HANOVER, N.H. – The 2025 NCAA Championships continued on Thursday with the first day of Nordic racing as the cross-country athletes took to the Oak Hill Outdoor Center course for the 7.5-kilometer classic interval start.
Senior
Elijah Weenig led the Pioneers with a 12th-place finish while graduate student
Florian Knopf placed 15th and senior
Andreas Kirkeng came in 22nd in the men's race.
Grad student
Lea Wenaas led DU's women in 25th. Freshman
Eve-Ondine Duchaufour was 27th and sophomore
Maja Moland placed 35th in their national championship debuts.
The Eastern schools took four of the six individual podium spots on the day, with a pair of Utah Utes earning the other two positions. Dartmouth's John Steel Hagenbuch won the men's 7.5K classic while Vermont's Finn Sweet was second and Utah's Joe Davies was third. Erica Laven of UU took the top step for the women and was joined on the stage by Annie McColgan of Vermont in second and Jasmine Drolet of Dartmouth in third.
Host Dartmouth was the biggest mover of the day, recording 181 points in the two Nordic events to move into first place with 267.5 points. Colorado dropped to second with 262 points while Utah is third with 257 points. Vermont is fourth with 208 points and Denver 47 points back of the Catamounts in fifth (161) heading into the second half of this year's national meet.
UP NEXT: The NCAA Championships return to Dartmouth Skiway on Friday for the final day of alpine races with the giant slalom events. This year's national championships conclude on Saturday with the Nordic 20K freestyle mass start at Oak Hill Outdoor Center.
DENVER MEN 7.5K CLASSIC INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
12.
Elijah Weenig, 22:37.0
15.
Florian Knopf, 22:53.2
22.
Andreas Kirkeng, 23:12.4
DENVER WOMEN 7.5K CLASSIC INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
25.
Lea Wenaas, 26:11.4
27.
Eve-Ondine Duchaufour, 26:20.6
35.
Maja Moland, 26:47.8
TEAM STANDINGS (through 4-of-8 events): 1. Dartmouth 267.5; 2. Colorado 262; 3. Utah 257; 4. Vermont 208;
5. Denver 161; 6. Alaska Anchorage 144; 7. Middlebury 120; 8. New Hampshire 117; 9. Colby 90; 10. Montana State 81; 11. Alaska Fairbanks 69; 12. Bowdoin 35; 13. Boston College 34; 14. Westminster 29; 15. Nevada 27.5; 16. St. Michael's 26; T17. Michigan Tech 14; T17. Plymouth State 14; 19. Northern Michigan 12; 20. Williams 11; 21. St. Lawrence 10; 22. St. Scholastica 7; 23. Harvard 0
MEN'S 7.5K CLASSIC TOP 10 (40 finishers): 1. John Steel Hagenbuch, DAR, 20:52.8; 2. Finn Sweet, UVM, 21:08.1; 3. Joe Davies, UU, 21:19.5; 4. Luke Allan, DAR, 21:48.1; 5. Will Koch, CU, 21:51.9; 6. Brian Bushey, UU, 22:02.8; 7. Philipp Moosmayer, UAF, 22:11.9; 8. Zachary Jayne, UU, 22:12.5; 9. Cooper Camp, DAR, 22:15.3; 10. Corbin Carpenter, UAA, 22:17.8.
WOMEN'S 7.5K CLASSIC TOP 10 (40 finishers): 1. Erica Laven, UU, 23:43.3; 2. Annie McColgan, UVM, 23:54.4; 3. Jasmine Drolet, DAR, 24:14.3; 4. Ava Thurston, DAR, 24:21.6; 5. Celine Mayer, UU, 24:38.9; 6. Emma Crum, BOW, 24:43.7; 7. Kate Oldham, MSU, 24:46.5; 8. Nina Seeman, DAR, 24:49.7; 9. Kendall Kramer, UAF, 25:02.6; 10. Tilde Baangman, CU, 25:06.4.
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