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Sunday, January 15
Snowbasin, Utah
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RMISA Alpine Qualifier (Slalom)
Mohagen Second in RMISA Slalom Qualifier, Bolger Third in Classic at Montana State Invitational
1/15/2017 7:31 PM | Skiing
HUNTSVILLE, Utah and BOZEMAN, Mont. - Julie Mohagen finished second in the RMISA slalom qualifier while Kevin Bolger placed third in the men's 20-km classic for the Utah ski team at the Montana State Invitational. Utah finished second at the Montana State Invite behind Colorado.
It was Mohagen's first podium finish of the season. She had the second-fastest first run en-route to the finish. Roni Remme finished fifth for her third top-six finish of the season. Chloe Fausa placed 14th with Sabine Krautgasser in 16th.
In the men's slalom qualifier, Joergen Brath led the Utes with an 11th-place finish. Martin Grasic had the fastest second-run time to finish 14th. Endre Bjertness placed 16th with Sasha Zaitsoff 19th, Sam Dupratt 20th, Ty Sprock 24th and Dominic Demschar 31st.
The RMISA slalom qualifier races, which do not count towards any team scoring, are used as an extra opportunity for skiers to earn qualification points for the NCAA Championships at the end of the season.
In Nordic at Bohart Ranch and the MSU Invite, the third-place finish was Bolger's fourth podium of the season. Martin Bergström finished fifth and Martin Mikkelsen was seventh, the second-straight top-10 finish for both skiers as well as their collegiate best finishes. The trio scored 88 points to give Utah the race win by two points over Denver (86 points). Jacob Engström placed 13th. Oscar Ivars finished 23rd for the Utes.
In the women's 15-km classic, Merete Myrseth tied for fourth to lead the Utes, her second-straight top-four finish. Guro Jordheim finished ninth with Leah Lange in 18th. Josefin Nilsson finished 30th with Anna-Lena Heynen 32nd.
The Utes finished second at the Montana State Invitational with 603.5 points, just edging out third-place Denver (602). Colorado took the meet win with 670 points.
"Overall I'm very impressed with both how alpine and Nordic skied at the MSU Invite," Utah Director of Skiing Kevin Sweeney said. "I am very impressed with how the group is starting to gel and really starting to understand team scoring. I think this event was a real eye-opener in a positive way in regards to seeing how competitive we are and able to score well. We're starting to identify what our strengths and weaknesses are as well as those of our competitors, so I think we're moving in the right direction. We've got work to do - I don't think anybody is 100% satisfied where we ended up but at the same time very encouraged. I'm excited. There's no doubt the competition is fierce and it's exciting. I'm glad it's fierce - it's bringing out the best in us, but there's no room for mistakes. I think it's going to be a really exciting year for us and it's nice to get this first block over and see where we stand. We've had some excellent NCAA qualifying that's taken place, so we're already looking ahead to being at home, rest, recovery and get back into training to get ready for Alaska."
Both teams are off next week to prepare for a trip to Alaska for two meets, the Alaska Anchorage Invitational and Seawolf Invitational. Alpine competes at Alyeska Resort from Jan. 25-28 with Nordic competing from Feb. 7-12 at Kincaird Park and the Girdwood Nordic Trails.
It was Mohagen's first podium finish of the season. She had the second-fastest first run en-route to the finish. Roni Remme finished fifth for her third top-six finish of the season. Chloe Fausa placed 14th with Sabine Krautgasser in 16th.
In the men's slalom qualifier, Joergen Brath led the Utes with an 11th-place finish. Martin Grasic had the fastest second-run time to finish 14th. Endre Bjertness placed 16th with Sasha Zaitsoff 19th, Sam Dupratt 20th, Ty Sprock 24th and Dominic Demschar 31st.
The RMISA slalom qualifier races, which do not count towards any team scoring, are used as an extra opportunity for skiers to earn qualification points for the NCAA Championships at the end of the season.
In Nordic at Bohart Ranch and the MSU Invite, the third-place finish was Bolger's fourth podium of the season. Martin Bergström finished fifth and Martin Mikkelsen was seventh, the second-straight top-10 finish for both skiers as well as their collegiate best finishes. The trio scored 88 points to give Utah the race win by two points over Denver (86 points). Jacob Engström placed 13th. Oscar Ivars finished 23rd for the Utes.
In the women's 15-km classic, Merete Myrseth tied for fourth to lead the Utes, her second-straight top-four finish. Guro Jordheim finished ninth with Leah Lange in 18th. Josefin Nilsson finished 30th with Anna-Lena Heynen 32nd.
The Utes finished second at the Montana State Invitational with 603.5 points, just edging out third-place Denver (602). Colorado took the meet win with 670 points.
"Overall I'm very impressed with both how alpine and Nordic skied at the MSU Invite," Utah Director of Skiing Kevin Sweeney said. "I am very impressed with how the group is starting to gel and really starting to understand team scoring. I think this event was a real eye-opener in a positive way in regards to seeing how competitive we are and able to score well. We're starting to identify what our strengths and weaknesses are as well as those of our competitors, so I think we're moving in the right direction. We've got work to do - I don't think anybody is 100% satisfied where we ended up but at the same time very encouraged. I'm excited. There's no doubt the competition is fierce and it's exciting. I'm glad it's fierce - it's bringing out the best in us, but there's no room for mistakes. I think it's going to be a really exciting year for us and it's nice to get this first block over and see where we stand. We've had some excellent NCAA qualifying that's taken place, so we're already looking ahead to being at home, rest, recovery and get back into training to get ready for Alaska."
Both teams are off next week to prepare for a trip to Alaska for two meets, the Alaska Anchorage Invitational and Seawolf Invitational. Alpine competes at Alyeska Resort from Jan. 25-28 with Nordic competing from Feb. 7-12 at Kincaird Park and the Girdwood Nordic Trails.
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