2011 Utah Skiing Notes NCAA Championships

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1 Utah Preps for NCAA Championships The Utah ski team concludes its 2011 campaign at the NCAA Championships in Stowe, Vt., Wednesday through Saturday, March The Utes qualified 17 skiers, but are limited to 12 (three per gender per discipline), giving them alternate skiers in case of injury or illness. Utah is one of six schools to qualify a full team of 12 skiers. Colorado, Denver and New Mexico in the west also have full teams while Dartmouth and host Vermont are the only teams from the east with 12 skiers. Utah has finished second in all five meets it has raced in this season, including a secondplace showing at the NCAA West Region/Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Skiing Association Championships last weekend in Park City and Soldier Hollow. The Utes last national championship came in Women s Notes Reigning NCAA giant slalom champion Eva Huckova has finished on the podium four times this season. She won the giant slalom at the Utah Invitational and turned in runner-up finishes in the slalom at the New Mexico and Denver Invitationals. She was named the RMISA Women s Skier of the Week after the DU Invite after registering a third-place effort in the giant slalom at DU. Tii-Maria Romar emerged on the scene for the Utes with five top-three finishes, including giant slalom victories at the Montana State and Denver Invitationals. Anna Kocken has finished among the top five in three races this year, most notably earning fourth-place finishes in both the slalom races at the New Mexico Invitationals. Men s Notes Jeremy Elliot gained his first victory of the season in the giant slalom Feb. 25 at the NCAA West Region/RMISA Championships. The freshman from Park City, Utah, has been one of Utah s most consistent performers in 2011, taking a top-four finish in five of the 10 races in which he has competed. Torjus Krogdahl qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third time in his career. This season, he won the slalom at the Denver Invitational and claimed third place in the second slalom competition at the New Mexico Invitational. Ryan Wilson will participate in the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career NCAA Qualifiers Women s : Eva Huckova, Anna Kocken, Tii-Maria Romar Men s : Jeremy Elliot, Torjus Krogdahl, Ryan Wilson, Nick Cohee*, Eian Sandvik* Women s : Maria Graefnings, Marta Larsen, Zoe Roy, Sarah MacCarthy*, Rose Kemp* Men s : Miles Havlick, Didrik Smith, Tom Smith, Rolf Figi*, Ian Havlick* * Will serve as alternates due to team limits and owns two victories this season, each coming in the giant slalom at the RMISA Qualifier and the Montana State Invitational. Eian Sandvik will serve as an alternate for the Utes. In his first season at Utah, Sandvik posted 11 top-20 finishes, highlighted by a fifth-place performance in the giant slalom at the RMISA Qualifier. Women s Notes Maria Graefnings was named the RMISA s Women s MVP after taking first place in seven of eight regular-season races. Graefnings finished second in the 15k classical race at the regional and was third in the 5k freestyle. Marta Larsen had six top-10 finishes and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in her career. Her best performance this season came at the Utah Invitational, where she placed fourth. Zoe Roy finished in the top six in every race in which she competed in this season. The fourtime NCAA qualifier reached the podium in the 5k classical at the Utah Invite (third place) and the 15k classical at the regional (third place). Sarah MacCarthy and Rose Kemp will be alternates for the Ute women nordic skiers. MacCarthy took third place at the U. of U. Invite, while Kemp has been in the top 20 in all eight races she has competed in this season. Men s Notes Miles Havlick turned in four first-place finishes this season and returns to the NCAA Championships for the second time. He won four races this season, including the 10k freestyle at the regional. Didrik Smith won the 10k freestyle at the New Mexico Invite and had three other top-six finishes. Tom Smith placed in the top five in two of his last three races this season, including a fourth-place finish in the 10k freestyle at the regional. Rolf Figi and Ian Havlick will serve as alternates. Quick Facts University of Utah Information Location... Salt Lake City, Utah Elevation...4,657 ft. Founded Enrollment... 29,284 Nickname...Utes Colors...Crimson and White Mascot... Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Facilities.. 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... Kevin Sweeney Experience... Seventh Year Office Phone...(801) ksweeney@huntsman.utah.edu Head Coach... Jaka Korencan Office Phone...(801) jkorencan@huntsman.utah.edu Head Coach...Abi Holt Office Phone...(801) aholt@huntsman.utah.edu Assistant Coach...Will McDonald Team Information 2010 NCAA Finish... 4th 2010 West Regional Finish...5th Media Information Associate AD/Athletic Comm. Dir.. Liz Abel Assistant AC/Skiing Contact... Mike DeVine Phone mdevine@huntsman.utah.edu Mailing Address E. South Campus Dr. Salt Lake City, UT Meet Results Utah Invitational... 2nd/898 pts. Montana State Invitational... 2nd/912 pts. New Mexico Invitational... 2nd/831 pts. Denver Invitational... 2nd/869 pts. RMISA Championships... 2nd/790 pts.

