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Show members are: Mike Devec-ka, Devec-ka, 27, Bend, Ore.; Jim Galanes, 18, Brattleboro, Vt.; Dan Keenan, 20, Taber-nash, Taber-nash, Colo.; and Walter Malmquist, 19, Post Mills, Vt. 'This gro up comprises our best depth in years in the Nordic Combined. If Mike Devecka has his jumping going, go-ing, he could very well come out of Innsbruck with the highest place ever for aUJS. Nordic Combined man in an Olympics. said Bower, who will also be the head coach of the VS. Nordic Combined Combin-ed Team. The VS. Ski Jumping Team has yet to be named. However, the names of it's members will be forthcoming forthcom-ing in about two weeks. Cross-Country Team Selected Park City, Utah- UJS. Ski Team Nordic Program Pro-gram Director John Bower, released the names of the 1975-76 VS. Nordic Crosscountry Cross-country and VS. Nordic Combined Ski Teams. This team will constitute the 1976 Olympic Training Squad and compete with other Nordic athletes for positions on the U.S. Olympic Nordic Team next January. In announcing the team members, Bower said, "With this group of Cross-Country and Nordic Combined athletes, ath-letes, I find a dedication and commitment to the sport in depths I have never seen before in Nordic skiing. Tnose named to the U.S. Nordic Cross-Country and U.S. Nordic Combined teams are all former team members mem-bers who have experienced competition on previous U. Nordic Ski Teams. Members of the Men's Cross-Country team are: Tim Caldwell, 21, Putney, Vt.; John Mike Downey, 20, Butte, Mt.; Stan Dunklee, 20, Brattleboro, Vt.; Chris Haines, 24, Anchorage, Ak.; Randy Kerry, 24, Auburn, Me.; Bill Koch, 20, Guild-ord, Guild-ord, Vt.; Larry Martin, 24, Homer, Ak.; Chris Nice, 21, Hanover, N.H.; Don Niel- sen, 23, Hanover, N.H.; Doug Peterson, 22, Excelsior, Mn.; Ron Yeager 22, Dur-ango, Dur-ango, Colo. Those named to the Women's Wo-men's Cross-Country Team are: Twila Hinkle, 20, Frisco, Fris-co, Co.; Terry Porter, 21, Concord, Ma.; Margie Rich-ter, Rich-ter, 23, Anchorage, Ak.; Martha Rockwell, 31, West Lebanon, N.H.; Tammy Valentine, Val-entine, 19, East Wenatchee, Wa. Nordic Combined Team |
