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1 New Mexico Skiing Final Notes Contact: Chelsea Einerwold Phone (c): Quick Hits on the Season Joonas Rasanen Wins Slalom National Title... Sophomore Joonas Rasanen became the 26th individual national champion in the history of the University of New Mexico (all sports) as the Lobo men s Alpine skier won the slalom event at the 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships on Friday, March 8 in Middlebury, Vt. He s the 13th Lobo skier to win an individual national title and the first since Rasanen is just the third UNM men s skier to win a title and only the second men s alpine champ. UNM Tallies Six All-American Performances at Nationals... Four Lobo skiers earned national honors for their performances and two of those individuals earned two national accolades: Chris Acosta 1st Team, GS 2nd Team, SL Joonas Rasanen 1st Team, SL (1st) Mateja Robnik 2nd Team, SL Mats Rudin Resaland 1st Team, CL 2nd Team, FS Acosta a Four-Year All-American... Chris Acosta earned his fifth national accolade with a fourth-place finish in the Giant Slalom at the 2013 NCAAs to become just the third Lobo men s Alpiner and the sixth Lobo skier in school history to earn national honors all four years of his collegiate career. He also earned Second Team All-America for his tie for 8th place in the slalom to bring his national honors total to six. He ranks second in Lobo skiing history for most men s All-America honors. Six Lobos Garner All-RMISA Accolades... UNM landed six skiers on the 2013 All-RMISA list as announced by the Association on March 4: Chris Acosta*, Sr. 1st Team Michael Bansmer, So. 2nd Team Joonas Rasanen, So. 1st Team Mateja Robnik, So. 2nd Team Mats Rudin Resaland, So. 1st Team Anni Nord, So. 2nd Team *repeat honoree Lobos Finish sixth at 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships For the 30th-straight season, the University of New Mexico Ski team finished in the top-10 at nationals. For the 13th time in program history, and the 26th time in Lobo athletics history, a New Mexico student-athlete won an individual national title. Sophomore Joonas Rasanen won the men s slalom race on March 8 and helped the Lobos post the second-best team score of that day with a score of 169 points -- a performance that was instrumental in keeping UNM in the top six. The 2013 NCAA Championships were hosted by Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt., and included on event each day, March 6-9. Action began with the giant slalom and the Lobos were paced by senior Chris Acosta who earned his fifth All- American honor with a fourth-place finish. The Alpiners tallied 144 points and were in sixth place after the opening day. Acosta became just the third Lobo men s Alpiner and the sixth Lobo skier in school history to earn national honors all four years of his collegiate career. On the second day of nationals, Mats Rudin Resaland finished runner-up in the men s 10K classic and helped the Lobos move up on spot in the standings to fifth place (280 points). Day three was perhaps the most exciting day for New Mexico as Rasanen captured the men s slalom race. The sophomore was in third place after the men s first run as he posted a time of The second run of the men s slalom featured slips from many of the contenders and Rasanen took advantage, posting a solid second run in for a total time of 1: The team held on to its fifth-place standing with 449 points. Two other Lobos earned national honors that day as Acosta finished tied for 8th place with Colorado s Kasper Hietanen, and on the women s side, sophomore Mateja Robnik finished ninth. New Mexico had one more All-American on the final day of competition as Resaland took sixth Mats Rudin Resaland was the runner-up of the men s 10K classic. in the men s 20K mass-start freestyle race. New Mexico finished sixth overall with 576 points, getting edged by Dartmouth, who posted 594. Colorado posted the biggest final-day comeback in the history of the NCAA Skiing Championships, shining in the Nordic mass start freestyle races to earn its 18th national title under NCAA jurisdiction and 19th total as the Buffalo women took Clara Chauvet led the Lobo women in both the classic and freestyle races. the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) crown in Joonas Rasanen Wins Slalom National Title; Sets Lobo Men s Slalom Victory Record Sophomore Joonas Rasanen became the 26th individual national champion in the history of the University of New Mexico (all sports) as the Lobo men s Alpine skier won the slalom event at the 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships on Friday, March 8 in Middlebury, Vt. He s the 13th Lobo skier to win an individual national title and the first since Rasanen is just the third UNM men s skier to win a title and only the second men s alpine champ. Joonas Rasanen atop the slalom podium Chris Acosta tied for 8th (far right) Mateja Robnik led the women s alpine team in both the giant slalom and slalom at NCAAs and earned all- America honors for finishing ninth in the slalom. Rasanen, a native of Helsinki, Finland, was in third place after the men s first run as he posted a time of The second run of the men s slalom featured slips from many of the contenders and Rasanen took advantage, posting a solid second run in for a total time of 1:38.96

2 University of New Mexico Location...Albuquerque, N.M. Founded by Territorial Legislature Enrollment...28,500 Nickname... Lobos Colors...Cherry & Silver Conference...RMISA National Affiliation... NCAA Div. I President... Dr. Robert Frank VP for Athletics... Paul Krebs Senior Associate AD...Tim Cass Assoc. AD/SWA...Janice Ruggiero Faculty Representative... Breda Bova Red River Ski Area Address Pioneer Road Red River Ski Area, Red River N.M Phone Number Opened...December 1959 Web Site... Base Elevation...8,750 Top Elevation...10,350 Vertical Drop...1,600 Avg. Annual Snowfall Trails Lifts... 3 trpl & 2 dble chair; 2 surface tows Program History First year of skiing National Champions NCAA Appearances...29 Individ. Event NCAA Champs...20 Individual NCAA Champs...11 Regional Team Championships... 1 (2009) Internet Athletics Web site... Main University site... RMISA Web site Team Info Letterwinners Returning/Lost...19/1 Redshirts...1 Newcomers...3 Returning Redshirts Highest Finish... Third (RMISA Champs/NCAA West Regional) RMISA Finish...Fifth (2,855 pts) Individ. 