‘Men’s Nordic Skiing’ Category
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Nordic Skiing Teams Compete At Day One Of NCAA Qualifier
Minneapolis, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams competed in the first day of a two-day NCAA Qualifier Saturday mroning at Wirth Park. The men’s race was a 10k Freestyle technique while the women competed in a 5k Freestyle race. Both teams sit in sixth after day one. The men’s team racked [...]
Nordic Skiing Teams Compete In U.S. National Championships
Soldier Hollow, Utah – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams competed in the U.S. National Championships on Friday. In a challenging field, Marian Lund (Jr., Duluth, Minn.) captured the top spot for the Gustie women in 104th place, and Josh Blankenship (So., Maple Grove, Minn.) was the top finisher for the men [...]
Men’s Nordic Skiing Captures Top Four Spots In St. Olaf Dual
Maple Grove, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s nordic skiing team captured the top four spots in a time trial with St. Olaf College on Saturday morning. Saturday’s time trial was held at Elm Creek with a course that covered 7.5 km. Josh Blankenship led the way for the Gusties. Blankenship finished in front of everyone [...]
Nordic Skiing Ends Season At NCAA Central Region Championships
The Gustavus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams ended their 2011-12 campaigns at the NCAA Central Region Skiing Championships on Feb. 17-18 in Ishpeming, Mich. The women’s squad took fifth with 112 points and the men placed sixth with 99 points.
Marian Lund And Jed Friedrich Highlight Gustie Spotlight This Week
Gustavus Adolphus sophomore Marian Lund (Duluth, Minn.) and head nordic skiing coach Jed Friedrich join Tom Wheeler of KNUJ AM 860 for this week’s edition of the Gustie Spotlight. Wheeler, the radio voice of the Golden Gusties, conducts interviews with a different member of the Gustavus Athletics Department throughout the winter season. The Gustie Spotlight [...]
Nordic Skiers Take Sixth At CCSA Championships
Both the Gustavus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams placed sixth at the Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) Championships held in Houghton, Mich. on Saturday and Sunday. The men’s team collected 127 points, while the women tallied 140.
Nordic Skiers Show Improvement At Battle Creek Super Tour
The Gustavus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams competed in the Battle Creek Super Tour on Saturday and Sunday in Lake Elmo, Minn. The men came away with a third place finish with 84 combined points, while the women took fourth with 66 points.
Men’s And Women’s Nordic Skiing Place Sixth At Mayor’s Challenge
The Gustavus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams each placed sixth at the Mayor’s Challenge in Minneapolis Saturday and Sunday. Marian Lund and Anders Bowman led their respective teams for the Gusties. Lund took 41st in both Saturday’s 5K Classic and Sunday’s 10K Freestyle with a time of 19:39.4 and 26:20.0, respectively. Bowman took 38th place in Saturday’s 10K Classic with a time of 24:46.1 and placed 36th in Sunday’s 15K Freestyle in 36:49.8.
Men’s And Women’s Nordic Skiing Take Fifth At Saints Hilltop Invitational
Both the Gustavus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams took fifth place at the Saints Hilltop Invitational hosted by the College of St. Scholastica on Saturday and Sunday in Coleraine, Minn. Each team combined for a total of 70 points – the men earned 34 points in Saturday’s 10K Freestyle and 36 in Sunday’s Classic, while the women garnered 31 points in the 5K Freestyle and 39 in the Classic.
Nordic Skiing Completes First Competition At Wolverine Ski Challenge
The Gustavus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams competed in their first official competition of the season on Saturday and Sunday at the Wolverine Ski Challenge in Ironwood, Mich.