Meet the Bobcats: Lucas Milliken

Next in the series, Lucas Milliken, our Sophomore men's captain...

Where are you from originally and where did you go to high school?
North Yarmouth, Maine my first two years of high school at Waynflete and my second two were at Burke Mountain Academy

What do you plan on majoring in?
Anthropology

What's the best thing about being a Bobcat?
Commons

What is the coolest place you've visited?
Home

Any predictions for the Rangeley Bowl?
Massive aggression, carnage, domination and bragging rights/glory

Classic or Skate?
20k skate

What did you do this past summer?
Lived at Pete Phillips' house, worked at the Mountaineer Garage Sale and trained with Dix and Champagne in Keene, NY

Favorite commons meal?
Toll House Pie

If you could have any super power, what would it be?
Master chef cooking skills

When and where did you start skiing?
I started skiing with strap-on skis in my backyard at age two. Sam Tarling brought me to my first race in third grade. I got third... out of three behind Sam and Chase Marston. After the race I asked Chase if I could trade ribbons with him because red was my favorite color. He said No.

Hoofing It

We went over to Lost Valley for the first time this fall for some moosehoofing intervals. It was a great afternoon, and we got a really solid workout in. Nice to see everyone getting after it today.

Fall Colors at LV...

Nat leading the women...

Lucas and Sean leading the guys

First Days of Testing...

Over the last couple of days, and fitness tests, we've seen some exciting stuff. On Wednesday, we did the 3000 meter run in a solid downpour, with standing water on the track. Yesterday, we had people coming in through the day to do the 5 km (or 5000 m) SkiErg test. Everyone is well ahead of where they were last year. In addition, the folks who were abroad last fall, along with our first-years, have come in highly motivated. Its nice to get going with our official practices.
We've also done some technique work through our rollerskis this week. It has been an extremely productive first few days. We'll do our strength test tomorrow morning to finish up the baseline testing. Its also Parent/Families weekend here on campus, so we'll be having a little barbecue in the tailgate area during the Bates-Williams athletics contests.
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