1st place finishes...three All-Americans... Five First team: Armin Triendl (GS), Chris Acosta (S), Stefanie Demetz (S) Second team: Chris Acosta (GS), Sjur Prestsaeter (CL) University of New Mexico Skiing Roster Alpine Name Class/Exp. NCAAs Hometown (High School/Last School) Chris Acosta SR/3L 3 Ashland, Wisc. (Middle Park, HS) Courtney Altringer FR/HS 0 Spokane, Wash. (Mead HS) Michael Bansmer SO/1L 1 Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS) Anne Cecilie Brusletto SR/2L 2 Oslo, Norway (Wang Handelsgymnas) Sean Horner SO/1L 0 Boulder, Colo. (Boulder HS) Mary Rachel Hostetter SR/1L/TR 3* Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Denver) Mark Miller SO/1L 0 Dillon, Colo. (Summitt HS/Colorado Mountain College) Juho-Pekka Penttinen JR/2L 0 Kuopio, Finland (Kuusamon Lukio) Joonas Rasanen SO/1L 0 Helsinki, Finland (Nilsian Lukio) Mateja Robnik SO/TR 0 Luce, Slovenia (University of Ljublijana) Chriss Salbu SR/2L 0 Bergen, Norway Armin Triendl SR/1L 1 Oberperfuss, Austria (Schigymnasium Stams) Kate Williams SR/3L 2 Park City, Utah Nordic Name Class/Exp. NCAAs Hometown (High School/Last School) Anniken Bratlie SO/1L 0 Oslo, Norway (Ullern HS) Clara Chauvet SO/1L 1 St. Gervais, France Anita Kirvesniemi JR/1L/TR 0 Simpele, Finland (Univ. of Eastern Finland) Linn Håvelsrud Klaesson SR/3L 2 Oslo, Norway (Lambertseter Vidregaende Skole) Ingrid Leask SR/3L 0 Buffalo, Minn. (Buffalo HS) Pierre Niess SR/3L 1 Strasbourg, France Anni Nord SO/1L 1 Tammela, Finland (Sotkamon Lukio) Christian Otto JR/2L 2 Waltersdorf, Germany (Eliteschule des Wintersports) Sjur Prestsaeter SO/1L 1 Lillehammer, Norway (Norges Toppidrettsgymnas) Mats Rudin Resaland SO/HS 0 Kongsberg, Norway (Norges Toppidrettsgymnas) Eivind Odden Solberg SR/2L 0 Oslo, Norway (Lambertseter Videregaende Skole) Head Coach: Fredrik Landstedt, (6th as head coach, 18th overall) Head Alpine Coach: Joe Downing (1st season) Assistant Alpine Coach: Gary Beresford (2nd season) Assistant Nordic Coach: Martin W. Kaas (2nd season) Vice President for Athletics: Paul Krebs Assistant Communications Director (Skiing Contact): Chelsea Einerwold Lobo Skiing - Notes It was the first trip to the NCAAs for Rasanen and his first All-America honor. The slalom event had been his strength all season as he recorded three slalom victories during regular-season RMISA competitions. Four victories in the slalom in a single season is the most of any Lobo men s skier in program history. He ranks tied for second for most wins by a Lobo men s alpine skier in a single season (Tor Fodnesbergene 2006 and Lars Loeseth 2005). Acosta a Four-Year All-American Chris Acosta earned his fifth national accolade with a fourth-place finish in the Giant Slalom at the 2013 NCAAs to become just the third Lobo men s Alpiner and the sixth Lobo skier in school history to earn national honors all four years of his collegiate career. He also earned Second Team All-America for his tie for 8th place in the slalom to bring his national honors total to six. He ranks second in Lobo skiing *Hostetter competed at the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Championships as a member of the DU ski team history for most men s All-America honors. Seven national accolades is the most of any Lobo skier and three have done so in the history of the program: Polina Ermoshina (4 in CL, 3 FS, ), Kristina Strandberg (4 in CL, 3 in FS, ) and Lars Loseth (four in GS, 3 in SL; 1992, 94-95). UNM Tallies Six All-American Performances at Nationals Four Lobo skiers earned national honors for their performances at the 2013 NCAA Championships and two of those individuals earned two national accolades. Senior Chris Acosta earned first team All-America honors for finishing fourth in the Giant Slalom. His tie for eighth place in the Slalom earned him second team All-America accolades. Sophomore newcomer Mats Rudin Resaland was the other Lobo to earn two All-America honors as he also 2

3 Notes - Post NCAA Championships Chris Acosta Alpine SR Ashland, Wisc./Middle Park HS 4th NCAAs Earned First Team All-America for a fourth-place finish in the giant slalom and Second Team All-America honors for tying for eighth in the slalom at the 2013 NCAA Championships...finished the season with two 1stplace and seven top-5 finishes in won the giant slalom and was the runner-up in the slalom at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals...four-time All-American: 2010 (8th in SL), 2011 (5th in GS) and 2012 (10th in GS and 3rd in SL) Michael Bansmer Alpine SO Central Pointe, Ore./Crater HS 1st NCAAs Finished 15th in the giant slalom and 31st in the slalom at the 2013 NCAAs...placed as high as 2nd in 2013 in the giant slalom at the CU Invite on Jan. 8...had three top-5 finishes...finished 7th in the giant slalom and 4th in the slalom at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals Joonas Rasanen Alpine SO Helsinki, Finland/Nilsian Lukio 1st NCAAS Won the 2013 Men s Slalom National Title and finished 17th in the giant slalom at NCAAs...earned First Team All-America honors for the slalom win...had four victories and five top-5 finishes in won the slalom at the CU Spencer Nelson Invite, the DU Invite and UNM Invite...ranks 1st in UNM history for most men s slalom victories in a single season and is T2nd most men s alpine wins in a single season Mateja Robnik Alpine SO Luce, Slovenia/Univ. of Ljublijana 1st NCAAs Earned Second Team All-America with a ninth-place finish in the women s slalom and finished 20th in the giant slalom at the 2013 NCAAs...led the Lobos and placed 14th or better in all eight RMISA events she competed in...recorded career-best 3rd-place finishes in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals Kate Williams Alpine SR Park City, Utah 4th NCAAs Finished 13th in the slalom and 23rd in the giant slalom at the 2013 NCAAs...had three top-5 finishes in 2013, including a season-best 4th place in the giant slalom at the RMISA Qualifier...finished 5th and 11th in the SL and GS at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals...second team AllAmerica in 2010 (9th in SL) M.R. Hostetter Alpine SR Steamboat Springs, Colo./Denver 4th NCAAs Placed 20th in the slalom and 22nd in the giant slalom at the 2013 NCAAs...had four top-10 finishes in the slalom this season...placed a career-best 3rd place in the SL at the CU Invite...finished 18th and 12th in the GS and SL, respectively, at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals...30th in GS and 20 in SL at 2012 NCAAs Mats Rudin Resaland Nordic SO Kongsberg, Norway/Norges 1st NCAAs Finished runner-up in the mens 10K classic and sixth in the men s 20K mass-start freestyle to earn