2007 Skiing Notes

2012 VERMONT EISA CIRCUIT RESULTS

JANUARY20-21 at Bates Carnival (Sunday River/Black Mt.) 1st - 1,004 pts27-28 at UNH Carnival (Attitash/Jackson Nordic Ctr.) 1st - 1,021 pts

FEBRUARY3-4 VERMONT CARNIVAL (Stowe/Trapp Family Lodge) 2nd - 735 pts10-11 at Dartmouth Carnival (Dartmouth Ski Way/Trapps) 1st - 982 pts17-18 at Williams Carnival (Jiminy Peak/Breadloaf) 2nd - 840 pts24-25 at EISA Championships (Middlebury/Trapps) 1st - 955 pts

MARCH 7 NCAA Championships # (Hosted by Montana State) 9 a.m.8 NCAA Championships # (Hosted by Montana State) 9:30 a.m.9 NCAA Championships # (Hosted by Montana State) 9 a.m.10 NCAA Championships # (Hosted by Montana State) 9:30 a.m.# Alpine: Bridger Bowl; Nordic: Bohart Ranch

2012 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Wednesday, March 7 (all times Mountain Time Zone)9 a.m. Women’s 5K Freestyle11 a.m. Men’s 10k Freestyle

Thursday, March 89:30 a.m. Women’s Giant Slalom1 p.m. Men’s Giant Slalom

Friday, March 99 a.m. Men’s 20k Classic (mass start)11 a.m. Women’s 15K Classic (mass start)

Saturday, March 109:30 a.m. Women’s Slalom (first run)10:30 a.m. Men’s Slalom (first run)11:45 a.m. Women’s Slalom (second run)1 p.m. Men’s Slalom (second run)

VERMONT’S NCAA ALPINE TEAMMen WomenBobby Farrell, Fr Kate Ryley, SoTim Kelley, So Kristina Riis-Johannessen, FrJonathan Nordbotten, So Elli Terwiel, Fr

VERMONT’S NCAA NORDIC TEAMMen WomenFranz Bernstein, Jr Lucy Garrec, SrDylan Grald, Jr Amy Glen, SrAlex Howe, Sr Caitlin Patterson, Sr

2012 NCAA SKI NOTESUVM is one of five schools to qualify 12 skiers for the event and one of two easternsquads (Dartmouth) to send a full team to the NCAAs.

The Vermont Catamounts closed out the regular ranked third in the Ski RacingMagazine Power Rankings: 1. Utah; 2. Colorado; 3. Vermont; 4. Dartmouth; 5. NewMexico

As a program, UVM won four of six carnivals this season, including earning its 32ndEISA Championship. The Catamounts averaged 922.8 points on the EISA Circuit thisseason.

The UVM men’s alpine team swept the podium six times on the EISA Circuit. TheCatamounts went 1-2-3 in both events at the Bates and Dartmouth Carnivals andswept the slalom races at UNH and Williams.

A Catamount took first place in 15 of the 24 alpine races on the EISA Circuit thisseason.

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation............................................Burlington, VermontFounded ..................................................................1791Enrollment..............................................................9,867National Affiliation ..................................NCAA Division IConference ..............................................................EISANickname ..............................................................UVM**Universitas Virdis Montis Latin for University of the Green Mountains

School Mascot ................................................CatamountSchool Colors ..............................................Green & Gold President (Interim)......................................John BramleyDirector of Athletics..............................Dr. Robert CorranAthletic Dept. Phone................................(802) 656-3075Athletic Dept. Fax ....................................(802) 656-0949Athletic Ticket Office ..............................(802) 656-4410

COACHING STAFFDirector of Skiing ..........................................Bill ReicheltAlma Mater ..................................................Colorado ‘87Season ....................................................................11th Office ......................................................(802) 656-7688Email........................................william.reichelt@uvm.eduHead Nordic Coach....................................Patrick WeaverAlma Mater........................................New Hamsphire ‘91Season ............................2nd as head coach (5ht overall)Office ......................................................(802) 656-7697Email ........................................patrick.weaver@uvm.eduAssistant Alpine Coach ..........................Johnny DavidsonAlma Mater ..................................................Vermont ‘07Season ......................................................................5thAssistant Nordic Coach ..........................Andrew JohnsonAlma Mater ........................................................Utah ‘10Season ......................................................................2ndVolunteer Nordic Coach ................................Fred FayetteAlma Mater ..................................................Vermont ‘69Season ....................................................................27th