2 Men s Name Yr. Hometown Nick Cohee Jr. Gardnerville, Nev. Jeremy Elliot Fr. Park City, Utah Torjus Krogdahl Jr. Oslo, Norway Eian Sandvik Fr. Oslo, Norway Ryan Wilson So. Red Wing, Min. Men s Name Yr. Hometown Rolf Figi Jr. Betschwanden, Switzerland Ian Havlick Sr. Boulder, Colo. Miles Havlick So. Boulder, Colo. Charlie Smith Jr. Bend, Ore. Didrik Smith Jr. Bekkestua, Norway Tom Smith Jr. Bend, Ore. Women s Name Yr. Hometown Jaime DuPratt Fr. Park City, Utah Eva Huckova Sr. Banska Bystricka, Slovakia Anna Kocken So. Järpen, Sweden Tii-Maria Romar Sr. Mustasaari, Finland Sofia Smith Sr. Issaquah, Wash. Julia Wong So. Brookfield, Wis. Director Head Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Kevin Sweeney (7th Season) Jaka Korencan Abi Holt Will McDonald Women s Name Yr. Hometown Maria Graefnings Sr. Falun, Sweden Rose Kemp Jr. Boise, Idaho Marta Larsen So. Taby, Sweden Sarah MacCarthy Sr. Steamboat Springs, Colo. Mali Noyes So. Ketchum, Idaho Zoe Roy Sr. Bend, Ore. Madeleine Talkington Jr. Springfield, Vt. Parker Tyler So. Landgrove, Vt. Coaching Staff Kevin Sweeney Director of Skiing Jaka Korencan Head Coach Abi Holt Head Coach Will McDonald Asst. Coach Katie Woods Athletic Trainer Kristin Carter Assistant Athletic Trainer

3 National Finishes Year Combined th th rd 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 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 Nat l 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: Eva Huckova 1:54.54 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. Utah Records At A Glance Utah has 10 NCAA Championships, which ranks third all-time. The Utes also won an AIAW title in 1978, bringing their total to 11. Utah s 64 individual national championships ranks third all-time. Marvin Melville won three individual titles in 1959 downhill, slalom and. The three titles in one year ties for the most in NCAA history. Four Utes combined to win five individual titles in 1995, the NCAA record for most individual championships by one school in a season. Havard Solbakken (10-km freestyle), Heidi Selnes (5-km freestyle and 15-km classical) Thomas Weman (20-km classical), and Christl Hager (giant slalom) all won titles for Utah that season. Christl Hager is the only three-time repeat champion in Utah history, which also ties the national record. She won the giant slalom in 1994, 1995 and Kevin Sweeney

4 Women s Bios Eva Huckova Banska Bystricka, Slovakia Tii-Maria Romar Mustasaari, Finland Anna Kocken Sophomore Järpen, Sweden 2011: First-team All-RMISA... finished on the podium four times this season... won the giant slalom at the Utah Invitational and turned in runner-up finishes in the slalom at the New Mexico and Denver Invitationals... also registered a third-place effort in the giant slalom at Denver... named the RMISA Women s Skier of the Week after DU. 2010: NCAA giant slalom national champion placed 33rd in the slalom at NCAA s earned her fifth All-American honor and competed in NCAA Championships for third time in her career... first-team All-RMISA did not finish out of the top eight all season (10 races) started the year with a giant slalom win at the Utah Invite also won the slalom at Montana State three second-place finishes (GS and slalom at Nevada, slalom at New Mexico) ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America at-large selection (secondteam) Toril Forland Outstanding Skier MWC Scholar-Athlete. 2009: Earned All-America honors in the slalom and giant slalom finished third in the GS and 10th in the slalom at NCAA s Utah s leading NCAA qualifier... started the year with a win in GS at the Alaska Invitational... never finished outside of the top six during the regular season but struggled with inconsistency in finishing... two third-place slalom finishes, at the DU Invitational and RMISA qualifier... fifth in slalom at the Alaska Invitational... sixth in GS at the RMISA Championships... sixth-place slalom run at the CU Invite Toril Forland Outstanding Skier MWC Scholar-Athlete. 