The Skiin’ Utes 2009 Skiing Media Guide

Table of Contents Quick Facts Quick Facts and Sponsors...... 1 The 2009 Skiing media University of Utah Information Season Outlook...... 2-3 guide is a product of the Utah sports informa- Location...... , Utah 2008 Review...... 3 tion office. Written and designed by Brooke Elevation...... 4,500 ft. Founded...... 1850 Coaching Staff...... 4-6 Frederickson, Assistant Sports Information Enrollment...... 28,619 Roster...... 7 Director. Editorial assistance provided by Nickname...... Utes Skier Profiles...... 8-13 the Sports Information staff. Cover designed Colors...... Crimson and White Record Book...... 14 by Rocky Lindgren. Photography by Mike Mascot...... Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) All-Americans...... 15-16 Dunn, Sam Beck,, Tom Smart, Steve Wilson, Facility...... Park City Mountain Resort (Alpine) University of Utah...... 17 the Utah Travel Council and the Salt Lake ...... Soldier Hollow Resort (Nordic) Athlete Development...... 18 Convention and Visitors Bureau. Other photos Web Site...... www.UtahUtes.com Academic Support...... 19 courtesy of Montana State. Conference...... Mountain West Sponsors...... 20, IBC President...... Michael K. Young Athletics Director...... Dr. Chris Hill

Coaching Staff Director of Skiing/Head Nordic Coach...... Eli Brown Career/Utah Record...... Fourth Year Office Phone...... (801) 581-3524 Email...... [email protected] Special Thanks To... Head Alpine Coach...... Jaka Korencan Office Phone...... (801) 585-6552 Email...... [email protected] Team Manager...... Kristina Casey Email...... [email protected] Office Phone...... (801-581-3524 Assistant Nordic Coach...... Andrew Johnson Assistant Alpine Coach...... Sean McKenna

Team Information 2008 NCAA Finish...... 3rd 2008 West Regional Finish...... 2nd

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Brooke Frederickson Assistant Sports Information Director Season Outlook

After finishing the 2008 season as one of Women’s Alpine Men’s Alpine the strongest teams in the country and one of three squads to qualify a full team for the NCAA Utah has a solid group of competitors in All- The Utes return three of four NCAA quali- Championships before finishing third, the Utah Americans Chirine Njeim, Mikaela Grassl and fiers from the 2008 campaign in seniors Scott ski team is anxious to get back on the snow and Huckova. The three were the top women’s alpine Veenis, Thomas Zumbrunn and Kyle Kung. The compete for its 12th national title. team at the NCAA Championships last season. fourth qualifier from last year, Tague Thorson, Utah returns all but four of the 16 skiers that Huckova, a first-team All-Rocky Mountain accepted an invitation to join the U.S. Ski Team. qualified for NCAA’s. The top returning athlete Intercollegiate Ski Association selection, was the Utah was the only team in the country to have is All-American sophomore Eva Huckova, who top overall NCAA Championships giant slalom four men’s alpine qualifiers. finished second in both the women’s giant slalom qualifier. She qualified fourth in the slalom Veenis is a three-time NCAA qualifier and and slalom events. standings before finishing second in both events three-time All-American. He was the only Utah Joining the veterans is a solid group of new- at the Championships. Huckova had two wins qualifier to place in the top-10 in both the final comers who look to make an impact immediate- on the year, placing first in the GS at the Utah slalom and giant slalom standings. Veenis is ly, including a transfer student who qualified for Invitational and winning the slalom at Western aiming to go out on top with his second national the NCAA Championships at her former school, State. title after winning the NCAA giant slalom in Devon Spika. Grassl, a three-time All-American and a team 2006. He spent the fall semester training and “Our team has the most returning athletes in captain, had her best slalom finish of the year at studying in New Zealand. the country,” Director of Skiing Eli Brown said. the NCAA Championships last season, placing Zumbrunn, a second-team All-RMISA selec- “This is the biggest team we have ever had and fourth. The senior was also 14th in the giant tion, was the fifth overall slalom qualifier in his we have a lot of depth. Everyone is training hard slalom at NCAA’s, while her best finish of the first season last year. He had four top-six finishes and getting along well, and we are having a hard year in the giant slalom was a sixth-place run at in the slalom last year. time waiting for the race season. the Utah Invitational. Kung is a two-time NCAA qualifier, al- “Our first and main goal of the season is to Njeim, who overcame a difficult personal though he did not race in the championships last qualify a whole team again, then prepare for tragedy to qualify for nationals for the second- year because of team limits. The team captain the championships. The veterans know what to straight season, was the ninth overall qualifier finished in the top-10 in four giant slalom races expect and they want that championship. They in the slalom last year. She earned All-America last season. want that ring on their finger. They’re passion- honors in the giant slalom in 2007 with a sixth- Adding depth to the team will be sophomore ate enough about it that it’s rubbing off onto the place finish. Hermann Lager, who had two top-10 finishes new kids, and they want to do it for the older Senior Chelsea Laswell and sophomore Sofia in the giant slalom last year. He had joined kids. The older ones want it bad. I don’t know if Smith round out the women’s alpine team. the team just before the season started and will any other program can match our desire and pas- benefit from a year of experience under his belt sion. That will be our strength this year.” at the college level. Newcomers Nick Cohee and Torjus Krogdahl will also provide depth. Cohee was among the top juniors in the country and Krogdahl was on the junior national team. Men’s Nordic Utah took one of its biggest hits in men’s cross country with the loss of Snorri Einarsson, who was the top men’s Nordic NCAA qualifier in 2008 and won a national title in the 20-km classic in 2007. The Utes have two NCAA qualifiers return- ing, led by Even Sletten. Sletten was first-team All-RMISA selection and an All-American in both the 20-km classic and 10-km freestyle last year. Ben Fick is also a returning qualifier, he finished 12th in the 20-km classic at NCAA’s while placing 24th in the 10-km freestyle. Sophomore Ian Havlick returns for his sec- ond season. His top finish was a 17th-place run at the 15-km freestyle at the Utah Invitational. Senior Fabian Figi continues to feel the effects of an injury suffered last year and will likely redshirt. Three newcomers will look to make an im- pact - Rolf Figi, Didrik Smith and Tom Smith. Women’s Nordic With nine women’s cross country racers, including four returning NCAA qualifiers and a transfer who is a two-time qualifier, Utah has immense talent and depth among its team. Eva Huckova had one of the strongest fresh- A two-time All-American, Sarah Schweiger is Sarah Schweiger is a returning two-time All- man campaigns ever at Utah with second- poised to have a strong senior campaign. American and three-time NCAA qualifier. She place finishes in both the slalom and GS. had six top-10 finishes in 2008 before finishing

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15th in the 15-km classic at NCAA’s. Schweiger is a two-year team captain. Annelies Cook is a two-time NCAA qualifier and a second-team All-RMISA selection last sea- son. Her best finish last season was a fourth-place run in the 15-km classic at the Western Regional. Cook, who is also a member of the national biathlon team, is also preparing for the Olympics in that event. Zoe Roy started her career at Utah as a walk- on and qualified for NCAA’s. She never finished out of the top-15 during the regular season, including four top-10 finishes. Roy also prepared with the Utah cross country (running) team dur- ing the fall. Devon Spika is a transfer from Whitman College who has qualified for the NCAA Cham- pionships the past two seasons. She placed 33rd at NCAA’s in both the freestyle and classic races and placed ninth in the freestyle at the West Region Championships. Parker Tyler is an Olympic hopeful in sprint racing and is working towards building endur- ance, but will be in the mix to contend for an NCAA spot. Ingvild Flatland had struggled with injury throughout her career, but is motivated to have a strong senior campaign. Three athletes plan to redshirt - two-time NCAA qualifier Sarah Mac- Carthy, Madeleine Talkington and newcomer Scott Veenis, a three-time All-American, won Even Sletten earned All-America honors in Rose Kemp. the NCAA GS title in 2006. both the freestyle and classic races last year.

