NCAA Qualifiers. * Will not compete due to team limits.

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1 This Week Utah Heads to Montana for The Utes return to Bohart Ranch and Bridger Bowl, Mont., for the 2008 NCAA Ski Championships, hosted by Montana State University. Utah will have a full 12-skier roster for the second consecutive season and will be the only Western school to field a full team. Eastern schools Middlebury and Dartmouth also have full teams. Utah has 16 eligible skiers, but only 12 can compete, per NCAA rules. To qualify 16 people from our team is a statement to our depth, said Eli Brown, Director of Skiing. It s a huge advantage to us to have a full team because we have more chances to score points. It s great not to have to deal with the extra pressure of having less skiers. We are excited about this year s championships. We have gotten through the season as one of the top teams, but the is a whole new game. We also hold an advantage over the East teams because we competed on the NCAA hill just last weekend at the Western Regionals. It was a good opportunity for our athletes to become familiar with the NCAA courses. Last season, the Utah finished fourth at the. Then-freshman Snorri Einarsson led the Utes with a first-place finish in the 20-km Classic and a second-place finish in the 10-km Freestyle. Ski Racing magazine has picked the Utes to win the 2008 championship, noting that the team has podium contenders in all alpine and races. Utah has traditionally competed well in Bozeman. The last three times the championship has been held there, the Utes won the title in 1996 and finished second in 1998 and Last Time Out Utah turned in a second-place finish at the NCAA West Regional in Bohart Ranch and Bridger Bowl, Mont. The men s alpine team led the way on Friday with three skiers (Scott Veenis, 4th; Kyle Kung, 7th; Thomas Zumbrunn, 9th) placing in the giant slalom top-10. Snorri Einarsson was fifth in the 10-km Freestyle while Even Sletten was ninth. In women s GS, Chirine Njeim finished eighth. On Saturday, Einarsson again stepped up to lead the team, posting a second-place finish in the 20-km Classic. Annelies Cook and Sara Schweiger also impressed in the 15-km Classic, posting fourth and fifth-place finishes, respectively. In alpine, Zumbrunn finished third in the slalom, with Scott Veenis placing fourth. Mikaela Grassl was fifth in women s slalom. NCAA Qualifiers Men s : Snorri Einarsson, Even Sletten, Ben Fick, Casey Simons* Women s : Kjersti Boe*, Sara Schweiger, Annelies Cook, Zoe Roy, Sarah MacCarthy* Men s : Tague Thorson, Scott Veenis, Thomas Zumbrunn, Kyle Kung* Women s : Eva Huckova, Chirine Njeim, Mikaela Grassl * Will not compete due to team limits. Rulin The RMISA The final Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association standings were full of Ute skiers, notably Snorri Einarsson, Tague Thorson and Eva Huckova. Einarsson finished first in the men s final standings with 251 points. Thorson took first in the men s slalom with 126 points. Huckova finished tied for first in the women s GS (125 pts.) and tied for third in women s slalom (122 pts.). Other impressive Ute finishes included Kjersti Boe, who finished sixth in the women s standings with 234 points, and Even Sletten finished fourth in the final standings with 244 points. Einarsson, Sletten, Thorson and Huckova were all named first-team All-RMISA. Secondteam selections were Boe, Sara Schweiger, Annelies Cook and Thomas Zumbrun. Utah is the only RMISA school to feature a 12-skier roster for the upcoming. Super Slovenka Leads Women s Newcomer Eva Huckova led the Ute women s alpine contingent with two collegiate victories this season. At the Utah Invitational, only her second collegiate event, she finished third in slalom and first in GS. Her second collegiate victory came at the Western State Invitational in