This Week Utah Competes at NCAA Championships The Utah ski team closes out its season at the, March 11-14, in Maine. The alpine races will be held at Sunday River resort in Bethel while the races are at Black Mountain Touring Center in Rumford. The meet is hosted by Bates College. Action begins with the giant slalom races on Wednesday with the classical cross country races starting on Thursday. The Utes qualified a total of 18 skiers, but are limited to 12 (three per gender per discipline). Utah has alternate skiers in each discipline in case of injury or illness. Of thsoe qualifiers, 10 are repeat qualifiers and seven are seniors. This is the third-straight year that three Western teams qualified full teams Utah, Denver and Alaska-Anchorage. Dartmouth, which has won every Eastern meet this season, also qualified a full team. Last year Utah finished third at the NCAA Championships, their best finish since 2005. Although the Utes have not won any individual meets this season, Director of Skiing Eli Brown believes that Utah can win the title. Seven of the twelve athletes who qualified are seniors and 10 athletes are repeat qualifiers. It s nice not to have the pressure of our competitors who have been winning all season and are the favorites, Brown said. We like being the underdog. We have a few weeks to prepare here and the skiing is good. The snow will be hard for the alpine team back east and the low altitudes will help the team. We are experienced and relaxed, we know what we are getting into and we don t mind not being the favorites. Rulin The RMISA Led by first-team selection Nick Cohee, the University of Utah had five skiers named to the All-Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association team. Thomas Zumbrunn was a second-team selection for the second year in a row. In women s alpine, Eva Huckova earned second-team honors this year after being named to the first-team last season. On the side, Even Sletten earned his third consecutive All-RMISA honor, being named to the second team this year. Annelies Cook rounds out the team for Utah. She is a second-team pick for the second season. Cohee Looks for Giant Slalom Title in Men s In men s alpine, freshman Nick Cohee was the top overall qualifier in the men s giant slalom and qualified second overall. He had three giant slalom wins this year. Thomas Zumbrunn qualified eighth while NCAA Qualifiers Men s : Nick Cohee, Thomas Zumbrunn, Scott Veenis, Hermann Lager*, Torjus Krogdahl* Women s : Eva Huckova, Chirine Njeim, Mikaela Grassl, Chelsea Laswell* Men s : Even Sletten, Didrik Smith, Ben Fick, Rolf Figi* Women s : Annelies Cook, Zoe Roy, Sara Schweiger, Parker Tyler*, Devon Spika* * Will serve as alternates due to team limits Scott Veenis was 13th. Zumbrunn s best finish was a second-place run at the RMISA Championship in GS and Veenis had three sixth-place runs this year. Veenis won the giant slalom in 2006. Serving as alternates are Hermann Lager and Torjus Krogdahl. Lager was Utah s most consistent slalom skier this year with five top 10 finishes in the event. Cook Tops Women s In women s, Annelies Cook qualified ninth to lead the Utes. She had two fourth-place runs this season, in the Seawolf Invitational freestyle and the Colorado Invitational classic race. Zoe Roy had three top 10 finishes in qualifying 13th and Sara Schweiger had a top run of seventh in the classic race at the CU Invite to qualify 15th. Alternates are Parker Tyler and Devon Spika. Parker had Utah s best finish of the season in women s, placing third in the Seawolf Invitational classic race. Huckova Paces Solid Women s