JACKSON, N.H. – Anna Bizyukova was the Catamounts top finisher on day two of the 2021 NCAA Skiing Championships earning Second Team All-American honors in the 5k Classic from the Jackson Nordic Center. After the second day of competition Vermont is in sixth place with 151 points, after a dominant day Utah holds the overall lead with 319 points.
 
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Bizyukova earned All-American honors for the third time in her career placing eighth overall Thursday afternoon. She finished the 5k Classic in a time of 16:40.2, earning 23 team points for UVM. Utah's Sydney Palmer-Leger led a Utes sweep of the top three places with a time of 15:50.7. UVM's Lina Sutro placed 18th overall with a mark of 17:27.5. In her NCAA Championship debut sophomore Waverly Gebhardt placed 29th for UVM with a time of 18:28.9.
 
Making his NCAA Championship debut Greg Burt was the Catamounts top finisher in the men's 10k Classic. He placed 18th overall with a time of 28:11.0. His teammate Matias Øvrum finished 25th in the field with a mark of 29:04.5. Colorado's Magnus Boee won the race in a time of 26:17.7. The Catamounts earned 19 team points in the race. First year Jacob Nystedt was a late scratch for UVM.
 
The alpine portion of the 2021 NCAA Skiing Championships will conclude tomorrow with the slalom. The men's first run will begin at 9 a.m. from Cannon Mountain. Live streaming is available at NCAA.com.