Dartmouth junior Glenn Randall (Collbrun, CO) became the first Big Green skier in 41 years to claim an NCAA cross country ski title, winning the men’s 10-kilometer freestyle race at the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Skiing Championships today. Randall, whose previous best NCAA finish was fifth in the freestyle in 2006, won in 30:37.3, 11 seconds better than Alaska-Fairbanks’ Marius Korthauer. Colorado’s Jesper Ostensen was third, 24 seconds off of Randall’s pace. “This is really...
Black Mountain, ME. The United States Collegiate Skiing Association (USCSA) National Championships are underway at Black Mountain in Rumford, ME. Collegiate teams from across the country have gathered to contest this week-long championship. The opening event, a 1.4k classical sprint race was held on Tuesday (3/5/08). The woman’s race was lead by Whitney Olson from Clarkson University, followed by teammate Sarah Gardner and Shania Short of St. Olaf College. In team scoring, the Clarkson University...
The NCAA National Championships got under way with the women's 5km freestyle race yesterday morning in Bozeman, Montana. The University of Colorado's Maria Grevsgaard won the event by 24 seconds over teammate Lenka Palanova. “Getting my first NCAA win feels really good, I’m really excited,†Grevsgaard said. “It’s amazing that Lenka and I were able to finish one-two. It’s the first race of NCAA’s and we made up a lot of points, so it’s just...
The NCAA skiing championships get under way in Bozeman, Montana. The first Nordic race is the 5/10km freestyle individual start, which takes place today at Bohart Ranch. The giant slalom will be held Thursday, the 15/20km classic mass start on Friday, and the slalom wraps up the championships on Saturday. The overall team score is combination of both genders in all four races. Each school is allowed a maximum of three men and three women...
The powerhouses in the past for the Central Collegiate Ski Association have been Northern Michigan University, the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Michigan Tech University. Add tiny Gustavus Adolphus College from St. Peter, Minn., to the mix. The Gusties have qualified a maximum three women to the NCAA Skiing Championships March 5-8 in Bozeman, Mont. Earning berths by virtue of their performances in eight CCSA-qualifying races this season were senior Laura Edlund (Forest Lake, Minn.),...
BOZEMAN, Mont. — The University of Colorado ski team, behind three individual victories here Saturday and five overall this weekend, cruised to the 2008 Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships. This meet also doubled as the NCAA West Regional/Montana State Invitational, and was held on the same exact courses that will host this year’s NCAA Championships in less than two weeks. Colorado won the 9-team meet with 555 points, pulling away from Utah in winning...
MIDDLEBURY, VT — Despite skiing to an opening day lead, Middlebury College was unable to secure a win Saturday on its home courses. Nordic racers at Middlebury’s Rikert Touring Center were treated to large crowds Saturday for the distance classical events. Dartmouth dominated the women’s mass start, led by Susan Dunklee who took the victory. Teammates Elsa Sargent and Hannah Dreissigacker finished second and fourth, respectively. The University of Vermont’s Jennie Bender finished third. Dartmouth...
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College opened its annual Eastern Championships event Friday with a narrow lead over Dartmouth. Middlebury had no individual or team victories in the opening day of its carnival, but the team’s depth and consistency gave it an early edge over rivals Dartmouth and UVM. One of Middlebury’s top results of the day was a third place finish by Robyn Anderson in the women’s five kilometer freestyle event. Anderson was topped by Dartmouth...
Skiing at the venues that will be used for the NCAA Championships in two weeks, Colorado leads the 9-team meet with 266 points, though 54 points separate the top seven in the standings, making this easily the most contested race of the five thus far this season. Denver is in second (249), followed by Utah (245), New Mexico (230), Nevada (219), Alaska-Anchorage (214) and host Montana State (212). “The positive of this weekend is that...
Aurelia Korthauer of the Alaska Nanooks won the NCAA Central Region Ski Championship freestyle race Saturday in Biwabik, Minn. Korthauer, a junior, took the 5-kilometer race on a 10-degree day in 15 minutes, 55 seconds. Morgan Smyth of Northern Michigan University was next in 16:03.1, edging Alaska's Anna Coulter by a half-second. Laura DeWitt and Maria Stuber of NMU were fourth and fifth, respectively. NMU paced the women's overall standings with 82 points, followed by...
