Kelly Chaudoin sprints to the finish.

Jens Brabbit works to stay with the lead pack.

The Gustavus men’s and women’s nordic ski teams turned in strong performances at the NCAA Central Region Championships combining to finish fifth out of 11 teams. The races were held in Houghton, Mich. Kelly Chaudoin led the women’s team with a fourth place finish in the 10K freestyle race, while Jens Brabbit led the men’s team with a 12th place finish in the 15k freestyle.

In Saturday’s classic races the Gustavus women placed fifth with a total of 60 points, while Northern Michigan finished first with 95. The Gustavus men placed seventh with 54 points, while Northern Michigan finished first with 93. For the women, Kelly Chaudoin led the way with a 15th place finish in a time of 18:51.9. Allison Bohn was the second Gustie to cross the line in 22nd place in a time of 19:12.7. Gustie finishers behind Chaudoin and Bohn included Erin Eppler (28th, 19:32.9), Danielle Burgmeier (41st, 20:23.0), and Cassandra Brady (56th, 21:26.7). For the men, Jens Brabbit led the way with a 14th place finish in a time of 32:31.8. Anders Bowman joined Brabbit in the top 25 as he finished 21st in a time of 33:03.6. The rest of the Gustavus finishers included Andrew Poffenberger (34:42.0), Elias Anoszko (47th, 35:44.8), Logan Smestad (49th, 35:50.6), and Andrew Tilman (51st, 35:57.9).

In Sunday’s freestyle races, the Gustavus women moved up a spot to fourth place with 64 points. Alaska-Fairbanks finished first with 92 points. The Gustavus men moved up two spots to 7th place with 61 points. Michigan Tech finished first with 89 points. Kelly Chaudoin turned in a terrific performance in the 10K race as she placed fourth with a time of 33:35.5. Chaudoin was just :18 seconds out of first place and :08 seconds out of second place. Allison Bohn was once again the second Gustie to cross the finish line as she placed 19th in a time of 35:44.5. Erin Eppler was right behind Bohn as she finished 24th in a time of 36:23.9. The final two Gusties to cross the finish line included Danielle Burgmeier (32nd, 38:00.4) and Cassandra Brady (37th, 38:46.8). For the men, Brabbit once again paced the Gusties as he finished 12th in a time of 45:06.3. Anders Bowman was two spots back in 14th place in a time of 45:59.7. The rest of the Gustie finishers included Andrew Poffenberger (27th, 48:18.3), Logan Smestad (35th, 50:05.1), Elias Anoszko (46th, 52:13.2), and Andrew Tilman (52nd, 56:35.8).

Listed below is the men’s and women’s combined team score, with the top individual result from each school during the two days of racing:
1. Northern Michigan University, 364 (Laura DeWitt, 1st, CL; Martin Banerud, 1st, CL)
2. Michigan Tech University, 330 (Oskar Lund, 2nd, CL; Jesse Lang, 2nd, FR)
3. University of Alaska Fairbanks, 288 (Julia Pierson, 1st, FR)
4. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 264 (Santiago Ocariz, 1st, FR)
5. Gustavus Adolphus College, 239 (Kelly Chaudoin, 4th, FR)
6. College of Saint Scholastica, 213 (Waylon Manske, 10th, FR)
7. St. Olaf College, 148 (Shaina Short, 13th, FR)
8. College of St. Benedict, 105 (Christi Nowak, 9th, FR)
9. St. John’s University, 100 (Grant Cook, 19th, CL)
10. Northland College, 72 (Erin Blow, 49th, FR)
11. St. Cloud State University, 59 (Jenny Beckman, 35th, FR)

The rest of the nine skiers for Gustavus included Anders Bowman (33rd, 29:43), Elias Anoszko (38th, 30:04), Andrew Poffenberg (39th, 30:08), Logan Smestad (41st, 30:43), Peter Larsen (45th, 31:08), Jon Kasprisin (48th, 32:10), Daniel Grannes (52nd, 33:01), Kory Freeburg (55th, 34:17), and Derrick Berndt (56th, 35:25).

The Gusties will look to get back on track with a strong race in the 10K freestyle race on Sunday.

