The Middlebury alpine skiing team tallied three All-American honors at the NCAA Championships. Julian Arthur and Nicholas Unkovskoy tallied first-team accolades, while Kjersti Moritz earned a spot on the second team.

HONOREE HIGHLIGHTS

• Arthur (First Team)
  • Arthur excelled in the slalom last Saturday, completing his two trips down the mountain in 1:34.02 to secure runner-up honors.
  • His time trailed Dartmouth's Oscar Zimmer by 0.25 seconds.
  • The Panther became the highest male finisher in the discipline since David Donaldson '13 claimed second at the 2013 championships, hosted by Middlebury.
  • Arthur, the EISA Rookie of the Year, secured four top-five finishes throughout the season.
• Unkovskoy (First Team)
  • Unkovskoy tallies his initial All-American laurel.
  • The junior rose to the top of the giant slalom (GS) leaderboard with his second-run time of 57.56 seconds with eight athletes remaining. The Panther held on to a top-three spot with a combined clocking of 1:56.10.
  • He is the program's highest GS male finisher since Rob Cone '17 earned the title at the 2015 championships in Lake Placid, New York.
  • Unkovskoy tallied eight top-10 finishes in his third campaign as a Panther.
• Moritz (Second Team)
  • Earning her first All-American nod is Moritz.
  • She shaved nearly four seconds off her initial run with a time of 1:01.22 during the GS. Her combined effort of 2:06.16 slotted sixth in the final standings.
  • Moritz became the first Middlebury female skier to earn All-American honors in their debut on the NCAA stage since Ali Nullmeyer '23 also claimed sixth at the 2020 championships in Montana.
  • The Panther finished sixth or better in the four GS events that she competed in.

The Panthers now have 105 All-American selections and finished seventh at the NCAA Championships, extending their streak of top-10 placings at the national invite to seven consecutive campaigns.