First and Second Team All-America honors...led the Lobos in every RMISA event in 2013 and placed in the top-10 in all regular season races...finished 13th and 6th in the classical and freestyle at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals...placed as high as 2nd in the CL at UNM s Invite and at the 2013 NCAAs Christian Otto Nordic JR Waltersdorf, Germany/Eliteschule 3rd NCAAs Had his best races of the year at the 2013 NCAAs finishing 19th in both the classic and freestyle races...recorded eight top-20 finishes in season-best 14th in the freestyle at the Utah Invite... finished 19th and 22nd in the CL and FS at 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals..28th in CL and FS at 2012 NCAAs...12th in CL and 30th in FS at 2011 NCAAs Sjur Prestsaeter Nordic SO Lillehammer, Norway/Norges 2nd NCAAs Placed 34th in the classic and 35th in the freestyle at the 2013 NCAAs...placed as high as 23rd in the classical in battled a lingering sickness all season but felt good heading into NCAAs...placed as high as 6th in second-team All-America (10th in CL) at 2012 NCAAs Anni Nord Nordic SO Tammela, Finland/Sotkamon Lukio 2nd NCAAs Placed 19th in the freestyle and 24th in the classic at the 2013 NCAAs...led the Lobos three times in 2013, including tying her career-best with a 4th-place finish in the classical at the UNM Invite...was sick and missed 2013 RMISA Champs./NCAA West Regionals...16th and 28th in the FS and CL at the 2012 NCAAs Linn Håvelsrud Klaesson Nordic SR Oslo, Norway/Lambertseter 3rd NCAAs Placed 21st in the classic and 26th in the freestyle at the 2013 NCAAs...led the Lobos five times and placed in the top-20 nine times in placed a season-best 4th in the freestyle at the CU Invite... placed 11th in the CL and 24th in FS at 2012 NCAAs...finished 23rd in FS and 33rd in CL at 2010 NCAAs Clara Chauvet Nordic SO St. Gervais, France 2nd NCAAs Had her best races at the 2013 NCAAs and led the Lobos with an 11th-place finish in the freestyle and a 13th-place finish in the classic... led the Lobos four times and placed in the top-10 four times in placed 25th in the CL and 11th in the FS at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals... finished 21st in the CL and 12th in the FS at 2012 NCAAs 3

4 was a first and second team honoree. Resaland was runner-up in the classic race and placed sixth in the mass-start freestyle. In their first trips to NCAAs, sophomore Joonas Rasanen and Mateja Robnik both earned national accolades. As the Slalom National Champ, Rasanen was first team while Robnik placed ninth in the women s slalom to garner second team All-America distinction. Six Lobos Garner All-RMISA Accolades UNM landed six skiers on the 2013 All-RMISA list as announced by the Association on March 4. First Team honorees included Chris Acosta, Joonas Rasanen and Mats Rudin Resaland, while Michael Bansmer, Mateja Robnik and Anni Nord earned second team recognition. Acosta was the only repeat honoree as he was named second team All-RMISA in Acosta and Robnik Named RMISA Skiers of the Week UNM swept the RMISA s Alpine weekly accolades the final week. Chris Acosta and Mateja Robnik were named the Association s Skiers of the Week for their performances at the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals held Feb It was the first weekly accolade for both student-athletes. Acosta won the giant slalom and was runner-up in the slalom at regionals. He just barely missed a weekend sweep as he was two-tenth s of a second behind Denver s Espen Lyshdahl in the slalom. Robnik finished third in both the giant slalom and the slalom at regionals. A Dozen Lobos at the 2013 NCAA Championships Twelve Lobo skiers will represented the University of New Mexico at the 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships in Middlebury, Vt., March 6-9. Seniors Chris Acosta, Kate Williams, Mary Rachel Hostetter and Linn Håvelsrud Klaesson; junior Christian Otto; and sophomores Michael Bansmer, Joonas Rasanen, Mateja Robnik, Mats Rudin Resaland, Sjur Prestsaeter, Anni Nord and Clara Chauvet made the trip to Middlebury College to compete in this year s NCAA events. Seventy-four men and 74 women made up the field at the NCAA Men s and Women s Skiing Championships. Participants are selected on a regional basis from two designated regions for Alpine skiing (East and West Regions) and three designated regions for Nordic skiing (Central, East and West Regions). Bids were awarded to regions using a formula determined by the skiing committee. A maximum of 12 studentathletes (three per gender per discipline) may participate from an institution. About the 2013 NCAA Championships It was the fifth time in school history that Middlebury College served as the host site for the NCAA Skiing Championships. The Panthers previously hosted the event in 1961, 1972, 1988 and Alpine events ran at Middlebury College Snow Bowl while Nordic events were held at Rikert Nordic Center. UNM and The Big Dance The Lobos kept their 30-year streak of top-10 team finishes at nationals alive with a sixth-place finish at the 2013 Big Dance. Last season UNM finished eighth at the NCAA National Championships and earned five All-American honors: Chris Acosta earned national honors in men s giant slalom and slalom, finishing 10th and third, respectively; Armin Triendl claimed fifth place in the giant slalom and Stefanie Demetz claimed sixth place in the women s slalom; and on the Nordic side, Sjur Prestseater finished 10th in the men s classic. Joonas Rasanen became the first Lobo skier to win a national title since 2009 when Malin Hemmingsson won the women s slalom for the second time in her career (also won in 2007). Rasanen also became just the second men s Alpiner to win an individual national title joining the likes of Mattais Erlandsson who also won the slalom in Mats Rudin Resaland came close to snapping a 10-year drought of individual national titles on the Nordic side with his runnerup finish in the classic race. The last Nordic individual to win a national title was Jimmy Vika in the freestyle in On the women s Nordic side, Kristina Stradnberg won the classic race in Colorado represented the RMISA well winning the 2013 title. Teams from the West have won 16 of the last 18 national championships. Acosta is GS Champ and SL Runner Up at 2013 RMISA Ships/Regionals For the second year in a row, Chris Acosta earned an RMISA/ NCAA West Regionals title as the Lobo senior won the giant slalom event on Feb. 23. Acosta won the 2012 RMISA/NCAA West Regionals slalom title. He nearly