Top racers from CVA headed to J2 Olympics

2009-03-04 / Sports & Outdoors

By Dan Cassidy Special to the Irregular

These top racers from CVA are headed to Aspen, Colorado, March 9 through 13, to compete in the J2 Olympics.

Craig Marshall, Ben Morse, Casey Myrick, Myrick and Kelly Waddle qualified for the J2 Olympics that required that the athletes be in the top five to 10 percent of the 15-16 year olds in the U.S.A. In all, 80 men and 60 women plan to compete in the four discipline races, Downhill, Super G, GS and Slalom.

Results from this year that put these four into the rankings for J2 Olympics include Ben Morse's podium finishes in nine races this season. A member of the USST, Morse placed third last year in Slalom at J2 Olympics. So far this season Craig Marshall has won two Super G races and finished second in another. Casey Myrick has four podium finishes this year. For Kelly Waddle her solid finishes in FIS and Junior National races have placed in the J2 Olympic rankings. With three races remaining before qualifications cutoff fellow CVA teammate Bobby Artsma is in the hunt to join the field in Aspen."

Morse, Marshall and Waddle are from Carrabassett Valley. Myrick is from Auburn.

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