2008: Finished second in both the slalom and giant slalom at the NCAA Championships, earning first-team All-America honors in both disciplines... was the top overall NCAA Championships 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... named as the Toril Forland Outstanding Skier. Before Utah: Member of the Slovakian National Ski Team from th-place GS finish at the Torino Winter Olympics. Personal: Daughter of Petr Hucko and Jana Huckova... finance major. 2011: Emerged with a strong season in her first year with the Utes... selection to All- RMISA First Team... will participate in the NCAA Championships for the first time in her career... posted five top-three finishes, including giant slalom victories at the Montana State and Denver Invitationals... placed second in both the slalom events at the New Mexico Invitationals. Before Utah: Was a member of the Finnish National A Team since had several podium finishes in the Finnish Championships... competed in the 2009 World Championships... also was in the World Cup and Europe Cup. Personal: Daughter of Jan-Erik and Elina Romar... intends to major in Exercise Sport Science. Tii-Maria Romar 2011: Took fourth place in both slalom races at the New Mexico Invitationals... tied for fifth place in the slalom at the Utah Invitational... finished ninth in the slalom at the DU Invitational... placed 27th in the slalom at the NCAA West Region/RMISA Championships. 2010: Finished ninth in the slalom at the New Mexico Invite. Before Utah: Fifth at the Sweden National Championships in the slalom in 2008 has 20 FIS Europa Cup starts member of the National Team from seventh in the giant slalom at the Swedish National Championships skied for Åre_Slalomklubb. Personal: Daughter of Ulf Emilsson and Pippi Kocken one sister major is business. Anna Kocken Eva Huckova

5 Men s Bios Jeremy Elliot Freshman Park City, Utah Torjus Krogdahl Oslo, Norway Ryan Wilson Sophomore Red Wing, Minn. 2011: Earned first career victory in the giant slalom at the NCAA West Region/RMISA Championships... second-team All-RMISA... placed in top four in five of the 10 races in which he has competed this season... placed second in the slalom at the RMISA Qualifer... best giant slalom finish of the season came with a third-place effort at the Utah Invitational... also took fourth in the GS at the Montana State and Denver Invitationals. Before Utah: Finished as the runner-up in the grand slalom at the U.S. National Championships in 2008 won the grand slalom at the 2009 Western Region Tech Series took second place in the grand slalom in the FIS University race at Taos, N.M., in 2010 led high school team to first place at the western regional competition in Colorado during freshman season broke five vertebrae in upper back in 2006 as a result of a motocross accident, but made a full recovery. Personal: Son of Jim and Brigitte Elliot has four siblings student body vice president at Winter Sports School undecided on major. Jeremy Elliot Ryan Wilson 2011: Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third time in his career... first-team All-RMISA... won the slalom at the Denver Invitational and claimed third place in the second slalom competition at the New Mexico Invitational... took fourth place in the slalom at the Utah Invitational. 2010: All-American in both the slalom (second) and giant slalom (ninth) at the NCAA Championships second-team All-RMISA one of the west region s best slalom skiers with six top-six finishes during the year placed second in the slalom at Utah and Montana State fourth in the slalom at New Mexico and Nevada best GS finish was 13th at Utah secondteam ESPN The Magazine All-District VIII David Novelle Men s Outstanding Skier MWC Scholar-Athlete. 2009: NCAA Qualifier as an alternate due to team limits consistent in the slalom, finishing in the top 15 in five races with just one DNF best slalom finish was an 11th-place run at the DU Invite was 12th in the slalom at the Alaska Invite, running 13th at the Colorado meet, RMISA qualifying race and the regional meet best finishes in the GS were a 23rdplace run at both the CU Invite and Denver Invite MWC Scholar-Athlete. Before Utah: On the Norway National Team... finished sixth in the slalom at the National Championships in th in the GS and 12th in the super combined at the 2008 Norway National Championships... 15th in the slalom at the 2008 Sweedish National Championships... 