DOMINATING THE SLOPES

Willihan, a 2006 UMF graduate, completed his sixth season at the helm of the men's and women's Alpine teams. He oversees all UMF ski and snowsports programs: Men's and Women's Alpine, Nordic, and Snowboard / Freeski.

His efforts in recent years to improve the caliber of UMF's training and competition opportunities at Sugarloaf has positioned UMF’s teams for great achievements – now and into the future.

Last season, Farmington sent four competitors to the USCSA National Championships at Lake Placid, New York. Ryan Brueninghaus, Samuel Scheff and Carson Theriault, combined to finish sixth in the men's Freeski team combined -- UMF’s best showing in men's Freeski at the USCSA national championships. And Women's Nordic skier Mullein Francis finished 27th among individual competitors at the Nationals.

On the Alpine slopes, four UMF skiers Simon Spear, Abbey Landry, Zach Berliner and Jacob Roy took AllReynolds Division honors, with Berliner finishing seventh in the Giant Slalom at the USCSA Eastern Championships at Sugarloaf.

With 1,600 students, UMF is a small college, but it has long been a powerhouse in the collegiate ski and snowboard scene, providing its student-athletes the opportunity to compete on a local, regional, and national level. For ski and snowboard minded students who want to compete at a collegiate level, the University of Maine at Farmington provides a nationally recognized college education at a competitive price, while training and racing at the best resorts in the Northeast.