TEAM INFORMATIONAlpine Facility ..............................Stowe Mountain ResortNordic Facility....................................Trapp Family Lodge

TEAM HISTORYNCAA Championships ................................5 (Last 1994)2011 NCAA Finish ......................................................6thEISA Championships ................................32 (Last 2012)2012 EISA Finish ........................................................1stAll-Americans ............................................................312

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSSkiing Contact........................................Lisa ChampagneEmail ......................................lisa.champagne@uvm.eduPhone ....................................................(802) 656-1818Cell ........................................................(802) 363-6368Fax ..........................................................(802) 656-8328Website ........................................www.UVMathletics.comFacebook ..........www.facebook.com/vermont.catamountsTwitter ..............................@UVMathletics & @UVMskiing

VERMONT CATAMOUNTSLisa Champagne

Director of Athletic [email protected]

www.UVMathletics.comO: 802-656-1818 • C: 802-363-6368

2012 NCAA Ski ChampionshipsBridger Bowl/Bohart Ranch • Bozeman, Mont. • March 7-10

22 00 11 22 VERMONT CATAMOUNTS SKIINGHome to 5 National Championships • 1980 • 1989 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994

VERMONT FIRST-TEAM ALL-EAST MEMBERSKate Ryley Lucy GarrecElli Terwiel Amy GlenBobby Farrell Caitlin PattersonSean Higgins Franz BernsteinTim KelleyJonathan Nordbotten

VERMONT SECOND TEAM ALL-EAST MEMBERSElise Tefre Anja GruberKevin Drury Dylan Grald

Alex Howe

Alpine Giant Slalom Points LeaderKate Ryley, VermontBobby Farrell, Vermont

Alpint Slalom Points LeaderGeordie Lonza, WilliamsTim Kelley, Vermont

Alpine Rookie of the YearElli Terwiel, VermontBobby Farrell, Vermont

Nordic Freestyle Points LeaderCaitlin Patterson, VermontPatrick Johnson, Middlebury

Nordic Classic Points LeaderLucy Garrec, VermontPatrick Johnson, Middlebury

Nordic Rookie of the YearAnnie Pokomy, MiddleburyWillWicherski, Williams

2012 VERMONT SKI ROSTER

MEN’S ALPINE TEAMName Class HometownTravis Dawson So Calgary, AlbertaKevin Drury Jr Toronto, OntarioBobby Farrell Fr Stowe, Vt.Colton Hardy Sr Jamaica, Vt.Sean Higgins Jr Incline Village, Nev.Tim Kelley So Starksboro, Vt.Jonathan Nordbotten So Kolbotn, NorwayTaylor Wunsch Fr Swanton, Vt.

WOMEN’S ALPINE TEAMName Class HometownAmanda McDonald Sr Bellevue, Wash.Kristina Riis-Johannessen Fr Oslo, NorwayKate Ryley So Toronto, OntarioElise Tefre So Oslo, NorwayElli Terwiel Fr Sun Peaks, British Columbia

Head Coach: Bill Reichelt, (Colorado ‘87), 11th seasonAssistant: Johnny Davidson (Vermont '07), 5th season

MEN’S NORDIC TEAMName Class HometownFranz Bernstein Sr Unterthingau, GermanyRogan Brown So Durango, Colo.Dylan Grald Jr Randolph, Vt.Peter Hegman Jr Huntington, Vt.Fritz Horst Sr Bennington, Vt.Alex Howe Sr Gilford, N.H.Scott Patterson So Anchorage, AlaskaCole Talbot So Anchorage, Alaska

WOMEN’S NORDIC TEAMName Class Hometown/Previous School or ClubCaitlin Curran Sr Waitsfield, Vt.Gage Fitcher So Putney, Vt.Amy Glen Sr Anchorage, AlaskaLucy Garrec Sr Freeport, MaineAnja Gruber So Leutkrich, GermanyJaney McClelland Jr Keene Valley, N.Y.Alicia Pastore Fr Durango, Colo.Caitlin Patterson Sr Anchorage, AlaskaMarisa Rorabaugh So Fairbanks, Alaska

Head Coach: Patrick Weaver (New Hampshire '91), 2nd seasonAssistant: Andrew Johnson (Utah '10), 2nd seasonVolunteer: Fred Fayette (Vermont '69), 27th season

2012 NCAA SKI NOTES CONTINUED ...The women’s Nordic team had a winner in six of the races this season and CaitlinPatterson, Lucy Garrec and Amy Glen swept the podium in the classic race atDartmouth.