repeated as the slalom champ on Feb. 24, missing the top podium spot by two-tenths of a second and finishing instead as the runner-up. Robnik Podiums Twice at RMISA Ships/Regionals Sophomore Mateja Robnik was third in both the giant slalom and the slalom at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals. Third place is a career best for Robnik, who transferred to UNM at the semester break. Her presence has been a huge asset to the Alpine team as she has led the Lobo women and placed 14th or better in all eight RMISA events she s competed in. Lobos Fourth at RMISA Ships/Regionals A tough opening day on the Nordic trails had New Mexico sitting in last place after day one of the 2013 RMISA Championships/ NCAA West Regionals. The Lobos, however, improved one place in the standings each day of competition to finish fourth with 755 points. Colorado won the Championships/Regionals with a score of Denver followed with 859 points and Utah finished in third place with 805. Montana State (738.5) and Alaska-Anchorage (620) finished fifth and sixth, respectively. 4

5 Overall, the Lobo Alpine team finished second to Denver in downhill events, recording 441 points to the Pioneers 478. New Mexico men s Alpine team won the slalom event with 121 points while the women finished second by one point, recording 111 to Denver s 112. Fredrik Landstedt Enters his sixth season as the head coach of the Lobo ski team and his 18th season overall as he served as a student assistant coach and assistant coach before becoming the second head coach in program history the summer of With Landstedt at the helm of the program, the Lobos have finished fourth, third, third, seventh and eighth at NCAA Championships. During his tenure at UNM (assistant coach from ; and head coach from 2007-present) he has coached 41 Nordic Lobos to 67 All-American awards and four individual event Nordic team national championships. Since taking over as the head coach, Landstedt has fostered 25 Alpine All-America performers and four individual event Alpine team national championships. He has mentored two Nordic individual national champions Kristina Strandberg (2000) and Jimmy Vika (2003) and has been a integral part of the coaching staff for five Alpine individual national championships Marte Dolva (2002), Jennifer Delich (2004) and Malin Hemmingsson (2007, 09, 10). Lobos Add Joe Downing as head Alpine Coach UNM announced the hiring of Joe Downing as the head Alpine Coach (replaced Tyler Shepherd) on Aug. 21, Downing comes to New Mexico with over six years of head coaching experience and plenty of passion for ski racing. The Puyallup, Wash., native was a two-time NCAA All-American and Western Regional Champion in the Giant Slalom for the Mountaineers of Western State College. He graduated with a degree in business administration in 2002 and began coaching back in Washington at his home ski club, Team Alpental Snoqualmie. He spent three years there before moving to Loveland, Colo., to serve as the head alpine coach/fis ability lead coach of the Loveland Racing Club. From , Downing was the lead FIS coach at Schweitzer Alpine Racing School in Sandpoint, Idaho. He brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to the Lobo ski program. UNM Wins Alpine Portion of Home Meet; Finishes Fourth Overall The Lobo men s team won both slalom events while the women finished third and fourth on days one and two, respectively, to allow UNM to win the Alpine portion of its home meet. The Lobos finished fourth place overall. Colorado won the meet (864 points) to clinch the RMISA regular-season title. The Buffaloes were completely balanced over Nordic and Alpine and won every regular-season conference event this season. Utah and Denver rounded out the top three spots with 851 and 808 points, respectively. The Lobo men s Alpine team dominated their home hill, placing first, fifth and seventh in the first day of competition and second, third and sixth on the second day. Joonas Rasanen won the slalom on Feb. 9 and then placed second on Feb. 10. Chris Acosta was the second point-placer each day, while Juho- Pekka Penttinen and Mark Miller took turns as the third point earner. Mats Rudin Resaland and Anni Nord led the Lobo Nordic team last weekend in opening events of UNM s home Invitational in Red River, N.M. Resaland placed a career-best second place in the 5K CL and finished seventh in the 10K FS, while Nord tied her career-best fourth-place finish in the 5K CL and took ninth in the 10K FS. In terms of team performance, the Lobos are tied with Alaska-Anchorage for fifth following Nordic events as both the men s and women s teams placed fourth in CL events and sixth in FS events for a total of 350 points on the weekend. Resaland and Rasanen Recognized by RMISA Mats Rudin Resaland and Joonas Rasanen became the first Lobos this season to earn Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Skier of the Week honors for their performances at the Utah Invitational and the University of New Mexico Invitational, respectively, as announced by the conference on Feb. 11. Resaland, a sophomore newcomer from Kongsberg, Norway, finished sixth in the 10K classical and fifth in the 20K mass-start freestyle races Feb. 8-9 in Soldier Hollow, Utah. He has led the Lobo men and placed in the top 10 in all eight conference events this season. Rasanen won the first slalom race and finished second in the second slalom race at the UNM Invite held at the Red River Ski Area in Red River, N.M., Feb He paced the men s team to first-place finishes each day and was instrumental in New Mexico s Alpine team winning its portion of the Invite. Rasanen Wins His Way into Program History Rasanen s win in the first day slalom at UNM s Invite secured him a spot in the UNM Skiing History and Records book. The victory was his third of the season, ranking him tied for fourth (Stefan Lanzier 1997, Jonas Ryttberg 1992) in program history for most wins in a single season for by a Lobo men s Alpine skier. Three victories in the slalom is also a tie for most individual wins in the event in a single season. Petter Brenna also had three slalom victories in Lobos in the RMISA MVP Standings RMISA MVP awards are based on placings and points earned throughout the regular season. No Lobos earned MVP distinction this season, but two came very close: Courtney Altringer for women s Alpine and Joonas Rasanen for men s Alpine. Courtney Altringer led the women s standings for almost half of the RMISA regular season as she finished in the top 10 in the first six events. The Lobo freshman finished second to Colorado s Thea Grosvold. Rasanen, too, finished second in the men s alpine MVP race. The UNM sophomore recorded three slalom victories and placed in the top 11 or better in all eight regular-season events. Denver s Espen Lysdahl earned MVP distinction. 5

