# 2020 U.S. Cross Country Junior National Championships

The 2020 U.S. Cross Country Junior National Championships were held from 8 to 14 March 2020 in Truckee, California at the Auburn Ski Club Training Center. On 12 March, halfway through the championships, U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced that all sanctioned events scheduled prior to 16 March would proceed as planned, even amidst growing concerns due to the spread of COVID-19. Later that same day, all remaining U.S. domestic events were cancelled.

## Competition schedule

| Date | Event | Technique | Distance | Distance | Distance | Distance | Distance | Distance | Notes |
| Date | Event | Technique | U20 | U20 | U18 | U18 | U16 | U16 | | Notes |
| Date | Event | Technique | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Notes |
| 9 March 2020 | Distance, interval start | Classic | 10 km | 5 km | 10 km | 5 km | 5 km | 5 km | |
| 11 March 2020 | Sprint | Free | 1.3 km | 1.3 km | 1.3 km | 1.3 km | 1.3 km | 1.3 km | |
| 13 March 2020 | Distance, mass start | Free | 15 km | 10 km | 10 km | 10 km | 5 km | 5 km | Cancelled |
| 14 March 2020 | Team relay | Classic | 3 x 3 km | 3 x 3 km | 3 x 3 km | 3 x 3 km | 3 x 3 km | 3 x 3 km | Cancelled |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | New England | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Alaska | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Intermountain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Pacific Northwest | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Far West* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Great Lakes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Midwest | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | High Plains | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mid-Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (10 Divisions) | Totals (10 Divisions) | 11** | 12 | 12 | 35 |
*Host Division
**Guest skier not counted towards total

### U20 boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 10 km Classic | Ari Endestad (Alaska) | 26:02.3 | Everett Cason (Alaska) | 26:11.4 | Kai Meyers (Alaska) | 26:13.7 |
| Sprint Free | Kai Meyers (Alaska) | 3:25.45 | Ari Endestad (Alaska) | 2:58.63 | August Schatzlein (Midwest) | 3:02.13 |
| 15 km Free | - | | - | | - | |
| Team Relay Classic | - | | - | | - | |

### U20 girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 5 km Classic | Anna Parent (Guest) | 14:53.4 | Pearl Harvey (Intermountain) | 15:13.2 | Johanna Craig (Great Lakes) | 15:18.3 |
| Sprint Free | Gretta Scholz (Pacific Northwest) | 3:35.59 | Abigail Streinz (New England) | 3:37.51 | Sarah Morgan (Intermountain) | 3:41.08 |
| 10 km Free | - | | - | | - | |
| Team Relay Classic | - | | - | | - | |

### U18 boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 10 km Classic | Will Koch (New England) | 25:03.4 | Alexander Maurer (Alaska) | 25:25.9 | Walker Hall (Pacific Northwest) | 25:43.1 |
| Sprint Free | Walker Hall (Pacific Northwest) | 2:49.62 | Will Koch (New England) | 2:50.19 | Michael Earnhart (Alaska) | 2:57.07 |
| 10 km Free | - | | - | | - | |
| Team Relay Classic | - | | - | | - | |

### U18 girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 5 km Classic | Nina Seemann (New England) | 13:58.8 | Emma Reeder (Rocky Mountain) | 14:28.7 | Kate Oldham (Rocky Mountain) | 14:28.8 |
| Sprint Free | Nina Seemann (New England) | 3:30.96 | Kendall Kramer (Alaska) | 3:37.63 | Annie McColgan (Pacific Northwest) | 3:37.74 |
| 10 km Free | - | | - | | - | |
| Team Relay Classic | - | | - | | - | |

### U16 boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 5 km Classic | Wes Campbell (Intermountain) | 13:36.1 | Jack Lange (New England) | 13:39.3 | Aaron Power (Alaska) | 14:04.6 |
| Sprint Free | Trey Jones (New England) | 2:49.16 | Fin Bailey (New England) | 2:49.74 | Matt Seline (Far West) | 2:51.35 |
| 5 km Free | - | | - | | - | |
| Team Relay Classic | - | | - | | - | |

### U16 girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 5 km Classic | Samantha Smith (Intermountain) | 14:09.0 | Sofia Scirica (New England) | 14:53.7 | Elsa Perkins (Rocky Mountain) | 14:54.3 |
| Sprint Free | Samantha Smith (Intermountain) | 3:17.88 | Maria Nedom (Alaska) | 3:18.68 | Sofia Scirica (New England) | 3:20.75 |
| 5 km Free | - | | - | | - | |
| Team Relay Classic | - | | - | | - | |

### Alaska Cup

Since 1986, the Alaska Cup has been awarded to the outstanding Division at the Junior Nationals. Alaska Cup points are awarded to the top 20 skiers in each race. Guest skiers do not receive or displace Alaska Cup points.
| Division | Distance, Interval Start, Classic | Sprint, Free | Grand Total |
| Alaska | 338 | 259 | 597 |
| Far West | 27 | 73 | 100 |
| Great Lakes | 51 | 47 | 98 |
| High Plains | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Intermountain | 227 | 218 | 445 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Midwest | 113 | 134 | 247 |
| New England | 284 | 303 | 587 |
| Pacific Northwest | 100 | 175 | 275 |
| Rocky Mountain | 214 | 150 | 364 |
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