HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech Nordic ski teams announce their 2024-25 schedule. The Huskies will host the
CCSA Championships & GLD CXC Cup Finale at the Tech Trails on Feb. 15-16.
The Season Opener is a scrimmage against Northern Michigan at the Swedetown Trails in Calumet on Dec. 7.
The regular season begins at the Gitchi Gami Games SuperTour at the Birkie Start in Cable, Wis. on Dec. 14-17. It's an opportunity for the Huskies to compete in the SuperTour—a domestic professional race series that qualifies athletes to compete for the U.S. Ski Team on the World Cup.
The annual U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships are being hosted at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska from Jan. 2-7. 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, while stacking up against the best collegiate ski teams from across the nation.
Tech returns to the Midwest on Jan. 18-19 for the Ariens Nordic CCSA Invitational in Brillion, Wis. at the Ariens Nordic Center hosted by UW-Green Bay. For the first time, the weekend will feature a 4 x 5 km mixed gender team relay.
February begins with the Saint Scholastica CCSA Invitational in Duluth at the Grand Avenue Nordic Center. The Huskies took their first Overall Combined Regional Team title under Coaches Tom and Kristen Monahan Smith in 2022 at the event.
The Huskies host this year's CCSA Championships & GLD CXC Cup Finale at the Tech Trails on Feb. 15-16. It will be alumni weekend with plenty of volunteer opportunities to make the conference racing a great experience for all. Learn more about the race weekend through this link.
The NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships will be held at Al Quaal in Ishpeming on Feb. 22-23. The Huskies will defend their combined and men's team title from last winter. Skylar Patten was the individual champion in both 7.5km skate and 20km classic and Anabel Needham took home the regional title in the 7.5km skate while the coaches were named men's staff of the year.
The season wraps up at the NCAA Championships in Hanover, New Hampshire at the Oak Hill Outdoor Center. The 7.5km interval start classic will be Thursday followed by the 20k mass start skate on Saturday. The Huskies will be looking to improve a seventh-place finish by the men and a 10th-place combined standing result.
The Huskies are again bringing back the Citizen's Night Series with racing on Jan. 28 and March 25. The events will be held at the Tech Trails with 5km and 2.5 km distance options. The event is a great opportunity for the community to participate in ski racing and serves as a fundraiser for the Huskies.
