BOULDER - Skiers Rune Oedegaard, Mads Stroem and Jessica Honkonen claimed CU Athlete of the Week honors (March 3 - 9) on Tuesday after helping Colorado to a fourth-place finish at the 61st annual NCAA Skiing Championship in Park City, Utah.
Oedegaard, a junior nordic skier from Molde, Norway (NTG Lillehammer/Molde Ski Club), won the individual NCAA Championship in the men's 10K classical race on Thursday, giving Colorado its 87th individual title. He became the first skier in NCAA history to repeat as the men's classical champion and just the second skier to win the race twice in a career. He is also just the third CU skier to win the same Nordic event twice, joining Clark Matis (1968-69 Cross Country) and Kristen Petty (1985, '87 Women's Cross Country). The victory also marked his 14th career win at CU.
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