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Far West Nordic Junior Olympic Team:
GIRLS |
BOYS |
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J2 |
Joanne Reid |
Miles Heapes |
J1 |
Dayna Stimson Bernie Nelson Kelsey Dion Angela Raso Veronica Holmes Morgan Paulson Laura Rodrigues * Erika Cornell * |
Russell Kennedy Bryce Tiernan Stefan Benier Matthew Picken Tom McElravey Adam Wright Andrew Pado Heith Jones Drew Deurlington Joey Griffo |
OJ |
Tyler Wright * Spencer Wood * Carl Reid ** |
Year 2008 Junior Olympic Qualifier Races:
| December 23, 2007 | Paco's Fun Race | Freestyle | Auburn Ski Club |
| January 20, 2008 | Classic Sprint Challenge | Classic | Auburn Ski Club |
| January 21, 2008 | Sierra Skogsloppet | Freestyle | Tahoe Donner Cross Country |
| February 3, 2008 | Allan Bard Memorial Classic (CANCELED) | Classic | Tamarack Lodge XC |
| February 8, 2008 | CNISSF Kirkwood Classic (Makeup Event) | Classic | Kirkwood XC |
| March 10th - March 15th, 2008 | JUNIOR OLYMPICS 2008 | Kincaid Park, Anchorage, Alaska |
Current JO Rankings (READ CAREFULLY!)
Because of the cancellation of the Mammoth JOQ at the Allan Bard, additional information is necessary for the composition of this year's JO Team.
The Far West Nordic Junior Committee met on Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 to discuss the options for completing the Junior Olympic qualifying procedures for 2008. Given the cancellation of the final JOQ race this past weekend in Mammoth, the very tight competition for spots in the quota system for both J1/OJ and J2 Boys divisions, and the petitions received for spots on the Girls’ side, a decision has been made to establish a “Make-Up” competition to complete the process.
This Friday, February 8th, the final Junior Olympic Qualifier will be held as part of the CNISSF Classic Race at Kirkwood XC. The High School race (5 kilometers) distance will be used for qualifying, with all divisions racing the same length. After that race, any athletes who petitioned who still have not qualified will have their petitions reviewed by the committee, and an announcement will be made on Saturday morning, February 9th. At that time, athletes and families will be instructed as to the procedures of signing up for the JOQ trip to Anchorage, Alaska, along with the final costs (estimated to be in the neighborhood of $1,700 to $1,800).
There are various scenarios associated with this qualifier, depending on your division and place within the points distribution of that division.
- If an athlete simply needed a 3rd race in order to fully qualify, then this race will count as one for participation for the Far West Nordic JO team, pending the quota of that division and his/her points totals within that division.
- If an athlete needed to qualify in a classic technique race, and that athlete qualifies according to the standards set, then he/she will have qualified for the Far West Nordic JO team, pending the quota of that division and his/her points totals within that division.
- If an athlete has already qualified according to the current standards, this event will count for Continental Cup Points totals to determine the final makeup of the team according to the quotas for his/her specific division. Currently, there is a quota situation in both the J1/OJ Boys and the J2 Boys divisions, where the combination of qualified athletes and submitted petitions exceeds the quotas established by participation in the previous JO qualifier events.
- Finally, if an athlete has submitted a petition, and does not qualify in this race according to the existing standards, that petition will be reviewed, and a decision will be made by the Junior Olympic Selection committee based on the previous Junior Olympic qualifier race placings, other results such as High School or citizen races attended, illness, injuries or absence due to college requirements.
Names in Red below have TENTATIVELY qualified for the 2008 JO Team, pending final Quota and Points calculations.
