Skier takes first at Central Region Championship

UW-Green Bay Nordic skier Santi Ocariz won the 15K freestyle race at the Central Region Championship at the Michican Tech Trials Sunday. Ocariz won in in 42.52, 11 seconds ahead of second place. The men’s team had three others in the top 20. The women had a pair of skiers in the top 15 in the 10K race. The races marked the last of nine qualifying events to determine the 11 women and nine men who earn the right to compete at the NCAA Skiing Championships, held March 11-14 in Rumford, Maine. The qualifiers will be announced soon. Read more.