2017-18 Women's Skiing Roster

Anna Darnell

  • Height:
    5-1
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Anchorage, Alaska

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests
15km Freestyle: 46:32.0 (Feb. 24-25, 2018 RMISA Championships)
10km Freestyle: 28:20.2 (Jan. 13-14, 2018 Montana State Invitational)
7.5km Classic: 25:57.9 (Nov. 18-19, 2017 Nordic Cup)
6km Freestyle: 18:46.6 (Nov. 19-20, 2016 Nordic Cup)
5km Classic: 16:31.4 (Jan. 18-19, 2018 Utah Invitational)
5km Freestyle: 16:44.4 (Jan. 14-15, 2017 Montana State Invitational)
Sprint Classic: 4:06.12 (Jan. 7-10, 2017 U.S. National Championships)
Sprint Freestyle: 3:34.13 (Jan. 3-5, 2018 U.S. National Championships)
5km Mixed Classic Relay: 1:05:50.7 (Feb. 7-8, 2017 Seawolf Invitational)
5km Mixed Relay: 64:59.5 (Nov. 18-19, 2017 Nordic Cup)
4km Mixed Relay: 50:48.7 (Nov. 19-20, 2016 Nordic Cup)

 
#NookNotes
- One NCAA National Championship Appearance (2017-18)
 
2017-18 | Sophomore
Appeared in 16 events as a sophomore … Broke a career-best in the 15km freestyle at the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships with a time of 46:32.0 and a 16th place finish … Skied to a third place finish with a personal-best 3:34.13 in the quarterfinals of the sprint freestyle at the U.S. National Championships advancing to the semi-finals … Also had career-bests of 16:31.4 in the 5km classic placing 19th at the Utah Invitational and 28:20.2 in the 10km freestyle finishing 11th at the Montana State Invitational … Set two personal-bests at the Nordic Cup with times of 25:57.9 finishing 10th and in 64:59.5 placing second in the 7.5km classic and the 5km mixed relay respectively … Had a season-best 21:03.3 finishing 17th at the Denver Invitational … Placed 18th in the 15km freestyle and 29th in the 5km classic at the NCAA Championships … Finished 20th in the 5km classic at the RMISA Championships … At the Denver Invitational placed 20th in the 5km classic … Placed 15th in the 15km freestyle at the Utah Invitational … In the 10km freestyle finished 14th at Nationals.
 
2016-17 | Freshman
Appeared in 13 events with two top-10 finishes … Placed 13th in the 15K freestyle setting a career best 48:18.5 also, finished 29th in the 5K classic at the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships … At the UAA Invitational finished the 5K classic in 17:38.4 … Helped the team to a 17th place finish in the 5K mixed classic relay with a time of 1:05:50.7 at the Seawolf Invitational … Skied the 5K freestyle in 16:44.4 at the Montana State Invitational … In the 10K freestyle set a career best 30:03.5 at the U.S. National Championships … Also, had personal bests of 4:06.12 (sprint classic) and 28:59.7 (7.5K classic) at Nationals … Finished fourth in the 4K mixed relay in 50:48.7 and sixth in the 6K freestyle with a time of 18:46.6 at the Nordic Cup

Prior to Alaska

South Anchorage High School/Alaska Pacific University Junior Team
Skied for the South Anchorage Wolverines and Alaska Pacific University Junior Team…Won two Junior National Championships at the 2016 USSA Cross Country Skiing Junior National Championships in the U18 distance skate and hill climb…Won combined U18/U20 division Besh Cup… Placing first in three of the six events at the Besh Cup, sprint Freestyle, classic mass start and freestyle interval start…27th in U18 sprint freestyle at the 2016 Scandinavia Championships…Placed fourth in the 10K classic at the 2016 U.S. National Championships in the U18 division (64th overall)…Also finished fifth in the 5K freestyle at the U18 division…Made the finals in the Junior Sprint Classic at the National Championships.

Personal
Daughter of Joe and Joan Darnell ... Majoring in Biological Sciences. 

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  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'1"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'1"