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NMU alpine skiers dominate on busy day in Minnesota

BIWABIK, Minn. — After races were canceled Saturday due to extremes in winter weather, alpine ski teams had to jam two days worth of skiing into one on Sunday at the USCSA Giants Ridge meet held in northern Minnesota. That didn’t to deter the men’s and women’s teams from Northern ...

NMU men, women nordic skiers get 3 of top 4 places

BRILLION, Wis. — The men’s and women’s nordic ski teams at Northern Michigan University each claimed three of the top four places in their respective meets at the opening Central Collegiate Ski Association conference meet held in an area near Green Bay and Appleton, Wisconsin, on ...

NMU wrestlers split at final conference duals

ALLENDALE — The women’s wrestling team at Northern Michigan University split a pair of decisions at the final Great Lakes Valley Conference duals meet of the season held Saturday at Grand Valley State University. The national No. 18 Wildcats defeated Quincy 26-21 before falling to the host Lakers 35-11. NMU finished the conference season with a 3-2 record for a third-place finish, trailing only McKendree at 5-0 and GVSU at 5-1. In contested matches, Northern had a 9-4 record with sophomores Sophia Bassino and Abbie Miles and junior Alissa Caltagirone each going 2-0. The ...

NMU women’s Weisbrod earns GLIAC weekly hoops award

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University’s Jacy Weisbrod has been named the conference Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Wildcats to a pair of home victories last week over foes from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The 5-foot-10 senior guard from La ...

Ex-Wildcat skier Ketterson on US Olympic team

MARQUETTE — A former men’s nordic skier at Northern Michigan University has been named to the United States’ Olympic cross country ski team. Zak Ketterson of Minneapolis, a 2021 NMU graduate, skied for the Wildcats from 2016-21. He was one of the best collegiate skiers in the nation ...