2008 Review • Utah finished third at the NCAA Champi- onships, their best finish since 2005, when the team also finished third. • Eva Huckova led the Utes at the NCAA Championships, finishing second in both the slalom and giant slalom events to earn All- America honors. • Four Utes earned All-America honors - Nor- dic skiers Snorri Einarsson and Even Sletten, and Alpine skiers Eva Huckova and Mikaela Grassi. • The Utes qualified 16 skiers for the NCAA Championships, fielding a full team of 12 ski- ers for the second consecutive year. Utah was one of only three teams (and the only Western school) to field a full team. • Tague Thorson finished the regular season as the top overall men’s alpine NCAA qualifier, finishing first in the slalom standings. He was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District at-large team. Thorson accepted an invitation to join the U.S. Ski Team follow- ing the season. • Utah finished second at the NCAA West Regional. • Seven Utes earned All-RMISA honors, with Tague Thorson, Eva Huckova, Snorri Einars- son and Even Sletten all named to the first team. • The Utes had 11 skiers selected as Mountain West Conference Scholar Athletes. www.UtahUtes.com 3 Coaching Staff

the hard training and lofty NCAA goals, every day is a small step in the direction of creating future champions. Eli “By creating a strong team atmosphere and a solid work ethic focusing on preparation, getting back on top of the podium is surely in reach.” Brown grew up as a Nordic ski racer and runner in Minneapolis. His Brown alma mater, South High, won the state cross-country running meet four years in a row. This experience had a lasting affect on Brown. Director of Skiing/ “Creating a team feeling in individual sports like running, or ski racing is unique and important,” he said. “My experience as a runner on the South Head Nordic Coach • team shaped my life.” Brown went on to become one of the top collegiate Fourth Season racers in the country at Northern Michigan University under coaches Sten Fjeldheim and Trond Nystad. After college skiing, Eli continued racing for a few years as a member of the US Development Team. His top national results included a 3rd, 5th, and 6th at the US National Championships. In 1999 his coaching career began at Utah as assistant coach to former head Eli Brown continues to infuse a new attitude and further the rich tradi- coach Kevin Sweeney. tion of the University of Utah ski team, returning for his fourth year as “Kevin taught me what coaching is all about,” Brown said. “Believing in director. your athletes, working hard for them and holding them accountable.” Last season he led Utah to a third-place finish at the NCAA Champion- From there, he went on to coach skiing, running, and track at Whitman ships, its best since 2005. The Utes were one of just three teams to qualify College in Walla Walla, Washington. After helping that program make the a full contingent of 12 skiers. Freshman Eva Huckova finished second in jump to NCAA competition, Brown moved to coach in northern Maine both the slalom and giant slalom at NCAA’s last year. Even Sletten, Snorri at the Maine Winter Sports Center. As the elite cross-country ski coach for Einarsson and Mikaela Grassl also earned All-America honors. the MWSC, Brown started one of the first post-collegiate programs in the Tague Thorson, who finished the 2008 regular season as the top overall country. men’s alpine qualifier, became one of just a handful of alpine skiers (men or “Whitman was a challenge, we didn’t really have a place to ski, but women) to reach the U.S. Ski Team as a collegiate skier in the past 30 years. we made it work anyways,” he said. “Maine was a unique experience, the Since taking over as director at Utah, seven athletes have earned All- money and support for the sport of skiing that has been infused into north- America honors. Two skiers have won national titles - Scott Veenis in 2006 ern Maine is phenomenal.” and Einarsson in 2007. In 2003, a job offer from Fischer Ski Company drew in Brown. He Browns coaching philosophy focuses on preparation. moved to New Hampshire and started what would become a two-year “I believe that the preparation for ski racing that takes place off the snow job in the ski industry. During his time at Fischer, he helped launch their is of the utmost importance. The crux of our plan is to first get in the best new professional race team together with Swix. “My experience at Fischer shape possible, then dial in technique, equipment and strategy. was amazing,” he said. “I learned a lot about the industry, technology, and “Our main goal is to be as prepared as possible for ski racing - this service it takes to support athletes at the highest level.” means a healthy course of an intense physical regimen and systematic prepa- Since 2005, Eli and his family have enjoyed living in Utah. The Browns ration. I believe that college skiing here at Utah is a great stepping stone for live about a mile from campus in the Avenues. Eli lives with his wife Joann athletes who look to continue racing at a high level after college. We have and their two young children, Sage, and Leland. athletes on this team now who have a serious chance to compete on the national and international stages, including the 2010 Olympics. Through

4 2009 Utah Skiing Media Guide Coaching Staff Jaka Kristina Korencan Casey Head Alpine Coach • Team Manager • Fourth Season Second Season

Jaka Korencan begins his fourth season as the head alpine coach for the Kristina Casey is in her second season with the Utah ski team and her University of Utah ski team. first as the team manager. Korencan has been a part of the team since 2000, when he started as an Casey was an All-American cross-country ski racer for four years at assistant coach and has helped make the Ute alpine contingent among the Utah. As a fifth-year student, she volunteered and trained with the team, best in the country. Tague Thorson, who finished the 2008 regular season competed in the 2002 Olympics and received her Parks, Recreation and as the top overall men’s alpine qualifier, became one of just a handful of al- Tourism Degree. pine skiers (men or women) to reach the U.S. Ski Team as a collegiate skier While continuing to race after graduation, Casey began coaching in the past 30 years. Freshman Eva Huckova finished second in both the competitive junior programs in and at her high school alma mater, slalom and giant slalom at NCAA’s last year. Other Utah alpine national Stratton Mountain School, in Vermont. She helped advance the Junior champions during his tenure include Scott Veenis, Ben Thornhill, Jemej Nordic Program in Boise, Idaho as the head coach/program director. Casey Bukovec and Lina Johansson. was on the coaching staff for the World Junior/U23 World Championships In 2004, Korencan earned a bachelor degree in exercise and sport sci- in February, 2008. ence and in 2007 he completed a masters degree in Sport Psychology. The former Kristina Joder is married to former Utah skier Pat Casey. “Student athletes at the University of Utah are getting extraordinary They have an infant daughter, Mabel. support from the athletic department and the University itself,” he said. “The U has the best athletic department, the best skiing, and the best “The University provides student athletes an excellent environment to de- support system. The athletes have everything going for them,” Casey said. velop their athleticism as well as gain a great education. This team has a rich “They are fit, smart and fun-loving with a strong work ethic. I am here to tradition of excellence and I am extremely excited, motivated, and honored help each of them realize their potential and I’ll encourage them to fully to work with this team.” commit to the unparalleled educational opportunities here at the U.”

www.UtahUtes.com 5 Coaching Staff Andrew Sean Johnson McKenna Asst. Nordic Coach • Asst. Alpine Coach • First Season First Season

Former U.S. Ski Team athlete Andrew Johnson is in his first season as Sean McKenna is in his first year as an assistant alpine coach at Utah. an assistant cross country coach at Utah. McKenna was an alpine racer at Bates College from 2003-06’, qualifying Johnson spent five years on the U.S. Ski Team as a cross country skier. for the NCAA Championships three times and serving as captain his junior He competed in the 2002 and 2006 Olympics and at the Nordic World Ski and senior seasons. Prior to that, he spent two years racing with Quantum Championships in 2003, 2005, and 2007. Johnson’s best Olympic finish Sports Club in Breckenridge, Colo., and Green Mountain Valley School in was a 22nd in the 30-km free race in 2002. He has won three U.S. Champi- Waitsfield, Vt. onships, with two in 2005 and a 30-km free title in 2006. Following graduation from Bates, McKenna took a year off to work in Johnson started his career racing at Middlebury College, but took leave finance before returning to ski racing, working with the Mount Hood Sum- to start the U.S. Ski Team’s residential program in Park City in 1999. mer Ski Camps and most recently with the Crested Butte Academy team. “We are fortunate to have another Olympian join our Nordic staff,” “We are excited to have Sean join us as assistant alpine coach,” Brown Director of Skiing Eli Brown said. “Andrew is a great teacher of the sport said. “He has a true love for the sport and is excited to be back working at and has a strong competitive spirit.” the college level.” “I’m really excited to be joining a program so steeped in skiing history,” “Utah has an elite experienced team with the ability to win the NCAA Johnson said. “I’m looking forward to joining this talent-laden team and championship,” McKenna said. “I am excited to work with the team and phasing into the next stage of my ski career. I hope I can help these kids help bring another championship to Utah.” achieve their goals, both individually and as a team.”

