STOWE, VT – Following the completion of the men's and women's slalom on Saturday, the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves wrapped up the 58th annual NCAA Skiing Championships seventh in the final team standings, earning its 28th all-time top-10 result and fourth straight at Nationals.
The Seawolves combined for 488.5 points after eight events for their second straight seventh-place showing. Colorado (831) earned the team title for the first time since 2006, while Utah (750.5) and Dartmouth (643) rounded out the top three.
Western schools accounted for five of the top seven, as New Mexico (632) finished fourth and defending champion Denver (592) finished fifth. Vermont claimed sixth with 575.5 points.
Leading UAA was the women's Nordic team, which posted a collective 148 points in the freestyle and classic races. The men's Nordic team added 122 points, while women's Alpine team contributed 120 to the men's 98.5.
Throughout the three-day event, the Seawolves registered five All-America performances, including three podium finishes. Leading UAA was junior Jaime Bronga
with two All-America honors, while juniors Alex Parker
and Laura Rombach
and freshman Erik Bjornsen
claimed one apiece.
Bronga (Anchorage) finished third in the classic on March 11 for her first NCAA podium result after placing seventh on March 9 in the freestyle event, for First-and-Second Team All-America honors, respectively. The honors were her second and third of her career after claiming her first at the 2010 NCAAs.
Parker claimed her fourth career All-America award with a third-place showing in the giant slalom on March 9. The only other UAA Alpine skier to have four All-America honors was Edda Mutter (1998-2001). A local of Calgary, Alberta, Parker is just the sixth Seawolf to post four or more.
The All-America honors for Rombach (Neukrich, Germany) and Bjornsen were their first of their careers. Bjornsen's second-place result in the men's classic was the highest placing for the Seawolves and a season best for the Winthrop, Wash., native.
In the final day, sophomore
Kayla Hoog-Fry
led the Seawolves in 15th place in the slalom with a two-run time of 1:59.01 at Stowe Mountain Resort. Classmate
Ida Bjerka
was 22nd at 2:02.19. On the men's side, freshman
Christopher Kollenborg
(1:59.23) paced the Seawolves with a 21st place finish, while sophomore
Andreas Adde
(1:59.88) was 22nd.
Parker and junior
Halfdan Falkum-Hansen
were disqualified in their respective slalom races.
Colorado's team championship marks the 51st time since 1954 a Western school has been awarded the NCAA title.