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Category: Women’s Nordic Skiing

  • Men’s And Women’s Nordic Skiing Teams Compete In Part One Of Two-Weekend CCSA Championships

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    Marquette, Mich. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams competed in the first part of the two-weekend CCSA Championships on Saturday afternoon.  Saturday’s races featured a sprint format in the freestyle technique.  Both the men’s and the women’s races measured a 1.6 km course.  The two teams will compete again tomorrow in…

  • Men’s and Women’s Nordic Skiing Teams Ski To Fifth Place Results In NCAA Qualifier

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    Biwabik, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams completed their second day of competition Sunday afternoon in the second of three NCAA qualifiers.  Both teams finished fifth in Sunday’s Freestyle race.  The men racked up 48 team points while the women tallied 47 points. For the men, Josh Blankenship (So., Maple…

  • Nordic Skiing Teams Compete On Day One Of Second NCAA Qualifier

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    Biwabik, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams competed in day one of their second NCAA qualifier Saturday.  No team scores were available following today’s races.  Both teams competed in the Classic technique this afternoon and will make the change to Freestyle tomorrow for day two of competition. The Gustavus women…

  • Men’s And Women’s Nordic Skiing Team To Compete In Second NCAA Qualifier

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    The Gustavus nordic skiing teams are set to race in their second of three NCAA qualifiers this weekend in Bawabik, Minn. This will be the first competition since the 2007-08 Regional Championships that the teams will make their way to Biwabik. The men’s team is coming off a fifth place finish and the women’s team…

  • Men Tie For Fifth, Women Sixth At Nordic Skiing NCAA Qualifier

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    Minneapolis, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams finished tied for fifth and sixth, respectively, at the first of three NCAA Qualifiers over the weekend at Wirth Park.  The men finished off the weekend with a 20km Classic race, while the women concluded their two-day competition with a 15km Classic technique…

  • Nordic Skiing Teams Compete At Day One Of NCAA Qualifier

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    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

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    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…

  • Women’s Nordic Skiing Takes Seven Of Top Ten In St. Olaf Dual

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    Maple Grove, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s nordic skiing team took seven of the top 10 spots in its time trial with St. Olaf College on Saturday morning.  The Gusties traveled to Elm Creek for a time trial on a course that measured 5.0 km. Marian Lund led the way for the Gusties.  Lund finished…

  • Nordic Skiing Ends Season At NCAA Central Region Championships

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    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

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    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…