Michigan Tech nordic skier Anabel Needham was named a CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team selection.

Needham, a Houghton junior, has a 3.94 grade-point average in environmental engineering. She was a NCAA First Team All-American in the 5K classic with the best-ever Huskies finish, at fourth place.

Needham was an All-CCSA First Team skier for the second straight season, and had podium finishes in all races except one. She won the classic and took second in the skate on consecutive weekends.

She also competed for Team USA at the 2022 U23 World Ski Championships in Norway. She qualified with a classic sprint win at US Nationals, and took third in the classic 10K individual. She was the NCAA Central Region and CCSA individual champion in the classic in 2021, and qualified for her first NCAA championship.

Needham also competes as a cross-country runner, and took the Huskies’ third-best finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship. She also was named to the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team and GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team.