Eighteen Utes Take Home All-RMISA Accolades

SALT LAKE CITY – Eighteen members of the Utah Ski Team were named All-RMISA on Thursday, as announced by the conference ahead of the 2023 NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, New York.

The Utes, winners of the RMISA Regular Season Team Championship and Regional Team Championship, will travel to Lake Placid this weekend and train out East before beginning the NCAA Championships on Wednesday, March 8. Utah is looking to bring home its 16^th national championship in program history and third straight completed NCAA crown (2019, '21, '22).

Headlining the haul of awards for Utah were 10 First Team All-RMISA picks. The pack includes alpine's Madison Hoffman, Michelle Kervén, Wilhelm Normannseth, Claire Timmermann and Gustav Vøllo. Taking home First Team Nordic laurels were Samuel Hendry, Luke Jager, Sophia Laukli, Novie McCabe and Sydney Palmer-Leger.

Quick hits follow on each of Utah's All-RMISA and Skier of the Meet honorees. The RMISA will announce the 2023 MVPs on Friday.

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Quick Hits on Utah's 2023 RMISA Awardees
Luke Jager – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Anchorage, Alaska
All-RMISA First Team
Skier of the Meet – UAA Invitational

Will make his third NCAA Championships appearance next week (2021, '22, '23)
NCAA First Team All-American in 2021 with a runner-up finish in men's 5K classic
Four-time All-RMISA (2020, '21, '22, '23)
Competed at the 2023 FIS U23 World Ski Championships, including at 12^th-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

Novie McCabe – Women's Nordic – Jr. – Winthrop, Wash.
RMISA/NCAA West Regional Champion (Women's Classic/Women's Freestyle)
All-RMISA First Team
Skier of the Meet – Montana State Invitational

Will make her third NCAA Championships appearance next week (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
Three-time All-RMISA (2021, '22, '23)
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

Wilhelm Normannseth – Men's Alpine – Jr. – Oslo, Norway
RMISA/NCAA West Regional Champion (Men's Slalom)
All-RMISA First Team
Skier of the Meet – Westminster Invitational

Will make his third NCAA Championships appearance next week (2021, '22, '23)
2023 RMISA/NCAA West Regional Champion in men's slalom
2021 NCAA First Team All-American in GS
Three-time All-RMISA (2021, '22, '23)
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
All-RMISA First Team
Skier of the Meet – Colorado Invitational

Will make his fourth NCAA Championships appearance next week (2020, '21, '22, '23)
Three-time NCAA First Team All-American, including second-place finishes in GS and slalom during the 2022 NCAA Championships
Three-time All-RMISA (2021, '22, '23)
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

Samuel Hendry – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Canmore, Alberta
All-RMISA First Team
Skier of the Meet – Colorado Invitational

Will make his fourth NCAA Championships appearance next week (2020, '21, '22, '23)
Four-time NCAA All-American, most recently earning First Team with a second-place finish in 20K freestyle during 2022.
Four-time All-RMISA (2020, '21, '22, '23)
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
All-RMISA First Team
Skier of the Meet – Colorado Invitational

Will make her first NCAA Championships appearance next week
Heads to Lake Placid from Nor-Am Cup competition, which included a pair of second-place slalom finishes for Hoffman on March 1 and 2
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)

Michelle Kervén – Women's Alpine – Jr. - Stockholm, Sweden
All-RMISA First Team
Skier of the Meet – Denver Invitational

Will make her first NCAA Championships appearance next week
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
All-RMISA First Team
Skier of the Meet – Denver Invitational

Set to make her second NCAA Championships appearance as a Ute next week (2022, '23)
Will be coming to Lake Placid for NCAAs 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

Sydney Palmer-Leger – Women's Nordic – Jr. – Park City, Utah
All-RMISA First Team
Skier of the Meet – Nordic Qualifier at U.S. National Championships

Will make her third NCAA Championships appearance next week (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 for NCAAs 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
Three-time All-RMISA (2021, '22, '23)

