ANCHORAGE, AK. - The NMU men's nordic ski team completed day one of the US Cross Country Ski National Championships, competing in the 10k individual start.

231 skiers from all age groups raced today. The full results list can be found here, with age-specific results here.

Luke Fricker was first across the line for the 'Cats, finishing 36th overall, 21st among U23 skiers, and second among conference skiers. Fricker posted lap times of 11:23.6 and 11:33.8 en route to his 22:47.5 time. 

Right behind Fricker was Adrik Kraftson, finishing 39th overall, 24th among U23 skiers, and third among conference skiers with his time of 23:03.6.

Jonathan Clarke crossed the line with a time of 23:41.5, good enough for 68th overall, 33rd among U23 skiers, and seventh among CCSA athletes.

Finishing 99th overall was Kristoffer Karsrud, posting a time of 24:14.6 to finish 23rd in the senior age group and 11th among conference skiers. 

Hendrik Peterson rounded out the men with his time of 24:24.5, finishing 113th overall, 45th among U23 skiers, and 13th among conference skiers.

NMU gets back to the trail on Saturday, when the team partakes in the 1.4k classic sprint. Fans can get live results here, and watch the events live from the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage YouTube page here.