Ski Program Welcomes 12 Newcomers for 2021-22 Season

DURHAM, N.H. – The UNH ski program announced that 12 student-athletes will join the program for the 2021-22 season. The incoming class features six alpine skiers and six Nordic skiers representing seven nations.

"We are excited to have these 12 student-athletes coming to the University as members of the UNH ski program," said Cory Schwartz, now in his 40th season as Nordic head coach and 35th year coordinating the ski program. "COVID made recruiting even tougher than normal, not being able to meet people in person and not seeing them compete. We communicated with recruits and their families, all via Zoom, and learned that these new Wildcats exemplify the virtues of the UNH ski team: believing in teamwork, discipline, fellowship, intellect, and level-headedness. They are hard workers and are enthusiastic for our sport, the program and the University."

Here are the newest members of the Wildcat ski program:

Name	Discipline	Hometown	Ski Club / Last Team
Roger Anderson	Men's Nordic	Golden Valley, Minn.	Robbinsdale Armstrong
Maia Garfield	Women's Alpine	Meriden, N.H.	Gould/Green Mountain Valley School
Eli Gore	Men's Nordic	Madison, Wis.	Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation
Amelea Hauer	Women's Nordic	Maplewood, Minn.	NordicWerks
Taschi Klaschka	Men's Nordic	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Sovereign Lake Nordic
Mons Langaard	Men's Alpine	Oslo, Norway	Persbraten Ski Team / Donski Elite Team
Nathan Maybach	Men's Nordic	Boise, Idaho	Bogus Basin Nordic Team
Bastian Meisen	Men's Alpine	Munich, Germany	German National Ski Team
Zoe Michael	Women's Alpine	Sydney, Australia	Burke Mountain Academy
Lisa Nystedt	Women's Nordic	Stockholm, Sweden	Taby IS Skidor
Gaia Palamara	Women's Alpine	Verona, Italy	Druscie Ski Club
Dominic Rainville	Men's Alpine	Montreal, Quebec	Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Roger Anderson is an incoming freshman from Golden Valley, Minn., who looks to follow in the footsteps of his older sister Lucinda Anderson, a member of the Wildcat women's Nordic team. Anderson finished first in the state individual rankings and was all-state for the Robbinsdale Armstrong conference championship team in 2021. He was a member of the U.S. National Team in 2019 and 2020 and competed for the Midwest Junior National Team in 2019 and 2020. Away from competition, Anderson aspires to be a forester/lumberjack. He dabbles in sewing and enjoys making things, including cool belts.

Maia Garfield stays in her home state to join the Wildcat women's alpine team. Garfield completed a post-graduate year at Green Mountain Valley School last year after graduating from Gould. In 2020, she earned a Top-20 finish in slalom at Junior Nationals. In 2019, Garfield competed in the EISA's UNH Carnival and claimed a Top-20 in giant slalom. She finished sixth in Super G and 11th in SL at the 2018 U16 National Championships. Garfield's cousin Shamus McKim is a member of the Wildcat men's alpine team. She lists a unique skill as being able to go through a gallon of milk in a single day.

Eli Gore, a Madison, Wis., native, gears up for a career on the men's Nordic team after a post-graduate racing season for Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. Gore, the 2020 overall Wisconsin state champion, was a four-year member of the Madison West High School cross country and mountain biking teams. He was a three-time Junior National Team qualifier and a CXC Junior Development Team member for the Madison Nordic Ski Team. Gore was the 2019 USSA Supertour U18 10K skate champion and finished third in the 2019 Wisconsin state championships. He registered a Top-20 finish in the 2019 U.S. Junior National Championships and improved to Top-15 the following season. Hobbies away from ski racing include pottery and photography.

Amelea Hauer comes to UNH from Maplewood, Minn., after racing for NordicWerks. As a member of the Junior National Team, Hauer has competed in Utah (2018), Alaska (2019) and California (2020). In 2021, she captained the Nordic state championship team and was named all-state, all-conference, all-section and academic all-state. Hauer was an all-state competitor in three sports (Nordic ski, cross country, track & field). She aspires to be an astronaut and travel to Mars.