the women s slalom. The fantastic freshman also finished second in the GS. Huckova hails from the city of Banska Bystricka, Slovakia, and represented her country at the 2006 Torino Olympics, finishing 27th in the giant slalom. Huckova finished tied for first in the GS standings with 125 points and tied for third in the slalom standings with 122 points. Huckova is one of two former Olympians in the women s alpine discipline for Utah. Chirine Njeim competed for Lebanon in Torino, with her best finish a 34th in the women s downhill. Both Njeim and Mikaela Grassl are both returning All-Americans for Utah. Njeim was sixth in the GS at last year s, while Grassl was sixth in the slalom and 10th in the GS. Both women regularly finish in the top-10. Schedule and Results Date Site Result January 5-6, Colorado Invitational 2nd (522) Utah Invitational 1st (585.5) February 1-2, 7 Western State Invite. 1st (585) 8-9 New Mexico Invitational 5th (422) NCAA Regionals 2nd (527) Quick Facts University of Utah Information Location...Salt Lake City, Utah Elevation... 4,500 ft. Founded Enrollment...28,619 Nickname... Utes Colors... Crimson and White Mascot...Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Facility... Park City Mountain Resort()... Soldier Hollow Resort () Web Site... Conference...Mountain West President... Michael K. Young Athletics Director... Dr. Chris Hill Coaching Staff Director of Skiing...Eli Brown Career/Utah Record...Third Year Office Phone...(801) ebrown@huntsman.utah.edu Head Coach...Jaka Korencan Office Phone...(801) jkorencan@huntsman.utah.edu Head Coach...Wendy Wagner Office Phone...(801) wendy.wagner@utah.edu Team Information 2007 NCAA Finish... 4th 2007 West Regional Finish... 3rd Media Information Associate AD/Sports Information...Liz Abel Assistant SID... Brooke Frederickson Phone...(801) bfrederickson@huntsman.utah.edu Skiing Contact...Jeff Dunn Phone...(801) Fax...(801) jdunn@huntsman.utah.edu Mailing Address E. South Campus Dr....Salt Lake City, UT 84112

2 Men s Sam Beck Sr. Hanover, N.H. Kyle Kung Jr. Girdwood, Alaska Hermann Lager Fr. Baerum, Norway Tague Thorson So. Mahtomedi, Minn. Scott Veenis Jr. Massanutten, Va. Thomas Zumbrunn Jr. Meiringen, Switzerland Women s Mikaela Grassl Jr. Sunne, Sweden Eva Huckova Fr. Banska Bystricka, Slovakia Chelsea Laswell Jr. Park City, Utah Chirine Njeim Jr. Beirut, Lebanon Kim Stephens Sr. Park City, Utah Sofia Smith Fr. Issaquah, Wash. Men s Snorri Einarsson So. Tromso, Norway Ben Fick So. St. Croix, Minn. Fabian Figi Jr. Betschwanden, Switzerland Ian Havlick Fr. Boulder, Colo. Steve Scott Sr. St. Paul, Minn. Casey Simons Sr. Park City, Utah Even Sletten Jr. Lillehammer, Norway Women s Kjersti Boe Fr. Trondheim, Norway Annelies Cook Jr. Saranac Lake, N.Y. Ingvild Flatland Jr. Baerum, Norway Sarah MacCarthy So. Steamboat Springs, Colo. Zoe Roy Fr. Bend, Ore. Sara Schweiger Jr. Schwangau, Germany Madeleine Talkington Fr. Weston, Vt. Director Head Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Eli Brown (3rd Season) Jaka Korencan Wendy Wagner Peter Shaffer Kristina Casey Feel-Good Snorri Paces Men s Sophomore Snorri Einarsson won three races this season with two second-place finishes. Einarsson won the 15-km Freestyle at the Western and Utah Invitationals and finished first in the 10-km Classic at Colorado. His second-place finishes came in the 20-km Classic at the Western Regional and the 10-km Classic at Western State. Einarsson, the defending NCAA 20-km Classic champion, finished first in the final RMISA standings with 251 points and was the top RMISA qualifier for the 2008 NCAA Championships. A second Ute also gunning for a national title is Even Sletten. Sletten, who qualified fourth in the NCAA standings, has one win this year, which came at Western State in the 10-km Classic. He finished second to Einarsson twice - in the 15-km Classic at Colorado