Athletic Staff

Michael K. Young Dr. Chris Hill Liz Abel Mary Bowman Pete Oliszczak Doug Knuth President Director of Athletics Associate Athletics Associate Athletics Associate Athletics Associate Athletics Director Director Director Director

Wendy Wagner Sarah Gley Thad VanDenBerghe Joe Diancin Lucas Moosman Olivia Bramble Hall Volunteer Coach Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Strength Coach Academic Advisor Crimson Club Trainer

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Men’s Alpine Men’s Nordic Name Yr. Hometown Name Yr. Hometown Nick Cohee Fr. Gardnerville, Nevada Ben Fick Jr. St. Croix, Minn. Torjus Krogdahl Fr. Oslo, Norway Fabian Figi Sr. Betschwanden, Switzerland Kyle Kung Sr. Girdwood, Alaska Rolf Figi Fr. Betschwanden, Switzerland Hermann Lager So. Baerum, Norway Ian Havlick So. Boulder, Colo. Scott Veenis Sr. Massanutten, Va. Even Sletten Jr. Lillehammer, Norway Thomas Zumbrunn Sr. Meiringen, Switzerland Didrik Smith Fr. Bekkestua, Norway Tom Smith Fr. Bend, Ore. Women’s Alpine Women’s Nordic Name Yr. Hometown Name Yr. Hometown Mikaela Grassl Sr. Sunne, Sweden Annelies Cook Sr. Saranac Lake, N.Y. Eva Huckova So. Banska Bystricka, Slovakia Ingvild Flatland Sr. Baerum, Norway Chelsea Laswell Sr. Park City, Utah Rose Kemp Fr. Boise, Idaho Chirine Njeim Sr. Beirut, Lebanon Sarah MacCarthy Jr. Steamboat Springs, Colo. Sofia Smith So. Issaquah, Wash. Zoe Roy So. Bend, Ore. Sara Schweiger Sr. Schwangau, Germany Devon Spika Jr. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Director/Head Nordic Coach Eli Brown (4th Season) Madeleine Talkington So. Weston, Vt. Team Manager Kristina Casey Parker Tyler Fr. Landgrove, Vt. Head Alpine Coach Jaka Korencan Assistant Nordic Coach Andrew Johnson Assistant Alpine Coach Sean McKenna

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Nick Cohee Fabian Figi Ian Havlick

Alpine Nordic Nordic Freshman Senior Sophomore Gardnerville, Betschwanden, Boulder, Colo. Nevada Switzerland

2008: Redshirted after suffering a preseason Beyond Utah: Ranked among the top juniors in injury. 2008: Top finish was a 17th-place run at the the country ... 2005 J2 National Silver medal- 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier ... second-team 15-km freestyle at the Utah Invitational, while ist in the giant slalom ... second in the giant All-RMISA selection ... seventh in the 10-km finishing 20th in the 20-km classic ... 18th in the slalom at the 2007 Australia-New Zealand Cup freestyle at the NCAA West Regional ... ninth 15-km classic and 23rd in the 10-km freestyle ... second in the GS at the 2007 New Zealand in the 10-km -km skate at the Montana State at the CU Invite ... finished 20th in the 15-km National Championships ... a member of the Invitational ... fifth in the 20-km classic at the freestyle and 29th in the 10-km classic at the Kirkwood Ski Education Foundation ... awarded Montana State Invitational ... finished fourth in Western State Invite ... 21st (5-km freestyle) and the 2007 Dave van Ruiten Memorial Scholar- the 10-km freestyle at the Denver Invitational. 24th (10-km classic) at the New Mexico Invite. ship, given to the top junior in the Far West Beyond Utah: Won the bronze medal in the Beyond Utah: 2007 Junior National Sprint Division of the USSA sprint, double pursuit and 10-km classic at the Champion ... 2006 Scandinavian Cup Team Personal: Son of Tim and Anita Cohee ... has 2004-05 Swiss Championships ... skied to a member ... 12-time Junior National All-Ameri- four brothers ... father is the president of Kirk- 15th-place finish in the 30-km CL at the Junior can ... 11 top-10 finishes at Junior Nationals ... wood Mountain Resort ... major is undecided ... World Championships in `04. 2005 Relay Champion ... silver medal winner in played soccer at Douglas High School and led Personal: Son of Urs and Marianne Figi-Marh the 10-km classic. team to a runner-up finish at the Northern Ne- ... major is economics ... born September 17, Personal: Son of Scott and Kristin Havlick vada 4A soccer championships in 2004 ... enjoys 1985. ... Father, Scott, attended the U. ... outdoor surfing, cliff jumping and longboarding. enthusiast enjoys fly fishing, rock climbing, mountaineering, kayaking and telemark skiing ... Rolf Figi Meteorology and Sports Psychology major. Ben Fick Nordic Nordic Freshman Junior Betschwanden, St. Croix, Minn. Switzerland

Beyond Utah: Finished third in the sprint and 2008: Utah’s third men’s Nordic qualifier at for seventh in the distance races at the European the NCAA Championships ... finished 12th in Youth Olympic Days in 2005 ... won a FIS race the 20-km classic at NCAA’s while placing 24th in Marbach, Switzerland, in 2006. in the 10-km freestyle ... best finishes of the year Personal: Son of Urs and Marianne Figi ... came at the Western Regional, finishing eighth majoring in mechanical engineering. in the 20-km classic and 12th in the 10-km freestyle ... eighth in the 15-km freestyle at the Colorado Invitational, while finishing 14th in the 10-km classic ... was 13th in the 10-km clas- sic with a 17th place finish in the 15-km freestyle at the Western State Invite ... 15th in the 20-km classic at the Utah Invitational. 2007: Finished 8th in the 10-km classic at the Utah Invitational and 8th in the 15-km classic. Beyond Utah: State champion in 2005 and 2006 for Forest Lake (Minn.) High School ... member of state championship teams for Forest Lake High School in 2005 and 2006 ... a three- time All-American ... four-time all-state honoree. Personal: Son of John and Teri Fick ... biomedi- cal engineering major ... Eagle Scout ... born January 27, 1988. Ben Fick is a returning NCAA qualifier.

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Torjus Herman Krogdahl Lager

Alpine Alpine Freshman Sophomore Oslo, Norway Baerum, Norway

Beyond Utah: On the Norway National Junior 2008: Two top-10 finishes in the giant slalom, Team ... finished sixth in the slalom at the finishing eighth at the Utah Invite and ninth at National Junior Championships in 2008 ... 13th Western State ... 11th in the GS at the Western in the GS and 12th in the super combined at the Regional ...... finished 12th in the GS at New 2008 Norway National Championships ... 15th Mexico ... 13th in the GS at CU Invitational ... in the slalom at the 2008 Sweedish National best slalom finish 15th at Western State ... 27th Championships ... 13th in the slalom at the 2007 in slalom at the New Mexico Invite. Junior World Ski Championships. Beyond Utah: Two-time Junior National cham- Personal: Son of Anne Grosvold and Torbjorn pion ... competes with Bærum Skiklubb. Krogdahl ... one sibling, Thea Grosvold ... ma- Personal: Son of Morten and Inger Lager ... joring in business. Business major. Kyle Kung Even Sletten

Alpine Nordic Senior Senior Girdwood, Alaska Lillehammer, Norway

Kyle Kung is a two-time NCAA qualifier.

