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Utah Finalizes Selections for 2023 NCAA Ski Championships
2/28/2023 5:02 PM | Skiing
Utes head to Lake Placid, New York next week in search of program’s 16th team national championship all-time
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Ski Team and director of skiing Fredrik Landstedt announced the team's selections for the 2023 NCAA Ski Championships on Tuesday. The championship meet is scheduled for Wednesday through Saturday, March 8-11, in Lake Placid, New York. St. Lawrence University is the host and will welcome the field to Whiteface Mountain for the alpine races and Mt. Van Hoevenberg for Nordic competition.
Utah was one of four NCAA programs to earn the maximum of 12 selections; it breaks down to three athletes per gender, per discipline. Colorado, Dartmouth and Vermont are the other programs sending a full quota.
On the women's alpine side, the Utes will race Madison Hoffman, Michelle Kervén and Katie Parker. The men include Bjorn Brudevoll, Wilhelm Normannseth and Gustav Vøllo. For Nordic, the women's lineup includes Sophia Laukli, Novie McCabe and Sydney Palmer-Leger, while it'll be Walker Hall, Samuel Hendry and Luke Jager for the men.
Alternates who also qualified for Utah include Brian Bushey, Karianne Dengerud, Noel Keeffe, Raphael Lessard, Tom Mancini, Jeremy Mathers, Celine Mayer, Kaja Norbye, Oliver Parazette, Ezra Smith and Claire Timmermann.
Utah has won the last three completed NCAA Championships (2019, '21, '22) and 15 national crowns in program history, and were leading the 2020 event at the time it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At last year's NCAA Championships, which the Utes hosted at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center and Park City Mountain Resort, Utah led the meet from wire-to-wire, collecting 14 All-America accolades and as many podium results across the alpine and Nordic races. Novie McCabe (5k classic) and Sophia Laukli (15k freestyle) each claimed individual NCAA titles. It capped a season in which 13 current and former Utah Ski Team student-athletes were named Olympians.
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Quick Hits on Utah's 2023 NCAA Championships Selections
Bjorn Brudevoll – Men's Alpine – Jr. – Oslo, Norway
Walker Hall – Men's Nordic – So. – Winthrop, Wash.
Samuel Hendry – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Canmore, Alberta
Madison Hoffman – Women's Alpine – Jr. – Sydney, Australia
Luke Jager – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Anchorage, Alaska
Michelle Kervén – Women's Alpine – Jr. - Stockholm, Sweden
Sophia Laukli – Women's Nordic – Sr. – Yarmouth, Maine
Novie McCabe – Women's Nordic – Jr. – Winthrop, Wash.
Sydney Palmer-Leger – Women's Nordic – Jr. – Park City, Utah
Katie Parker – Women's Alpine – Gr. – Melbourne, Australia
Wilhelm Normannseth – Men's Alpine – Jr. – Oslo, Norway
Gustav Vøllo – Men's Alpine – Sr. - Hemsedal, Norway
Utah was one of four NCAA programs to earn the maximum of 12 selections; it breaks down to three athletes per gender, per discipline. Colorado, Dartmouth and Vermont are the other programs sending a full quota.
On the women's alpine side, the Utes will race Madison Hoffman, Michelle Kervén and Katie Parker. The men include Bjorn Brudevoll, Wilhelm Normannseth and Gustav Vøllo. For Nordic, the women's lineup includes Sophia Laukli, Novie McCabe and Sydney Palmer-Leger, while it'll be Walker Hall, Samuel Hendry and Luke Jager for the men.
Alternates who also qualified for Utah include Brian Bushey, Karianne Dengerud, Noel Keeffe, Raphael Lessard, Tom Mancini, Jeremy Mathers, Celine Mayer, Kaja Norbye, Oliver Parazette, Ezra Smith and Claire Timmermann.
Utah has won the last three completed NCAA Championships (2019, '21, '22) and 15 national crowns in program history, and were leading the 2020 event at the time it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At last year's NCAA Championships, which the Utes hosted at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center and Park City Mountain Resort, Utah led the meet from wire-to-wire, collecting 14 All-America accolades and as many podium results across the alpine and Nordic races. Novie McCabe (5k classic) and Sophia Laukli (15k freestyle) each claimed individual NCAA titles. It capped a season in which 13 current and former Utah Ski Team student-athletes were named Olympians.
Follow the Utah Ski Team on social media @utahskiteam.
Quick Hits on Utah's 2023 NCAA Championships Selections
Bjorn Brudevoll – Men's Alpine – Jr. – Oslo, Norway
- First NCAA Championships selection
- Five career individual victories, all in slalom
- 2021 RMISA and NCAA West Regional Champion in men's slalom
- 2021 All-RMISA First Team
- Has placed top-10 in his last four starts, including a runner-up slalom finish at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational
Walker Hall – Men's Nordic – So. – Winthrop, Wash.
- First NCAA Championships selection
- 2022 All-RMISA Second Team
- Three podiums and six top-five finishes this season, led by runner-up freestyle results at the Montana State Invitational and Denver Invitational
- Competed at the 2022 FIS World Junior Championships in Lygna, Norway
Samuel Hendry – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Canmore, Alberta
- Fourth NCAA Championships selection (2020, '21, '22, '23)
- Four-time NCAA All-American, most recently earning First Team with a second-place finish in 20K freestyle during 2022.
