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Action in Les Rousses: Klaebo Back on Top, Cyr Again Top Ten, Patterson Powers to 12th

Ben TheyerlJanuary 29, 2023

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FasterSkier’s Collegiate Skiers of 2016: Mads Strøm and Linn Eriksen

BrainspiralApril 12, 2016

Looking back at the 2016 college season in review, we couldn't ignore two standouts and NCAA championships: Mads Strøm of the University of Colorado-Boulder and the University of Denver's Linn Eriksen, both originally from Oslo, Norway.

Collegiate General News Racing

In Steamboat, a Denver Kind of Day as DU Wins NCAA Championships

BrainspiralMarch 12, 2016

Led by Linn Eriksen, who won the women's 15 k classic mass start by nearly 20 seconds, and Moritz Madlener, second in the men's 20 k, Denver locked up its 23rd national championship on Saturday. Meanwhile, Mads Strøm completed a clean sweep of the men's individual races.

Collegiate News Racing

Schwencke Avoids Sprint Mayhem to Win 20 k; Cedervaern Powers to Victory in 15 k at NCAAs

Lander KarathMarch 14, 2015

NMU's Fredrik Schwencke skied to victory in Friday's 20 k classic mass start, avoiding a crash in the final meters of the race which took out Colorado's Rune Malo Ødegård and New Mexico's Aku Nikander. In the women's 15 k New Mexico's Emilie Cedervaern double-poled past Utah's Veronika Mayerhofer to her first NCAA victory.

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Brennan Powers to Second-Straight National Title in Houghton

Lander KarathJanuary 8, 2015

Rosie Brennan (APU) earned her second national title in a week after striding to a 5.5 second win in the women's 20 k classic mass start in northern Michigan. APU coach Erik Flora said that he believes Brennan is ready for the next level of racing saying, “she is one of our top ladies and she is right at that point to make that next step and jump in with the World Cup crew.”

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Bjornsen Gets What She Came For, Wins National Title in 20 k Classic Mass Start

Alex KochonJanuary 6, 2013

A two-time runner-up at this year's nationals, Sadie Bjornsen proved to herself that she can achieve gold, winning her second national title in three years in her first-ever 20 k. Bjornsen skied away from the pack late, beating teammate Kate Fitzgerald by nearly 13 seconds.