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GIRLS |
12/23/07 |
1/20/08 |
1/21/08 |
2/8/08 |
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J2 |
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1/20/08 |
1/21/08 |
2/8/08 |
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OJ |
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Carl Reid |
Carl Reid |
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RANK |
CLASS |
NAME |
ASC PACO'S |
ASC SPRINTS |
SKOGS LOPPET |
KIRK WOOD |
TOTAL POINTS |
MIN POINTS |
ADJ. TOTAL |
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RANK |
CLASS |
NAME |
ASC SPRINT |
SNOW SHOE |
SKOGS LOPPET |
KIRK WOOD |
TOTAL POINTS |
MIN POINTS |
ADJ. TOTAL |
1 |
WJ2 |
Joanne Reid |
30 |
30 |
30 |
0 |
90 |
0 |
90 |
1 |
MJ2 |
Miles Heapes |
30 |
25 |
30 |
25 |
110 |
25 |
85 |
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2 |
WJ2 |
Annika Taylor |
25 |
21 |
25 |
30 |
101 |
21 |
80 |
2 |
MJ2 |
Justin Ondry |
25 |
30 |
25 |
30 |
110 |
25 |
85 |
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3 |
WJ2 |
Sophie Aaron |
21 |
25 |
14 |
25 |
85 |
14 |
71 |
3 |
MJ2 |
Austin Meng |
18 |
15 |
21 |
18 |
72 |
15 |
57 |
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4 |
WJ2 |
Robyn Bath |
18 |
18 |
15 |
21 |
72 |
15 |
57 |
4 |
MJ2 |
Carson Lindsay |
13 |
18 |
18 |
21 |
70 |
13 |
57 |
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5 |
WJ2 |
Michelle Cahill |
0 |
14 |
21 |
18 |
53 |
0 |
53 |
5 |
MJ2 |
Alex Hamilton |
16 |
16 |
14 |
16 |
62 |
14 |
48 |
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6 |
WJ2 |
Annika Deurlington |
16 |
16 |
18 |
16 |
66 |
16 |
50 |
6 |
MJ2 |
Will Stimson |
11 |
21 |
13 |
14 |
59 |
11 |
48 |
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7 |
WJ2 |
Rachell Nadell |
15 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
55 |
12 |
43 |
7 |
MJ2 |
Andrew Cobourn |
15 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
59 |
13 |
46 |
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8 |
WJ2 |
Julia Levy |
0 |
12 |
16 |
10 |
38 |
0 |
38 |
8 |
MJ2 |
Evan Dion |
21 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
45 |
0 |
45 |
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9 |
WJ2 |
Joy Hecht |
9 |
15 |
0 |
14 |
38 |
0 |
38 |
9 |
MJ2 |
David Wise |
14 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
56 |
13 |
43 |
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10 |
WJ2 |
Lauryl Rudolph |
0 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
36 |
0 |
36 |
10 |
MJ2 |
Chris Flanagan |
10 |
11 |
12 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
33 |
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11 |
WJ2 |
Sorrell Neilson |
12 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
34 |
11 |
MJ2 |
Clark Webb |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
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12 |
WJ2 |
Kathi Kirkeby |
14 |
9 |
0 |
11 |
34 |
0 |
34 |
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13 |
WJ2 |
Nicole Ramm |
13 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
25 |
0 |
25 |
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RANK |
CLASS |
NAME |
ASC SPRINT |
SNOW SHOE |
SKOGS LOPPET |
KIRK WOOD |
TOTAL POINTS |
MIN POINTS |
ADJ. TOTAL |
RANK |
CLASS |
NAME |
ASC SPRINT |
SNOW SHOE |
SKOGS LOPPET |
KIRK WOOD |
TOTAL POINTS |
MIN POINTS |
ADJ. TOTAL |
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1 |
WJ1 |
Dayna Stimson |
30 |
25 |
30 |
30 |
115 |
25 |
90 |
1 |
MJ1 |
Russell Kennedy |
21 |
30 |
30 |
25 |
106 |
21 |
85 |
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2 |
WJ1 |
Bernie Nelson |
0 |
30 |
25 |
25 |
80 |
0 |
80 |
2 |
MOJ |
Carl Reid |
18 |
21 |
25 |
0 |
64 |
0 |
64 |
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3 |
WJ1 |
Kelsey Dion |
25 |
21 |
18 |
18 |
82 |
18 |
64 |
3 |
MJ1 |
Bryce Tiernan |
13 |
25 |
21 |
15 |
74 |
13 |
61 |
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4 |
WJ1 |
Angela Raso |
18 |
18 |
21 |
21 |
78 |
18 |
60 |
4 |
MJ1 |
Stefan Benier |
15 |
18 |
9 |
21 |
63 |
9 |
54 |
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5 |
WJ1 |
Veronica Holmes |
0 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
46 |
0 |
46 |
5 |
MJ1 |
Matthew Picken |
0 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
47 |
0 |
47 |
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6 |
WJ1 |
Morgan Paulson |
15 |
16 |
14 |
0 |
45 |
0 |
45 |
6 |
MJ1 |
Tom McElravey |
0 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
45 |
0 |
45 |
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7 |
WJ1 |
Laura Rodrigues |
14 |
14 |
16 |
15 |
59 |
14 |
45 |
7 |
MJ1 |
Adam Wright |
14 |
16 |
10 |
11 |
51 |
10 |
41 |
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8 |
WOJ |
Gabrielle Joffe |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
8 |
MJ1 |
Andrew Pado |
12 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
52 |
12 |
40 |
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9 |
WJ1 |
Erika Cornell |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
9 |
MJ1 |
Heith Jones |
8 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
46 |
8 |
38 |
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10 |
WOJ |
Dani Griffo |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
10 |
MJ1 |
Drew Deurlington |
9 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
44 |
9 |
35 |
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11 |
MJ1 |
Joey Griffo |
10 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
44 |
10 |
34 |
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12 |
MOJ |
Tyler Wright |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
30 |
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13 |
MJ1 |
Daniel Gelso |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
0 |
30 |
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14 |
MJ1 |
Logan Greenwood |
6 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
32 |
6 |
26 |
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15 |
MOJ |
Alex Taylor |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
25 |
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16 |
MOJ |
Spencer Wood |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
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17 |
MOJ |
Chris Greiner |
7 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
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Junior Olympic Qualifying Criteria for 2008:
You must be a current member of Far West Nordic (and not any other USSA division).
