Men's results Women's results The CCSA skiers ended the 2013 season on a positive note, capturing three All-American spots and placing five student-athletes in the top 15 (and seven in the top 25) at the final day of the NCAA Championships at Middlebury College. Northern Michigan’s Erik Soderman led the way for the region, earning first-team All-American honors with his fourth-place finish in the men’s 20K mass start freestyle race. Teammate Kyle Bratrud finished 10th to earn a second-team All-American spot in the same event, while St. Scholastica’s Jeremy Hecker just missed out on the top 10 in his final collegiate race, taking 11th in the Saints’ best ever NCAA finish. On the women’s side, the ...

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Men’s 10K results Women’s 5K results Northern Michigan’s Erik Soderman grabbed his second All-American honor in as many years in the men’s 10K interval start classic, and Wildcat freshman Mary Kate Cirelli, in her first appearance at nationals, earned the region’s top finish in the women’s 5K as the CCSA took on the nation’s finest skiers at the NCAA Championships in Middlebury, Vt. Though warming temperatures led to icy, fast conditions throughout both events, Soderman kept his cool early on in the race, gradually making his way through the field to grab 10th place and a second-team All-American spot, completing his 10K in 26:56.5. Soderman adds the accolade to his growing trophy cabinet - he was the ...

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Full results and team scores A thrilling day of fast ski racing, high drama and intense competition ended with Northern Michigan and Alaska sharing the honors at the NCAA Central Region Championships in Houghton, Mich. The Wildcats captured the region’s men’s and overall team titles, sweeping the podium on the men’s side in today’s 15K mass start free as George Cartwright, Erik Soderman and Kyle Bratrud finished first, second and third, respectively. The Nanooks, meanwhile, earned the women’s regional title and saw the red-hot Aly McPhetres win her third straight CCSA event, prevailing in the 10K skate. It now becomes a waiting game for the CCSA coaches and skiers alike, as they wait for the scores to ...

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Full results and team scores It was a Blue and Gold day at the NCAA Central Region Championships as Alaska skiers took the top two spots in both the men’s individual start 10K classic as well as the women’s 5K event in Houghton, Mich. Freshman Michael Fehrehbach earned his first career CCSA win, finishing ahead of second-placed teammate Logan Hanneman, and the Nanooks’ Aly McPhetres won her second straight collegiate race, with Theresia Schnurr taking second, in what proved to be a tricky waxing day on the women’s side. The results mean that the Nanooks hold a slender advantage (three points on the women’s side, five points on the men’s) over rivals Northern Michigan going into the ...

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Men's 20K freestyle results Women's 15K freestyle results For the second straight day, a Northern Michigan man and an Alaska woman earned the conference crown at the CCSA Championships, as the Wildcats’ Erik Soderman again took top spot in the men’s 20K mass start freestyle and the Nanooks’ Aly McPhetres edged NMU’s Rosie Frankowski to win the women’s 15K event at Mt Itasca. Despite a strong showing in both genders from Alaska, however, it was Northern Michigan’s day, as the Wildcats swept the men’s, women’s and overall team titles for the four-race CCSA Championships. “Everyone’s really happy to have won,” NMU head coach Sten Fjeldheim said. “It was an interesting format this year, having the sprints and the relays ...

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Men's 10K results Women's 5K results Northern Michigan’s Erik Soderman and Alaska’s Raphaela Sieber each earned their first conference titles on Saturday, cruising to victories in their respective interval start classic races at the CCSA Championships at Mt. Itasca. Despite Sieber’s victory, however, Northern Michigan, who claimed four of the six podium spots on offer today, remains on top in both the men’s, women’s and overall team standings heading into the final day. With just four qualifiers remaining in the CCSA season, the tension is beginning to heat up in the race for NCAA berths. Soderman, a national champion in the freestyle event last year, took a major step toward confirming his spot on Saturday, turning in another ...

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Northern Michigan remained on top in the second day of the CCSA Championships, as both the Wildcats’ top relay teams earned victories in both the women’s 3 x 5K classic race as well as the men’s 3 x 10K event. The Wildcat women’s team, made up of Rosie Frankowski, Jordyn Ross and Mary Kate Cirelli, each turned in the top times of their respective legs to cruise to a comfortable 25-second victory. Alaska’s team of Marit Rjabov, Julia Ebner and Heidi Brook proved to be NMU’s toughest competitors, taking second with a time of 39:53.1. Michigan Tech’s squad of Deedra Irwin, Sarah Daniels and Rachel Mason took third in the relay, while Northern Michigan's second ...

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Northern Michigan’s George Cartwright and Alaska’s Marit Rjabov kicked off the first weekend of the CCSA championships in style, earning the top spots in the A finals of their respective skate sprints at the Al Quaal Recreation Area in Ishpeming, Mich. “It was a good day for us today,” Northern Michigan head coach Sten Fjeldheim said. “We had three guys in the A final, and I was really happy with the way George raced today. He just had a very controlled, smart race.” After showing his sprinting ability by edging out a photo finish in the Saints Invitational classic race last weekend, Cartwright once again came out on top in the men’s final Saturday. Michigan Tech’s ...

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Full results On an afternoon with plenty of drama and excitement, it was Northern Michigan left celebrating in the end, as victories for George Cartwright in the men’s 20K freestyle and for Rosie Frankowski in the women’s 15K skate handed the Wildcats the overall team title at the Saints Invitational on Sunday. Cartwright edged both College of Saint Scholastica’s Jeremy Hecker and teammate Erik Soderman in a photo finish to capture the title in the men’s 20K event – the trio all finishing within three-tenths of a second of one another to conclude one of the most exciting races in the CCSA this season. See photo of men's 20K finish. “It was a toss-up with about 100 ...

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Northern Michigan and College of Saint Scholastica skiers dominated the podium positions in the classic races at the Saints Invitational on Saturday, with the Wildcats’ Erik Soderman earning his second win of the season in the men’s 10K event and freshman teammate Hannah Boyer topping the field in the women’s 5K. All told, Northern Michigan would ring up four of the six podium spots up for grabs at Giants Ridge, though hosts Saint Scholastica managed to nab the silver medal spots in both the men’s and women’s interval start events. “It was a good day for us today,” Northern Michigan head coach Sten Fjeldheim said. “It was a really technical course – they’ve hosted the World ...

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