Thirteen Named All-RMISA from Utah Ski Team

Karianne Dengerud and Mikkel Solbakken - All-RMISA

2/28/2024 2:10 PM | Skiing

Eight Utes collect First Team laurels ahead of next week’s NCAA Championships

SALT LAKE CITY – A total of 13 members of the Utah Ski Team were named All-RMISA on Wednesday as the conference announced its final slate of postseason awards. Eight Utes of the 13 hauled in First Team honors and 11 are set to race next week at the NCAA Ski Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Utah was represented on the First Team by alpine's Madison Hoffman, Kaja Norbye, Oliver Parazette and Mikkel Solbakken, as well as Nordic's Joe Davies, Karianne Dengerud, Tom Mancini and Sydney Palmer-Leger.

Second Team picks include Brian Bushey and Sindre Myklebust from alpine and Nordic, respectively, while Witta Walcher on the Nordic side in addition to alpine's Raphael Lessard and Wilhelm Normannseth were named Honorable Mention.

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Quick Hits on Utah's All-RMISA Selections
Brian Bushey – Men's Nordic – Jr. – Montpelier, Vt.
All-RMISA Second Team

Second All-RMISA selection (Second Team 2023)
RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2024 Utah Invitational
Won the 7.5K freestyle at the Utah Invitational, among two podiums and six top-10 finishes this year
Has made 27 collegiate starts since joining the Utes in 2022
Made his first World Cup start on Feb. 18, racing the 10K freestyle in Minneapolis
Also competed at this year's U-23 World Championships in Slovenia, including as part of a 10^th-place relay team

Joe Davies – Men's Nordic – Jr. - Pemberton, B.C.
All-RMISA First Team

Third All-RMISA selection (2022 and '23 Second Team)
2023 NCAA Individual Champion (10K FS) and a three-time All-American
RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2024 RMISA Championships/NCAA Western Regional
Two wins and four podiums out of six collegiate starts this year, including a 7.5K freestyle win at the RMISA Championships
Also was runner-up in the 20K classic at the RMISA Championships
Three World Cup starts this year, most recently a 16^th-place effort in the 10K freestyle in Minneapolis
Had two top-20 finishes during the U-23 World Championships this year in Slovenia

Karianne Dengerud – Women's Nordic – Jr. – Oslo, Norway
All-RMISA First Team

Third All-RMISA selection (2022 and '23 Honorable Mention)
Seven of eight starts this year have netted a top-10 finish, including sprint victories during the Westminster Invitational/U.S. Nationals (freestyle) and RMISA qualifier (classic)
Also was on the podium in her season debut, a third-place result 10K classic during the Westminster Invitational/U.S. Nationals
Represented Norway and had two podiums during the 2023 World University Games
Twenty-three starts as a Ute since the 2022 season

Madison Hoffman – Women's Alpine – Sr. – Sydney, Australia
All-RMISA First Team

Third All-RMISA selection (First Team 2023; Second Team 2022)
Two-time NCAA Individual Champion (2023 GS, 2023 SL) and First Team All-American
Became the first NCAA skier since 2019 and first Ute since 1990 to sweep the women's national individual titles, doing so at Lake Placid in 2023
Five collegiate starts this season with top-10 finishes in four races, winning her season debut in GS
Nine starts on the World Cup circuit this year, with a top-25 slalom finish in Levi, Finland

Raphael Lessard – Men's Alpine – So. – Granby, Québec
All-RMISA Honorable Mention

Twenty-three collegiate starts; first collegiate win came in slalom at the 2024 Denver Invitational
Five top-10 finishes this year and four top-10s as a freshman in 2022
Top Nor-Am results this season include fifth in slalom at Burke Mountain and 11^th-place in GS at Mont Ste-Marie, Quebec
Represented Canada at the 2022 FIS Junior World Championships, turning in top-10 finishes both in giant slalom and downhill

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

Second All-RMISA selection (Second Team 2023)
RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2024 Denver Invitational
Ten collegiate starts on the year, with his first win coming in the classic sprints during an RMISA qualifier
Three other podiums during 2024 with runner-up results at both races during the Denver Invitational
Represented France during the 2023 World University Games and was part of the winning 7.5K relay team in addition to third in the freestyle sprints

Sindre Myklebust – Men's Alpine – Fr. - Sogndal, Norway
All-RMISA Second Team

Started all 12 races in his first season as a Ute, with six finishes in the top-10
First podium as a Ute came with a third-place GS finish at the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals
Eight starts this year on the Nor-Am circuit, most recently placing 24^th in slalom at Burke Mountain, in addition to a top-20 GS
Finished 15th in slalom and 20th in GS at the 2023 FIS Junior World Ski Championships.

Kaja Norbye – Women's Alpine – Jr. – Oslo, Norway
All-RMISA First Team

Second All-RMISA selection (Second Team 2022)
2024 RMISA Women's Slalom MVP
Two-time NCAA All-American ('22 First Team GS; Second Team SL)
RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2024 Utah Invitational
Top-10 finishes in all 12 of her collegiate starts this year, with three wins and six podiums
Skied to the podium in her season debut in slalom at the Westminster Invitational, adding a win two days later in the Utah Invitational at the Spencer F. Eccles Olympic Mountain Center
Won slalom and had a seventh-place result in GS at the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals

Wilhelm Normannseth – Men's Alpine – Sr. – Oslo, Norway
All-RMISA Honorable Mention

Four-time All-RMISA selection (2021, '22, '23 First Team)
Eleven starts on the season with three top-10 finishes
Skied to his first podium of 2024 with a third-place slalom result at the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals
Has made 50 starts as a Ute, earning two NCAA All-America citations
2023 RMISA MVP (men's slalom)

Sydney Palmer-Leger – Women's Nordic – Sr. – Park City, Utah
All-RMISA First Team

Four-time All-RMISA First Team (2021, '22, '23, '24)
Five-time NCAA All-American
Won both individual NCAA Championships (5K CL, 15K FS) as a freshman in 2021
Five podiums in her eight college starts this year
Six World Cup starts this season, including a top-25 in the 15K freestyle in Canmore, Alberta
2021 USCSCA National Women's Nordic Skier of the Year

Oliver Parazette – Men's Alpine – Jr. – Jackson, Wyo.
All-RMISA First Team

Second All-RMISA selection (Second Team 2023)
Started 12 races during 2024, including a slalom win at the Colorado Invitational
Three other top-10s on the year, including a fifth-place slalom at the Utah Invitational and ninth in GS at Utes' home meet
Nor-Am ledger for this season includes three top-15 finishes
Tallied 34 starts as a Ute since his freshman season in 2022

Mikkel Solbakken – Men's Alpine – Gr. - Bekkestua, Norway
All-RMISA First Team

Fifth All-RMISA selection (Second Team 2020, '21, '22, '23)
RMISA Skier of the Meet for the Denver Invitational
Joined the Utes after spending 2020-23 at nearby Westminster College
Three-time NCAA All-American
2021 NCAA Individual Champion (GS)
Three wins this season with the Utes and has skied to the podium in four of his last five starts

Witta Walcher – Women's Nordic – Fr. - Ramsau, Austria
All-RMISA Honorable Mention

Eleven collegiate starts during her first season as a Ute
First RMISA podium came at the Denver Invitational, when she took bronze in the 10K classic
Two other top-10 finishes, most recently taking ninth in the 20K classic at the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional
Skied with WSV Ramsau am Dachstein in Austria, prior to joining the Utah Ski Team