Nicholas, Barker Earn All-American Honors at Final Day of NCAA Championships

Saturday, March 14

Nordic FR 20k Race - Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, Midway, Utah

10:30 AM (Women) / 12:15 PM (Men)

University of New Hampshire

NCAA Championships

Photo by: Jamie Schwaberow

Nicholas, Barker Earn All-American Honors at Final Day of NCAA Championships

3/14/2026 6:26:00 PM | Skiing

Natalie Nicholas and Hattie Barker became the fourth and fifth Wildcats to earn All-American at the 2026 NCAA Championship.

MIDWAY, Utah — Sophomore Natalie Nicholas (Bozeman, Mt.) (52:29.7) and senior Hattie Barker (Underhill, Vt.) (52:56.6) skied to sixth and eighth place finishes, respectively, in the women's 20k freestyle race, each earning Second Team All-American honors to headline the University of New Hampshire's ski team's final day at the NCAA Championships.

On the men's side, the Wildcats finished in 13th place with one point while the women's squad finished the day in third place with 60 points. As a team, the Wildcats closed out the NCAA Championships in ninth place with 210.5 points.

Click HERE to view the full team results.

Listed below are the results from the men's and women's 7.5k classic race:

Men

Galen Grohusky (Hailey, Idaho) – 30^th place (50:15.3)
Ben Oldham (Carbondale, Colo.) – 40^th place (55:22.6)

Click HERE to view the full men's race results.

Women

Natalie Nicholas – 6^th place (52:29.7)
Hattie Barker – 8^th place (52:56.6)
Clara Hegan (Ottawa, Ontario) – 21^st place (54:31.8)

Click HERE to view the full women's race results.

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