Among the 12 skiers, four will be making their NCAA debuts ... Vermont is sendinga full compliment of 12 skiers to the NCAAs for the second straight year … TheCatamounts have won five national titles in the NCAA era, the last coming in 1994... The last time the NCAA Ski Championships were held in Bozeman, Mont. UVMfinished sixth (2008) ... Vermont’s best finish in Bozeman was second in 1983.

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VERMONT ALL-TIME NCAA SKI RESULTS


2012 RESULTSCarnival GS SLat Bates 1st 2ndat UNH 3rd 3rdat UVM 14th 30that Dartmouth 2nd 2ndat Williams 3rd 5that EISA 11th 27th

• 7 podium appearances

2012 NCAA VERMONT MEN’S ALPINE TEAM

CAREER HONORS: 2012 EISA Alpine Rookie of the Year ...2012 EISA All-East First-Team

Making NCAA debut

AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Was named the EISA Alpine Rookieof the Year and was the EISA GS Points Leader in 2012 ...Farrell, who will make his first NCAA appearance next week, won his first collegiate race, the GS, at the season-opening Bates Carnival. Heearned a spot on the podium in each of the first four races of the year and seven times overall.

PERSONAL: Comes to Vermont from the Mount Mansfield Ski Academy ... Is the son of former Vermont baseball standout Jim Farrell '82 whois in the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame ... Spent two post-graduate years skiing independently on the FIS Eastern Cup Circuit, winning an overallchampionship in 2011.

Bobby Farrell Fr • Stowe, Vt.



Tim KelleySo • Starksboro, Vt.

2012 RESULTSCarnival GS SLat Bates DNF 1stat UNH 5th 1stat UVM N/A N/Aat Dartmouth 4th 1stat Williams 12th 2ndat EISA 4th 2nd

• 3 wins in 2012 (6 career)• 4 podiums in 2012 (all slalom)

Defending NCAA Slalom Champion

Making second NCAA appearance

CAREER HONORS: 2011 NCAA National Champion (Slalom) … 2011 First-Team All-East ... 2012 First-Team All-East

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012): Picked up three wins on the EISA Circuit, all in the slalom races ... Has six career EISA victories ... Was on the podi-um in five of the six slalom races he competed in this year ... Did not compete at the UVM Carnival, opting instead to race in the Nor-Am Cupin Vail, Colo.

AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Finished in the top-10 in 10 out of 12 races during the regular season, including the first six consecutive races ...Won the NCAA National Championship in the Slalom with a time of 1:39.42 in his NCAA debut … Grabbed First-Team All-America honors withthe victory … Finished the year as the points leader among EISA skiers in the slalom … Earned a spot on the podium five times and picked upfour wins, including a victory in the slalom at the EISA Championships.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Steven and Lindy Kelley of Starksboro, Vt. ... His two siblings Robby and Jess both are members of the U.S. Ski Team... Robby is also a member of the UVM ski team following his stint with the U.S. Ski Team ... His mother Lindy also was a member of the U.S.Ski Team ... Both his parents are UVM graduates ... Is undecided on a major.



Jonathan NordbottenSo • Norway

2012 RESULTSCarnival GS SLat Bates N/A N/Aat UNH 2nd 2ndat UVM N/A N/Aat Dartmouth 1st 3rdat Williams 6th 3rdat EISA 3rd 1st

• Was on the podium 7 of 8 races

CAREER HONORS: 2011 All-East First Team ... 2011 EISAMen’s Alpine Rookie of the Year ...


AS A SOPHOMORE (2012): Made the podium in seven of the eight races he competed in and earned three victories ... Earned his first WorldCup points of his career at the night slalom in Schladming in January ... Qualified for the World Cup races in Kitzbuehel and Wengen ... Wonthe slalom race at the Nor-Am Cup in Panorama, British Columbia in December.

AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Norwegian native Jonathan Nordbotten was named the EISA Men's Alpine Rookie of the Year ... He placed in the topthree in all but one race this year and picked up four victories ... He won both the giant slalom and slalom at the UVM Carnival on the samehill where he will compete on in the NCAAs ... Nordbotten finished the year as the points leader in the GS among EISA skiers.

