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Men's Skiing 2/27/2026 1:39:00 PM Braden Golisek - Assistant Director of Sports Information

Fricker earns Silver in Classic at NCAA Regionals

DULUTH, Minn. -- Luke Fricker led the Wildcats to open the 2026 NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships, claiming silver in the classic individual start.

In today's race, skiers were released individually in increments, and not all at once.

A senior from Canmore, Alberta, Fricker earned silver with a time of 21:11.1, just 12 seconds back of Markus Groethe (Norway) of Michigan Tech. Fricker's lap times of 6:48.2, 7:05.6, and 7:17.1 were all second to Groethe. The duo crushed the field, as third place Anders Westanmo of Michigan Tech claimed bronze at 22:19.3, a minute and 20 seconds behind the lead.

A full list of results from today can be found here.

Adrik Kraftson claimed seventh with his time of 22:39.5. Kraftson was in third after 2.5k (7:00.5), fourth at the 5k mark (7:40.0), and would finish seventh at the final marker (7:55.9). Jonathan Clarke rounded out the 'Cats in the top-10, finishing tenth after climbing from 14th at the 2.5k mark to 10th at the finish.

Caden Albrecht finished at 23:21.0, claiming 12th, followed by Hendrik Peterson (25:23.7) and Jack Dahlby (26:08.8) in 25th and 27th to round out the 'Cats in the field.

The team now gears up for the 20k skate mass start tomorrow. Fans can follow along with live timing here.

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Players Mentioned

Jonathan Clarke: 5' 11"; Senior

Luke Fricker: 5' 8"; Senior

Adrik Kraftson: Redshirt Junior

Hendrik Peterson: Senior

Caden Albrecht: Sophomore

Jack Dahlby: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jonathan Clarke
: 5' 11"; Senior

Luke Fricker
: 5' 8"; Senior

Adrik Kraftson
: Redshirt Junior

Hendrik Peterson
: Senior

Caden Albrecht
: Sophomore

Jack Dahlby
: Freshman