March 14, 2011 (Minneapolis, MN) – A strong week for New England wrapped up the awards ceremony with New England taking home the Alaska Cup and Stratton Mountain School winning the men’s and women’s Roger Weston Awards as the strongest club in the country!

Roger Weston Award

The SMS women had won the women’s title for the past three seasons, the entire history of the award, but this was the first time that the men had been able to wrestle the title away from South Anchorage High School.

The Roger Weston Award honors the top high school boys’ and girls’ cross country ski teams competing at USSA Junior Olympics. The award was initiated to recognize the valuable contribution from high school skiing to the development of cross country ski racing across the USA. Roger Weston was instrumental in developing the sport of cross country skiing in the Mid-Atlantic division and across the US.

This award is provided by the National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation (NCCSEF) and presented annually by the USSA.

History:

– 2008 South Anchorage High School (male) & Stratton Mountain School (female)
– 2009 South Anchorage High School (male) & Stratton Mountain School (female)
– 2010 South Anchorage High School (male) & Stratton Mountain School (female)
– 2011 Stratton Mountain School (male) & Stratton Mountain School (female)

Alaska Cup

The Alaska Cup Award is given to recognize the outstanding divisional team performance in cross country skiing at the USSA Junior Olympics.

Past Recipients
– 1987 New England
– 1988 Alaska
– 1989 Alaska
– 1990 Alaska
– 1991 Alaska
– 1992 Alaska
– 1993 Alaska
– 1994 Alaska
– 1995 Alaska
– 1996 New England
– 1997 Midwest
– 1998 Intermountain
– 1999 Alaska
– 2000 Alaska
– 2001 Alaska
– 2002 Alaska
– 2003 Alaska
– 2004 New England
– 2005 New England
– 2006 New England
– 2007 Intermountain
– 2008 Alaska
– 2009 New England
– 2010 New England