Feb. 25, 2008

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- Six University of New Mexico skiers were named to the 2008 All-Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Team today. Junior Tor Fodnesbergene (men's Alpine) has been named to the team for the third year in a row, while freshmen Simon Reissmann (men's Nordic) and Thomas Schwab (men's Alpine) were honored for the first time. On the women's side, junior Karin Ohlin (women's Alpine) and sophomores Malin Hemmingsson (women's Alpine) and Polina Ermoshina (women's Nordic) are receiving the honor for a second time.

"This is a great group to be honored," said Lobo head coach Fredrik Landstedt. "It shows our overall strength to have one representative in each discipline, even two in each Alpine group. These are just six of the 10 skiers that are going to NCAAs and they are all underclassmen who will be back next year."

Fodnesbergene becomes the 23rd Lobo skier to be named all-conference in three or more years at New Mexico. The junior from Fagernes, Norway, earned the first-team honor as one of the top-five NCAA Alpine qualifiers. Schwab earned second-team honors one a top-10 NCAA qualifier. Reissmann was named to the Nordic second team for finishing in the top-10.

In addition to her first team honors, Hemmingsson also earned the RMISA Yellow Bib as the top NCAA qualifier in the giant slalom. Ermoshina was named to the first team for her top-five Nordic qualifying, while Ohlin was named to the second team for finishing among the top 10.

Coach of the Year: Andy LeRoy, Denver

Most Valuable Players
Nordic Men: Raphael Wunderle, Alaska-Anchorage
Nordic Women: Maria Grevsgard, Colorado
Alpine Men: Francesco Ghedina, Denver
Alpine Women: Lucie Zikova, Colorado

Regular Season Team Leaders Team Champion: Colorado
Nordic Overall: Colorado
Nordic Men: Denver
Nordic Women: Colorado
Alpine Overall: Denver
Alpine Men: Denver
Alpine Women: Colorado
Overall Men: Denver
Overall Women: Colorado

2008 Final Yellow Bibs (Top Qualifiers in each Discipline)
Nordic Men
Skate: Kit Richmond, Colorado
Classic: Kit Richmond, Colorado
Nordic Women
Skate: Maria Grevsgaard, Colorado
Classic: Maria Grevsgaard, Colorado
Alpine Men
Slalom: Tague Thorson, Utah
Giant Slalom: John Buchar, Denver
Alpine Women
Slalom: Lucie Zikova, Colorado
Giant Slalom: Malin Hemmingsson, New Mexico

2008 All-Conference Team
Men's Nordic First Team: Kit Richmond, Colorado; Snorri Einarsson, Utah; Rene Reisshauer, Denver; Even Sletten, Utah; Raphael Wunderle, Alaska-Anchorage
Men's Nordic Second Team: John Stene, Denver; Jesper Ostensen, Colorado; Anders Folleras, Montana State; Mike Hinckley, Denver; Simon Reissmann, New Mexico

Women's Nordic First Team: Maria Gevsgaard, Colorado; Lenka Palanova, Colorado; Annelise Bailly, Denver; Antje Maempel, Denver; Polina Ermoshina, New Mexico
Women's Nordic Second Team: Kjersti Boe, Utah; Chelsea Holmes, Nevada; Sara Schweiger, Utah; Karoline Borgnes, Colorado; Annelies Cook, Utah

Men's Alpine First Team: Tague Thorson, Utah; John Buchar, Denver; Gregory Berger, Nevada; Tor Fodnesbergene, New Mexico; Francesco Ghedina, Denver
Men's Alpine Second Team: Cameron Barnes, Nevada; Thomas Zumbrunn, Utah; Seppi Stiegler, Denver; Shane Collins, Nevada; Thomas Schwab, New Mexico

Women's Alpine First Team: Lucie Zikova, Colorado; Malin Hemmingsson, New Mexico; Jenny Lathrop, Denver; Eva Huckova, Utah; Stephanie Klocker, Alaska-Anchorage
Women's Alpine Second Team: Jenny Tank, Denver; Claire Abbe, Denver; Katie Lyons, Nevada; Karin Ohlin, New Mexico; Katie Hartman, Colorado