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Cole Morgan named to U.S. World Championship team

1/18/2012

 

Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation post-grad skier Cole Morgan of the was named to the 2012 FIS Junior World Championship team Tuesday. Selections were made based on results at the 2012 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships in Rumford, Maine, earlier this month.

 

At the conclusion of the National Championships, SVSEF Nordic Director Rick Kapala remarked, "Cole is the best J1 boy in the country right now relative to the seniors."

 

Morgan, 18, also earned a automatic berth in the U.S. Junior National Championships.

 

The Junior World Championships will be held in Erzurum, Turkey, February 19-26.

 

2012 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Men
Logan Hanneman, Fairbanks, Alaska (University of Alaska-Fairbanks)
Forrest Mahlen, Anchorage (Alaska Pacific University)
Cole Morgan, Bozeman, Montana (Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
Scott Patterson, Anchorage (University of Vermont)
Mike Vigers, Vail, Colorado (Ski and Snowboard Club Vail)
Will Wicherski, Boise, Idaho (Williams College)

Women
Emily Hannah, Steamboat Springs, Colorado (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Stephanie Kirk, Anchorage (Alaska Winter Stars)
Mary O'Connell, Steamboat Springs, Colorado (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Corey Stock, Lincoln, Massachusetts (Cambridge Sports Union)