Skiing National Championship On The Line Today

(above) DU's National Championship hopes will ride on the shoulders of Ante Maemple today

Antje Maempel was born in Ilmenau, a small town in former East Germany, in the middle of the Thuringian Forest. In 10th grade she qualified for the German National Cross Country Ski Team.

After graduating from high school she became a soldier in the German Army with the opportunity to focus on her career as an athlete. She attended the University of Darmstadt until transferring to the University of Denver.

Today she will attempt to lead the DU Ski Team to their third consecutive NCAA National Championship.


Saturday: Cross Country
Men's 20K freestyle, 9 AM MST
Women's 15K freestyle, 11 AM MST

Results After Friday Night

1. UNIVERSITY OF DENVER - 589.5
2. UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO - 535.0
3. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - 504.0
4. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - 472.0
5. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT - 423.5

12 comments:

dggoddard said...

The men are out on the course and the live results are showing most of the skiers are 3/4 way through the race.

dggoddard said...

DU men finish 4th, 18th & 21st.

It doesn't appear that New Mexico or Cu made up much or any ground in the standings.

With Antje anchoring the women's team its hard to see anyone catching DU.

Anonymous said...

Would have been nice to see Boone taking a slalom run up there. :-)

dggoddard said...

We tried to get someone up there in the outfit, but I think Finals & Spring Break got in the way.

Disappointing to be sure.

dggoddard said...

After the first 1/3 of the Women's Freestyle Cross Country DU is 2nd, 6th & 8th.

dggoddard said...

After 2/3rds of the race CU is 1st, 3rd & 10th. DU is 2nd, 8th & 13th.

Anonymous said...

This seems to be the Worlds longest 15k race ever?

du78 said...

DU finishes 1, 7, 11 in women's XC

Looks like NCAA title #21

dggoddard said...

CU made it interesting 2nd, 3rd & 14th.

Antje Maempel won her 4th straight NCAA individual championship.

Anonymous said...

I just got a text from my friends who are up there right now...... they said CC Sucks!

du78 said...

It is official

DU NCAA CHAMPIONS

#21

dggoddard said...

Your friends are right.

DU wins - 785.5

CU 2nd - 714

UNM 3rd - 677