HOUGHTON, Mich. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's Nordic ski teams competed in time trials on Sunday in the U.P. Opener, hosted by Michigan Tech University.
 
The event was originally scheduled to be hosted by Northern Michigan University and be a two-day event, but it had to be moved to Houghton and adjusted to one day due to lack of snow. Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) programs Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay all competed in the event.
 
MEN
In the 15km classic, freshman Tamer Mische-Richter (Bloomington, Minn./John F. Kennedy HS) made an impressive debut for the Saints, placing fourth with a time of 47:35.26.
 
Junior Dan DeLestry (Eau Claire, Wis./Eau Claire Memorial HS) was 17^th with a time of 50:24.20. Junior Isaac Wieber (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS) followed in 18^th, posting a time of 51:10.01. Freshman Ryan Steger (Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) was the last Saint to compete, placing 22^nd with a time of 51:38.96.
 
WOMEN
In the 10km classic, junior Nicole Gilman (Manitowish Waters, Wis./Lakeland Union HS) led the Saints with a time of 39:47.12, which put her 11^th. Freshman Hanna Dahlberg (Ulricehamn, Sweden/Tingsholms School) was 13^th with a time of 40:41.04. The final Saint to compete was freshman Samantha Benzing (Boise, Idaho/Boise HS), who was 14^th with a time of 41:19.33.
 
Up Next
The Saints will have skiers compete again next weekend in Houghton for the Michigan Tech JNQ.