BEFORE VERMONT: Nordbotten was a two-year member of the Jr. National Ski Team and a five-year member of the Norwegian National Team… Placed first at the Norwegian National Championship in the slalom in 2010.

PERSONAL: Jonathan Nordbotten is the son of Erik Hjelm-Hansen and Lager Mette Nordbotten of Kolbotn, Norway… Has a younger siblingRikke … His hobbies are surfing and sailing … Lists Norwegian alpine skier Kjetil Andre Aamodt as his favorite athlete … Enrolled in the Schoolof Arts and Sciences.


2011 NCAA VERMONT WOMEN’S ALPINE TEAM

Kristina Riis-JohannessenFr. • Oslo, Norway

2012 RESULTSCarnival GS SLat Bates 1st DNFat UNH 4th N/Aat UVM N/A N/Aat Dartmouth N/A N/Aat Williams N/A N/Aat EISA 2nd 5th

CAREER HONORS: 2012 EISA All-East Fist Team

Making NCAA Debut

2012 SEASON: Won the GS at the Bates Carnival in her EISAdebut ... Finished second in the GS at the EISA Championshipsand was fifth in the slalom.

PERSONAL: Is a business administration major at Vermont.


Kate RyleySo • Toronto, Ontario

2012 RESULTSCarnival GS SLat Bates 4th 16that UNH 2nd 2ndat UVM N/A N/Aat Dartmouth 1st 3rdat Williams 2nd 41stat EISA 1st 1st


CAREER HONORS: 2011 NCAA All-American (GS & Slalom) …2011 EISA Women's Alpine Rookie of the Year … 2011 All-EastFirst Team … 2011 USCSCA All-Academic Team ... 2012 All-East First Team


AS A SOPHOMORE (2012): Was the EISA Points Leader in the GS in 2012 ... Earned EISA All-East First Team honors after sweeping the GSand slalom races at the EISA Championships ... Earned a spot on the podium in eight of the 10 races she competed on the circuit ... Did notcompete in the UVM Carnival, opting to ski in the Nor-Am Cup races in Vail, Colo. where she finished in the top-10 in three of the for races.

AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Was the EISA Women's Alpine Rookie of the Year and earned a spot on the All-East First Team ... She was named tothe All-East First Team after an impressive season in which she stepped to the podium nine times and won five races ... She did not finish lowerthan fifth in 12 of 14 races and won both the giant slalom and slalom events at the UVM Carnival … Finished the EISA season as the pointsleader in the GS ... Earned a spot on the NCAA Team and was a First-Team All-American in both the GS and the slalom with a pair of fourthplace finishes in the NCAAs … Also named to the USCSCA All-Academic Team ... Was the only alpine skier, men or women, to earn double first-team All-America honors at the NCAA's.

BEFORE VERMONT: Ryley attended Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute and Vaughn Road Academy in Toronto, Ontario … Was a member of thevolleyball team at LCPI … Posted a top-5 finish at the Canadian Junior National Championships.

PERSONAL: Kate Ryley is the daughter of Jeff and Nancy Ryley of Toronto, Ontario … She has two older siblings: Meg and Sam … Older sis-ter Meg was also an All-American for the Catamounts … Majoring in business administration.



Elli TerwielFr. • Sun Peaks, British Columbia

2012 RESULTSCarnival GS SLat Bates 2nd 1stat UNH N/A 1stat UVM N/A N/Aat Dartmouth N/A N/Aat Williams N/A N/Aat EISA N/A N/A

CAREER HONORS: 2012 EISA All-East First Team ... 2012EISA Alpine Rookie of the Year

Making NCAA Debut

AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Won two of the three races shecompeted in this season ... Skied in four World Cup races ...Earned her first World Cup points in Courchevel, France ... Was fifth in the slalom at the Nor-Am Cup races in Panorama, British Columbia.