13th in the slalom at the 2007 World Ski Championships. Personal: Son of Anne Grosvold and Torbjorn Krogdahl... one sibling, Thea Grosvold... majoring in business. Torjus Krogdahl 2011: First-team All-RMISA... won a pair of giant slalom races, at the RMISA Qualifier and the Montana State Invitational... placed fourth in the GS at the Utah Invitational... took sixth in the slalom at the U of U Invite... had a ninthplace run in the giant slalom at the regional. 2010: Ran in four races before suffering a knee injury finished seventh in the RMISA giant slalom qualifier placed 16th in the GS at Montana State MWC Scholar-Athlete. Before Utah: Was nominated for the US Ski Team but chose to attend college has 15 wins in FIS competition with 37 top-three finishes finished the 2009 season ranked 95th in the world in the slalom 2008 Australia/New Zealand Cup Slalom Champion eighth place in the Nor-Am Cup slalom in 2008 won National Development System/US Ski Team Invitational Slalom in 2008 earned the Shelley Glover Award in 2007 for leadership, hard work and determination. Alternate Eian Sandvik Freshman Oslo, Norway 2011: NCAA qualifier and alternate due to team limits... posted 11 top-20 finishes, highlighted by a fifth-place performance in the giant slalom at the RMISA Qualifier. Before Utah: Was named the Student-Athlete of the Year at Landoya High School. Personal: Son of Einar and Loken Sandvik intends to major in business. Personal: Son of Scott and Sheryl Wilson one brother and one sister mother Sheryl played tennis at Minnesota while sister Lindsey plays college soccer an honor roll student in high school 2003 National Merit Award Winner in English enjoys biking, golf and hiking majoring in psychology.

6 Women s Bios Maria Graefnings Marta Larsen Zoe Roy Falun, Sweden Sophomore Taby, Sweden Bend, Ore. 2011: Named RMISA s Women s MVP... finished second in the 15k classical race at the regional and was third in the 5k freestyle... took first place in seven of eight regular-season races... First-team All-RMISA selection. Before Utah: Competed at University of Nevada during 2010 season first-team All- American in the 5K Classic after taking fourth place at the NCAA Championships also earned All-American honors after finishing 10th in the 5K Classical won the 15K and finished as the runner-up in the 5K Classical at the 2010 RMISA Championships also competed for the Oestersunds ski team took fifth at the 2008 Swedish National Championships finished sixth at the U23 Tarusio ITA Sprint Classic placed eighth at the 2010 Cogne ITA CISM. Personal: Daughter of Borie and Ulla Graefnings one brother and one sister majoring in Exercise and Sport Science. Alternates Sarah MacCarthy Steamboat Springs, Colo. 2011: Selected Second-team All-RMISA... best finish was third place at the Utah Invitational. 2010: Three-time NCAA qualifier... NCAA qualifier for the third time, placing 31st in the 15-km freestyle and 35th in the 5-km classic four top-20 finishes MWC Scholar-Athlete. 2009: Redshirted finished sixth in the 1.2 classic sprint at the Canadian National Championships. 2008: Qualified for the NCAA Championships, but did not race because of team limits. 2007: NCAA Nationals qualifier... notched a sixthplace finish in the 5-km freestyle at the NCAA West Regional. Before Utah: Placed third in sprint, seventh in 5-km skate and eight in 10-km classic at 2006 National Championships. Personal: Majoring in international studies and environmental studies... born October 7, : Second-team All-RMISA member... had six top-10 finishes and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in her career. Her best performance this season came at the Utah Invitational, where she placed fourth. 2010: Finished in the top 20 in five of the six races she competed best meet was the Utah Invitational, finishing 15th in the 15-km freestyle and 17th in the 5-km classic MWC Scholar- Athlete. Before Utah: Skied for Sundbybergs IK best 2008 finish third in Swedish junior cup race (15- km skate) first in a 2008 Swedish junior relay high school ski team was the best in Sweden two years in a row. Personal: Daughter of Ingrid and Kaj four siblings undecided major. Rose Kemp Boise, Idaho 2011: Finished in the top 20 in all eight races she has competed in this season. 