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The NCAA News -- June 7, 1999

Skiing all-academic team selected

The University of Vermont placed nine student-athletes on the 1999 Skiing All-Academic team, which was compiled by the NCAA Men's and Women's Skiing Committee and announced at the sport's NCAA championships in March.

The University of Utah had eight student-athletes honored. Colby College had five.

To make the team, skiers must have had a minimum 3.500 grade-point average (4.000 scale) for the fall semester and competed in their regional championship.

Following are the members of this year's team:

Ruben Andersen, Vermont; Nils Arvold, Dartmouth; Seth Beal, Vermont; William Booker, Vermont; Melissa Boyle, Vermont; Bjarne Brattbakk, Vermont; Jesse Brettingen, Dartmouth; Alain Britt-Cote, Utah; Xan Courville, Colorado; Morten Dehli, Alaska Fairbanks; Holly Drygas, Alaska Fairbanks; Sylvia Englund, Williams; Magnus Eriksson, Colorado; Elizabeth Festa, Colby; Ryan Forsyth, Utah; Kristen Haley, Colby; Mariah Hamel, Colby; Shawn Harper, Alaska Fairbanks; Alexander Hood, Williams; Jens Johannson, St. Michael's; Barbara Jones, Dartmouth; Greg Jurek, Alaska Fairbanks; Tina Kavcic, Utah; Sarah Kuehni, Utah.

Sarah Laidlaw, Vermont; Charles Langelier, Colby; Sabrina Lawrence, Utah; Markus Leunig, Utah; Aaron Megquier, Colby; Aimee Mulkern, Vermont; Melissa Oram, Northern Michigan; Lene Pedersen, Utah; Andrew Pennock, Dartmouth; Jamie Reigle, Dartmouth; Heidi Rhinehart, Northern Michigan; Christopher Sabot, Williams; Christy Salonen, Northern Michigan; David Stewart, Vermont; Hailey Wappett, Utah; Taylor Watts, Vermont; Linda Wikstrom, Colorado; Chris Wolski, New Hampshire; Coreen Woodbury, New Hampshire.