March 4, 2008
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Live Nordic Results
Live Alpine Results
Up Next For Lobo Skiing NCAA Championships
Wednesday-Saturday, March 5-8, 2008 All Day
Alpine Site: Bridger Bowl, Mont. Nordic Site: Bohart Ranch, Mont.
March 5 – Freestyle; March 6 – Giant Slalom; March 7 – Classical; March 8 – Slalom
QUICK HITS
NCAA Championships … The Lobos qualified 10 skiers for the 2008 NCAA National Championships in Bozeman, Mont., March 5-8 … It is the third year of qualifying for juniors Tor Fodensbergene, Karin Ohlin and Melanie Zemp … For junior Casey Dyck, it will be his first national competition after being a West Region alternate for two seasons … Sophomores Malin Hemmingsson and Polina Ermoshina are making their second appearance at the championships … Hemmingsson will be defending her national title in the women’s slalom on Saturday, March 8 … Sophomore transfer Tor-Hakon Hellebostad and freshmen Simon Reissmann, Christoffer Norell, and Thomas Schwab are making their first appearances at the national finals.
Alpine Notes … Malin Hemmingsson won her first giant slalom race on Feb. 1 at the Western State Invitational. Hemmingsson is tied for fourth in alpine career wins on New Mexico’s all-time women’s list with Ida Lundeberg (1987-90) and Caroline Schicht (2001-03) … Tor Fodnesbergene won his sixth alpine race with a win in the slalom at the Utah Invitational on Jan. 20. Fodnesbergene is tied for first on the New Mexico all-time men’s alpine wins list with Stefan Lanzier (1997-99) and Lars Loseth (2004-07). He also holds first place on the all-time slalom wins list with four … Thomas Schwab and Christoffer Norell recorded their best finishes of the season at the UNM Invitational in the slalom.
Nordic Notes … Polina Ermoshina has placed in the Top 10 in eight races this season. She tied her career-best finishes in both events at the UNM Invitational … Simon Reissmann has placed in the Top 10 in four races … Casey Dyck recorded a career-best finish in the freestyle at the UNM Invitational … Crystin Jaques and Martin Kaas recorded season-bests in both races at the UNM Invitational.