2010: NCAA qualifier, placing 22nd in the 15- km freestyle and 34th in the 5-km classic also was strong at the Western Regional, finishing 16th in the 15-km freestyle while placing 17th in the 5-km classic eight top-20 finishes MWC Scholar-Athlete. 2009: Redshirt had four top-10 finishes at the U.S. National Championships, including a third-place finish in the 3x5 relay and a fourth-place finish in the 10-km freestyle. Before Utah: Qualified for junior nationals three years ( )... finished in the top 15 at junior nationals. Personal: Daughter of Andy and Margaret Kemp... one sister, Julia... graduated high school with honors... also played volleyball in high school major is undecided. 2011: Four-time NCAA Championships qualifier, the fourth consecutive year she has competed in nationals... First-team All-RMISA selection... finished in the top six in every race in which she competed... reached the podium with a pair of third-place finishes, including the 5k classical at the Utah Invitational and the 15k classical at the regional. 2010: Qualified for the NCAA meet for the third-straight year 13th in the 15-km freestyle and was 27th in the 5-km classic at the NCAA s second-team All-RMISA... ended the year on a high note, finishing fourth in the 5-km classic and was eighth in the 15-km freestyle at the RMISA Championships six top-10 finishes sixth in the 5-km classic and was 10th in the 15-km free at the Utah Invite. 2009: Utah s second NCAA qualifier, placing 19th in the 5-km classical and 31st in the 15-km freestyle at nationals had her best meet of the year at the Seawolf Invite, finishing eighth in the classical and ninth in the freestyle... best run of the year a sixth-place classical finish at Denver, and was also 12th in the freestyle in that meet... did not finish below the top 15 all season... 12th in the classic at the Colorado Invitational MWC Scholar-Athlete. 2008: Finished 24th in the 15-km classic and 26th in the 5-km freestyle at NCAA s... never finished out of the top-15 during the regular season, 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... ran with the Utah cross country team in fall. Before 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 exercise and sport science major.

7 Men s Bios Miles Havlick Sophomore Boulder, Colo. Didrik Smith Bekkestua, Norway Tom Smith Bend, Ore. 2011: Had four first-place finishes this season and returns to the NCAA Championships for the second time... won four races this season, including the 10k freestyle at the regional... First-team All-RMISA... also ended up as the runner-up twice. 2010: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in his first year earned All-America honors in the 10-km classic with an eighth-place finish also finished 22nd in the 20-km freesstyle secondteam All-RMISA had Utah s best finish of the year, running third in the 10-km classic at the Utah Invitational fifth in the 10-km free at Montana State best meet of the season was the RMISA Championships, placing sixth in the 10-km classic and finishing 10th in the 20-km freestyle MWC Scholar-Athlete. Before Utah: Competed for Boulder Racing Team finished first at the Soldier Hollow Super Qualifier Sprint race in 2008 and 2009 finished third in the Solder Hollow Super Qualifier 15-km classic thirdplace finish in the 2009 National Skate Sprint finished 19th in the US National Classic Sprint in Personal: Son of Scott and Kristin Havlick brother Ian also competes for the Ute ski team father attended Utah major is undeclared. 2011: First-team All-RMISA selection... won the 10k freestyle at the New Mexico Invite and had three other top-six finishes. 2010: Qualified for NCAA s for the secondstraight year finished 12th in the 20-km freestyle and placed 17th in the 10-km classic at the NCAA Championships best meet of the season was at the regional meet, finishing eighth in the 20-km freestyle and ninth in the 10-km classic placed ninth in the 20-km free and was 10th in the 10-km classic at Nevada ninth-place finish in the 15-km classic at Montana State only finished out of the top 15 once all season (NCAA s). 