Contingent The women s alpine team is led by 2008 s NCAA slalom and GS runner-up, Eva Huckova, who qualified seventh. She was fifth in the slalom and sixth in the giant slalom qualifying. Huckova had six finishes in the top-six, winning the giant slalom at the UAA Invitational. Mikaela Grassl qualified 11th with five top 10 runs and Chirine Njeim was 13th with four runs in the top 10. The duo qualified eighth and ninth, respectively, in the overall slalom standings. Chelsea Laswell, who had her best year of her career with five top 10 finishes, is Utah s alternate. Sletten Finishing Season Strong for Men s Even Sletten came on strong at the end of the year in men s, qualifying eighth overall. He won the final two classic races of the season at the Denver Invitational and RMISA Championships. Didrik Smith was Utah s most consistent skier with five top 10 runs to qualify 12th. Ben Fick had a strong run in the final race of the year to qualify 19th. The Utes alternate is Rolf Figi. Schedule and Results Date Site Result January 5-6, 19-20 Colorado Invitational 2nd (522) 11-12 Utah Invitational 1st (585.5) February 1-2, 7 Western State Invite. 1st (585) 8-9 New Mexico Invitational 5th (422) 22-23 NCAA Regionals 2nd (527) Quick Facts University of Utah Information Location...Salt Lake City, Utah Elevation... 4,500 ft. Founded...1850 Enrollment...28,619 Nickname... Utes Colors... Crimson and White Mascot...Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Facility... Park City Mountain Resort ()... Soldier Hollow Resort () Web Site...www.UtahUtes.com Conference...Mountain West President... Michael K. Young Athletics Director... Dr. Chris Hill Coaching Staff Director of Skiing/Head Coach......Eli Brown Career/Utah Record...Fourth Year Office Phone...(801) 581-3524 Email...ebrown@huntsman.utah.edu Head Coach...Jaka Korencan Office Phone...(801) 585-6552 Email... jkorencan@huntsman.utah.edu Team Manager... Kristina Casey Email...kcasey@huntsman.utah.edu Office Phone...(801-581-3524 Assistant Coach...Andrew Johnson Assistant Coach...Sean McKenna Team Information 2008 NCAA Finish... 3rd 2008 West Regional Finish... 2nd Media Information Associate AD/Sports Information...Liz Abel Assistant SID/Skiing Contact... Brooke....Frederickson Phone...(801) 581-8997 Email... bfrederickson@huntsman.utah.edu Mailing Address...1825 E. South Campus Dr....Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Men s Nick Cohee Fr. Gardnerville, Nevada Torjus Krogdahl Fr. Oslo, Norway Kyle Kung Sr. Girdwood, Alaska Hermann Lager So. Baerum, Norway Scott Veenis Sr. Massanutten, Va. Thomas Zumbrunn Sr. Meiringen, Switzerland Women s Mikaela Grassl Sr. Sunne, Sweden Eva Huckova So. Banska Bystricka, Slovakia Chelsea Laswell Sr. Park City, Utah Chirine Njeim Sr. Beirut, Lebanon Sofia Smith So. Issaquah, Wash. Director/Head Coach Team Manager Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Eli Brown (4th Season) Kristina Casey Jaka Korencan Andrew Johnson Sean McKenna Men s Ben Fick Jr. St. Croix, Minn. Fabian Figi Sr. Betschwanden, Switzerland Rolf Figi Fr. Betschwanden, Switzerland Ian Havlick So. Boulder, Colo. Even Sletten Jr. Lillehammer, Norway Didrik Smith Fr. Bekkestua, Norway Tom Smith Fr. Bend, Ore. Women s Annelies Cook Sr. Saranac Lake, N.Y. Ingvild Flatland Sr. Baerum, Norway Rose Kemp Fr. Boise, Idaho Sarah MacCarthy Jr. Steamboat Springs, Colo. Zoe Roy So. Bend, Ore. Sara Schweiger Sr. Schwangau, Germany Devon Spika Jr. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Madeleine Talkington So. Weston, Vt. Parker Tyler Fr. Landgrove, Vt. Coaching Staff Eli Brown Director of Skiing Jaka Korencan Head Coach Andrew Johnson Asst. Coach Sean McKenna Asst. Coach Kristina Casey Team Manager Sara Gley Athletic Trainer
