FARMINGTON– The University of Maine at Farmington Snowsports program returned to the East Coast late Sunday evening after a successful week at Mount Bachelor in Bend, Oregon, for the USCSA National Championships. The event marked the conclusion of the 2025 season—a season for the record books.
USCSA National Championship Highlights
Natalee McKenzie, first year student majoring in business administration from Kingfield, rides the rail during the final round of the Rail Jam National Championship
Caelan Billings, senior majoring in Outdoor Recreation Business Administration (ORBA) from Farmington, crosses the finish line in Boardercross National Championship
As reported in the Daily Bulldog, the snowsports team captured three individual national championships. First-year women’s Freeski athlete Natalee McKenzie (Kingfield, Maine) won two titles, claiming first place in both the rail jam and slopestyle events. Junior men’s snowboarding athlete Caelan Billings (Sullivan, Maine) successfully defended his title as the boardercross national champion.
At Saturday evening’s awards ceremony, the women’s alpine and women’s Nordic teams combined to place third overall in the race for the President’s Award. The President’s Award is given to the institution with the highest combined finish across alpine slalom and giant slalom events, as well as Nordic classic and team sprint events. Due to weather conditions, the Nordic team sprint event was canceled this year, leaving the award to be determined by the combined results of slalom, giant slalom, and classic races.
The Beavers return to Maine with an impressive haul of 31 All-American awards and 18 Scholar All-American awards.
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