DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – For the second consecutive year, St. Scholastica's Reitler Hodgert (Bend, Ore./Summit HS ) and Kelsey Dickinson (Winthrop, Wash./Liberty Bell HS) will compete at the NCAA Skiing Championships with events taking place this week in New Hampshire.
 
Where:
Jackson Ski Touring Center – Jackson, N.H.
 
When:
Thursday
Women's 5km Classic – 10 a.m. (ET)
Men's 10km Classic – 11:30 a.m. (ET)
Saturday
Men's 20km Freestyle – 10 a.m. (ET)
Women's 15km Freestyle – Noon (ET)
 
Live Video: http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule
Live Results: http://barttiming.com/eisa/Results17/ncaa17.htm  
 
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Last Action: It's been over two weeks since the Hodgert and Dickinson both competed at the NCAA Central Region Championships … Hodgert posted a pair of top 10 finishes to earn All-Region laurels in both disciplines for the second straight season … Dickinson also earned All-Region accolades in both disciplines for the second consecutive year as she became the first CSS women's skier to post a pair of top five finishes at a Central Region Championship.
 
Hodgert Earns All-CCSA Honors: For the third straight season, Hodgert was named to the All-CCSA (Central Collegiate Ski Association) Second Team … Dickinson just missed All-CCSA accolades for the second year in a row, being shy by only one point due to the missed races during the season.
 
Improvement the Second Time Around: Of the two St. Scholastica men's skiers and one women's skier to make multiple NCAA Championships all three had a NCAA-best finish in their second appearances.
 
Mass Starts: Saturday's races will be mass starts, as opposed to individual starts, which will be Thursday … The Saints have had their best performances in the mass starts at NCAA Championships … This will be the first 20km freestyle mass start since 2014 when Paul Schommer earned All-America honors … In 2013, Jeremy Hecker posted an 11^th place finish in the 20km freestyle … Anita Kirvesniemi has the best women's finish by a CSS skier in the 15km classic mass start in 2015.
 
Scoring at the Championships: In order to post a team score an individual must place in the top 30 in either the freestyle or classic event … A total of 40 skiers are scheduled to participate in each race … Those who finish in the top 10 in either race earn All-America status … Paul Schommer is the lone CSS skier to earn All-America accolades by finishing eighth in the 2014 20km Freestyle.

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CSS NCAA History:
2016: 
Kelsey  Dickinson – 33^rd (5km Freestyle); 36^th (15km Classic)
Reitler  Hodgert – 25^th (10km Freestyle); 31^st (20km Classic)
2015: 
Sharmila  Ahmed – 23^rd (5km Freestyle); 29^th (15km Classic)
Anita Kirvesniemi – 29^th (5km Freestyle); 18^th (15km Classic)
Paul Schommer – 31^st (10km Freestyle); 29^th (20km Classic)
2014:
Paul Schommer – 25^th (10km Classic); 8^th (20km Freestyle)
2013:
Sharmila  Ahmed – 39^th (5km Classic); 36^th (15km Freestyle)
Jeremy Hecker – 39^th (10km Classic); 11^th (20km Freestyle)
2012:
Jeremy Hecker – 16^th (10km Freestyle); 36^th (20km Classic)
Paul Schommer – 15^th (10km Freestyle); 18^th (20km Classic)
2009:
Tyler Kjorstad – 37^th (10km Classic); 30^th (20km Freestyle)
2008:
Bjorn Bakken – 15^th (10km Freestyle); 30^th (20km Classic)