2021-2022  Central All-Stars Nominations posted below

Central All-Stars criteria approved at the CASC Fall Meeting

2021-2022 Season Criteria based on the previous seasons results 

(Based on Age Classifications established for the 2020-2021 Season in both M/F genders)

*Must be registered in a region of the Central Division with a current year Competitor’s license to be eligible for benefits

**Must attend a U.S. Ski and Snowboard SQ Fitness Assessment in the current season to be eligible for benefits

All ages

-NDG Nominee

-Overall Rocky/Central Jr FIS Championships Champion from prior season

-Overall Mid-AM Series Champion from prior season

-Carruthers Cup (R/C - Central FIS Championships) Champions from prior season

Sr.

-Under 35 FIS Points - in any alpine discipline (Based on the last FIS points list of the previous season)

-US Nationals Top 15

U21

-US Nationals top 30

-Under 45 FIS Points - in any alpine discipline (Based on the last FIS points list of the previous season)

-US Jr. Nationals Top 15 in any discipline

U19

-US Nationals Attendee

-US Jr Nationals Attendee

-The Top 2 Overall athletes in the Central Division Mid-Am Series (at year end)

-1 Top 5 in any discipline standing – National Age Rank (Based on the last FIS points list of the previous season)

-2 Top 10’s in any discipline standing – National Age Rank (Based on the last FIS points list of the previous season)

For 1st year U19 athletes,

-1 Top 3 in any event at the U16 National Championships from the previous season

-1 Top 3 in any event at the U16 R/C Junior Championships from the previous season

-Top 3 Overall SkillsQuest performer at U16 Nationals

2022-23 All-Star Team Nominations:

Women:

Anna Grzelak Great Lakes Ski Academy

Maggie Blanding Team Gilboa Ski Club of MN Inc.

Skylar Sheppard Buck Hill Ski Racing Team

Virginia Higgins Team Gilboa Ski Club of MN Inc.

Lauren Carlson Duluth Superior Alpine Club

Alessandra Anselmo Team Gilboa Ski Club of MN Inc.

Cora Hanson Granite Peak

Karenna Westermeyer Buck Hill Ski Racing Team

Men:

Joshua Nelson Buck Hill Ski Racing Team

Wyatt Mattson Nub's Nob Racing

Zach Bion Buck Hill Ski Racing Team

Will Utendorfer Team Gilboa Ski Club of MN Inc.

Kyan Hopke Buck Hill Ski Racing Team

Caleb Lewandowski Grand Traverse Ski Team

POSTED 4/23/22

UPDATED 7/20/22

2022-2023 Team Central Selection Criteria

Based on Age Classifications established for the 2020-2021 Season in both M/F genders and using the previous season’s results.

     *Must be registered in a region of the Central Division with a current year Competitor’s license to be eligible for benefits

     **Must attend a U.S. Ski and Snowboard SQ Fitness Assessment in the current season to be eligible for benefits

1. Top 6 men and 6 women U12 from Central. CR1 nominated
2. Top 6 men and 6 women first year U14 Championships
3. Top 4 men and 4 women second year U14 Championships
4. Top 4 men and 4 women first year U16 Championships
5. Top 2 men and 2 women second year U16 Championships (moved to AllStar)

• Ski-Up athletes will be ranked with the youngest YOB athlete in the age group the athlete has skied-up into.
• Foreign athletes can be named to the individual Team they would qualify for, however they do not take a quota spot from a Central/USA athlete.

2022-23 Team Central Nominations:
Top 6 men and 6 women U12. Two per gender Nominated by each CR. YOB 2010
CR1 Male: Luke Mjanger / Reed Pope
        Female: Claire Provencher / Katie Miller
 

CR2 Male: Carpenter, Ty LKR / Meller, Alex WIL
        Female: Marti, Chloe GLS / Houlihan, Stella MAD
 

CR3 Men: Jack Plummer GTS / Jeffrey Lindsay XLR
        Women: Ava Somers NNR / Ainslie White PRT
 

Top 6 men and 6 women first year U14 Central Championships
Men:

