March 9, 2006

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The University of New Mexico ski team moved up to third place at the 2006 NCAA Championship after the second day of competition today. Junior Dirk Grimm and Senior Geir Endre Rogn both posted All-American performances in the men's 10K classic, finishing eighth and ninth, respectively. New Mexico has totaled 254 points after four events, trailing first place Denver (337.5) and Colorado (307). Utah and Vermont are one point behind the Lobos in fifth place.

Grimm became a three-time All-American, crossing the finish line in 29:06.4. Denver's John Stene won the race in a time of 27:57.7. Rogn recorded his second All-American performance in three years, finishing just behind Grimm with a time of 29:15.6. Junior Jedd Young also raced for the Lobo men, placing 32nd with a time of 31:41.3. It was Young's best classic finish at the NCAAs in two tries. Overall, the men finished in sixth place in the event.

On the women's side, freshman Crystin Jacques led the way with a 16th place showing in the women's 5K. She finished in 17:37.4, just over a minute behind race winner Jana Rehemaa (16:29.6) of Colorado. Sophomore Laura Van Alst placed 21st in the race (18:00.0) while fellow sophomore Marit Rognmo finished 26th (18:22.3). Rognmo raced today despite an illness. The women also finished sixth in their classic race.

"The men's Nordic team had a strong showing today with a pair of top-10s." stated UNM head coach George Brooks. "We are still a good bit behind Denver but the slalom is our strongest event and that is tomorrow. We need to control what we can control, and that is to ski well tomorrow. However, we're going to need some help from the other teams at the top to get back in contention."

The Lobos continue action tomorrow with the first-ever night slalom in the NCAA Championships. The men's first run is set for Friday at 5:15 p.m. (MST) at Mt. Werner, with the women's to follow at 6:30. The second run for the men is set for 8:15 with the women's at 9:15.

The cross-country freestyle races, featuring a mass start, will close out the meet on Saturday. The men ski 20K at 10 a.m., with the women to close the championships with their 15K race at Noon.

2006 NCAA Championship Team Scores
1. Denver 337.5
2. Colorado 307
3. New Mexico 254
4. Utah 253
Vermont 253
6. Dartmouth 237½
7. Alaska-Anchorage 208
8. New Hampshire 170
9. Middlebury 169
10. Nevada 135
11. Alaska-Fairbanks 129
12. Bates 110
13. Northern Michigan 108
14. Montana State 88
15. Williams 64½
16. Western State 63
17. Colby 59
18. Michigan Tech 37
19. Whitman 26½
20. Boise State 24
21. St. Olaf 12
22. Wisconsin-Green Bay 10
23. St. Lawrence 5
24. Gustavus Adolphus 2

Men's Classic Team Results
1. Denver 105
2. Colorado 88
3. Dartmouth 86
4. Alaska-Fairbanks 79
5. Alaska-Anchorage 76
6. New Mexico 71
7. Vermont 55
8. Northern Michigan 37
9. Uah 35
10. Montana State 31
11. Nevada 26
Western State 26
13. Bates 21
14. Middlebury 15
15. St. Olaf 12
16. Michigan Tech 6
17. St. Lawrence 5

Men's 10K Classical
1. John Stene, DU, 27:57.7
2. Marius Korthauer, UAF, 28:10.0
3. Bryan Cook, NMU, 28:10.6
4. Rene Reisshauer, DU, 28:39.7
5. Benjamin True, Dart., 28:43.1
6. Erling Christansen, CU, 28:56.8
7. Henrik Hoye, CU, 28:58.9
8. Dirk Grimm, UNM, 29:06.4
9. Geir Endre Rogn, UNM, 29:15.6
10. Haavard Selseng, DU, 29:25.4
32. Jedd Young, UNM, 31:41.3

Women's Classic Team Results
1. Colorado 110
2. Denver 73
3. Northern Michigan 71
4. Utah 70
5. Vermont 68
6. New Mexico 57
7. Alaska-Anchorage 50
8. Darmouth 48.5
9. Middlebury 45
10. Alaska-Fairbanks 44
11. Michigan Tech 31
12. Nevada 29
13. Whitman 26.5
14. Western State 18
15. Montana State 13
16. Wisconsin-Green Bay 10
17. New Hampshire 9
18. Bates 4
19. Gustavus Adlophus 2

Women's 5K Classical
1. Jana Rehamaa, CU, 16:29.6
2. Maria Grevsgaard, CU, 16:36.0
3. Lindsey Weier, NMU, 16:54.3
4. Anna-Karin Maeki, DU, 16:55.8
5. Kasandra Rice, UAA, 17:06.0
6. Tami Kochen, NMU, 17:06.5
7. Lenka Palanova, CU, 17:17.5
8. Kate Crawford, UVM, 17:19.4
9. Kristina Owen, MTU, 17:19.7
10. Sara Schweiger, Utah, 17:20.3
16. Crystin Jaques, UNM, 17:37.4
21. Laura Vanalst, UNM, 18:00.0
26. Marit Rognmo, UNM, 18:22.3