STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—The Central Collegiate Ski Association wrapped up intercollegiate racing at the final day of the NCAA Championships Saturday. The Steamboat Springs event was 15 kilometers for the women and 20 for the men. Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Santiago Ocariz was the lone All-American finisher among the 15 CCSA racers, taking 10th place in the men’s race in 49 minutes, 44 seconds, 25 seconds behind the winner—UVM’s Franz Bernstein. The men’s race was a close one near the top, with less than a minute separating 1st place from 19th. His finish also snagged a 12th-place team finish for the Phoenix in the men’s race. It was the best men’s race at the NCAA championships in school history. Still, ...

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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—Fifteen of the Central Collegiate Ski Association’s fastest men and women skied in Thursday’s classic event at the NCAA Championships. The Steamboat Springs, Colorado setup was 5 kilometers for women and 10 for the men. It was the first day of Nordic competition at the championships, and the CCSA skiers were looking to prove themselves against the country’s top collegiate competition. In the women’s race, 3 CCSA skiers finished in the top 15. Although winner Antje Maempel (16:03) of the University of Denver may as well have been skiing a different course in her 47 second victory, the results tightened up for the rest of the top 20. Laura DeWitt led all CCSA women ...

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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—Given the length and variability of ski racing, any coach or racer will tell you it is important not to put too much emphasis on a single event. With that said, though, the Central Collegiate Ski Association may have slightly more than usual riding on this week’s NCAA Championships. The events for this year’s championships run from March 10-13 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with the Nordic events on the 11th and 13th at Howelsen Hill. The first event is the classic race, 5 kilometers for the women and 10 kilometers for the men, while the freestyle races are 15 and 20 kilometers. The reason this year’s results carry so much meaning for the CCSA ...

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NCAA Release INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Men's and Women's Skiing Committee announced today the 74 men and 74 women selected to participate in the 2010 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Skiing Championships, to be held March 10-13 at the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club and Howelsen Hill Ski Area in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The championships will be hosted by the University of Colorado, Boulder. Participants are selected on a regional basis from two designated regions for Alpine skiing (East and West Regions) and three designated regions for Nordic skiing (Central, East and West Regions). Bids are awarded to regions using a formula determined by the skiing committee. A maximum of 12 student-athletes (three per gender per discipline) ...

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Feb. 22, 2010 The CCSA named its men’s and women’s first and second all-conference teams Wednesday. The All-CCSA teams recognize season-long achievement and were based on points given out in each race. The top 20 finishers received Super Tour Points (points were awarded in each race by a 30-25-21-18-16-15-14… pattern) for each race and the points were added up to get the teams. The top 5 points-getters made the first team, while the next 5 were named to the second team. The Northern Michigan women had two skiers, Christina Gillis and Laura DeWitt, named to the first team. Alaska’s Aurelia Korthauer, Michigan Tech’s Riikonen-Purtsi, and Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Carolyn Freeman rounded out the squad. NMU also had two ...

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HOUGHTON, Mich--Michigan Tech's Oskar Lund and Northern Michigan's Laura DeWitt were the individual winners on day 1 of the NCAA's Central Regional Championship on Saturday. The 5/10 kilometer classic race was held at Michigan Tech's trails in Houghton, Michigan as part of the CCSA's final NCAA qualifying weekend. The Northern Michigan women and men were each in first place as a team after the first day of competition. A sweep of the women's podium put NMU leaps and bounds ahead of its competition Saturday. Laura DeWitt, Christina Gillis, and Monica Markvardsen took places 1-3, respectively, for the Wildcats. In an incredible display of speed as well as depth, the three finishers were separated by ...

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The Central Collegiate Ski Association is comprised of men’s and women’s teams from ten schools and is largely based in the Midwest. Of the ten, six teams are from Minnesota (the College of Saint Benedict, College of Saint Scholastica, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint John’s University, Saint Olaf College and St. Cloud State University), one from Wisconsin (the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay), two from Michigan (Michigan Tech University and Northern Michigan University) and one from Alaska (University of Alaska Fairbanks). The 2008-9 year was largely successful within the Central Region, with contested races and relative parity throughout the league. Team results shifted from week to week, as did individual results, and although both the men and women’s ...

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