There are 4 qualifier races for the Junior Olympic Competition scheduled for 2007/2008 (see schedule above).
Far West policy mandates that:
Junior Olympic team selection criteria shall be principally objective (performance-based);
JO Selection Committee discretion be limited to no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total team size.
This year, Far West Nordic will be using both a PERCENTAGE BACK and a QUOTA/RANKING SYSTEM for selection to the Junior Olympic Team. The standards have changed, so please read the following information closely. For an explanation and examples of the quota system, CLICK HERE.
Team Size
Each USSA division has a quota of 21 men & 21 women (USSA Nordic Competition Guide Rule 74.1). Automatic qualifiers do not count against the quota. USSA allows no more than 12 athletes in any one age class (Rule 83.5).
As per USSA rules, automatic qualifiers are:
• A top 20 junior at US Nationals
• A Scandinavian Cup or World Junior participant
• An NCAA racer who is in the top 20 men or women in the East, West, or Central overall ranking.
Eligibility for Consideration
Far West will consider for selection only those Far West members in good standing. An athlete shall be ineligible for consideration if he/she is not fit to compete at the time selections are made due to any injury or illness from which he/she is not expected to recover adequately by the time of the Junior Olympics.
Junior National Age Classes for 2007/2008 Ski Season
The 6 age & gender classes that participate in Junior Olympics are Junior 2 (men & women born 1992 & 1993), Junior 1 (men & women born 1990 & 1991) and Older Junior (OJ) (men & women born 1988-1989).
The competition year begins on January 1st and ends on December 31st of the calendar year in which the JROC is held.
Team Selection Procedure and Criteria
The Far West JO Selection Committee is responsible for applying the selection criteria set forth herein, subject to the oversight of the Far West Board of Directors.
Objective Criteria:
Step 1: QUALIFICATION: Junior racers must ski in 3 of the 4 races, and have a QUALIFYING time in two races, including both a classic and a freestyle (skate) race.
With 6 or more competitors in an age class: a qualifying time is 12% Back of the average of the top 2nd, 3rd, & 4th finisher's times in the age group.
With 5 or less competitors in an age class a qualifying time is 6% Back of the average of the top 2nd, 3rd & 4th finisher's times in the age group.
In the OJ class (18-19 yr. old) the minimum standard will be the JI qualifying time. OJ's times will not be used in the J1 calculation.
Ties in competition: both racers receive same points. If the J1 Division has 2 or LESS athletes, it will be combined with the OJ Division and the qualifying time will be the average of the Top 2 finishers in the combined class.
Step 2: QUOTA/RANKING SELECTION: In the event that more athletes qualify than the USSA quotas allow, athletes will be RANKED and selected within J2 and J1/OJ age groups by Continental Cup Scoring technique (see scoring table below). Ranking will be calculated by taking the combined total of each athlete’s 3 best scores of the 4 JOQ's. Ties in JOQ Ranking list will be broken by USSA tie breaking procedure.
The top 5 qualified J2s and J1s shall get automatic qualification to the Far West JO Team, barring any “Coaches Discretion” selection being added to this age group (see below). There are no minimum places held for the OJ class.
The J1/OJ class quota will be filled from the JOQ ranking list without regard to age class once the minimum 5 J1's have been met.
After required minimums have been met, the number of additional age category places on the team shall be based upon the average number of racers in each age class in all four JOQ's.
For example: In the Boys Division, 27% of the racers in all 4 of the Qualifiers were J2s and 73% were J1/OJ boys. This would give 27% of the allowed 21 men to the J2 class (i.e. six J2 boys) and 73% to the J1/OJ class (i.e. fifteen J1/OJ boys).
Quota information will obviously change from race to race, and will not be officially determined until after the 3rd JO Qualifier (Sierra Skogsloppet) on January 21st. A preliminary Quota list will be available for review on this website after the 2nd Qualifier on January 20th (Classic Sprints)
The JO Selection Committee reserves the right to not select an athlete for the team if an athlete does not meet the standards of the athletes’ code of conduct. If a selected athlete cannot attend Junior Olympics, the spot then goes to the next athlete on list. For a detailed description and examples of the Selection Process, CLICK HERE.
