University of New Mexico 3rd in 2010
Nickname: Lobos
NCAA championships: 1 (2004)
Coaches: Fredrik Landstedt, Tyler Shepherd, Simon Reissmann, Martin
Stocker
Alpine: “We have seven returning skiers and will continue to be one of the
top alpine programs in the country,” says coach Shepherd. “Returning aces
are Petter Brenna and Anne Cecilie Brusletto. Petter had a stellar season
both on the collegiate circuit as well as the NorAm circuit. Brusletto had such
rick Smith and All-American Miles Havlick all return for 2011.
a good NorAm season that she was awarded a World Cup spot in GS and
competed for Norway in the GS World Cup in Aspen on Nov. 27. Other returning skiers include Chris Acosta, Chriss Salbu, Gary Beresford, Kate Williams, and Stefanie Demetz. One of our new additions hails from Finland
— Juho-Pekka Penttinen, who we are very excited about.”
Nordic: “Four-year, seven-time All-American Polina Ermoshina graduated
this summer and headed home to continue her skiing career,” says coach
Landstedt. “However, we’re returning All-American Martin Kaas, five-time
2010 RMISA event winner and runner-up in 20K skate at NCAAs; Tor-Hakon
Hellebostad, 2008 and 2009 NCAA All-American; and Pierre Niess, 2010
All-American. With the addition of freshman Christian Otto from Germany, it
will be hard to beat this group. On the women’s side, we return 2010 NCAA
Champs Skier Linn Klaesson and Ingrid Leask, and we recruited four very
strong skiers: Sofie Jonsson, Terese Andersson and Christina Loevald Hell-berg from Sweden; and Martine Weng from Norway. Overall, this is the strongest UNM nordic team that I’ve coached since we won NCAAs in 2004.”
Dartmouth College 5th in 2010
Nickname: Big Green
NCAA championships: 3 (1958, 1976, 2007)
Coaches: Cami Thompson, Peter Dodge, Ruff Patterson, Chip Knight
Alpine: “The Dartmouth women’s alpine team is an all-veteran group this
year,” says coach Knight. “Our 2010 NCAA Championship team of Courtney
Hammond, Kelsey Roddick and Annie Rendall all return for 2011. We’re looking to capitalize on our experience and compete at the top of the collegiate
ranks.” Men’s coach Peter Dodge says: “After his 2010 NCAA Championships results of second in GS and fifth in slalom, senior Ace Tarberry has
been asked to ski with the U.S. Ski Team as an invitee and will therefore
take a year off. NCAA team members Luke McLaughry and Trevor Leafe
are returning to lead the team. Joining them are regular carnival team skiers
Braden Long and Peter Ankeny. The whole team is very young and looking
to make its mark. Joining the starting line up will be Evan Diamond, Mathieu
Bertrand and Jake Perkins.”
Nordic: “The women’s team looks very strong,” says coach Thompson. “We
have returning All-Americans Rosie Brennan and Sophie Caldwell as well
as Ida Sargent — if she doesn’t end up going to World Championships! Add
to the mix returning skiers Erika Flowers and Steph Crocker, and first-years
Annie Hart, a 2010 World Juniors skier, and Isabel Caldwell, who went in the
2010 Scando Trip. It shows that we have both star power and depth. On the
men’s side, we have returning NCAA team members Nils Koons and Eric
Packer, along with 2010 World Junior Team member Sam Tarling and first-years Erik Fagerstrom and David Sinclair.”
Petter Brenna will be
among the contenders for
an individual alpine crown.