Julian Ferrales      Buck Hill Ski Racing Team 2009
Ethan Barkwell      Buck Hill Ski Racing Team 2009
Zachary Barkwell  Buck Hill Ski Racing Team 2009
John Turcotte        Four Degrees Alpine Ski Team 2009
Fletcher Stoen       Buck Hill Ski Racing Team 2009
Carley Burns         Team Gilboa Ski Club of MN Inc. 2009
 

Women:

Raven Alyssa        Afton Alps Alpine Club 2009
Hailey Voigt           Afton Alps Alpine Club 2009
Katherine Nowak  Afton Alps Alpine Club 2009
Rhiana Savoie       Pinnacle Alpine Racing 2009

Charlotte Kinzer   Team Gilboa Ski Club of MN Inc. 2009
Avery Taggart       Grand Traverse Ski Team 2009
 

Top 4 men and 4 women second year U14 Central Championships
Men:

Reid Hirn                  SWATeam Racing Inc. 2008
Emerson Elkins       Grand Traverse Ski Team 2008
Owen Caudill           Pinnacle Alpine Racing 2008
Madoc Ferguson     Ausblick Ski Race Team 2008
 

Women:

Quinn Gerber           Grand Traverse Ski Club 2008
Sonja Pendergast    Buck Hill Ski Racing Team 2008
Allison Marti             Granite Peak Ski Team 2008
Lily Papineau           Mount Brighton Racing Team XLR8 2008

Top 4 men and 4 women first year U16 Central Championships
Men:

Caden Burns           Afton 2007
T J Sondelski          Granite Peak 2007
Jace Rowell             Nub's Nob Racing 2007
Isaac Shapiro          Grand Traverse Ski Team 2007
 

Women:

Taylor Voigt            Afton 2007
Katie Grzelak          Win Alpine 2007
Annabel McCann    Buck Hill Ski Racing Team 2007
Hutchins Olivia       Great Lakes Ski Academy 2007

POSTED 4/23/22

Central Division selections for the Rocky/Central U16 Jr Championships

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Central Division has a quota of 50 athletes to the R/C U16 Junior Championships. For the 2021-2022 season, the Central Division will hold 1 qualifying series for R1,2,3,4, for selections to the Rocky/Central Junior Championships, over a 3-day weekend at the Central Division Bob Hosking U16 Championships. The series will run from Friday through Sunday. Races will include 1 SG, 2 GS, 2 SL races. The best 3 of 5 races will count to overall scoring. World Cup point scoring down to 60 athletes will be used to rank athletes. First tier of 25 athletes will qualify for Rocky/Central Jr. Championship, Steamboat, Colorado March 7th-11th.

A second tier of 20 athletes per gender will qualify for secondary Rocky/Central Jr. event in Crested Butte, Colorado March 3rd-6th, 2022. (SG Tr 3rd, SG 4th, GS 5th, SL 6th.)  Athletes can move up a tier, but cannot drop down.  The series will consist of 1 SG, 2 GS and 2 SL National scored races. National points will seed athletes for these events. Rankings for the 1 SG, will be determined by using the most current SG National Points List, at the time the qualifying series events begins, and using a double blind selection board. All rankings will be determined by using a modified World Cup Points (top 60). Rocky Central SYNC Junior Championship Jackets will be available for purchase for both events.

If a race or day is cancelled, best 3 of 5 still applies. Best efforts to complete 1 GS and 1 SL race will take priority. 1 run races can not be used for ranking criteria.

Using the single best result will break ties. If a tie still exists, the next best result would be used, and this process will continue until the tie is broken. If a tie is still not broken, race points will be used in the same process. All eligible qualifying rankings will be considered for tie-breaking purposes.

Seeding for RC U16 Jr Championships will be as follows:

1. The first seed of 15 will be determined based on national points and shall be randomly drawn.

2. A special seed will follow the first seed such that each division’s top eight nationally ranked skiers will be within the first seed or the special seed. If either division does not have at least eight skiers in the first seed, then its remaining top eight ranked skiers will start in the special seed, in national point order. For example, if there are 8 Central athletes and 7 RMD athletes in the first seed of 15, there would be 1 RMD athlete in the special seed. Or, 10 RMD athletes and 5 Central athletes in the first seed, there would be 3 Central athletes in the special seed.

