Anabel Needham
Anabel Needham
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Houghton, Mich.
  • High School:
    Houghton

Bio

2022-23: College Sports Communicators Academic All-America At-Large Second Team… GLIAC Academic Excellence Team… Second Team All-American in the 5km freestyle… NCAA Qualifier… All-Region First Team 20km mass start/5km freestyle interval start... All-Conference First Team… Won the freestyle sprint at the Salomon Cup - Duluth… Won the 20km classic mass start at the GANC CCSA Invite… Won the freestyle sprint at the Pre-Nationals CCSA Invite/CXC Cup… Had a runner-up finish in the 5km freestyle interval start at the NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships… Had a runner-up finish in the 20km classic mass start at the NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships… Had a runner-up finish in the 20km mass start at the CCSA Conference Championships… Placed third in the classic interval start at the Salomon Cup - Duluth… Placed third in the freestyle interval start at the Pre-Nationals CCSA Invite/CXC Cup… Placed eighth in the 5km freestyle at the NCAA Skiing Championships… Placed 16th in the freestyle sprint at the U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships… Placed 20th in the 20km classic mass start at the U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships… Placed 21st in the Classic Sprint at the U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships… Placed 26th in the 10km freestyle interval start at the U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships… Placed 27th in the 20km classic mass start at the NCAA Skiing Championships…

2021-22: CoSIDA Academic All-America… USCSA All-Academic Ski Team… Placed fourth at the NCAA Championships for First Team All-America honors… Won the 10k individual start freestyle at the CCSA MTU Invite & GLD CXC Cup… Won the 10k skate interval start at the Mt. Itasca CXC Cup… Had a runner-up finish in the 15k mass start skate at the CCSA Championships… Placed runner-up in the 7.5k class mass start at the Mt. Itasca CXC Cup… Placed second in the individual start classic the CCSA MTU Invite & GLD CXC Cup… Placed third collegiately in the 10k classic at the Gitchi Gami Games… Placed fourth  in the individual 5k classic at the CCSA Championships… Placed 10th overall and second collegiately in the sprint races at the Gitchi Gami Games… Earned the U23 win and finished 11th overall in the classic sprint at the US Cross Country Ski National Championships… Placed 12th in the 15k freestyle at the NCAA Championships… Placed 14th overall and second collegiately in the 15k freestyle at the Gitchi Gami Games… Placed 19th overall and fifth collegiately in the 5k skate at the Duluth SuperTour… Placed 23rd overall and fourth U23 in the skate sprint at the US Cross Country Ski National Championships… Placed 31st overall, third U23 and 14th collegiately in the interval start classic at the US Cross Country Ski National Championships… 

2020-21: USCSA All-Academic Ski Team… Earned All-Region honors in the 5k classic… Earned All-Region honors in the 15k freestyle… Won the 5k classic at the NCAA Regional... Won the CCSA Championship 5k classic... Had a runner-up finish in the NMU Invitational 5k classic... Placed third in the NMU Invitational 15k skate... Placed fourth overall in the 10k skate at the MTU Holiday Championships… Placed sixth in the CCSA Championship 15k freestyle... Placed eighth in the 15k freestyle at the NCAA Regional... Placed 11th in the semi finals of the skate sprint at the Duluth SuperTour… Placed 19th in the 5k classic at the NCAA Championships… Placed 26th in the 15k freestyle at the NCAA Championships… 

2019-20: All-Region (Freestyle)... Placed 19th in the freestyle skate at the CCSA Championships with a time of 16:46.9... Placed 9th in the classic race at the CCSA Championships with a time of 54:04.3... Finished ninth at the NCAA Central Region Championships in the freestyle race with a time of 14:29.8... Crossed the line 12th in the classic race at the NCAA Central Region Championships with a time of 1:01:02.0...

High School:
Graduated from Houghton High School … Michigan State Meet Pursuit and Sprint Champion … Finished 20th at U.S. Junior National Championships in the 5K Skate U18 race … Also competed in cross country and track & field … Also raced for Copper Country Ski Tigers.

Personal: Majoring in Environmental Engineering.

News Mentions

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Needham Earns CSC Academic All-America Honors

Michigan Tech Nordic skier Anabel Needham has been tabbed to the 2022-23 Division II Academic All-America At-Large Second Team, the College Sports...

June 22, 2023

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Nordic Trio Named to CSC At-Large Academic All-District Team

The Michigan Tech Nordic ski team garnered three individuals on the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) to the 2023 At-Large Academic...

May 23, 2023

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Nordic Skiing Announces Team Award Recipients

The Michigan Tech Nordic ski team recently distributed its annual team awards at its potluck banquet at the coaches’ home.

