2012 Women's Cross Country Roster

Raphaela Sieber

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Otlo-Hahn Gymnasium
  • Hometown:
    Vöhrenbach, Germany

Summary

Biography

Cross Country

2012 as a junior:Started off the season placing 6th in the Alaska Invitational 6K...Competeing in the GNAC Championship 6K placing 14th... Running a 23:25.9 6K at the NCAA West Regional Tournament.

2011: Began the season with a pair of eighth place finishes at the UAF Invitational in the 6K with a time of 24:20.4 and in the 4K with a time of 15:55.2 in September...In Hawaii at the UHH Invitational she placed fourth in the 5K with a time of 19:23...At the GNAC Championships, Sieber ran the 6K in 23:38 to earn a 24th place finish...Was a member of the NCAA West Region Championship team where she ran the 6K in 22:40 to finish 35th overall...Finished off the season running at the NCAA Championships finishing 75th in the 6K with a time of 23:32.7...Named to the GNAC All-Academic Team...Garned USTFCCA All-Academic Honors.

2010: Joining the Nanooks for her first official season, Sieber is a powerhouse; she was the top Nanook finisher at the Alaska Nanook Cross Country Invitational 6K, 2nd overall, with a time of 22:56.2 and came in 1st in the 4K with a time of 15:19.9; at the Chaminade Invitational, she was again the top Nanook finisher, taking 4th in the 5K with a time of 18:43.40; was a member of the GNAC Championship team, finishing 8th in the 6K, the top Nanook, with a time of 22:43.8, a best for the season; earned MVP recognition along with her fellow GNAC Team teammates at the conclusion of the season; was recognized for Academic Honors by the Athletic Department.

2009: Redshirted her freshman season.

Nordic Skiing

2011-12: At the Wirth Super Tour, Sieber finished 10th in the 5K with a time of 18:37 and 15th in the 10K with a time of 24:41in January...At the CCSA Championships she finished in fourth place in the 15K with a time of 59:05.4 as well as participated on the 3 by 5K relay team that also placed fourth...During the NCAA West Region Championships finished with two top ten finishes placing fifth in the 5K with a time of 15:36.20 and tenth in the 10K with a time of 33:19.5...Qualified for the NCAA Championships where Sieber lead the Nanooks finishing the 5K in 33rd place with a time of 16:22.7 and finished the 15K in 28th place with a time of 58:11.1...Earned second team CCSA All-Conference Honors...Named to the USCSCA All-Academic Team.

2010-11: Selected to serve as Team Captain this season and proceeded to dominate this season; she came away from the Nordic Cup with a 2nd place on Day 1 and a pair of 1st places, helping the Nanooks claim the fifth straight Nordic Cup; at the US National Championships Sieber placed 9th in the 10K Classic with a time of 33:26.6 and 13th in the 20K Freestyle with a time of 53:16.7; Sieber topped the scoreboards at the CSSA Hilltop Invitational and the Mayor's Challenge competitions; she helped the Nanooks place 2nd at the CCSA Championships with her 2nd place finish in the 5K Freestyle with a time of 17:28.6 and her 5th place finish in the 15K Classic; at the NCAA Central Region Championships, Sieber came away with a 1st place finish in the 5K Freestyle with a time of 14:44.6 and a 6th place in the 10K Classic with a 34:01.8; she made First Team All-CCSA and qualified for the NCAA Skiing National Championships; named to the USCSCA All-Academic Team; at US Nationals she finished ahead of teammate Schnurr in the 5K Freestyle with a time of 15:23.1 and traded places for the 15K Classic, where she finished 36th with a time of 1:00:14.6; recognized for Academic Honors by the Athletic Department. 

2009-10: Was a redshirt her freshman year, but earned Teammate of the Year Award, voted on by her teammates

Prior to Alaska: 3rd place COC Eropean Cup in Switzerland 2008; double Junior German Champion in 2006; 8th place in the COC European Cup in Italy 2005; 3rd place in the Youth Training Olympics.

Personal: Daughter of Elvira and Hermann Sieber; currently majoring in Business Administration.

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  • 2010Sophomore

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  • 2012Junior