BEFORE VERMONT: (2010-11) Finished third overall in Nor-Am Overall Slalom Standings … Ranked 47th in the world in slalom ... Rankedfourth in Canada in slalom … Three podiums in NorAm Slalom … One podium in NorAm Giant Slalom … Finished 34th in first World Cup race(Flachau, Austria) … Placed 38th and was the top Canadian in second World Cup race (Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic) … Finished seventhin Melchsee Frutt Switzerland Europa Cup Slalom ... (2009-10) Placed fourth overall in Nor-Am Overall Slalom Standings … Ranked 90th in theworld in slalom … Ranked seventh in Canada in Slalom … Won the Nor-Am Slalom Panorama … Finished fourth in Slalom at Canadian Nationals… Totaled seven podium finishes … Placed 23rd in Europa Cup Slalom.

PERSONAL: Is the daughter of George and Anne Terwiel … Has one brother Justin, who is a professional downhill mountain bike racer …Grandfather, John Gossage, was a member of the Canadian Swim Team and held the Canadian record for the longest open water swim … Is acivil engineering major at Vermont.


2012 NCAA VERMONT MEN’S NORDIC TEAM

Franz BernsteinSr • Unterthingau, Germany

2012 RESULTSCarnival Free Classicat Bates 3rd 2ndat UNH 19th 2ndat UVM 3rd 3rdat Dartmouth N/A N/Aat Williams 1st 2ndat EISA 2nd 5th

CAREER HONORS: 2012 All-East First Team ... 2011 All-East FirstTeam ... 2010 NCAA National Champion 20k Freestyle ... 2010 MaleNordic Skier of the Year (Ski Racing Magazine) ... 2010 ESPN TheMagazine Academic All-District I At-Large Team ... 2010 NCAA All-American ... 2010 First-Team All-East ... 2010 NCAA All-AcademicTeam ... 2009 NCAA All-American ... 2009 NCAA All-Academic Team ...2009 EISA Male Nordic Rookie of the Year ... 2009 First-Team All-East

Making fourth NCAA appearance2010 NCAA Classic Champion

AS A SENIOR (2012): Was on the podium in eight of the 10 races hecompeted in this season ... Won the freestyle race at the WilliamsCarnival and was runner-up four other times, including three classicraces ... Finished second in the freestyle at the EISA Championships.

AS A JUNIOR (2011): Is the defending NCAA Champion in the 20kclassic ... A two-time All-American, will be competing in his third NCAAChampionship ... Last year he out dueled New Mexico's Martin Kass by1.2 seconds to win the 20k freestyle in Steamboat Springs, Colo. ...Bernstein also earned runner-up honors in the 10k classic race at theNCAAs last season ... This year, he finished in the top-10 in all nineraces he competed ... He stepped up to the podium four times and wonthe 20k classic at the UVM Carnival at Trapp Family Lodge, the samevenue where the 2011 NCAA race will be held.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010): Bernstein won the 2010 NCAA NationalChampionship in the 20k freestyle on March 13 in Steamboat Springs,Colo., at Howelsen Hill … Became the first Catamount to win a nation-al championship in the freestyle since Vermont Hall of Famer ThoroddBakken '98 capped off a stretch of three straight titles in the freestylein 1998 … Bernstein is the eighth different male Nordic skier to win anational championship in UVM history ... Also finished second in the10k classic at the NCAA's on March 11 … Earned First-Team NCAA All-American honors … Other honors included: 2010 Male Nordic Skier ofthe Year (Ski Racing Magazine), 2010 ESPN The Magazine AcademicAll-District I At-Large Team, 2010 First-Team All-East and 2010 NCAAAll-Academic Team … Had a total of 11 top-10 finishes on the seasonand six wins ... Skied to a second-place finish in the 10k classic at the St. Lawrence Carnival on Jan. 15 ... Took fourth in the 15k freestyle at the St. Michael'sCarnival on Jan. 22 ... Was first in the 10k classic and second in the 15k freestyle at the Vermont Carnival on Feb. 6 and 7 ... Won the 20k classic at the DartmouthCarnival on Feb. 12 ... Finished first in the 10k classic and was sixth in the 10k freestyle at the Williams Carnival on Feb. 19 and 20 ... Won both the 10k classicand 20k freestyle at the Eastern Championships hosted by Middlebury on Feb. 27 and 28.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009): Bernstein was named a NCAA All-American and was the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Male Alpine Rookie of the Year ... Namedto the NCAA All-Academic Team and was First-Team All-East ... Ranked third in the classic and seventh in the freestyle in the final Eastern Intercollegiate SkiAssociation Rankings ... Finished ninth in the 10k classic and 12th in the 20k freestyle at the Bates Carnival on Jan. 23 and 24 ... Was seventh in the classic sprintand 14th in the 10k freestyle at the New Hampshire Carnival on Jan. 30 and 31 ... Finished fifth in the 15k classic at the Vermont Carnival on Feb. 7 ... Skied to athird-place finish in the 10k classic and a second-place finish in the 15k freestyle at the Dartmouth Carnival on Feb. 13 and 14 ... Took first-place in the 10k clas-sic at the Middlebury Carnival on Feb. 20 ... Finished seventh in the 20k freestyle at the EISA Championships hosted by Colby on Feb. 28 ... Was fifth in the men's10k classic at the NCAA Ski Championships hosted by Bates on March 12.

