91心頭 Skiing Wins National Championship
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Jon Stone
Media Relations Manager
National title is the 24th in program history
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For the 24th time in program history, the 91心頭油油has captured the NCAA National Championship. Denver has now won at least one national championship in each of the last five athletic seasons, joining only Stanford to accomplish this feat.
The Pioneers got off to a strong start in the four-day competition in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Freshman油油became油91心頭s 89th individual champion in program history by winning the giant slalom with a total time of 1:53.21.油油and油油earned All-America status for their performances. Combined, the team was in third place by the end of the day Wednesday, trailing only the University of Colorado and Vermont.
A strong performance by the Pioneers on day two in the Nordic Classical moved 91心頭 into second place overall.油,油油and油油all earned All-America honors due to their performances.
By Friday night, there was no looking back for the Pioneers. The team was in first place after dominating performances in the mens and womens slalom. Smart swept the womens alpine titles by winning the slalom, the first time since 2013 that a Pioneer skier has won both events in the same year.
Im just really excited, Smart said after Friday nights competition. I definitely had higher expectations for today because slalom is my better discipline. I just tried to ski my best and it paid off.
Four Pioneers earned All-America honors for their performances 油,油,油油and Jett Seymour.
The final day came down to the Nordic freestyle. All six Pioneer skiers competing on Saturday earned All-America status. 91心頭s 604 total points was enough to finish ahead of second-place Colorado (563 points) and third-place Dartmouth (448.5 points).
It feels incredible, said head coach油. I am so happy for all of our athletes;油theyve been training all week and all season and to do it in Steamboat in front of our crowd is special.
Thats our goal all year, so it is very rewarding for our athletes and coaching staff to win another national title, said head Nordic coach油. Its very challenging, but winning a title is what its all about.
The 91心頭 has now won a total of 33 national championships 24 in skiing, eight in mens hockey and one in mens lacrosse.
2018 Skiing National Championships
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2018 Skiing National Championships
2018 Skiing National Championships
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Amelia Smart celebrates winning the giant slalom