Sunday, February 25
Bozeman, Mont./Crosscut Mountain Sports Center
All Day
Montana State University
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20K Classic
Tilde Baangman won the 2024 RMISA Championships 20km classic title on Sunday morning at Crosscut Mountain Sports Center.
Photo by: MSU photo by Kelly Gorham
Baangman Wins RMISA Championships Classic Crown
2/25/2024 7:03:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing, Skiing
Baangman and Oldham’s titles mark the first time in Bobcat history MSU has stood atop the podium in both Nordic disciplines at an RMISA Championships.
All season Montana State's Tilde Baangman has been the top women's Nordic skier in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association and on Sunday morning at Crosscut Mountain Sports Center she continued her dominance winning the 20km classic title at the 75th RMISA Championships covering the course in 1:15:00.0.
Teammate Kate Oldham, who won the 7.5km freestyle event on Saturday, placed second in classic (1:15.10.5). Baangman and Oldham's titles mark the first time in Bobcat history MSU has stood atop the podium in both Nordic disciplines at an RMISA Championships.
"Tilde skied a very smart race, skiing with the lead group until she made her winning move, gaining 25 meters on the group and holding on to the finish for the win," said MSU head Nordic coach Adam St. Pierre. "Kate skied a really smart race too. Her skis weren't gliding very fast, but she was able to stride down the finishing straight faster than the rest of the lead group could double pole."
Anna Pryce, 15th, 1:17:01.3 completed MSU's scoring as the trio recorded 95 points. As a team, the Bobcat women's Nordic contingent was the top scoring group outdistancing Colorado by twenty points. As a unit, the MSU women (alpine/Nordic) finished second to CU.
"Anna was able to move up a bunch of places by skiing nice and steady," St. Pierre added. "It's a shame the season is nearly over, because her fitness is improving every week."
Florian Winker paced the MSU men's team finishing 15th covering the course in 58:58.9. Kai Meyers, 17th, 59:38.1, and Fredrik Nilsen, 20th, 59:58.7 also produced points for the Bobcats.
"That was quite a day," St. Pierre commented. "Wind, snow squalls, warm temperatures, pine needles and other debris on the course combined to make some really tricky waxing conditions. We were unable to put the men on competitive skis today but were able to reset for the women. The conditions were still challenging for the women, but with adequate skis they were able to see better results for their efforts."
Denver's Andreas Kirkeng won the men's classic in 55:09.2.
For the first time since 2017, Colorado won the team title racking up 671 points. The Buffaloes were followed by Utah 589.5, DU 559, MSU 523.5, Alaska-Anchorage 420, Alaska-Fairbanks 262, Westminster 256.5, Nevada 128.5, and Colorado Mountain 125.
Team selections for the NCAA championships will be announced Tuesday. Colorado hosts the NCAA Championships in Steamboat Springs, March 6-9.
Teammate Kate Oldham, who won the 7.5km freestyle event on Saturday, placed second in classic (1:15.10.5). Baangman and Oldham's titles mark the first time in Bobcat history MSU has stood atop the podium in both Nordic disciplines at an RMISA Championships.
"Tilde skied a very smart race, skiing with the lead group until she made her winning move, gaining 25 meters on the group and holding on to the finish for the win," said MSU head Nordic coach Adam St. Pierre. "Kate skied a really smart race too. Her skis weren't gliding very fast, but she was able to stride down the finishing straight faster than the rest of the lead group could double pole."
Anna Pryce, 15th, 1:17:01.3 completed MSU's scoring as the trio recorded 95 points. As a team, the Bobcat women's Nordic contingent was the top scoring group outdistancing Colorado by twenty points. As a unit, the MSU women (alpine/Nordic) finished second to CU.
"Anna was able to move up a bunch of places by skiing nice and steady," St. Pierre added. "It's a shame the season is nearly over, because her fitness is improving every week."
Florian Winker paced the MSU men's team finishing 15th covering the course in 58:58.9. Kai Meyers, 17th, 59:38.1, and Fredrik Nilsen, 20th, 59:58.7 also produced points for the Bobcats.
"That was quite a day," St. Pierre commented. "Wind, snow squalls, warm temperatures, pine needles and other debris on the course combined to make some really tricky waxing conditions. We were unable to put the men on competitive skis today but were able to reset for the women. The conditions were still challenging for the women, but with adequate skis they were able to see better results for their efforts."
Denver's Andreas Kirkeng won the men's classic in 55:09.2.
For the first time since 2017, Colorado won the team title racking up 671 points. The Buffaloes were followed by Utah 589.5, DU 559, MSU 523.5, Alaska-Anchorage 420, Alaska-Fairbanks 262, Westminster 256.5, Nevada 128.5, and Colorado Mountain 125.
Team selections for the NCAA championships will be announced Tuesday. Colorado hosts the NCAA Championships in Steamboat Springs, March 6-9.
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