Mt. Itasca in Coleraine, MN, served as the final stop of the 2018 Midwest Junior National Qualifier series and the final points race to qualify for a spot on the Midwest’s 2018 Junior National Team or the NENSA U16 Championships Team.
The 2018 series of qualifying races consisted of six races over three event weekends, starting off on December 16, 2017 with the CXC Cup Kick-off in Houghton, MI, followed by the Gitchi Gami Games in Cable, WI, on January 20, 2018.
2018 Midwest Junior National Team
U16 Boys
- Cooper Lennox
- Samuel Stertz
- Zachary Nemeth
- Caden Albrecht
- Victor Sparks
- Ryan Thieme
- Nick Parent
- Daniel Huhtala
U18 Boys
- Anders Sonnesyn
- Peter Moore
- James Schneider
- Alexander Nemeth
- Ryan Mead
- Jackson Adler
- Ben Olson
- August Schatzlein
U20 Boys
- William Kerker
- Patrick Acton
- Luc Golin
- Alexander Kelling
- Mark Ousdigan
- Xavier Mansfield (CCSA Prequalifier)
- Alternate - Torsten Brinkema
U16 Girls
- Gretchen Haggenmiller
- Elizabeth Tuttle
- Amelea Hauer
- Mia Case
- Sudie Hall
- Anni Skillicorn
- Lauren McCollor
- Elsa Viren
U18 Girls
- Abigail Jarzin
- Sarah Olson
- Lucinda Anderson
- Regan Duffy
- Triana Willmert
- Leah Rudd
- Kasia Bednarski
- Samatha Kurkowski
- Kelly Koch (Prequalifier)
- Mara McCollar (Prequalifier)
- Alternate - Mae Barnes
- Alternate - Siri Bohacek
- Alternate - Emma Albrecht
- Alternate - Isabel Seay
U20 Girls
- Anja Maijala
- Amanda Kautzer
- Erin Moening
- Samatha Benzing (CCSA Prequalifier)
- Megan Schiferl (CCSA Prequalifier)
- Jamie Herridge (CCSA Prequalifier)
2018 NENSA U16 Championships Team
Boys
- Garrett Walters
- Drew Sampson
- William Nemeth
- Isak Nightengale
Girls
- Sydney Peterson
- Celeste Alden
- Johanna Schwinghammer
- Nina Chosy
Note: the named teams are preliminary and may change as the trip positions are accepted or declined.