On Kung: A two-time NCAA qualifier. On Sletten: A three-time All-American (two 2008: Qualified for the NCAA Champion- freestyle, one classic) ... two-time All-RMISA ... ships, but did not race because of team limits ... fourth-overall men’s Nordic qualifier in 2008. finished in the top-10 in four giant slalom races 2008: Earned All-America honors in both ... best GS finish fourth and best slalom finish the 20-km classic and 10-km freestyle at the ninth, both at the Utah Invitational ... seventh NCAA Championships ... finished sixth in the in the GS in the Western Regional ... seventh in 10-km freestyle and 10th in the 20-km classic the GS in the makeup qualifying race ... eight in at NCAA’s ... first-team All-RMISA ... was the the GS at the CU Invitational, finishing 29th in fourth-overall men’s Nordic qualifier ... best the slalom. weekend was a win in the 10-km classic and 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier ... recorded a second-place finish in the 15-km freestyle at second-place finish in the slalom at the NCAA Western State ... had two second-place finishes West Regional ... finished sixth in the slalom at during the season, both which came in races that Montana State Invitational ... recorded a ninth- teammate Snorri Einarsson won ... finished ninth place finish in the slalom at the New Mexico in the 10-km freestyle at the Western Regional Invitational. ... second in the 15-km classic and sixth in the 2006: Redshirted the season due to shoulder 10-km freestyle at Colorado Invite ... ninth in injury ... Dean’s List recipient. the 20-km classic at the Utah Invite ... named as Beyond Utah: Skied 22nd in the slalom at the the David Novelle Outstanding Skier. 2004 U.S. Nationals ... finished 16th in the giant 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier ... second-team slalom at the Nor Am in `05 ... competed on All-RMISA selection ...10th in the 10-km free- the World Junior Championship team in `05 style at NCAA’s for All-America honors in the ... placed seventh in the SL at the spring series discipline ... eighth in the 10-km freestyle at the in Mammoth Mountain Resort ... skied first in NCAA West Regional ... seventh in the 15-km the GS and second in the SL at the West Tech classic at the Denver Invitational ... recorded a Championships in `05 ... notched third in the fifth-place finish in the 10-km classic at the New GS at the South America Cup in `05. Mexico Invitational ... notched a fourth-place Personal: Son of Peter and Carole Kung ... ma- finish in the 10-km skate. jor is undecided ... born June 30, 1985. Beyond Utah: 2005 World Junior Champion in sprint. With a year on the college circuit under his Personal: Son of Svein Sletten and Marit Skjel- belt, Hermann Lager looks to make an impact bostad ... sociology major ... born July 8, 1985. for the Utes. www.UtahUtes.com 9 Skier Profiles

Didrik Smith All-America honors, finishing 11th in the GS Eastern Cup FIS races in 2005. and 29th in the slalom at NCAA’s ... only Utah Personal: Son of Jay and Cindy Veenis ... major Nordic qualifier to place in the top-10 in both the final is business ... born May 20, 1984. Freshman slalom and giant slalom standings ... fourth in Bekkestua, Norway both the slalom and GS at the Western Regional Thomas ... sixth in the slalom at Western State ... fifth in the GS at the Utah Invitational ... placed sixth in Zumbrunn the GS and 13th in the slalom at New Mexico ... ninth in the makeup GS race ... awarded the Alpine C.D. Reddish Memorial Award and the inaugu- Senior ral Jerry Dixon Scholarship. Meiringen, 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier ... first-team Switzerland Beyond Utah: Skied with Fossum IF ... strong slalom All-American and second-team GS All- in the sprint races ... 11th in the 15-km skate and American ... fourth in the slalom at the NCAA 16th in the 10+10-km pursuit at junior nationals Championships ... posted a sixth-place GS finish in 2007 ... 6th in the 5+5-km pursuit and 10-km at the NCAA Championships ... seventh in classic at 2005 juniors ... also 7th in the 15-km the GS at the Denver Invitational ... earned a 2008: NCAA Championships qualifier, finishing classic at 2005 juniors. fifth-place finish in the GS at the New Mexico 21st in the GS and 27th in the slalom ... second- Personal: Son of Christen Smith and Ann-Kristi Invitational. team All-RMISA ... the fifth overall slalom quali- Aksnes ... two siblings. 2006: Won the giant slalom at the NCAA fier ... third in the slalom and ninth in the giant Championships ... earned first-team All-America slalom at the Western Regional ... started season honors as a freshman ... earned the off with a second-place slalom finish at the CU Tom Smith Sportsmanship Award and David Novelle Invitational, finishing 14th in the GS ... third in Outstanding Skier Award ... runner-up finish the slalom at Western State ... sixth in the slalom Alpine in the GS at the West Regional Championships and 14th in the GS at the Utah Invitational ... Freshman ... named RMISA MVP ... earned Academic sixth in the makeup GS qualifying race ... placed Bend, Ore. All-America honors ... won the GS and finished 11th in the slalom at New Mexico. third in the slalom at the Alaska-Anchorage Beyond Utah: Attended ETH Zuerich ... placed Invite ... named Skier of the Week for the week sixth in the Super G at the 2007 World Univer- of Alaska-Anchorage Invite ... earned first-team sity Games ... 2003 Swiss Super G Champion all-conference honors ... Dean’s List recipient. ... member of the Swiss Junior National Team Beyond Utah: Raced to a 12th-place finish in 2002-03. the GS at the `06 U.S. Alpine National Cham- Personal: Son of Hans and Beatrice Zumbrunn pionships ... skied 11th in the GS and 12th in ... parents work as ski instructors in Switzerland Beyond Utah: 2007 U.S. Junior National Sprint the SL at the `05 U.S. Nationals ... earned two ... Enjoys floorball, mountain biking, barbecue Champion ... medaled in all events at the 2007 third-place podium finishes in Europe in `05 ... and adventure ... Exercise and Sport Science Junior Olympics (9th in 10-km classic, 6th in recipient of the Skier of the Year award from the major. 15-km skate, 1st in skate sprint) ... three-time Park City ski team in `05 ... competed in the state champion at Summit High School (2006- 08) ... All-American in 2007 and 2008 ... skied for club Mount Bachelor Sports Education Foundation. Personal: Son of Monica and Doug Smith ... one brother, Charlie, and a sister, Isabella ... enjoys surfing ... wants to be an international teacher. Scott Veenis

Alpine Senior Massanutten, Virginia

On Veenis: 2006 GS National Champion ... three-time NCAA Championships qualifier ... three-time All-American (two giant slalom, one slalom)... spent fall 2008 training in New Zealand. 2008: Qualified for the NCAA Champion- ships for the third-straight season ... just missed Utah received the History-Maker Award from the J. Willard Marriott Library Ski Archives at the 18th Annual Ski Affair in October.

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Annelies West Regional. Eva Beyond Utah: Placed second in 2003 Norwe- Cook gian Cup in biathlon. Huckova Personal: Daughter of Halvor Flatland and Nordic Reidun Aafedt Flatland ... exercise and sports sci- Alpine Senior ence major ... born December 19, 1984. Sophomore Saranac Lake, N.Y. Banska Bystricka, Slovakia Mikaela Grassl

