By Gavin Kentch
Is NCAA Championships in Hanover the college skiing version of World Championships in Trondheim? It might be. The races are going to be held essentially on the Dartmouth campus. The venue is within driving distance of all EISA schools. Dartmouth knows how to throw a party. I’m not saying that the next two days of nordic racing should be epic, but keep in mind that not one but three athletes — Kendall Kramer of Alaska Fairbanks, Kate Oldham of Montana State, and John Steel Hagenbuch of Dartmouth — affirmatively opted to be racing in New Hampshire this weekend rather than in Norway. That seems telling to me.
There are two days of alpine racing and two days of nordic racing on the schedule for each year’s NCAA Championships. A few schools, such as UAF, have only a nordic team to send. Top overall contenders will be looking for solid performances from all six alpine athletes and all six nordic athletes, three per gender, whom they have sent.
This is not an alpine skiing website. You can find current leaders for the alpine races here. Colorado currently leads Denver, by a lot, and Utah and Vermont, by even more, following Wednesday’s slalom. That is what I know about alpine skiing at this year’s NCAA Championships. You’re welcome.
Here is what I know about cross-country skiing:
NCAA Championships in Hanover (local time at venue: Eastern Standard Time)
| date | race | time (EST) |
| Thursday, March 6 | women’s 7.5km classic | 10 a.m. |
| men’s 7.5km classic | 12 p.m. | |
| Saturday, March 8 | women’s 20km skate | 10 a.m. |
| men’s 20km skate | (prob. noon?) |
Where are results?
Live results will be linked from here.
Are the races streamed?
Yes. Races will be streamed here (Thursday) and here (Saturday). Viewing through the NCAA site should be free, though you will probably have to register with an email address, sorry. If you’re not watching the races live, click around a little here and you can find a replay.
Who will be racing?
Here is a long copy-and-paste from the NCAA website of attending athletes by gender and region. The link in the previous sentence also sets forth the alpine athletes. There are 40 men and 40 women, on the nordic side, and another 34 per gender for alpine.
Central Region — Men
- Colin Freed, Michigan Tech
- Luke Fricker, Northern Michigan
- Chase High, St. Scholastica
- Kristoffer Karsrud, Northern Michigan
- Adrik Kraftson, Northern Michigan
- Tryg Solberg, Michigan Tech
Central Region — Women
- Bridget Burns, Michigan Tech
- Victoria Dybwad, Northern Michigan
- Greta Hansen, Michigan Tech
- Greta Leitheiser, St. Scholastica
- Henriette Nilssen, Northern Michigan
- Marie Sølverud Wangen, Michigan Tech
East Region — Men
- Luke Allan, Dartmouth
- Roger Anderson, New Hampshire
- Petter Bakken, Vermont
- Cooper Camp, Dartmouth
- Adam Carlisle, Bowdoin
- Jack Christner, Middlebury
- Andrew Defor, Colby
- Keelan Durham, Williams
- Eli Gore, New Hampshire
- John Steel Hagenbuch, Dartmouth
- Declan Hutchinson, Saint Michael’s
- Oliver Miatke Saint Michael’s
- Logan Moore, Middlebury
- Luke Rizio, Vermont
- Finn Sweet, Vermont
- Mason Wheeler, Middlebury
- Jack Young, Colby
East Region — Women
- Hattie Barker, New Hampshire
- Shea Brams, Middlebury
- Emma Crum, Bowdoin
- Quincy Donley, Harvard
- Jasmine Drolet, Dartmouth
- Jordan Grialou, Bowdoin
- Clara Hegan, New Hampshire
- Maddie Hooker, Colby
- Jasmine Lyons, New Hampshire
- Kristin Maltun Helland, Vermont
- Annie McColgan, Vermont
- Molly Moening, Vermont
- Sofia Scirica, Middlebury
- Nina Seemann, Dartmouth
- Emma Stack, St. Lawrence
- Ava Thurston, Dartmouth
- Maggie Wagner, Middlebury
West Region — Men
- Grey Barbier, Montana State
- Brian Bushey, Utah
- Corbin Carpenter, Alaska Anchorage
- Joe Davies, Utah
- Ben Dohlby, Alaska Fairbanks
- Derek Dueling, Alaska Anchorage
- Johannes Flaaten, Colorado
- Cole Flowers, Alaska Fairbanks
- Gavin Galyardt, Montana State
- Walker Hall, Utah
- Hugo Hinckfuss, Colorado
- Peter Hinds, Alaska Anchorage
- Andreas Kirkeng, Denver
- Florian Knopf, Denver
- Will Koch, Colorado
- Philipp Moosmayer, Alaska Fairbanks
- Elijah Weenig, Denver
West Region — Women
- Hanna Abrahamsson, Colorado
- Tilde Baangman, Colorado
- Eve-Ondine Duchaufour, Denver
- Marit Flora, Alaska Anchorage
- Beth Granstrom, Alaska Anchorage
- Katey Houser, Montana State
- Maja Kjaeraas Moland, Denver
- Kendall Kramer, Alaska Fairbanks
- Erica Lavén, Utah
- Astri Lunde, Colorado
- Celine Mayer, Utah
- Marlie Molinaro, Alaska Anchorage
- Selma Nevin, Utah
- Kate Oldham, Montana State
- Anna Pryce, Montana State
- Lea Wenaas, Denver
- Tabitha Williams, Alaska Fairbanks
Who’s going to win?
Kendall Kramer and Andreas Kirkeng in the classic race, Erica Lavén and John Steel Hagenbuch in skate. Is my two cents. Largely chalk picks, but hey, sometimes people are favorites for a reason.
Enjoy the races, everyone.
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