The race team for OUA #1 in North Bay has been announced.
Earlier this week, in a press release with local media representatives, university officials and local athletes in attendance, head Coach Justin Faulkner presented this years Waterloo Varsity Nordic Ski Team.
Women's team:
Nellie F. Dow
Kelly Skinner
Martha Sutton
Svenja Morgan
Jessica Stevenson
Men's team:
Mike Neilly
Kieran T. Jones
Derek Hartman
Yudai Z. Nakagawa
Cameron W. Moore
Andrew P. Jeffrey
Nolan R.C. Beanlands
Immediatly following the naming of the team, Faulkner spoke on the selections and answered a few questions.
"Our team this year is deep, dedicated and experienced" Faulkner said. "With a few notable exceptions, such as rookie Andrew Jeffrey, our team is mostly returning athletes who have experience on the local, provincial, nation, international and galactic scale." On this years crop of rookies, Faulkner said "exceptionally strong and fast, after a few races I have no doubt they will have the whole thing figured out."
The North Bay OUA Qualifier goes this weekend (Jan. 17-18) Expect a full report on the first day of racing later tonight.
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