Alpine On Cook: Two-time NCAA Championships Senior 2008: Finished second in both the slalom and qualifier ... qualified for the national biathlon Sunne, Sweeden giant slalom at the NCAA Championships, team in 2008. earning first-team All-America honors in both 2008: NCAA Championships qualifier ... disciplines ... was the top overall NCAA Cham- finished 16th in the 5-km freestyle and 17th pionships giant slalom qualifier and fourth in the in the 15-km classic at NCAA’s ... second- slalom standings ... first-team All-RMISA ... first team All-RMISA ... best finish of the year was collegiate win came in the GS at the Utah Invite a fourth-place run in the 15-km classic at the On Grassl: Three-time NCAA Championships with a fourth-place finish in the slalom ... also Western Regional, while finishing 11th in the qualifier and three-time All-American (two won the slalom at Western State and was second 5-km freestyle ... eighth in the 5-km freestyle slalom, one GS). in the GS ... sixth in the slalom at the Colorado and 10th in the 15-km classic at the Utah Invite 2008: Had best slalom finish of the year at the Invitational ... seventh in the slalom and 11th ... sixth in the 10-km classic with a 10th-place NCAA Championships, earning All-America in the GS at New Mexico ... named as the Toril finish in the 5-km freestyle ... finished 10th in honors with a fourth-place run ... was 14th in Forland Outstanding Skier. the 5-km classic and 15th in the 10-km freestyle the GS at NCAA’s ... finished fifth in the slalom Beyond Utah: Member of the Slovakian Na- at Western State. at the Western Regional and was 15th in the tional Ski Team from 2002-07 ... 27th-place GS 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier ... fifth in the giant slalom ... sixth in both the slalom and giant finish at the Torino Winter Olympics ... second- 5-km freestyle at the Utah Invitational ... 11th slalom at the Utah Invitational ... eight in the place finish at the 2006 Slovakian National in the 10-km classic at the Utah Invitational slalom at the New Mexico Invite ... eighth in the Ski Championships ... took third at the 2005 ... notched an eighth-place finish in the 10-km GS at Western State ... placed eighth in the giant Slovakian Nationals. classic at the Denver Invitational ... placed slalom and 14th in the slalom at the CU Invite Personal: Daughter of Petr Hucko and Jana seventh in the 5-km freestyle at the New Mexico ... ninth in the makeup GS qualifying race. Huckova ... Business major. Invitational. 2007: Posted a sixth-place finish in the slalom Beyond Utah: Won the 7.5-km sprint and the and recorded a tenth-place finish in the GS at 12.5-km biathlon Senior Division at the 2008 the NCAA Championships, earning All-America North American/US National Championships honors in both disciplines ... seventh in the ... named to the 2005-06 U.S. National Team slalom at the Utah Invitational ... recorded a ... member of the U.S. World Junior Champi- third-place GS finish at the New Mexico Invi- onship team from 2002-2005 ... placed first at tational. 2006: Skied 23rd in the giant slalom the 2003 Junior European Cup ... three-time and 28th in the slalom at the NCAA Champion- cross-country All-American (1999, 2003, 2004) ships ... grabbed seventh in the SL and 15th in ... placed second at 2001 Swedish national the giant slalom at the NCAA West Regional ... championship ... four-time honor roll student in earned Academic All-America honors ... raced to high school. a seventh-place mark in the SL at the Western Personal: Daughter of George Cook and Mari- State Invite ... Dean’s List recipient. jke Ormel ... International Studies major ... born Beyond Utah: Finished 12th in the super-G at August 1, 1984. the 2005 Sweden National Championships ... skied fifth in the super-G at the National Junior Ingvild Championships in `05 ... raced third in the parallel slalom at the National Junior Champi- Flatland onships in `04 ... placed third in the slalom at the National Junior Championships in `04 ... Nordic garnered fourth-place in the SL at the National Senior Junior Championships in `04 ... notched seventh Baerum, Norway in the giant slalom at the National Junior Cham- pionships in `04 ... rallied to 10th-place in the downhill at the junior championships in `04. Personal: Daughter of Helmut and Maria Grassl ... plans on majoring in architecture ... born August 5, 1985. 2008: Best finish of the season was a 23-place finish in the 5-km freestyle and was 25th in the 5-km classic at the New Mexico Invite ... com- peted in seven events during the season. 2007: Raced in five events, including the NCAA Mikaela Grassl is a three-time All-American. www.UtahUtes.com 11 Skier Profiles

slalom at Western State ... finished 13th in the Rose Kemp Sarah GS and 15th in the slalom at New Mexico ... MacCarthy took home the Alf Engen Sportsmanship Award Nordic for her tenacity throughout the season, skiing Freshman Nordic well and keeping her grades up while taking care Boise, Idaho Junior of a loved one with terminal cancer. Steamboat Springs, 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier ... named to Colo. All-RMISA second team ... sixth in the GS at the NCAA Championships ... ninth in the slalom at the Utah Invitational ... fifth in the GS at the Utah Invitational ... fifth in the GS at the Montana State Invitational ... sixth in the GS at On MacCarthy: Two-time NCAA qualifier. the New Mexico Invitational. Beyond Utah: Qualified for junior nationals 2008: Qualified for the NCAA Championships, Beyond Utah: Represented Lebanon in 2006 three years (2006-08) ... finished in the top 15 but did not race because of team limits ... had Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy ... at junior nationals and qualified for third in her two strong finishes at New Mexico, coming in best finish at Torino was a 34th in the women’s region... ranked seventh in her age class in the fifth in the 5-km classic and ninth in the 5-km downhill ... placed third at U.S. Junior Nation- nation for the 2007-08 season ... competed for freestyle ... seventh in the 5-km classic and als. the Nordic Team ... named the 19th in the 10-km freestyle at Western State Personal: Daughter of Raymond and Najah Most Inspirational on her team. ... finished 15th in the 5-km freestyle at the Njeim ... undecided on major ... born October Personal: Daughter of Andy and Margaret Utah Invitational with a 19th-place finish in the 4, 1984 Kemp ... one sister, Julia ... graduated high 15-km classic ... 19th in 5-km freestyle at the school with honors ... also played volleyball in Western Regional. high school. 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier ... notched a Zoe Roy sixth-place finish in the 5-km freestyle at the Nordic NCAA West Regional ... ninth in the 5-km Chelsea Sophomore classic at the Utah Invitational ... placed sixth Bend, Ore. Laswell in the 10-km classic ... led all Utes in the 5-km classic at the New Mexico Invitational, recording Alpine a fifth-place finish. Senior Beyond Utah: Placed third in sprint, seventh in Park City, Utah 5-km skate and eight in 10-km classic at 2006 Junior National Championships ... three-time letterwinner in cross-country and skiing in high On Roy: Qualified for the NCAA Champion- school ... two-time state champion at Steamboat ships ...ran with the Utah cross country team in Springs (Colo.) High School in 5-km classic. fall 2008. Personal: Undecided major ... born October 7, 2008: Best finish of the season 16th in slalom at 2008: Finished 24th in the 15-km classic and 1987. Colorado Invite ... best GS finish 26th at New 26th in the 5-km freestyle at NCAA’s ... never Mexico ... finished all eight events she competed finished out of the top-15 during the regular in. Chirine season, with four top-10 finishes ... had a solid 2007: Finished 19th in the slalom at the NCAA Njeim effort at the Western Regional, placing eighth West Regional ... 18th in the GS at the New in the 15-km classic and 13th in the 5-km Mexico Invitational. Alpine freestyle ... fifth in the 15-km classic and 10th 2006: Qualified as an alternate for the NCAA Senior in the 5-km freestyle at the Utah Invitational ... Championships as a freshman ... raced to 12th in Beirut, Lebanon fourth in the 5-km classic and 12th in the 10-km the giant slalom at the West Regional ... earned freestyle at Western State ... finished eighth in Academic All-America honors ... honor roll the 10-km classic and 14th in the 5-km freestyle student. at the Colorado Invitational. Beyond Utah: Skied 12th in the SL at the Beyond Utah: Spent a year and a half in Austria 2005 U.S. Nationals ... recipient of the Most training and ski racing before enrolling ... Improved Athlete award on the Park City ski On Njeim: Two-time NCAA Championships 2007 Steiermark Champion ... four-time state team in `04 ... placed 13th in the GS at the U.S. qualifier ... earned All-America honors as a fresh- champion at Summit High School in Bend, Ore. Nationals in `04 ... finished second overall in the man in the GS ... represented Lebanon in the ... four-year letterwinner ... team captain ... ran GS at the Intermountain Cup in `03 ... honor 2006 Olympics. track and cross country. roll student. 2008: Qualified for nationals for the second- Personal: Daughter of Rob and Muffy Roy ... Personal: Daughter of Robert and Carole straight season ... finished 17th in the slalom and Honor Society member in high school ... enjoys Laswell ... major is undecided ... born August 15, 19th in the GS at NCAA’s ... qualified ninth snowboarding, crocheting, juggling and baking. 1986. overall in the slalom ... fifth in both the slalom and giant slalom at Utah Invitational ... fifth in GS makeup qualifying race ... eighth in the GS at the Western Regional ... sixth in the slalom and 14th in the giant slalom at the Colorado Invitational ... earned 10th-place in the giant

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Sara Sofia Smith Madeleine Talkington Schweiger Alpine Sophomore Nordic Nordic Issaquah, Wash. Senior Sophomore Schwangau, Weson, Vt. Germany

