Skiers Finish Second At NCAA Championships

03/13/2010 David Plati, Associate AD/Sports Information

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The University of Colorado ski team received a stellar performance from its Nordic team here Saturday, but despite three top three finishes and a fourth in the top 10, the Buffaloes just couldn’t make up much ground on eventual champion Denver and finished second in the 57th NCAA Skiing Championships.

The Pioneers claimed their third straight title, leading the meet from start to finish in accumulating 785.5 team points. They were the last school to lead from wire-to-wire, doing so in 2002, and also were the last to string together three straight titles (2000-02).

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