HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech Nordic ski teams announce their 2025-26 schedule. The Huskies will host the MTU CCSA Invitational at the Tech Trails on Jan. 31-Feb. 1.
"Half of the team is new and as the opportunity to make a competitive impact immediately," Coach
Tom Monahan Smith said. "We return three Huskies in
Greta Hansen,
Bridget Burns, and
Wes Campbell with NCAA experience who will look to lead the team this season.
"The entire team has been training extremely well together through the first few weeks of fall training with different student-athletes leading every one of the team in workouts. That's incredibly exciting for all of us as we know everyone is going to make a competitive impact for us this season; we just have to focus on continuing to really work together in every practice to have everyone continue leading the team forward into the competition season."
The season kicks off on Dec. 6 with an exhibition race at the U.P. Opener against Northern Michigan at the Forestville Trails in Marquette.
The regular season begins the next weekend (Dec. 13-14) with the Duluth SuperCXC Cup. The event will feature all CCSA teams and will be staged at the Grand Avenue Nordic Center—the same location as the NCAA Central Regional Championship later in the season. The weekend will be an opportunity for freshmen to earn selection to U.S. Junior National Championships.
The annual U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships are being hosted at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, NY from Jan. 4-9. It will be the first NCAA qualifying race of the season with the 10K classic. Huskies will be vying for NCAA Championship qualification, CCSA team scoring, Junior and U23 World Ski Championship selection, and will compete in the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Collegiate Cup against all NCAA collegiate programs in the country.
Tech returns to the Midwest on Jan. 24-25 for the Ariens Nordic CCSA Invitational in Brillion, Wis. at the Ariens Nordic Center hosted by UW-Green Bay. Saturday's 15K individual start skate is an NCAA qualifying event. Sunday is a relay event for the second straight season which will count toward CCSA team scoring. The race will be a classic mixed gender relay.
The Huskies host the MTU CCSA Invitational on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at the Tech Trails. Saturday's 5K classic and Sunday's 20K skate are NCAA qualifying events. It will be alumni weekend and will also feature an alumni and friends race.
The 2025 CCSA Championship will be staged at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis on Feb. 14-15. The event will be combined with the SuperTour & Super CXC Cup, making it a nationally-represented competition with pro teams in the U.S. and junior clubs in the Central Region. Last season, the Huskies took the Butch Reimer Cup victories for the first time ever for both teams and will look to defend their titles.
Tech travels back to Duluth for the NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships on Feb. 27-28. The event will be held on Friday and Saturday to allow more preparation time for student-athletes who qualify for the NCAA Championships. Friday is a 7.5K individual start classic and Saturday is a 20K mass start skate race. Tech will be looking to defend its women's title from a season ago.
The season wraps up at the 2026 NCAA Championships in Bozeman, Montana at the Crosscut Mountain Sports Center. The 7.5K individual start classic is on Thursday, March 12 and the 20K mass start skate is Saturday, March 14. Tech's men's squad had a top 10 finish in 2025.
The Huskies are again bringing back the
Citizen's Night Series with racing on Tuesday, Jan. 20 and Tuesday, March 31. 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.
