27 U.S. Riders to Compete at Junior Worlds

PARK CITY, UT (March 25, 2016) – U.S. Snowboarding has named 27 young, talented athletes to the 2016 U.S. Junior World Championships Team. The U.S. will send five athletes to compete in slopestyle and big air, nine athletes to compete in PGS/PSL and 13 athletes to compete in snowboardcross.

The slopestyle and big air events will take place in Sieser Alm, Italy March 29. The strong team of U.S. athletes will be led by Chris Corning (Arvada, CO). Corning, who is 16 years old, was the FIS crystal globe recipient for overall snowboard slopestyle points winner this season. 

Maggie Carrigan (Steamboat Springs, CO) will lead the team of PGS/PSL athletes headed to compete in Rogla, Slovenia April 2-3. Carrigan, who also competed at Junior Worlds in 2015, has multiple FIS podiums including a second-place finish at the Holiday Valley Resort Nor-Am Cup in February. 

The snowboardcross athletes will compete April 4-6, also in Rogla. Jake Vedder (Pinckney, MI) and Meghan Tierney (Edwards, CO) will lead a team of strong snowboardcross contenders. Vedder was the gold medalist in snowboardcross at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games in February.

2016 Snowboard Junior World Championships Team

Slopestyle/Big Air

Chandler Hunt – Park City, UT; U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Team

Chris Corning – Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Snowboard Club 

Lyon Farrell – Haiku, HI; U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Team 

Sean Neary – Salisbury Mills, NY; Mammoth Mountain Ski & Snowboard Club

Nora Healey – Plymouth, NH; Waterville Valley BBTS

PGS/PSL

Maggie Carrigan – Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Karina Bladon – Wayland, MA; Holderness Ski Team

Emily Dziak – Bethlehem, PA; Camelback Ski Team

Billy Winters – Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Myles Silverman – Brunswick, ME; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Grant Abrahamson – Chanhasen, MN; Northstar Ski and Snowboard Team

Zach Lulavy – Golden Valley, MN; Westminster College Snowboard Team 

Devin Dougherty – Easton, PA; Eastern 

Dylan Udolf – West Hartford, CT; Stratton Winter Sports Club 

Snowboardcross

Jake Vedder – Pinckney, MI; Team Park City United 

Senna Leith – Vail, CO; International Snowboard Training Center

Caleb McFall – Park City, UT; Team Utah Snowboarding

Chad Frey – Brachville, NJ; Team Park City United

Sean Roley – Avon, CO; International Snowboard Training Center 

Billy Winters – Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Colleen Healey – Incline Village, NV; Squaw Valley Snowboard Team

Shannon Maguire – Bethel, ME; Gould Academy 

Kiersten Edwards – Londonberry, VT; Carrabassett Valley Academy

Haley Michienzi – Bourne, MA; Carrabassett Valley Academy

Meghan Tierney – Edwards, CO; U.S. Snowboarding Snowboardcross Development Team

Anna Miller – Orem, UT; Team Park City United 

Kristen Venuto – Kingfield, ME; Carrabassett Valley Academy