Maine Boy Scores Big

Lauren has certainly come a long way in the past month. Before the Hanover Eastern Cup, he was riding in the fourties on the points list, a far cry from even qualifying for JO's. Today, he and the other members of the FIRST New England JI relay team skied into a medal-winning fifth place. Despite coming into this event in New England's last spot, he never skied lower than 26th in the entire field, and his blistering 12th in the skate earned him a coveted spot on the top relay team. He came through big today, holding his team a mere 15 seconds off the lead going into the anchor leg. With strong skiing from teammates Sam Tarling (another Maine boy) and Chase Marsten, they secured the final medal spot for New England. A great end to a great week. Congratulations Lauren, and all the athletes of Team New England; its been an unbelievable trip.