MENS: CLASSIC 10K

Place Team Tmpt No. Name Team Time Pace
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1 1 33 82 Oskar Lund MTU 25:02 2:31
2 1 32 71 Martin Banerud NMU 25:11 2:32
3 2 31 91 Phil Violett NMU 25:34 2:34
4 2 30 85 Jesse Lang MTU 26:05 2:37
5 3 29 86 Tim Cook NMU 26:06 2:37
6 3 28 84 Petter Sjulstad MTU 26:10 2:37
7 4 79 Justin Singleton NMU 26:12 2:38
8 5 74 Sindre Stokke NMU 26:13 2:38
9 1 27 80 Erik Soederstroem UAF 26:39 2:40
10 2 26 77 Oeyvind Watterdal UAF 26:43 2:41
11 1 25 73 Santiago Ocariz UWGB 26:44 2:41
12 3 24 89 Einar Often UAF 26:47 2:41
13 4 88 Erik Mundahl MTU 26:59 2:42
14 4 87 John Parry UAF 27:10 2:43
15 5 67 Charlie Keller MTU 27:16 2:44
16 5 75 Ray Sabo UAF 27:25 2:45
17 6 81 Andrew Joda MTU 27:28 2:45
18 1 23 90 Tyler Kjorstad CSS 27:28 2:45
19 1 22 65 Grant Cook SJU 27:42 2:47
20 2 21 72 Waylon Manske CSS 27:48 2:47
21 7 83 Chris Harvey MTU 28:05 2:49
22 1 20 78 Jens Brabbit GAC 28:11 2:50
23 1 19 68 Tom Jorgenson STO 28:23 2:51
24 3 18 70 Jason Kask CSS 28:37 2:52
25 2 17 101 Brandon Piechowski STO 28:45 2:53
26 2 16 96 Bob Gerten SJU 28:50 2:53
27 2 15 95 Justin Young UWGB 28:56 2:54
28 6 76 Alex Morris UAF 29:00 2:54
29 4 100 Matt Nistler CSS 29:01 2:55
30 3 14 62 Jim Vaillencourt STO 29:08 2:55
31 3 13 94 Nick Maki UWGB 29:28 2:57
32 4 64 Andy Cheesebro UWGB 29:33 2:58
33 2 12 66 Anders Bowman GAC 29:43 2:59
34 3 11 92 Jared Sundstrom SJU 29:45 2:59
35 5 105 Stefan Hupperts CSS 29:52 3:00
36 5 69 Jeff Cook UWGB 29:58 3:00
37 4 93 David Gifford SJU 30:01 3:01
38 3 10 98 Elias Anoszko GAC 30:04 3:01
39 4 61 Andrew Poffenberger GAC 30:08 3:01
40 4 110 Matt Rowe STO 30:34 3:04
41 5 116 Logan Smestad GAC 30:43 3:05
42 6 97 Eric Boyles CSS 30:54 3:06
43 5 114 Mason Bacso SJU 30:55 3:06
44 6 104 Matt Palmquist SJU 31:00 3:06
45 6 103 Peter Larsen GAC 31:08 3:07
46 7 115 Aric Litchy SJU 31:28 3:09
47 7 99 Kirk Leach CSS 31:50 3:11
48 7 102 Jon Kasprisin GAC 32:10 3:13
49 8 106 Adam Johnson SJU 32:27 3:15
50 1 9 117 Christopher Goscinak NOR 32:44 3:17
51 9 63 Trevor Drake SJU 32:55 3:18
52 8 120 Daniel Grannes GAC 33:01 3:19
53 10 113 Oumar Cherif SJU 33:46 3:23
54 2 8 111 Noel Cockney NOR 33:53 3:24
55 9 112 Kory Freeberg GAC 34:17 3:26
56 10 108 Derrick Berndt GAC 35:25 3:33
57 8 109 Joe Wacker CSS 35:29 3:33
58 11 119 Kevin Neal SJU 36:04 3:37
59 3 7 107 Kevin Robertson NOR 39:08 3:55
60 4 118 Nathan Leurquin NOR 43:04 4:19

Gustavus finished sixth out of nine teams with a score of 100. Northern Michigan finished first with 183 points, followed by Michigan Tech with 166, Alaska-Fairbanks with 140, St. Scholastica with 137, UW-Green Bay with 121, Gustavus with 100, St. Olaf with 96, Saint John’s with 89, and Northland with 48.

