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Dartmouth Hosts BMA Students at Model UN Conference
May 01, 2008

On April 25-26, six BMA Juniors and their advisor, Christine Feehan, traveled to Hanover, New Hampshire to represent the nations of Indonesia  Read More


Whistler Cup: Shiffrin Wins Three Golds, Brown Strong in SG and GS, USA Takes Home the Cup
Apr 06, 2008

Mikaela Shiffrin, a BMA J4 , won all disciplines contested for the J4s in three days of competition at the Whistler Cup in Whistler, BC. Shiffrin  Read More


Fairweather Wins National Junior Championship Titles
Apr 03, 2008

Sega Fairweather ('08), won both the Super G and Downhill junior titles at the British National Junior Championships in Meribel, France. She  Read More


Leopold 3rd at Slovakian National Championships
Mar 21, 2008

In a stunning performance at the Slovakian national championships in Jasna, SK, Alex Leopold ('08) blasted through a strong field of Eastern  Read More


Two Qualify for Whistler Cup, Two for J3 Canadian National Championships
Mar 16, 2008

Makenzie Brown, winner of the J3 Olympic SL and overall has qualified for one of just three coveted girl's spots on the Eastern Team for the  Read More


Burke Mountain Academy Shows Strength and Depth at J3 Junior Olympics
Mar 15, 2008

BMA went to Waterville Valley with high expectations, a strong team, and great attitudes. They came home with 2 wins, 4 podiums, and 13 top  Read More


BMA athletes solid at Junior 2 Nationals
Mar 12, 2008

Burke athletes posted some strong results at the J2 national championships in Aspen. In Downhill, Jenna Kantor finished first for the East but  Read More


Nine Headed for Junior 2 Nationals
Mar 01, 2008

In a remarkably strong display of talent and depth nine BMA athletes will compete in the J2 Nationals in Aspen, CO this week. Kris Engen '11,  Read More


BMA Dominates Speed Events at Eastern Championships
Feb 28, 2008

At the prestegious Eastern Alpine Championships BMA athletes took home 6 podiums and two wins in two days of speed racing. With several others  Read More


McKenna, Bruce gain last minute spots on Eastern Junior 2 Nationals Team
Feb 28, 2008

Matt McKenna ('09) and Mikaela Bruce ('10) qualified for J2 Nationals the hard way this week by racing to top spots at the J2 Eastern Championships.  Read More


12 Qualify for J3 Olympics, 6 Make Finals
Feb 27, 2008

Twelve Burke athletes have qualified for the Junior 3 Olympics and another six have qualified for the J3 Finals. Those six will have the chance  Read More


BMA MEN SWEEP PODIUM AT SUGARLOAF SUPER G
Feb 02, 2008

Tommy Biesemeyer (PG) won the final race of the TD Banknorth Eastern Cup speed week, leading a BMA sweep of the podium. He was followed by Trevor  Read More


BIESEMEYER WINS, BMA AGAIN LEADS THE PACK AT SUGARLOAF EASTERN CUP DOWNHILL
Jan 29, 2008

Tommy Biesemeyer (PG), Luke McLaughry ('08), and Trevor Leafe ('07, current PG) nearly swept the podium of the first DH held at Sugarloaf this  Read More


RAUCH WINS EASTERN CUP GS
Jan 16, 2008

Sasha Rauch ('07, current PG), won a women's Eastern Cup GS featuring a talented field that included many of the top collegiate Eastern competitors  Read More


BMA WOMEN BRING HEAT TO PANORAMA
Dec 12, 2007

Danielle Govan ('08) and Jenna Kantor ('09) led three BMA women to the top of the rankings in today's Nor-Am Super G and Super Combined races.  Read More


MCLAUGHRY 2ND US JUNIOR AT PANORAMA NOR-AM, 11TH OVERALL
Dec 11, 2007

Luke McLaughry ('08) had a blazing Super G run to finish 11th in the first Nor-Am Super G.


