RENO, Nev. – Nevada's Iver Walday Naess was selected by the NCAA Skiing Committee to compete at the 2024 NCAA Skiing Championships, held March 3-9 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, announced Tuesday. This marks the second consecutive year Walday Naess was selected to compete at the championships for both alpine events, the giant slalom and slalom.
 
"I'm proud to have Iver represent Nevada at the 2024 NCAA Skiing Championships," said head coach Cameron Smith. "He has showed his speed in several races this year and I think he just beginning of what he can accomplish on the NCAA circuit. This is just another step to rebuilding the program at Nevada!"
 
Walday Naess's sixth place at the University of Utah Invitational and 11^th place at the University of Colorado's Invitational qualified him for the NCAA Championships. Participants for the championships are selected by a regional basis from two designated regions, the East, and the West, and bids were awarded to those specific regions, determined by the skiing committee.
Naess will look to compete in the alpine events as a part of the West region, which will run Wednesday, March 6 at Steamboat Resort and Friday, March 8 at Howelsen Hill. Wednesday will be the giant slalom competition followed by the slalom event Friday.
 
In last year's NCAA Championships, Walday Naess secured a top-20 finish in slalom, placing 18^th overall and scored 13 points. In giant slalom, his 23^rd overall finish in the field gave Nevada eight more points, as Walday Naess finished the championships with 21 total points.
 
Coverage of the NCAA Championships will be webcast live on the NCAA website HERE, along with a full schedule of the alpine events for each day that can be found below.
 
2024 NCAA Skiing Championships Alpine Schedule (all times Pacific)
 
Wednesday, March 6
8:30 a.m.  – Men's Giant Slalom (Run 1)
11:30 a.m. – Men's Giant Slalom (Run 2)
 
Friday, March 8
6:20 p.m. – Men's Slalom (Run 1)
8:30 p.m. - Men's Slalom (Run 2)
 
 
West Region Qualifiers – Men
Filip Wahlqvist, University of Colorado, Boulder
Mikkel Solbakken, University of Utah
Leon Nikic, University of Alaska Anchorage
Gianluca Bohm, Montana State University-Bozeman
Jeremie Lagier, Westminster College
Trey Seymour, University of Denver
Thomas Hoffman, University of Denver
Sindre Mycklebust, University of Utah
Raphael Lessard, University of Utah
Ryder Sarchett, University of Colorado, Boulder
Etienne Mazellier, University of Colorado, Boulder
Christian Soevik, University of Denver
Roman Frost, Westminster College
Jan Ronner, University of Alaska Anchorage
Isak Staurset, Montana State University-Bozeman
Loic Chable, Westminster College
Iver Naess, University of Nevada, Reno