Westminster Launches Ski and Snowboard Teams

UtahSkiandSnowboard.com
March 1, 2008 

Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Lake City's Westminster College has announced the addition of men's and women's Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding to its athletic program, competing in the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) beginning Fall 2008. This addition will give Westminster a total of 12 teams competing in intercollegiate athletics. Griffins Athletic Director Shay Wyatt announced the hiring of Chris Hendrickson to serve as head coach and architect of the startup program.

"We are very pleased to have Chris join the Westminster Athletics program," said Wyatt. "I believe his experience will enable us to establish a quality men's and women's Alpine and Snowboarding program. Coach Hendrickson shares the vision we have for our athletic program and has the drive and commitment to reach the goals we have set forth both academically and athletically."

Hendrickson joins the Griffins after most recently serving a stint as head ski coach at Boise State University. Prior to that he was head coach and athletic director at Sierra Nevada College located in Incline Village, NV. In 13 seasons at Sierra Nevada, his teams won 13 consecutive United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) men's national championships, and the women's teams won 10 national championships.

Hendrickson has also spent time with the U.S. Ski Team serving as an assistant coach to the alpine A-Team and served as head alpine coach at Northern Michigan University. He graduated from the University of Utah with a B.S. in Leisure Studies.

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