Bruce Cranmer (left) with Mads Stroem, Eliska (Hajkova) Albrigtsen and Jana Weinberger. All three are coaching in the RMISA and won individual NCAA Championships under Cranmer.
STOWE, Vt. — For the first time in 30 years, Bruce Cranmer will not have an official role at the NCAA Ski Championships.
But Cranmer's legacy will no doubt be felt. The man who helped Colorado and Vermont to eight NCAA titles as those programs' Nordic coach, the man who planted the seed for other coaches to go on and leave their own stamp on the championships, has arguably had as big of an impact as any assistant coach in NCAA history — in any sport.