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Women's Skiing 2/22/2025 1:16:00 PM

Richter Gold, Dybwad Bronze in 7.5k at NCAA Regionals

ISHPEMING, Mich. - The NMU women's nordic ski team opened the 2025 NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships with the 7.5k, claiming gold and bronze on the day.

The Wildcats claimed gold thanks to a comeback effort from Merle Richter, crossing the line with a time of 24:42.7, two seconds ahead of second place. Richter opened with a lap times of 7:53.0 and 8:00.0 in her first two 2.5ks, sitting fifth with only one lap to go. Richter then turned in a lap of 8:49.6, posting the fastest final lap time to claim gold and knock Marie Wangen of Michigan Tech to second place.

Rounding out the podium was Victoria Dybwad in third, claiming a bronze medal with a time of 24:45.0. Dybwad posted lap times of 7:50.1, 7:56.9, and 8:57.8.

Jordan Parent finished in fifth with a time of 24:51.3, posting lap times of 7:52.7, 7:55.0, and 9:03.4.

Pearl Harvey finished 11th at 25:44.8, Ella Niznik 17th at 26:56.3, and Henriette Nilssen DNS.

Full results from today and live results for tomorrow can be found here.

NMU now looks ahead to tomorrow, competeing in the 20k mass start from Al Quaal in Ishpeming, Michigan. The women start at 9:30 a.m., followed by the men at 11:30 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Victoria Dybwad: Senior

Pearl Harvey: 5' 7"; Fifth Year

Henriette Nilssen: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Ella Niznik: Junior

Jordan Parent: Sophomore

Merle Richter: 5' 8"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Victoria Dybwad
: Senior

Pearl Harvey
: 5' 7"; Fifth Year

Henriette Nilssen
: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Ella Niznik
: Junior

Jordan Parent
: Sophomore

Merle Richter
: 5' 8"; Graduate Student