After launching the SYNC Athlete Fund in July committing $50,000 to fund developing athletes in need, we are proud to announce the grant recipients for its inaugural season!
The funds awarded to athletes will offset training and competition costs for the most promising and deserving athletes in the sport to help fill the funding gap as they strive for the highest levels of competition.
Applicants are selected based on three main factors: speed, financial need, and quality of responses to questions and letters of recommendation. After a thorough review by the Fund’s Selection Committee, 26 athletes were identified who best meet the Fund’s criteria and would be most meaningfully impacted by support from the SYNC Athlete Fund.
SYNC Athlete Fund 2019/20 Athletes Awarded
Name |
Team/Club |
| Drew Duffy | Dartmouth College |
| Isaiah Nelson | USST D Team |
| Jacob Dilling | USST D Team |
| Patricia Mangan | Dartmouth College |
| Sam DuPratt | Groundswell Athletics |
| Storm Klomhaus | University of Denver |
| Alix Wilkinson | USST D Team |
| Foreste Peterson | Team X Alpine |
| Caroline Jones | University of Vermont |
| Trey Seymour | Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club |
| Tucker Marshall | Redneck Racing |
| Wiley Maple | Freaks Racing |
| Chase Seymour | Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club |
| Dasha Romanov | Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation |
| Ella Dingman | Park City Ski Team |
| Emma Hall | Middlebury College |
| Kaitlyn Harsch | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Patrick Coughlin | Burke Mountain Academy |
| Aidan Steffe | Carrabassett Valley Academy |
| Curtis Wheeler | Burke Mountain Academy |
| Joshua Rosenberg | Okemo Mountain School |
| Luca Robillard | Sugar Bowl Academy |
| Nicolas Unkovskoy | Steamboat Springs Winters Sports Club |
| Robert Underhill | Killington Mountain School |
| Cole Palchak | Burke Mtn Academy |
| Conor Hogan | Team USA Paralympics |
If we could solve the funding gap of US ski racing in one fell swoop we would, but as of now we haven’t quite figured that out...stay tuned. Some of the athletes that did not get accepted for the grant showed immense potential, and we know will be future leaders in their communities as well as on the hill.
Congratulations to this year's SYNC Athlete Fund Athletes and thank you to all those who applied, we are amazed by your commitment and passion for the sport. We wish you the best, and are excited to watch you do great things this season and beyond!
Comments
Thank you for your commitment to ski racing and understanding of what it takes to compete at the high level in this sport. Your support and contribution means a lot not only for the athletes, but for their families as well.
Thank you!