CABLE, Wis. — The Michigan Tech Nordic ski teams raced at the Gitchi Gami Games in Cable, Wis. over the weekend. The Huskies won the men’s, women’s, and combined CCSA team titles.

“We really showed that we are competitive in every race format,” Huskies coach Tom Monahan Smith said. “Nothing shows that more than being able to race in a nationally-represented field. The team is in a great place competitively early on in the season and racing at a high level. We have so many different student-athletes stepping up for the team each day.”

In Saturday’s classic sprint races, Marie Sølverud Wangen made her first national sprint final after placing second in the quarterfinal and third in the semifinal. She finished sixth in the championship heat. Teammate Alice McKnight raced in the quarterfinal heat.

On the men’s side, Axel Aflodal advanced to the semifinal round after placing second in the quarterfinal heat. Mikkel Katla and Parker Courte-Rathwell also competed in the qualifying heat.

The Huskies raced in an individual start 10k skate race on Sunday. Colin Freed was the top CCSA skier, placing 15th overall to lead the Black and Gold. Tryg Solberg also had a conference podium finish in third, placing 27th overall.

In the women’s skate race, Sølverud Wangen kept her strong weekend going, placing second in the CCSA and 16th overall. Greta Hansen was on the CCSA podium in third two spots behind Wangen in 18th.

The event wrapped up with a 20k mass start classic race on Tuesday. Sølverud Wangen crossed the line in 14th place with Hansen (17th) and McKnight (19th) also in the top 20.

Freed led the men with a 14th-place finish followed by Aflodal (23rd) and  Solberg (26th).

Tech gets back to action on Jan. 2 at the 2024 U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska. It will be the first CCSA NCAA qualifying race of the season and the Huskies will be vying for NCAA Championship qualification, CCSA team scoring, Junior and U23 World Ski Championship selection.