BOYNE Racing Core Coaching Staff
PROGRAM DIRECTOR / COACH
Cary Adgate
Michigan’s most accomplished ski racer skied at
the international level for eighteen years, earning
six U.S. National Championship titles, five topfive World Cup finishes, and the best U.S. finish,
a 13th place, in slalom during one of his two
Olympic appearances.
BOYNE Racing’s core coaching staff live and
breathe ski racing. All members of our staff have
years of coaching experience at various levels,
including club, high school, national-level races,and
at many off-season ski racing camps in Colorado,
Montana, and at Mt. Hood in Oregon.
Cary has fully embraced changes in the sport
and has once again raced at high levels in recent
seasons.
“It’s not possible to overstate the importance of
having the proper approach to learning and
training for a young ski racer. If you get it right,
the sky is the limit for long-term improvement.”
But it is our staff’s experience as successful
competitors that sets our program apart.
Collectively, our five core staff members have over
one hundred years of high-level experience in the
sport of ski racing. Three have achieved victories at
the FIS level – and not just a couple, but many
victories. Our program director has won at the
national and international level, and competed in
two Olympic Games for the U.S. Ski Team.
HEAD COACH
Benjamin Crockett
Ben has competed in NorAm Cups, National
Championships, and FIS races across the
country. He has consistently been a top finisher
in the MidAm Series and is always one of the
fastest skiers in Michigan.
To go along with our experience in racing and
coaching, each of our staff has one other very
important quality – a learning attitude. We believe
that our expertise has been attained because of our
willingness to learn – and that, because ski racing is
a complex and ever-changing sport, we must
always maintain an open mind. We believe that, as
coaches, we must have the same humility and
learning attitude that we ask of our racers.
A Master’s Degree in Sport and Exercise
Science provides Ben with an objective vision of
the biomechanical and physiological basis for
performance in winter sport. He recently
presented research at the International Congress
for Science in Skiing in Austria.
Ben says, “You can improve quickly in ski racing
if you are always willing to try something new.”
To better understand our approach to learning and
teaching the sport, please refer to BOYNE Racing’s
Program Philosophy. It can be found at the
boyne.com website, or if your are viewing this
document on a computer, simply click here.
COACH
Jennifer Crockett
Jennifer has won more FIS slalom races than
any other American woman in history. She
has competed successfully in U.S. Nationals
and NorAm Finals. Members of the U.S. Ski
Team are never safe when she competes at
MidAm Championships.
Northern Michigan University offered Jennifer
a full NCAA Skiing scholarship; she studied
physical education and health.
“Focus on improving in practice. The speed in
races will take care of itself.”
COACH
COACH
For the last decade, Christopher has been
refining his skiing and coaching to a high level.
As a natural teacher, he is willing to devote an
amazing amount of energy to helping others
learn what he has learned. He has raced in FIS,
USSA and collegiate events across the nation.
Erik has spent many years teaching young
children professionally, and it shows in his
coaching. He is an accomplished racer, and
an experienced certified USSA coach. He has
coached three individual athletes to high
school state championship titles.
Christopher is a public school educator in
Northern Michigan and is pursuing a Master’s
Degree.
Erik is one of the best course setters in
Michigan and serves regularly as a USSA race
official.
Christopher says, “Because we race, we know
what our athletes are going through on the hill.
We know how to help them improve.”
“To be successful, young athletes need to
learn to balance school, practice and racing.
We can help!”
Christopher Herrmann
Erik Lundteigen