Completed Event: Skiing versus 20K Freestyle (M) on March 8, 2025 , , 1st
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Skiing
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vs 20K Freestyle (M)
Monday, February 17
Fairbanks, Alaska / UAF Competition Ski Trails
1 p.m. MT
University of Utah
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10K Freestyle (I)
Photo by Eric Engman / UAF Athletics
Two Podiums as Utes Finish Alaska Fairbanks Invitational
2/17/2025 9:33 PM | Skiing
Lavén second, Bushey third in 10K freestyle as Utah places second in the meet
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Erica Lavén took silver while Brian Bushey finished third in 10K freestyle interval start races on Monday as the Utah Ski Team finished up the Alaska Fairbanks Invitational at the UAF Competition Ski Trails.
Utah finished the meet second in the team standings, tallying 307 points in the two-day, Nordic-only competition. Denver was the winner with 345 points and UAF (291.5) rounded out the top-three.
Director of skiing Fredrik Landstedt said, "it was another good day for the team. Erica was right in it until the end and both Selma and Celine fought hard today. Brian had just returned from Europe (and the U23 World Championships) before this trip, and he showed today that he is on his way back to peak shape. It is also great to see Carl Rune getting better every week.
"We will have a few more teammates joining us for Regionals later this week. By then, we should be competing to be the top team. In the meantime, not bad at all to finish second here with the minimum number of athletes."
Men's Race
Utah was represented on the podium by Brian Bushey, who placed third with an interval start time of 23:27.2 in the 10K freestyle race. Carl Rune turned in a ninth-place result (24:06.9), half a second behind Colorado's Johannes Flaaten.
Zachary Jayne added a top-19 performance with a time of 24:48.9 for Utah.
Rune did a nice job to climb up the field after sitting 14th on the first lap. He made it up to ninth at the 5K split and got as high as eighth after three laps.
Women's Race
Erica Lavén led for much of the race and into the final lap, but UAF's Kendall Kramer pulled in front late as Lavén ultimately finished second (26:13.0). Selma Nevin gave the Utes a top-seven result (27:22.4), helped by a second lap that was third-best in the field.
In addition, Celine Mayer placed 13th to score key points for the team.
Between yesterday's classic sprints and today's 10K freestyle, Utah tallied a meet-leading 170 points in the women's races.
Next Up | Full Schedule
From here, it's full steam ahead for Utah into a busy week of racing in and around Anchorage, Alaska. Alpine will have four race days between its half of the Alaska Anchorage Invitational and RMISA Championships, the latter of which double as the NCAA West Regional. Alpine's slate runs Wednesday through Saturday, with all competitions in Girdwood, Alaska, at Alyeska Resort.
The Nordic regular season schedule is now complete, with the Utes set to race on Friday and Saturday as part of the RMISA Championships. Nordic races for the RMISA Championships will be held at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Utah finished the meet second in the team standings, tallying 307 points in the two-day, Nordic-only competition. Denver was the winner with 345 points and UAF (291.5) rounded out the top-three.
Director of skiing Fredrik Landstedt said, "it was another good day for the team. Erica was right in it until the end and both Selma and Celine fought hard today. Brian had just returned from Europe (and the U23 World Championships) before this trip, and he showed today that he is on his way back to peak shape. It is also great to see Carl Rune getting better every week.
"We will have a few more teammates joining us for Regionals later this week. By then, we should be competing to be the top team. In the meantime, not bad at all to finish second here with the minimum number of athletes."
Men's Race
Utah was represented on the podium by Brian Bushey, who placed third with an interval start time of 23:27.2 in the 10K freestyle race. Carl Rune turned in a ninth-place result (24:06.9), half a second behind Colorado's Johannes Flaaten.
Zachary Jayne added a top-19 performance with a time of 24:48.9 for Utah.
Rune did a nice job to climb up the field after sitting 14th on the first lap. He made it up to ninth at the 5K split and got as high as eighth after three laps.
Women's Race
Erica Lavén led for much of the race and into the final lap, but UAF's Kendall Kramer pulled in front late as Lavén ultimately finished second (26:13.0). Selma Nevin gave the Utes a top-seven result (27:22.4), helped by a second lap that was third-best in the field.
In addition, Celine Mayer placed 13th to score key points for the team.
Between yesterday's classic sprints and today's 10K freestyle, Utah tallied a meet-leading 170 points in the women's races.
Next Up | Full Schedule
From here, it's full steam ahead for Utah into a busy week of racing in and around Anchorage, Alaska. Alpine will have four race days between its half of the Alaska Anchorage Invitational and RMISA Championships, the latter of which double as the NCAA West Regional. Alpine's slate runs Wednesday through Saturday, with all competitions in Girdwood, Alaska, at Alyeska Resort.
The Nordic regular season schedule is now complete, with the Utes set to race on Friday and Saturday as part of the RMISA Championships. Nordic races for the RMISA Championships will be held at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska.
Follow the Utah Ski Team
Follow the Utes on social media @utahskiteam.
Official Mobile App of Utah Athletics – Utah 360
The official mobile app of Utah Athletics is Utah 360. Download it today for access to news and information, schedules, rosters, stats and behind-the-scenes videos directly from your mobile device. The app is available in both the Apple Store (download) and Google Play (download). Add it today, access your game tickets and download them to your smartphone's wallet to make yourself game-day ready!
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