and at the 15-km Freestyle at Western State. Sletten and Einarsson have finished one-two three times this season. Tagueing Men s Tague Thorson was the top overall qualifier with a first-place standing in the slalom. He won the event at Western State and New Mexico. His best finishes in the giant slalom were 10th-place runs at Western State and in the make up men s qualifier. Scott Veenis is going for his second giant slalom national title. He won the 2005 championship in the event. Veenis ranked among the final top-10 qualifiers in both the slalom and GS. Thomas Zumbrunn, who is in his first season with the team, was the fifth overall slalom qualifier. He has finished in the top-three three times in five slalom races this season. Utah was the only West alpine team to qualify four men. Schweiger Fronts Solid Women s Squad Sara Schweiger will be going for her thirdstraight All-America title at the NCAA championships. She qualified eighth in the overall women s standings. She had a strong regional competition, skiing to fifth in the 15-km Classic and 10th in the 5-km Freestyle. Last year Schweiger was fifth in the 5-km Freestyle and skied to a 10th place finish in the 5-km Classic as a freshman. Zoe Roy is a walk-on who never finished out of the top-15 during the season, with four top-10 finishes. She had a solid effort at the Western Regional, placing eighth in the 15-km Classic and 13th in the 5-km Freestyle. Annelies Cook qualified ninth in the final standings. Her best finish of the year was a fourth-place run in the 15-km classic at the Western Regional, while finishing 11th in the 5-km freestyle. The Utes qualified five total skiers in the women s discipline. Of note is Kjersti Boe, who qualified sixth overall, but will not race due to illness. Coaching Staff Eli Brown Director of Skiing Jaka Korencan Head Coach Wendy Wagner Head Coach Peter Shaffer Asst. Coach Kristina Casey Asst. Coach Miles Minson Volunteer Coach

3 National Finishes Year Combined th th rd nd st rd th th th nd st st nd nd st rd rd nd nd st st st nd st st Men Women rd 3rd st 4th nd 4th nd 2nd th 1st th 2nd th 2nd th th th th th th nd th th th th th - * The NCAA began sponsoring a combined championship in 1983 following the discontinuation of the AIAW. Men s National Champions 10-Kilometer Freestyle 1995 Havard Solbakken 27: Rune Kollerud 27: Henning Dybendel 21: Kilometer Classical 1989 Hans Sjulstad 30: Luke Bodensteiner 29: Luke Bodensteiner 31: Havard Solbakken 30: Kilometer Classical 1995 Thomas Weman 52: Henning Dybendal 53: Snorri Einarsson 55:06.0 Slalom 1959 Marvin Melville 1: Jim Gaddis 1: Per Nicolaysen 1: Scott Hoffman 1: Jeff Durtschi 1: Mark Bonnell 1: L.-Francois Gagnon 1: Jernej Bukovec 1:24.50 Giant Slalom 1996 Andrew Hare, 1: Ben Thornhill 1: Ben Thornhill 1: Scott Veenis 2: Marvin Melville 1: Jim Gaddis 1: Jim Gaddis 3: Matz Jenssen 7: Frithjof Prydz 7: Matz Jenssen 7:10.5 Cross Country 1979 Svein Arne Osen 52: Bernt Lund 49: John Aalberg 44: John Aalberg 49: H.-Martin Sjulstad 41: Asmund Drivenes 36:17.6 Cross Country Relay 1984 Utah 1:29: Utah 1:35: Utah 1:15:56.0 Downhill 1959 Marvin Melville 1:28.8 Jumping 1964 Frithjof Prydz Frithjof Prydz Bjorn Loken Kip Sundgaard Ron Steele Skimeister 1967 Matz Jenssen Women s National Champions 5-Kilometer Freestyle 1995 Heidi Selnes 15: Katrin Smigun 13: Kilometer Classical 1992 Kristin Vestgren 48: Heidi Selnes 45: Katrin Smigun 46:30.7 Slalom 1984 Bente Dahlum 1: Anke Friedrich 1: Katja Lesjak 1: Petra Svet 1: Lina Johansson 1:35.03 Giant Slalom 1983 Kathy Kreiner 1: Bente Dahlum 2: Vibeke Hoff 2: Anke Friedrich 1: Anke Friedrich 1: Karianne Eriksen 1: Christl Hager 2: Christl Hager 2: Christl Hager 2:14.39 Near Right: Scott Veenis won the national championship in the giant slalom in Far Right: Snorri Einarsson celebrates as he crosses the line first in the 20-km classic in 2007.

