Mushing USA Announces 2009 Team USA for Daaquam World Championships
Oxford, ME – Mushing USA (MUSA), the national governing body of Sleddog sports in the USA, is proud to announce its selection of entries into the 2009 IFSS (International Federation of Sleddog Sports) World Championships in Daaquam, Quebec Canada, January 17-25.
In the Sprint classes the USA will be represented by the following:
Sprint Unlimited: Keith Bryar, Ed Clifford, Randy DeKuiper, Arleigh Reynolds, and Ben Thomas,.
Sprint 8-Dog: Dawn Brown, Keith Bryar, Randy DeKuiper, Rob Downey, Jerry Mulvey, Jennifer Payne-Sterling, John Perry, and Bruce Swan.
Sprint 6-Dog: Brittany Colbath, Christine DeKuiper, Katie Harris, Josh Mecure, Jennifer Payne-Sterling, John Perry, Jennifer Probert, Michael Previs, and Beverly Stevens.
Sprint 4-Dog: Heather Brannen, Brittany Colbath, Jessica Doherty, Stephanie Dwyer, Katie Harris, Jennifer Probert, Sadie Theriault, and Kim Wells.
In the Nordic classes, the USA will be represented by:
Nordic Men 1-Dog Skijor: Scott Aimone, Ed Clifford, Fritz Howard, Tim McMahon, Jason Sperry, and Josh Tesch.
Nordic Men 2-Dog Skijor: Scott Aimone, Ed Clifford, Fred Derksen, Fritz Howard, Greg Jurek, Tim McMahon, and Josh Tesch,
Nordic Men Pulka 1-Dog: Scott Aimone and Jason Sperry.
Nordic Men Combined (Skijor & Pulka): Scott Aimone and Tim McMahon.
Nordic Women Skijor 1-Dog: Kirsten Ballard, Stephanie Dwyer, Betsy McGettigan, Erin Sperry, Sara Vanderwood, and Rebecca Voris.
Nordic Women Skijor 2-Dog: Heather Brannen, Kriya Dunlap, Pam Hahler, Betsy McGettigan Sara Vanderwood, and Kim Wells.
Nordic Women Pulka 1-Dog: Rebecca Voris.
Nordic Women Combined (Pulka & Skijor): Sara Vanderwood and Rebecca Voris.
In the Junior classes, the following mushers will compete:
Sprint 4-Dog: Rachael Colbath, Alex Downey, Dakota Schlosser, Josh Schlosser, and Alex Thomas.
Sprint 2-3 Dog: Moses Mulvery, Aisling Shepard, and Lily Stewart.
Nordic Women Skijor 1-Dog: Sadie Theriault.
Nordic Men Skijor 1-Dog: Dillon Gast and Jake Robinson.
The events will take place on the site of the business enterprise Villégiature et Pourvoirie Daaquam along the Daaquam River located in the village St-Just-de-Bretenières, in the tourist region of Chaudière-Appalaches, which is about a two-hour drive southeast from Quebec City. Trails used for the competitions pass through the Appalachian Regional Park. This is an area of enchanted landscape, with large spaces of traditional North American tundra relief, including iced lakes and rivers and snowy trees in the Boreal forest.
Over 200 teams from five continents are expected to be competing, and Mushing USA wishes its elite representatives “good mushing” on this prestigious occasion. Max Vidal, heading up the Daaquam Organizing Committee, is excited about the momentous event and is planning a full schedule of activities, commencing with the Opening Ceremonies on Friday afternoon, January 16.
More information can be found on the Daaquam website at www.daaquam2009.com/english/menu.html
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