University of Denver Skiing 2012 NCAA Championships PIONEERS LOOK FOR NO. 22: The University of Denver ski team looks to win its 22nd national championship, when they head to Bozeman, Mont., for the NCAA UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name ......................................... University of Denver Championships from March 7-10. The Pioneers have won an NCAA-record 21 Location ......................................... Denver, Colorado team skiing championships, including seven since 2000. Address .................................2201 East Asbury Ave. Denver, CO 80208-0320 10 SPOT: DU is sending 10 of the allowed 12 skiers to compete in the 2012 Founded .................................................................1864 NCAA Championships. Teams can qualify up to three men and three women Enrollment ..........................................................11,842 from both alpine and Nordic to compete. The Pioneers will attempt to become Nickname ........................................................Pioneers the first team to win the NCAA Championships with only 10 skiers. The highest Colors ..................................................Crimson & Gold finish for a team with 10 qualifiers was fifth, by Alaska Anchorage in 1997. Conference...................................... Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Affiliation ...........................................NCAA Division I 2012 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNERS: 2011 women’s Nordic most valuable Chancellor ...................................Robert D. Coombe performer Kate Dolan and second team All-American Andrew Dougherty Williams College ’70 return for the men’s and women’s Nordic team. For the women’s alpine team University of California ’73 2011 slalom national champion, Sterling Grant, returns as the favorite to defend Director of Athletics.. ........... Peg Bradley-Doppes her title. College of Mount St. Joseph ’79 Miami (Ohio) ’81 THE FRESHMAN FOUR: Three freshman alpine racers and one Nordic skier Website ........................www.DenverPioneers.com will make their NCAA Championship debut this week. Espen Lysdahl comes in ranked No. 2 in the slalom and No. 3 in the giant slalom in the Western TEAM INFORMATION Home Ski Areas .........................Winter Park Resort standings, while Max Marno is 14th in slalom and 12th in giant slalom. For the Devil’s Thumb Cross Country Center women’s alpine team, Devin Delaney, ranks ninth in the Western standings for Head Alpine Coach ............................... Andy LeRoy slalom and 12th in the giant slalom. Jørgen Brevik from the men’s Nordic team University of Colorado ’03 ranks No. 12 in freestyle and 14th in classical. Assistant Alpine Coach ......................Aaron Haffey Montana State OH CANADA!: Freshman Trevor Philp, who would have been the No. 1 Western Head Nordic Coach ...........................David Stewart seed in the slalom and was named first team All-RMISA, will not be at the NCAA Vermont ’00 Championships. He will be skiing instead for his native Canada as part of the Assistant Nordic Coach ...............Håkon Johansen Junior World Ski Championships in Italy. Denver, ‘03 Skiing Athletic Trainer .......................Chelsea Lowe Northern Colorado ‘09 PIONEERS IN THE NCAAS: The Pioneers won their 21st team championships Kansas ‘11 in 2010, the most by any ski team in NCAA history. Colorado is second with 17 titles, and Utah is third with 10. The 21 ski titles are tied with Yale men’s golf for SPORTS INFORMATION the fourth most NCAA Division I titles among any team in any sport. Oklahoma Skiing Contact ........................................Seth Pringle State wrestling holds the most national titles with 34, followed by Southern Cal Office Fax .............................................. 303-871-3890 men’s outdoor track and field (26) and Iowa wrestling (23). Cell Phone ............................................ 303-903-7718 E-mail ................................ [email protected] TEAM OF THE 2000s: Denver won seven of the first 11 NCAA Championships this century. Utah (2003), New Mexico (2004), Colorado (2006) and Dartmouth (2007) won the other four titles. Denver Pioneers NCAA Championship Roster Men’s Alpine Men’s Nordic Espen Lysdahl Asker Norway (Dønski Vidergående Skole/Idret) Andrew Dougherty Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage H.S.) Max Marno Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Lowell Whiteman H.S.) Trygve Markset Oslo, Norway (Kristelig Gymnasium) Charlie Reynolds Park City, Utah (The Winter Sports School) Jørgen Brevik Trondheim, Norway (Heimdal VGS - idrett) Women’s Alpine Women’s Nordic Sterling Grant Amery, Wis. (Amery H.S.) Kate Dolan Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman H.S.) Devin Delaney North Conway, N.H. (Green Mountain Valley School) Makayla Cappel Sun Valley, Idaho (Wood River H.S.) COACHED BY CHAMPIONS: Denver’s head coaches, alpine coach Andy LeRoy and Nordic coach Dave Stewart, have their fair share of championship caliber racing. LeRoy won the slalom at the 2000 NCAA National Championships while at the University of Colorado, following a six-year stint on the U.S. Ski Team that included a trip to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Meanwhile, Stewart was a 2006 national champion in the sprint relay while racing professionally after graduating from Vermont. First-year Nordic assistant coach Håkon Johansen was the apart of the Pioneers NCAA Championship teams in 2001 and 2002. 