Collegiate National Qualification Criteria
Each team in the Rocky Mountain Conference is able to bring 3 men & 3 women to Nationals. These athletes must finish 2 classic and 2 skate races but the top 3 on each team do not have to reach the qualifying mark.
To qualify for Nationals every athlete must:
Meet all USCSA Criteria:
1st 150
2nd 145
3rd 140
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To qualify for Nationals every athlete must:
- complete 2 classic and 2 skate in designated conference races. Athletes may submit NRL/FIS points for up to 2 alternative races if they are unable to meet this requirement. Requests for exceptions due to special circumstances must be submitted in writing and will be considered by the conference coordinator.
- reach the qualifying mark (455 for men 505 for women) in at least one race (requests for exceptions due to special circumstances must be submitted in writing and will be considered by the conference coordinator)
Meet all USCSA Criteria:
- Each athlete must be enrolled as a full-time student during the competition season.
- Each athlete must maintain a minimum satisfactory GPA. * 1.6 after the first season of competition * 1.8 after the second season of competition * 2.0 after the third season of competition.
- Each athlete must have passed 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours since the beginning of the last competition season.
- Each athlete has ten semesters or fifteen quarters of full-time collegiate enrollment during which to use four years of eligibility. This starts with the initial semester or quarter enrolled in school.
- Each athlete must be making normal progress in a degree program.
1st 150
2nd 145
3rd 140
4th 135
5th 130
6th 125
7th 122
8th 119
9th 116
10th 113
11th 110
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14th 104
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30th 72