7 BMA STUDENT-ATHLETES SLATED TO COMPETE IN LAKE LOUISE AND PANORAMA NOR-AMS
Nov 15, 2007

A group of three men and four women will kick off the competition season with races at Lake Louise and Panorama in early December. Luke McLaughry  Read More


SIX BURKIES PARTICIPATE IN EARLY SEASON NDS CAMPS
Nov 14, 2007

Six BMA students will train with top emerging racers from around the country at two US Ski Team development projects in the next month. In early  Read More


PHIL MAHRE: BMA TRAINING PARTNER AND MENTOR, AGAIN JOINS BMA FOR PREP-PERIOD TRAINING
Nov 13, 2007

Phil Mahre will join Burke Mountain Academy for pre-season training in Canada this month. Last year Mahre, the most decorated and successful  Read More


BMA NAMED 2007 USSA ALPINE CLUB OF THE YEAR
Aug 15, 2007

The Alpine community is proud to identify Burke Mountain Academy as the Alpine Club of the year.  Burke Mountain Academy has a long-standing  Read More


FAIRWEATHER NAMED TO BRITISH NATIONAL TEAM
May 10, 2007

Sega Fairweather ('08) has been named to the GBR Junior Alpine Team.  At
just 16, Fairweather, a junior at BMA, is already one of the  Read More


KASPER NAMED TO US SKI TEAM
May 02, 2007

Nolan Kasper ('07) has been named to the US Ski Team.  Kasper, who has
attended BMA since the eighth grade, will graduate with the  Read More


MCLAUGHRY, WOODWORTH FIND PODIUM AT US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Apr 04, 2007

Two current Burke Mountain Academy athletes skied their way onto the junior podium at the US Nationals in Alaska this past week.  Luke  Read More


BMA TAKES HOME THE 2007 VARA CUP
Mar 26, 2007


Burke Mountain Academy secured the overall 2007 VARA Cup Trophy for the first time in the school’s history at the conclusion of theVermont  Read More


TWO BMA ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR WHISTLER CUP
Mar 21, 2007

Taylor Shiffrin, ('11) the Overall Junior Olympic Champion in the Eastern Region will compete at the Whistler Cup April 6-8 with the top  Read More


9 QUALIFY FOR ALPINE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Mar 18, 2007

Four men and five women from Burke Mountain Academy will compete in the US National Championships at
Mt. Alyeska, Alaska,  Read More


BURKE NORDIC GRABS MULTIPLE MEDALS AT JUNIOR NATIONALS
Mar 15, 2007

Six Burke skiers, PG’s Ida Sargent and Kevin Cutts, seniors Elise Moody-Roberts and Kirsten Gill, Junior Lucy Garrec and Sophomore Sam Tarling  Read More


BMA ATHLETES TAKE TOP HONORS AT VT J4 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Mar 14, 2007

In an event hosted by Burke Mountain, Burke Mountain Academy athletes Ronnie Berlack (’12), Sten Hulleberg (’12), and Mikaela Shiffrin became  Read More


IDA SARGENT ('06, PG '07) WINS JUNIOR NATIONAL SPRINT TITLE AT SOLDIER HOLLOW, UT! BMA SKIERS CROWD THE TOP 15 IN SEVERAL EVENTS.
Mar 05, 2007

Ida Sargent capped a great day for BMA by winning the 2007 Junior National Sprint. Elise Moody-Roberts ('07) and Kevin Cutts (PG '07) each  Read More


ELEVEN QUALIFY FOR J3 OLYMPICS, SCORES OF BURKE ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR ELITE EASTERN AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
Mar 01, 2007

*An unprecedented 11 BMA J3s have qualified for the J3 Olympics.  All 12 J3s qualified for either the J3 Olympics or J3 Finals.

*12  Read More


SHEILS WINS OVER-ALL AT J2 EASTERNS, QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS
Mar 01, 2007

BMA junior Catherine Sheils ('90) won the Eastern J2 Championships overall, grabbing the last available spot to the J2 National  Read More


BMA WOMEN UNTOUCHABLE IN SPEED AT EASTERN CHAMPS
Mar 01, 2007

BMA athletes and alums took 8 out of 9 podium spots in two days of speed events at Sugarloaf this week. Laurel Carter ('05,  Read More


Burke Women Shine at Mt. Sunapee
Feb 10, 2007

BMA women swept the podium on Friday in a Development FIS GS race at Mt.
Sunapee, NH.  Danielle Govan ('08) won the race, followed  Read More


Woodworth Wins SL Portion of Nor-Am Super Combined, Again, Leads 3 Burkies Into Top 20
Feb 06, 2007

Natasha Woodworth ('05, current PG) won the SL leg of a Nor-Am super combined at Apex, British Columbia.  The run vaulted her from  Read More


Burke Men Come Up Big at Sugarloaf
Feb 03, 2007

Luke McLaughry and Nolan Kasper capped an outstanding week for Burke athletes by finishing 1st and 3rd respectively in the 21st annual Webber  Read More


Anderson Wins Again, Women's Team Continues to Show Strength and Depth in DH
Feb 02, 2007

Elle Anderson won in Downhill for the second straight day at Sugarloaf on Thursday.  She lead four other Burke women into the top ten: Danielle  Read More


 
 
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