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Alpine Crowned 2025 Regional Champions

Women control nine of the top ten, men seven of the top ten in giant slalom

MARQUETTE, Mich. - The NMU alpine ski team capped off the 2025 Midwest Regional Championships emphatically, claiming a combined 16 of the 20 top finihses.

The women claimed first with a combined time of 3:17.29, claiming the top two podium spots, while the men claimed first with a combined time of 3:11.77, sweeping the podium.

"It was an awesome weekend for our teams!" said head coach Erik Lundteigen. "We always look forward to this race as its really nice to compete on our home hill in front of our fans, and the athletes really like having so many friends and family members at the hill. Most of our races are six hours away, so having one in our backyard is nice.

I'm really proud of our teams. The athletes worked really hard to get these results. I'd like to thank Marquette Mountain for providing us with a great place to train, and to all the fans who supported us! Go 'Cats!"

NMU now has its sights set to three weeks from now, when the team travels to Bend, Oregon for the USCSA National Championship at Mt. Bachelor from March 10 to 15, 2025. 

The women completely dominated the field, claiming nine of the top ten spots and the top two podium finishes. 

After a fifth place finish yesterday, Tommie Springer (A) claimed gold in the giant slalom on day two. Springer got off to a great start, posting the fastest run of the day in her first run (29.34) before a result time of 36.11 in her second run to get to 1:05.45.

Reagan Olli (A) followed up her gold medal yesterday with a silver medal today, claiming the second spot on the podium with her time of 1:05.66, just 0.19 seconds behind teammate Springer. Olli posted the second-fastest run time of the day in run one with her 29.82 before leading the field in run two with a result time of 35.84. 

Rounding out the team scoring was Ainsley Kirk (A) in fourth, posting a time of 1:06.18, just 0.23 seconds off a podium finish. Kirk posted the fourth-fastest run of the day in her first run (30.19) before posting the second-fastest time of run two with her 35.99, second only to Olli.

Maddy Stern (A) placed fifth, Erin Hoelzel (B) in sixth, Onalee Wallis (B) in seventh, Emily Creek (B) in eighth, Ella Wichert (A) in ninth, and Marisa Witte (B) in tenth. The full results from today can be found here. 

The men swept the podium and claimed seven of the top ten spots en route to another team win.

After a fifth-place finish yesterday, Anthony Petkov (A) claimed gold in the giant slalom today with a final time of 1:03.64. Petkov was in first after run one with his time of 35.04, then posted the second-fastest run of the day with his result of 28.60 in run two. 

After a ninth-place result in the slalom, Andrew Truman (A) claimed silver with his time of 1:03.72, just 0.08 seconds behind teammate Petkov. Truman was in third after his run one time of 35.51 then exploded for the day's fastest time with a run of 28.21 in his second.

Rounding out the podium and the team scoring was Reed Heathman (A), following up his gold yesterday with a bronze medal today in the giant slalom. Heathman was in fourth after his first run time of 35.76 then posted the third-fastest result with a 28.65 in his second run.

Aaron Grzelak (A) was just off the podium in fourth, Will Blackmer (B) behind him in sixth, and Mitchell Forsberg (B) and Nathan Dehart (B) rounded out the 'Cats in the top-ten in eight and nine. The full results from today can be found here.






 
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Players Mentioned

Will Blackmer

Will Blackmer

Senior
Emily Creek

Emily Creek

5' 5"
Senior
Nathan Dehart

Nathan Dehart

Junior
Mitchell Forsberg

Mitchell Forsberg

5' 11"
Junior
Aaron Grzelak

Aaron Grzelak

Senior
Reed Heathman

Reed Heathman

5' 10"
Junior
Erin Hoelzel

Erin Hoelzel

Senior
Ainsley Kirk

Ainsley Kirk

5' 5"
Senior
Reagan Olli

Reagan Olli

Senior
Tommie Springer

Tommie Springer

5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Will Blackmer

Will Blackmer

Senior
Emily Creek

Emily Creek

5' 5"
Senior
Nathan Dehart

Nathan Dehart

Junior
Mitchell Forsberg

Mitchell Forsberg

5' 11"
Junior
Aaron Grzelak

Aaron Grzelak

Senior
Reed Heathman

Reed Heathman

5' 10"
Junior
Erin Hoelzel

Erin Hoelzel

Senior
Ainsley Kirk

Ainsley Kirk

5' 5"
Senior
Reagan Olli

Reagan Olli

Senior
Tommie Springer

Tommie Springer

5' 5"
Sophomore