PARK CITY, UTAH – Graduating senior standout Paula Moltzan was announced Monday as one of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team nominations for the 2019-20 season. Based upon criteria outlined by U.S. Ski & Snowboard Moltzan will be a member of the women's B team.
 
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Each athlete accepting the nomination to U.S. Ski Team receives world-class program support, along with access to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Center of Excellence, as well as athletic benefits including an elite coaching, sport science, sports medicine, and high-performance staff, and education opportunities.
 
Alpine Director Jesse Hunt commented on the nominations, "I am pleased to share that our A, B, and C team athletes will be fully travel-funded for the 2019-20 season and will be able to go into prep period camps with the ability to focus purely on athletics.
 
Director of Skiing and Head Alpine Coach at Vermont Bill Reichelt commented on the nomination for Moltzan, "I'm happy to see this well-deserved nomination for Paula to the U.S. Ski Team. She has clearly proven throughout her college career, and especially this past season, that she has what it takes to compete against the best in the world. We will miss her on our squad but know that the future is bright for Paula both with the team and in her future endeavors in the professional world. She is a proud Catamount and we are all proud to have her represent UVM in the seasons to come!"
 
Moltzan recently won the 2019 Wasson Athletic Prize at UVM's Rally Awards. The award honors a senior student-athlete who demonstrated the highest level of athletic achievement and maintained the highest standard of academic scholarship. Paula maintained a 3.62 GPA as a Biology major with a minor in Chemistry. She was named to the USCSCA All-Academic Ski Team. She earned All-American honors in the slalom and GS for the second straight season, helping lead UVM to a second-place finish at the NCAA Championships. In January she also finished a career-best 12th overall in the slalom on the FIS World Cup circuit.