The Central Collegiate Ski Association has announced it’s 2015 All-Conference teams. Northern Michigan University leads the conference with nine of its skiers among the honorees, while five of Michigan Tech’s skiers and four of St. Scholastica’s were named All-Conference. St. Olaf and Gustavus Adolphus each received an All-Conference award to round out the twenty skiers honored.
Leading the women’s All-CCSA First Team is NMU’s Jordyn Ross and teammate Felicia Gesior, St. Scholastica’s Anita Kirvesniemi and Sharmila Ahmed, and Michigan Tech’s Alice Flanders. The All-CCSA Second Team includes MTU’s Ulrika Axelsson and Deedra Irwin, NMU’s Sophie Schimpl and Megan Edic, and Gustavus Adolphus’s Marit Sonnesyn.
The men’s All-CCSA First Team is led by NMU’s Adam Martin along with teammates Erik Soderman, Fredrik Schwencke, and Kyle Bratrud. St. Scholastica’s Paul Schommer rounds out the First Team honorees. The All-CCSA Second Team includes St. Olaf’s Jake Brown, CSS’s Reitler Hodgert, MTU’s Haakon Hjelstuen and Kyle Hanson, and NMU’s Krystof Kopal.
CCSA competition resumes at the NCAA Central Regional Championships on February 28th and March 1st in Marquette, Michigan. The Regional Championships mark the final qualifying races for the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Women’s All-CCSA Teams
First Team
Jordyn Ross, NMU
Felicia Gesior, NMU
Anita Kirvesniemi, St. Scholastica
Alice Flanders, Michigan Tech
Sharmila Ahmed, St. Scholastica
Second Team
Ulrika Axelsson, Michigan Tech
Marit Sonnesyn, Gustavus
Sophie Schimpl, NMU
Megan Edic, NMU
Deedra Irwin, Michigan Tech
Men’s All-CCSA Teams
First Team
Adam Martin, NMU
Erik Soderman, NMU
Fredrik Schwencke, NMU
Paul Schommer, St. Scholastica
Kyle Bratrud, NMU
Second Team
Jake Brown, St. Olaf
Reitler Hodgert, St. Scholastica
Haakon Hjelstuen, Michigan Tech
Krystof Kopal, NMU
Kyle Hanson, Michigan Tech