Athletes Named to Junior IBU Cup, Junior Open European Championships, Youth & Junior World Championships Rosters
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by Sara Donatello
The recent Youth & Junior Nationals and International Team Trials at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center brought 62 of the top youth and junior athletes in the country to race at the future 2034 Olympic Winter Games biathlon venue in Midway, UT. Not only did the event serve as the National Championships for the youth and junior athletes, but they were also vying for spots on the Junior IBU Cup, Junior Open European Championship, Youth World Championship, and Junior World Championship teams.
Junior IBU Cup athletes will travel first to Jakuszyce, POL to compete at Junior IBU Cup 3, January 16-19, 2025. From Jakuszyce, the 10 athletes will travel west to Altenberg, GER to race Junior Open European Championships, slated for January 22-26, 2025.
The 16 athletes competing at the 2025 Youth and Junior World Championships will travel to the famous World Cup stop in Oestersund, SWE for eight days of competition, February 26 - March 5, 2025, to round out the 2024-25 youth and junior race season.
Junior IBU Cup & Junior Open European Championships Women
Annelise Baird (Baxter, MN/Minnesota Biathlon)*
Brenna Barton (Bozeman, MT/Crosscut Mountain Sports Center)*
Seven Bowen (Huntington, VT/Ethan Allen Biathlon Club)*
Haley Finch (Anchorage, AK/Alaska Winter Stars)*
Megan Lemoine (Palo Alto, CA/Auburn Ski Club)*
*Virginia Cobb, Sarah Hottle, Mirra Payson, Alexandra Rud, and Reine Soule chose to forgo their start positions for Junior IBU Cup 3 for both educational and training purposes. Baird, Barton, Bowen, Finch, and Lemoine were nominated to fill the vacant start positions.
Junior IBU Cup & Junior Open European Championships Men
Eric Anderson (Frontenac, MN/Bluff Country Biathlon)
Wes Campbell (Park City, UT/Michigan Tech University)
Nathan Livingood (Bethel, ME/Crosscut Mountain Sports Center)*
Thor Sheppard (West Yellowstone, MT/Team Altius)
Tristan Thrasher (Steamboat Springs, CO/Team Altius)*
*John Lohuis and Elias Soule chose to forgo their start positions for Jr. IBU Cup 3 for educational purposes. Livingood and Thrasher were nominated to fill the vacant start positions.
Junior World Championship Women
Virginia Cobb (Westford,VT/Ethan Allen Biathlon Club)
Haley Finch (Anchorage, AK/Alaska Winter Stars)
Mirra Payson (Lexington, MA/HSC Massachusetts Biathlon)
Alexandra Rud (Oslo, NOR/Duluth Biathlon)
Junior World Championship Men
Linus Arstad (Trondheim, NOR/Trondheim Biathlon Team)*
Nathan Livingood (Bethel, ME/Crosscut Mountain Sports Center)
Aidan Sands (Mazama, WA/Team Altius)
Thor Sheppard (West Yellowstone, MT/Team Altius)
*Wes Campbell chose to forgo his start position at Junior World Championships. Arstad was nominated to fill the vacant start position.
Youth World Championship Women
Brenna Barton (Bozeman, MT/Crosscut Mountain Sports Center)
Sarah Hottle (Heber, UT/Team Soldier Hollow)
Megan Lemoine (Palo Alto, CA//Auburn Ski Club)
Reine Soule (Anchorage, AK/Anchorage Biathlon Club)
Youth World Championship Men
Eric Anderson (Frontenac, MN/Bluff Country Biathlon)
John Lohuis (Anchorage, AK/Biathlon Alaska)
Elias Soule (Anchorage, AK/Anchorage Biathlon Club)
Thomas Van De Kamp (Salt Lake City, UT/Team Soldier Hollow)
Junior IBU Cup Coaching Staff
Tim Burke - U.S. Biathlon Director of Athlete Development, Team Leader
Brian Halligan - Head Coach
Sydney Michalak - Coach*
Youth & Junior World Championship Coaching Staff
Tim Burke - U.S. Biathlon Director of Athlete Development, Team Leader
Susan Dunklee - Coach*
Gerrit Garberich - Coach
Brian Halligan - Head Coach
Kate Halligan - Lead Wax Technician, Coach*
*Women’s Coaching Initiative
