Wednesday, March 11
Lake Placid, NY
Montana State University
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NCAA Championships - Nordic Freestyle
Cambria McDermott placed fourth in the 5k freestyle at the NCAA Skiing Championships on Wednesday morning to garner First-Team All-America honors.
Photo by: Sam Wasson
McDermott, Mahlen Earn First-Team All-America Kudos to Pace Bobcats at NCAA Meet
3/11/2015 7:32:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing, Skiing
“We are thrilled with our first day of racing,” Trygstad-Saari said. “In our team meeting last night we talked about the championships being a clean slate. The season results up to this point don't have to limit anyone. Anything can happen at the big races. And, today Forrest and Cambria proved it to be true.”
Montana State skiers Cambria McDermott and Forrest Mahlen each posted top five finishes to garner First-Team All-America honors on the opening day of the 2015 NCAA Skiing Championship, Wednesday morning at Mt. Van Hoevenberg.
McDermott, a junior from Putney, Vermont, placed fourth in the women's five-kilometer freestyle, covering the course in 14:37.3. She finished a tenth of a second from third place and a spot on the podium.
Also scoring for the Bobcats were Annie Liotta, 26th, 15:48.1, and Lina Hultin, 33rd, 15:55.7.
"Cambria had an incredible day; she was the top American and only a tenth of a second from the podium," First-year Montana State Head Nordic Coach Kristina Trygstad-Saari said. "Cambria was on fire out there. She started out fast and was able to continue that pace over the entire 5k. I'm so happy to see her energy back, and she was not afraid to take risks out there today."
Utah's Veronika Mayerhofer won the women's individual title in 14:21.4.
Mahlen continued his late season surge, placing fifth in the men's 10k event with a clocking of 12:42.0. He was followed by teammates Sawyer Kesselheim, 19th, 12:53.0, and Erik Axelsson, 33rd, 13:20.0.
"The men's race was really tight," Trygstad-Saari said. "Forrest was in a three-way tie just outside the top 10 on his first lap. He started out a bit conservatively, and we could tell he was able to really hammer on his second lap. He was moving out there today. His race plan and execution were impressive for such a high-level race. He seemed to race without pressure and proved to us all that he is one of the top collegiate skiers."
Dartmouth's Patrick Caldwell captured the men's freestyle crown in 12:06.0.
Colorado sits atop the team standings with 155 points after the first two events. The Buffaloes are followed in the top ten by Utah 131, Vermont 106, New Mexico 106, Denver 93, Dartmouth 88, Montana State 77, Northern Michigan 76, Alaska-Anchorage 56 and Williams College 29.
"We are thrilled with our first day of racing," Trygstad-Saari said. "In our team meeting last night we talked about the championships being a clean slate. The season results up to this point don't have to limit anyone. Anything can happen at the big races. And, today Forrest and Cambria proved it to be true."
The NCAA Skiing Championships will take to the downhill venue at Whiteface Mountain on Thursday for the men's and women's giant slalom.
McDermott, a junior from Putney, Vermont, placed fourth in the women's five-kilometer freestyle, covering the course in 14:37.3. She finished a tenth of a second from third place and a spot on the podium.
Also scoring for the Bobcats were Annie Liotta, 26th, 15:48.1, and Lina Hultin, 33rd, 15:55.7.
"Cambria had an incredible day; she was the top American and only a tenth of a second from the podium," First-year Montana State Head Nordic Coach Kristina Trygstad-Saari said. "Cambria was on fire out there. She started out fast and was able to continue that pace over the entire 5k. I'm so happy to see her energy back, and she was not afraid to take risks out there today."
Utah's Veronika Mayerhofer won the women's individual title in 14:21.4.
Mahlen continued his late season surge, placing fifth in the men's 10k event with a clocking of 12:42.0. He was followed by teammates Sawyer Kesselheim, 19th, 12:53.0, and Erik Axelsson, 33rd, 13:20.0.
"The men's race was really tight," Trygstad-Saari said. "Forrest was in a three-way tie just outside the top 10 on his first lap. He started out a bit conservatively, and we could tell he was able to really hammer on his second lap. He was moving out there today. His race plan and execution were impressive for such a high-level race. He seemed to race without pressure and proved to us all that he is one of the top collegiate skiers."
Dartmouth's Patrick Caldwell captured the men's freestyle crown in 12:06.0.
Colorado sits atop the team standings with 155 points after the first two events. The Buffaloes are followed in the top ten by Utah 131, Vermont 106, New Mexico 106, Denver 93, Dartmouth 88, Montana State 77, Northern Michigan 76, Alaska-Anchorage 56 and Williams College 29.
"We are thrilled with our first day of racing," Trygstad-Saari said. "In our team meeting last night we talked about the championships being a clean slate. The season results up to this point don't have to limit anyone. Anything can happen at the big races. And, today Forrest and Cambria proved it to be true."
The NCAA Skiing Championships will take to the downhill venue at Whiteface Mountain on Thursday for the men's and women's giant slalom.
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