Michigan High School Champions named to GLD Junior National Team
Thu, Mar 5, 2020 - By Mike Muha
Central Cross Country Skiing has named the 2020 Great Lakes Junior National Team and it includes Arielle Jean, Ericka Asmus, and Joseph Wood, recently crowned Michigan High School Champions. In total, seven Michigan skiers from the Copper Country Tigers, VASA Ski Club, Superiorland Ski Club, and Michigan Tech University were named to the team.
The Great Lakes Division consists of skiers in Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. (There is also a Midwest Division States: Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, South and North Dakota). The newly named team will represent the Great Lakes Division in the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Cross Country Skiing Junior National Championships.
The 2020 Great Lakes Junior National Team is listed below. Skiers in bold are from Michigan.
| Women | Class** | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Grossklaus | U16 | Peak Nordic | Mary Eloranta |
| Fran Peterson | U16 | 4591 Sports Development | Kris Hanson |
| Ingrid Seagren | U16 | Copper Country Ski Tigers | Paul Fraley |
| Sylvia Meza | U16 | Lakeland Nordic Ski Club | Erich Kern |
| Arielle Jean* | U18 | VASA Ski Club | Scott Putman |
| Autumn Eles | U18 | Copper Country Ski Tigers | Paul Fraley |
| Ericka Asmus* | U18 | Superiorland Ski Club | Logan Zeuger |
| Mia Case | U18 | Lakeland Nordic Ski Team / CXC JDP | Erich Kern |
| Nina Chosy | U18 | MadNorSki / CXC JDP | Jay Sween |
| Alice House | U20 | Blackhawk Nordic Ski Team | Steve Swenson |
| Anabel Needham | U20 | Michigan Tech University | Tom Smith |
| Annika Viren | U20 | College of St. Scholastica | Maria Stuber |
| Gwinna Remillard | U20 | College of St. Scholastica | Maria Stuber |
| Johanna Craig | U20 | Lakeland Nordic Ski Team | Erich Kern |
| Leah Dutkewych | U20 | College of St. Scholastica | Maria Stuber |
| Men | Class** | Team | Coach |
| Casey Van Hefty | U16 | Lakeland Nordic Ski Team | Erich Kern |
| Kaden Hacker | U16 | Peak Nordic | Mary Eloranta |
| Noah Straka | U16 | Peak Nordic | Mary Eloranta |
| Owen Williams | U16 | Iola Winter Sports Club | Jake Barnes |
| Daniel Huhtala | U18 | Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team | Scott Putman |
| Forrest Dorsey | U18 | Lakeland Nordic Ski Club | Erich Kern |
| Jake Van Hefty | U18 | Lakeland Nordic Ski Team | Erich Kern |
| Jakob Craig | U18 | Lakeland Nordic Ski Team | Erich Kern |
| Kevin Johnson | U18 | Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team | Scott Putman |
| Michael Fraley | U18 | Copper Country Ski Tigers | Paul Fraley |
| Ryan Thieme | U18 | Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team | Scott Putman |
| William Murphy | U18 | Bay Nordic | Noel Versch |
| Cody Schneider | U20 | College of St. Scholastica | Maria Stuber |
| Drake Hacker | U20 | College of St. Scholastica | Maria Stuber |
| Eli Gore | U20 | Madison Nordic Ski Club / CXC JDP | Jay Sween |
| Jackson Adler | U20 | University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | Jeremy Hecker |
| Joseph Wood* | U20 | Copper Country Ski Tigers | Paul Fraley |
| William Omodt | U20 | College of St. Scholastica | Maria Stuber |
*Michigan State High School Champions
**Key:
- U16s are 14 and 15 year olds as of December 31 of the current ski season.
- U18s are 16 and 17 year olds as of December 31 of the current ski season.
- U20s are 18 and 19 year olds as of December 31 of the current ski season.
Central Cross Country Skiing is the regional governing organization for cross country skiing in the 10 state Central Region of the United States.