CCSA – Central Collegiate Ski Association

2023-24 Race Schedule

December 9 – 10, 2023:
Duluth CXC Cup – Duluth, MN

December 16 – 17, 2023:
Cable CXC Cup – Cable, WI

January 2 – 7, 2024:
US Cross Country Ski Championships – Soldier Hollow, UT

January 20 – 21, 2024:
NMU CCSA Invite – Ishpeming, MI

January 27-28, 2024:
Ariens CCSA Invite – Brillion, WI

February 10 – 11, 2024:
CCSA Conference Championships – Duluth, MN

February 24 – 25, 2024:
NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships – Houghton, MI

March 7 – 9, 2024:
NCAA Championships – Steamboat Springs, CO

March 21 – 26, 2024:
SuperTour Finals & Spring National Championships – Duluth, MN

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Latest CCSA News

Seeley Hills SuperTour WeekendJanuary 19, 2023
NCAA Central Regional ChampionshipsFebruary 22, 2022
CCSA Conference Championship 2022February 14, 2022
MTU Invite UpdateJanuary 31, 2022
CCSA Mt Itasca WeekendJanuary 24, 2022
US Nationals UpdateJanuary 9, 2022
Cable JNQDecember 14, 2021

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CCSA Performers of the Week! After last weekend's

CCSA Performers of the Week! After last weekend's CCSA regional championships, both athletes walked away with victories in Sunday's mass start!

Merle Richter started her weekend with a 4th place women's 5k skate race. Richter said, "It was probably my first weekend where I didn't have any high expectations for myself and I didn't put any pressure on me." She managed to mentally have one of her best races all season, taking home the win! Crediting the whole NMU women's team which skied strong and worked together.

Zach Jayne led the CSS men's team to a historic weekend. Finishing 3rd on Saturday, he followed up with his first CCSA win in Sunday's mass start 20k! Jayne "didn't really expect any results but just wanted to put the best version of himself out on course" He found the mass start "awesome to play around with the tactics and finish strong" noting that the CSS skiers really "skied the race as a team".

Both of these athletes along with 5 other women and 7 other men are heading to Lake Placid for NCAA Championships, March 8-11!

A very close battle this weekend had the @mtunordi

A very close battle this weekend had the @mtunordicskiteam come away as our NCAA combined team regional champions! We now look forward to sending 14 athletes to the NCAA Championships in Lake Placid, NY on March 8-11.

NCAA Regional starts tomorrow in Ishpeming, MI at

NCAA Regional starts tomorrow in Ishpeming, MI at Al Quaal Recreation Area! Women and men have individual start skate 5/10k on Saturday and mass start 20k classic on Sunday. Results on superiortiming.com!

Performers of the Week! After a fantastic day of

Performers of the Week!

After a fantastic day of sprinting last Saturday resulting in the SuperTour win, Kristoffer Karsud followed up with a win in the Conference Championship 20k mass start! Karsrud was "excited to race coming into the weekend. It was my best distance race ever and it was awesome to be able to win the sprint with such a competitive field" His first time racing in Minneapolis noting the atmosphere was very enjoyable. The NMU team is looking forward to regionals after winning our conference weekend!

After making the semi-finals on Saturday's skate sprint, Anabel Needham followed up with an impressive second-place result in our Conference Championship 20k mass start! Needham noted "I haven't raced at Wirth since 8th grade so her local teammates were hyping the venue up. I was excited to see alumni and family friends, and so happy I got in the mix for the sprint and mass start!" Her favorite moment of the weekend "was losing track of what lap she was on in the 20k and having her teammate cheer for her like it was her last lap! (it wasn't)". Needham looks forward to throwing down with the rest of the CCSA at this weekend's NCAA Regionals!

Our Conference Championship wrapped up in Minneapo

Our Conference Championship wrapped up in Minneapolis yesterday with NMU taking the top spot! Looking forward to seeing our teams compete next weekend for the Regional Championships in Ishpeming, MI!

Tomorrow the action kicks off for our teams at The

Tomorrow the action kicks off for our teams at Theodore Wirth Park! The women's skate sprint starts at 9am with men following behind at 10am! Sunday's 20k classic has men starting first at 9am, women at 10am. Results can be found on SuperiorTiming!

Performances of the Week Katerina Hyncicova had a

Performances of the Week

Katerina Hyncicova had a fun weekend in Duluth, garnering third-place finishes on both days! Hyncicova said "The past race weekend in Duluth was great! The snow conditions were perfect, it was sunny ☀️, our coaches prepared well our skis for both days and our team raced well!" A highlight for her was "The celebration and recognition of women in the sport (in cross-country skiing) during the ceremony". Looking forward to the rest of the season Hyncicova is looking forward to sunny days and great conditions as well as team success!

