2013 NCAA Skiing Championships

Sporting event in Vermont, USA The 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships were held in Ripton and Middlebury Vermont on March 6–9, 2013. Middlebury College hosted the event with alpine events at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and Nordic events taking place at the Rikert Nordic Center. The competition was won by the Colorado Buffaloes after compiling the largest final-day comeback in NCAA Skiing Championships history.Curtis Snyder, "Colorado Wins 19th National Championship", RMISASkiing.com, March 9, 2013 Twenty-one teams from three regions sent skiers to compete for the NCAA collegiate team championship and individual titles. Regional competitions The NCAA skiing landscape is made up of three regions, each with one conference. The Western Region comprises the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA), the Central Region of the Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) and the Eastern Region of the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA). Qualification for the NCAA Championships is not only attained from competition in each regional. Regional Name Host Date Alpine Venue Nordic Venue Team Results Western Montana State Bobcats Feb. 22–23, 2013 Bridger Bowl, Bozeman, MT Bohart Ranch, Bozeman, MT Colorado (905.5), Denver (859), Utah (805), New Mexico (755), Montana State (738.5)"2013 NCAA Western Regional Results", RMISASkiing.com, February 24, 2013 Central Michigan Tech Huskies Feb. 21–22, 2013 Nordic Only Michigan Tech Trails and Recreational Forest, Houghton, MI Men-Northern Michigan (130), Alaska Fairbanks (123), St. Scholastica (95);"NCAA Central Region Cross Country Results",raceresult.com, February 22, 2013 Women-Alaska Fairbanks (129), Northern Michigan (124), Michigan Tech (100)"NCAA Central Region Cross Country Results",raceresult.com, February 22, 2013 Eastern Bates Bobcats Feb. 21–22, 2014 Sunday River, Newry, ME Black Mountain, Rumford, ME Vermont (939.5), Dartmouth (908.5), New Hampshire (690), Middlebury (689), Williams (568)"NCAA Eastern Region Results",barttiming.com, February 22, 2013 Venues and events The NCAA Skiing Championships are coed championship made up of eight events, two events in both alpine and Nordic racing for both men and women. Alpine events are giant slalom and slalom and Nordic events are classical and freestyle (skate). In Nordic competition, there is typically one shorter interval start race and one longer mass start race, and every two years it flips. In 2013, the events were: Women's Giant Slalom and Men's Giant Slalom on Wednesday, March 6; Women's 5K Classical and Men's 10K Classical interval start on Thursday, March 7; Women's and Men's Slalom on Friday, March 8; and Women's 15K Freestyle and Men's 20K Freestyle mass start on Saturday, March 9. All alpine events took place at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and Nordic events at the Rikert Nordic Center. Team results Place Team M-GS W-GS M-CL W-CL M-SL W-SL M-FS W-FS Total 1. Colorado 75 100.5 91 102 82.5 59 73 125 708 2. Utah 67.5 97 87 98 45 86 133 51 665 3. Vermont 115 112 67 95 91 84 34 55 653 4. Denver 98.5 112 54 63 55 101 59 86 629 5. Dartmouth 23 53.5 85 102 51.5 90 90 99 594 6. New Mexico 89 55 74 62 91 78 63 64 576 7. Alaska Anchorage 52.5 34 108 80 52 41 58 68 493.5 8. New Hampshire 106.5 59 27 36 95 67 5 66 461.5 9. Montana State 47 56 48 49 51 49 63 59 422 10. Middlebury 52 31 53 42 103 21 42 13 357 11. Northern Michigan 0 0 54 57 0 0 83 84 278 12. Williams 0 33 10 17 0 33 36 14 143 13. Colby 35 8 0 0 64 25 0 0 132 14. Alaska Fairbanks 0 0 37 15 0 0 26.5 25 103.5 15. St. Lawrence 29 14 10 0 7 26 3 0 89 16. Bates 0 20 .5 3 0 24 2 8 57.5 17. Harvard 0 22 0 0 0 17 0 0 39 18. Maine-Presque Isle 0 0 15 0 0 0 23 0 38 19. St. Scholastica 0 0 1 1 0 0 29 4 35 20. St. Michael's 11 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 24 21. Bowdoin 0 0 0 .5 0 0 0 1 1.5 Source:"2013 NCAA Championship Results", RMISASkiing.com, March 9, 2013 Individual champions Individual champions are the winners of each of the eight races. Denver, Colorado and Vermont both captured two individual NCAA Championships while New Mexico and Utah had one apiece. Denver's