Coaches’ Discretion:
Far West may select athletes to the team using JO Selection Committee’s discretion. The total number of discretionary selections made by the committee shall be no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the allowed team size.
Committee may consider any factors including (but not limited to) the following: illness, college team commitments or family emergency.
Petitioning:
A racer who could not qualify through the above method because of conditions beyond their control (such as illness/injury, college team commitments or family emergency) may petition the Far West JO Selection Committee to attend the Junior Olympics.
The petition is limited to one typewritten page and should include 1) The reason the athlete could not meet the qualifying criteria. 2) Results from other races, which represent a standard comparable to level of the FW JO qualifying races.
Submission: Petitions must be SENT to the Far West Office (P.O. Box 10046, Truckee, CA 96162) Postmarked by JANUARY 29, 2008. PETITIONS PERSONALLY HANDED TO COACHES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS SUBMISSIONS!
Petitions may be E-MAILED to: info@farwestnordic.org to arrive no later than 9 am on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 2008.
Junior 3 Athletes:
Junior Olympics is a competition for J2 athletes and above. J3s are encouraged to race in the Far West Qualifiers to gain race experience. J3 racers will be timed and be in the results, but shall not be counted or scored in the Team qualification or selection procedure. In exceptional circumstances a 2nd-year J3 athlete may petition to attend Junior Nationals if they have qualifying times against the J2 field. Such petitions will be judged on space availability on the team, athlete’s maturity and general readiness, impact on the team, as well as performance.
Announcement of Selections:
Selections to the 2008 Junior Olympic team shall be announced on MONDAY by 6 pm, FEBRUARY 4th, 2008, and shall be published immediately upon announcement.
In order to race at Junior Olympics athletes must be current members (in good standing) of Far West Nordic and of USSA (and not any other USSA division).
2008 JO QUALIFYING DE-MYSTIFIED
The first step to qualifying for Junior Olympics is the same as last year; ski in three of the 4 qualifiers and have a qualifying time in at least ONE SKATE and ONE CLASSIC race (see details above for how to do this.)
The second step: The United States Ski Association allows a quota of 21 men and 21 women per division to compete at the JO's (not including automatic qualifiers-see above.) For the first time in Far West history we feel we may have enough fast skiers who qualify that we might bump into that quota cap. So how do we decide who goes? Outlined above is how athletes will be ranked in their respective age classes. The higher you are ranked the more likely you will be chosen for the team. Because we don’t know exactly how many J2, J1, and OJ athletes we will take until all of the qualifying races are over, it can be difficult to know if you are safely high enough on the ranking list to be chosen. A minimum of 5 J2s and 5 J1's will go in each sex and the rest will be determined by how many participants have been in each age class. If you are ranked in the top 5 of J2 or J1's you are in a pretty safe place for selection. However, even this is not guaranteed because of the possibility of a “Coaches Discretionary” athlete being added to your age group.
Lets look at a few examples. Lets say there were a total of 20 male J2 athletes and 30 male J1/OJ athletes who participated in the qualifying races. This would make a ratio of 40% J2 and 60% J1/OJ. SO 40% of 21 is 8 J2 athletes and 60% is 13 J1/OJ athletes. Now lets assume there are two OJ coaches discretion athletes and 1 J2. This would mean we would go down the J2 ranking list and take the top 7 athletes plus the one discretionary athlete to make 8. On the J1/OJ ranking list we would go down and take the top 5 J1's (because of the minimum requirement to take at least 5 J1's) and then we would keep going until we had reached 11 athletes from the ranking list, plus the two discretionary athletes to make 13. It all seems confusing, but the bottom line is that you need to concentrate on skiing fast in a total of three races in order to be high on the ranking list. These examples are not meant to scare anyone away from trying to qualify; quite the opposite. Far West feels that this criteria will capture those athletes who train hard and focus on making the JO team.
The Far West website will continually update the results from the qualifiers and the updated ranking lists. The Far West coaching staff will also be able to help you know how you are doing as the qualifying races progress. If you train hard and smart you can make the JO team!
Gary York (Co-Chair)
Ben Grasseschi (Co-Chair)
Jeff Schloss
Glenn Jobe
Sally Jones
Mike McElravey
Bill Clark
Mark Nadell
Elyah Gordon
Sara Salo
Julie Bradley
Kelsey Dion (Jr. Liason)
Matthew Gelso (Jr. Liason)
Click here for Information on the Year 2007 Junior Olympic Team
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Click here for Information on the Year 2005 Junior Olympic Team
Click here for Information on the Year 2004 Junior Olympic Team
Click here for Information on the Year 2003 Junior Olympic Team
Click Here for information on the Year 2002 Junior Olympic Team
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