Vermont HCR 267: House concurrent resolution congratulating the Mount Mansfield Union High School Cougars girls’ Nordic ski team on winning a second consecutive Division I championship

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2026

VT LEG #389160 v.1
No. R-325. House concurrent resolution congratulating the Mt. Mansfield Union
High School Cougars girls’ Nordic ski team on winning a second consecutive Division
I championship.
(H.C.R.267)
Offered by Representatives Graning of Jericho, Brown of Richmond, Squirrell of
Underhill, Stevens of Waterbury, and Wood of Waterbury
Offered by Senators Chittenden, Lyons, and Ram Hinsdale
Whereas, as the winners of the 2025 Division I title, Mt. Mansfield Union High
School (MMU) sought to repeat last year’s triumph, and
Whereas, the Nordic skiing championship is a two-day event; the day-one freestyle
competition was held at the Rikert Outdoor Center in Ripton, and the concluding second
day of classic skiing occurred at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, and, at both locations,
individual and relay races were conducted, and
Whereas, as in 2025, the Cougars skiers again eclipsed their competitors, winning the
freestyle relay with a time of 28:44.6; and, in the associated individual race, they clinched
the top two slots with times of 14:35.1 and 14:43.0; and, while at Craftsbury, MMU was
the speediest with the relay time of 30:40.1; and, once again, the top two individual
finishers, at 16:31.1 and 16:41.13, proudly wore the Cougars colors, and
Whereas, when all the scores were tallied, MMU far surpassed runner-up St.
Johnsbury Academy 51–133 (the lower being the better score in Nordic skiing), and
Whereas, the Nordic trail-loving Cougars were Elizabeth Compo, Katherine Compo,
Emma Connell, Corinne Courtemanche, Acadia Enman, Lena Haggerty, Astrid
Longstreth, Pearl Page, Fiona Repp, Norah Thompson, Rosemary Thompson, Avery
Wood, Macallister Wyatt, and Ryley Morigeau, and
Whereas, throughout the Nordic skiing season, the team’s coaches, Wylie Picotte and
Al Sartwell, offered expert guidance that provided the skiers a winning advantage on the
trails, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly congratulates the Mt. Mansfield Union High School
Cougars girls’ Nordic ski team on winning a second consecutive Division I
championship, and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
Mt. Mansfield Union High School.