Sixteen Athletes Named to Final Pre-Season Camp in Vuokatti

Midway, Utah - After an exciting weekend of trials at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, U.S. Biathlon has announced the roster for the European pre-season camp to take place in Vuokatti, Finland. The final on-snow camp will later determine the trimester one IBU World Cup and IBU Cup rosters.

WOMEN

Deedra Irwin (Pulaski, WI/Army World Class Athlete Program)*

Kelsey Dickinson (Winthrop, WA/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)*

Margie Freed (Apple Valley, MN/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Grace Castonguay (Jackson, NH/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Luci Anderson (Golden Valley, MN/Team Birkie)

Michaela Keller-Miller (Plymouth, MN/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Jackie Garso (Lake Clear, NY/Craftsbury Green Racing Project) 

Tara Geraghty-Moats (West Fairlee, VT/National Guard Biathlon)

MEN

Campbell Wright (Wanaka, NZL/U.S. Biathlon)*

Paul Schommer (Appleton, WI/Ariens Nordic Center/Team Birkie)*

Sean Doherty (Center Conway, NH/Army World Class Athlete Program)

Jake Brown (Saint Paul, MN/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Maxime Germain (Chamonix-Mont Blanc, FRA/National Guard Biathlon)

Vaclav Cervenka (Grand Rapids, MN/Army World Class Athlete Program)

Vincent Bonacci (Salt Lake City, UT/Team Crosscut)

Luke Brown (Saint Paul, MN/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

*Pre-qualified for World Cups 1-3

“Congratulations to all of the athletes who were selected to attend the European pre-season camp in Vuokatti,” said Lowell Bailey, U.S. Biathlon Director of High Performance. “Last year, for the first time ever, we brought the team to Vuokatti before selecting the final roster spots for the World Cup and IBU Cup teams. We will be following the same process this year, allowing athletes to prove themselves on snow, closer to the competition season.”

The European pre-season camp will begin November 9 with athletes training ahead of the first BMW IBU World Cup to take place in Kontiolahti, Finland, beginning November 30, and the first BMW IBU Cup to take place in Idre Fjäll, Sweden, beginning November 28. For the full international events calendar, click HERE.