+ Middle School Championships
2026 MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIps
DATE: February 16, 2026
VENUE: SANDWICH FAIR GROUNDS, Center Sandwich, New Hampshire (behind Post Office at the tennis courts).
SCHEDULE & FORMAT: 4km Individual Freestyle Race begins at 10:00am
3x.75k Freestyle relay race to follow (subject to change)
HOST: Inter-Lakes Middle High School
COURSE MAP: CLICK THIS LINK
RACE DIRECTOR: Steve Olafsen (obrnh1@gmail.com)
ELIGIBLE GRADES: Grades 5 through 8
REGISTRATION: Due by 5:00PM on February 12, 2026 (Thursday prior to race). CLICK THIS LINK to open a spreadsheet that contains team rosters. Then find your school tab and complete column J (skier seed by ability) and column K (the school each skier attends). If you have any problems registering your skiers, please email Chris Naimie at cenaimie@gmail.com
FEES: $10 per racer (Invoice & Payment Details Linked Here).
RUNNING ORDERS: To be posted on www.webscorer.com, at two direct links: BOYS & GIRLS
QUESTIONS?: Reach out to someone on the race committee via email: Steve Olafsen at obrnh1@gmail.com, Rachel Bartlett at rachel.bartlett@interlakes.org, and/or Lynne Hart at lfhart12@gmail.com
Pre-Race Coaches Meeting
MS Nordic Champs Coaches Meeting
Monday, February 9, 6:00 – 6:30pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/gvx-hgnc-wnt
Or dial: (US) +1 262-394-3192 PIN: 901 409 821#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/gvx-hgnc-wnt?pin=6815904748963
Race Day Schedule
Registration opens at 8:30AM
NORDIC CAFE opens at 10:00AM
Individual Races: 10:00AM* and 11:00AM*, *Which gender races first changes each year. Even years, Boys are first. Odd years Girls race first (ie: 2026 boys will go first).
Relay Races: 1:15PM* (A relay) and 1:30PM* (A relay) 1:45PM (B Relays-boys/girls together)
Raffle: 2:30PM
Awards: 2:45PM
Scoring
Scoring will be top 4 individuals (girls/boys) per school (displacing after four), along with the relay points for your A teams. All schools will score regardless of the number of skiers on their team. Racers will score for the school they attend.
Technical information
Start format is waves of 5 racers, every 30 seconds.
Racers who miss their start will be on the clock from their original start time.
Racers must ski for the school they attend or district/town within which they reside.
Grooming will take place between the Main Race and the Relay Race. Please yield to groomer.
RELAY: Register your relay team(s) at the REGISTRATION table on race day. 3 member teams. Only one A team per gender/school, all others, as well as mixed gender teams will race in B relay, no limit.
General information
Middle School Champs has a great Food Booth, (The NORDIC CAFE) with hot and cold drinks, home made soups, sandwiches, brownies, hot dogs, snacks, etc.
Parking - please follow attendants directions. Parking is available at the Town Hall, the two Churches and the upper lot behind the Library. Buses will park next to the Library lot.