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
- Second 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
- Curtis Snyder, "Colorado Wins 19th National Championship", RMISASkiing.com, March 9, 2013
- "2013 NCAA Western Regional Results", RMISASkiing.com, February 24, 2013
- "NCAA Central Region Cross Country Results",raceresult.com, February 22, 2013
- "NCAA Central Region Cross Country Results",raceresult.com, February 22, 2013
- "NCAA Eastern Region Results",barttiming.com, February 22, 2013
- "2013 NCAA Championship Results", RMISASkiing.com, March 9, 2013
- Curtis Snyder, "Haugen Sweeps Individual Titles", RMISASkiing.com, March 8, 2013