date information on nutrition and health management, current international ski technique and training planning and execution.

Eligible J2’s:
First name Last name (Division) Affiliation Best 2/3

GIRLS
1. Marion Woods (AK) AWS 200
2. Brooke Mooney (NE) Stratton 160
3. Heidi Halvorsen (NE) Green Mtn Valley School 140
4. Anika Miller (IM) Payettle Lakes Sports 140
5. Maggie Williams (IM) Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation 95
6. Cate Brams (NE) Cambridge Sports Union (CSU) 85
7. Halie Lange (NE) Brattleboro Nordic 85
8. Nichole Bathe (MW) 81
9. Hannah Benson (NE) Mt Washingon Nordic 74
10. Sarrissa Lammers (AK) Alaska Nordic Racing 71
11. Katrin Larusson (FW) Sugar Bowl Academy 61
12. Madison Keeffe (RM) Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Clu 56
13. Alayna Sonnesyn (MW) Minneapolis Ski Club 52
14. Taryn Hunt-Smith (AK) APUNSC 45
15. Elizabeth Gill (IM) Bridger Ski Foundation 42
16. Zoe Snow (NE) Cambridge Sports Union (CSU) 40
17. Dori McNeill (RM) Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Clu 38
18. Hannah Hardenbergh (RM) Ski & Snowboard Club Vail 38
19. Laurel Fiddler (FW) Mammoth Mountain Ski Mountain 38
20. Sophie Mcdonald (IM) Park City Nordic Ski club 37

BOYS
1. Hamish Mcwen (NE) Cambridge Sports Union (CSU) 200
2. Tyler Foulkes (NE) Stratton Mountain School 180
3. Haakon Sigurslid (RM) Durango Nordic Ski Club 140
4. Thomas O’Harra (AK) APUNSC 116
5. Marc Jackson (IM) Team Soldier Hollow 100
6. Callan Deline (RM) Ski & Snowboard Club Vail 85
7. Eric Backstrum (AK) AWS 76
8. Harris Drinberger (MW) Go Training 69
9. Ben Hegman (NE) Mount Mansfield Union High 69
10. Ian Boucher (RM) Crested Butte Nordic Team 69
11. Karsten Hokanson (IM) The Utah Nordic Alliance 68
12. Cully Brown (RM) Durango Nordic Ski Club 66
13. Sam Merrens (NE) Ford Sayre 58
14. Sam Miller (IM) Bridger Ski Foundation 57
15. Gavin Hess (MA) Rochester Nordic Racing 52
16. Nick Proell (MW) Go Training 52
17. Erich Hoefler (AK) FAST 44
18. Blake Murray (GL) Superiorland SC 43
19. Riis Wilbrecht (IM) Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club 38
20. Evan Weinman (RM) Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club 33