BEFORE VERMONT: Bernstein was a member of the German National Ski Team from 2005-08 ... Earned first-place finishes at the 2006 European Cup and 2007Germany Cup ... Participated in the 2008 Junior World Championships.

PERSONAL: Franz Bernstein the son of Detlef and Carolin Bernstein of Unterthingau, Germany ... Has two siblings - Josef and Anna who are also skiers ... Majoringin engineering management.



Alex HoweSr • Gilford, N.H.

2012 RESULTSCarnival Free Classicat Bates 36th 39that UNH 6th 19that UVM 13th 4that Dartmouth 3rd 38that Williams 15th N/Aat EISA 6th 41st

HOWE’S HONOR ROLL: 2012 All-East Second Team ... 2011All-East Second Team


AS A SENIOR (2012): Earned four top-10 finishes this season... His best finish was third place in the freestyle at theDartmouth Carnival.

AS A JUNIOR (2011): Howe finished in the top-10 eight times this season ... He won the 15k freestyle at the St. Lawrence Carnival in the open-ing weekend of the season ... Howe also placed third in the 10k freestyle at the EISA Championships.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010): Howe participated in all six carnivals on the EISA Circuit … Skied to a season-best second-place finish in the 15kfreestyle at the St. Michael’s Carnival on Jan. 22 … Part of the classic sprint relay team that finished fifth in the classic sprint relay at the St.Mike’s Carnival on Jan. 23 … Took 12th-place in the 10k classic at the Williams Carnival on Feb. 19 … Finished 17th in the 20k freestyle at theEISA Championships on Feb. 28.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009): Howe was 28th in the classic sprint and 10th in the 10k freestyle at the New Hampshire Carnival on Jan. 30 and 31... Finished 20th in the 15k classic at the Vermont Carnival on Feb. 7 ... Was 23rd in the 10k classic and 13th in the 15k freestyle at theDartmouth Carnival on Feb. 13 and 14 ... Finished 15th in the 10k classic at the Middlebury Carnival on Feb. 20 ... Posted a 23rd-place finishin the 10k classic and an eighth-place finish in the 20k classic at the Eastern Championships hosted by Colby on Feb. 27 and 28.

BEFORE VERMONT: Comes to Vermont from Gilford High School in Gilford, N.H. ... Was a member of the ski, soccer and baseball teams atGilford ... Won four state championships on the ski team at Gilford ... 2008 Junior National sprint champion.

PERSONAL: Alexander McIntosh Howe the son of Andrew and Martina Howe of Gilford, N.H. ... His older sister Katrina is captain of thewomen's Nordic Team at UVM ... Majoring in physical education.



Dylan GraldJr • Randolph, Vt.

2012 RESULTSCarnival Free Classicat Bates 21st 30that UNH 24th 5that UVM 9th 18that Dartmouth 6th 13that Williams 13th N/Aat EISA 7th 9th

CAREER HONORS: 2012 EISA All-East Second Team ... 2011USCSCA All-Academic Team

Making NCAA debut

AS A JUNIOR (2012): Earned five top-10 finishes this season... Posted a season-best fifth place finish in the classic racesat the UNH Carnival ... Placed in the top-10 in both thefreestyle and classic races at the EISA Championships.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in eight races duringthe regular season … Posted a season-best finish of seventh inthe 20k classic at the UVM Carnival.

AS A FRESHMAN (at Middlebury College): Grald comes toVermont from Middlebury College where he was a member ofthe Nordic team … Posted 10th-place finishes at theDartmouth and Williams Carnivals, as well as an eighth-placefinish in the St Michael’s 15k freestyle in 2010 … His best fin-ish of the year came at the UVM Carnival, where he skied to athird-place finish in the 10k classic … His year-end EISA rank-ing was 13th, which placed him just outside NCAA qualifying.

