HOUGHTON, MICH. – Astrid Stav and Tuva Bygrave each finished in the top-10 among RMISA competitors in the 10-kilometer freestyle to lead the University of Alaska Anchorage at the US Cross Country Skiing National Championships Monday.
Stav finished seventh in 29:53 with Bygrave eighth in 29:54.
Pascale Paradis finished 12th (30:18).
"The women had a solid start to the season with two in the top-10, and Pascale in 12 is where I expected them to be," said associate head coach Trond Flagstad. "I know they can ski faster when we get more races under our belt.
"The men are a mixed bag. A solid race from Magnus, and Matt had a very good race in his (RMISA) debut for the Seawolves. Ari and Peter are coming off sickness and are working their way back into training and racing. I wasn't expecting too much from them today. Sigurd just didn't have a good day, he said he felt a little rusty, and I think with a few more races he will be higher up on the list."
Magnus Noroey led the UAA men with a 14th place finish in 25:23 over the 10-kilometer course.
Matt Seline and Ari Endestad both finished in the top-25 placing 17th (26:47) and 23rd (27:09).
Peter Hinds finished 28th (27:41), and Sigurd Roenning was 29th (27:53).
Novie McCabe of Utah won the women's race in 27:51, and Andreas Kirkeng of Denver won the men's race in 24:27.
The Seawolves will compete in the classic sprints Wednesday.
