Alpine Skiing

SJC Men Win 2023 Season Opener

Posted: Jan 14, 2023

RUMFORD, Maine - The Saint Joseph's College men's alpine ski team opened the 2023 season by winning a giant slalom race at Black Mountain on Saturday. The Monks notched the third team victory in program history after tallying nine place points with a 3:19.86 composite time.

St. Joe's featured a pair of athletes at the podium for just the third time (41 races over 4+ seasons). Junior Liam Strobeck (Charlotte, Vt.) earned the 11th individual victory of his college career with a 1:04.65 (32.76, 31.89) performance and freshman Logan Davis (Naples, Maine) kicked off his career with a third-place finish on a 1:07.13 (34.24, 32.89) effort.

UMaine-Farmington finished a close second with 14 place points and a 3:22.67 aggregate time. The Beavers were led by senior Simon Spear, who was the runner-up with a 1:05.83 (33.31, 32.52) stint.

THE RUNDOWN:

Junior Liam Strobeck (Charlotte, Vt.) earned the 11th individual victory of his college career with a 1:04.65 (32.76, 31.89) performance
Freshman Logan Davis (Naples, Maine) kicked off his collegiate career with a third-place finish after posting a 1:07.13 (34.24, 32.89) effort
Junior Caleb Gorton (Goffstown, N.H.) placed sixth with a 1:08.08 (34.30, 33.78) time
First-year Colin Rathbone (Groton, Mass.) was seventh with a 1:08.34 (35.34, 33.00) effort
Freshman Jack Price (Franconia, N.H.) finished eighth with a 1:08.58 (34.48, 34.10) performance
Junior Aidan Wolfinger (Bedford, N.H.) placed 17th (1:10.95, 35.68 – 35.27)
Sophomore Dimitri Southworth (Biddeford, Maine) was 27th (1:23.34, 44.33 – 39.01)
Freshman Jacob Gilmore (Naples, Maine) finished 29th (1:27.14, 45.93 – 41.21)
Sophomore Jacob Morris (Woodstock, N.H.) finished seventh on the second run (33.17) after posting a DNF on the first stage

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will compete in a slalom race at Black Mountain tomorrow at 10:00 AM.

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.