National Finishes Year Combined 2008 3rd 2007 4th 2006 8th 2005 3rd 2004 2nd 2003 1st 2002 3rd 2001 4th 2000 4th 1999 4th 1998 2nd 1997 1st 1996 1st 1995 2nd 1994 2nd 1993 1st 1992 3rd 1991 3rd 1990 2nd 1989 2nd 1988 1st 1987 1st 1986 1st 1985 2nd 1984 1st 1983 1st Men Women 1982 3rd 3rd 1981 1st 4th 1980 2nd 4th 1979 2nd 2nd 1978 5th 1st 1977 5th 2nd 1976 5th 2nd 1975 6th - 1974 12th - 1972 16th - 1971 8th - 1967 4th - 1966 5th - 1965 2nd - 1959 4th - 1957 6th - 1956 7th - 1955 7th - 1954 6th - * 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 27:24.5 1999 Rune Kollerud 27:19.6 2004 Henning Dybendel 21:27.9 10-Kilometer Classical 1989 Hans Sjulstad 30:03.8 1990 Luke Bodensteiner 29:31.20 1993 Luke Bodensteiner 31:41.10 1994 Havard Solbakken 30:39.2 20-Kilometer Classical 1995 Thomas Weman 52:39.2 2004 Henning Dybendal 53:11.9 2007 Snorri Einarsson 55:06.0 Slalom 1959 Marvin Melville 1:59.0 1962 Jim Gaddis 1:26.7 1979 Per Nicolaysen 1:23.61 1981 Scott Hoffman 1:26.80 1985 Jeff Durtschi 1:41.92 1993 Mark Bonnell 1:32.56 1994 L.-Francois Gagnon 1:36.23 2001 Jernej Bukovec 1:24.50 Giant Slalom 1996 Andrew Hare 1:41.49 2003 Ben Thornhill 1:59.78 2004 Ben Thornhill 1:52.24 2006 Scott Veenis 2:12.19 1959 Marvin Melville 1:40.0 1960 Jim Gaddis 1:39.0 1962 Jim Gaddis 3:29.7 1965 Matz Jenssen 7:31.65 1966 Frithjof Prydz 7:09.4 1967 Matz Jenssen 7:10.5 Cross Country 1979 Svein Arne Osen 52:40.51 1981 Bernt Lund 49:48.6 1984 John Aalberg 44:57.9 1985 John Aalberg 49:49.8 1986 H.-Martin Sjulstad 41:55.7 1987 Asmund Drivenes 36:17.6 Cross Country Relay 1984 Utah 1:29:17.1 1986 Utah 1:35:15.8 1987 Utah 1:15:56.0 Downhill 1959 Marvin Melville 1:28.8 Jumping 1964 Frithjof Prydz 214.5 1966 Frithjof Prydz 225.3 1967 Bjorn Loken 213.5 1976 Kip Sundgaard 215.9 1977 Ron Steele 228.1 Skimeister 1967 Matz Jenssen 365.2 Utah Records At A Glance Utah has 10, which ranks third all-time. The Utes also won an AIAW title in 1978, bringing their total to 11. Utah s 63 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. Harvard 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 1997. Women s National Champions 5-Kilometer Freestyle 1995 Heidi Selnes 15:51.8 2003 Katrin Smigun 13:29.7 15-Kilometer Classical 1992 Kristin Vestgren 48:53.4 1995 Heidi Selnes 45:32.4 2003 Katrin Smigun 46:30.7 Slalom 1984 Bente Dahlum 1:31.99 1990 Anke Friedrich 1:25.04 1992 Katja Lesjak 1:35.12 2001 Petra Svet 1:28.76 2003 Lina Johansson 1:35.03 Giant Slalom 1983 Kathy Kreiner 1:51.79 1984 Bente Dahlum 2:32.57 1987 Vibeke Hoff 2:13.18 1989 Anke Friedrich 1:19.98 1990 Anke Friedrich 1:54.36 1993 Karianne Eriksen 1:53.48 1994 Christl Hager 2:07.06 1995 Christl Hager 2:08.36 1997 Christl Hager 2:14.39
Nick Cohee Freshman Gardnerville, Nevada 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 2006... a threetime All-American... four-time all-state honoree. Personal: Son of John and Teri Fick... biomedical engineering major... Eagle Scout... born January 27, 1988. Didrik Smith Freshman Bekkestua, Norway 2009: Qualified for his first as the top overall giant slalom seed and was the second men s alpine seed overall... first-team All-RMISA... led all skiers with three giant slalom wins (Seawolf Invitational, Denver Invitational and RMISA Qualifying race) was also fourth in the GS at the Alaska Invitational... had two 14th-place runs in the giant slalom at the Seawolf and Denver Invites. Beyond Utah: Ranked among the top juniors in the country... 