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Complete Results

Place Team Tmpt Bib Name Team Time Pace
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1 1 33 151 Martin Banerud NMU 46:43 2:21
2 1 32 152 Santiago Ocariz UWGB 46:46 2:21
3 2 31 153 Phil Violett NMU 46:49 2:21
4 1 30 161 Waylon Manske CSS 47:04 2:22
5 2 29 159 Tyler Kjorstad CSS 47:07 2:22
6 1 28 157 Oeyvind Watterdal UAF 47:11 2:22
7 3 27 154 Tim Cook NMU 47:14 2:22
8 1 26 168 Petter Sjulstad MTU 47:39 2:23
9 4 160 Justin Singleton NMU 47:48 2:24
10 2 25 158 Oskar Lund MTU 47:57 2:24
11 3 24 155 Jesse Lang MTU 48:06 2:25
12 1 23 156 Jens Brabbit GAC 48:34 2:26
13 5 163 Sindre Stokke NMU 48:46 2:27
14 2 22 176 Anders Bowman GAC 48:46 2:27
15 2 21 167 Craig Hertz UWGB 48:47 2:27
16 1 20 174 Tom Jorgenson STO 48:50 2:27
17 1 19 178 Grant Cook SJU 49:00 2:27
18 4 169 Chris Harvey MTU 49:19 2:28
19 2 18 173 Ray Sabo UAF 49:23 2:29
20 3 17 165 John Parry UAF 49:25 2:29
21 4 164 Einar Often UAF 49:27 2:29
22 5 172 Erik Soederstroem UAF 49:50 2:30
23 6 162 Alex Morris UAF 50:05 2:31
24 5 180 Andrew Joda MTU 50:09 2:31
25 3 16 175 Jason Kask CSS 50:13 2:31
26 3 15 177 Andy Cheesebro UWGB 50:14 2:31
27 4 171 Nick Maki UWGB 50:14 2:31
28 2 14 182 Brandon Piechowski STO 50:20 2:31
29 4 181 Matt Nistler CSS 50:55 2:33
30 3 13 185 Andrew Poffenberger GAC 50:57 2:33
31 6 170 Charlie Keller MTU 51:09 2:34
32 3 12 183 Jim Vaillencourt STO 51:15 2:34
33 2 11 187 Bob Gerten SJU 51:32 2:35
34 5 184 Jeff Cook UWGB 52:00 2:36
35 4 188 Elias Anoszko GAC 52:11 2:37
36 6 191 Justin Young UWGB 52:30 2:38
37 5 189 Kirk Leach CSS 52:35 2:38
38 4 190 Matt Rowe STO 52:35 2:38
39 5 195 Logan Smestad GAC 52:36 2:38
40 3 10 193 David Gifford SJU 52:38 2:38
41 6 179 Stefan Hupperts CSS 52:56 2:39
42 4 194 Jared Sundstrom SJU 53:36 2:41
43 7 192 Eric Boyles CSS 54:12 2:43
44 5 186 Mason Bacso SJU 54:35 2:44
45 6 198 Adam Johnson SJU 55:00 2:45
46 7 201 Matt Palmquist SJU 55:00 2:45
47 6 197 Peter Larsen GAC 55:11 2:46
48 8 204 Trevor Drake SJU 55:54 2:48
49 7 199 Jon Kasprisin GAC 56:23 2:50
50 8 196 Daniel Grannes GAC 56:31 2:50
51 9 200 Oumar Cherif SJU 57:59 2:54
52 10 203 Aric Litchy SJU 58:12 2:55
53 9 211 Derrick Berndt GAC 58:59 2:57
54 8 210 Joe Wacker CSS 59:06 2:58
55 10 207 Kory Freeberg GAC 59:17 2:58
56 1 9 202 Noel Cockney NOR 1:01:04 3:04
57 2 8 206 Christopher Goscinak NOR 1:01:12 3:04
58 11 205 Kevin Neal SJU 1:03:09 3:10
59 3 7 208 Kevin Robertson NOR 1:04:34 3:14
60 4 209 Nathan Leurquin NOR 1:10:34 3:32

