2013 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships were held in Middlebury, VT and Ripton, VT on March 6–9, 2013. Middlebury College hosted the event with alpine events at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and Nordic events taking place at the Rikert Nordic Center. The competition was won by the Colorado Buffaloes after compiling the largest final-day comeback in NCAA Skiing Championships history.[1] Twenty-one teams from three regions sent skiers to compete for the NCAA collegiate team championship and individual titles.

Regional Competitions

The NCAA skiing landscape is made up of three regions, each with one conference. The Western Region comprises the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA), the Central Region of the Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) and the Eastern Region of the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA). Qualification for the NCAA Championships is not only attained from competition in each regional.

Regional Name Host Date Alpine Venue Nordic Venue Team Results
Western Montana State Bobcats Feb. 22-23, 2013 Bridger Bowl, Bozeman, MT Bohart Ranch, Bozeman, MT Colorado (905.5), Denver (859), Utah (805), New Mexico (755), Montana State (738.5)[2]
Central Michigan Tech Huskies Feb. 21-22, 2013 Nordic Only Michigan Tech Trails and Recreational Forest, Houghton, MI Men-Northern Michigan (130), Alaska Fairbanks (123), St. Scholastica (95);[3] Women-Alaska Fairbanks (129), Northern Michigan (124), Michigan Tech (100)[4]
Eastern Bates Bobcats Feb. 21-22, 2014 Sunday River, Newry, ME Black Mountain, Rumford, ME Vermont (939.5), Dartmouth (908.5), New Hampshire (690), Middlebury (689), Williams (568)[5]

Venues And Events

The NCAA Skiing Championships are coed championship made up of eight events, two events in both alpine and Nordic racing for both men and women. Alpine events are giant slalom and slalom and Nordic events are classical and freestyle (skate). In Nordic competition, there is typically one shorter interval start race and one longer mass start race, and every two years it flips.

In 2013, the events were: Women's Giant Slalom and Men's Giant Slalom on Wednesday, March 6; Women's 5K Classical and Men's 10K Classical interval start on Thursday, March 7; Women's and Men's Slalom on Friday, March 8; and Women's 15K Freestyle and Men's 20K Freestyle mass start on Saturday, March 9.

All alpine events took place at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and Nordic events at the Rikert Nordic Center.

Team Results

Place Team M-GS W-GS M-CL W-CL M-SL W-SL M-FS W-FS Total
1. Colorado 75 100.5 91 102 82.5 59 73 125 708
2. Utah 67.5 97 87 98 45 86 133 51 665
3. Vermont 115 112 67 95 91 84 34 55 653
4. Denver 98.5 112 54 63 55 101 59 86 629
5. Dartmouth 23 53.5 85 102 51.5 90 90 99 594
6. New Mexico 89 55 74 62 91 78 63 64 576
7. Alaska Anchorage 52.5 34 108 80 52 41 58 68 493.5
8. New Hampshire 106.5 59 27 36 95 67 5 66 461.5
9. Montana State 47 56 48 49 51 49 63 59 422
10. Middlebury 52 31 53 42 103 21 42 13 357
11. Northern Michigan 0 0 54 57 0 0 83 84 278
12. Williams 0 33 10 17 0 33 36 14 143
13. Colby 35 8 0 0 64 25 0 0 132
14. Alaska Fairbanks 0 0 37 15 0 0 26.5 25 103.5
15. St. Lawrence 29 14 10 0 7 26 3 0 89
16. Bates 0 20 .5 3 0 24 2 8 57.5
17. Harvard 0 22 0 0 0 17 0 0 39
18. Maine-Presque Isle 0 0 15 0 0 0 23 0 38
19. St. Scholastica 0 0 1 1 0 0 29 4 35
20. St. Michael's 11 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 24
21. Bowdoin 0 0 0 .5 0 0 0 1 1.5

Source:[6]

Individual Champions

Individual champions are the winners of each of the eight races. Denver, Colorado and Vermont both captured two individual NCAA Championships while New Mexico and Utah had one apiece. Denver's Kristine Haugen became just the second alpine woman since 1990 and fifth overall to sweep the individual championships.[7]

Women's Giant Slalom 
Kristine Haugen, Denver
Men's Giant Slalom 
Jonathon Norbotton, Vermont
Women's Slalom 
Kristine Haugen, Denver
Men's Slalom 
Joonas Rasanen, New Mexico
Men's 10K Classical 
Rune Oedegaard, Colorado
Women's 5K Classical 
Anja Gruber, Vermont
Women's 15K Freestyle 
Joanne Reid, Colorado
Men's 20K Freestyle 
Miles Havlick, Utah

Source:[6]

All-American Honors

All-American honors for skiing are administered by the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association and are determined by race results from the NCAA Championships. The top five skiers in each race are awarded a first-team All-America honor while skiers 6-10 are awarded second-team honors.

