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Utah Announces Qualifiers for 2022 NCAA Championships
3/1/2022 2:24 PM | Skiing
Championships to take place at Park City and Soldier Hollow from March 9-12
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah ski team and director of skiing Fredrik Landstedt on Tuesday finalized the program's lineup of competitors for the 2022 NCAA Championships, which includes a full qualifying group of 12 Utes. The NCAA Championships will take place at Park City Mountain Resort (alpine) and Soldier Hollow (Nordic) from March 9-12.
The qualifying Utes on the alpine side include Sona Moravcikova, Kaja Norbye and Katie Parker on the women's side, with Joachim Lien, Wilhelm Normannseth and Gustav Vøllo in men's alpine competition. Nordic races will include Sophia Laukli, Novie McCabe and Sydney Palmer-Leger on the women's side. Samuel Hendry, Luke Jager and Bjørn Riksaasen round out the Nordic men's lineup.
The Utes are one of five programs in the country to qualify the maximum 12 athletes. Other teams at that total include Denver and Colorado out of the RMISA, plus Dartmouth and Vermont.
Utah, which won the 2022 RMISA Championships last week in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, is in chase of its 15th national title in program history. The Utes most recently have brought home the 2019 and '21 NCAA crowns, and were leading the 2020 championship meet at the time it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Complete details follow on the Utes expected to be in action. Stay tuned to UtahUtes.com and @utahskiteam on social media leading up to and through the 2022 NCAA Championships for complete coverage.
Sona Moravcikova – Alpine – Sr. – Bratislava, Slovakia
Kaja Norbye – Alpine – Fr. – Oslo, Norway
Katie Parker – Alpine – Sr. – Melbourne, Australia
Joachim Lien – Alpine – Sr. - Rælingen, Norway
Wilhelm Normannseth – Alpine – So. – Oslo, Norway
Gustav Vøllo – Alpine – Jr. – Hemsedal, Norway
Sophia Laukli – Nordic – Jr. – Yarmouth, Maine
Novie McCabe – Nordic – So. – Winthrop, Wash.
Sydney Palmer-Leger – Nordic – So. – Park City, Utah
Luke Jager – Nordic – Jr. – Anchorage, Alaska
Samuel Hendry – Nordic – Jr. – Canmore, Alberta
Bjørn Riksaasen – Nordic – Gr. – Vaga, Norway
The qualifying Utes on the alpine side include Sona Moravcikova, Kaja Norbye and Katie Parker on the women's side, with Joachim Lien, Wilhelm Normannseth and Gustav Vøllo in men's alpine competition. Nordic races will include Sophia Laukli, Novie McCabe and Sydney Palmer-Leger on the women's side. Samuel Hendry, Luke Jager and Bjørn Riksaasen round out the Nordic men's lineup.
The Utes are one of five programs in the country to qualify the maximum 12 athletes. Other teams at that total include Denver and Colorado out of the RMISA, plus Dartmouth and Vermont.
Utah, which won the 2022 RMISA Championships last week in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, is in chase of its 15th national title in program history. The Utes most recently have brought home the 2019 and '21 NCAA crowns, and were leading the 2020 championship meet at the time it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Complete details follow on the Utes expected to be in action. Stay tuned to UtahUtes.com and @utahskiteam on social media leading up to and through the 2022 NCAA Championships for complete coverage.
Sona Moravcikova – Alpine – Sr. – Bratislava, Slovakia
- Making her fourth NCAA Championships appearance (2020, '21 at Utah; 2019 at New Mexico)
- Placed 20th in slalom at the 2021 NCAA Championships
- 2022 All-RMISA Women's Alpine Honorable Mention
- Alpine Skier of the Meet for the 2022 Denver Invitational
- Top 2022 finishes: fourth at Denver Invitational (SL); fifth at Utah Invitational Denver Invitational (GS)
- Five top-10 finishes this season (three GS, two SL), 25 top-10 college finishes in her career
- First college victory came in 2019 at the New Mexico Invitational (SL)
Kaja Norbye – Alpine – Fr. – Oslo, Norway
- 2022 All-RMISA Women's Alpine Second Team
- Alpine Skier of the Meet for the 2022 RMISA Championships
- Four podiums during her collegiate freshman season in 2022 (all in giant slalom)
- Top GS performance to date was a second-place effort at the RMISA Invitational
- Added a seventh-place slalom finish at the Montana State Invitational
Katie Parker – Alpine – Sr. – Melbourne, Australia
- Third career NCAA Championships appearance (2020, '21)
- All-America Second Team in 2021 with an eighth-place giant slalom finish at the NCAA Championships. Also 15th in slalom
- Took ninth in GS at the 2020 NCAA Championships
- 2022 All-RMISA Women's Alpine Second Team