2008: Qualified for the NCAA Championships 2008: Raced in all 10 Nordic competitions ... 2008: Finished all eight races she entered ... best as the eighth overall women’s Nordic qualifier best weekend of the season was two 11th-place finish was an 11th-place run in the giant slalom ... finished 15th in the 15-km classic and 18th finishes at New Mexico, in the 5-km classic and at Colorado ... 21st in the GS at Western State in the 5-km freestyle at NCAA’s ... fifth in the 5-km freestyle ... raced to a 14th-place finish in ... finished 25th in the slalom twice, at Colorado 15-km classic and 10th in the 5-km freestyle at the 15-km classic at the Western Regional. and New Mexico. the Western Regional ... finished third in the Beyond Utah: All-American at Junior Olympics Beyond Utah: Member of the PNSA Alpine 15-km classic at the Utah Invite, with a ninth- 2004-07 ... named Most Improved in 2004 team ... skied for the Crystal Mtn. Alpine Club place finish in the 5-km freestyle ... fifth in the and MVP in 2007 ... four-year letterwinner at ... named club skier of the year in 2005 and 10-km classic at the Colorado Invitational and Stratton Mtn. School ... team soccer captain at 2007. 11th in the 5-km freestyle ... eighth in the 10-km Stratton Mtn. Personal: Daughter of Rick and Debra Smith freestyle and 12th in the 5-km classic at Western Personal: Daughter of John and Nancy Talk- ... Has a younger brother, Derek, 16 ... Political State. ington ... high school valedictorian and high science major who would like to one day work in 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier ... named to honor roll member ... siblings Nora and Dale ... Washington D.C. ... enjoys shopping, watching All-RMISA second team ... fifth in the 5-km mother Nancy played tennis and hockey for the football and reading. skate at the NCAA Championships to earn first- University of Vermont. team All-America honors ... raced to a fourth- place 5-km freestyle finish at the NCAA West Devon Spika Parker Tyler Regional ... fourth in the 10-km freestyle at the Denver Invitational ... second in the 5-km classic Nordic Nordic at the Utah Invitational ... seventh in the 10-km Junior Freshman freestyle at the Utah Invitational ... fifth in the Otawa, Ontario, Landgrove, Vt. 15-km classic at the Montana State Invitational. Canada 2006: Skied to a 10th-place finish in the 5-km classical at the NCAA Championships ... earned second-team All-America honors ... 16th in the 5-km CL and 18th in the 10-km freestyle at the NCAA West Regional ... earned Academic All- America honors ... skied to a third-place podium finish in the 10-km CL at the Alaska-Anchorage Beyond Utah: Spent the last two seasons at Beyond Utah: Competed at the World Junior Invite ... placed sixth in the 5-km CL and 10th Whitman College, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in 2007 ... was third in the team in the 10-km FS at the Montana State Invite ... Championships both years ... finished 33rd sprint relay at Senior Nationals ... was in the ... honor roll student. in both the freestyle and classic races at 2008 top three at Junior Nationals three times ... last Beyond Utah: Won the sprint relay and pursuit NCAA’s ... had two top 10 finishes last year, a season finished second in the Junior Nationals race at the 2001 Junior German Championships 7th in the freestyle at Western State and ninth in classic sprint, was third in the 5-km classic ... first ... skated to a third-place finish in the 5-km clas- the freestyle at Montana State ... a 2008 ESPN in the Canadian Nationals 5-km classic ... com- sical at the O.P.A Spiele in `01 ... finished fourth The Magazine Academic All-District At-Large peted at Stratton Mountain School ... girls high in the 5-km classical at the Alpen Cup Furtwan- selection ... finished 19th in the classic and 26th school team was the 2008 national champions ... gen in `02 ... rallied to fourth in the sprint relay in the freestyle at the 2007 NCAA Champion- won an achievement award her junior and senior at the German Youth Championships in `02. ships ...... female athlete of the year at Whitman years. Personal: Daughter of Andreas and Edith Sch- in 2007 and 2008 ... Canadian champion in the Personal: Daughter of Kyle and Carmen Tyler weiger ... major is PRT Leisure Service Manage- sprint relay in 2008 with team member Perianne ... one brother, Bridger ... major is undeclared ... ment ... born December 28, 1985. Jones. graduated high school with honors ... also played Personal: Daughter of Deborah Davis and John soccer and was the MVP in 2006. Spika ... has two brothers ... parents are doctors and live in Denmark ... majoring in economics ... was born in Atlanta, Ga., and has dual U.S./ Canadian citizenship ... graduated from the Copenhagen International School in spring 2005 ... spent 2005-06 at Norway’s Meraker Videre- gaende Skole.

www.UtahUtes.com 13 Record Book

National Finishes Men’s National Champions Women’s National Champions Year Combined 10-Kilometer Freestyle Alpine 2008 3rd 1995 Havard Solbakken 27:24.5 1959 Marvin Melville 1:40.0 5-Kilometer Freestyle 2007 4th 1999 Rune Kollerud 27:19.6 1960 Jim Gaddis 1:39.0 1995 Heidi Selnes 15:51.8 2006 8th 2004 Henning Dybendel 21:27.9 1962 Jim Gaddis 3:29.7 2003 Katrin Smigun 13:29.7 2005 3rd 10-Kilometer Classical Nordic 15-Kilometer Classical 2004 2nd 1989 Hans Sjulstad 30:03.8 1965 Matz Jenssen 7:31.65 1992 Kristin Vestgren 48:53.4 2003 1st 1990 Luke Bodensteiner 29:31.20 1966 Frithjof Prydz 7:09.4 1995 Heidi Selnes 45:32.4 2002 3rd 1993 Luke Bodensteiner 31:41.10 1967 Matz Jenssen 7:10.5 2003 Katrin Smigun 46:30.7 2001 4th 1994 Havard Solbakken 30:39.2 Cross Country Slalom 2000 4th 20-Kilometer Classical 1979 Svein Arne Osen 52:40.51 1984 Bente Dahlum 1:31.99 1999 4th 1995 Thomas Weman 52:39.2 1981 Bernt Lund 49:48.6 1990 Anke Friedrich 1:25.04 1998 2nd 2004 Henning Dybendal 53:11.9 1984 John Aalberg 44:57.9 1992 Katja Lesjak 1:35.12 1997 1st 2007 Snorri Einarsson 55:06.0 1985 John Aalberg 49:49.8 2001 Petra Svet 1:28.76 1996 1st Slalom 1986 H.-Martin Sjulstad 41:55.7 2003 Lina Johansson 1:35.03 1995 2nd 1959 Marvin Melville 1:59.0 1987 Asmund Drivenes 36:17.6 Giant Slalom 1994 2nd 1962 Jim Gaddis 1:26.7 Cross Country Relay 1983 Kathy Kreiner 1:51.79 1993 1st 1979 Per Nicolaysen 1:23.61 1984 Utah 1:29:17.1 1984 Bente Dahlum 2:32.57 1992 3rd 1981 Scott Hoffman 1:26.80 1986 Utah 1:35:15.8 1987 Vibeke Hoff 2:13.18 1991 3rd 1985 Jeff Durtschi 1:41.92 1987 Utah 1:15:56.0 1989 Anke Friedrich 1:19.98 1990 2nd 1993 Mark Bonnell 1:32.56 Downhill 1990 Anke Friedrich 1:54.36 1989 2nd 1994 L.-Francois Gagnon 1:36.23 1959 Marvin Melville 1:28.8 1993 Karianne Eriksen 1:53.48 1988 1st 2001 Jernej Bukovec 1:24.50 Jumping 1994 Christl Hager 2:07.06 1987 1st Giant Slalom 1964 Frithjof Prydz 214.5 1995 Christl Hager 2:08.36 1986 1st 1996 Andrew Hare 1:41.49 1966 Frithjof Prydz 225.3 1997 Christl Hager 2:14.39 1985 2nd 2003 Ben Thornhill 1:59.78 1967 Bjorn Loken 213.5 1984 1st 2004 Ben Thornhill 1:52.24 1976 Kip Sundgaard 215.9 1983 1st 2006 Scott Veenis 2:12.19 1977 Ron Steele 228.1 Skimeister Men Women 1967 Matz Jenssen 365.2 1982 3rd 3rd 1981 1st 4th 1980 2nd 4th 1979 2nd 2nd Utah Records At A Glance 1978 5th 1st • Utah has 10 NCAA Championships, which 1977 5th 2nd ranks third all-time. The Utes also won an 1976 5th 2nd AIAW title in 1978, bringing their total to 11. 1975 6th - • Utah’s 63 individual national champion- 1974 12th - ships ranks third all-time. 1972 16th - • Marvin Melville won three individual titles 1971 8th - in 1959 – downhill, slalom and Alpine. The 1967 4th - three titles in one year ties for the most in 1966 5th - NCAA history. 1965 2nd - • Four Utes combined to win five individual 1959 4th - titles in 1995, the NCAA record for most 1957 6th - individual championships by one school in a 1956 7th - season. Harvard Solbakken (10-km freestyle), 1955 7th - Heidi Selnes (5-km freestyle and 15-km clas- 1954 6th - sical) Thomas Weman (20-km classical), and Christl Hager (giant slalom) all won titles for * The NCAA began sponsoring a Utah that season. combined championship in 1983 • Christl Hager is the only three-time repeat following the discontinuation of champion in Utah history, which also ties the the AIAW. national record. She won the giant slalom in 1994, 1995 and 1997.