On Saturday, the Gusties took part in the 10k classic race with an interval start. Jens Brabbit (Winona, Minn.) was the first Gustavus skier to cross the finish line and he placed ninth amongst collegiate skiers in a time of 32:01.9. Two minutes later, Andrew Poffenberger finished in 33rd place with a time of 34:34.9. Andrew Tilman was the next Gustavus skier to finish and he placed 38th in a time of 35:20.4. The next three skiers all finished within :30 seconds of each other as Elias Anoszko placed 43rd in 35:43.4, Anders Bowman placed 46th in 36:06.5, and Dan Grannes placed 47th in 36:13.9. The final three Gustie skiers to cross the line were Jon Kasprisin in 54th place with a time of 37:04.1, Peter Larsen in 63rd with a time of 39:11.0, and Kory Freeberg in 66th place with a time of 41:08.9. As a team, the Gusties finished sixth with a score fo 51.

On Sunday, Gustavus raced in the 15 k freestyle race with a mass start. Brabbit once again paced the Gusties as he finished sixth amongst the collegiate skiers in a time of 34:12.6. Anders Bowman, Elias Anoszko, Andrew Tilman were the next three Gustavus skiers to finish as Bowman placed 31st in a time of 36:36, Anoszko was 37th with a time of 37:38, and Tilman was 38th in a time of 37:47. The rest of the Gustie finishers included Andrew Poffenberger (42nd, 38:16), Logan Smestad (50th, 39:11), Dan Grannes (54th, 39:38), Peter Larsen (56th, 39:47), Jon Kasprisin (58th, 41:16), and Kory Freeberg (65th, 44:52).

The Gusties will have next weekend off and then return to action on Feb. 14-15 in Little Falls, Minn.

Jens Brabbit Blog

TWO-DAY OVERALL MEN

1. NMU, 191
2. MTU, 153
3. Alaska, 145
4. UWGB, 137
5. CSS, 130
6. GAC, 105
7. STO, 95
8. SJU, 74
9. NC, 50

Classic Technique – 10K
MEN
1. NMU, 95
2. Alaska, 80
3. MTU, 72
4. UWGB, 68
5. CSS, 63
6. GAC, 51
7. STO, 50
8. SJU, 35
9. NC, 26

Freestyle Technique – 15k
MEN
1. NMU, 96
2. MTU, 81
3. UWGB, 69
4. CSS, 67
5. Alaska, 65
6. GAC, 54
7. STO, 45
8. SJU, 39
9. NC, 24

