RESULTS

HOUGHTON, Mich. (csssaints.com) – Sophomore Tamer Mische-Richter (Bloomington, Minn./John F. Kennedy HS) put together a strong performance in the 10km freestyle individual start at Saturday's NCAA Central Region Championships to lead the St. Scholastica men's ski team with a top-five finish.
 
Top Performers
Mische-Richter is still in contention for the final NCAA qualifying spot and put together a strong effort to begin the weekend with his second top-five finish of the season, placing fifth with a time of 29:17.9. That was his first top-five with all CCSA teams in attendance. It is also the first time he led the team in a race this season.
 
The person in the final qualifying spot entering the weekend is teammate Emil Book Bratbak (Lillehammer, Norway/Lillehammer). Book Bratbak also put together a top-10 performance, finishing seventh with a time of 29:43.  Both Mische-Richter and Book Bratbak earn All-Region honors with their performances, marking the first time since 2014 the Saints have had multiple all-region performances on a single-day.
 
The final Saint to score was freshman Hannes Stenstrom (Are, Sweden/Are Skidgymnasium) in 12^th with a time of 30:20.1. Stenstrom has scored for the team in each of the final three freestyle races.
 
Fellow freshmen Bjorn Larson (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS (Colorado State)) and Nick Matelich (Bozeman, Mont./Bozeman HS (Montana State)) also posted top-20 finishes, placing 18^th and 19^th respectively.
 
Qualifier Points List After Saturday's Races
Book Bratbak remains in the final qualifying spot after today's results. He holds a slim margin over Patrick Action of Michigan Tech University. Mische-Richter is the next in line about eight points back of Book Bratbak.
 
Team Scores
Northern Michigan University took day one with 108 points and had three of the top four skiers. Ian Torchia won the event with a time of 28:00.2. Michigan Tech edged the Saints for second with 82 points, while the Saints finished third with 78 points.
 
Up Next
The Central Region Championships conclude on Sunday with the 20km classic race beginning at 11 a.m. (ET).