Skylar Patten had a phenomenal showing last weekend, with a first-place finish in the 10k skate, and was runner-up in the 20k classic! Patten said the team had normal preparation for the weekend, having a bit more excitement to race after two weeks off, noting "It's just another race to try our best". After crashing in the 6th lap of the 20k he had a fun time catching back up, feeling good! Patten is "super excited to race at Wirth" having never raced there before. He also looks forward to Ishpeming for its technicality, but mainly his sights are set on NCAAs in Lake Placid!

Our weekend in Duluth sees MTU retake the top step

Our weekend in Duluth sees MTU retake the top step on our team podium! With some impressive racing this weekend we look forward to Conference Championships/SuperTour in Minneapolis on the 18th and 19th!

College racing starts again tomorrow at the Spirit

College racing starts again tomorrow at the Spirit Mountain Nordic Center! Watch LIVE on Instagram @css_skiing from the "Electric Chainsaw" climb for the Women's 5k and Men's 10k skate races at 9am and 10am respectively. Results at superiortiming.com!

Five CCSA Alumni to race in this weekend's IBU Wor

Five CCSA Alumni to race in this weekend's IBU World Cup located in Antholz, Italy! It will be the last world cup stage prior to the IBU World Champs in early February.

Performances of the Week John Schwinghamer had a

Performances of the Week

John Schwinghamer had a great weekend in Cable taking home his first CCSA win and helping to lead CSS to a team victory. Schwinghamer "didn't go into the weekend with any crazy expectations. I basically decided that I was going to go with the front group from the start and hang with the pack until I couldn't." He managed to stay close to the front pack for most of the race finishing 8th in the SuperTour. John also finished 11th the following day in the classic sprint.

Victoria Dybwad also came prepared for the 32k SuperTour taking home her first CCSA victory. An exciting one hour and forty-four minute battle, Dybwad says it was painful. "I learned a lot but it was also fun and I just tried to have a good time out there. I think for the Saints, We were all super stoked about the races and tried to just keep it simple and go out with a positive and confident mindset."

After a weekend in Cable, CSS comes out on top! Th

After a weekend in Cable, CSS comes out on top! The men's and women's individual winners in the 32k race Saturday gave CSS a historic day and weekend in team history! Next, we head to Duluth for the Grand Ave Nordic Center CCSA Invite on February 4th and 5th!

Tomorrow CCSA skiers join the US SuperTour for the

Tomorrow CCSA skiers join the US SuperTour for the Seeley Hills Classic 32k! The action starts at 9am at the OO trailhead.

As we prepare for tomorrow's Houghton race, we wan

As we prepare for tomorrow's Houghton race, we want to continue our team showcasing. Next is the College of St. Scholastica!

Some of the teams fall highlights included running and rollerskiing along the north shore, getting on snow before Thanksgiving, and student-athlete development programming.

The team is looking forward to continuing the season after last weekend's home races! They want to help all student-athletes tackle various goals to help them become faster skiers and better people!

After our first week of racing in Duluth, the team

After our first week of racing in Duluth, the team scores have the @mtunordicskiteam coming away on top. Looking forward to our next races in Houghton for the PreNationals CXC Cup on the 17th and 18th!

Next up, Green Bay! With the addition of 9 new fr

Next up, Green Bay!

With the addition of 9 new freshman, the Green Bay Ski Team once again has a full squad! Their fall included lots of quality training and team bonding with highlights such as skiing on the new @ariensnordiccenter rollerski track, bounding in pouring rain, and a team barbecue!!

Green Bay is hoping to consistently score as a top 3 team this year!

The next team we are showcasing is Michigan Tech!

The next team we are showcasing is Michigan Tech!

MTU looks to build on their previous season’s historic success with both returning and new faces! The team had some fall highlights that included a Copper Harbor Camp, testing standards like Mt. Baldy Hill Climb, hosting Alumni and Olympian @deedrablu and inducting Roger Pekuri into the MTU Hall of Fall.

This season they have goals for all student athletes to improve throughout the season while supporting each other in all aspects and to be the top academic college nordic team! They look forward to hosting @2023usnationals this January!

As teams get on snow and start the final prep befo

As teams get on snow and start the final prep before the season begins, we want to recap some fall highlights from each team!

In today's highlight, we will start with Nothern Michigan University! With the departure of four men and one woman, the team has lots of new faces. Keller says "it has been a pretty successful fall of training with a lot of good indicators of fitness in where we are at with the team so we are feeling pretty confident with the team."

The team looks forward to the winter with exciting goals for this season like qualifying a full team for NCAA championships while hopefully earning a few All-American honors and finishing in the top 3 colleges at US Nationals in January!

CCSA Athletes wrapped up their season's racing in

CCSA Athletes wrapped up their season's racing in Minneapolis at Junior Nationals this past weekend. Individual All American Performances included Mia Case, Gretchen Haggenmiller, Alice McKnight, Lauren McCollor, and Copper Lennox!

The NCAA National Ski Championships wrapped up thi

The NCAA National Ski Championships wrapped up this weekend with some strong performances from CSSA Athletes. Kjetil Banerud and Skylar Patten came out on top with two NCAA All-American performances in the Mass Starts! Congratulations!

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