BEFORE VERMONT: Before heading to Middlebury he gradu-ated from Green Mountain Valley School in Waitsfield, Vt.

PERSONAL: Dylan Grald is the son of Carol Rittenhouse and Eric Grald, and hails from Randolph Center, Vt. … Majoring in geology.


2012 NCAA VERMONT WOMEN’S NORDIC TEAM

Lucy GarrecSr • Freeport, Maine

2012 RESULTSCarnival Free Classicat Bates 1st 4that UNH 4th 5that UVM 6th 4that Dartmouth 3rd 1stat Williams 3rd N/Aat EISA 2nd 1st

GARREC’S HONOR ROLL: 2011 All-East First Team

Making third NCAA appearance, second with Vermont ... Otherwas with Colby in 2010

AS A SENIOR (2012): Garrec won the photo finish with team-mate Amy Glen in the classic race at Dartmouth this year ... Shealso won the classic race at the EISA Championships and pickedup a victory in the freestyle at the season-opening BatesCarnival ... Was the EISA Points Leader in the classic disciplinein 2012.

AS A JUNIOR (2011): Made her second NCAA appearance in2011, but first with the Catamounts ... Earned Second Team All-America honors in the freestyle ... A transfer from Colby College,she finished in the top-10 in all six races and earned a spot on the podium five times ... Ironically her lone win of the season came in the 10k clas-sic race at the Colby Carnival.

Transferred to Vermont after two seasons skiing at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

AT COLBY: As a sophomore she had three top-10 finishes on the season ... Placed sixth at the E.I.S.A. Championships in the 15K freestyle ...Capped off the season with a 19th place finish at the NCAA Championships in the 15K freestyle and was 29th in the 5K classic race ... As a fresh-man, she started her collegiate racing career with a third place finish in the 5K classic at the Bates Carnival ... Added a victory in the 15K freestylethe next day for her first collegiate win ... Posted four other top-10 finishes over the course of the carnival season ... Placed second at the E.I.S.A.Championship in the 5K classic ... Finished the year with a 14th place finish in the 5K classic at the NCAA Championships at Black Mountain,Maine.



Amy GlenSr • Anchorage, Alaska

2012 RESULTSCarnival Free Classicat Bates 5th 2ndat UNH 4th 4that UVM 5th 5that Dartmouth 5th 2ndat Williams N/A N/Aat EISA 6th 2nd

CAREER HONORS: 2012 EISA All-East First Team ... 2011NCAA Elite 88 Award Winner ... 2011 NCAA Second-Team All-American (classic) ... 2011 EISA All-East First-Team ... 2011USCSCA All-Academic Team ... 2010 NCAA All-Academic Team

2011 NCAA Elite 88 Award Winner

AS A SENIOR (2012): Finished in the top-10 in all 10 racesshe competed for the second straight season ... Was runner-upin three classic races, including the race at the EISAChampionships ... Battled teammate Lucy Garrec to a photofinish in the classic race at Dartmouth, finished second.

AS A JUNIOR (2011): Was a Second Team All-American in the freestyle at the 2011 NCAA Championships ... Won the prestigious Elite 88Award as the top scholar-athlete at the NCAA Championships ... She posted a 4.0 GPA as a biology major ... Finished in the top-10 in all sevenraces in which she competed … She earned two podium appearances, finishing second in the classic races at the St. Lawrence and UVMCarnivals … Was named to the All-East First Team … Was third in the classic race at the EISA Championships … Placed sixth at the 2011 NCAAChampionships in the 15k classic to earn Second-Team All-America honors … Missed one carnival during the regular season while competingfor the U.S. Junior National Team at the World Junior Cross Country Championships in Otepea, Estonia ... Was the 2011 winner of the NCAAElite 88 Award, given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA competing at the NCAA Championships ... Glen owns a 4.0 GPA as a biologymajor at UVM and is the second straight Catamount to earn the honor, joining teammate Caitlin Patterson who won the award in 2010.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010): Glen appeared in three carnivals in her first season with the Catamounts … Named to the 2010 NCAA All-AcademicTeam … Was part of the 3x5k freestyle relay team that finished 13th at the Dartmouth Carnival on Feb. 12.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009 at Alaska-Anchorage): Transferred to Vermont after spending the 2008-09 season at Alaska-Anchorage ... Competedin six races last season with the Seawolves, posting two top-5 finishes ... Member of National Ski Coaches Association All-Academic Team in2009 ... Was a member of the World Junior Team in 2009 and finished fourth at the U.S. National Championships in the classic sprint.