Women's Giant Slalom
First Team: Kristine Haugen, Denver; Kristine Riis-Johannessen, Vermont; Kristiina Rove, Utah; Kate Ryley, Vermont; Brooke Wales, Colorado
Second Team: Devin Delaney, Denver; Thea Grosvold, Colorado; Ana Kobal, Utah; Geordie Lonza, Williams; Mary Sackbauer, Middlebury
Men's Giant Slalom
First Team: Chris Acosta, New Mexico; Jeremy Elliot, Utah; Sean Higgins, Vermont; Jonathon Norbotten, Vermont; Coley Oliver, New Hampshire
Second Team: Andreas Adde, Alaska Anchorage; Espen Lysdahl, Denver; Max Marno, Denver; Trevor Philp, Denver; Taylor Vest-Burton, New Hampshire
Women's Slalom
First Team: Tianda Carroll, Denver; Kristine Haugen, Denver; Lizzie Kistler, Dartmouth; Ana Kobal, Utah; Kristine Riis-Johannessen, Vermont
Second Team: Sara Kikut, Dartmouth; Georgie Lonza, Williams; Mateja Robnik, New Mexico; Kate Ryley, Vermont; Randa Teschner, New Hampshire
Men's Slalom
First Team: Sam Coffey, New Hampshire; David Donaldson, Middlebury; Jonathon Norbotten, Vermont; Joonas Rasanen, New Mexico; Taylor Vest-Burton, New Hampshire
Second Team: Chris Acosta, New Mexico; Kasper Hietanen, Colorado; Max Marno, Denver; Hig Roberts, Middlebury; Andy Trow, Utah
Women's 5K Classical
First Team: Marine Dusser, Alaska Anchorage; Anja Gruber, Vermont; Mary O'Connell, Dartmouth; Joanne Reid, Colorado; Sloan Storey, Utah
Seocnd Team: Silje Benum, Denver; Linda Davind-Malm, Vermont; Annie Hart, Dartmouth; Maria Nordstrom, Colorado; Anna Svendsen, Utah
Men's 10K Classical
First Team: Viktor Brannmark, Alaska Anchorage; Ben Lustgarten, Middlebury; Rune Oedegaard, Colorado; Mats Resaland, New Mexico; Silas Talbot, Dartmouth
Second Team: Lukas Ebner, Alaska Anchorage; Miles Havlick, Utah; Lasse Molgaard-Nielsen, Alaska Anchorage; Scott Patterson, Vermont; Erik Soderman, Northern Michigan
Women's 15K Freestyle
First Team: Silje Benum, Denver; Marine Dusser, Alaska Anchorage; Eliska Hajkova, Colorado; Mary O'Connell, Dartmouth; Joanne Reid, Colorado
Second Team: Anya Bean, New Hampshire; Makayla Cappel, Denver; Annie Hart, Dartmouth; Rose Kemp, Utah; Rosie Frankowski, Northern Michigan
Men's 20K Freestyle
First Team: Miles Havlick, Utah; Niklas Persson, Utah; Rune Oedegaard, Colorado; Erik Soderman, Northern Michigan; Einar Ulsund, Utah
Second Team: Kyle Bratrud, Northern Michigan; Ben Lustgarten, Middlebury; Mats Resaland, New Mexico; Silas Talbot, Dartmouth; Sam Tarling, Dartmouth
Overall All-American Honors By School
Utah 12, Denver 11, Vermont 10, Colorado 9, Dartmouth 8, New Mexico 7, Alaska Anchorage 6, New Hampshire 6, Middlebury 5, Northern Michigan 4, Williams 2
Overall First-Team All-American Honors
Utah 7, Vermont 7, Colorado 6, Dartmouth 4, Alaska Anchorage 3, Denver 3, New Mexico 3, Middlebury 2, Northern Michigan 1
Overall Alpine All-Americans
Denver 8, Vermont 7, New Hampshire 5, Utah 5, New Mexico 4, Colorado 3, Middlebury 3, Dartmouth 2, Williams 2, Alaska Anchorage 1
Overall Nordic All-Americans
Utah 7, Colorado 6, Dartmouth 6, Alaska Anchorage 5, Northern Michigan 4, Denver 3, New Mexico 3, Vermont 3, Middlebury 2, New Hampshire 1

References

  1. ↑ Curtis Snyder, "Colorado Wins 19th National Championship", RMISASkiing.com, March 9, 2013
  2. ↑ "2013 NCAA Western Regional Results", RMISASkiing.com, February 24, 2013
  3. ↑ "NCAA Central Region Cross Country Results",raceresult.com, February 22, 2013
  4. ↑ "NCAA Central Region Cross Country Results",raceresult.com, February 22, 2013
  5. ↑ "NCAA Eastern Region Results",barttiming.com, February 22, 2013
  6. 1 2 "2013 NCAA Championship Results", RMISASkiing.com, March 9, 2013
  7. ↑ Curtis Snyder, "Haugen Sweeps Individual Titles", RMISASkiing.com, March 8, 2013

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