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Skiing Announces NCAA Championship Team
2/26/2019 6:45 PM | Skiing
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah ski team is one of six teams that have qualified a full team of 12 skiers for the 2019 NCAA Championship, held in Stowe, Vt., from March 6-9.
The Utes have had a strong regular season, winning four of the five meets held and finishing second by five points in the fifth meet.
"This has been an amazing regular season for the team and we are going to the championship knowing that we can compete for the title," Director of Skiing Fredrik Landstedt said. "We will have optimal preparation and we know that everyone will give 100-percent, and that is all you can do. The competition will be very hard. Colorado has skied great all year and Denver always steps it up for the championship. Vermont has two alpine women who placed in the top 20 at the World Championships this winter and they also have a very good Nordic team. Dartmouth has been close to UVM on the Eastern circuit so they are very strong as well. This is definitely one of the strongest teams that I have ever brought to NCAA's and I have coached two teams that won the title. Now it comes down to great preparation and some luck in staying healthy and injury free for another week. Will for sure be very exciting and anything can happen next week!"
Utah's women's Nordic team has been one of the strongest of the circuit this year, led by five victories from Guro Jordheim. She has won every skate race she has competed in this season and has finished no lower than fourth this year. A four-time All-American, Jordheim finished fourth in both classic and skate at last year's championships. Julia Richter had a strong end to the season, winning the final two classic races and finishing second in the last two freestyle races and her four podiums ranks third in the league. She is making her first championship appearance in her first season with the Utes. Karianne Moe, who was an alternate for NCAA's last year, also makes her first championship appearance. She has two podium finishes on the year, including a third-place finish in the classic at last week's RMISA Championships, and has finished in the top 10 six times. Mariah Bredal and Leah Lange will both be alternates for the championships.
In men's Nordic, the Utes have three skiers all making their first championship appearance, Logan Diekmann, Ola Jordheim and Maximilian Bie. Diekmann, who served as an alternate the past two years, has finished in the top five six times this season with two podium finishes. Jordheim has finished no lower than eighth in the nine non-sprint races this season with two podium finishes. His nine top 10 finishes is tied for second in the RMISA. Bie has finished in the top 10 five times this year with one podium finish in the 20-km classic at Montana State. Bjørn Riksaasen will serve as an alternate.
"I have been super impressed with our entire team's dedication, toughness and work ethic throughout the year," head Nordic coach Miles Havlick said. "Our success this season is clearly a reflection of everyone pushing one another in training throughout the fall, embracing the challenging road in front of them and becoming stronger and fitter from every workout. Honestly, I've really been dreading having to pick an NCAA team because we have such a tight-knit group with everyone working so hard and performing so well throughout the year. Choosing this team has been the most difficult decision Fredrik and I have had to make this year but we are really excited about the strong team we are bringing to Stowe. Each member of this NCAA team has podiumed in at least one RMISA race this season so I am looking forward to seeing how they will stack-up on the tough and winding courses at Trapp's. Together with our stacked alpine squad, we will be tough contenders for that national title!"
"At regionals in Nordic we had five women in the top 10 and five men in the top 12 in the mass start race," Landstedt added. "We can only bring the top three to the championship so we have some very strong skiers that will not compete."
In women's alpine the Utes are led by Roni Remme, who has been moving back and forth between the NCAA circuit and World Cup this season. She finished second in alpine combined recently at Crans-Montana, her first World Cup podium, and was fifth in alpine combined at the FIS World Ski Championships. In NCAA, she has one win and two podium finishes over five races. Remme is a three-time All-American. Eirin Engeset makes her first appearance in her first season with the Utes. She is tied for the league lead with six podium finishes and has finished in the top 10 in 10 out of 12 races. Kristine Aasberg started the season injured before making her first appearance at New Mexico, she has three top 10 finishes with her best finish of the season fifth in the giant slalom at the UAA Invite. She has three collegiate race wins, all at Denver, where she competed from 2017-18. Katie Vesterstein will be an alternate.
The Utes have a strong men's alpine team as Addison Dvoracek, Joachim Lien and Mark Engel have 12 podium finishes between them. Dvoracek is second in the league with four wins this year, all in the giant slalom. He earned All-America honors in the giant slalom in 2017 while competing at Montana State. Lien has four podium finishes, all which came in Alaska to end the season, and has finished in the top 10 nine times, which is tied for second in the league. Engel was the 2014 NCAA giant slalom champion. He spent the next four seasons with the U.S. Ski Team before returning for this year and recently retired from the World Cup circuit. Engel has four podium finishes this season for the Utes. Huston Philp will be Utah's alternate.
"We have a strong group of veterans and freshmen," head alpine coach JJ Johnson said. "Mark is returning and he is my third coach on the team based on the experience he has brought and shared with the other athletes. Eirin has been the most consistent skier on the tour this year, she finishes everything and is always on or near the podium. The group as a whole is very strong. I'm excited about this group, and how tight they are, and the ownership and adaptability that they bring to the team which makes us super confident no matter what conditions or scenarios play out."
