RESULTS

ISHPEMING, Mich. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's nordic ski team placed third on Saturday in the 20km freestyle race at the NCAA Central Region Championships at the Al Quaal Nordic Center. The region championships were held in conjunction with the USSA Hall of Fame SuperTour event.
 
Top Performances
Freshman Tamer Mische-Richter (Bloomington, Minn./John F. Kennedy HS) put together a critical skate race on Saturday to place 10^th among Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) skiers and 25^th overall. The 10^th place finish earns him all-region accolades, but more importantly for the first time this season Mische-Richter beat out Mitchell DeLong of Michigan Tech University in a freestyle race. DeLong entered the weekend holding the final NCAA qualifying spot in the Central Region.
 
Mische-Richter becomes only the third freshmen in program history to earn all-region accolades joining Paul Schommer and Kasey Bacso. He can become the first CSS men's freshman to earn multiple all-region awards tomorrow in the 10k classic.
 
Dan DeLestry (Eau Claire, Wis./Eau Claire Memorial HS) was the next Saint to cross the finish line 36^th overall and 18^th among CCSA skiers in a time of 55:09. Jack Christianson (Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View HS) completed the scoring for CSS, finishing 41^st overall and 23^rd among league skiers with a time of 55:38.
 
Northern Michigan University swept the top five spots among collegiate skiers led by Ian Torchia with a time of 50:11. David Norris won the overall SuperTour event with a time of 50:01.
 
Saturday's Team Scores
Northern Michigan University – 111 points
Michigan Tech University – 85
St. Scholastica – 70
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay – 62
St. Olaf College – 51
 
Up Next
The racing concludes tomorrow with the 10km individual classic start at 10 a.m. (ET).