Claire Timmermann – Women's Alpine – Jr. – Calgary, Alberta
All-RMISA First Team

First career All-RMISA honor
Earned her first career podium at the RMISA Championships, racing to third in giant slalom
Also had two top-five GS results at the Colorado Invitational
Ten collegiate starts this season

Brian Bushey – Men's Nordic – So. – Montpelier, Vt.
All-RMISA Second Team

First career All-RMISA honor
Twelve starts this season with nine top-10 finishes
Had a pair of fourth-place results, one classic at the Montana State Invitational and in freestyle at the Denver Invitational
Two other top-fives this season, coming in freestyle at the Colorado Invitational and classic at DU

Walker Hall – Men's Nordic – So. – Winthrop, Wash.
All-RMISA Second Team

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

Tom Mancini – Men's Nordic – Fr. – Aix-les-Bains, France
All-RMISA Second Team

First All-RMISA recognition
Eight starts during his first season as a Ute, his first podium coming in classic at the RMISA Championships
Had another top-four in the freestyle sprints at the UAA Invitational
Placed seventh in both Nordic races at the Denver Invitational

Celine Mayer – Women's Nordic – Fr. – Isny, Germany
All-RMISA Second Team

First career All-RMISA recognition
Ten collegiate starts in her first season as a Ute
First college podium (silver) came in the classic race at the Colorado Invitational
Had another classic top-five finish at the UAA Invitational

Oliver Parazette – Men's Alpine – So. – Jackson, Wyo,
All-RMISA Second Team

First career All-RMISA recognition
Started all 11 collegiate races, including the double-slalom Westminster Invitational shortly after returning from the FIS Alpine Junior World Championships in Austria
Won silver in the first slalom of the Westminster Invitational
Had another top-six slalom finish at the Denver Invitational
Also placed seventh in slalom at the UAA Invitational

Bjorn Brudevoll – Men's Alpine – Jr. – Oslo, Norway
All-RMISA Honorable Mention

Will race for Utah at the 2023 NCAA Championships
2021 All-RMISA First Team
Five career individual victories, all in slalom
2021 RMISA and NCAA West Regional Champion in men's slalom
Has placed top-10 in his last four starts, including a runner-up slalom finish at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational

Karianne Dengerud – Women's Nordic – So. – Oslo, Norway
All-RMISA Honorable Mention

2022 All-RMISA Honorable Mention
Eight collegiate starts this season; seven top-10s and a fourth-place effort in the freestyle sprints at the UAA Invitational
Placed sixth in both Nordic races during the Denver Invitational
Also took sixth in the 10K freestyle at U.S. Nationals, which served as an RMISA Qualifier

Jeremy Mathers – Men's Alpine – So. – Cottonwood Heights, Utah
All-RMISA Honorable Mention

Also named 2022 All-RMISA Honorable Mention
Ten collegiate starts this season, winning silver in slalom at the RMISA Championships
Two other top-fours, both in slalom, at the Westminster Invitational and UAA Invitational
Had a sixth-place slalom finish at the Denver Invitational

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Brian Bushey

Karianne Dengerud

Walker Hall

Samuel Hendry

Madison Hoffman

Luke Jager

Michelle Kervén

Sophia Laukli

Tom Mancini

Jeremy Mathers

Celine Mayer

Novie McCabe

Wilhelm Normannseth

Sydney Palmer-Leger

Oliver Parazette

Claire Timmermann

Gustav Vøllo

Completed Event: Skiing versus 20K Freestyle (M) on March 8, 2025 , , 1st

Completed Event: Skiing versus Giant Slalom on March 7, 2025 , , 1st

Completed Event: Skiing versus 7.5K Classic (I) on March 6, 2025 , , 3rd

Completed Event: Skiing versus Slalom on March 5, 2025 , , T-3rd

Completed Event: Skiing versus Slalom on February 22, 2025 , , 1st

Completed Event: Skiing versus 20K Freestyle (M) on February 22, 2025 , , 1st

Completed Event: Skiing versus 7.5K Classic (I) on February 21, 2025 , , 1st

Completed Event: Skiing at Slalom on February 21, 2025 , , 2nd

Completed Event: Skiing versus Giant Slalom on February 20, 2025 , , 1st