6 On the Nordic side, Mats Rudin Resaland was the highestranked Lobo, finishing fifth. Linn Håvelsrud Klaesson was eighth to lead UNM on the women s side. A Dozen with Dancing Experience New Mexico has 12 skiers who have competed at NCAA Championships and the Lobos aspire to return to the Big Dance and improve on last year s eighth-place finish. Those with nationals experience include: Chris Acosta ( ), Michael Bansmer (2012), Anne Cecilie Brusletto ( ), Mary Rachel Hostetter ( ), Armin Triendl (2012), Kate Williams ( ), Clara Chauvet (2012), Linn Håvelsrud Klaesson (2010, 12), Pierre Niess (2010), Anni Nord (2012), Christian Otto ( ), and Sjur Prestsaeter (2012). Half of the Dancers are All-Americans Six returning Lobos have All-America honors under their belt - Chris Acosta (2010, 11, 12); Anne Cecilie Brusletto (2010, 11); Sjur Prestsaeter (2012), Armin Triendl (2012), Pierre Niess (2010) and Kate Williams (2010). Lobos Fourth at Utah Invite The Lobos finished fourth at the Utah Invitational which held its Alpine portion in Loveland, Colo., Feb. 6-7, and the Nordic races in Solider Hollow, Utah, Feb Colorado won the Invite with 904 points. Utah placed second (845) and Denver was third (777). In Alpine action, newcomer Mateja Robnik led all Lobos in the giant slalom as she placed 15th on the opening day of the Utes Invite. Freshman Courtney Altringer and seniors Mary Rachel Hostetter and Kate Williams finished 17th, 18th and 19th, respectively. The men were led by senior Chris Acosta who placed 18th. Sophomores Michael Bansmer and Mark Miller were the other two point placers for the Lobo men, finishing 21st and 28th, respectively. The Lobos had a strong performance in the slalom and junior Juho-Pekka Penttinen finished a season-best second-place to lead the Lobos in the event. Acosta and Joonas Rasanen were the other two point scorers for the Lobo men. Acosta, a senior, nabbed his fourth top-10 finish of the season as he placed sixth, while Rasanen claimed ninth place and tallied his fourth top-10 finish. Robnik led the Lobo women for the second-consecutive day as she placed fifth. Courtney Altringer and Mary Rachel Hostetter were next, finishing eighth and ninth, respectively. In Nordic competition, Mats Rudin Resaland led the Lobos as he placed sixth in the 10K classical. Christian Otto was 17th and Sjur Prestsaeter was 26th to round out scoring for the men. Linn Håvelsrud Klaesson paced the women, finishing 14th in the 5K classical. Anni Nord and Clara Chauvet finished 16th and 21st, respectively in the classical. In the 15/20K mass-start freestyle, Resaland again led the men with a fifth-place finish while Chauvet led the women, crossing the line seventh. Otto and Eivind Odden Solberg were the other two points scorers behind Resaland, finishing18th and 29th. The other two point placers for the women were Nord and Klaesson, who placed 15th and 19th. History of Lobo Home Meets UNM did not hold a home meet last season, but won their home meet in 2011, compiling 881 points. Since 1983, UNM has won five of its 22 home meets (UNM held an Alpine-only meet in1989, but the Lobos finished 4th). Juho-Pekka Penttinen and Anne Cecilie Brusletto, both Alpiners, have won individual events at UNM s last home meet. Penttinen won the men s Slalom while Brusletto took two Slalom victories on the women s side. She also won the women s Slalom at the Lobos home meet in University of Denver Invite The Lobos (754 points) were edged out of third place by Utah in the final day of competition at the DU Invite and finished fourth overall. The Utes (796 points) dominated the men s 15K mass start classical, with guys finishing second, fifth and sixth to notch 123 points. Colorado (852 points) won its second-consecutive RMISA meet, with its Nordic teams again serving as the X factors. The Buffaloes edged out Denver (833 points) in the final day of competition as CU got individual victories from Joanne Reid and Rune Malo Oedegaard. Mats Rudin Resaland led the Lobo men in both days of Nordic competition, finishing fifth in the men s 10K freestyle and a career-best third place in the men s 15k mass start classical. Anni Nord led the Lobo women in the women s 5K freestyle, placing a career-high fourth place. Linn Håvelsrud Klaesson paced UNM in the women s 10K mass start classical. The Alpine team took to the slopes for the DU Invite Jan and had the Lobos in third place following their events. After the giant slalom on Jan. 12, the Lobos were in fifth place, but a win in the men s slalom by Joonas Rasanen on Jan. 13, coupled with other solid slalom performances moved the Lobos to third place. CU/Spencer Nelson Memorial Invite The Lobos finished third at the CU/Spencer Nelson Memorial Invite held Jan. 8-9 (Alpine) and (Nordic). The Alpiners claimed second place after the first day of competition (giant slalom) and slipped to third place after the slalom. The Nordic team battled frigid temperatures on Saturday and sub-zero temperatures on Sunday but still managed to maintain the Lobos third place spot. Host Colorado used strong performances by its Nordic women s team to come from behind and win the event with 878 points. Denver finished second with points. Mateja Robnik Added to UNM Women s Alpine Roster New Mexico got some excellent news at the end of the fall semester: Mateja Robnik, a transfer from the University of Ljublijana in Slovenia, will join the Lobos in January Robnik has skied on the World Cup tour for many years, finishing 6

