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Senior Rachel Nawrocki will compete in her first NCAA Championship (Photo by Stephen Cloutier).
Photo by: STEPHEN R CLOUTIER
Twelve Skiers Qualify for NCAA Championships, Hosted by UNH
3/4/2021 7:33:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing
Full contingent set for competition at Mittersill & Jackson on March 10-13
No Spectators Permitted at UNH Athletics Events
No fans will be allowed at the NCAA Ski Championships at Jackson or Mittersill. This decision was made with the safety and well-being of the competing student-athletes as the number-1 priority. Only essential personnel enrolled in the University's stringent COVID-19 testing system and visiting team personnel who were cleared under CDC, state, University and NCAA guidelines are permitted.
No fans will be allowed at the NCAA Ski Championships at Jackson or Mittersill. This decision was made with the safety and well-being of the competing student-athletes as the number-1 priority. Only essential personnel enrolled in the University's stringent COVID-19 testing system and visiting team personnel who were cleared under CDC, state, University and NCAA guidelines are permitted.
Teams are eligible to bring a maximum of 12 skiers -three Nordic and three alpine for each gender— based on performance from the 2021 carnival season.
"We have four skiers returning that were there in Montana with us [when the 2020 NCAAs were halted due to COVID-19]," said UNH alpine head coach Brian Blank. "For them, it's a great opportunity to get back at it, finish what they started last year and compete in a complete championship."
2019 NCAA All-American Lisa Olsson (Stockholm, Sweden) will compete at NCAAs for the third time in her career. The junior is joined by two-time qualifier Fanny Sanderberg (Oslo, Norway) and first-time NCAA competitor Rachel Nawrocki (New Castle, N.H.) to represent the women's alpine team.
The men's alpine team consists of three-time NCAA qualifier Will Bruneau-Bouchard (Quebec City, Quebec), two-time competitor Crowley Gentile (Greenland, N.H.) and sophomore Marius Solbakken (Bekkestua, Norway), who earns his first NCAA berth following an All-East First Team season.
"We have a team with a lot of experience, and I'm really looking forward to see what they can do," Blank added.
The East's No.-1 ranked women's Nordic skier Jasmine Lyons (Ottawa, Ontario), the EISA Rookie of the Year, headlines a Wildcat trio that includes back-to-back NCAA qualifier Lucinda Anderson (Golden Valley, Minn.) and freshman Georgianna Fischer (Bozeman, Mont.).
Sophomore Scott Schulz (Lake Placid, N.Y.), ranked No. 1 in the East, returns to NCAAs for a second straight season alongside freshmen James Schneider (Plymouth, Minn.) and Seth Wyatt (Bozeman, Mont.).
"I've never had such a young group represent the University at the national championship," said Nordic head coach Cory Schwartz. "But young is not bad sometimes.... Their eyes are wide open. I don't think they're going to be nervous. I think they're going to go out and enjoy it."
FIFTEEN WILDCATS NAMED TO EISA ALL-EAST TEAM
Below is a look at the Wildcat NCAA skiers and their EISA rankings:
| Team | Skier | GS Rank | SL Rank | Overall |
| Alpine | Rachel Nawrocki | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| Alpine | Fanny Sanderberg | N/A | 5 | 15 |
| Alpine | Lisa Olsson | N/A | 12 | 23 |
| Alpine | Crowley Gentile | 2 | 15 | 4 |
| Alpine | Marius Solbakken | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Alpine | Will Bruneau-Bouchard | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Team | Skier | FS Rank | Classic Rank | Overall Rank |
| Nordic | Jasmine Lyons | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nordic | Lucinda Anderson | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Nordic | Georgianna Fischer | 20 | 12 | 15 |
| Nordic | Scott Schulz | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nordic | James Schneider | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Nordic | Seth Wyatt | 7 | 9 | 9 |
UNH is playing host to the 2021 NCAA Ski Championships on March 10-13 at Jackson XC (Nordic) and Mittersill-Cannon Mountain (alpine). For more information, visit www.unhwildcats.com/ncaaskicentral.
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