April 24, 2023

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Monahan Smith named CCSA Men’s Coach of the Year; Co-Women’s Coach of the Year

Michigan Tech Nordic ski head coach Tom Monahan Smith has been named the CCSA Men’s Coach of the Year along with the CCSA Co-Women’s...

March 31, 2023

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Huskies Complete NCAA Skiing Championships

The Michigan Tech Nordic Skiing squads fell short of their goals to conclude the NCAA Skiing Championships and the season at Mt. Van Hoevenberg,...

March 11, 2023

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Needham’s Downhill Speed Awards Her All-America Honors in 5km Freestyle At NCAAs

Senior Michigan Tech Nordic skier Anabel Needham had the fastest last split (1.25km) in the women’s 5km freestyle to place 8th overall and...

March 9, 2023

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Huskies Set for 2023 National Championships Thursday & Saturday

The Michigan Tech Nordic ski team is in New York for the 2023 NCAA Skiing Championships, being held in Lake Placid, hosted by Mt. Van Hoevenberg...

March 8, 2023

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Huskies Repeat As NCAA Central Region Champions

After entering the second day of the NCAA Central Regional Championships in first place in the team standings with 133 points, Michigan Tech would...

February 26, 2023

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Huskies Travel to Ishpeming for NCAA Central Regionals

The Michigan Tech Nordic Ski teams are set to compete in the NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships hosted at the Al Quaal Recreation Area in...

February 23, 2023

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Men of Michigan Tech Win Butch Reimer Cup at CCSA Conference Championships

The Michigan Tech men’s Nordic Ski team won the Butch Rhymer Cup to take the men’s title in the CCSA Conference Championships by one...

February 19, 2023

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Needham Wins Classic Mass Start; Huskies Earn Combined Team Win at GANC CCSA Invite

The Michigan Tech Nordic Ski team earned its third combined team win of the season, highlighted by Anabel Needham’s classic mass start win...

February 5, 2023

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Nordic Skiing Returns to Action at GANC CCSA Invite

After a two week hiatus, the Michigan Tech Nordic Ski team returns for the second half of the season, competing at the GANC CCSA Invite in Duluth,...

February 3, 2023

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Needham Completes U23 World Ski Championships

Senior Michigan Tech Nordic Skier Anabel Needham competed in the U23 World Ski Championships for the second-straight year, representing the United...

February 2, 2023

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Needham Prepped to Compete in U23 World Ski Championships

Senior Nordic Skier Anabel Needham has qualified for the FIS Nordic U23 World Ski Championships in Whistler, BC, from Jan. 29-31.

January 26, 2023

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Huskies Set for Seeley Hills SuperTour/CCSA Invite

The Michigan Tech Nordic Ski teams, fresh off competing in the 2023 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships, return to action at the Seeley Hills...

January 12, 2023

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Witkowski Places Eighth in Freestyle Sprint as Huskies Conclude U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships

The Michigan Tech Nordic Ski team completed the freestyle sprint on the final day of the 2023 U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships...

January 7, 2023

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Patten & Needham Crack Top-20 in Classic Mass Start at U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships

The Michigan Tech Nordic Ski team turned out two top-20 performances in the 20k classic mass start on the third day of the 2023 U.S. Cross Country...

January 6, 2023

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Huskies Complete Day Two of U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships

The Michigan Tech teams completed the classic sprint day of the 2023 U.S. Cross Country Ski Nationals presented by Hampton Inn & Suites at the...

January 4, 2023

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Patten Paces to US National Podium on Day One of U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships

Junior Skylar Patten made the US National podium with a bronze finish in the men’s freestyle 10k interval start to highlight the first day...

January 2, 2023

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Tech Nordic Skiing Set to Host U.S. Cross Country Ski Nationals

The Michigan Tech Nordic Ski teams return back to their home turf to play host of the 2023 Toyota U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships...

December 30, 2022

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Quartet of Nordic Huskies Qualify for FISU World University Games

Three current student-athletes and a former graduate assistant of the Michigan Tech Nordic Ski Team have qualified for the FISU World University...

December 28, 2022

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Huskies Earn Combined Team Win at Pre-Nationals CCSA Invite/CXC Cup

The Michigan Tech Nordic Ski teams continued to impress in their second meet of the year, with three event winners at the Pre-Nationals CCSA...

December 18, 2022

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Nordic Ski Teams Prepped to Host Pre-Nationals CCSA Invite/CXC Cup

Following an impressive season opener at the Salomon Cup in Duluth Minnesota last weekend (Dec. 10-11), the Huskies return to action at the Tech...

December 16, 2022

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Nordic Ski Teams Shine at Salomon Cup - Duluth

Michigan Tech’s season opener was started off by earning the combined team CCSA win, being highlighted by top performances in the classic...

December 11, 2022