7 in the top 30 sixteen times. Her best place was 11th in a World Cup giant slalom race. The Lobo newcomer has sophomore eligibility and will provide the women s alpine team with more depth. Robnik will arrive on Jan. 13. She will miss the CU/ Spencer Nelson Memorial Invite and the University of Denver Invite, but then will be a regular competitor for UNM. Acosta Receives UNM Honor Senior Chris Acosta earned the University of New Mexico s L.F. Tow Diehm Inspirational Award for Started in , this is the 15th year the award has been presented to a UNM male student-athlete who exemplifies leadership, character, determination and commitment to their team. A native of Ashland, Wis., Acosta overcame personal tragedy to become a three-time All-American downhill skier for the Lobos. In the summer of 2010, Acosta and his closest friend, Spencer Nelson, a member of the University of Colorado Alpine ski team, were hiking near Aspen, Colo. Nelson was struck by a falling rock and fell to his death as Acosta and other friends looked on. A former walk-on, Acosta is now in his senior season at UNM and captain of the men s Alpine team. He has earned All-America honors each of the past three seasons in the giant slalom and slalom, including a third-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships. It s the second-consecutive year the L.F. Tow Diehm Inspirational Award has gone to a men s skier as last years winner was Tor-Hakon Hellebostad. Polina Ermshina, a women s skier from , won the Leslie Self Inspirational award (given to one UNM female student-athlete) in and Sjur Prestsaeter were the other two to earn national honors as Demetz finished sixth in the women s slalom and Prestsaeter claimed 10th in the men s classical. In addition to his All-America awards, Triendl was named the 2012 RMISA Male Skier of the Year and Alpine MVP and earned CoSIDA/Capital One All- Region honors before being named to the CoSIDA/Capital One All-America third team for his work in the classroom. Triendl was also named to the RMISA All-Conference first team along with Nordic women s skier, Linn Klaesson. Acosta and Demetz earned second team All-RMISA honors. Eleven Lobos Named All-Academic UNM had 11 ski team members make the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association s All-Academic Team: Pierre Niess (Exercise Science); Anniken Bratlie (Architecture); Juho-Pekka Penttinen (Business Administration); Sean Horner (Undeclared); Mark Miller (Psychology); Christian Otto (Business Administration); Sjur Prestsaeter (Undeclared); Armin Triendl (Business Administration); Clara Chauvet (Undeclared); Stefanie Demetz (University Studies); and Mary Rachel Hostetter (Psychology). About the Lobos If the Lobos have one thing on their side this season, it s experience. Nineteen letterwinners from last year s squad return for the campaign. The Lobos graduated one senior last year in Stefanie Demetz. Only 18 will compete, however, as Anniken Bratlie will redshirt this season. New Mexico is anchored by 10 seniors and three juniors. The roster also includes nine sophomores and UNM welcomes two newcomers in Mats Rudin Resaland (Nordic, So., Kongsberg, Norway) and Courtney Altringer (Alpine, Fr., Spokane, Wash.). Skiers Boast Best GPA of all UNM Teams in The Lobo ski team topped all other teams last year with a team GPA of The men s team had a GPA while the women posted a average. Review of Season The Lobos finished eighth at the NCAA Championships hosted by Montana State in Bozeman, Mont. It was the lowest the Lobos had placed at nationals since UNM had 11 student-athletes qualify for NCAA competition, an okay amount considering the youth (eight freshman and just one senior) and the number of injuries. Although the eighth-place finish wasn t what the Lobos had hoped, there were still some bright spots of the season. New Mexico brought home five All-America honors. Chris Acosta earned both first and second team honors for his third-place finish in the slalom and 10th-place finish in the giant slalom. Armin Triendl was the other Lobo to take first team honors as he finished fifth in the giant slalom. Stefanie Demetz 7

8 Individual Season and Career - Final Notes^ Alpine Men Chris Acosta Senior 4L 4 NCAAs Ashland, Wisc./Middle Park HS Career Earned First and Second Team All-America honors for finishing 4th in GS and T8th in SL at 2013 NCAAs 1st...Highest Finish... 1st 2...1st Pl. Finishes Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes giant slalom champion and slalom runner-up at RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals for which he earned RMISA Skier of the Week Claimed first place at the RMISA Alpine Qualifier (GS) on Jan. 7 UNM s L.F. Tow Diehm Inspirational Award winner 11...Top 20 Finishes Six-time All-American: 2010 (8th in SL), 2011 (5th in GS), 2012 (10th in GS & 3rd in SL), 2013 (4th in GS & T8th in SL) 2012 slalom champion at RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals Michael Bansmer Sophomore 2L 1 NCAAs Central Pointe, Ore./Crater HS Career 2nd...Highest Finish... same 3...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Top 20 Finishes Placed 15th in GS and 31st in the SL at 2013 NCAAs Placed a career-best second-place finish in the GS at the CU Invite on Jan. 8 On Jan. 7, placed third place at the RMISA Alpine Qualifier (GS) Finished fourth in the SL and 7th in the GS at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals, Feb Lobo Scholar-Athlete in Had two top-5 and five top-10 finishes as a freshman in 2012 Named UNM Skiing Men s Freshman of the Year in 2012 Sean Horner Sophomore 2L 0 NCAAs Boulder, Colo./Boulder HS Career Placed 7th in the SL at the CU Invite on Jan. 8 for a new career-best finish 7th...Highest Finish... same 0...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Top 20 Finishes...11 Was 8th in the first SL at the UNM Invite on Feb. 9 Turned in a solid performance at the DU Invite, placing 14th (SL) and 17th (GS) United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Ski Team Lobo Scholar-Athlete Four top-20 finishes as a freshman in 2012 Mark Miller Sophomore 2L 0 NCAAs Dillon, Colo./Summit HS - Colorado Mountain College Career Placed a career-best 5th place in the second SL run at the UNM home Invite on Feb. 9 5th...Highest Finish... same 1...Top 5 Finishes... same 2...Top 10 Finishes... 6 Also placed 11th in the first SL run at UNM s Invite on Feb. 8 United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Ski Team Lobo Scholar-Athlete Three top-20 finishes as a freshman 3...Top 20 Finishes... 6 Juho-Pekka Penttinen Junior 3L 0 NCAAs Kuopio, Finland/Kussamon Lukio Career Achieved a season-best 2nd place in the SL at the Utah Invite, Feb. 7 2nd...Highest Finish... 1st 0...1st Pl. Finishes Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes...11 Had three other top-10 finishes, all in the SL - 8th at the CU/Spencer Nelson Memorial Invite, 7th at the DU Invite and 6th at the UNM Invite United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Ski Team Had a great start to the season, recording two top-five finishes before sustaining a seasonending injury at the DU Invite 6...Top 20 Finishes As a freshman, claimed first-place in the SL at UNM s home meet Joonas Rasanen Sophomore 2L 1 NCAAs Helsinki, Finland/Nilsian Lukio Career The 2013 NCAA Men s Slalom Champion 1st...Highest Finish... same 4...1st Pl. Finishes... same 5...