June 12, 2003 – The Board of Directors of Central Cross Country Skiing (CXC) wishes to congratulate the following skiers for their qualification and selection to the CXC Regional Elite Group. In order to qualify for this honour, these 21 athletes raced at the very highest levels during this past season at the US National Championships in Rumford, ME, the Junior Olympics in Fairbanks, AK, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. They scored many gold medals and podium finishes and are among the very best cross country skiers in this country:

– Anna Coulter, Traverse City, MI
– Julia Coulter, Traverse City, MI
– Benjamin Cline, Madison, WI, Madison Nordic Ski Club, Northern Michigan
University
– Chris Cook, Rhinelander, WI, US Ski Team Development Group, Northern
Michigan University
– Bryan Cook, Rhinelander, WI, Northern Michigan University
– Courtney Dauwalter Edina, MN, White Noise Ski Club, Hopkins High School
– Donovan Dums, Hayward, WI, Middlebury College
– Cassidy Edwards, Glen Arbor, MI
– Chad Giese, St Paul, MN, SISU Skiers
– Garrett Heath, Winona, MN, Winona High School
– Abigail Larson, Minneapolis, MN
– Andy Liebner, Marquette, MI, Superiorland Ski Club
– Nicole Olson, Elk River, MN, White Noise Ski Club
– Melissa Oram, US Ski Team Development Group
– Hillary Patzer, Northern Michigan University
– Steve Scott, St Paul, MN
– Aubrey Smith, Marquette, MI, Superiorland Ski Club
– Maria Stuber, Waukesha, WI, Northern Michigan University
– Lindsey Weier, Mahtomedi, MN, US Ski Team Dev. Group, N. Michigan Univ,
Minneapolis Ski Club
– Lindsay Williams Hastings, MN, Northern Michigan University-Minneapolis
Ski Club
– Corey Wubbles, Marquette, MI, Superiorland Ski Club

CXC wishes each athlete a great summer training season, and looks forward
to seeing them and many other area athletes at the CXC/Birkie Summer Camp at Telemark
Resort, Cable, WI June 18-22, 2003.