University of New Hampshire Athletics
3/14/2022 2:58:00 PM | General, Skiing
DURHAM, N.H. -- Sophomore Jasmine Lyons (Ottawa, Ontario) and grad student Bastian Meisen (Munich, Germany) of the UNH skiing team were named the Service Credit Union Student-Athletes of the Week on March 14. The duo led the Wildcats to sixth place at the NCAA Skiing Championships, and that marked UNH's highest finish at the NCAAs in the 40-year coaching tenure of Cory Schwartz.
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Jasmine raced to a pair of All-American finishes at the 2022 NCAA Skiing Championships that were held March 10-12 at Soldier Hollow (Midway, Utah). She raced to third place for a spot on the All-America First Team in the women's 15k freestyle by completing the course in 38 minutes, 5.0 seconds. One day earlier, Jasmine crossed the finish line of the women's 5k classic race with a time of 14:12.6 to earn eighth place and a spot on the All-America Second Team.
Jasmine is UNH's only All-America First Team honoree in Nordic the past decade; there have been three alpine First Team All-Americans in that span. The last time any Wildcat was a two-time All-American at a single NCAA Skiing Championships was in 2019 (Emma Woodhouse; alpine); the previous Nordic UNH skier to accomplish the feat was Lizzie Gill in 2017.
Jasmine entered the 2022 NCAAs ranked fourth among EISA women's Nordic skiers overall, and that included second in freestyle and eighth in classical.
Jasmine is UNH's only All-America First Team honoree in Nordic the past decade; there have been three alpine First Team All-Americans in that span. The last time any Wildcat was a two-time All-American at a single NCAA Skiing Championships was in 2019 (Emma Woodhouse; alpine); the previous Nordic UNH skier to accomplish the feat was Lizzie Gill in 2017.
Jasmine entered the 2022 NCAAs ranked fourth among EISA women's Nordic skiers overall, and that included second in freestyle and eighth in classical.
Bastian raced to fifth place with an aggregate time of 1:58.40 for a spot on the All-America First Team in the men's giant slalom, which was held March 10 at Park City Mountain Resort (Park City, Utah). He completed the first run in 1:01.75 (eighth place) and climbed to No. 5 with the fourth-fastest Run 2 time of 56.65 seconds. One day later, Bastian recorded the second-best UNH effort and placed 20th overall in the men's slalom with a combined time of 1:57.50.
Bastian's fifth-place NCAA finish ties for the third-best effort by a Wildcat alpine skier the past decade; Sam Coffey placed third in the 2013 slalom, Patrick Kenney was fourth in the 2020 giant slalom and Taylor Vest-Burton was fifth in the 2013 slalom.
Bastian entered the 2022 NCAAs ranked #4 in the EISA in the giant slalom and 20th in the slalom; he was #6 overall in EISA men's alpine.
Bastian's fifth-place NCAA finish ties for the third-best effort by a Wildcat alpine skier the past decade; Sam Coffey placed third in the 2013 slalom, Patrick Kenney was fourth in the 2020 giant slalom and Taylor Vest-Burton was fifth in the 2013 slalom.
Bastian entered the 2022 NCAAs ranked #4 in the EISA in the giant slalom and 20th in the slalom; he was #6 overall in EISA men's alpine.
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