FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BATES SKIERS TO HOST DRY-LAND CLINIC

LEWISTON, Maine -- Bates College, the host of the 1999 NCAA Skiing Championships, will host a dry-land clinic for high school alpine and Nordic skiers on Sunday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The clinic will be held on the Bates College campus. It will be conducted by Bates coaches Ric Mackey (alpine) and Becky Woods '89 (Nordic).

Members of the Bates Nordic and alpine ski teams will demonstrate dry land training techniques, followed by attendee participation.

Mackey and Woods, a two-time Eastern Intercollegiate Skiing Asociation (EISA) Nordic Coach of the Year, led the Bobcats to a ninth-place finish at last year's NCAA championships. Bates has produced five All-Americans since 1995.

Participants should bring appropriate training apparel and running shoes. Nordic skiers are encouraged to bring roller skis, poles boots and helmets if they have them. The clinic costs $15 and includes lunch and a long sleeved t-shirt. Registration deadline is Oct. 20.

For more information about the clinic, contact Mackey at 207-786-6346 or Woods at 207-786-6339.