蹤獲扞⑹, Caledonia Nordic Ski Club partner on varsity club ski team
蹤獲扞⑹ student athletes in cross-country skiing and biathlon will be able to compete at the post-secondary level with the new Nordic ski team, a partnership between 蹤獲扞⑹ and the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club.
Prince George, B.C. - Nordic athletes can now compete in Green and Gold. 蹤獲扞⑹ and the are partnering to launch a cross-country ski and biathlon varsity club, beginning in the 2024-25 Nordic ski season.
The Timberwolves varsity club cross-country ski and biathlon racing team will attract elite Nordic athletes from across the country, says 蹤獲扞⑹ President Dr. Geoff Payne. This is an outstanding opportunity for aspiring student-athletes to come to 蹤獲扞⑹s Prince George campus, train at the Caledonia Nordic Ski Clubs world-class facility and join the Timberwolves family.
Under this partnership, the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club will provide student athletes with a training plan, expert coaching, waxing services (both on and off-site), as the athletes train at the clubs world-class facilities. The student athletes will be responsible for providing CNSC with out-of-pocket fees for trail passes and racing team membership. This is such an exciting眩ime for us at the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club as we've had the vision of re-establishing the 蹤獲扞⑹ Nordic Team for over a decade, adds Kevin Pettersen, who was President of the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club病rom 2011 - 2016, when this vision came together.胼Nordic athletes studying at 蹤獲扞⑹ will have an amazing competitive advantage畝s they have a world-class Nordic facility畝lmost literally疳n their backyard where they have such easy access to ski and train while they are studying. Furthermore, as we attract national and international competitions at Caledonia, the 蹤獲扞⑹ Nordic Ski team will be able to compete with the best athletes both nationally and internationally on home snow."
The 蹤獲扞⑹ Athletics office will take the lead on ensuring that all students competing for the 蹤獲扞⑹ cross-country ski and biathlon varsity club maintain the necessary eligibility requirements as per , , , , and the various race organizing committees.
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Pettersen notes that the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club has worked hard over the past decade to develop their facility and their focus with the student Nordic athlete in mind. Examples of this include:the endowed烤ordic Leadership awards that already exist for 蹤獲扞⑹ student-athletes, the lighting of both the recreation and competitions trails for evening training, as well as an extensive snowmaking system that lengthens the training season.
We are also really looking forward for this to be a catalyst for the entire 蹤獲扞⑹ student body to have the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club as its winter recreational facility, and for the wider student body to both support the 蹤獲扞⑹ Nordic team during competitions, and to also come out be part of the incredible skiing community that we have at Caledonia, Pettersen expresses. This is literally a dream come true, and we have immense gratitude for all who made this possible.
蹤獲扞⑹ student Ben Gadd has competed at the national level in Nordic skiing and is looking to further his competitive career with the Timberwolves next season.
"I want to thank 蹤獲扞⑹ athletics for this chance to compete in Nordic skiing again, he says. I think that this is an undervalued sport at the university level, and that there is a ton of opportunity here at 蹤獲扞⑹, especially working with the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club. I am really looking forward to the coming season!"