{"id":45626,"date":"2026-01-13T14:55:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/?p=45626"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:28:22","slug":"und-aerobatic-team-soars-to-national-title-in-2025-iac-collegiate-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2026\/01\/und-aerobatic-team-soars-to-national-title-in-2025-iac-collegiate-series\/","title":{"rendered":"UND Aerobatic Team Soars to National Title in 2025 IAC Collegiate Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UND\u2019s Aerobatic Team wins first-place awards in both team and individual flying categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45622\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45622\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/260112-aerobatics.web_.jpg\" alt=\"2025 UND Aerobatics Team\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/260112-aerobatics.web_.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/260112-aerobatics.web_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/260112-aerobatics.web_-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2025 UND Aerobatics team wins yet another national championship. Contributed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">The University of North Dakota Aerobatic Team has claimed the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iaccdb.iac.org\/leaders\/collegiate\"><strong>2025 International Aerobatic Club (IAC) Collegiate National Championship,<\/strong><\/a> officially securing first place in the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">The national title caps off a demanding and highly competitive year in which UND pilots faced off against top collegiate aerobatic teams from across the country. Judged on precision, accuracy and control, the UND team demonstrated consistent excellence throughout the season to secure the top overall ranking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">\u201cOur students compete against the best aerobatic pilots around the country, judged on precision and accuracy while flying advanced dynamic maneuvers including rolls, loops and spins in challenging sequences,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/campus.und.edu\/directory\/michael.lents\"><strong>Mike Lents<\/strong>,<\/a> UND Aerobatic Team coach. \u201cAt the end of the season, their scores are tallied and compared to other collegiate competitors to determine the top teams and individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">Lents credited the team\u2019s success to dedication, teamwork and strong institutional support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">\u201cThe 2025 team was one of the hardest-working and most cohesive groups of aviators I\u2019ve had the privilege to fly with,\u201d Lents said. \u201cThrough practice, critique and encouragement during a very challenging season, their effort paid off with strong, consistent performance. It wouldn\u2019t have been possible without the support of UND Aerospace and our aircraft maintenance, service and dispatch crews.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">For team members, the championship reflects both personal growth and the strength of UND\u2019s aviation programs. Indeed, Forrest Scholin, a member of the 2025 team, took first place in the Individual Collegiate National Champion Award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">\u201cThe University of North Dakota is one of the best institutions, if not the best, for professional pilot training in the entire country,\u201d said Scholin. \u201cThis win was made possible only because of the opportunities and the wonderful instructors and colleagues that UND has to offer. UND is one of the few colleges where you can learn how to precisely and safely fly aerobatics, combining knowledge and skill that can save your passengers and crew.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">Scholin added that representing UND on the national stage was deeply meaningful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">\u201cRepresenting UND is truly an honor, and I have learned that with enough passion, you can become the best version of yourself. The community of UND is my inspiration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">Another standout competitor, Zach Paluch, who took second place in the Individual Collegiate National Champion Award, emphasized the collaborative nature of the team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">\u201cI am incredibly grateful to be one of the top scoring collegiate pilots of the season and to have had the opportunity to work with Coach Lents and our amazing safety pilots,\u201d Zach said. \u201cI would not have been able to do nearly as well without their guidance, knowledge and support. I am also incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have flown with my teammates and for the connections I have built through this amazing sport. Here\u2019s to another great season!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">Beyond trophies and rankings, aerobatic competition provides a unique training environment that prepares students for professional aviation careers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">\u201cAerobatic competition presents an opportunity, like no other, to test pilots under pressure in a safe, competitive and very dynamic environment,\u201d Lents said. \u201cThey learn the discipline of all-attitude flight and control while also developing the resilience to perform under pressure. These qualities are highly sought after in the aviation industry and of professionals overall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">With the 2025 national championship secured, the UND Aerobatic Team continues to reinforce the University\u2019s reputation as a national leader in aviation education and elite flight training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">According to the flying team\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/aero.und.edu\/aviation\/aerobatic-team.html#d65e233--1\"><strong>webpage,<\/strong><\/a> \u201cThe Aerobatic Team competes at the collegiate level in aerobatic competitions around the United States at International Aerobatic Club (IAC) sanctioned events. It was created in 2002, one year after the IAC Collegiate Program was conceived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">Over the years the UND Aerobatic Team has received many <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2024\/02\/aerospace-teams-continue-their-winning-ways\/\"><strong>top-level awards.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">The purpose of the IAC, according to the group\u2019s website, is for \u201cthe program and awards to increase the flying safety and interest level of collegiate pilots in aerobatics, aerobatic competition, and the International Aerobatic Club (IAC). Additionally, this program is intended to be a springboard for competitors to continue their pursuit of competition aerobatics upon leaving the collegiate environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">Members of the roster of the 2025 UND Aerobatics Team are: Katherine Barney, Jacob Harris, Dillon Johnson, Elisabeth Nelson, Zachary Paluch, Forrest Scholin, Allison Sutherland, Kathleen Thompson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mailpoet_wp_post\">Aerobatic Team Coaches are Michael Lents, Andrew Coughlin, Devin Graves, Patrick Keating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UND\u2019s Aerobatic Team wins first-place awards in both team and individual flying categories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":45622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[55,1125],"class_list":["post-45626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-und","tag-john-d-odegard-school-of-aerospace-sciences","tag-learning"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UND Aerobatic Team Soars to National Title in 2025 IAC Collegiate Series - UND Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UND\u2019s Aerobatic Team wins first-place awards in both team and individual flying categories\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2026\/01\/und-aerobatic-team-soars-to-national-title-in-2025-iac-collegiate-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UND Aerobatic Team Soars to National Title in 2025 IAC Collegiate Series - UND Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UND\u2019s Aerobatic Team wins first-place awards in both team and individual flying categories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2026\/01\/und-aerobatic-team-soars-to-national-title-in-2025-iac-collegiate-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UND Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-13T20:55:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-13T21:28:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/260112-aerobatics.web_.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adam Kurtz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adam Kurtz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/und-aerobatic-team-soars-to-national-title-in-2025-iac-collegiate-series\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/und-aerobatic-team-soars-to-national-title-in-2025-iac-collegiate-series\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Adam Kurtz\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b93271fa02b3e2b221d63041b0d6b5c9\"},\"headline\":\"UND Aerobatic Team Soars to National Title in 2025 IAC Collegiate Series\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-13T20:55:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-13T21:28:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/und-aerobatic-team-soars-to-national-title-in-2025-iac-collegiate-series\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":759,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/und-aerobatic-team-soars-to-national-title-in-2025-iac-collegiate-series\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/260112-aerobatics.web_.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"John D. 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