Ski Teams Wrap Up Season at NCAA Championships

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — Michigan Tech wrapped up its 2015-16 Nordic skiing season at the NCAA Championships hosted by the University of Colorado. Kyle Hanson was the top Huskies finisher in 32nd place.

Hanson skied the men's 20-kilometer course in 54:04. Gaspard Cuenot, who was 12th in Thursday's (Mar. 10) freestyle race, and Didrik Fjeld Elset both had issues with skis and did not finish.

Andrea Lee flew from Colorado to Vancouver for an interview for graduate school in between Thursday's race and today's. She battled through the hectic schedule to place 37th in the women's race in a time of 1:03:55.

"Conditions were tough with the slushy snow, and it just wasn't a good day for the Huskies," said Tech coach Joe Haggenmiller. "Kyle and Andrea both skied hard and gave it their all.

"It's very tough to made it to NCAAs, and I applaud all four of our athletes for getting here."

Tech placed 17th at the NCAA championship, which combines men's and women's scores from both Alpine and Nordic skiing.