4 Snorri Einarsson Sophomore Tromso, Norway 2008: Won three races, finishing second twice, and was the top men s NCAA qualifier first-team All-RMISA won the 15-km freestyle and was seventh in the 20-km classic at the Utah Invite, even though he had the flu first in the 15-km classic at the Colorado Invitational won the 15-km freestyle and was second to teammate Even Sletten in the 10-km classic at Western State fifth in the 10-km freestyle and second in the 20-km classic at the Western Regional. 2007: National champion in the 20-km classic... first-team All-RMISA selection... finished second in the 10-km freestyle at the NCAA Championships All-American in both freestyle and classic... first in the 15-km classic at the Denver Invitational... second in the 10-km skate at the Utah Invitational... fifth in the 15-km classic at the Utah Invitational... second in the 10-km skate at the Montana State Invitational... second in the 20-km classic at the Montana State Invitational... third in the 10-km freestyle at the NCAA West Regional... 4th in the 15-km classic at the West Regional. Beyond Utah: Placed fourth in skating and sixth in classic at Norwegian Championships in placed sixth and seventh in two sixth-place finishes in 2005 at Norwegian Championships... placed fourth at the World Cup qualifier... member of the Troms Region Ski Team. Personal: Son of Einar Eythorsson and Gunn Randi Kristensen... exercise and sports science major... born February 21, Ben Fick Sophomore St. Croix, Minn. 2008: Utah s third men s qualifier at for the best finishes of the year came at the Western Regional, finishing eighth in the 20-km classic and 12th in the 10-km freestyle eighth in the 15-km freestyle at the Colorado Invitational, while finishing 14th in the 10-km classic was 13th in the 10-km classic with a 17th place finish in the 15-km freestyle at the Western State Invite 15th in the 20-km classic at the Utah Invitational. 2007: Finished 8th in the 10-km classic at the Utah Invitational and 8th in the 15-km classic. Beyond Utah: State champion in 2005 and 2006 for Forest Lake (Minn.) High School... member of state championship teams for Forest Lake High School in 2005 and a threetime All-American... four-time all-state honoree. Personal: Son of John and Teri Fick... biomedical engineering major... Eagle Scout... born January 27, Even Sletten Lillehammer, Norway 2008: Qualified for the for the second-straight season first-team All- RMISA was the fourth-overall men s qualifier best weekend was a win in the 10-km classic and second-place finish in the 15-km freestyle at Western State had two second-place finishes during the season, both which came in races that teammate Snorri Einarsson won finished ninth in the 10-km freestyle at the Western Regional second in the 15-km classic and sixth in the 10-km freestyle at Colorado Invite ninth in the 20-km classic at the Utah Invite. 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier... second-team All-RMISA selection...10th in the 10-km freestyle at NCAA s for All-America honors in the discipline... eighth in the 10-km freestyle at the NCAA West Regional... seventh in the 15-km classic at the Denver Invitational... recorded a fifth-place finish in the 10-km classic at the New Mexico Invitational... notched a fourth-place finish in the 10-km skate. Beyond Utah: 2005 World Champion in sprint. Personal: Son of Svein Sletten and Marit Skjelbostad... sociology major... born July 8, Tague Thorson Sophomore Mahtomedi, Minn. 2008: Was the top overall men s alpine NCAA Championships qualifier, finishing first in the slalom standings first-team All-RMISA had two slalom wins during the season, at Western State and New Mexico third in the slalom at the Utah Invite best finish in the GS during the season was 10th, done at Western State and in the makeup qualifying race also had a 12th place GS finish in the NCAA Western Regional. 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier... first-team All-RMISA selection... first in the GS at the Utah Invitational... first in the slalom at the Utah Invitational... competed in the World University Games, finishing second in the combined standings... fifth in the GS at the Denver Invitational... placed third in the GS in the Montana State Invitational. Beyond Utah: Placed first at FIS U Interkrems Hungarian National Champion in slalom, runner-up in giant slalom won GS title at the 2007 Australia-New Zealand Cup in 1: all-state alpine skier for Mahtomedi (Minn.) High School. Personal: Son of David and Betsy Thorson... undecided major... born January 9, Scott Veenis Massanutten, Virginia 2008: Qualified for the for the third-straight season only Utah qualifier to place in the top-10 in both the final slalom and giant slalom standings fourth in both the slalom and GS at the Western Regional sixth in the slalom at Western State fifth in the GS at the Utah Invitational placed sixth in the GS and 13th in the slalom at New Mexico ninth in the makeup GS race. 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier... first-team slalom All-American and second-team GS All- American fourth in the slalom at the NCAA Championships... posted a sixth-place GS finish at the... seventh in the GS at the Denver Invitational... earned a fifth-place finish in the GS at the New Mexico Invitational. 2006: Won the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships... earned first-team All-America honors as a freshman... earned the Alf Engen Sportsmanship Award and David Novelle Outstanding Skier Award... runner-up finish in the GS at the West Regional Championships... named RMISA MVP... earned Academic All-America honors... won the GS and finished third in the slalom at the Alaska-Anchorage Invite... named Skier of the Week for the week of Alaska-Anchorage Invite... earned first-team all-conference honors... Dean s List recipient. Beyond Utah: Raced to a 12th-place finish in the GS at the 06 U.S. National Championships... skied 11th in the GS and 12th in the SL at the 05 U.S. Nationals... earned two third-place podium finishes in Europe in recipient of the Skier of the Year award from the Park City ski team in competed in the Eastern Cup FIS races in Personal: Son of Jay and Cindy Veenis... major is business... born May 20, 1984.