Marius Korthauer's undefeated run through the Central Collegiate Ski Association season was finally ended Sunday, and Phil Violett of Northern Michigan University was the guy to do it — just barely. Violett completed the 15-kilometer classic race at the NCAA Central Region Championships in Biwabik, Minn., in 43 minutes, 36.7 seconds. Korthauer, of the Alaska Nanooks, was runner-up just six-tenths of a second back. Violett, seventh in Saturday's freestyle race, has excelled all season in...
After an exhausting few months of training and competition, it is finally coming down to crunch time for the Alaska men’s and women’s ski teams, as they prepare for the championship stretch of their season. Going into this weekend’s NCAA Central Region Championships, a number of compelling narratives have wound themselves into the context of the races, providing questions that will finally be answered come Sunday afternoon. For example, will Marius Korthauer be able to...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Dartmouth earned its fourth carnival victory of the season Saturday in the final day of racing at the Williams Carnival. Nordic skiers led the way for Dartmouth Saturday at Prospect Mountain, earning wins in both the men’s and women’s sprint relay events. In the men’s race, the Big Green team of Patrick O’Brien, Nils Koons, and Dakota Blackhorse-Von Jess took top honors in the 3 x 3 x 1.5 kilometer classic relay. Middlebury’s...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Dartmouth took an early lead Friday at the Williams College carnival, thanks in part to another win by its women’s Nordic team. Even in the absence of Bogner points leader Ida Sargent, Dartmouth women were able to secure the win in Friday’s five kilometer freestyle event at Prospect Mountain. Big Green skier Susan Dunklee earned the top podium position in Friday’s race, followed by teammate Elsa Sargent and the University of New Hampshire’s...
TAOS, N.M. — The third time wasn’t the charm Saturday, as the third closest regular season race this decade in the NCAA West again went against the University of Colorado ski team, as the Buffaloes finished second in the New Mexico Invitational. Denver used a dominant performance in the men’s slalom to overtake Colorado in the final standings, as the Pioneers won with 591 points, the seventh most since the current scoring format was adopted...
HANOVER — Dartmouth returned to its winning ways Saturday and won its third carnival of the season. Big Green skiers dominated the distance classical races at Oak Hill Saturday, winning both the men’s 20 kilometer and women’s 15 kilometer events. First-year team mates Ida Sargent and Rosie Brennan of Dartmouth took the first two places, while Middlebury’s Alexa Turzian edged three consecutive Dartmouth skiers for third place. Dartmouth’s impressive performance was good enough for a...
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HANOVER — Big Green skiers shined Friday on home courses and have taken the lead after the first day of racing at the Dartmouth Carnival. Highlights for Dartmouth included topping the men’s and women’s Nordic team scores, and an individual giant slalom win by Courtney Hammond. Hammond, the current Bogner points leader, edged three consecutive UVM skiers, Jilyne McDonald, Lyndee Janowiak, and Kara Crow, for the win at the Dartmouth Skiway. The three Catamounts skied...
RED RIVER, N.M. — University of Denver skier John Stene (Trondheim, Norway) won the men’s 10K classical on Friday, one of six DU skiers to finish in the top 20 of the race, helping the Pioneers finish second after the first day of the New Mexico Invitational. CU's Kit Richmond finished +0.9 seconds to take second place. Teammates Jesper Oestensen and Karl Nygren took fourth and sixth respectively. “Overall today was our best performance of...
STOWE — Solid performances by Middlebury skiers, were enough to oust the University of Vermont from the lead in it’s home carnival and give Middlebury it’s first win of the season. Tim Reynolds led the charge for Middlebury Saturday, qualifying fourth in the 1.2 kilometer sprint event, then skiing his way to victory through elimination-style heats. Dartmouth team mates Patrick O’Brien and Dakota Blackhorse-Von Jess finished second and third, respectively. It was the Colby men...