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Made his first trip to the NCAA Championships Placed 17th in the giant slalom at NCAAs Named RMISA Skier of the week on Feb. 11 for his 1st and 2nd place finishes at UNM s nivte Got his first career RMISA victory in the slalom at the CU Invite on Jan. 9, repeated with a victory in the 13...Top 20 Finishes slalom at the DU Invite on Jan. 13 and earned his third victory in the slalom at UNM s Invite on Feb. 8 Ranks tied for 4th in UNM history for most men s alpine wins in a single season and is tied for 1st for most slalom wins in a single-season Chriss Salbu Senior 3L 0 NCAAs Bergen, Norway Career 0...Highest Finish... 5th 0...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Top 20 Finishes Did not place in any RMISA events this season Logged three top-20 finishes as a junior, placing as high as 12th in the SL at the CU/Spencer Nelson Memorial Invite In the campaign, placed fifth and sixth in the SL at UNM s home meet Armin Triendl Senior 2L 1 NCAAs Oberperfuss, Austria/Schigymnasium Stams Career Placed in two RMISA events this season before sustaining a season-ending knee injury; is pursuing a 4th...Highest Finish... 1st medical redshirt for st Pl. Finishes... 2 Placed a season-best fourth place in the GS at the CU Invite on Jan Top 5 Finishes... 8 First-team All-America in the giant slalom (finished fifth) at 2012 NCAAs 2...Top 10 Finishes RMISA Male Skier of the Year and 2012 RMISA Alpine MVP 2...Top 20 Finishes First-team All-RMISA selection Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America (2012) and Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-Region (2012) United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Ski Team ^Based on RMISA NCAA Qualification Races Only 8

9 Individual Season and Career Notes^ Alpine Women Courtney Altringer Freshman 1L 0NCAAs Spokane, Wash./Mead HS Career Placed in the top 10 seven times in her freshman campaign 4th...Highest Finish... same 0...1st Pl. Finishes... same 2...Top 5 Finishes... same 7...Top 10 Finishes... same Was a solid performer for the Alpine team early in the RMISA season Placed in the top 10 five times in the opening week of RMISA action Claimed a career-high fourth place in her second RMISA meet (GS) at CU Invite on Jan. 8 Trained at Schweitzer Alpine Racing School (SARS) in Sandpoint, Idaho for 12 years 9...Top 20 Finishes... same Anne Cecilie Brusletto Senior 2L 2 NCAAs Oslo, Norway/Wang Handelsgymnas Career Is done competing due to a lingering injury 17th...Highest Finish... 1st 0...1st Pl. Finishes Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Top 20 Finishes Highest finish this season is 17th in the RMISA Alpine Qualifier (GS) on Jan. 7 Returns after redshirting last season Four-time All-American: 2010 (4th in slalom and 6th in giant slalom); 2011 (7th in slalom and 8th in giant slalom) Tied with Chris Acosta for most All-America honors among current Lobos (4) Mary Rachel Hostetter Senior 2L/TR 4 NCAAs Steamboat Springs, Colo./Denver Career Made her fourth trip to the NCAA Championships - her second with New Mexico 3rd...Highest Finish... same 0...1st Pl. Finishes... same 1...Top 5 Finishes... same 4...Top 10 Finishes... 7 Finished 20th in the SL and 22nd in the GS at NCAAs Had four top-10 finishes this season, all in the SL Led the team and placed a career-best 3rd place in the SL at the CU Invite on Jan. 9 United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Ski Team in Top 20 Finishes Lobo Scholar-Athlete in 2012 Named co-mvp for UNM Women s Alpine in Placed 30th in the GS and 20th in the SL at 2012 NCAAs Transferred from Denver prior to the season Mateja Robnik Sophomore 1L/TR 1 NCAAs Luce, Slovenia Career Earned Second Team All-America for placing ninth in the SL at the 2013 NCAA Championships 3rd...Highest Finish... same 0...1st Pl. Finishes... same 5...Top 5 Finishes... same 8...Top 10 Finishes... same Also placed 20th in the SL at the 2013 NCAAs Missed the first few RMISA events as she joined the team at the semester break Led the Lobos and placed a career-best 3rd in both the SL and GS at the 2013 RMISA Championships/ NCAA West Regionals 10...Top 20 Finishes... same Led the Lobo women in all eight RMISA events she competed in in 2013 Placed 14th or better in all RMISA events she skied in in 2013 Has skied on the World Cup tour for many years, finishing in the top 30 sixteen times Placed as high as 11th in a World Cup GS race Finished 12th in the GS and 13th in the super combined at the 2009 World Championships Kate Williams Senior 4L 4 NCAAs Park City, Utah Career Placed 13th in the SL and 23rd in the GS in her fourth and final trip to the NCAA Championships 4th...Highest Finish... 2nd 3...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Finished 5th and 11th in the SL and GS, respectively, at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals Placed a season-high 4th place in the GS at the RMISA Alpine Qualifier on Jan. 11 Led the Lobos in the slalom at the DU Invite, placing 5th, on Jan Top 20 Finishes Lobo Scholar-Athlete Earned All-America second team honors as a freshman (2010) for placing 9th in the SL Placed 12th in the GS and 13th in the SL at the 2012 NCAAs ^Based on RMISA NCAA Qualification Races Only 9

10 Individual Season and Career Notes^ Nordic Men Pierre Niess Senior 3L 1 NCAAs Strasbourg, France Career Is done competing due to lingering injury 0...Highest Finish... 2nd 0...Top 5 Finishes... 3 United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Team Earned All-America honors his freshman season (2010) for placing 7th in the 10K classic Only competed in four RMISA events last season due to injury 0...Top 10 Finishes Top 20 Finishes Christian Otto Junior 3L 3 NCAAs Waltersdorf, Germany/Eliteschule des Wintersports Career Placed 19th in both the 10K CL and 20K mass-start FS in his third trip to the NCAAs in th...Highest Finish... 6th 0...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes... 5 Finished in the top 20 in six of the 10 RMISA events in 2013 Was regularly the Lobos second or third guy Placed a season-high 14th in the 20K mass-start FS at the Utah Invite on Feb. 8 United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Team 8...Top 20 Finishes Lobo Scholar-Athlete Consistently placed in the top-20 for the Lobos throughout the season Placed 28th in both the 20K mass-start classical and 10K freestyle at the 2012 NCAAs Placed 12th in the 20K mass-start classical and 30th in the 10K freestyle at the 2011 NCAAs Sjur Prestsaeter Sophomore 2L 2 NCAAs Lillehammer, Norway/Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Career Placed 34th and 35th in the 10K CL and 20K mass-start FS, respectively, in his third trip to the NCAAs in 23rd...Highest Finish... 