- Three-time All-RMISA (2020, '21, '22)
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team
- Five career individual wins, his last coming in freestyle at the 2023 Colorado Invitational
- Completed the seven-stage Tour de Ski in January 2023, and believed to be among a limited number of Canadians to accomplish the feat in Tour history.
Madison Hoffman – Women's Alpine – Jr. – Sydney, Australia
- First NCAA Championships selection
- 2022 All-RMISA Second Team
- Returned to competition in 2023 after her 2022 season was cut short due to injury just four starts in
- Three career wins, including a pair of slalom wins this season at the Westminster Invitational and Denver Invitational
- Also had three other runner-up results this season at the Westminster Invitational (slalom) and Colorado Invitational (twice in GS)
Luke Jager – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Anchorage, Alaska
- Third NCAA Championships selection (2021, '22, '23)
- NCAA First Team All-American in 2021 with a runner-up finish in men's 5K classic
- Three-time All-RMISA (2020, '21, '22)
- Competed at the 2023 FIS U23 World Ski Championships, including at 12th-place finish in the men's classic sprints
- Two collegiate wins in 2023 and three in his career, the first coming in 20K freestyle during the 2022 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional
- Represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Michelle Kervén – Women's Alpine – Jr. - Stockholm, Sweden
- First NCAA Championships selection
- Four podiums in her career, all this season and all slalom
- Was the slalom runner-up at the 2023 RMISA Championships and at the Denver Invitational
- Skied to her first collegiate podiums during the two slalom races at the 2023 Westminster Invitational
Sophia Laukli – Women's Nordic – Sr. – Yarmouth, Maine
- Second NCAA Championships selection at Utah (2022, '23) after also qualifying while at Middlebury College
- Will be coming to Lake Placid after competing at the FIS Cross Country World Ski Championships in Slovenia, where Laukli posted a top-25 finish in 10K freestyle
- Also raced at the U23 World Ski Championships in February, placing fifth in 10K freestyle
- 2022 NCAA Individual Champion in women's 15K freestyle, and a First Team All-American in both freestyle and classic
- 2022 All-RMISA First Team
- Four collegiate starts this season, all podiums. Started six college races in 2022, all podiums with two wins
- Represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Novie McCabe – Women's Nordic – Jr. – Winthrop, Wash.
- Third NCAA Championships selection (2021, '22, '23)
- 2023 RMISA/NCAA West Regional Champion in women's classic and freestyle
- 2022 NCAA Individual Champion in 5K classic and a four-time NCAA All-American
- 2022 USCSCA National Women's Nordic Skier of the Year
- Two-time All-RMISA (2021, '22)
- Seventeen individual wins as a Ute, including eight during the 2023 collegiate season
- Also raced at the U23 World Ski Championships in February, placing seventh in 10K freestyle
- Represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Sydney Palmer-Leger – Women's Nordic – Jr. – Park City, Utah
- Third NCAA Championships selection (2021, '22, '23)
- Won both individual NCAA Championships (5K CL, 15K FS) as a freshman in 2021
- Four-time NCAA All-American
- Will be coming to Lake Placid after competing at the FIS Cross Country World Ski Championships in Slovenia, where Palmer-Leger posted a top-20 finish in skiathlon as a first-year senior
- Also raced at the 2023 FIS U23 World Ski Championships, with two top-nine results (10K FS, 20K CL)
- Three podiums in collegiate races this season
- 2021 USCSCA National Women's Nordic Skier of the Year
- Two-time All-RMISA (2021, '22)
Katie Parker – Women's Alpine – Gr. – Melbourne, Australia
- Fourth NCAA Championships selection (2020, '21, '22, '23)
- Three-time NCAA All-American (First Team in GS during 2022)
- Two-time All-RMISA (2020, '22)
- First collegiate win came in slalom at the 2022 Montana State Invitational
- Four career college podiums
- Represented Australia at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Placed eighth in slalom at the Nor-Am Cup in December 2022
Wilhelm Normannseth – Men's Alpine – Jr. – Oslo, Norway
- Third NCAA Championships selection (2021, '22, '23)
- 2023 RMISA/NCAA West Regional Champion in men's slalom
- 2021 NCAA First Team All-American in GS
- Two-time All-RMISA (2021, '22)
- Eight collegiate race wins, with six this season
- Won gold in both slaloms at the Westminster Invitational, again at the Denver Invitational, the UAA Invitational and RMISA Championships
- Posted two top-five slalom results in December 2022 during the Nor-Am Cup
Gustav Vøllo – Men's Alpine – Sr. - Hemsedal, Norway
- Fourth NCAA Championships selection (2020, '21, '22, '23)
- Three-time NCAA First Team All-American, including second-place finishes in GS and slalom during the 2022 NCAA Championships
- Two-time All-RMISA (2021, '22)
- Two wins this season and four in his career, all giant slalom
- Seven top-10 results on the college circuit in 2023 and three podiums
- Placed top-five twice in GS (including one third place result) during the Nor-Am Cup in December 2022
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