SKIING NOTEBOOK
A contingent of 11 Vermont student-athletes will compete this week for the Catamounts at the 2020 NCAA Skiing Championships hosted by Montana State in Bozeman, Montana. 148 of the best skiers from 23 different schools will compete over the next four days to be crowned the 2020 NCAA National Champion. Nordic races will be held at the Crosscut Mountain Sports Center while alpine action will be at Bridger Bowl.
 
RELATED LINKS
Live Streaming | Alpine Live Timing | Nordic Live Timing | NCAA Digital Program
 
SCHEDULE (All Times Eastern & Subject to Change)
Wednesday, March 11
Bridger Bowl
11 a.m. Men's Giant Slalom – First Run
12:15 p.m. Women's Giant Slalom – First Run
2:45 p.m. Men's Giant Slalom – Second Run
4 p.m. Women's Giant Slalom – Second Run

Thursday, March 12
Crosscut Mountain Sports Center
12 p.m. Women's 5k Freestyle
2 p.m. Men's 10k Freestyle

Friday, March 13
Bridger Bowl
11 a.m. Women's Slalom – First Run
12:15 p.m. Men's Slalom – First Run
2:15 p.m. Women's Slalom – Second Run
3 p.m. Men's Slalom – Second Run

Saturday, March 14
Crosscut Mountain Sports Center
12 p.m. Men's 20k Classic
2 p.m. Women's 15k Classic
4:30 p.m. NCAA Championship Awards Ceremony

HOW THE SCORING WORKS
The NCAA Skiing Championships uses a 40-point system that was instituted in 2014. Scoring is weighted towards the top-seven finishers. Points are awarded on a 40-37-34-31-29-27-25-23-22-21-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the top-30 finishers.
 
UVM NCAA HISTORY
Vermont has won six NCAA Championships – 1980, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2012, in program history. 384 Catamounts have been named All-Americans and 59 Catamounts have won an individual national title. Last year in Stowe Laurence St. Germain won the women's slalom and giant slalom competition. She became the seventh woman in NCAA history to sweep the alpine events. The Catamounts 2019 second place finish was their best since finishing second in 2014 in Park City, Utah.
 
FOND MEMORIES OF BOZEMAN
The last time the NCAA Championships were held in Bozeman, Montana in 2012 the Catamounts secured their sixth National Championship. UVM won the title with an NCAA record 832 team points, they set another record with a margin of 161 points over second-place Utah. Over the course of the championships 10 Catamounts earned 17 All-America citations headlined by Amy Glen (15k Classic) and Kate Ryley's (Slalom) individual titles.
 
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