2020 U.S. Cross Country Junior National Championships

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2020 U.S. Cross Country Junior National Championships
VenueAuburn Ski Club Training Center
LocationTruckee, California
Dates8–14 March
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The 2020 U.S. Cross Country Junior National Championships were held from 8 to 14 March 2020 in Truckee, California at the Auburn Ski Club Training Center.[1] On 12 March, halfway through the championships, U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced that all sanctioned events scheduled prior to 16 March would proceed as planned, even amidst growing concerns due to the spread of COVID-19. Later that same day, all remaining U.S. domestic events were cancelled.[2]

Competition schedule[edit]

Date Event Technique Distance Notes
U20 U18 U16
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
9 March 2020 Distance, interval start Classic 10 km 5 km 10 km 5 km 5 km 5 km
11 March 2020 Sprint Free 1.3 km
13 March 2020 Distance, mass start Free 15 km 10 km 10 km 10 km 5 km 5 km Cancelled
14 March 2020 Team relay Classic 3 x 3 km Cancelled

Medal summary[edit]

Medal table[edit]

Rank Division Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 New England 4 5 1 10
2 Alaska 2 5 3 10
3 Intermountain 3 1 1 5
4 Pacific Northwest 2 0 2 4
5 Rocky Mountain 0 1 2 3
6 Far West* 0 0 1 1
7 Great Lakes 0 0 1 1
8 Midwest 0 0 1 1
9 High Plains 0 0 0 0
10 Mid-Atlantic 0 0 0 0
Totals (10 Divisions) 11** 12 12 35

*Host Division

**Guest skier not counted towards total

U20 boys[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 km Classic[3] Ari Endestad (Alaska) 26:02.3 Everett Cason (Alaska) 26:11.4 Kai Meyers (Alaska) 26:13.7
Sprint Free[4] Kai Meyers (Alaska) 3:25.45 Ari Endestad (Alaska) 2:58.63 August Schatzlein (Midwest) 3:02.13
15 km Free - - -
Team Relay Classic - - -

U20 girls[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
5 km Classic[3] Anna Parent (Guest) 14:53.4 Pearl Harvey (Intermountain) 15:13.2 Johanna Craig (Great Lakes) 15:18.3
Sprint Free[5] Gretta Scholz (Pacific Northwest) 3:35.59 Abigail Streinz (New England) 3:37.51 Sarah Morgan (Intermountain) 3:41.08
10 km Free - - -
Team Relay Classic - - -

U18 boys[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 km Classic[3] Will Koch (New England) 25:03.4 Alexander Maurer (Alaska) 25:25.9 Walker Hall (Pacific Northwest) 25:43.1
Sprint Free[6] Walker Hall (Pacific Northwest) 2:49.62 Will Koch (New England) 2:50.19 Michael Earnhart (Alaska) 2:57.07
10 km Free - - -
Team Relay Classic - - -

U18 girls[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
5 km Classic[3] Nina Seemann (New England) 13:58.8 Emma Reeder (Rocky Mountain) 14:28.7 Kate Oldham (Rocky Mountain) 14:28.8
Sprint Free[7] Nina Seemann (New England) 3:30.96 Kendall Kramer (Alaska) 3:37.63 Annie McColgan (Pacific Northwest) 3:37.74
10 km Free - - -
Team Relay Classic - - -

U16 boys[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
5 km Classic[3] Wes Campbell (Intermountain) 13:36.1 Jack Lange (New England) 13:39.3 Aaron Power (Alaska) 14:04.6
Sprint Free[8] Trey Jones (New England) 2:49.16 Fin Bailey (New England) 2:49.74 Matt Seline (Far West) 2:51.35
5 km Free - - -
Team Relay Classic - - -

U16 girls[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
5 km Classic[3] Samantha Smith (Intermountain) 14:09.0 Sofia Scirica (New England) 14:53.7 Elsa Perkins (Rocky Mountain) 14:54.3
Sprint Free[9] Samantha Smith (Intermountain) 3:17.88 Maria Nedom (Alaska) 3:18.68 Sofia Scirica (New England) 3:20.75
5 km Free - - -
Team Relay Classic - - -

Alaska Cup[edit]

Since 1986, the Alaska Cup has been awarded to the outstanding Division at the Junior Nationals.[10] Alaska Cup points are awarded to the top 20 skiers in each race. Guest skiers do not receive or displace Alaska Cup points.

Division Distance, Interval Start, Classic Sprint, Free Distance, Mass Start, Free Team Relay, Classic Grand Total
Alaska 338 259 597
Far West 27 73 100
Great Lakes 51 47 98
High Plains 10 1 11
Intermountain 227 218 445
Mid-Atlantic 4 8 12
Midwest 113 134 247
New England 284 303 587
Pacific Northwest 100 175 275
Rocky Mountain 214 150 364

Source:[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "XC Junior Nationals 2020". XC Junior Nationals 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  2. ^ "U.S. Ski & Snowboard Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "USSS Cross Country Junior Nationals 2020 Classic Individual Start" (PDF).
  4. ^ "2020 USSS JN Sprint Final U20M" (PDF).
  5. ^ "2020 USSS JN Sprint Final U20F" (PDF).
  6. ^ "2020 USSS JN Sprint Final U18M" (PDF).
  7. ^ "2020 USSS JN Sprint Final U18F" (PDF).
  8. ^ "2020 USSS JN Sprint Final U16M" (PDF).
  9. ^ "2020 USSS JN Sprint Final U16F" (PDF).
  10. ^ "U.S. Ski and Snowboard 2022 Nordic Competition Guide" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Alaska Cup 2020" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
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