In spite of an unseasonably warm winter that presented training challenges for all Snow Sports athletes, Holderness School is sending an unprecedented number of skiers and snowboarders – 26 in total – to national competitions this spring.
Nordic Skiing Varsity
Overview
With its excellent coaching staff and 10km of groomed, on-campus trails, our Nordic program has a long tradition of producing world-class athletes, including Olympians.
Led by former U.S. Nordic Team Coach Pat Casey, our skiers compete on several levels, the best vying to make the Eastern team and represent our region in national competition. Athletes who are new to the sport are taught both classical and skate techniques and learn to appreciate the glories of Nordic skiing through the beautiful New Hampshire winter. All students compete in the local Lakes Region league and the larger New Hampshire Nordic Coaches Series. A select few represent the school at the annual NEPSAC championships, and many compete in other regional events, notably the annual Stowe Derby.
In the off-season, students have access to a fleet of roller skis, four ski ergs, a full weight room, and up-to-date cardio equipment. Many graduates go on to ski in Division I collegiate programs including Dartmouth, Colby, St. Lawrence, and Williams.
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This month, Henniyah Rivers ’25 added to that reputation by competing in slalom and giant slalom for Jamaica at the World Junior Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea. In doing so, she became the first-ever female alpine skier to compete for Jamaica in an international competition.
Apart from the 4,139-foot vertical drop, 2,500-acres of in-bounds terrain, and dizzyingly high elevation, the Holderness School Freeride team felt right at home when they visited Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in early January.
With the stands packed full of students, teachers, and parents all sporting t-shirts emblazoned with the words ‘Sarah Strong’ and the players donning orange ribbons on their uniforms, it was an exciting weekend of hockey on the Holderness campus. Boys Varsity Hockey defeated Governor’s Academy 6-2 with Jacob netting a goal in the second period. Girls Varsity Hockey won an exciting back-and-forth game over Hoosac School 6-4. However, more important than the numbers on the scoreboard was the number of students who came together to raise money throughout the week. All together, 73 students helped to raise over $10,000 for the Sarah Duval Memorial Fund.
On January 19, the Holderness School community gathered to dedicate the Davis Cross Country Ski Trails, a network of snowmaking-equipped Nordic racing loops that have establish the school as one of the best places to train and race in New England.
Congratulations to all the exceptional student-athletes and their coaches who made this fall sports season so memorable! The hard work, dedication, and passion displayed on the fields, trails, and cliffs, has represented Holderness School well.
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Roster
# | Name | Class | Hometown |
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Sarah Angevine | 2024 | Bronxville, NY | |
Anne Bergeron | 2024 | Yarmouth, ME | |
Mabel Casey | 2027 | Holderness, NH | |
Eli Cook | 2025 | Walpole, NH | |
John Diemar | 2024 | Eagle, CO | |
Reid Donovan | 2025 | Holderness, NH | |
Luke Duffield | 2026 | Houston, TX | |
Lillian Holland | 2026 | Concord, NH | |
Thomas Kehler | 2027 | Greensboro, VT | |
Anika LaRoche | 2026 | Holderness, NH | |
Elena LaRoche | 2027 | Holderness, NH | |
Yuanwei Liu | 2025 | Beijing | |
Marlena Maleska | 2026 | New Haven, CT | |
Calvin Sweeney | 2024 | Holderness, NH | |
Yuzhao Weng | 2026 | Fuzhou | |
Henry Yust | 2027 | Waterville Valley, NH |
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