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2017 Skiing Roster

Natalia Müller

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Scoul, Graubunden, Switzerland

Biography

Career: Earned All-America honors in the 5-km freestyle at the 2016 NCAA Championships … three-time qualifier for the NCAA Championships, serving as an alternate due to team limits in 2015 … 2016 second-team All-RMISA … four top-five finishes and 16 top-10 finishes.
 
2017: Finished 14th in the 15-km freestyle and 21st in the 5-km classic at the NCAA Championships … freestyle finish in the meet's final race was a key to Utah winning the NCAA Championship … season-best finish fourth in the 10-km freestyle at the Utah Invite … finished eighth in the 15-km freestyle at the RMISA Championship … six top 15 finishes … helped Utah's No. 2 team finish seventh in the 4x5-km mixed classic relay at the Seawolf Invite … team captain.
 
2016: Earned All-America honors with a sixth-place finish in the 5-km freestyle at the NCAA Championships, placing 13th in the 15-km classic … second-team All-RMISA … season-best finish of fourth at the 5-km classic at the New Mexico Invite and in the 15-km classic at the RMISA Championship … fifth in the 5-km freestyle at the RMISA Championship … 10 top-10 finishes in 12 races … named the RMISA Skier of the Week at the New Mexico Invitational after finishing sixth in the 5-km freestyle in addition to fourth in the classic race.
 
2015: Qualified for the NCAA Championships, serving as an alternate due to team limits ... four top-10 finishes ... finished sixth in the 10-km classic and seventh in the 5-km free at New Mexico ... ninth in the 5-km free at both the Utah and Alaska Invites ... named to the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team.
 
Before Utah: Competed at the World University Games in 2013, finishing 26th in the 10-km pursuit ... made first World Cup start at Davos in February, 2013 ... finished second in the 15-km skate at the Swiss National Junior Championships in 2012 ... two-year member of the Swiss Junior National Team ... 27th in the 5-km skate at the 2011 Junior World Championships ... finished second in the 10-km pursuit and third in the 15-km skate at the U18 Swiss Championships in 2010 ... changed from alpine to nordic skiing during the 2008 season, and was on the gold-medal relay team at the U16 Swiss Championships.
 
Personal: Daughter of Marco and Ladina Müller ... brother, Adrian ... majoring in international studies.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Sophomore

    Nordic
  • 2017Junior

    Nordic