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Lineups Set for NCAA Ski Championships
2/25/2025 2:47 PM | Skiing
Utah competing in New Hampshire next week in search of its 17th national championship all-time
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Ski Team and director of skiing Fredrik Landstedt on Tuesday finalized the program's selections for the 2025 NCAA Ski Championships. The meet is set to take place next Wednesday through Saturday, March 5-8, in New Hampshire.
Dartmouth College will serve as the host, splitting events between the Dartmouth Skiway (alpine) in Lyme Center, New Hampshire, and Oak Hill (Nordic) in Hanover, New Hampshire.
The Utes were one of five teams nationally to qualify a full load of 12 participants for the meet. Colorado and Denver were the other RMISA programs to accomplish the feat, while Dartmouth and Vermont were the two teams out East to qualify 12 participants.
Utah's alpine lineup includes Kaila Lafreniere, Kaja Norbye and Claire Timmermann on the women's side; the trio of men racing are Johs Braathen Herland, Sindre Myklebust and Simen Strand. For Nordic, the Utes will race Erica Lavén, Celine Mayer and Selma Nevin in the women's lineup with Brian Bushey, Joe Davies and Walker Hall selected for the men.
Quick hits follow below on each selected member of the Utah Ski Team.
The rest of the team all qualified for NCAAs as alternates. The Utes will travel Zachary Jayne as a Nordic alternate. Jayne has raced all 12 events for Utah this season with two victories, including a regional championship in 7.5K classic.
Utah has won 16 national championships in program history. Of Utah's 16 national titles, 15 are NCAA crowns which ranks third of all schools. The other is an AIAW Championship that the Utes won in 1978 prior to women's championships coming under the NCAA's umbrella.
In the tightest-ever finish to an NCAA Ski Championships, Utah finished second in the team standings last year in Steamboat Springs, a mere two points behind Colorado. The Utes had 13 All-America awards throughout the meet, third-most of any team. Mikkel Solbakken (men's giant slalom) and Sydney Palmer-Leger (women's 7.5K freestyle) each won individual NCAA championships—among 86 all-time in Utah history.
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Quick Hits on Utah's 2025 NCAA Championships Selections
Brian Bushey – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Montpelier, Vt.
Joe Davies – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Pemberton, British Columbia
Walker Hall – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Winthrop, Wash.
Johs Braathen Herland – Men's Alpine – Fr. - Kongsberg, Norway
Kaila Lafreniere – Women's Alpine – So. – Whistler, British Columbia
Erica Lavén – Women's Nordic – Fr. - Täby, Sweden
Celine Mayer – Women's Nordic – Sr. - Isny, Germany
Sindre Myklebust – Men's Alpine – So. - Sogndal, Norway
Selma Nevin – Women's Nordic – Fr. - Trondheim, Norway
Kaja Norbye – Women's Alpine – Sr. – Oslo, Norway
Simen Strand – Men's Alpine – Gr. - Høvik, Norway
Claire Timmermann – Women's Alpine – Sr. – Calgary, Alberta
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Dartmouth College will serve as the host, splitting events between the Dartmouth Skiway (alpine) in Lyme Center, New Hampshire, and Oak Hill (Nordic) in Hanover, New Hampshire.
The Utes were one of five teams nationally to qualify a full load of 12 participants for the meet. Colorado and Denver were the other RMISA programs to accomplish the feat, while Dartmouth and Vermont were the two teams out East to qualify 12 participants.
Utah's alpine lineup includes Kaila Lafreniere, Kaja Norbye and Claire Timmermann on the women's side; the trio of men racing are Johs Braathen Herland, Sindre Myklebust and Simen Strand. For Nordic, the Utes will race Erica Lavén, Celine Mayer and Selma Nevin in the women's lineup with Brian Bushey, Joe Davies and Walker Hall selected for the men.
Quick hits follow below on each selected member of the Utah Ski Team.
The rest of the team all qualified for NCAAs as alternates. The Utes will travel Zachary Jayne as a Nordic alternate. Jayne has raced all 12 events for Utah this season with two victories, including a regional championship in 7.5K classic.
Utah has won 16 national championships in program history. Of Utah's 16 national titles, 15 are NCAA crowns which ranks third of all schools. The other is an AIAW Championship that the Utes won in 1978 prior to women's championships coming under the NCAA's umbrella.
In the tightest-ever finish to an NCAA Ski Championships, Utah finished second in the team standings last year in Steamboat Springs, a mere two points behind Colorado. The Utes had 13 All-America awards throughout the meet, third-most of any team. Mikkel Solbakken (men's giant slalom) and Sydney Palmer-Leger (women's 7.5K freestyle) each won individual NCAA championships—among 86 all-time in Utah history.
Follow the Utes on social media @utahskiteam.
Quick Hits on Utah's 2025 NCAA Championships Selections
Brian Bushey – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Montpelier, Vt.
