10.12 - [RELEASE] Midwest Colleges Organize to Grow Nordic Competition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Alec Tandara-Kuhns

atandkuhns@uscsa.com 

October 12th 2019 - The U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) is announcing a new initiative to create a Nodric collegiate race conference in the Midwest in an effort to increase participation in the region. The initiative is being led by the Midwest Collegiate Ski Association (MCSA) of the USCSA, and currently involves roughly 20 colleges and universities.

There are many very active and sizable thriving college club teams in the region who train and travel together to compete in citizen events. These clubs started to organize the concept of a Midwest Collegiate conference and schedule of common events that they could attend together but had little in organizational resources and support. The USCSA recognized this opportunity to develop and grow competitive college skiing in the Midwest, and has formed a partnership with the Midwestern college club programs and skiers to organize a USCSA MCSA conference and support to this initiative.

Teams interested in learning more are invited to attend a meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, WI on Sunday October 27th at 1PM. Any current Midwest college student, where their institution does not currently have a Nordic ski club, is encouraged to attend the UW-Stout meeting. The USCSA  / MCSA provide substantial assistance and benefits to existing and forming college Nordic programs. For further details please contact:

Ted Theyerl, theyerlt@uwstout.edu; 715-579-0510; or Holger Petersen, holger@uscsa.com

The USCSA is the sports federation for collegiate team ski racing and snowboarding in America. The USCSA believes that student-athletes of all levels and abilities should have access to quality and exciting venues of competition. USCSA athletes agree that our team orientation fosters a collaborative approach across their collegiate athletic and academic careers, and often this mentality proves indispensable in their adult lives and careers. The organization includes 170 colleges from coast to coast, fielding 5,000 male and female, alpine, freestyle, cross-country, snowboarding and nordic ski jumping athletes in over 300 events annually. Ahead of the start of competition, USCSA members are encouraged to read the current Competition and Rules Manual, which can be found at https://www.uscsa.com/rules--bylaws.html

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For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact atandkuhns@uscsa.com