2005 J2 National Silver medalist in the giant slalom... second in the giant slalom at the 2007 Australia-New Zealand Cup... second in the GS at the 2007 New Zealand National Championships... a member of the Kirkwood Ski Education Foundation... awarded the 2007 Dave van Ruiten Memorial Scholarship, given to the top junior in the Far West Division of the USSA Personal: Son of Tim and Anita Cohee... has four brothers... father is the president of Kirkwood Mountain Resort... major is undecided... played soccer at Douglas High School and led team to a runner-up finish at the Northern Nevada 4A soccer championships in 2004... enjoys surfing, cliff jumping and longboarding. Ben Fick Junior St. Croix, Minn. 2009: Qualified for NCAA s for the second year... had several strong finishes towards the end of the year... 12th in freestyle at the RMSIA Championships... was 11th in the classical at the Denver Invite... finished 15th in the freestyle and 18th in the classical at the Seawolf Invitational... had a 17th-place classical run at the Colorado Invite. 2008: Utah s third men s qualifier at for the... finished 12th in the 20-km classic at NCAA s while placing 24th in the 10-km freestyle... 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. Even Sletten Lillehammer, Norway On Sletten: A three-time All-American (two freestyle, one classic)... three-time All-RMISA... fourth-overall men s qualifier in 2008. 2009: NCAA qualifier for the third time... second-team All-RMISA... won the final two classical races of the season, at the RMISA Championships and the DU Invite... also had a top 10 classical finish at the Alaska Invite, finishing eighth... best freestyle finish was eighth at Denver... 11th in the freestyle at the RMISA Championships. 2008: Earned All-America honors in both the 20-km classic and 10-km freestyle at the... finished sixth in the 10-km freestyle and 10th in the 20-km classic at NCAA s... 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... named as the David Novelle Outstanding Skier. 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 Junior Champion in sprint. Personal: Son of Svein Sletten and Marit Skjelbostad... sociology major... born July 8, 1985. 2009: Utah s second NCAA nordic qualifier... 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. Beyond Utah: Skied with Fossum IF... strong in the sprint races... 11th in the 15-km skate and 16th in the 10+10-km pursuit at junior nationals in 2007... 6th in the 5+5-km pursuit and 10-km classic at 2005 juniors... also 7th in the 15-km classic at 2005 juniors. Personal: Son of Christen Smith and Ann-Kristi Aksnes... two siblings. Scott Veenis Massanutten, Virginia On Veenis: 2006 GS National Champion... four-time qualifier... three-time All-American (two giant slalom, one slalom)... spent fall 2008 training in New Zealand. 2009: NCAA qualifier for the fourth straight season... qualified 10th in the giant slalom and 14th in the slalom... finished in the top 10 in four GS races and was not out of the top 15 in any race that he finished... best meet of the year was the RMISA meet, finishing sixth in the giant slalom and seventh in the slalom... three sixth-place GS finishes on the year (Seawolf Invitational, Denver Invitational and RMISA Championships)... eighth in the slalom and ninth in the GS at the CU Invite... 10th in slalom at the Seawolf. 2008: Qualified for the for the third-straight season... just missed All-America honors, finishing 11th in the GS and 29th in the slalom at NCAA s... 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... awarded the C.D. Reddish Memorial Award and the inaugural Jerry Dixon Scholarship.
