Jack Kroll ‘25 and Mitchel Penning ‘25 traveled to the Midwest for a series of competitions. On the first day, they had U.S. Cup, one of the highest levels of domestic competition. Jack placed first, and Mitchel placed fourth. On the second day, Jack had a Nordic Combined race, and he placed first. Later that day, Jack continued his streak with a win in the U20 Ishpeming Invitational. Mitchell placed third. Jack won the target jump the night of the U20 Ishpeming Invitational. In the Target Jump, they put a target on a hill, and the closest jump to the target wins.

Jack was grateful that he had the opportunity to go to these competitions. He is very happy with his results and feels all his pre-season work is paying off. He has started stretching every night to prepare for the next day of skiing. Jack earned a spot at the US Junior National Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined championships in Anchorage. His words of wisdom are, “Be one percent better each and every day.”

Mitchell is also pleased with his results and had a great time at the competitions. He says he missed playing Fortnite, but that was okay. He earned some prize money and was happy the food was good. Mitchell also stamped his ticket to Junior Nationals.