Hat's Off Skater for the Columbus NTF is Justin Neeley. He skated great and as always he was fast as ever. What was the difference this time? His attitude was first rate. He got up front on all but one start. You could see the focus in more than just his eyes, it was in his posture, too The one time he didn't win the start and was stuck in the middle he threw a nasty pass and had to cut the cone. Oh well, better to throw the pass and get DQ'd than to sit and do nothing! And he skated great in the Freshman open. He was stuck in the back of the rolling start and Dallas was in the front. What stinky luck! He was still able to finish 6th! Justin, you skated great!

 -Coach Nicole