Former Middlebury skier and two-time U.S. Olympian Andrew Johnson has been named the new head coach of the nordic ski program at Middlebury College. Johnson comes to Middlebury from the University of Vermont, where he served as an assistant coach for the past three years, helping the Catamounts to the 2012 NCAA title.
Middlebury College alpine skier David Donaldson (Toronto, Ont.) capped off the most impressive winter of competition for an Eastern collegiate skier by placing second in the Audi Coupe Nor-Am Cup giant slalom standings. As a result of his dominant performance this season, the senior earned himself a starting spot in every giant slalom race next winter on the most prestigious circuit of alpine ski racing, the FIS World Cup.
Four Middlebury College skiers earned All-American honors with their recent performances at the 2013 NCAA Championships. Junior Ben Lustgarten (Burlington, Vt.) earned the honor twice on the nordic side, while senior David Donaldson (Toronto, Ont.), junior Hig Roberts (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and sophomore Mary Sackbauer (Vail, Colo.) represented the alpine team.
Middlebury's Benjamin Lustgarten turned in his second All-America performance of the weekend Saturday, helping the Panthers complete a 10th-place finish in the 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships on their home courses.
Middlebury posted the best team score in the men’s slalom at the NCAA Skiing Championships for the second straight year, seeing a pair of skiers finish in All-America positions Friday at the Middlebury Snow Bowl. David Donaldson led the way for the Panthers, placing second in a two-run time of 1:39.24 to claim first-team All-America honors.
