Marine Dusser-Bjornsen

Several RMISA Schools Currently Without an Active Nordic Coach

Gavin KentchSeptember 10, 2020

Multiple schools in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association are experiencing flux with their nordic coaching staff going into the 2020/2021 ski season, according to representatives from each school. The schools in question are the University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Utah, and Montana State University, all of which have well-established nordic programs that placed highly at last year’s NCAA Championships. Neither Anchorage nor Montana State currently has anyone filling this position. Utah has two...

Collegiate General News

UAA Skiers, Past and Present, On What the Team Means to Them

Gavin KentchAugust 24, 2020

ANCHORAGE — It’s déjà vu all over again for alumni and supporters of the University of Alaska Anchorage ski team, following the recent announcement that, for the second time in four years, university administration wishes to cut the team for budgetary reasons. A common theme in their current responses is their concern that this time, the cut may stick. To start with, consider what Adam Verrier wrote on his blog four years ago, in November...

Interviews News

Marine Dusser-Bjornsen Sticks the Landing at University of Alaska Anchorage (With Audio Interview)

Rachel PerkinsApril 21, 2020

On April 1st, the University of Alaska Anchorage athletics department announced that interim head coach Marine Dusser-Bjornsen had been named Nordic Coach of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) after her first year in the role. Despite stepping into the position last minute, Dusser-Bjornsen proved her readiness for the role and led the Seawolves to an outstanding season. The men’s team finished the season in second place in the RMISA standings...