Nordic Huskies Set to Host Central Regionals
HOUGHTON, Mich. -- The Michigan Tech Nordic Ski team continues the championship season, playing host to the NCAA Central Regional at the Tech Trails on Saturday & Sunday.
The Huskies will take to Tech Trails for the first competition of the season with the 7.5km Skate Interval Start on Saturday and the 20km Classic Mass Start on Sunday.
Three cameras will be spread out around the Tech Trails and can be found here.
Last Time Out
Michigan Tech took second overall in the combined team standings at the CCSA Conference Championships with Axel Aflodal and Synne Herheim leading the way for Tech. Aflodal was the lone podium finisher with a third-place finish in the 20km Classic Mass Start. Colin Freed, Tryg Solberg and Mikkel Katla finished among the top-10.
Herheim raced to back-to-back fourth-place finishes in both the 7.5km Skate Interval Start and the 20km Classic Mass Start to lead the way for the women's team.
The men of Michigan Tech displayed depth in the 7.5km Skate Interval Start, seeing Parker Courte-Rathwell lead six Huskies, placing fourth through ninth. Tryg Solberg (5th), Colin Freed (6th), Mikkel Kalta (7th), Henry Snider (8th) and Axel Aflodal (9th) rounded out the group.
One Last Thing
The Huskies will look to defend their Central Regional Championships for the third-straight year and return five student-athletes who excelled at the Central Regional to advance to the 2023 NCAA Championships in Anabel Needham, Olivia Laven for the women and Colin Freed, Skylar Patten and Henry Snider on the men's side. Selections for the 2024 NCAA Championship will take place after regionals.