CCSA-ONLY results
Men’s 10-kilometer classic, interval-start
1. VIOLETT, Phil, NMU, 0:30:44.0
2. BANERUD, Martin, NMU, 0:30:53.5
3. OCARIZ, Santiago, UWGB, 0:31:29.8
4. CUTTS, Kevin, NMU, 0:31:31.7
5. WATTERDAL, Oeyvind, UAF, 0:31:38.2
6. LUND, Oskar, MTU, 0:31:39.5
7. SABO, Ray, UAF, 0:31:48.1
8. KJORSTAD, Tyler, CSS, 0:31:54.4
9. BRABBIT, Jens, GAC, 0:32:01.9
10. COOK, Tim, NMU, 0:32:08.9
11. STOKKE, Sindre, NMU, 0:32:13.0
12. SOEDERSTROEM, Erik, UAF, 0:32:13.9
13. PARRY, John, UAF, 0:32:19.7
14. LANG, Jesse, MTU, 0:32:20.1
15. HERTZ, Craig, UWGB, 0:32:20.5
16. MUNDAHL, Erik, MTU, 0:32:21.3
17. OFTEN, Einar, UAF, 0:32:23.7
18. SJULSTAD, Petter, MTU, 0:32:25.0
19. SINGLETON, Justin, NMU, 0:32:26.6
20. HARVEY, Chris, MTU, 0:33:19.1
21. JODA, Andrew, MTU, 0:33:23.4
22. MANSKE, Waylon, CSS, 0:33:26.1
23. MORRIS, Alex, UAF, 0:33:26.4
24. VAILLANCOURT, Jim, St. Olaf, 0:33:50.6
25. JORGENSON, Tom, St. Olaf, 0:33:51.2
26. KASK, Jason, CSS, 0:33:52.2
27. SMITH, Jesse, MTU, 0:33:54.0
28. KELLER, Charlie, MTU, 0:34:00.3
29. PRIBYL, Steve, MTU, 0:34:01.4
30. COOK, Grant, SJU, 0:34:07.9
31. SINGLETON, Colin, MTU, 0:34:30.0
32. COOK, Jeff, UWGB, 0:34:33.1
33. POFFENBERGER, Andrew, GAC, 0:34:34.9
34. PIECHOWSKI, Brandon, St. Olaf, 0:34:44.3
35. NISTLER, Matt, CSS, 0:34:44.9
36. YOUNG, Justin, UWGB, 0:34:45.0
37. MAKI, Nick UWGB 0:35:01.2
38. TILMAN, Andrew, GAC, 0:35:20.4
39. SOPIWNIK, Blaise, NOR, 0:35:21.5
40. LEACH, Kirk, CSS, 35:26.6
41. GERTEN, Robert, SJU, 35:34.0
42. KEYES, Sean, MTU, 35:38.9
43. ANOSZKO, Elias, GAC, 35:43.4
44. SUNDSTROM, Jared, SJU, 35:50.6
45. GIFFORD, David, SJU, SJU, 36:00.8
46. BOWMAN, Anders, GAC, 36:06.5
47. GRANNES, Daniel, GAC, 36:13.9
48. HUPPERTS, Stefan, CSS, 36:14.3
49. ROWE, Matt, St. Olaf, 36:18.5
50. SMESTAD, Logan, GAC, 36:20.9
51. BACSO, Mason, SJU, 36:28.2
52. HUDSON, Zach, St. Olaf, 36:50.4
53. JOHNSON, Adam, SJU, 36:50.6
54. KASPRISIN, Jon, GAC, 37:04.1
55. BYE, Anthony, CSS, 37:04.9
56. NIENSTAEDT, ST. Olaf, 37:23.4
57. BOYLES, Eric, CSS, 37:24.8
58. GUSOLUS, Ian, St. Olaf, 37:58.4
59. CHEESEBRO, Andy, UWGB, 38:02.4
60. PALMQUIST, Matt, SJU, 38:15.5
61. GROMATKA, Steve, UWGB, 38:24.3
62. DRAKE, Trevor, SJU, 38:54.8
63. LARSEN, Peter, GAC, 39:11.0
64. GOSCINAK, Christopher, NOR, 39:37.6
65. COCKNEY, Noel, NOR, 41:01.8
66. FREEBERG, Kory, GAC, 41:08.9
67. NEAL, Kevin, SJU, 41:58.0
68. ROBERTSON, Kevin, NOR, 45:19.3
69. LEURQUIN, Nathan, NOR, 52:31.5

