In a Colorado blizzard, the Presque Isle Women’s Team WON THE USCSA NATIONAL RELAY. Chandra Wisneski took the classic scramble leg in hard conditions and skied away with University of Wyoming team. They traded places the entire 5km course and tagged off within 10 seconds of each other. Hannah Shepard took the second classic leg and continued to trade with Wyoming for the next 4km until she made a move on the final downhill and gapped the Wyoming skier. She tagged Meagan Toussaint with nearly a 30 second leed and she pulled away for the final skate leg and won the lady Owls first National Championships in a relay.
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Today was a “learning day” with variable conditions that are the hallmark of spring skiing. There was ice, slush, powder, chunks of ice and glaze to name a few. Meg stood on the podium again, Bjorn missed it by a hand full of seconds and Chandra broke into the top 15 for the first time this week. Every member of the team learned something today and after a few hours there were some smiles.
No races today. We skied the course for Friday, tested skis, checked out town and made a nice dinner while sharing stories and telling jokes. Winter Park is a really nice place and today I had the time to think how lucky all of us are on this team. We each ski hundreds of hours a year, travel to great destinations and spend time with bright and clever teammates. 
The 15km skate mass start was another great day for the entire team and it was fun to have a gold and silver from the efforts. We have a day off and then the 7.5km classic.
The Women’s Team took third place in the team score in the sprint races. They finished behind the University of Wyoming and St. Olaf of Minnesota. They got a nice plate.
A joy in ski racing is a team that enjoys all of their time together. The time training, the time eating, the time in the van, the time in the sky, the time waiting, the time putting yourself on the line….
Today was a great day for the Presque Isle Nordic team. Meagan Toussaint was a national champ today and Bjorn Bakken was a runner up in the 1.5km sprint. All of the team had great personal races and are looking forward to the 15km skate.
With just a few more days of training at Nordic Heritage before departing to USCSA Nationals, the skiers from University of Maine at Presque Isle are working on final preparations. The event is being held in Winter Park, Colorado and features championship events in nordic, alpine and snowboarding. Between March 4th and the 10th there will be daily updates.
Meagan Toussaint and Brandan Ostroot return from Biathlon Junior World Championships today. They have been racing and training for the last three weeks in Martell, Italy. 
Presque Isle Skiing will be spending this weekend at home for a solid training block and a hometown race. We will join the NCAA Division I circuit again for the Dartmouth Carnival and will be happy to have our Biathlon World Junior skiers back with the team for college racing. 
