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Steve Scott Qualifies for XC World Junior Team
After being disappointed at the U.S. National Biathlon Team Trials in Coleraine, Dec 30-Jan 2., Steve Scott wasted no time in getting out to the Cross Country National Championships for a shot at the Sprint Race and a possible spot on the World Junior XC Team.

Well, sure enough things went well- here's a brief synopsis of Steve's performance and as well as some news as regarding Lindsay Williams and Lindsay Weir- both Twin Cities skiers that qualified for the World Junior Team:
By Reid Lutter, NCCSEF

The U.S. Ski team named their World Junior Championships teams this evening. St. Paul's own Steve Scott was named to the team as a sprint specialist. Steve came to U.S. Nationals just for this event, and posted a fast enough qualifying time to make the knock out rounds. Even though he crashed in his first knock out heat and did not advance, his impressive performance in the qualifying earned him enough points to be named to the team.

Bryan Cook of Rhinelander was also named to the team, as were Andy Newell, Stratton Mt. Leif Zimmermann, Bozeman, MT, Ryan Foster, Burlington, VT, Glenn Randall, Grand Junction, CO,

Lindsay Williams powered to the top junior finish in the sprints to earn herself a return trip to World Juniors. She advanced to the B-Finals and finished sixth among all racers, just behind Wendy Wagner. She will be joined on the U.S. World Junior team by Lindsey Weier, Kristina Trygstadd-Sarri, Alison Crocker, Katie Ronsee and Carina Hamel.

The Scandinavian J1 trip was also named on Thursday. Hopkins racer Courtney Dauwalter made the U.S. Team. This trip will be led by White Noise Coach Randy Gibbs.
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December Training Update from Dan Campbell
How's it going? Our team has been in Lake Placid for the past couple of weeks and now we are getting into some time trials. Friday (Dec 13th), we had an individual and Jeremy won with 0001 shooting. The rest of us missed a few more, but the skiing is coming along. The reason we are having this camp in l.p. is the groomer in Jericho, VT is broken, it is raining there, and the heat at the white house isn't working.

On the other hand lake placid is nice right now, all the trails are groomed, there is unlimited food, and there are all kinds of things to keep us occupied. Last weekend it was a skeleton world cup and flying with Lowell's dad in his plane (see pic), this weekend there was a bobsled world cup. This week we will have three more time trials and then we'll be heading home for the races in grand rapids. Later, Dan
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Dan Campbell Training in Lake Placid and Vermont
Hi everyone, I am currently in Jericho, VT training at the Ethan Allen firing range. The camp is a tryout camp for the national team and is being run by Algis Shalna and Al Serrano. Camp started on July 22 in Lake Placid at the Olympic training center. The first week we did 2- VO2 max tests, one running and the other rollerskiing. These are the tests that calculate your ability to use oxygen and you finish by falling on the ground. After these tests everything seemed easier. We did shooting tests, a running time trial, pushups until failure, and a jumping test like the box jump.

Between camps we had 3 days off so Steve Scott and I went down to the shawangunks, the local hot spot for rock climbing. We were hosted by former biathlete Mark Ruoff, who fed us at his restaurant the Mountain Brauhaus. After this we had to get back north to Jericho, where Algis was awaiting our arrival. The second half of camp started off much easier than the first had, slowfire and low intensity workouts, but soon it was back to combos and racing. The camp ended with 3 races in four days, and after seeing our results we know we have plenty of work to do this fall. Now, we are having some down time before daily training starts again, so I am working at the Home Depot and relaxing in my gated military community. Keep up the good work and always wear your helmet (even if it hits your barrel). Dan Campbell

P.S. Photo credits for the summer biathlon photos go to the swiss miss girl (Emily Klemp). Thanks ::photos
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