April 2009 Newsletter

The team is doing well and enjoying Spring in Utah. The Nordic team is back in the gym doing general strength and the alpine team just returned home from Spring Series races in Vail Colorado. Eli and Jaka are hard at work recruiting for next year. Eli just returned home from a recruiting trip in Norway and Sweden, meet up with a lot of Alumni and saw some great talent. The athletes have 3 more weeks of classes before Finals and then Summer break. We are working hard to send everyone off with a plan for training, so that when we meet up the end of August we are ready to hit the ground running.

This Weekend:

April 18th - Red/White Spring Football Game Kick off at 1 pm. BYO Picnic 11 - 1 to the Southwest corner of the Rice Eccles Stadium Parking lot for a gathering of the Utah Ski Team Coaches, Athletes, Alumni and supporters. Kids bring scooters, balls, etc. to play with. Then at 1 pm we will meet at section W11 Row 20 to cheer the Utes on.

Other Spring Events -

April 20th Crimson Club Hall of Fame and Senior Banquet - 11 seniors graduating from the Ski Team this year. - Reservations closed.

Team Awards and Luncheon – April 29th 2009 Huntsman Lounge 1 – 2:30 PM


***SKI TEAM GEAR FOR SALE***

UTAH SKI TEAM Hooded Sweat Shirts – Limited time offer
Description: Red with “UTAH SKI TEAM” silk screened on the front.

Price: $50 plus 4.50 Shipping to support the ski team - Additional donations are greatly appreciated.

To order one today please call the Crimson Club 801-585-8837 or email obramble@huntsman.utah.edu

SKI TEAM Parka’s and Soft Shell Jackets
Cut and Paste link below for order form
http://utahutes.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/utah/sports/c-ski/auto_pdf/merchandise


Planning Committee

If you are interested in joining the Planning Committee to meet periodically to organize events for the Ski Team alumni and to support the current team please contact Barbara Yamada at


Future ENewsletter – We want to hear from you

For an upcoming ENewsletter from the Utah Ski Team we would like to do a “What are the Skiing Utes up to since they left the team.” Please send me an update on yourself (Family, work, activities, pictures, ect.) to post on a future Enewsletter so we can all stay in touch.


***Join the University of Utah Varsity Club - $30 annual membership – A great way to get involved!

http://crimsonclub.utah.edu/VarsityClub.htm

The Varsity Club is organized within the U of U’s Athletics Department designed to bring our former letter winners back to the U campus and to support Utah athletics. Currently there are over 200 members representing sixteen NCAA athletic sports. Membership in the Varsity Club is $30.00 annually and each member receives many benefits with their membership. Those include complimentary tickets to various sporting events, discounts at the University Book Store, invitations to the fall reunion and socials, Varsity Club T-shirt, sweatshirt or some other gift, etc.

Those members who contribute more than the annual fee, that amount is placed into a restrictive fund which is given out to the various sports based on need. Over $10,100.00 was given out in 2008 to Women’s Softball, Women’s Volleyball, Men’s & Women’s Tennis, the Athlete Academic Services Burbidge Center and to the Athlete Community. Each year coaches submit their special projects list to the Varsity Club on items that they are in need of to further their endeavors. Those individuals who join the Varsity Club are also given Crimson Club status. The main purpose of the Club is to once again reunite those former letter winners and to support our current student athletes.


*All Results for the 2009 RMISA Season can be found at www.rmisaskiing.com under the the schedule/results link.

*Please feel free to forward on to anyone who would be interested or send me there email and I will add them to the list.

Thanks for checking in and GO UTES!