The Colorado ski team, powered by a strong performance from its women's cross country performers that also produced an individual national champion, moved up two spots into third place here Thursday at the midway point of the NCAA Skiing Championships in Jackson, N.H.
Utah took over the team lead with 301.5 points, comfortably ahead of defending national champion Denver (265) and Colorado (240). Montana State is a distant fourth (177) with Dartmouth (170) rounding out the top five.
Junior Petra Hyncicova claimed her first NCAA title in cruising to an easy win in the women's 5-kilometer classical race.