CCSA-ONLY results
Men’s 15-kilometer freestyle, mass-start
1. Martin BANERUD, NMU, 33:24
2. Phil VIOLETT, NMU, 33:49
3. Kevin CUTTS, NMU, 34:06
4. Jesse LANG, MTU, 34:09
5. Santiago OCARIZ, UWGB, 34:12.4
6. Jens BRABBIT, GAC, 34:12.6
7. Oskar LUND, MTU, 34:26.1
8. Tyler KJORSTAD, CSS, 34:26.3
9. Justin SINGLETON, NMU, 34:51
10. Waylon MANSKE, CSS, 34:54
11. Sindre STOKKE, NMU, 35:03
12. Erik MUNDAHL, MTU, 35:05
13. Jesse SMITH, , MTU, 35:13
14. Tim COOK, NMU, 35:18
15. John PARRY, Alaska, 35:30
16. Petter SJULSTAD, MTU, 35:35.6
17. Chris HARVEY, MTU, 35:35.8
18. Oyvind Watterdal, Alaska, 35:35.9
19. Charlie KELLER, MTU, 35:43
20. Nick MAKI, UWGB, 35:45
21. Colin SINGLETON, MTU, 35:47
22. Erik SOEDERSTROEM, Alaska, 35:50
23. Alex MORRIS, Alaska, 35:54
24. Craig HERTZ, UWGB, 35:56
25. Andy CHEESEBRO, UWGB, 36:15
26. Tom JORGENSON, STO, 36:23
27. Grant COOK, SJU, 36:24
28. Stefan HUPPERTS, CSS, 36:33.6
29. Andrew JODA, MTU, 36:34.1
30. Matt NISTLER, CSS, 36:34.2
31. Anders BOWMAN, BAC, 36:36
32. Brandon PIECHOWSKI, STO, 36:39
33. Jim VAILLANCOURT, STO, 36:59
34. Mason BACSO, SJU, 37:12
35. Jeff COOK, UWGB, 37:15
36. Einar OFTEN, Alaska, 37:33
37. Elias ANOSZKO, GAC, 37:38
38. Andrew TILMAN, GAC, 37:47
39. Kirk LEACH, CSS, 37:53
40. Matt ROWE, STO, 37:55
41. Justin YOUNG, UWGB, 38:13
42. Andrew POFFENBERGER, GAC, 38:16
43. Ian GONSOLUS, STO, 38:27
44. Robert GERTEN, SJU, 38:34
45. Eric BOYLES, CSS, 38:44.1
46. David GIFFORD, SJU, 38:4.2
47. Sean KEYES, MTU, 38:54
48. Blaise SOPIWNIK, NOR, 39:02
49. Jared SUNDSTROM, SJU, 39:03
50. Logan SMESTAD, GAC, 39:11
51. Anders NIENSTAEDT, STO, 39:14
52. Anthony BYE, CSS, 39:17
53. Steven GROMATKA, UWGB, 39:19
54. Daniel GRANNES, GAC, 39:38
55. Zach HUDSON, STO, 39:44
56. Peter LARSEN, GAC, 39:47
57. Adam JOHNSON, SJU, 41:01
58. Jon KASPRISIN, GAC, 41:16
59. Oumar Cherif, SJU, 41:48.4
60. Matt PALMQUIST, SJU, 41:48.9
61. Noel COCKNEY, NOR, 42:31
62. Trevor DRAKE, SJU, 43:21
63. Kevin NEAL, SJU, 43:38
64. Christopher GOSCINAK, NOR, 43;40
65. Kory FREEBERG, GAC, 44:52
66. Kevin ROBERTSON, NOR, 45:24
67. Nathan LEURQUIN, NOR, 49:00
DNF. Steve PRIBYL, MTU

A complete summary of the weekend’s races will be posted on Sunday evening.

Complete Saturday Results

Jens Brabbit

Gustavus sophomore Jens Brabbit recorded an impressive 54th place finish in the 10k freestyle race (27:41) at the U.S. National Cross Country Skiing Championships being held in Anchorage, Alaska. In a field that contained nearly all of the finest amateur skiers in the U.S., Brabbit’s finish was the second highest among skiers from the Central Region to cross the finish line and the fifth highest among Division III competitors. The Championships, which were scheduled to begin on Saturday and end on Wednesday, were shortened due to severely cold weather in Alaska. Rules stipulate that racing cannot take place when the temperature is below -4 fahrenheit, which forced the cancellation of racing every day but Monday, January 5.

Coach Jed Friedrich stated, “Placing 54th at the US National Championships is pretty impressive considering the very best skiers in the country are competing for spots for this year’s World Championships, Junior World Championships, and even next year’s Olympics. In addition , placing second among racers in the Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) makes Jens a very legitimate contender for the NCAA Championships in Rumford, ME.”

Three other Gusties raced with Brabbit at the championships and all performed very well. Andrew Poffenberg placed 158th overall 31:28) and 27th among Central Region skiers, Logan Smestad placed 183rd overall (32:59) and 31st among Central Region skiers, while Andrew Tilman placed 191st overall (33:34) and 33rd among CCSA skiers.

The Gusties will now have a two-week break before competing again at the second NCAA Qualifier event , which will take place in Coleraine, Minn. on January 24-25.

