Youth and Junior Athletes Named to Junior IBU Cup, Junior Open European Championship, Youth and Junior World Championship Teams
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by Sara Donatello
The recent Youth & Junior Nationals and International Team Trials brought 81 of the nation’s top youth and junior biathletes together to Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, NY to compete for national titles as well as roster positions for the upcoming Junior IBU Cup, Junior Open European Championships, and Youth & Junior World Championships.
First up on the race calendar, Junior IBU Cup athletes will travel to Madona, LAT to compete at Junior IBU Cup 3, January 14-17, 2026. From Madona, the 10 athletes will travel north to Imatra, FIN to race Junior Open European Championships, slated for January 21-25, 2026.
The 16 athletes competing at the 2026 Youth and Junior World Championships will travel to the Arber, GER for eight days of competition, February 28 - March 8, 2026, to round out the 2025-26 youth and junior race season.
Junior IBU Cup & Junior Open European Championships
Women
Annelise Baird (Baxter, MN/Minnesota Biathlon)
Brenna Barton (Bozeman, MT/Crosscut Mountain Sports Center)
Haley Finch (Anchorage, AK/Alaska Winter Stars)
Alex Taylor (Lincoln, MA/HSC Massachusetts Biathlon)
Abigail Van Dorn (Lake Placid, NY/NYSEF Pro)
Men
Eric Anderson (Frontenac, MN/Bluff Country Biathlon)
Aidan Sands (Mazama, WA/Team Altius)
Tristan Thrasher (Steamboat Springs, CO/Team Altius)
Thomas Van De Kamp (Salt Lake City, UT/Team Soldier Hollow)
Elias Watson (Anchorage, AK/Anchorage Biathlon Club)
Junior World Championship
Junior Women
Seven Bowen (Huntington, VT/Ethan Allen Biathlon Club)
Virginia Cobb (Westford,VT/Ethan Allen Biathlon Club)
Mirra Payson (Lexington, MA/HSC Massachusetts Biathlon)
Abigail Van Dorn (Lake Placid, NY/NYSEF Pro)
Junior Men
Eric Anderson (Frontenac, MN/Bluff Country Biathlon)
Linus Arstad (Trondheim, NOR/Trondheim Biathlon Team)
Taylor Carlson (Jericho, VT/Ethan Allen Biathlon Club)
Tristan Thrasher (Steamboat, CO/Team Altius)
Youth World Championship
Youth Women
Annelise Baird (Baxter, MN/Minnesota Biathlon)
Noor Erickson (Les Houches, FRA/Chamonix-Mont Blanc)
Reine Soule (Anchorage, AK/Anchorage Biathlon Club)
Rowan Tanguay (Fort Kent, ME/Paul Smith’s College)
Youth Men
John Lohuis (Anchorage, AK/Biathlon Alaska)
Jesper Rud (Baerum, NOR/Duluth Biathlon Club)
Aidan Sands (Mazama, WA/Team Altius)
Thomas Van De Kamp (Salt Lake City, UT/Team Soldier Hollow)
Junior IBU Cup Coaching Staff
Brian Halligan - Head Coach, Team Leader
Elysha Dyer- Coach*
Gregg Pattison- Coach
Youth & Junior World Championship Coaching Staff
Tim Burke - U.S. Biathlon Director of Athlete Development, Team Leader
Brian Halligan - Head Coach
Grace Erholtz- Coach*
Isabel Seay- Coach*
Gerrit Garberich- Coach
