CSUers Named to NENSA Masters Team

Congratulations to the three CSUers named to the NENSA Masters Team this week!  They included Ellen Chandler (M4), John Sakolowski (M2), and Jamie Doucett (M6).  The scoring was based on NENSA Eastern Cup Races and the marathon series where you had to ski in at least 2 events.  Quite frankly I'm a bit mystified about how the scoring worked given that there are a number of racers who beat me in the marathon series, but hey, you take what you get and showing up is half the battle.  Ellen had a consistently good season, skiing in a number of events and always doing well, particularly at the Trapps classic race.  John skiied in a couple of the tougher Eastern Cup races at Rumford and the Cheri Walsh race at Holderness, which, while short had the killer slush uphill of mixed snow and sand.   I went for the classic races and was one of 3 Masters racing in the masters wave at Presque Isle, nailing down that 3rd spot and then raced the Gunstock classic race, having my best points in a couple years thanks to some smart wax selection in the highly variable conditions.  In any event, next year the scoring will include the Citizen Series as well, which should broaden the pool of eligible skiers since few masters skied in at least 2 of the Eastern Cup races.