Kristine Haugen became just the second alpine woman since 1990 and fifth overall to sweep the individual championships.Curtis Snyder, "Haugen Sweeps Individual Titles", RMISASkiing.com, March 8, 2013 Women's Giant Slalom Kristine Haugen, Denver Men's Giant Slalom Jonathon Norbotton, Vermont Women's Slalom Kristine Haugen, Denver Men's Slalom Joonas Rasanen, New Mexico Men's 10K Classical Rune Oedegaard, Colorado Women's 5K Classical Anja Gruber, Vermont Women's 15K Freestyle Joanne Reid, Colorado Men's 20K Freestyle Miles Havlick, Utah Source: All-American honors All-American honors for skiing are administered by the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association and are determined by race results from the NCAA Championships. The top five skiers in each race are awarded a first-team All-America honor while skiers 6-10 are awarded second-team honors. Women's Giant Slalom First Team: Kristine Haugen, Denver; Kristine Riis-Johannessen, Vermont; Kristiina Rove, Utah; Kate Ryley, Vermont; Brooke Wales, Colorado Second Team: Devin Delaney, Denver; Thea Grosvold, Colorado; Ana Kobal, Utah; Geordie Lonza, Williams; Mary Sackbauer, Middlebury Men's Giant Slalom First Team: Chris Acosta, New Mexico; Jeremy Elliot, Utah; Sean Higgins, Vermont; Jonathon Norbotten, Vermont; Coley Oliver, New Hampshire Second Team: Andreas Adde, Alaska Anchorage; Espen Lysdahl, Denver; Max Marno, Denver; Trevor Philp, Denver; Taylor Vest-Burton, New Hampshire Women's Slalom First Team: Tianda Carroll, Denver; Kristine Haugen, Denver; Lizzie Kistler, Dartmouth; Ana Kobal, Utah; Kristine Riis-Johannessen, Vermont Second Team: Sara Kikut, Dartmouth; Georgie Lonza, Williams; Mateja Robnik, New Mexico; Kate Ryley, Vermont; Randa Teschner, New Hampshire Men's Slalom First Team: Sam Coffey, New Hampshire; David Donaldson, Middlebury; Jonathon Norbotten, Vermont; Joonas Rasanen, New Mexico; Taylor Vest-Burton, New Hampshire Second Team: Chris Acosta, New Mexico; Kasper Hietanen, Colorado; Max Marno, Denver; Hig Roberts, Middlebury; Andy Trow, Utah Women's 5K Classical First Team: Marine Dusser, Alaska Anchorage; Anja Gruber, Vermont; Mary O'Connell, Dartmouth; Joanne Reid, Colorado; Sloan Storey, Utah Second Team: Silje Benum, Denver; Linda Davind-Malm, Vermont; Annie Hart, Dartmouth; Maria Nordstrom, Colorado; Anna Svendsen, Utah Men's 10K Classical First Team: Viktor Brannmark, Alaska Anchorage; Ben Lustgarten, Middlebury; Rune Oedegaard, Colorado; Mats Resaland, New Mexico; Silas Talbot, Dartmouth Second Team: Lukas Ebner, Alaska Anchorage; Miles Havlick, Utah; Lasse Molgaard-Nielsen, Alaska Anchorage; Scott Patterson, Vermont; Erik Soderman, Northern Michigan Women's 15K Freestyle First Team: Silje Benum, Denver; Marine Dusser, Alaska Anchorage; Eliska Hajkova, Colorado; Mary O'Connell, Dartmouth; Joanne Reid, Colorado Second Team: Anya Bean, New Hampshire; Makayla Cappel, Denver; Annie Hart, Dartmouth; Rose Kemp, Utah; Rosie Frankowski, Northern Michigan Men's 20K Freestyle First Team: Miles Havlick, Utah; Niklas Persson, Utah; Rune Oedegaard, Colorado; Erik Soderman, Northern Michigan; Einar Ulsund, Utah Second Team: Kyle Bratrud, Northern Michigan; Ben Lustgarten, Middlebury; Mats Resaland, New Mexico; Silas Talbot, Dartmouth; Sam Tarling, Dartmouth Overall All-American Honors By School Utah 12, Denver 11, Vermont 10, Colorado 9, Dartmouth 8, New Mexico 7, Alaska Anchorage 6, New Hampshire 6, Middlebury 5, Northern Michigan 4, Williams 2 Overall First-Team All-American Honors Utah 7, Vermont 7, Colorado 6, Dartmouth 4, Alaska Anchorage 3, Denver 3, New Mexico 3, Middlebury 2, Northern Michigan 1 Overall Alpine All-Americans Denver 8, Vermont 7, New Hampshire 5, Utah 5, New Mexico 4, Colorado 3, Middlebury 3, Dartmouth 2, Williams 2, Alaska Anchorage 1 Overall Nordic All-Americans Utah 7, Colorado 6, Dartmouth 6, Alaska Anchorage 5, Northern Michigan 4, Denver 3, New Mexico 3, Vermont 3, Middlebury 2, New Hampshire 1 References External links NCAA.com Skiing RMISA Western Region EISA Eastern Region CCSA Central Region Category:NCAA Skiing Championships Category:Skiing in Vermont Category:2013 in sports in Vermont Category:2013 in American sports Category:College sports tournaments in Vermont