NCAA Championships get under way with the 5-km and 10-km freestyle races on Wednesday, March 6.
The Utes have had a strong regular season, winning four of the five meets held and finishing second by five points in the fifth meet.
"This has been an amazing regular season for the team and we are going to the championship knowing that we can compete for the title," Director of Skiing Fredrik Landstedt said. "We will have optimal preparation and we know that everyone will give 100-percent, and that is all you can do. The competition will be very hard. Colorado has skied great all year and Denver always steps it up for the championship. Vermont has two alpine women who placed in the top 20 at the World Championships this winter and they also have a very good Nordic team. Dartmouth has been close to UVM on the Eastern circuit so they are very strong as well. This is definitely one of the strongest teams that I have ever brought to NCAA's and I have coached two teams that won the title. Now it comes down to great preparation and some luck in staying healthy and injury free for another week. Will for sure be very exciting and anything can happen next week!"
Utah's women's Nordic team has been one of the strongest of the circuit this year, led by five victories from Guro Jordheim. She has won every skate race she has competed in this season and has finished no lower than fourth this year. A four-time All-American, Jordheim finished fourth in both classic and skate at last year's championships. Julia Richter had a strong end to the season, winning the final two classic races and finishing second in the last two freestyle races and her four podiums ranks third in the league. She is making her first championship appearance in her first season with the Utes. Karianne Moe, who was an alternate for NCAA's last year, also makes her first championship appearance. She has two podium finishes on the year, including a third-place finish in the classic at last week's RMISA Championships, and has finished in the top 10 six times. Mariah Bredal and Leah Lange will both be alternates for the championships.
In men's Nordic, the Utes have three skiers all making their first championship appearance, Logan Diekmann, Ola Jordheim and Maximilian Bie. Diekmann, who served as an alternate the past two years, has finished in the top five six times this season with two podium finishes. Jordheim has finished no lower than eighth in the nine non-sprint races this season with two podium finishes. His nine top 10 finishes is tied for second in the RMISA. Bie has finished in the top 10 five times this year with one podium finish in the 20-km classic at Montana State. Bjørn Riksaasen will serve as an alternate.
"I have been super impressed with our entire team's dedication, toughness and work ethic throughout the year," head Nordic coach Miles Havlick said. "Our success this season is clearly a reflection of everyone pushing one another in training throughout the fall, embracing the challenging road in front of them and becoming stronger and fitter from every workout. Honestly, I've really been dreading having to pick an NCAA team because we have such a tight-knit group with everyone working so hard and performing so well throughout the year. Choosing this team has been the most difficult decision Fredrik and I have had to make this year but we are really excited about the strong team we are bringing to Stowe. Each member of this NCAA team has podiumed in at least one RMISA race this season so I am looking forward to seeing how they will stack-up on the tough and winding courses at Trapp's. Together with our stacked alpine squad, we will be tough contenders for that national title!"
"At regionals in Nordic we had five women in the top 10 and five men in the top 12 in the mass start race," Landstedt added. "We can only bring the top three to the championship so we have some very strong skiers that will not compete."
In women's alpine the Utes are led by Roni Remme, who has been moving back and forth between the NCAA circuit and World Cup this season. She finished second in alpine combined recently at Crans-Montana, her first World Cup podium, and was fifth in alpine combined at the FIS World Ski Championships. In NCAA, she has one win and two podium finishes over five races. Remme is a three-time All-American. Eirin Engeset makes her first appearance in her first season with the Utes. She is tied for the league lead with six podium finishes and has finished in the top 10 in 10 out of 12 races. Kristine Aasberg started the season injured before making her first appearance at New Mexico, she has three top 10 finishes with her best finish of the season fifth in the giant slalom at the UAA Invite. She has three collegiate race wins, all at Denver, where she competed from 2017-18. Katie Vesterstein will be an alternate.
The Utes have a strong men's alpine team as Addison Dvoracek, Joachim Lien and Mark Engel have 12 podium finishes between them. Dvoracek is second in the league with four wins this year, all in the giant slalom. He earned All-America honors in the giant slalom in 2017 while competing at Montana State. Lien has four podium finishes, all which came in Alaska to end the season, and has finished in the top 10 nine times, which is tied for second in the league. Engel was the 2014 NCAA giant slalom champion. He spent the next four seasons with the U.S. Ski Team before returning for this year and recently retired from the World Cup circuit. Engel has four podium finishes this season for the Utes. Huston Philp will be Utah's alternate.
"We have a strong group of veterans and freshmen," head alpine coach JJ Johnson said. "Mark is returning and he is my third coach on the team based on the experience he has brought and shared with the other athletes. Eirin has been the most consistent skier on the tour this year, she finishes everything and is always on or near the podium. The group as a whole is very strong. I'm excited about this group, and how tight they are, and the ownership and adaptability that they bring to the team which makes us super confident no matter what conditions or scenarios play out."
NCAA Championships get under way with the 5-km and 10-km freestyle races on Wednesday, March 6.
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