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Colorado pushed ahead with a 54-point rally, the largest final day comeback in NCAA coed skiing championship history, to earn the program's 19th NCAA Skiing Championship.
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Vermont may have led team scoring for Days 1-3, but that didn't deter Colorado. The Buffs made history with a 54-point rally, the largest comeback in the history of the sport.
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In the slalom races at the Middlebury Snow Bowl, Vermont's Kristina Riis-Johannessen and Jonathan Nordbotten paced the 'Mounts to a 54-point lead heading into the final day of the NCAA championships.
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David Donaldson won the giant slalom title in 2009 for Vermont. After transferring to Middlebury because he was no longer eligible for DI competition, he had his hopes set on a return to the top of the podium.
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