- Alpine Skier of the Meet for the 2022 Montana State Invitational, where Parker won the slalom
- Top GS finishes in 2022 were a pair of fourth-place efforts at the MSU Invitational and Utah Invitational
- Represented her native Australia at the 2022 Winter Olympics, competing in slalom
Joachim Lien – Alpine – Sr. - Rælingen, Norway
- Fourth NCAA Championships appearance (2019, '20, '21)
- Three time All-American, most recently earning First Team in 2021 both in giant slalom (fifth at NCAAs) and slalom (fourth at NCAAs)
- 2022 All-RMISA Men's Alpine Second Team
- Alpine Skier of the Meet for the 2022 RMISA Alpine Qualifiers
- Won the RMISA Qualifier giant slalom race in February 2022 and second in GS at the RMISA Invitational
- Ninth in slalom at the 2022 Utah Invitational
Wilhelm Normannseth – Alpine – So. – Oslo, Norway
- Second career NCAA Championships appearance (2021)
- Second Team All-American in giant slalom during 2021 (ninth in GS)
- 2022 All-RMISA Men's Alpine First Team
- 2022 RMISA Men's Slalom Most Valuable Skier
- Alpine Skier of the Meet for the 2022 RMISA Invitational
- Won the slalom at the 2022 Denver Invitational
- Fifth in giant slalom at the 2022 RMISA Championships
Gustav Vøllo – Alpine – Jr. – Hemsedal, Norway
- Third career NCAA Championships appearance (2020, '21)
- 2021 All-America First Team in giant slalom
- 2022 All-RMISA Men's Alpine Honorable Mention
- Two career college wins, both in giant slalom at the 2021 Denver Invitational
- Top giant slalom finish this season was fourth at the Utah Invitational
- Won bronze in slalom at the 2022 RMISA Championships
Sophia Laukli – Nordic – Jr. – Yarmouth, Maine
- First NCAA Championships appearance as a Ute
- Previously skied for Middlebury College
- 2022 All-RMISA Women's Nordic First Team
- Nordic Skier of the Meet for the 2022 RMISA Championships
- Won the 5km freestyle at the Montana State Invitational and was third in the 10km classical
- Represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where Laukli skied to a 15th place finish in the women's 30km freestyle at the Olympics
Novie McCabe – Nordic – So. – Winthrop, Wash.
- Second NCAA Championships appearance (2021)
- 2022 NCAA West Regional Individual Champion (Women's Classic and Women's Freestyle)
- 2022 All-RMISA Women's Nordic First Team
- Nordic Skier of the Meet for Montana State Invitational
- Eight career college wins in 14 finishes, and 12 podiums in those 14 races
- Represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Part of the U.S. cross-country 4x5km relay team that took sixth the Olympics
Sydney Palmer-Leger – Nordic – So. – Park City, Utah
- 2021 National Nordic Skier of the Year and two-time All-America First Team.
- Won individual NCAA championships in 5km classical and 15km freestyle during 2021.
- 2022 All-RMISA Women's Nordic First Team
- 2022 RMISA Most Valuable Skier (Women's Classic and Women's Freestyle)
- Nordic Skier of the Meet for the 2022 Utah Invitational
- Six wins in eight college races during the 2022 season, including in three straight starts
Luke Jager – Nordic – Jr. – Anchorage, Alaska
- Second career NCAA Championships appearance (2021)
- All-America First Team in 10km classical in 2021 (second place at NCAAs)
- 2022 All-RMISA Men's Nordic First Team
- Nordic Skier of the Meet for the 2022 RMISA Championships
- Picked up his first collegiate win in last week's 20km freestyle at the RMISA Championships
- Also tabbed bronze in the 10km classical at the RMISA Championships, Jager's top classical finish this season
- Represented Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympics, including as part of the ninth-place USA 4x10km relay team
Samuel Hendry – Nordic – Jr. – Canmore, Alberta
- Third career NCAA Championships appearance (2020, '21)
- Three-time All-America First Team honoree and twice named All-RMISA First Team.
- Bronze in the 2021 NCAA Championships 10km classical and silver in 20km freestyle
- 2022 All-RMISA Men's Nordic Second Team
- Twenty collegiate starts with 15 podiums and four wins (two CL, two FS)
- Hit the podium in both the 10km freestyle and 15km classical at the Montana State Invitational (Jan. 2022)
Bjørn Riksaasen – Nordic – Gr. – Vaga, Norway
- Making his third NCAA Championships appearance (2018, '21)
- 2021 First Team All-American in 10km classical, Second Team in 20km freestyle
- 2022 All-RMISA Men's Nordic Second Team
- All-RMISA First Team in 2021, Second Team in 2018 and '19
- Top classic finish this season was in fourth at the RMISA Championships
- First podium of 2022 came in the men's 20km freestyle at RMISA Championships
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