FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

USBA names the International Teams for the coming Competitions

On the 27th of Dec through the 31st USBA held the team Trials for the US International teams at Soldier Hollow, Utah. A large contingent of MN Biathlon athletes participated in the Best 2 of 3 races. On the 2nd of Jan the teams were named based on prequalification or results from Trials including the following Minnesotans:
 
IBU World Cup #4 Oberhof, Germany
Leif Norgren – former Marine on the St Croix
 
IBU World Cup 4- Duszniki Zdroj, Poland
Jake Brown- St Paul
Vasek Cervenka- Grand Rapids
Raleigh Goessling – former Esko

IBU World Cup 5- Arber, Germany
Jake Brown
Raleigh Goessling
Paul Schommer

Youth and Junior World Championships – Osrblie, Slovakisa

Youth Women
Emma Stertz- Grand Rapids
 
Youth Men
Garrett Beckrich- Grand Rapids
 
Junior Men
Vasek Cervenka- Grand Rapids
 
Junior IBU Cup- Torsby, Sweden and IBU Junior Open European Championships- Norway
Vasek Cervenka
Garrett Beckrich
 
A total of 14 Minnesota Biathletes competed in Utah. Based on the Best 2 of the 3 races, they placed as follows:

Senior Women- 1 named
4th Sienna Ellingson – Hopkins
5th Kelly Kjorlien—Grand Rapids
 
Youth Women- 4 named
3rd Emma Stertz- Grand Rapids
6th Kaisa Bosek – Alexandria—top shooter at Trials
8th Stormy Hegg- Alexandria
10th Annika Viren- Grand Rapids
13th Elsa Viren- Grand Rapids
 
Senior Men- 1 named
1st Raleigh Goessling—formerly Esko
3rd Jakob Ellingson- Hopkins
6th Warren Rosholt- Grand Rapids
 
Junior Men- 2 named
4th Gabe Raguse
 
Youth Men- 4 named
1st Garrett Beckrich- Grand Rapids
15th Samuel Stertz- Grand Rapids
23rd Joseph DelToro- Woodbury