- Second NCAA Championships selection (2024)
- 2024 NCAA All-American after placing eighth in the 20K classic
- Two-time All-RMISA selection (2023, '24) with 39 career starts, five podiums and one win
- Three podium results this season and five top-five performances, including a silver medal in the Montana State 20K freestyle
- Competed at the 2025 FIS U23 World Championships, where he was part of a top-10 relay team
Joe Davies – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Pemberton, British Columbia
- Fourth NCAA Championships selection (2022-24) and second at Utah
- Five-time All-American, including a First Team nod in 2024 (7.5K freestyle)
- RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2025 Montana State Invitational
- Earned All-RMISA each of the previous three seasons
- Has made 24 combined collegiate starts, including at Utah (12) and Alaska Fairbanks (12)
- Skied to the podium in all four Utah starts this season, winning the 20K freestyle at Montana State
- Six World Cup starts this season, four netting a top-20 finish
Walker Hall – Men's Nordic – Sr. – Winthrop, Wash.
- Second NCAA Championships selection (2023)
- Placed eighth in the 10K freestyle at NCAAs in 2023, earning All-American honors
- Two-time All-RMISA selection (2022, '23)
- RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2025 Utah Invitational
- Thirty-one career starts at Utah, with two podiums and a win in four starts this season
- Won the 7.5K classic during Utah's home meet at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center
- Raced in three World Cup events this season and five all-time
Johs Braathen Herland – Men's Alpine – Fr. - Kongsberg, Norway
- First NCAA Championships selection
- Has started all 12 races for Utah this season, with 10 finishes in the top-10 and five podiums
- Earned his first collegiate victory at Montana State in giant slalom
- Also placed second in slalom at the Utah Invitational, a personal-best in that discipline
- RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2025 Utah Invitational
- Raced to silver in GS during the January Nor-Am series in Lake Louise, Alberta
Kaila Lafreniere – Women's Alpine – So. – Whistler, British Columbia
- First NCAA Championships selection
- Twenty-four career starts at Utah with nine finishes in the top-10
- RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2025 Montana State Invitational
- First collegiate win came this season in giant slalom at Montana State
- Raced on the Nor-Am circuit in addition to the RMISA schedule, netting a 16th place finish in GS this season at Lake Louise
Erica Lavén – Women's Nordic – Fr. - Täby, Sweden
- First NCAA Championships selection
- Seven wins (four classic, three freestyle) including a run of six straight races
- RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2025 Utah Invitational
- All of her 11 starts this season have netted a podium result
- Won both events at Utah's home meet at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center
- Tallied 33 FIS podiums in her three seasons prior to coming to Utah
Celine Mayer – Women's Nordic – Sr. - Isny, Germany
- First NCAA Championships selection
- RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2025 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional
- Twenty-nine career starts at Utah, winning a regional title last week in the 7.5K classic as part of the RMISA Championships
- Also was on the classic sprints podium at the Alaska Fairbanks Invitational, placing third
- Has raced in all 12 events this season for Utah with seven top-10 finishes
Sindre Myklebust – Men's Alpine – So. - Sogndal, Norway
- Second NCAA Championships selection (2024)
- Individual runner-up in giant slalom at the 2024 NCAA Championships, earning First Team All-American honors
- Named All-RMISA as a freshman in 2024
- Twenty-four career starts at Utah, with his first podium of this season coming in slalom at Montana State
- Has also made eight Nor-Am starts this season with four top-20 finishes
Selma Nevin – Women's Nordic – Fr. - Trondheim, Norway
- First NCAA Championships selection
- Has raced in all 12 events for Utah this season with 10 finishes in the top-10
- First collegiate podium was in the 20K freestyle at Montana State
- Came to Utah after racing with Byaasen Skiklub in her home country of Norway
- Recorded 12 top-10 race results in her three seasons prior to Utah
Kaja Norbye – Women's Alpine – Sr. – Oslo, Norway
- Third NCAA Championships selection (2022, '24)
- Three-time NCAA All-American, including first team giant slalom in 2022
- RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2025 Utah Invitational
- Named 2024 RMISA MVP in women's slalom
- Forty-six starts at Utah with 16 podiums and four wins
- Five podiums during the 2025 season, including both races at the Utah Invitational
Simen Strand – Men's Alpine – Gr. - Høvik, Norway
- Fourth NCAA Championships selection (2022-24)
- Five-time NCAA All-American at Saint Michael's College before transferring to Utah this season
- Was a First Team All-American in slalom during the 2022 NCAA Championships
- Raced all 12 events for Utah this season, netting two podiums and five top-10 results
- Top finish at Utah was a bronze medal in GS during both the Utah and Alaska Anchorage meets
Claire Timmermann – Women's Alpine – Sr. – Calgary, Alberta
- First NCAA Championships selection
- RMISA Skier of the Meet for the 2025 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional
- Forty-five starts at Utah with five podiums
- Earned All-RMISA First Team as a junior in 2023
- Four podiums this season, each in giant slalom
- Recipient of the ski team's 2024 C.D. Reddish Award, given to the upperclassman who has contributed the most to the team
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