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USA Wildwater Selects the First Half of the Junior Worlds Team


by John Pinyerd
USA Canoe/Kayak
Wildwater Committee Chairman Email: jpinyerd@usawildwater.com

April 4, 2007 -- Almond, NC

Thanks to a great race venue provided by the Nantahala Racing Club and the Nantahala Outdoor Center, the results from the Eastern Junior Team Trials are in.

USA Wildwater is proud to present to you the first half of the 2007 USA Junior Team. These athletes will be representing the USA at the 2007 Junior World Championships.

K-1W
Tierney O'Sullivan - Roswell GA
Laura Adams - Grand Junction CO
Micki Reeves - Grand Junction CO (Alternate)

K-1
Chan Jones - Franklin NC
Nathan Hamm - Bethesda MD
Peter Lutter - Pittsburgh (Alternate)

C-1
Craig Adams - Grand Junction CO

This leaves the following positions open for the 2007 USA Wildwater Team to be determined at the Western Junior Team Trials in Durango, Colorado on May 5-6:

K-1W - 2 spots plus an alternate
K-1 - 2 spots plus an alternate
C-1 - 3 spots plus 2 alternates
C-2 - 2 spots plus 2 alternates

For more information on the Western Trials please see: www.usawildwater.com/news/2007/070319_junior_tt_west.html

The rules for Junior Team Selection can be found at: www.usawildwater.com/news/2007/070204_bylaws_change.html

Congratulations again to our Eastern Trials Winners. We look forward to an exciting race event at the Western Trials. And we appreciate the amazing photos of the event and dedication of Casey Jones who was unable to race.

Check out the photos at: www.usawildwater.com/Photos/US_Junior_Team_2007.html

John Pinyerd
USA Canoe/Kayak - Wildwater Committee Chairman
web: www.usawildwater.com
email: jpinyerd@usawildwater.com

   
 
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