Buffaloes Add Seven Skiers to 2018-19 Roster

BOULDER — The 2018-19 University of Colorado skiing roster is beginning to take shape as head coach Richard Rokos announced Monday the addition of seven new student-athletes, which included the addition of one Olympian and another with World Cup experience.

Of the seven additions, five are being added to the men's team and two to the women's. The breakdown is three men's alpine skiers, two men's Nordic and two women's alpiners. The 2018-19 roster is not yet finalized and further additions will be announced as the beginning of the 2018-19 academic year approaches.

"We are replacing a couple of key skiers, on the Nordic side with Petter Reistad and Petra Hyncicova, and on the alpine side we are losing Tonje Trulsrud, we are losing David Ketterer and Ola Johansen," Rokos said. "It's always a challenge to replace and you never know exactly at what level will new generation substitute the old one, obviously not as much in terms of experience, but it might be more enthusiasm so we will see how it goes. Those are key elements, bringing in a couple of new kids and we will see how they can blend. With all the enthusiasm I believe we will have a strong and competitive team."

Filip Forejtek from the Czech Republic National Team will be coming to CU fresh off his 2018 Winter Olympic experience in PyeongChang where he placed 31st in the slalom and 34th in the giant slalom. He and another men's alpine skier, Teddy Takki from Finland, both have previous FIS World Cup experience under their belts.

They will help to replace the loss of Ola Johansen and David Ketterer on the men's alpine team. Johansen, the 2016 and 2018 RMISA MVP, completed his final season of eligibility last winter while Ketterer, who was ranked as high as No. 31 in the world in the slalom last winter, is leaving CU to race full-time on the FIS World Cup circuit.

The additions of Olivia Gerrard and Kaitlyn Harsch, both from the Ski and Snowboard Club Vail, will help bolster the women's alpine team who loses Tonje Trulsrud, also the 2018 RMISA MVP, as she completed her eligibility last winter as well. Both Gerrard and Harsch have started in NorAm Cup races in their careers.

Gerrard and Harsch aren't the only two coming from the Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. They are joined by Max Bervy (alpine) on the men's side, and another Colorado product, Wyatt Gebhardt (Nordic), comes to CU from the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.

The additions will join a group of eight women's skiers (four Nordic, four alpine) and seven men (four Nordic, three alpine) that return from the 2018 team who finished as runner-up at the 2018 NCAA Championship. Among that field of returnees is seven Buffs who raced last winter at the national championships.

Here is a complete look at the seven new additions to the Colorado Buffaloes roster.

Max Bervy – Men's Alpine
Comes to CU from the Ski and Snowboard Club Vail … Enters with a FIS Points ranking of 36.64 in the slalom and 41.22 in the giant slalom … Made three NorAm Cup starts at Sugarloaf in 2017 … Recorded three top five finishes over the last three winters in FIS races, all in the GS … At the 2018 U.S. Men's National Championship held at Sun Valley Resort, he finished 34th in the slalom and 34th as well in the Super G … Best career finish was a fourth-place showing in the GS at Lutsen Mountains on Feb. 4, 2018 in a FIS sanctioned race.

Erik Dengerud – Men's Nordic
Comes to CU from Norway and ski club Kjelsaas II … In the first cross-country FIS points list for 2018-19, he carried 83.04 points in distance and 199.69 in sprints … Placed 27th in the 15K freestyle in Vang, Norway on Jan. 12, 2018 at the National Championship race … At the 2015 Norwegian National Junior Championships, he placed 10th in the 20K freestyle … Placed 10th in the 15K classic at the Juniors race held in Lygna … Best result prior to CU was an eighth-place showing in the 2013 Norwegian National Junior Championships in the 15K freestyle.