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 `05... recipient of the Skier of the Year award from the Park City ski team in `05... competed in the Eastern Cup FIS races in 2005. Personal: Son of Jay and Cindy Veenis... major is business... born May 20, 1984. Thomas Zumbrunn Meiringen, Switzerland 2009: Qualified for NCAA s for the second year second-team All-RMISA... had four top six giant slalom finishes this year and was the fifth overall GS qualifier... best meet was the RMISA Championships, finishing second in GS and ninth in the slalom... placed third in GS and 11th in slalom at the Alaska Invite... fifth in GS at the Seawolf Invitational and sixth in the RMISA qualifier... competed at the World University Games in China, tying for 11th in the giant slalom and finishing 13th in the slalom. 2008: qualifier, finishing 21st in the GS and 27th in the slalom... secondteam 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, finishing 14th in the GS... 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... 2003 Swiss Super G Champion... member of the Swiss Junior National Team 2002-03. 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. On Cook: Three-time qualifier... qualified for the national biathlon team in 2008. 2009: Qualified for NCAA s for the third year... second-team All-RMISA... came on strong at the beginning of the year before resting due to illness the final two meets... fourth in classical and eighth in freestile at the CU Invite... had a fourth-place run in freestyle with a 10th-place classical finish at the Seawolf Invitational... finished ninth in the classical and 10th in free at the Alaska Invite. 2008: qualifier... finished 16th in the 5-km freestyle and 17th in the 15-km classic at NCAA s... secondteam All-RMISA... 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... 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... finished 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: Won the 7.5-km sprint and the 12.5-km biathlon Division at the 2008 North American/US National Championships... named to the 2005-06 U.S. National Team... member of the U.S. World Junior Championship team from 2002-2005... placed first at the 2003 Junior 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, 1984. Mikaela Grassl Sunne, Sweeden On Grassl: Four-time qualifier and three-time All-American (two slalom, one GS). 2009: Qualified eighth in the women s GS... four top eight finishes in GS... second in slalom at the Seawolf Invitational... best meet of the year was the CU Invitational with an eighthplace run in the giant slalom with a finish of ninth in the slalom... sixth in GS at the DU Invite with a seventh in the RMISA qualifier... 11th in slalom at the UAA Invitational. 2008: Had best slalom finish of the year at the, earning All-America honors with a fourth-place run... was 14th in the GS at NCAA s... finished fifth in the slalom at the Western Regional and 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: Posted a sixth-place finish in the slalom and recorded a tenth-place finish in the GS at the, earning All-America honors in both disciplines... 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 Junior Championships in `05... raced third in the parallel slalom at the National Junior Championships in `04... placed third in the slalom at the National Junior Championships in `04... garnered fourth-place in the SL at the National Junior Championships in `04... notched seventh in the giant slalom at the National Junior Championships in `04... 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, 1985.
Eva Huckova Sophomore Banska Bystricka, Slovakia 2009: Utah s leading NCAA qualifier... started the year with a win in the Alaska Invitational... never finished outside of the top six but struggled with inconsistency... 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. 2008: Finished second in both the slalom and giant slalom at the, earning first-team All-America honors in both disciplines... 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... named as the Toril Forland Outstanding Skier. Beyond Utah: Member of the Slovakian National Ski Team from 2002-07... 27th-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 On Njeim: Three-time qualifier... earned All-America honors as a freshman in the GS... represented Lebanon in the 2006 Olympics. 2009: An NCAA qualifier for the third time... best finish was a fourth-place run in the giant slalom at Denver... finished sixth in the giant slalom and ninth in the slalom at the Alaska Invitational... ran seventh in the GS at the Seawolf Invite... finished 13th in slalom and 16th in GS at the RMISA Championships. 2008: Qualified for nationals for the secondstraight season... finished 17th in the slalom and 19th in the GS at NCAA s... 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... took home the Alf Engen Sportsmanship Award for her tenacity throughout the season, skiing well and keeping her grades up while taking care of a loved one with terminal cancer. 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. Junior Nationals. Personal: Daughter of Raymond and Najah Njeim... undecided on major... born October 4, 1984 Zoe Roy Sophomore Bend, Ore. On Roy: Two-time qualifer...ran with the Utah cross country team in fall 2008. 2009: Utah s second NCAA qualifier... 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 sxith-place classical finish at Denver, and was also 12th in teh freestyle in that meet... did not finish below the top 15 all season... 12th in the classic at the Colorado Invitational. 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. Beyond Utah: Spent a year and a half in Austria training and ski racing before enrolling... 2007 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 On Schweiger: Four-time NCAA qualifier. 2009: NCAA qualifier for the fourth year... struggled with illness the end of the year but was consistent early in the year... best meet of the year was the Seawolf Invite, placing ninth in the classical and 10th in the freestyle... best finish a seventh in the Colorado Invitational classic race, and was also 15th in the freestyle. 2008: Qualified for the as the eighth overall women s qualifier... finished 15th in the 15-km classic and 18th in the 5-km freestyle at NCAA s... 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 ninthplace 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 Junior German Championships... skated to a third-place finish in the 5-km classical at the O.P.A Spiele in `01... finished fourth in the 5-km classical at the Alpen Cup Furtwangen in `02... 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.