5 Thomas Zumbrunn Meiringen, Switzerland 2008: qualifier second-team All-RMISA the fifth overall slalom qualifier third in the slalom and ninth in the giant slalom at the Western Regional started season off with a second-place slalom finish at the CU Invitational third in the slalom at Western State sixth in the slalom and 14th in the GS at the Utah Invitational sixth in the makeup GS qualifying race placed 11th in the slalom at New Mexico. Beyond Utah: Attended ETH Zuerich placed sixth in the Super G at the 2007 World University Games Swiss Super G Champion... member of the Swiss National Team Personal: Son of Hans and Beatrice Zumbrunn... parents work as ski instructors in Switzerland... Enjoys floorball, mountain biking, barbecue and adventure... Exercise and Sport Science major. Annelies Cook Saranac Lake, N.Y. 2008: qualifier second-team All-RMISA best finish of the year was a fourth-place run in the 15-km classic at the Western Regional, finishing 11th in the 5-km freestyle eighth in the 5-km freestyle and 10th in the 15-km classic at the Utah Invite sixth in the 10-km classic with a 10th-place finish in the 5-km freestyle 10th in the 5-km classic and 15th in the 10-km freestyle at Western State. 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier... fifth in the 5-km freestyle at the Utah Invitational... 11th in the 10-km classic at the Utah Invitational... notched an eighth-place finish in the 10-km classic at the Denver Invitational... placed seventh in the 5-km freestyle at the New Mexico Invitational. Beyond Utah: Named to the U.S. National Team... member of the U.S. World Championship team from placed first at the 2003 European Cup... three-time cross-country All-American (1999, 2003, 2004)... placed second at 2001 Swedish national championship... four-time honor roll student in high school. Personal: Daughter of George Cook and Marijke Ormel... International Studies major... born August 1, Mikaela Grassl Sunne, Sweeden 2008: Qualified for the for the third-straight season best slalom finish of the year fifth at the Western Regional, was 15th in the giant slalom sixth in both the slalom and giant slalom at the Utah Invitational eight in the slalom at the New Mexico Invite eighth in the GS at Western State placed eighth in the giant slalom and 14th in the slalom at the CU Invite ninth in the makeup GS qualifying race. 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier... posted a sixth-place finish in the slalom at the NCAA Championships... recorded a tenth-place finish in the GS at the... seventh in the slalom at the Utah Invitational... recorded a third-place GS finish at the New Mexico Invitational. 2006: Skied 23rd in the giant slalom and 28th in the slalom at the... grabbed seventh in the SL and 15th in the giant slalom at the NCAA West Regional... earned Academic All-America honors... raced to a seventh-place mark in the SL at the Western State Invite... Dean s List recipient. Beyond Utah: Finished 12th in the super-g at the 2005 Sweden National Championships... skied fifth in the super-g at the National Championships in raced third in the parallel slalom at the National Championships in placed third in the slalom at the National Championships in garnered fourth-place in the SL at the National Championships in notched seventh in the giant slalom at the National Championships in rallied to 10th-place in the downhill at the junior championships in 04. Personal: Daughter of Helmut and Maria Grassl... plans on majoring in architecture... born August 5, Eva Huckova Freshman Banska Bystricka, Slovakia 2008: Was the top overall giant slalom qualifier and fourth in the slalom standings first-team All-RMISA first collegiate win came in the GS at the Utah Invite with a fourth-place finish in the slalom also won the slalom at Western State and was second in the GS sixth in the slalom at the Colorado Invitational seventh in the slalom and 11th in the GS at New Mexico. Beyond Utah: Member of the Slovakian