NMU Dominates all-CCSA team

Sat, Feb  28, 2009 - By Matias Saari

Northern Michigan University dominated the 2008-09 All-Central Collegiate Ski Association Team by placing nine skiers on the Central Collegiate Ski Association squad. All but one of the Wildcats made the first team.

Michigan Tech has four skiers on the team, while Alaska (Fairbanks), Wisconsin-Green Bay and Gustavus Adolphus placed two each. The College of Saint Scholastica had one.

The All-CCSA teams are as follows:

MEN

First team
1. Santiago Ocariz, UWGB, 148 points
2. Phil Violett, NMU, 145
3. Martin Banerud, NMU, 110
4. Justin Singleton, NMU, 97
5. Tim Cook, NMU, 97

Second team
6. Jesse Lang, MTU, 94
7. Oskar Lund, MTU, 89
8. Jens Brabbit, GAC, 84
9. Tyler Kjorstad, CSS, 75
10. Petter Sjulstad, MTU, 74

WOMEN

First team
1. Marie Helen Soderman, NMU, 174
2. Laura DeWitt, NMU, 170
3. Ingrid Fjeldheim, NMU, 105
4. Anna Bergland, NMU, 98
5. Elizabeth Quinley, MTU, 93
5. Theresia Schnurr, Alaska, 93

Second team
7. Kelly Chaudoin, GAC, 91
8. Christina Gillis, NMU, 86
9. Carolyn Freeman, UWGB, 91
9. Julia Pierson, Alaska, 91