This year’s ski season was filled with many accomplishments and lots of hard work. The Mirror recently caught up with Alpine Program Director Tommy Biesemeyer to get the highlights.
At the U16 level, Lincoln Norfolk ‘24 won overall New York State Champion at Bristol Mountain, while Cara Dempsey ’25 also podiumed (was among the top-three finishers) at States. Bodhi Boschen ‘24 became known as the “dark horse,” Biesemeyer said, because he had the ability to come from behind. Boschen started way back at 49th place in the Super G race at Regionals at Burke Mountain, but finished in 3rd place. That performance qualified him for U16 National Championships at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. All racers in the U16 age group had a podium finish at the regional or state level.
The U18 FIS women were led by Elizabeth Creighton ‘24 who had multiple podiums at the FIS level, which lowered her points, leading her to be one of the top Canadian first year FIS athletes this season. This resulted in her getting invited to a prestigious training camp in Sweden.
The FIS boys were led by Dominick DeGuardia ‘24 who placed sixth at U18 National Championships in Vail, Colorado. DeGuardia was just three-tenths of a second off the podium. Kieran Delay ‘23 also showed a lot of promise and good results. Delay, along with Rowan Norfolk ‘22 Macie Eisenhart ‘23 and Pedro Gonzalez ‘23 all qualified for U18 Nationals.
Biesemeyer was impressed with the FIS racers this year. “When you start FIS-level racing, it’s a really difficult start because you are racing against guys that are in college,” Beisemeyer noted.
The Nordic program was led by Bella Wissler ’23 and Sophia Kelting ‘23 who both qualified for Nationals. Bella recently placed 3rd overall in her age group at Biathlon Nationals in Lake Placid.
The 2021-2022 Northwood Ski Team
Most of 2021-22 ski racers (Photo: Facebook).
| Bodhi Boschen ‘24 (U16)
Kate Broderick ’22 (FIS) Maegan Byrne ’24 (FIS) Savanna Coppler ’22 (FIS) Elizabeth Creighton ‘24 (FIS) Leah DeFilippo ’22 (FIS) Dom DeGuardia ’24 (FIS) Kieran Delay ’23 (FIS) Cara Dempsey ’25 (U16) Edoardo Eigenmann ‘22 (FIS) Macie Eisenhart ’23 (FIS) Clayton Fuller ’25 (U16) Pedro Gonzalez ’23 (FIS) Karleigh Hollister ’22 (FIS) |
Sophia Kelting ’23 (Nordic)
Sebastian La Roche ’23 (FIS) Hillary Larsen ’22 (FIS) Cilla Nee ’22 (FIS) Lincoln Norfolk ’24 (FIS) Rowen Norfolk ’22 (FIS) MJ Prince ’22 (FIS) Caroline Purcell ‘24 (U16) Sophia Schupp ‘24 (FIS) Denny Sebek ‘25 (U16) Cole Van Etten ’25 (U16) Teegan Wardlaw ’25 (U16) Zach Wargo ’25 (U16) Bella Wissler ‘23 (Nordic) |
