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Estonian Sees Fairbanks as World Cup Launch Pad

Nathaniel HerzOctober 25, 2010

In the early fall, World Cup hopefuls fan out across the globe, fine-tuning their approaches on glaciers in places like Ramsau, Austria, or Tignes, France. This year, you can add an American spot to the list: Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks may not have the same cachet as those European locales, but for Vahur Teppan, it’s got a lot going for it. Teppan, a native of Estonia and an alumnus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF),...

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Butch Reimer: An Inspiration to Many

FasterSkierOctober 21, 2010

Butch Reimer has had a significant influence in my life. It was under his tutelage that my passion for cross-country skiing matured. The summary reads, “Butch Reimer passes of cancer and is survived by Jill – his wife, daughter – Hannah and son – Jake.” Turning back the pages, one will always find a story deeper in content and substance. Butch’s story is one that touches many of us in the cross-country ski community. I...

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Minnesota Budget Shortfalls Threaten St. Cloud Ski Team

Nathaniel HerzSeptember 28, 201010

Yet another collegiate ski program is on the chopping block. Due to budget shortfalls in Minnesota, the St. Cloud State University cross-country ski program could be shuttered by the 2011-2012 season. The closure of that program is included in one of three cost-cutting measures being considered by university administrators, who will make a decision by December 6th. “After the last couple of years, when a bunch of schools out west have gone down, it’s not...

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Sweeney Returns to University of Utah

Nathaniel HerzSeptember 14, 20102

Kevin Sweeney was at the helm the last time that the University of Utah won an NCAA skiing championship, in 2003. So it’s only logical that the Utes would turn to Sweeney to help them win their next one. Sweeney’s appointment as Utah’s new director of skiing was announced yesterday by Associate Athletic Director Mary Bowman. Sweeney makes his return to the University after five years as the nordic race director for Swix Sport USA....

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Denver Ski Team Heads to White House

FasterSkierSeptember 14, 2010

DENVER – The three-time defending NCAA Champion University of Denver ski team traveled to Washington, D.C., to visit the White House for a ceremony on Monday, September 13. “Every member of the team is excited to be visiting the White House on NCAA Champions Day,” Nordic head coach Dave Stewart said. “It is a true honor to be recognized by the President for the team’s accomplishments and to represent the University of Denver at our nation’s capitol....

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UVM Hires Johnson as Assistant Coach

Nathaniel HerzSeptember 6, 2010

Former Olympian and U.S. Ski Team member Andrew Johnson is heading to the University of Vermont as the new assistant coach of the school’s cross-country ski program. Johnson did not respond to a request for comment, but UVM Head Coach Patrick Weaver confirmed on Monday morning that Johnson had accepted a position with the university. “We’re really excited to have him,” Weaver said. The assistant coaching job is full-time, but Johnson will also be able...

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University of Maine Presque Isle’s Paul Stone is Elected President of NCAA’s Collegiate Ski Coaches Association

FasterSkierAugust 26, 20101

Presque Isle, Maine Paul Stone, who was just named the head ski coach at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, has added another title to his resume this week. He was elected by NCAA ski coaches nationwide to be president of the United States Collegiate Skiing Coaches Association (USCSCA). The USCSCA is responsible for the professional development of ski coaches in the US and for advocacy on behalf of collegiate skiing within the NCAA....

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The Search for Summer Snow

Maddy WendtAugust 10, 2010

Getting a little bit tired of your rollerskis? Feeling bogged down by heat? Yearning for snow? The St. Scholastica team has found the answer we’ve all been waiting for. The only problem is the airfare to Sweden. Lead by coach Chad Salmela, members of the College of St. Scholastica Nordic team, based out of Duluth, Minnesota, headed out to Scandinavia on July 28th, and will spend two weeks training at a ski tunnel in Torsby,...

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Paul Stone to Take Over University of Maine Presque Isle’s Ski program

FasterSkierAugust 9, 2010

The University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) is excited and honored to announce that they have hired Paul Stone as Head Coach of their NCAA Nordic Ski Team. Stone comes to UMPI from the University of Vermont, where he has been the head Nordic Coach for the past four seasons, and where he was named NCAA Eastern Coach of the Year in 2009. He has also been the interim head coach of Colby College...

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Brown to Leave University of Utah

Nathaniel HerzAugust 2, 20107

University of Utah Director of Skiing Eli Brown has resigned, leaving his job at the helm of one of the country’s most storied programs. In an interview, Brown cited a desire to spend more time with his family combined with changes to the direction of the Utah program as the reasons for his decision. When the University finds a replacement, Brown will be heading to join his wife and two children on the family farm...

