 | | The SMS Nordic Program has combined sport science, a proven training program, and efficient workouts to boast one of the most successful Nordic programs in the country. Its unprecedented national and international success has produced more than 13 Nordic Olympians in the past seven Winter Olympics. More than 28 Nordic athletes have made the U.S. World Junior Team and 18 SMS athletes have made the U.S. National Team.
Since the founding of the school in 1972, the Nordic Program’s mission has been to provide an environment that offers each student the opportunity to pursue excellence in competitive winter sports and college-preparatory academics while developing strong personal values. The SMS mission is possible because of committed students, a professional coaching staff and a prestigious teaching faculty. SMS Nordic athletes develop a training foundation that prepares them for the international level.
SMS cross-country skiers have had remarkable success because of their unique focus. The young athletes acquire a love for the sport and develop the technical skills they need to build upon in later years. As JIIs and JIIIs enter the program program, the SMS Nordic coaches focus on building technique and speed, while introducing the athletes to a systematic training regimen. As the athletes progress to J1s and Older Juniors, the program then builds into more systematic and specific training.
In 2011, the SMS Nordic Team:
4 skiers qualified for U.S. Ski Team trips
No. 1 - overall National Champions for boys and girls teams
1 current SMS skier named to U.S. Ski Team (Skyler Davis)
2 skiers named to inaugural Youth Olympic Games (Paddy Caldwell, Heather Mooney)
15 years in a row with at least 1 gold medal at Junior Nationals
27, top-10 finishes at Junior Nationals
16 medals at Junior Nationals (6 gold) |
Ruminations from the 2012 Youth Olympics...
1/31/2012
Click here to read SMS Nordic Program Director Sverre Caldwell's observations from the 2012 Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Sverre coached the U.S. athletes, SMS senior Paddy Caldwell and alumna Heather Mooney (SMS '11). Paddy took fifth in the Sprint, and both Paddy and Heather rocked the bronze medal for the biathlon/cross country relay!
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Bronze for USA Nordic Team; Korte-King 7th in SS at Youth Olympics
1/23/2012
Innsbruck, Austria – The four Stratton Mountain School student athletes who are representing their countries at the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Austria have brought home some hardware in a third-place finish in the Cross Country/Biathlon Mixed Relay.
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Four athletes represent SMS at Winter Youth Olympics
1/17/2012
Korte-King 5th; Mooney 13th; Caldwell 16th; Hudson 16th
, Austria – Four Stratton Mountain School student athletes are representing their countries at the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Austria this January 13 – 22. Junior Quincy Korte-King, Ottawa, Canada is representing Canada in snowboarding. Senior Patrick Caldwell, Lyme Center, N.H. is representing the USA in cross country skiing. Heather Mooney (SMS ’11), Peru, Vt., is representing the USA in cross country skiing. And, sophomore Piera Hudson, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, is representing New Zealand in alpine skiing.
Only one boy and one girl are chosen from each country in each discipline, so Mooney and Caldwell are the sole representatives from the United States in Nordic skiing. All competitors are the absolute top of their field in their age group and face the best of the best from around the world.
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SMS racers compete against country’s best at U.S. Cross Country Championships
1/8/2012
Rumford, Maine – From January 2 – 8, the best cross county skiers in the U.S. gathered in Rumford, Maine for the U.S. Cross Country Championships. The first day of racing on Jan. 2 was cancelled due to weather, but the races were on again on Jan. 3 with the women’s 1.4K Sprint Qualifier. Stratton Mountain School alumna Sophie Caldwell (SMS ’08) took fifth, while SMS junior Anika Miller, McCall, Idaho, took sixth.
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Skyler Davis earns podium spot at US Senior Nationals
1/3/2011
Rumford, Maine—Stratton Mountain School Nordic ski racer Skyler Davis (SMS ’10 and PG ’11) earned top honors in the classic sprint at the US Cross Country Championships in Rumford, Maine. Heather Mooney ’11 also clinched the top spot for juniors for the women.
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13 SMS Nordic skiers named to Junior Olympic Team
3/1/2010
SMS Nordic Program heads into the Championship season
Stratton Mountain, Vt.— Thirteen out of 14 of the Stratton Mountain School Nordic Program athletes have been selected to compete for the New England Junior Olympic team at Presque Isle, Maine, on March 5-14. SMS Nordic Coach Matt Boobar is the Head New England Coach and SMS Nordic Coach Poppet Boswell is the Head Coach for the older New England girls.
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Caldwell and Davis win Vermont qualifier for EHSC; SMS dominates field
2/17/2010
Grafton, Vt.—Stratton Mountain School’s Skyler Davis ’10 and Isabel Caldwell ’10 ruled the field, taking first, in the Vermont Qualifier races for Eastern High School Championships (EHSC) and New England J2 Championships. Caldwell, Cambria McDermott ’11 and Gage Fichter ’10 swept the girls’ podium. Overall, five SMS girls and four SMS boys finished in the top 10.
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J2 Heather Mooney takes fourth overall at UVM Carnival
2/8/2010
Stowe, Vermont—The Stratton Mountain School (SMS) Nordic Program competed at the University of Vermont (UVM) Eastern Cup at Stowe on Feb. 6 and 7. Heather Mooney ’11, a J2, came in fourth place in the women’s overall Classic race on Feb. 6.
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Caldwell, Cobb and Tyler chosen to represent US in Scandinavian Cup
1/8/2010
Stratton Mountain, Vt.—Isabel Caldwell ’10, Austin Cobb ’10 and Bridger Tyler ’11 were named to the Scandinavian Cup Team based on their top two results at the 2010 ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. The Scandinavian Cup Team, also referred to as a United States Ski Team (USST) JI Trip, represents the top U.S. cross-country skiers under the age of 17.
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SMS’s Davis, Caldwell and Mooney take first in Presque Isle
12/21/2009
Presque Isle, Maine—The Stratton Mountain School (SMS) Nordic Program kicked off their season with impressive results in the TD Bank Eastern Cup Opener. Skyler Davis ’10 finished first overall for the men in the sprint freestyle race on Saturday, and Sophie Caldwell ’08 took first place in both the sprint and classic races. Megan Killigrew ’09 took second place for the women in the sprint, while Gage Fichter ’10 and Isabel Caldwell ’10 swept the podium in the 10-kilometer mass start classic race on Sunday. Heather Mooney ’12 led the pack for J2s in the sprint, and her sister Brooke ’13 took a spot on the podium in third. The Mooneys took second and third in the five-kilometer classic race for J2s, and Tyler Foulkes ’12 took third for the boys.
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