Chrine Njeim is a two-time NCAA qualifier and earned All- America honors her first season.

14 2009 Utah Skiing Media Guide Men’s All-Americans

Year Name Event 1981 Bjorn Gefle A Hans Martin Sjulstad N Marcus Leunig A 1957 Spence Eccles A Mark Halvorson A Erik Baumann N Rune Kollerud N Marv Melville S Scott Hoffman A Justin Wadsworth N Frode Kollerud N 1959 Bill Spencer N Albert Innamorati A 1989 Hans Martin Sjulstad N Kurt Wulff N Marv Melville S Bernt Lund N Erik Baumann N 1998 Patrick Casey N 1960 Bob Irvine N Trygve Mikkelsen N Thomas Lium N Ryan Forsyth A Jim Gaddis A Oyvind Solvang N Henrik Smith-Meyer A Frode Kollerud N 1961 Alan Engen S 1982 Bjorn Gefle A 1990 Luke Bodensteiner N Rune Kollerud N Jim Gaddis A Albert Innamorati A Thomas Lium N 1999 Scott Woodland A 1962 Jim Gaddis A Bernt Lund N Brent Nixon A Markus Leunig A 1964 Fritjof Prydz N Trygve Mikkelsen N Oyvind Ragnhildstveit A Frode Kollerud N 1965 Fritjof Prydz N 1983 Harald Gefle A 1991 Oyvind Ragnhildstveit A Rune Kollerud N Matz Jensen N Dave Roth A Per Kaare Langlo A 2000 Jernej Bukovec A Pete Karns S Bernt Lund N John Ethen A Scott Woodland A 1966 Fritjof Prydz N Knut Engebretsen N Loic Lemoine A Rob Whitney N Dave Engen S Trygve Mikkelsen N Luke Bodensteiner N Petter Svendsen N Bjorn Loken N Bjorn Gefle A Ole Evensen N 2001 Jed Schuetze A Pete Karns S Scott Hutcheson A John Farra N Torin Koos N 1967 Matz Jensen N 1984 John Aalberg N 1992 Nicolas Robichon A Pat Casey N Bjorn Loken N Knut Engebretsen N Peter Klofutar N Petter Svendsen N 1969 Ralph Wakley N Bernt Lund N 1993 Mark Bonnell A Jernej Bukovec A 1971 Frederik Bjornstad N Knut Aronsen A John Ethen A Scott Woodland A Tom McGhie A Harald Gefle A Per Johansson A 2002 Jernej Bukovec A 1973 Tom McGhie A Dave Roth A Nicolas Robichon A Josh Whitham A 1974 Dag Bjorkheim N 1985 John Aalberg N Luke Bodensteiner N Pierre Olsson A 1975 Ron Steele N Knut Engebretsen N Marcus Nash N Torin Koos N Jean Peter Ostbye A Lars Goran Dahl N 1994 Mark Bonnell A Ryan Quinn N 1976 Jan Bjorkheim N Jeff Durtschi A Louis Francois Gagnon A Petter Svendsen N Kip Sungaard J Rolf Bjorne A Einar Johansen A 2003 Jernej Bukovec A Ron Steele J 1986 Knut Aronsen A Andy Hare A Pierre Olsson A 1977 Ron Steele J Erik Baumann N Sten Grahn N Ben Thornhill A Jan Bjorkheim N Jeff Durtschi A Havard Solbakken N Ryan Quinn N 1978 Jan Bjorkheim N Asmund Drivenes N 1995 Mike Elvidge A 2004 Henning Dybendal N Steve Bounous A Igor Podboj A Per Johansson A Ben Thornhill A John Higgins A Henrik Smith-Meyer A Andy Hare A 2005 Magnus Carlsson N 1979 Jan Bjorkheim N Hans Martin Sjulstad N Havard Solbakken N Daniel Sonntag N Olav Hansson J 1987 Henrik Smith-Meyer A Asle Slettemoen N Mark Heinrich-Wallace A Steve Bounous A Ben Akers A Torry Kraftson N Ben Thornhill A Per Chr. Nicolaisen A Asmund Drivenes N Thomas Weman N 2006 Scott Veenis A Svein Arve Olsen N Erik Baumann N 1996 Andy Hare A 2007 Scott Veenis A 1980 Per Chr. Nicolaisen A Hans Martin Sjulstad N Alain-F Britt-Cote A Snorri Einarsson N Jostein Masdal A Igor Podboj A Tor Arne Haugen N Even Sletten N John Higgins A 1988 Brent Nixon A Asle Slettemoen N 2008 Snorri Einarsson N Bjorn Gefle A Igor Podboj A Kurt Wulff N Even Sletten N Olav Hansson J Henrik Smith-Meyer A 1997 Alain Franck Britt-Cote A Henning Rudd N Gordon Perry A Ryan Forsyth A A: Alpine S: Skimeister N: Nordic J: Jumping

Ingvild Flatland competed in seven events last year for Utah. Chelsea Laswell finished all eight races she competed in last year. www.UtahUtes.com 15 Women’s All-Americans

Year Name Event Katrina Terzian A Sylvie Seigneur A 1999 Sabrina Lawrence A 1975 Toril Forland A 1987 Vibeke Hoff A Kristin Vestgren N Tina Kavcic A 1978 Hillary Forest A Sonja Stotz A Erica Alexander N 2000 Sabrina Lawrence A Lyndall Heyer A Cristina Brichetti A 1993 Karianne Eriksen A Kristina Joder N 1980 Nina Bloch Hansen N Kim Csizmazia N Petra Pirc A 2001 Petra Svet A Tone Planke N 1988 Kjersti Nilsen A Heidi Standteiner A 2002 April Mancuso A 1981 Tone Planke N Sonja Stotz A Kristin Vestgren N Petra Svet A Runa Skyttersaeter N Sondra Van Ert A Anne Sofie Broers N Annik Boulva A Anna Dorte Carlson A Anne Kari Aas N 1994 Christl Hager A Janna Kettunen N 1982 Bente Dahlum A Maria Yregard N Edith Rozsa A 2003 Rowena Bright A Tone Jahren N Simone Brake N Heidi Standteiner A Lina Johansson A 1983 Bente Dahlum A 1989 Anne Kari Aas N Eva Sagerstedt N Petra Svet A Kathy Kreiner A Kris Ryan N 1995 Christl Hager A Katrin Smigun N Jill Robins A Kim Csizmazia N Benedicte Johansen A Sara Svendsen N Anne Dorte Carlson A Simone Brake N Heidi Selnes N 2004 Jenny Hansson N 1984 Bente Dahlum A Anke Friedrich A Ingvil Snofugl N Barbro Hatlevik N Kathy Kreiner A Heidi Dahlgren A Ulrika Svenstedt N Rowena Hyldayl A Andrea Trepp A Katja Lesjak A 1996 Christl Hager A April Mancuso A Jill Robins A Kjersti Nilsen A Tina Kavcic A 2005 Sandra Gredig N Tone Jahren N 1990 Anke Friedrich A Heather Munroe A April Mancuso A Hanne Mette Eriksen N Katja Lesjak A Heidi Selnes N 2006 Sara Schweiger N Marit Lind N Heidi Dahlgren A Ingvil Snofugl N 2007 Mikaela Grassi A 1985 Lynne LaCasse A Gillian Frost A 1997 Christl Hager A Sara Schweiger N Katrina Terzian A Anne Kari Aas N Tina Kavcic A Chirine Njeim A Jill Robins A Kim Csizmazia N Marianne Winge A 2008 Eva Huckova A Kari Syrdalen N Kris Ryan N Stine Hellerud N Mikaela Grassl A Tone Jahren N 1991 Karianne Eriksen A Hailey Wappett N Maria Yregard N Venke Hatleberg N 1998 Alicia Howard A A: Alpine 1986 Kim Csizmazia N Anne Kari Aas N Sabrina Lawrence A N: Nordic Anne Grevy A 1992 Katja Lesjak A Kristin Tjelle N Jill Robins A Heidi Standteiner A Hailey Wappett N Sonja Stotz A Karianne Eriksen A Marianne Winge A Ute Olympians International Olympians Torin Koos 2002, ‘06 Chirine Njeim Lebanon Kristina Joder 2002 Eva Huckova Slovakia John Aalberg 1992, ‘94 Rowena Bright Australia Luke Bodensteiner 1994 Toril Forland Norway Corey Engen 1948 Kathy Kreiner Canada Jon Steven Engen 1988 Fritjof Prydz Norway John Farra 1992 Dev Jennings 1948 Peter Karns 1972 (‘76 coach) Terry Kern 1976 Laura McCabe 1994, ‘98 Margo Walter McDonald 1964 Marvin Melville 1956, ‘60 1964 (Asst. Coach) Dick Mitchell 1952, ‘56 Dick Movitz 1948 Jim Murphy 1952 Marcus Nash 1994, ‘98 Jack Reddish 1948 Darrell “Pinky” Robinson 1952 Jeane Saulbert 1964 William Allen Spencer 1964, ‘68 1972 (Team Leader) 1984 (Team Leader) Ron Steele 1972 Kip G. Sundgaard 1976 Sandra VanErt 1998 Top Right: The 1981 team won Justin Wadsworth 1994, ‘98 Utah’s first NCAA Championship Ralph Wakley 1968 since 1944. Anne Jeanette Winn 1948 Lower Right: The Utes won their 10th NCAA title in 2003. 16 2009 Utah Skiing Media Guide The University of Utah

