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Marquette, Mich. - Merle Richter was awarded the CCSA Performance of the Week Award after her outstanding races Jan. 22-23, 2022, at Mt. Itasca in Coleraine, Minnesota.

On Saturday, Merle stood on her first-ever collegiate podium in the 10k Individual Start Race and saw a third-place finish with a time of 31:07.55. Sunday, she grabbed another bronze medal in the 7.5k Classic Mass Start Race. She skied in at a time of 23:22.9.

Coach Andy Keller noted, "It was great to see Merle finally get rewarded for all the hard work that she has put in her training. This past weekend had results that we knew she was capable of achieving, but some bad luck spoiled her racing last year. I think her best is yet to come, and I'm excited to see what a few more race opportunities can do for her."
 

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Merle, along with all the rest of the Nordic Ski Team will travel to Houghton, Mich. for the CCSA MTU Invite. Held on Jan 29-30, 2022, and will consist of individual and mass start races.