Filip Forejtek – Men's Alpine
2018 Winter Olympian, competing in alpine for the Czech Republic in PyeongChang … Along with being on the Czech Republic National Team, he also competed with ski club ST Svaty Petr- LO … Comes to CU with 18.45 FIS points in the slalom and 19.37 in the giant slalom … Placed 31st in the giant slalom and 34th in the Super-G, but did not finish in the slalom and men's alpine combined at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games … Made five career FIS World Cup starts prior to CU and also competed in the 2017 FIS World Ski Championship in St. Moritz, Switzerland in three races (GS, alpine combined and downhill) … In FIS sanctioned races in his career prior to coming to Colorado, he posted 38 podium finishes with nine race victories (three in GS, two in slalom and alpine combined and one apiece in the Super-G and downhill) … At the FIS Junior World Ski Championships hosted in Davos, Switzerland, he placed fifth in the downhill on Jan. 31, 2018 … After racing in the 2018 Winter Olympics, he won both the slalom and giant slalom FIS races hosted held in the Czech Republic on March 18 and 21, respectively.

Wyatt Gebhardt – Men's Nordic
Comes to CU from Steamboat Springs, Colo. and the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club … He had a fourth place finish at Maloit Park in Minturn, Colo. on Feb. 10, 2018 in a 10K classic FIS race … Hit the podium on March 28, 2018 in a Juniors 30K Classic mass start at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center … Finished eighth at the USA Juniors 10K classic mass start held at Soldier Hollow in 2017 … At the FIS Junior World Ski Championships at Soldier Hollow he placed 12th in the skiathlon and 19th in the 10K freestyle skate … Had a 12th place showing in a 2016 10K freestyle FIS race held at the Rendezvous Ski Trails in Montana.

Olivia Gerrard – Women's Alpine
Comes to CU from the Ski and Snowboard Club Vail … Held 30.63 FIS points in the slalom and 34.81 in the giant slalom in the first standings listed for the 2018-19 season … In the three winters prior to coming to CU she posted 13 top five finishes in FIS races with two on the podium and one victory … Her one win was in the slalom in a FIS race held at Winter Park Resort on Feb. 17, 2018, which included beating several active skiers competing on the NCAA circuit … She made 23 NorAm Cup starts prior to the start of her collegiate career with her best finish a 14th-place showing in the slalom at Burke Mountain in Vermont on Jan. 5, 2017.

Kaitlyn Harsch – Women's Alpine
Comes to CU from the Ski and Snowboard Club Vail … Held 59.30 FIS points in the slalom and 53.27 in the giant slalom in the first standings listed for the 2018-19 season … In her two seasons prior to coming to CU she finished 27 of the 34 FIS/Junior/University /NorAm Cup races with four top 10 finishes, her best showing being a second place finish at Mount Sunapee Resort in a FIS race … Made 12 NorAm Cup starts over the last two ski seasons and posted a pair of top 20 finishes there in the giant slalom … At the 2018 U.S. National Junior Championships held at Sun Valley Resort the end of March, she placed seventh in the giant slalom and 16th in the slalom.

Teddy Takki – Men's Alpine
Comes to CU from Finland and the ski club Grifk Alpine … Enters with a FIS point ranking of 18.81 in the slalom and 18.99 in the giant slalom … Made one FIS World Cup Start at Levi, Finland on Nov. 12, 2017 (did not finish his first slalom run) … Recorded 26 top five finishes in his career prior to coming to CU with 12 podiums and one race victory (won the slalom FIS race held at Tahko, Finland on Feb. 15, 2015) … At the men's national championships held at Sankt Johann – Alpendorf, Austria on Feb. 26, 2018, he placed second in the giant slalom race … Had an 18-point slalom race when he finished seventh in a FIS race at Nolby, Sweden on March, 29, 2018 … Posted a 17.47 point giant slalom race on Jan. 11, 2018 at Maria Alm, Austria … At the Men's National Championships held in Salla, Finland on March 30, 2017, he placed second in the slalom to earn 13.47 FIS points.

Players Mentioned

Max Bervy

Erik Dengerud

Filip Forejtek

Wyatt Gebhardt

Olivia Gerrard

Kaitlyn Harsch

Petra Hyncicova

Ola Johansen

David Ketterer

Petter Reistad

Teddy Takki

Tonje Trulsrud

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