Photo above – The 2025 Frozen Force Team includes Helena Lind, pilot; Charlotte Fuller, co-pilot; Caroline Kelley, navigator; and Aubrey Baril, ground coordinator. The team is coached by Katia Peters and Antonia Wagener.
For the first time, the UND Frozen Force flying team has won the Intercollegiate Air Race Classic, an annual, multi-stop competition for female pilots. More than 40 different teams took part in the race, with 18 competing within the intercollegiate division. This year the race originated in Fairhope, Ala., and concluded in Spokane.
Women’s competitive air racing dates to 1929. The nonprofit Air Race Classic Inc. holds the race each year. According to the organization’s website, it is dedicated to:
- Encouraging and educating current and future women pilots.
- Increasing public awareness of general aviation.
- Demonstrating women’s roles in aviation.
- Preserving and promoting the tradition of pioneering women in aviation.
More information about the organization, a map of the race course for 2025, and team and historical information can be found on the organization’s website.
