March 2009 Newsletter

The 2009 NCAA Skiing Championship hosted by Bates College starts next Wednesday March 14th with the Giant Slalom race, followed Thursday with the 5/10k Classic, Friday the Slalom Race and then finishing with the 15/20K Skate Mass start. The Skiing Utes are sending a full team and are ready for the week. The Team leaves on Saturday for Maine, training is going well and the athletes are fine tuning their skills and their skis. We hope to come home with the GOLD!

2009 University of Utah Ski Team NCAA Championship Team

Alpine Men:

Scott Vennis (SR)
Thomas Zumbrunn (SR)
Nick Cohee (FR)

Alpine Women:

Mikaela Grassl (SR)
Chirine Njeim (SR)
Eva Huckova (FR)

XC Men:

Even Sletten (SR)
Ben Fick (JR)
Didrik Smith (FR)

XC Women:

Sara Scheweiger (SR)
Annelies Cook (SR)
Zoe Roy (SO)

The Utes are staying at the Riverview Resort in Bethel Maine for the NCAA Championships; 357 Mayville Road Bethel, Maine 04217 (if you want to send wishes...or baked goods...!). The Alpine Races are at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry and the Cross Country Races are at Black Mountain in Rumford. If you are in the area be sure to let us know, we would love to see you. We are having a team dinner on March 14th in Bethel at the Sudbury Inn and all Alumni are welcome!


Other notable racing from the Utes

Thomas Zumbrunn (Alpine Team - Senior)
Competed in the World University Games in Harbin China the end of February. Placing 13th in the Slalom and tieing for 11the in the Giant Slalom.

Sofia Smith (Alpine Team - Sophomore)
Feb 19, 2009 Sophia competed at the Wild West Classic/ Western Region Elite FIS Race in Jackson Hole....Sophia won the SL Race.

Sarah MacCarthy (XC – JR), Devon Spika (XC – JR), and Maddie Talkington (XC – SO)
These 3 girls will be racing At the Cross Country Canadian Nationals in Duntroon Ontario the second week in March. Good Luck Girls. Results www.zone4.ca

Parker Tyler, Rose Kemp and Tom Smith (All 3 XC – FR)
All three of these skiers are headed to Truckee California for the US Junior Nationals. Competition start Monday March 9th with the Spring Race. All 3 are representing there home club division. Parker skiing for the New England Division, Rose for the Intermountain Division and Tom for the Pacific Northwest Division.

Alpine US Nationals
Some of the Alpine Skiers will be heading to Alaska for the US Nationals the end of March

Alpine Spring Series
Alpine Skiers will be heading to Spring Series in Mammoth California

Ski Team Party/Fun Races/Team Awards/BBQ
Alumni and friends of program are welcome to join us for a day on the snow at Snowbird. Saturday, April 25th. More info on this event coming later...


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

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.


***SKI TEAM GEAR FOR SALE***
Cut and Paste link below for order form
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Hooded Sweat Shirts COMING SOON! - Like the one you got when you were on the team!


***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!