National Ski Team from th-place GS finish at the Torino Winter Olympics... secondplace finish at the 2006 Slovakian National Ski Championships... took third at the 2005 Slovakian Nationals. Personal: Daughter of Petr Hucko and Jana Huckova... Business major. Chirine Njeim Beirut, Lebanon 2008: Qualified for nationals for the secondstraight season qualified ninth overall in the slalom fifth in both the slalom and giant slalom at Utah Invitational fifth in GS makeup qualifying race eighth in the GS at the Western Regional sixth in the slalom and 14th in the giant slalom at the Colorado Invitational earned 10th-place in the giant slalom at Western State finished 13th in the GS and 15th in the slalom at New Mexico. 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier... named to All-RMISA second team... sixth in the GS at the... ninth in the slalom at the Utah Invitational... fifth in the GS at the Utah Invitational... fifth in the GS at the Montana State Invitational... sixth in the GS at the New Mexico Invitational. Beyond Utah: Represented Lebanon in 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy... best finish at Torino was a 34th in the women s downhill placed third at U.S. Nationals. Personal: Daughter of Raymond and Najah Njeim... undecided on major... born October 4, 1984

6 Utah at Texas Classic Feb. 29- Mar. 2, 2008 Zoe Roy Freshman Bend, Ore. 2008: Walk-on skier who qualified for the never finished out of the top-15, with four top-10 finishes had a solid effort at the Western Regional, placing eighth in the 15-km classic and 13th in the 5-km freestyle fifth in the 15-km classic and 10th in the 5-km freestyle at the Utah Invitational fourth in the 5-km classic and 12th in the 10-km freestyle at Western State finished eighth in the 10-km classic and 14th in the 5-km freestyle at the Colorado Invitational. Beyond Utah: Spent a year and a half in Austria training and ski racing before enrolling Steiermark Champion four-time state champion at Summit High School in Bend, Ore.... four-year letterwinner... team captain... ran track and cross country. Personal: Daughter of Rob and Muffy Roy... Honor Society member in high school... enjoys snowboarding, crocheting, juggling and baking. Sara Schweiger Schwangau, Germany 2008: Qualified for the as the eighth overall women s qualifier fifth in the 15-km classic and 10th in the 5-km freestyle at the Western Regional finished third in the 15-km classic at the Utah Invite, with a ninth-place finish in the 5-km freestyle fifth in the 10-km classic at the Colorado Invitational and 11th in the 5-km freestyle eighth in the 10-km freestyle and 12th in the 5-km classic at Western State. 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier... named to All-RMISA second team... fifth in the 5-km skate at the to earn firstteam All-America honors... raced to a fourthplace 5-km freestyle finish at the NCAA West Regional... fourth in the 10-km freestyle at the Denver Invitational... second in the 5-km classic at the Utah Invitational... seventh in the 10-km freestyle at the Utah Invitational... fifth in the 15-km classic at the Montana State Invitational. 2006: Skied to a 10th-place finish in the 5-km classical at the... earned second-team All-America honors... 16th in the 5-km CL and 18th in the 10-km freestyle at the NCAA West Regional... earned Academic All- America honors... skied to a third-place podium finish in the 10-km CL at the Alaska-Anchorage Invite... placed sixth in the 5-km CL and 10th in the 10-km FS at the Montana State Invite honor roll student. Beyond Utah: Won the sprint relay and pursuit race at the 2001 German Championships... skated to a third-place finish in the 5-km classical at the O.P.A Spiele in finished fourth in the 5-km classical at the Alpen Cup Furtwangen in rallied to fourth in the sprint relay at the German Youth Championships in 02. Personal: Daughter of Andreas and Edith Schweiger... major is PRT Leisure Service Management... born December 28, 1985.