2009: Utah s second NCAA qualifier... finished 16th in the 20-km free and was 18th in the 10-km classical at NCAA s started the year strong, finishing sixth in the classical and 10th in the freestyle at Alaska... seventh in classical and eighth in freestyle at the Seawolf Invite... sixth in the classical at the CU Invitational, finishing 14th in freestyle... 15th in the classical at the RMISA Championships... did not finish out of the top 20 all season. Before Utah: Skied with Fossum IF... strong in the sprint races... 11th in the 15-km skate and 16th in the km pursuit at junior nationals in Personal: Son of Christen Smith and Ann-Kristi Aksnes... two siblings majoring in business. 2011: Was in the top five in two of his last three races this season, including a fourth-place finish in the 10k freestyle at the regional. 2010: Had six top-25 finishes best meet was the Utah Invite, placing 16th in the 20- km freestyle and 19th in the 10-km classic finished 18th in the 10-km free at the New Mexico Invite MWC Scholar-Athlete. 2009: Finished in the top-25 in every race (10 races) best meet was the Colorado Invitational, placing 14th in the 10-km classic and 16th in the 21-km freestyle competed at the U.S. National Championships, finishing sixth in the sprint MWC Scholar- Athlete. Before Utah: 2007 U.S. National Sprint Champion... medaled in all events at the 2007 Olympics (9th in 10-km classic, 6th in 15- km skate, 1st in skate sprint)... three-time state champion at Summit High School ( )... All-American in 2007 and skied for club Mount Bachelor Sports Education Foundation and the Bend Team. Personal: Son of Douglas Smith and Monica McClain-Smith... both parents and his uncle skied in college... has a brother, Charlie, and a sister, Isabel... Charlie is also a member of the Utah ski team... enjoys surfing... wants to be an international teacher majoring in environmental studies and international studies. Alternates Rolf Figi Betschwanden, Switzerland Ian Havlick Boulder, Colo. 2011: NCAA qualifier for third consecutive season... took fifth in the 10k freestyle at the regional. 2010: NCAA qualifier and was an alternate due to team limits. 2009: Qualified for NCAA s, serving as an alternate due to team limits. Before Utah: Finished third in the sprint and seventh in the distance races at the European Youth Olympic Days in won a FIS race in Marbach, Switzerland, in Personal: Son of Urs and Marianne Figi... brother of former Ute skier Fabian Figi majoring in mechanical engineering. 2011: Took eighth in the 10k freestyle at the regional. 2010: Ran in six races MWC Scholar-Athlete. 2009: Had five top-25 finishes MWC Scholar-Athlete. 2008: Top finish was a 17th-place run at the 15-km freestyle at the Utah Invitational, while finishing 20th in the 20-km classic. Before Utah: 2007 National Sprint Champion. Personal: Son of Scott and Kristin Havlick brother Miles is a sophomore on the Utah ski team... geography major.

8 Maria Graefnings Zoe Roy Didrik Smith Miles Havlick 2011 Results Utah Invitational RMISA Qualifier Montana State Inv. New Mexico Inv. Denver Inv. RMISA Champ. NCAA Champ. Jan. 8-9 Jan. 14 Feb. 10 Jan Feb. 4-5 Feb Feb March 9-12 Men GS SL GS SL GS SL SL 1 SL 2 GS SL GS SL GS SL Nick Cohee DNS DNF 19 DNF DQ Jeremy Elliot 3 DNF DNF 2 4 DQ DNC DNC DNF Torjus Krogdahl T DNF 12 Eian Sandvik DNF 13 T Ryan Wilson DNF 10 9 DNF Women GS SL GS SL GS SL SL 1 SL 2 GS SL GS SL GS SL Jaime DuPratt DNF DNF Eva Huckova 1 T-5 14 DNF 28 2 DNC DNC DNF Anna Kocken DQ T-5 19 DNS Tii-Maria Romar Sofia Smith DNS Julia Wong DNC DNC DNS DNC DNS DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC --- DNC NCAA Champ. March 9-12 Denver Invite RMISA Champ. Feb Feb Results Montana State Inv. Utah Invitational New Mexico Invite Jan Jan Feb. 4-5 Men 20k CL 10k FS 10k CL 20k FS 10k CL 10k FS 10k CL 21k FS 10k FS 20k CL 10k CL 20k FS Rolf Figi DQ Ian Havlick Miles Havlick DNS DNS Charlie Smith DNC 29 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNS DNS DNC DNC Didrik Smith DNS DNS Tom Smith T DQ Women 15k CL 5k FS 5k CL 15k FS 5k CL 10k FS 5k CL 21k FS 5k FS 15k CL 5k CL 15k FS Maria Grafnings Rose Kemp DNS DNF Marta Larsen DNC DNC Sarah MacCarthy Mali Noyes DNC DNF DNC DNC 32 DNS 26 DNF Zoe Roy DNC DNC DNS DNS 5 3 Madeleine Talkington Parker Tyler DNC DNC