Complete Results

Jens Brabbit (Fy., Winona, Minn.) was the top Gustie skier in Saturday’s 10K freestyle race with a 23rd place finished with a 31:07.6 mark. Kevin Patzoldt (Sr., Grand Rapids, Minn.) also finished in the top 25 for Gustavus as he crossed the finish line in 31:23.3. The four remaining male skiers finished within 20 seconds of each other as Eli Anoszko (Jr., Dousman, Wis.) earned 48th place (33:34.0), Logan Smestad (Fy., Northfield, Minn.) turned in a 49th place finish (33:45.5), and Andrew Poffenberger (Fy., Stillwater, Minn.) 50th place in 33:53.1. Andrew Tilman (Fy., St. Louis Park, Minn.) rounded out the results for the Gusties with 51st place in a time of 33:54.5. Marius Korthauer from UAF won the event in 28:06.9, nearly 28 seconds ahead of the next competitor. The Gusties compiled 37 points for seventh place, while UAF earned 79 points to take first place in the team competition.

Brabbit also was the first Gustavus skier to cross the finish line in the classic race in 47:07.6 for 15th place. Patzoldt earned 31st place with a time of 49:27.8, while Poffenberger finished 39th in 50:06.2 Tilman and Smestad finished in the top 50 with 41st (50:40.9) and 47th (52:20.8) place finishes, respectively. Phil Violett of Northern Michigan edged out Korthauer for first place in the event with a time of 43:36.7 by :00.04. Gustavus scored 40 points in the team standings, while Northern Michigan took top honors with 83 points.

Freestyle Results
Classic Results
Team Standings

The championships format called for two-person, single-gender teams skiing a continuous relay following a mass start. The first two legs of the relay were contested on a 4-kilometer classic course, while the final two legs were contested on a separate 5-kilometer freestyle course, with the top two teams counting toward team points.

The Gustavus women’s team skied well, led by Edlund and Willis, who crossed the finish line in 54:41. Edlund won last year’s Minnesota Collegiate Championships with Kelly Chaudoin. The pairing of Kathleen DeWahl (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.) and Kathryn Ladig (Jr., Bemidji, Minn.) stopped the clock in 56:52 for third, only 25 seconds behind the runner-ups. Olivia Karns (Fy., Fairbanks, AK) and Cassandra Brady (Fy., Apple Valley, Minn.) finished 11th in a time of 1 hour, 4 minutes, and 39 seconds. Allison Bohn (Jr., Plymouth, Minn.) competed as an “odd-skier out” with Caroline Lund of St. Olaf to finish ninth at 1:01:55 to round out the Gustavus contingent. The Gusties easily won the team title with 18 points. St. Olaf, Saint Benedict, and St. Scholastica tied for second with 10 points apiece, followed by St. Cloud State (7 points).

Brabbit and Patzoldt narrowly missed first place by eight seconds as the pair completed the course in 48:18. Bjorn Bakken and Tyler Kjorstad of St. Scholastica won the event in 48:10. The next Gustavus team to cross the finish line was Eli Anoszko (Jr., Dousman, Wis.) and Andrew Tilman (Fy., St. Louis Park, Minn.) in 51:55 for sixth place. Phil Cleary (Fy., Willmar, Minn.) and Dan Grannes (Fy., Apple Valley, Minn.) clocked a time of 55:35 for 13th place. Andrew Poffenberger (Fy., Stillwater, Minn.) competed as the “odd-skier out” with Saint John’s Kevin Neal to finish 15th in 58:35. The Gustie pairing of Michael Paulson (So., Bloomington, Minn.) and Derrick Brandt (Fy., Bloomington, Minn.) were unable to finish the race. The Gusties finished with 14 points, behind St. Scholastica (18 points). Saint John’s and St. Olaf tallied 10 points each to round out the field.

Jens Brabbit remained in the chase for one of the qualifying spots for the NCAA Championships.

Andrew Tilman finished in the top 50 in both races over the weekend.

Eli Anoszko was one of five Gustavus Nordic skiers to place in the top 50.

The Gustavus men’s Nordic ski team earned sixth-place with 109 points at the NCAA Nordic Ski Qualifier in Cable, Wis. on January 26-27. The Gusties finished 72 points behind first-place Northern Michigan University (NMU), which turned in 181 points. Jens Brabbit was the top skier in the 10K freestyle and the 15K classic races as he continued to push for a qualifying spot in the NCAA Championships.

