NCAA Championships: University of Denver takes the cake

The 2009 NCAA Championships hosted by Bates College wrapped up today with men’s and women’s cross country races as four western teams shocking the field at the top. 

University of Denver led the western push with 659 points. The silver-medal race came down to half a point with the advantage going to the University of Colorado with 602.5. The University of New Mexico rounded out the podium with 602.

DU got a big push from cross country skier Antje Maempel as she won a women’s 15K race a half a second ahead of University of Colorado skier Alexa Turzia in second place. Dartmouth’s Rosie Brennan pulled in the bronze six seconds off the pace. Anneelise Bailly, another DU athlete, gave her school some additional points in fourth place.

On the men’s side, the University of Colorado’s Vegard Kjoelhamar took the victory, beating University of Alaska Anchorage skiers Lex Treinen and Raphael Wunderle by 20 seconds.

The top eastern school was the University of Vermont with 537 points.

For complete results click here.  
    

EISA SKIING                               
NCAA SKIING CHAMPIONSHIPS                        
  03/11/2009                                
 TEAM SCORES                               

            1.   UNIVERSITY OF DENVER               DU    659.0           
            2.   UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO             CU    602.5           
            3.   UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO           UNM   602.0           
            4.   UNIV OF ALASKA-ANCHORAGE           UAA   584.0           
            5.   UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT              UVM   573.0           
            6.   UNiVERSITY OF UTAH                 UU    568.0           
            7.   DARTMOUTH COLLEGE                  DAR   555.0           
            8.   MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE                 MID   426.0           
            9.   UNIV OF NEW HAMPSHIRE              UNH   394.0           
           10.   UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA               NEV   284.0           
           11.   COLBY COLLEGE                      CBC   209.0           
           12.   NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIV             NMU   195.0           
           13.   BATES COLLEGE                      BAT   175.0           
           14.   WILLIAMS COLLEGE                   WIL   147.5           

The 2009 NCAA Championships hosted by Bates College wrapped up today with men’s and women’s cross country races as four western teams shocking the field at the top. 

University of Denver led the western push with 659 points. The silver-medal race came down to half a point with the advantage going to the University of Colorado with 602.5. The University of New Mexico rounded out the podium with 602.

DU got a big push from cross country skier Antje Maempel as she won a women’s 15K race a half a second ahead of University of Colorado skier Alexa Turzia in second place. Dartmouth’s Rosie Brennan pulled in the bronze six seconds off the pace. Anneelise Bailly, another DU athlete, gave her school some additional points in fourth place.

On the men’s side, the University of Colorado’s Vegard Kjoelhamar took the victory, beating University of Alaska Anchorage skiers Lex Treinen and Raphael Wunderle by 20 seconds.

The top eastern school was the University of Vermont with 537 points.

For complete results click here.  
    

EISA SKIING                               
NCAA SKIING CHAMPIONSHIPS                        
  03/11/2009                                
 TEAM SCORES                               

            1.   UNIVERSITY OF DENVER               DU    659.0           
            2.   UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO             CU    602.5           
            3.   UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO           UNM   602.0           
            4.   UNIV OF ALASKA-ANCHORAGE           UAA   584.0           
            5.   UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT              UVM   573.0           
            6.   UNiVERSITY OF UTAH                 UU    568.0           
            7.   DARTMOUTH COLLEGE                  DAR   555.0           
            8.   MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE                 MID   426.0           
            9.   UNIV OF NEW HAMPSHIRE              UNH   394.0           
           10.   UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA               NEV   284.0           
           11.   COLBY COLLEGE                      CBC   209.0           
           12.   NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIV             NMU   195.0           
           13.   BATES COLLEGE                      BAT   175.0           
           14.   WILLIAMS COLLEGE                   WIL   147.5