LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The 2015 NCAA Skiing Championships took place March 11 to 14 in upstate New York to conclude the exciting 2015 collegiate season. The University of Colorado won its 20th NCAA title after strong performances in the week’s four races, while the University of Denver surged to second after winning Saturday’s slalom. The University of Utah placed third overall. Check out photos from the nordic events below.
Friday’s 15/20 k classic mass starts: race report | women’s results | men’s results
University of Colorado, 2015 NCAA Champions.
University of Denver, second, 2015 NCAA Championships.
University of Utah, third, 2015 NCAA Championships.
University of Vermont, fourth, 2015 NCAA Championships.
The women’s podium in the 15 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
The men’s podium in the 20 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Northern Michigan assistant coach Haakon Baanerud hugs NMU athlete and 20 k champion, Fredrik Schwencke, at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Northern Michigan head coach Sten Fjeldhiem hugs NMU athlete and 20 k champion, Fredrik Schwencke, at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Fredrik Schwencke (9) of NMU celebrates his win in the 2015 NCAA 20 k classic mass start with teammate Kyle Bratrud.
Mads Strøm, Fredrik Schwencke, Rune Ødegård, and Aku Nikander enter the stadium at the end of the 20 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid.
Fredrik Schwencke and Mads Strøm double-pole toward the finish as Rune Ødegård and Aku Nikander crash before the line.
Fredrik Schwencke celebrates his win as he crosses the line ahead of CU’s Mads Strøm in the 20 k classic at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Rune Ødegård recovers from the late crash to ski across the line in third in the 20 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Rune Ødegård recovers from the late crash to ski across the line in third in the 20 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Fans at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Fans at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Fredrik Schwencke leads the men’s 20 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
The men’s 20 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Aku Nikander of UNM leads Rune Malo Ødegård of CU and Fredrik Schwencke of NMU in the final lap of the 2015 NCAA 20 k classic mass start.
Colorado’s Rune Malo Ødegård leads teammate Mads Ek Strøm in the first lap of the 20 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
The men’s 20 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
The pack at the 2 k mark of the men’s 20 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Denver skier and third place finisher Sylvia Nordskar congratulates 15 k classic victor Emilie Cedervaern of New Mexico at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
New Mexico’s Emilie Cedervaern collapses after her win in Friday’s 15 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid. Utah’s Veronika Mayerhofer catches her breath after finishing second.
Sloan Storey crosses the line in fifth as the first American in the 15 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Sylvia Nordskar crosses the line in fifth as the first American in the 15 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
New Mexico’s Emilie Cedervaern celebrates her win in Friday’s 15 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid.
The women’s 15 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
New Mexico’s Emilie Cedervaern leads Utah’s Veronika Mayerhofer in the first kilometers of Friday’s 15 k classic mass start at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid.
The men’s 10 k freestyle interval start podium at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y. Taking the top three spots were Dartmouth’s Patrick Caldwell, Denver’s Moritz Madlener (not pictured), and Colorado’s Rune Malo Ødegård.
Dartmouth’s Paddy Caldwell hugs Vermont’s Rogan Brown at the finish of the 10 k freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Patrick Caldwell and Rune Malo Ødegård congratulate each other after the two placed first and third in the 10 k at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid.
Dartmouth’s Patrick Caldwell celebrates his first NCAA win in Wednesday’s 10 k freestyle.
The finish of the 2015 NCAA Championships freestyle races at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Dartmouth’s Patrick Caldwell skiing to his first NCAA win in Wednesday’s 10 k freestyle.
Dartmouth’s Patrick Caldwell skiing to his first NCAA win in Wednesday’s 10 k freestyle.
Moritz Madlener of The University of Denver skied to second in the 10 k freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Colorado’s Rune Malo Ødegård en route to third in Wednesday’s 10 k freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid.
Forrest Mahlen (l) of MSU and Mads Ek Strøm (r) of CU climb one of the many hills in Wednesday’s 10 k at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid. Strøm finished fourth while Mahlen finished fifth.
Montana State University’s Forrest Mahlen (l) finished fifth in Wednesday’s 10 k freestyle. Colorado’s Mads Ek Strøm, who finished fourth, follows.
Alpine skiers and the men’s nordic team from the University of Vermont cheer on the women’s 5 k at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
The women’s podium in 5 k freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid. Utah’s Veronika Mayerhofer took the win, while Denver’s Sylvia Nordskar placed second and Emilie Cedervaer claimed third.
Cambria McDermott, fourth place and top American finisher in the 2015 NCAA Championship 5 k, high fives Montana State University Head Coach Kristina Trygstad-Saari.
Utah women celebrate two in the top five in Wednesday’s 5 k freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Veronika Mayerhofer crosses the line to win Wednesday’s 5 k freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Veronika Mayerhofer en route to a win in the 5 k freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid.
Sylvia Nordskar of the University of Denver earned her third NCAA podium with second in Wednesday’s 5 k freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
New Mexico’s Emilie Cedervaern skiing to her third place finish in Wednesday’s 5 k freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Montana State University’s Cambria McDermott skiing to fourth in Wednesday’s 5 k freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
University of Utah’s Sloan Storey skiing to fifth in Wednesday’s 5 k freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
