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Skiing Adds Five for 2020 Season
7/11/2019 2:46 PM | Skiing
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah ski team will add five student-athletes for the 2020 campaign, three alpine skiers and two Nordic skiers.
On the alpine side two women join the team as Sona Moravcikova (Bratislava, Slovakia) transfers to Utah from New Mexico. She was second-team All-RMISA last year and finished 12th in the slalom and 14th in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships. Mo Lebel (Truckee, Calif.) was the 2018 U.S. National Downhill Champion and finished third in the 2017-18 NorAm downhill standings. The Utes also add Gustav Vøllo (Hemsedal, Norway) on the men's side. He finished fifth in the giant slalom at the 2018 FIS Junior World Ski Championships and had top 15 finishes in the slalom and giant slalom at the 2019 Norwegian National Championships.
In Nordic, Luke Jager (Anchorage, Alaska) was a member of the 4x5-km relay team that finished first at the 2019 FIS Junior World Ski Championships, the first American gold in World Junior history. He was nominated to the 2019-20 U.S. Ski and Snowboard Development Team. Samuel Hendry (Canmore, Canada) won the 50-km classic at the 2019 Canadian National Championships. He was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team last year and is a member of the Senior Development Team for 2020.
Utah won the 2019 NCAA Championships.
For more on each skier, continue below.
Samuel Hendry
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Named to the 2020 Canadian National Senior Development Team … won the 50-km classic at the 2019 Canadian National Championships … member of the 2019 Canadian Junior National Team … competed at the 2019 FIS Junior World Championships, finishing 20th in the 30-km classic and 21st in the 10-km freestyle … third in the 15-km classic and fifth in the sprint free at the 2019 Canada Games … third in the junior boys 30-km classic at the 2018 Canadian National Championships … won junior boys 7.5-km classic at the 2017 Canadian National Championships.
Luke Jager
Anchorage, Alaska
Nominated to the 2019-20 U.S. Ski and Snowboard Development Team … member of the 4x5-km relay team that finished first at the 2019 FIS Junior World Ski Championships and placed 13th in the 30-km classic … also on the 4x5-km relay team that finished second at the 2018 FIS Junior World Ski Championships … third in the 10-km classic at the 2018 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships while placing eighth in the freestyle sprints and 10th in the 10-km freestyle … member of the U18 relay team that won the 2017 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships, finishing second in the 10-km freestyle and third in the 10-km classic … won the U16 10-km freestyle title at the 2016 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships and on the team that won the U16 Hill Climb relay … member of the team that won the 3x2.5-km U16 relay at the 2015 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships … four-time all-state at West Anchorage HS, winning the 2016 10-km classic state championship and helping lead the team to three state titles (2016-18) … competed four years at the state cross country (running) championships, finishing seventh in 2016 … won the Mount Marathon Juniors Race three times (2015-17) … member of the Alaska Pacific University team.
Mo Lebel
Truckee, Calif.
2018 U.S. National Downhill Champion after winning at Copper Mountain … finished third in 2017-18 NorAm downhill standings … ninth in Super G at the 2017 World Junior Championship in Super G … 2017-18 U.S. Ski & Snowboard National Training Group … two total NorAm Cup wins, winning the Super G at Panorama in 2016 … Mammoth Mountain Ski Team … sister Jacqueline skied at New Hampshire.
Sona Moravcikova
Bratislava, Slovakia
Skied her freshman year at New Mexico (2019) … second-team All-RMISA … finished 12th in the slalom and 14th in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships … won the second slalom race at the New Mexico Invitational and finished third in the first race at the meet … four total top five finishes and eight top 10 finishes during the collegiate season … helped Slovakia finish fifth in the alpine team event at the 2019 FIS World Ski Championships … competed at the 2018 PyeonChang Olympics … competed at the 2017 and 2018 FIS Junior World Ski Championships with a best finish of 20th in the slalom in 2017 … eighth in the downhill and ninth in the Super G at the 2017 Norwegian National Championships … second in alpine combined at the 2017 Norwegian National Junior Championships
Gustav Vøllo
Hemsedal, Norway
Finished 12th in the giant slalom and 14th in the slalom at the 2019 Norwegian National Championships … fifth in the giant slalom at the 2018 FIS Junior World Ski Championships … eighth in the Super G at the 2018 Norwegian National Junior Championships … 13th in the giant slalom at the 2018 Norwegian National Championships … first in alpine combined at the 2017 Norwegian National Junior Championships … third in the giant slalom at the 2016 Norwegian National Junior Championships … brother Oskar skied at Westminster College.
