Alpine Skiing

Freshmen Lead the Way in Twinbill at Pleasant Mountain

Freshmen Lead the Way in Twinbill at Pleasant Mountain
Posted: Jan 21, 2023

Photo courtesy of Hannah Flaherty '23

THREE FRESHMEN REGISTER PODIUM FINISHES IN DOUBLEHEADER

BRIDGTON, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College men's alpine skiing team won a slalom event and placed second in a giant slalom race at Pleasant Mountain on Saturday. The Monks posted eight place points and a 4:56.06 composite time to win the slalom and finished second in the giant slalom with 13 place points and a 3:11.53 aggregate time.

GIANT SLALOM:

The day began with a 10:00 AM giant slalom event with UMaine-Farmington claiming the team title after posting eight place points and a 3:08.96 total time. UMF's Jacob Roy and Lake Lindelof finished 1-2 and SJC freshman Colin Rathbone (Groton, Mass.) placed third with a 1:03.09 (31.81, 31.28) time to pick up the first podium effort of his career.

THE RUNDOWN:

  • Freshman Colin Rathbone (Groton, Mass.) placed third with a 1:03.09 (31.81, 31.28) time
  • Freshman Logan Davis (Naples, Maine) finished fourth with a 1:03.54 (31.38, 32.16) effort
  • Junior Caleb Gorton (Goffstown, N.H.) was sixth with a 1:04.90 (32.39, 32.51) performance
  • Sophomore Jacob Morris (Woodstock, N.H.) placed eighth (1:05.83, 33.22 – 32.61)
  • Junior Aidan Wolfinger (Bedford, N.H.) finished 18th (1:09.27, 33.86 – 35.41)
  • Sophomore Dimitri Southworth (Biddeford, Maine) was 20th (1:13.44, 36.50 – 36.94)
  • Junior Liam Strobeck (Charlotte, Vt.) had the second-fastest time (31.01) on the first run but did not finish the second
  • Freshmen Jack Price (Franconia, N.H.) and Jacob Gilmore (Naples, Maine) placed 10th (33.13) and 34th (40.68) on the first run, respectively, but both posted a DNF on the second leg

SLALOM:

The Monks were able to salvage a split for the day thanks to impressive performances by a trio of freshmen in the slalom race. Price claimed his first college win with a 1:36.08 (47.76, 48.32) time and Davis added his second podium finish after placing third with a 1:39.95 (50.42, 49.53) effort. Rathbone continued to ski well and bolstered the SJC score with a fourth-place time (1:40.03, 50.31 – 49.72)

UMaine-Farmington placed second with 13 place points and a 4:57.65 aggregate time.

THE RUNDOWN:

  • Price claimed his first college win with a 1:36.08 (47.76, 48.32) time
  • Davis added his second podium finish of the year after placing third with a 1:39.95 (50.42, 49.53) effort
  • Rathbone bolstered the SJC score with a fourth-place time (1:40.03, 50.31 – 49.72)
  • Morris finished eighth (1:41.03, 49.48 – 51.55)
  • Southworth was 15th (2:07.70, 1:02.86 – 1:04.84)
  • Gilmore placed 23rd (2:25.28, 1:09.94 – 1:15.34)
  • Gorton recorded the second-best time (48.05) time on the first run but did not finish the second stint
  • Wolfinger posted a 56.73 time on the first trek but posted a DNF on the second

NEXT!

The Monks are back in action next Saturday with a slalom race at Pats Peak in Henniker, New Hampshire. The event is scheduled to begin at 10:30 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.

 

 

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