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Pros of Tomorrow: Ida Sargent

Nathaniel HerzJuly 26, 2010

Before last year, Ida Sargent had had a handful of strong results, but the only way you wouldn’t have heard her name by the end of the 2009-2010 season is if you’d been buried in a snowbank. Sargent, who split her winter competing for the Craftsbury Green Racing Project and the Dartmouth Ski Team, started out with some top-10s in the early season SuperTours, then really heated up at the national championships in Anchorage, where...

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NCAA Champion Gelso Set to Join Sun Valley

Nathaniel HerzJune 10, 201030

Champions may be made in the summer, but if Matt Gelso is any proof, they don’t have to be made on rollerskis. Gelso, the 2010 NCAA champion in the 10 k classic, detests rollerskiing. It’s dangerous, he says, and it can cause compartment syndrome. And it hurts his elbows. “If there’s one thing that’s going to make me quit skiing, it’s going to be too much rollerskiing in the summer,” Gelso said. But while collegiate...

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Lillefjell Named Norwegian Coach of the Year

FasterSkierJune 2, 2010

Former UAA skier and APU ski coach Frode Lillefjell was selected as the Coach of the year in Norway. He received the honors from the Norwegian Ski Federation/Norwegian Coaches associations. The award was handed out at the annual Coaching seminar hosted by the Coaches Association last weekend in Trondheim. Lillefjell has coached Team Trøndelag the past two seasons, an elite racing squad in the Trondheim area of Norway. The team includes Ole Marius Bach, Petter Eliassen,...

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Weaver Named UVM Head Coach; Stone Moves to Assistant

Topher SabotMay 16, 20101

UVM has promoted two-time Olympian and National Champion Patrick Weaver to head coach. Paul Stone, the former holder of that position will stay on as the assistant coach. Said Bill Reichelt, Director of the UVM Ski Program and Head Alpine Coach in an official press release, “Patrick’s personal career as two-time Olympian and two-time national champion is an outstanding testament to the knowledge he will bring as head coach and his experience with the program...

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Alaska Skiing Signs David Norris and Eric Ryan To NLIs

FasterSkierMay 5, 2010

FAIRBANKS, AK – Alaska Nanooks skiing head coach Scott Jerome announced the signing of two in-state talents, as David Norris and Eric Ryan have autographed National Letters of Intent. Norris, a native of Fairbanks, and Ryan, of Anchorage, will join the Blue and Gold in the fall and both will train for their first collegiate ski season by running on the trails with the cross country team. The 19 year-old Norris skied the past six...

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Maempel Repeats as Collegiate Skier of the Year; Bernstein Takes Men’s Award

FasterSkierApril 16, 20102

Collegiate Skier of the Year Last year this category posed the biggest challenge with tough decisions for both the men’s and women’s award, but 2010 posed no such problems. Both winners were very strong during the regular season and dominating at the NCAA Championships. Collegiate Skier of the Year (women): Antje Maempel (GER). Maempel, racing for Denver University, became the first repeat winner of this award, following up her close win last year with a...

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CCSA Names 2009-10 Skiers and Coaches of the Year

April 8, 2010

The Central Collegiate Ski Association released its coaches and athletes of the year last week. The honors were voted upon by a coach representing each school to reward successes in the 2009-10 ski season. Santiago Ocariz of Wisconsin-Green Bay was the recipient of Male Athlete of the Year, and Northern Michigan’s Laura DeWitt was his counterpart, taking home Female Athlete of the Year. The male coach of the year was Butch Reimer, Ocariz’ coach at...

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Antje Maempel (DU) and Franz Bernstein (UVM) take NCAA skate race titles

March 15, 2010

The second and final race day of races at the 2010 NCAA National Collegiate Nordic Skiing Competition in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, hosted by the University of Colorado: 15 and 20 kilometer mass start skate races. The morning was more gorgeous than expected at Howelsen Hill; with low overnight temperatures and predicted cloud cover never appearing, the sky was clear and the sun shone off fresh groomed, hard frozen track. The biggest questions on the wax...

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Colorado’s Matt Gelso and Denver’s Antje Maempel take NCAA classic titles

March 11, 20107

Where East Meets West: The West took both individual titles with Colorado’s Matt Gelso and Denver’s Antje Maempel, while the East took runner-up titles with Vermont’s Franz Bernstein and Dartmouth’s Rosie Brennan. – Led by Matt Gelso, Americans take three of six podium finishes on first day of NCAA Nordic Skiing Championships – It was an unassumingly beautiful, 30 degree, wintry day at Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, but for racers and coaches of...

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CCSA skiers compete in NCAA classic race

March 11, 2010

Fifteen of the Central Collegiate Ski Association’s fastest men and women skied in Thursday’s classic event at the NCAA Championships. The Steamboat Springs, Colorado setup was 5 kilometers for women and 10 for the men. It was the first day of Nordic competition at the championships, and the CCSA skiers were looking to prove themselves against the country’s top collegiate competition. In the women’s race, 3 CCSA skiers finished in the top 15. Although winner Antje...

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