Westminster Students Dominate U.S. Freestyle Ski Team Roster
SALT LAKE CITY — Once again Westminster College students dominate the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team’s roster with the announcement that 10 of its students were named to this year’s team. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association named 28 athletes to the roster, including three Olympic medalists from the 2010 Games in Vancouver. Westminster’s own Bronze medalist Bryon Wilson was named to the team, along with fellow Olympians Lacy Schnoor, Ryan St. Onge, Dylan Ferguson and Heather McPhie.
“This is my 13th straight year being named to the U.S. Ski Team and even though that is a long time, it’s just an honor and pleasure,” said St. Onge. “The whole program is excited and energized to really go out there and get better at aerials.”
Westminster College currently has more than 40 students on the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team who compete in a variety of disciplines, from snowboarding to cross-country skiing.
Westminster’s 2011 U.S. Freestyle Ski Team members include:
*Denotes 2010 Olympians
A Team
Men
Sho Kashima, moguls, South Lake Tahoe, CA
*Ryan St. Onge, aerials, Winter Park, CO
*Bryon Wilson, moguls, Butte, MT
Women
*Heather McPhie, moguls, Bozeman, MT
B Team
Men
Joe Discoe, moguls, Telluride, CO
*Dylan Ferguson, aerials, Amesbury, MA
Women
*Lacy Schnoor, aerials, Draper UT
C Team
Men
David DiGravio, moguls, Farmington, ME
Jimmy Discoe, moguls, Telluride, CO
Landon Gardner, moguls, Missoula, MT
In 2005 Westminster College and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced a partnership through which Westminster would serve as an Official Provider of Educational Services to athletes of the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding. Today, the centerpiece of this partnership is a tuition grant program that allows U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding athletes to pursue their Olympic dreams and their educational aspirations at the same time.
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