On the alpine side two women join the team as Sona Moravcikova (Bratislava, Slovakia) transfers to Utah from New Mexico. She was second-team All-RMISA last year and finished 12th in the slalom and 14th in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships. Mo Lebel (Truckee, Calif.) was the 2018 U.S. National Downhill Champion and finished third in the 2017-18 NorAm downhill standings. The Utes also add Gustav Vøllo (Hemsedal, Norway) on the men's side. He finished fifth in the giant slalom at the 2018 FIS Junior World Ski Championships and had top 15 finishes in the slalom and giant slalom at the 2019 Norwegian National Championships.
In Nordic, Luke Jager (Anchorage, Alaska) was a member of the 4x5-km relay team that finished first at the 2019 FIS Junior World Ski Championships, the first American gold in World Junior history. He was nominated to the 2019-20 U.S. Ski and Snowboard Development Team. Samuel Hendry (Canmore, Canada) won the 50-km classic at the 2019 Canadian National Championships. He was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team last year and is a member of the Senior Development Team for 2020.
Utah won the 2019 NCAA Championships.
For more on each skier, continue below.
Samuel Hendry
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Named to the 2020 Canadian National Senior Development Team … won the 50-km classic at the 2019 Canadian National Championships … member of the 2019 Canadian Junior National Team … competed at the 2019 FIS Junior World Championships, finishing 20th in the 30-km classic and 21st in the 10-km freestyle … third in the 15-km classic and fifth in the sprint free at the 2019 Canada Games … third in the junior boys 30-km classic at the 2018 Canadian National Championships … won junior boys 7.5-km classic at the 2017 Canadian National Championships.
Luke Jager
Anchorage, Alaska
Nominated to the 2019-20 U.S. Ski and Snowboard Development Team … member of the 4x5-km relay team that finished first at the 2019 FIS Junior World Ski Championships and placed 13th in the 30-km classic … also on the 4x5-km relay team that finished second at the 2018 FIS Junior World Ski Championships … third in the 10-km classic at the 2018 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships while placing eighth in the freestyle sprints and 10th in the 10-km freestyle … member of the U18 relay team that won the 2017 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships, finishing second in the 10-km freestyle and third in the 10-km classic … won the U16 10-km freestyle title at the 2016 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships and on the team that won the U16 Hill Climb relay … member of the team that won the 3x2.5-km U16 relay at the 2015 U.S. Junior National Cross Country Championships … four-time all-state at West Anchorage HS, winning the 2016 10-km classic state championship and helping lead the team to three state titles (2016-18) … competed four years at the state cross country (running) championships, finishing seventh in 2016 … won the Mount Marathon Juniors Race three times (2015-17) … member of the Alaska Pacific University team.
Mo Lebel
Truckee, Calif.
2018 U.S. National Downhill Champion after winning at Copper Mountain … finished third in 2017-18 NorAm downhill standings … ninth in Super G at the 2017 World Junior Championship in Super G … 2017-18 U.S. Ski & Snowboard National Training Group … two total NorAm Cup wins, winning the Super G at Panorama in 2016 … Mammoth Mountain Ski Team … sister Jacqueline skied at New Hampshire.
Sona Moravcikova
Bratislava, Slovakia
Skied her freshman year at New Mexico (2019) … second-team All-RMISA … finished 12th in the slalom and 14th in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships … won the second slalom race at the New Mexico Invitational and finished third in the first race at the meet … four total top five finishes and eight top 10 finishes during the collegiate season … helped Slovakia finish fifth in the alpine team event at the 2019 FIS World Ski Championships … competed at the 2018 PyeonChang Olympics … competed at the 2017 and 2018 FIS Junior World Ski Championships with a best finish of 20th in the slalom in 2017 … eighth in the downhill and ninth in the Super G at the 2017 Norwegian National Championships … second in alpine combined at the 2017 Norwegian National Junior Championships
Gustav Vøllo
Hemsedal, Norway
Finished 12th in the giant slalom and 14th in the slalom at the 2019 Norwegian National Championships … fifth in the giant slalom at the 2018 FIS Junior World Ski Championships … eighth in the Super G at the 2018 Norwegian National Junior Championships … 13th in the giant slalom at the 2018 Norwegian National Championships … first in alpine combined at the 2017 Norwegian National Junior Championships … third in the giant slalom at the 2016 Norwegian National Junior Championships … brother Oskar skied at Westminster College.
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