3. The remainder of the field will be seeded by national points following the special seed.

USSA members holding an X (foreign) license that are living & attending school in the USA and training and competing in the Central Division may qualify for the R/C Junior Championships within the Central quotas. Central will then have an additional 4 quota spots total (men & women each) for the qualified X licensees.

All eligible athletes must be full time members of the Central Division and their local Region
by January 31. The full time membership names and #’s are to be reported to the Central Manager who will share with the CASC executive committee by Feb 1.

Two discretion spots per gender will be held for consideration by the Central Development Committee (consisting of the Central Coaches Chair and the four Regional Coaches Chairs). Official requests will be due 24 hours after the completion of the qualifying series. The Central Development Committee will rule on those ASAP following the 24hr deadline and report those decisions to the Central Division Manager. If there are no requests, then the 2 discretion spots will move down the list to the next ranked athletes.

The Central Division Qualifying Championships will reserve a quota of 5m/5w for Canadian athletes. They will be eligible to race, and will be apart of each race results, but will be purged for qualifying considerations and rankings to the R/C Junior Championships.

Please contact Patrick ASAP if you are attending these events but do not plan on going to Colorado

patrick.mich@usskiandsnowboard.org

435.602.2614

U16 National Championships

Athletes will be selected to the U16 National Championships through performance at the U16 NPS or at the U16 and U14 Regional Championships.


Quotas

U16 National Championships Quotas

• National European competition trip participants 
• YOB 2004 3 men and 3 women per region from the YOB ranking 
• YOB 2005 5 men and 5 women per region from the YOB ranking
• YOB 2004 and 2005 7 men and 7 women from the overall ranking
• YOB 2006 and 2007 U14 athletes must have 1 win and another top-3 in SL, GS, and SG at the respective U14 Regional Championships to qualify.

Selections will be determined from the SG/GS/SL at the Regional Championships using World Cup points to rank the athletes.  The best two of three results will determine the overall ranking list.  

1. U16 Athletes
   1. Using the overall ranking list from the respective U16 Regional Championships, the top three athletes from 2004 YOB and top five athletes from 2005 YOB competing will be selected.  Ski up athletes will not be included in this selection; they will be considered with the youngest YOB athletes. Ties will be broken by using the single best result. If a tie still exists, the next best result would be used, and this process will continue until the tie is broken. 
   2. Using the overall ranking list, the next seven athletes, not previously selected from both YOBs combined will be selected. Ties will be broken by using the single best result. If a tie still exists, the next best result (using World Cup points) would be used, and this process will continue until the tie is broken.  Ski up athletes will not be included in this selection; they will be considered with the youngest YOB athletes.
   3. There are discretion spots available if needed.  Request for discretion spots must come from the regional managers and coaches to the National Development Director.

1. U14 athletes
   a. One-run races in SL and GS will be combined to be a two-run for selection purposes.

March 28 - 31, 2019, Tremblant, Canada
Rocky/Central quota for the event is 5 men and 5 women.

Selection: Athletes will be selected by using an ITS in the following order of the two one run Slalom's and two one run Giant Slaloms.  Athletes attending the U16 National Championships will be included in the ITS and purged from the final ranking list as they are not eligible to attend both the Eastern U14 CAN AM and U16 National Championships.  Athletes are seeded by their ranking order.

*Ski up athletes are not eligible to attend out of country events as they are not age eligible.

Any U14 Foreign Competitor who is a Full Time member of a USSA Rocky/Central Club may qualify for the U14 Eastern CanAm. The foreign athlete must qualify by the same qualification criteria that a U14 in the USSA Rocky/Central Region, as long as the USSA Rocky/Central Region also names a team to the Eastern CanAm.  The Foreign Athlete will be an additional competitor in the CanAm, and not take a USSA Region quota spot.  The Region will purge the foreign athlete from the list of qualified Regional competitors to fill their quota.  A letter from the Regional Manager will be submitted to the CanAm ROC, USSA Eastern Manager and Canadian Eastern Manager confirming that the foreign athlete has met objective criteria through the Regional qualification.

The Foreign athlete will be seeded based on his/her location on the Regional qualification list.