Brabbit (Fy., Winona, Minn.) crossed the finish line in 29:02.9 for 11th-place among collegiate skiers for his highest finish of the year in the 10K freestyle race on Saturday. Kevin Patzoldt (Sr., Grand Rapids, Minn.) finished in 16th-place with a time of 29:18.6. Three Gustie skiers, Andrew Tilman (Fy., St. Louis Park, Minn.), Eli Anoszko (Jr., Dousman, Wis.), and Logan Smestad (Fy., Northfield, Minn.), turned in top 50 finishes. Tilman finished in 43rd-place (32:21.5), while Anoszko finished in 45th-place (32:26.0) and Smestad finished in 47th-place (32:39.4). Andrew Poffenberger (Fy., Stillwater, Minn.) clocked a time of 33:14.0 for 52nd-place as two skiers finished within two seconds of each other. Dan Grannes (Fy., Apple Valley, Minn.) and Phil Cleary (Fy., Willmar, Minn.) finished 55th (34:05.3) and 56th (34:07.1), respectively. Adam Snyder (Fy., Plymouth, Minn.) rounded out the Gustavus finishers at 58th-place in 34:53.6. Marius Korthauer of the University of Alaksa-Faribanks won the race in 27:01.3, while NMU won the team competition with 89 points. Gustavus earned sixth place with 55 points.

Sunday’s 15K classic race produced similar results as Brabbit, Patzoldt, and Tilman turned in top 30 performances. Brabbit finished in 20th-place (43:03) with Patzoldt in 22nd-place (43:20) and Tilman in 30th-place at 45:00. Smestad joined Anoszko and Poffenberger in the top 50 as Anoszko was 44th (47:53), Poffenberger was 45th (47:55) and Smestad was 48th (48:30). Grannes finished in 53rd-place with a time of 50:23 and Cleary earned 56th-place (52:10). Korthauer clinched first-place with a time of 39:21, as NMU again took first-place with 93 points. The Gusties captured sixth with 54 points.

Brabbit is in contention for one of the ten spots given to CCSA skiers for the NCAA Championships. He is three skiers away from qualifying with two meets remaining. Gustavus will have this weekend off as it prepares for the Minnesota College Championships on Saturday, February 9 near St. Cloud, Minn.

Freestyle Results

Classic Results

Jens Brabbit finished 19th in the classic race and 21st in the freestyle race.

Jens Brabbit turned in two top 25 finishes to help the Gustavus men’s nordic ski team earn sixth place at the Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) Qualifier held in Marquette, Mich. on January 19-20. The Gusties posted 84 points in the 10K freestyle and 15K classic races behind first place Northern Michigan University with 154 points.

Brabbit (Fy., Winona, Minn.) finished 21st in the freestyle race on Saturday as he crossed the finish line in 30:14.2. Kevin Patzoldt (Sr., Grand Rapids, Minn.) completed the race with a time of 30:39.3 for 29th place. Other Gustie finishes included Eli Anoszko (Jr., Dousman, Wis.) in 45th place (32:38.6), Andrew Tilman (Fy., St. Louis Park, Minn.) in 53rd place (33:25.2), and Phil Cleary (Fy., Willmar, Minn.) in 63rd place (35:26.3). Marius Korthauer of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF) won the race in 27:22.1. Gustavus earned 39 points for seventh place during the freestyle race as UAF won the freestyle team competition with 83 points.

Sunday’s classic race showed higher performances for the Gustavus skiers as the team tied for fifth with 45 points. Brabbit was again the highest finisher for the Gusties with a 19th place finish in 50:17.4. Patzoldt recorded a 34th place time of 52:00.2, while Tilman finished 38th with a time of 52:30.7. Anosko completed the race in 54:05.1 for 47th place as Cleary turned in a 60th place finish (58:08.8). Korthauer posted a winning time of 46:08.8 for the first place sweep, but Northern Michigan University won the team competition with 78 points.

Gustavus will compete in another CCSA qualifier on January 26-27 at Cable, Wis.

Freestyle Results

Classic Results