Cadel Cox ’27. Photo by Mr. John Spear.
Last week, Cadel Cox ’27 recently joined the Northwood community. Cadel is from Peterborough, New Hampshire and is a Nordic Combined skier. He came to Northwood to “get better and more consistent training with the ski jumping and Nordic Combined teams.” Also, Northwood gave him “a change in academics” that he was looking for.
“Northwood has some amazing access to the Olympic venues here in Lake Placid, including the Olympic Jumping Complex and Mount Van Hoevenberg. It gives me the opportunity to ski more consistently,” Cadel said.
His favorite thing so far has been training. “At home, I train alone a lot, and it’s nice to have a full team working towards the same goals.” Cadel is excited to get to watch the World Cup Finals for Nordic skiing here in March.
Outside of skiing, Cadel enjoys mountain biking and golfing, which he says, “Lake Placid is perfect for.” He is a day student living in an apartment behind High Peaks Cyclery in town, but you can often find him working on campus or socializing with friends. “I have found the Northwood community very welcoming, and it has made it a very easy transition. It’s full of really solid, well-rounded people,” Cox said.
One thing Cadel was surprised by was “how much they serve chicken in the cafeteria. Luckily, I like chicken. My favorite meal so far has been the tacos,” Cox said.
