Fourteen Buffs Named To All-Academic Ski Team

BOULDER—A total of 14 Colorado Buffaloes Ski Team members were named to the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team, announced Wednesday by the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association.

The list includes the Buffs first five-time winner in Joey Young. Young returned to CU for his fifth season due to the 2020 season not counting toward a year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Young became the 14th skier to win the award four times.

Of the other 13 CU honorees, 10 earned the award for the second time and three first-year skiers picked up the honor. Anna-Maria Dietze, Louis Fausa, Katie Fleckenstein, Emma Hammergaard, Kaitlyn Harsch, Oyvind Haugan, Ryan Jackson, Will Koch, Bobby Ryan and Chase Seymour all won for the second time. Dietze won in both 2020 and now in 2022 while the other nine earned the award for the second straight season.

Three newcomers, Cleo Braun, Jacob Dilling and Magdalena Luczak, picked up their first career honor.

To qualify, skiers must maintain above a 3.5 cumulative grade point average and either compete at the NCAA West Regional Championships or have a compelling reason why they missed the championship such as injury, illness or competing in a world-level event.

The 14 Buffs are tied for the second-most All-Academic honors in a season for CU dating back to 2002. The 2013 team also had 14 and last year's 2021 squad had 15 members honored.

Colorado University Athletics

Players Mentioned

Cleo Braun

Anna-Maria Dietze

Jacob Dilling

Louis Fausa

Katie Fleckenstein

Emma Hammergaard

Kaitlyn Harsch

Oyvind Haugan

Ryan Jackson

Will Koch

Magdalena Luczak

Bobby Ryan

Chase Seymour

Joey Young

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