The University of Utah is a hub for higher Research Park, which is located on education from the Rockies to the Sierras and 320 acres adjacent to the campus, houses 41 The University of Utah boasts an academic reputation that is rivaled companies and 71 university departments. Some • Founded in 1850 only by its breathtaking vistas. The 1,500-acre of the more prominent residents of Research • Classified by the Carnegie Foundation campus, nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Park are the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the for the Advancement of Teaching as a Mountains, is a beautiful collage of native and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Eccles Research I University exotic trees, fountains, flowering malls and Institute of Human Genetics, the Moran Eye • 167 degrees (undergraduate/ pedestrian walkways. Center and the Brain Institute. The Huntsman graduate) Founded in 1850, the University offers 72 Cancer Institute has the largest genetic database • Enrollment of 28,025 undergraduate majors, 70 minors and certificates, in the world and is the only National Cancer • Campus is located on 1,500 acres 40 teaching majors and minors, and 95 graduate Institute in the Intermountain West. Gene • Research Park houses some of the top majors. Academic opportunities at the U. include targeting was developed at the Eccles Institute. medical institutes in the world. schools of law, medicine, architecture, pharmacy, The Moran Eye Center is considered one of the • School of Medicine business and engineering. The U. also boasts top eye centers in the world. • School of Law the nation’s first American Indian social work The U. is also noted for technology transfer • Nation’s first American Indian program. Utah draws its 28,000-plus student and its Center for High Performance Computing Social Work program population from all 50 states and 114 foreign serves as a link to major aerospace industries, countries. high-tech manufacturers and research companies. Utah ranks among the top 35 public It manages one of the three most successful research universities in the nation, with technology parks in the U.S., with more than particular distinction in medicine, genetics and 40 high-tech companies created by University engineering. On Oct. 8, 2007, University of faculty. The U. has had a presence on the Utah geneticist Mario R. Capecchi received the Internet since 1970, when it became the fourth Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine for his work node on the Internet. on gene targeting. Scientists from the University The U.’s location in the largest city in of Utah have identified more genes with diseases the Intermountain West (metro population than anywhere else in the world. Capecchi is one 1,333,914) allows for an urban experience in of many acclaimed faculty members. The U. a beautiful setting. Salt Lake City is home to ranks 30th in significant awards to faculty among professional symphony, ballet, modern dance, the nation’s public research universities. opera and theater companies, as well as five professional sports teams.

Utah competes at many of the same venues used in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

www.UtahUtes.com 17 Athlete Development

The Utah ski team has a variety of resources available to them, from state-of-the-art training facilities to a top-notch staff. The athletes weight train in the 7,500 square foot Dee Glen Smith Center. The elite training facility has 16 full racks with Olympic platforms, a large dumb- bell training area complete with 12 0-90 degree incline walk-up benches, and a large cardiovascu- lar area complete with treadmills, cross trainers, stair steppers and spin bikes. The strength and conditioning program concentrates on strength training, speed development, flexibility, mental toughness, conditioning, injury prevention and motivation. Under the direction of Doug Elisaia, the director of strength and conditioning, the skiing teams work with strength and condition- ing graduate assistant Joe Diancin. To care for the athlete’s injuries, the Utah athletics program maintains a partnership with a veteran sports medicine team supervised by Dr. Bob Burks, director of the University of Utah Sports Medicine Center at Red Butte Clinic. The sports medicine staff is headed by head trainer Trevor Jameson and associate trainer Deb Willardson, while the ski team works with Sarah Gley and Thad VanDenBerghe on a daily basis. Other resources available to Utah skiers to care for their physical well being include a sports psychologist and nutritionist. Skiers run up ‘Agony Hill.’ Utah skiers train year round on and off the snow.

18 2009 Utah Skiing Media Guide Academic Support

As an academic institution, the University of Utah enjoys a richly deserved reputation Academics at Utah for excellence in education. The Utah athlet- Research A Great Place to Learn ics department works to ensure that each of its The U. is classified as a Research I university The Princeton Review ranked the University of student-athletes takes advantage of the academic and is an international center for medical and Utah No. 1 for learning environment in 2005 opportunities offered. With three full-time ath- engineering research. Research Park, which is (based on a survey of students). letic academic advisors, the U. provides special- located on 320 acres adjacent to the campus, ized academic counseling for its student-athletes. encompasses the Huntsman Cancer Institute, Programs The U. employs four full-time academic the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the The University offers 77 majors, 70 minors and advisers for its student-athletes. The department Eccles Institute of Human Genetics and the certificates, and 95 graduate majors. Its colleges is under the direction of director of athletic- Moran Eye Center. include a college of law, medicine and architec- academic services Lucas Moosman. ture. The Ute academic team monitors the studies Grants of each student-athlete to ensure he or she is One of the leading universities in the nation in Computer Services making progress toward a degree. The academic federal research grants, the U. received $301 The Burbidge Athletics Academic Center advisors also dispense their knowledge of depart- million in grants and contracts in 2005-06. The features the latest in computer technology and mental and University requirements, and assist School of Medicine received over $85.5 million a lab with 25 computers. Laptop computers are with course registration and the exploration and in research grants and awards for the develop- also available for team travel. The U., which selection of majors. ment of new technologies, treatments and cures was one of the first schools to go up on the in 2005-06. Internet, offers free electronic mail accounts to all students. Best GPA The women’s ski team had had the best overall grade point average of any athlet- ics team at Utah between 2006 and 2008. This past fall, the women’s ski team had the second highest GPA at Utah while the men had the third best.

Programs Study Table Available to all student-athletes, regardless of year or GPA.

Tutorial Program Individual tutors, drop-in tutoring, and exam reviews.

Life Skills Center Provides student-athletes avenues for personal The Burbidge Center is central to Utah’s classrooms and athletic venues. development, community service and leader- ship resources. Offers student-athletes infor- mation on possible career choices through the Strong Interest Inventory given to all freshmen in the Life Skills class.

Internships The “Partnering with U.” program offers career mentoring, shadowing and internship opportunities with area businesses.

Fifth-Year Senior Program Provides financial assistance to student-ath- letes whose eligibility has expired before they have finished their degrees.

Summer School Financial aid for summer school is available to Ute student-athletes who meet the criteria.

Priority Registration U. student-athletes are given priority registra- tion, which allows them to schedule classes The center features a large computer lab, academic advising offices, group and one-on-one around practices and training. tutoring rooms and houses the Life Skills/Career Resource Center. www.UtahUtes.com 19 After you win the rAce You know where to go

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