Help Send the UConn Ski Team to Nationals!

The UConn Ski Team needs your help!

The UConn Ski team has once again had a fantastic season of racing in the highly competitive MacConnell Division. Our 2022 season results landed the women’s team in 3rd and the men’s team in 4th overall, advancing both the men and women to first-round postseason Regional Championships. Our regular season is made up of 10 races all over the Northeast, from Lake Placid to Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire. Individually, we had 4 athletes earn the all MacConnell Division Team distinction. Congratulations to Abby Horning, Lydia Kelleher, Vlad Ilies, and Matt Chambers for achieving this honor.

This past weekend in Sugarloaf, Maine, we had more outstanding results with our ladies team placing 3rd place overall at regionals. Our men's team finished in 5th place overall for the weekend. Individually, Matt Chambers and Lydia Kelleher were able to land spots in the top ten overall! As a result of our Regionals performance, we are excited to announce we have qualified to compete at USCSA Nationals at Lake Placid, NY, for a week-long event this March 7th through 12th!

To compete at Nationals, each athlete is required to pay $520 individually on top of the expenses of food, lodging, and travel. UConn has provided some support to us for nationals, but it will not cover the costs of our week-long event. Furthermore, UConn decided to freeze the funding for a majority of our regular season, putting more costs on the athletes. Our friends, family, and alumni have been very generous to us and we are so grateful for your past support; we are hoping that you will once again consider donating to our GoFundMe to help offset our out of pocket expenses needed to compete in Lake Placid. As always, we appreciate any size donation; we look forward to racing with heart, determination, and Husky pride!