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Marquette's Cookman Named To USA Luge Team
 LAKE PLACID, NY--USA Luge has named Torrey Cookman, of Marquette, Mich., and Henry Anderson, of Appleton, Wis., as members of the United States Natural Track Luge Team. The announcement occurred from team headquarters Monday (Dec. 9) in Lake Placid. Cookman and Anderson, as national team members, will represent the United States in World Championship and World Cup races throughout Europe in December, January and February. “Cookman, who has been a member of the U.S. team for the past two years, and Anderson, who joined the team last year, were selected based on their excellent sliding ability and dedication to the sport,” said United States Natural Track Luge Team Coach, Keith Whitman, of Escanaba, Mich. The team is scheduled to depart in late December for Judenburg, Austria. The U.S. Team will train and compete in Italy, Austria and Germany before returning to the United States in February. The schedule will bring the American delegation to Italy, Romania, Slovenia and Austria over the course of their two-month stint abroad. Natural track luge is one of the two forms of the sport, the other being artificial track luge. Natural track courses are located on mountain roads and paths, and are constructed with snow and ice. The artificial track sport, part of the Olympic program since 1964, has competitors racing on pure ice along structures that are mostly elevated above the ground. Officials advised that trip details are currently being finalized between USA Luge, the Federation de International de Luge (FIL) and Whitman. |