Taschi Klaschka is a Toronto, Ontario, native who now hails from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The men's Nordic skier was a member of the National Athlete Pool for Team Canada in 2020 and 2021. Last season he placed sixth in the U20 sprint at the Canadian NorAm and took third in the U20 sprint at the Canadian Western Championships. Klaschka finished 11th as a 16-year-old in the 2020 Canada Winter Games. He speaks fluent Spanish and French, aspires to compete in the Olympics and hopes to become an emergency room physician.

Mons Langaard is slated to join the alpine ski team in the spring semester. The Oslo, Norway, native raced for the Persbraten Ski Team and Donski Elite Ski Team in 2021. His podium finishes included second place in the Norwegian Junior Championship. Langaard is also an avid tennis player who aims to be a World Cup skier once he graduates from UNH.

Nathan Maybach comes to the UNH men's Nordic team from Boise, Idaho, where he raced for the Bogus Basin Nordic Team from 2018-21. Maybach competed at Junior Nationals twice and Senior Nationals in 2021. He was ranked No. 1 academically in his graduating glass at Riverstone International School and received the Gold Key for Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Leadership Award and Outdoor Education Award. Maybach plans to pursue a career in medicine, environmental sustainability or socioeconomic justice.

Bastian Meisen joins the men's alpine team by way of Munich, Germany. He was a member of the German National Ski Team from 2011-21 and finished second in the 2021 German Championships in alpine combined. In 2020, he was a two-time NorArm race winner and, in 2019, was a German Nationals giant slalom champion. Meisen, who includes surfing and mountain biking as his hobbies, strives to be a national champion at UNH and to one day start his own company.

Zoe Michael is an incoming freshman from Sydney, Australia, who skied for the Park City Ski Team and Burke Mountain Academy prior to coming to Durham. Michael was a member of the Australian National Alpine Ski Team from 2019-21. She placed fifth in the 2020 Australian National Cup. Her aspiration is to pursue skiing at the highest level possible and, following her ski career, wishes to work with skiing and big mountain skiers to create web advertisements for companies that promote adventurous brands.

Lisa Nystedt travels to UNH from Stockholm, Sweden, to become a member of the women's Nordic team. Nystedt raced for Taby IS Skidor in her native country and was ranked No. 1 academically in the economics program at her high school, Solleftea Gymnasium. She placed seventh in the 10K classic and won team gold at the 2020 U18 Swedish National Junior Championships. Nystedt posted eight-place results in the 5K classic at both the 2019 and 2020 Swedish Junior National Cup. She aspires to work in the field of environment after graduation.

Gaia Palamara comes to Durham from Verona, Italy, to join the women's alpine team. Palamara raced for the Italian National Junior Team in 2019 and 2020. Her Druscie Ski Club won the best Italian Ski Club award in 2021. In 2020, Palamara finished fourth in SL and seventh in GS at the 2020 U21 Italian Championships. Her UNH focus is to achieve great results both athletically and academically as a business administration major.

Dominic Rainville, originally from Montreal, is primed to become a Wildcat following his alpine race experience at Burke Mountain Academy and, most recently, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. Rainville started racing at the age of 8 with the Club of Orford in Quebec, where he skied until he was 14. He then joined the Elite Alpin de l'Estrie (EEAE) team and spent three seasons competing for their U16 team. Rainville journeyed to the Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont and, following graduation, took a gap year before skiing for Steamboat Springs in Colorado.

About UNH skiing
The UNH ski program hosted the 2021 NCAA Ski Championships and placed ninth overall, which marked the 27th Top-10 finish in the Cory Schwartz Era. Lisa Olsson (Stockholm, Sweden) won the Elite 90 Award as the NCAA competitor with the highest cumulative GPA, and Will Bruneau-Bouchard (Quebec City, Quebec) earned All-American Second Team honors in slalom. Scott Schulz (Lake Placid, N.Y. / men) and Jasmine Lyons (Ottawa, Ontario / women) each earned the EISA's No. 1 overall Nordic ranking.

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Luci Anderson

Roger Anderson

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Maia Garfield

Eli Gore

Amelea Hauer

Taschi Klaschka

Mons Langaard

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Zoe Michael

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Gaia Palamara

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