CU Nordic Skiing Preview – at UVM Invitational (1/17-18) – Clarkson University Athletics

Nordic Ski | 1/15/2026 2:50:00 PM A deeper field awaits the Clarkson University Nordic Ski team this weekend as the Golden Knights will be challenged by a variety of programs at the Spike Clayton Memorial Invitational, hosted by the University of Vermont at Sleepy Hollow Inn in Huntington, VT The Race: Unlike last weekend where only a few collegiate teams competed, the Green and Gold are scheduled to be joined by Colby, Cornell, Dartmouth, Hamilton, McGill, Middlebury, Northeastern, Paul Smiths, Skidmore, Smith, Sterling, St. Lawrence, Main-Farmington, Vermont, Wellesley, West Point, Williams, and Yale. Saturday’s event is a 10K Skiathlon where the competitors will race a 5K Classic and then a 5K Skate, while Sunday’s is a three-person skate relay on a 1.7K loop with each skier doing three laps. The Men: Clarkson will have a full roster traveling this weekend, capable of creating five full relay teams. The top relay team will likely be Matthew Clarner , Adam Jansen , and Torsten Brickley , as that trio combined to take three of the top four spots in the 10K on Saturday, each recording under 26 minutes in that event. Last year, Clarner was 19th overall at the USCSA Nationals, Jansen
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