6th 0...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Finished a season-best 23rd in the 5K CL at UNM s Invite Battled a lingering sickness most of the season Earned Second-Team All-America honors for a 10th-place finish in the 20K classical at the 2012 NCAAs 0...Top 20 Finishes... 6 United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Team in 2012 Lobo Scholar-Athlete in 2012 Mats Rudin Resaland Sophomore 1L 1 NCAAs Kongsberg, Norway/Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Career Earned First and Second Team All-America in his first trip to the NCAAs in 2013 as he was runner-up in 2nd, 2x...Highest Finish... same 0...1st Pl. Finishes... same 4...Top 5 Finishes... same 10...Top 10 Finishes... same the 10K CL and placed sixth in the 20K mass-start FS Finished 13th in the 10K CL and 6th in the 20K mass-start FS at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals Named RMISA Skier of the Week on Feb. 11 for his 6th and 5th place finishes at the Utah Invite, Feb Top 20 Finishes... same Led the Nordic men in every RMISA meet, placing a career-best 2nd place in the 5K CL at the UNM Invite on Feb. 1 Placed in the top 10 in all eight regular-season RMISA events in 2013 Won the 15K mass-start CL FIS/Super Tour race on Dec. 2, 2012 at Bohart Ranch in Bozeman, Mont., topping the 2012 NCAA Champ, Runner-Up and the 2012 RMISA Champ as well as several other top U.S. Eivind Odden Solberg Senior 3L 0 NCAAs Oslo, Norway/Lambertseter Videregaende Skole Career Placed a season-best 24th in the 10K FS at the UNM Invite on Feb. 2 24th...Highest Finish... 22nd 0...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes... 0 Finished 25th in the 15K CL and 29th in the FS at the DU Invite on Jan. 20 Placed 28th in both the 20K FS and 10K CL at the CU Invite, Jan Lobo Scholar-Athlete Finished a career-high 22nd four times during the season 0...Top 20 Finishes... 0 ^Based on RMISA NCAA Qualification Races Only 10

11 Individual Season and Career Notes^ Nordic Women Anniken Bratlie Sophomore 1L 0 NCAAs Oslo, Norway/Ullern HS Career Redshirted the season...highest Finish... 17th...1st Pl. Finishes Top 5 Finishes... 0 United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Team in 2012 Lobo Scholar-Athlete in 2012 Placed 17th at the 2012 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional...Top 10 Finishes Top 20 Finishes... 1 Clara Chauvet Sophomore 2L 2 NCAAs St. Gervais, France Career Had her best races of the year at the 2013 NCAAs, placing 11th in the 15K mass-start FS and 13th in the 6th...Highest Finish... 4th 0...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes K CL It was her second trip to the NCAAs Led the Lobo women and finished 11th in the 15K mass-start freestyle at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals 10...Top 20 Finishes Is strongest in the freestyle, having recorded three top-10 finishes in the event in 2013 Placed a seson-best 6th in the 5K freestyle at the DU Invite on Jan. 19 Led the Lobo women in the 15K mass-start freestyle at the Utah Invite, finishing 7th United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Team Lobo Scholar-Athlete UNM Ski Team s Women s Freshman of the Year in 2012 Anita Kirvesniemi Junior 2L/TR 0 NCAAs Simpele, Finland/Univ. of Eastern Finland Career Finished 25th and 26th in the 5K freestyle and the 10K classical at the DU Invite, Jan st...Highest Finish... 13th 0...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes... 0 Placed 21st in the 15K freestyle and 22nd in the 5K classical at the CU Invite, Jan Lobo Scholar-Athlete Had two top-20 finishes in 2012 Joined UNM last season as a transfer from University of Eastern Finland 0...Top 20 Finishes... 2 Competed in the Finnish Youth Championships during high school and her first year of college, finishing in the top-10 eleven times Linn Håvelsrud Klaesson Senior 4L 3 NCAAs Oslo, Norway/Lambertseter Vidregaende Skole Career Placed 21st in the 5K CL and 26th in the 10K mass-start FS in her third and final trip to the NCAAs in 4th...Highest Finish... 3rd 1...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Led the Lobo women five times in 2013, including a 22nd-place finish in the 5K classical at the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals Placed a season-best 4th in the 15K freestyle and 11th in the 5K classical at the CU Invite, Jan Top 20 Finishes Placed 11th in the 15K classical and 24th in the 5K freestyle at the 2012 NCAAs Placed 23rd in the 15K freestyle and 33rd in the 5K classical at the 2010 NCAAs RMISA All-Conference first team honoree in 2012 Placed in the top-10 in every RMISA event in 2012, including a career-best 3rd place in the freestyle at Ingrid Leask Senior 3L 0 NCAAs Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS Career Tied for 19th place in the 5K CL at the UNM Invite on Feb. 1 for a new career best T19th...Highest Finish... same 0...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Top 20 Finishes... 2 Placed 23rd in the 5K FS and finished 24th in the 10K CL at the DU Invite (Jan ) Placed 26th in the 15K FS and 23rd in the CL at the CU Invite, Jan Returns after a redshirt season Lobo Scholar-Athlete Finished a career-best 20th at the 2009 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals Anni Nord Sophomore 2L 2 NCAAs Tammela, Finland/Sotkamon Lukio Career Placed 19th in the 15K mass-start FS and 24th in the 10K CL in her second trip to the NCAAs in th, 2x...Highest Finish... same 2...Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes... 5 Led the Lobos three times in 2013, including a 4th-place finish (tied career-best) in the 5K classical and a 9th-place finish in the 10K freestyle at the UNM Invite, Feb. 1-2 Led the Lobos by finishing 4th in the 5K freestyle at the DU Invite on Jan. 19 and finished 11th in the 10K classical on Jan Top 20 Finishes Placed 15th in 15K freestyle and 27th in the 5K classical at the CU Invite, Jan Lobo Scholar-Athlete Finished 16th in the 15K mass-start classical and 28th in the 5K freestyle at the 2012 NCAAs Recorded six top-20 finishes and placed in the top 10 twice in 2012, including a career-best 9th place in the classical at the DU Invite and at the Seawolf Invite ^Based on RMISA NCAA Qualification Races Only 11