[MRSSA News] Vote Needed: D2 Nationals - team entry question

[Mark Bortz]

I'm curious as to why they can not attend regionals?

But,  I don't have a problem with them skiing Division 2 nationals as 
long as they do not displace a team that qualified at a regional 
competition.

Mark Bortz
Five Seasons Ski Team


On Jul 11, 2006, at 9:37 PM, dnemec at comcast.net wrote:

> Please read the attached message. Please let me know of your vote 
> ASAP.  The question is should we allow Aberdeen to represent the 
> Midwest region without skiing in our regional tournament?
> dave.
>  
>> -------------- Forwarded Message: --------------
>> From: Arch1man at aol.com
>> To: dnemec at comcast.net
>> Subject: D2 Nationals - team entry question
>> Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 17:52:20 +0000
>>
>> Hi Dave:
>>  
>> Hope your summer is going well. Apparently the Alberdeen Aqua Addicts 
>> can not attend Regionals this year - but are interested in skiing in 
>> D2 Nationals. I have asked Bruce McCalmon the NSSA position on this. 
>> He replied:
>>     "If a Region has a Regional qualifying tournament - the Team 
>> should compete in it.  If they do not, it will be up to their 
>> Regional Director(s) to approve or dis-approve their entry into 
>> division II Nationals. "
>>  
>> We are interested in seeing as many teams compete in D2 Nationals as 
>> possible. If you need to contact Todd Thorson for information about 
>> their situation his email address is : skithor at abe.midco.net.
>>  
>> Thanks. Let me know if I can be of help. (when I first received the 
>> email from Todd - I indicated they hopefully would be able to 
>> compete. That is the premise he is working on - until he is informed 
>> otherwise. With only 7 teams competing at D2 in 2005 at Rock Island, 
>> we are contacting teams to encourage them to come to D2 this year).
>>  
>> Bob Manning_______________________________________________
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