Year in and year out the Clarkson University Nordic Ski teams consistently ranks among the top cross country ski teams in the United States Collegiate Ski Association (USCSA). The 2012 winter campaign was the best yet for the Golden Knights, who won the Men's and Women's USCSA National Championships. The Clarkson Women also claimed the title in 1999, while the Golden Knight Men gained honors in 2003 and 2004.

Clarkson stands as a premier team in the USCSA and continually advances to the national championships. Over the past 28 years, the Golden Knights have logged plenty of frequent flyer miles participating in championship sites all over the country. Since 1985, the Clarkson Nordic team has skied in the nationals at resorts from Maine to California and in between. During the regular season, which runs from January to March, Clarkson competes with other teams and clubs from throughout New York and New England. Some of the Knights' best competition comes from schools such as Cornell, West Point, MIT, Yale and Alfred.

TEAM PHOTOS

USCSA National Championship AppearancesUSCSA National Championship Appearances
2024 Lake Placid, NY
- Men (1st of 13 teams), Women (9th of 14 teams)
- Individual Results - Men Women
2023 Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Men (4th of 12 teams), Women (7th of 11 teams)
- Individual Results - Men Women
2022 Lake Placid, NY
- Men (3rd of 10 teams), Women (6th of 7 teams)
- Individual Results - Men Women
2020 Lake Placid, NY
- Men (4th of 10 teams), Women (5th of 7 teams)
- Individual Results - Men Women
2019 Jackson, WY
- Men (2nd of 10 teams), Women (1st of 8 teams)
- Team Scoring (PDF) Individual Results - Men (PDF), Women (PDF)
2018 Lake Placid, NY
- Men (Tied for 3rd of 10 teams), Women (3rd of 7 teams) 
2017 Bend, OR
- Men (3rd of 9 teams (PDF)), Women (1st of 8 teams (PDF))
-Individual Results - Men (PDF), Women (PDF)
2016 Lake Placid, NY
- Men (3rd of 10 teams), Women (1st of 9 teams)
2015 Bend, OR
- Men (3rd of 7 teams), Women (3rd of 7 teams)
2014 Lake Placid, NY
- Men (3rd of 7 teams), Women (5th of 7 teams)
2013 Sun Valley, ID
- Men (2nd of 6 teams), Women (4th of 6 teams)
2012 Sunday River, ME
- Men (1st of 7 teams), Women (1st of 8 teams)
2011 Sun Valley, ID
- Men (3rd of 10 teams), Women (2nd of 7 teams)
2010 Black Mountain, ME
- Men (3rd), Women (4th)
2009 Winter Park, CO
- Men (6th), Women (5th)
2008 Sunday River, ME
- Men (2nd), Women (2nd)
2007 Winter Park, CO
- Men (4th), Women (4th)
2006 Sugarloaf, ME
- Men (3rd), Women (3rd)
2005 McCall, ID
- Men (3rd), Women (3rd)
2004 Sugarloaf, ME
- Men (1st), Women (2nd)
2003 Northstar, CA
- Men (1st), Women (2nd)
2002 Waterville, NH
- Men (2nd), Women (3rd)
2001 Bogus Basin, Boise, ID
- Men (2nd), Women (2nd)
2000 Bretton Woods, NH
- Men (3rd), Women (6th)
1999 Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Men (2nd), Women (1st)
1998 Bretton Woods, NH
- Men (2nd), Women (2nd)
1997 Lake Tahoe, CA
- Men (4th), Women (3rd)
1996 Haystack, VT
- Men (4th)
1995 McCall, ID
- Men (4th)
1994 Vernon Valley, NJ
- Men (5th)
1993 Squaw Valley, CA
- Men (4th)
1992 Lake Placid, NY
- Men (7th)
1991 Bend, OR
- Men (13th)
1990 Waterville Valley, NH
- Men (13th)
1989 Lake Tahoe, CA
- Men (13th)
1988 Biwabik, MN
- Men (11th)
1987 Crested Butte, CO
- Men (11th)
1986 Killington, VT
- Men (8th)
1985 McCall, ID
- Men (10th)