2012 SEASON RECAP Colorado Invitational (Jan. 7, 11-14) Espen Lysdahl finished third overall in the men’s giant slalom, and Sterling Grant finished second in the women’s slalom, leading the Pioneers to a fourth-place finish in the standings with 732 points. Kate Dolan recorded a sixth-place finish in the classical race to close the meet. Denver Invitational (Jan. 14-15, 20-21) The Pioneers finished fourth at the Denver Invitational with 752 points, trailing Utah (902), Colorado (842) and Alaska Anchorage (770). Trevor Philp took second in the slalom, while Kate Dolan and Makayla Cappel finished second and third in the women’s 5K classical Nordic race. Alaska Anchorage Invitational (Feb. 4-8, 10) Denver took third place at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational, scoring 775 points behind Utah (898) and Colorado (831). Espen Lysdhal won the men’s slalom and turned in a third-place finish. Seawolf Invitational (Feb. 9-11) Sterling Grant and Trevor Philp finished on top of the slalom podium, leading the Pioneers to 806 points and a second- place finish, trailing Utah (858). Andrew Dougherty took fourth in the men’s 10K Nordic freestyle. RMISA Qualifiers (Jan. 6, Feb. 22-23) Sterling Grant placed first in the women’s slalom and Devin Delaney came in 10th in the giant slalom. In the men’s GS, Luke Laidlaw placed 10th in the opening qualifier, while scoring a second-place finish in the second GS qualifier. RMISA Championships/NCAA Western Regional (Feb. 24-25) Charlie Reynolds recorded his top finish of the season, placing second in the men’s slalom. Denver finished fifth in the team standings with 716 points. Kate Dolan recorded third and fourth-place finishes in the classical and freestyle races, respectively. Kate Dolan Espen Lysdhal Sterling Grant 2012 NCAA Championships, March 7-10 4 Bozeman, Mont. Home to 21 National Championships 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2005 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 Men’s Alpine Team This Season: Skied in all five meets • and the successes of the ski team • enjoys earned nine top-10 finishes, including golf, water-sports, soccer, cycling and a top podium finish at the UAA Invite in fast sports cars • hopes to one day be one the slalom • is the second-ranked slalom of the best World Cup skiers in the world. skier in the Western region and third in the giant slalom NCAA Championships: This is Lysdahl’s first appearance at the NCAA Championships. 20112 Results Invitational Slalom Giant Slalom Personal: Born April 18, 1990 in Asker, Colorado 7 3 Norway • son of Erling and Marianne Denver 3 4 Lysdahl • has one older brother, Andreas, Alaska Anchorage 1 2 Seawolf 2 -- Espen Lysdahl and one younger sister, Kristian • chose RMISA Qualifiers DQ DNF/2 Asker, Norway Denver because of the business program, RMISA Champ. 22 7 (Dønski Vidergående Skole/Idret) the proximity of the Rocky Mountains This Season: Competed in all five meets academics • volunteered with Youth • recorded four top-10 finishes • finished Conservation Corp. • enjoys mountain sixth in the slalom at the UAA Invite and biking, camping, fishing, volleyball, golf seventh in the giant slalom at the Denver and hiking • hopes to get back on the Invitational. U.S. Ski team • engineering major. NCAA Championships: This is Marno’s first appearance at the NCAA Championships. 20112 Results Personal: Born March 17, 1991 in Lander, Invitational Slalom Giant Slalom Wyo. • son of John and Lisa Marno • Colorado 19 13 has one younger sister, Anna, who is Denver 11 7 a member of the U.S. Ski Team • chose Alaska Anchorage 6 8 Max Marno Denver for the chance to ski with one of Seawolf 14 -- Steamboat Springs, Colo. the best programs in the country, with RMISA Qualifiers 23 11/13 (Lowell Whiteman H.S.) a top notch coaching staff, and great RMISA Champ. 8 17 This Season: Participated in all five enjoys mountain-biking, road-biking, meets • recorded a season best second- rock-climbing, golfing, water-skiing and place time in the slalom at the RMISA camping • volunteers with Habitat for Championships. Humanity and Friends of the Animals • gave the commencement