Dartmouth senior Sue Kloek heads out of the stadium at the start of the women's 5-k freestyle.

Dartmouth's Tom Temple had his best-ever NCAA finish, taking 14th in the men's 10-k freestyle.

Young fans cheered the racers from their perch at the finish line.

Tara Hamilton of defending champion Denver begins her 5-k lap.

Women's 5-k champion Katrin Smigun of Utah (center,) flanked by runner-up Mandy Kaempf of Alaska-Anchorage (right) and third-place finisher Sigrid Aas of Alaska-Fairbanks (left.)

Left to right: men's 10-k third-place finisher Tobias Schwoerer of Alaska-Anchorage, winner Jimmy Vika of New Mexico, and runner-up Lowell Bailey of Vermont.