BEFORE VERMONT: Attended Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska, from 2006-2008 ... Two-time Alaska state high school champion andtwo-time all-state selection ... Led Service High School to back-to-back state team titles in 2007 and 2008 ... Was the 2005-06 AlaskaSkimeister award winner while attending West High School.

PERSONAL: Is the daughter of Bob and Monica Glen of Anchorage, Alaska ... Has three siblings: Sarah, John and Andy ... Her grandmotherRuth Millington and grandfather Judson Glen both attended the University of Vermont ... Majoring in biology.



2012 RESULTSCarnival Free Classicat Bates 2nd 1stat UNH 3rd 2ndat UVM 2nd 1stat Dartmouth 2nd 3rdat Williams 4th N/Aat EISA 1st 10th

Caitlin PattersonSr • Anchorage, Alaska

PATTERSON’S HONOR ROLL: 2012 All-East First Team ...2011 All-East First Team ... 2010 NCAA Elite 88 Award ...2010 NCAA All-American ... 2010 Female U.S. Junior NordicSkier of the Year (Ski Racing Magazine) ... 2010 ESPN TheMagazine Academic All-District I At-Large Team ... 2010 First-Team All-East ... 2010 NCAA All-Academic Team ... 2009NCAA All-American ... 2009 NCAA All-Academic Team ... 2009First-Team All-East ... 2009 UVM Women's Team MVP

Making fourth NCAA appearance

AS A SENIOR (2012): Battled with Sophie Caldwell all seasonon the EISA Circuit ... Posted top-1o finishes in every race thisseason ... Posted three wins and was on the podium nine times... Was the EISA Points Leader in the freestyle in 2012 ...Named to the All-East First Team.

AS A JUNIOR (2011): Patterson dominated the EISA Circuit in 2011, winning the first seven races she competed in and going 7-1 overall ...She swept the Nordic events at the St. Lawrence, UVM and Dartmouth Carnivals and was within three seconds of going 8-0 at the EISAChampionships in the 15k classic race ... She finished the year as the points leader among EISA skiers in both the freestyle and classic disci-plines ... Earned All-America Second Team honors in the freestyle.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010): Patterson had five second-place finishes and one win on the way to being named First-Team All-East ... Finishedsecond in the 15k freestyle at the St. Lawrence Carnival on Jan. 16 ... Spent the following week competing at the World Junior Championshipsin Hinterzarten, Germany. Patterson skied to a 17th-place finish in the women’s 5k classic and was the top female finisher among NorthAmerican skiers ... Returned to the EISA circuit on Feb. 6 and 7 at the Vermont Carnival where she finished second in the 5k classic and firstin the 10k freestyle ... Took second in the 15k classic at the Dartmouth Carnival ... Was second in the 5k classic and 5k freestyle at the WilliamsCarnival.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009): Patterson was named First-Team All-East ... Finished in the top-10 of every race she competed in on the EISA Circuit... Won two races and had two second-place finishes ... Finished second in the 15k freestyle at the Bates Carnival on Jan. 24 ... Was Secondin the 10k freestyle at the New Hampshire Carnival on Jan. 31 ... Won the 5k freestyle and 10k classic at the Vermont Carnival on Feb. 7 and8 ... Finished third in the 5k classic and fifth in the 15k freestyle at the Eastern Championships.

BEFORE VERMONT: Patterson comes to Vermont from South Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska … Was a member of the Nordic,cross-country running and soccer teams at South Anchorage … Was a two-time captain for the Nordic team at South Anchorage and the teamfinished second in the state in 2007 and 2008 … Has several top-10 finishes at Junior Nationals.

PERSONAL: Caitlin Patterson the daughter of Steve Patterson and Margaret Hillhouse … Has a younger brother, Scott… Lists Olympic skierand Alaska native, Kikkan Randall, as her favorite athlete … Plays the violin … Is a National Merit Scholar and in the Honors College at UVM... Majoring in civil engineering.

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2007 Skiing Notes