Alpine Skiing

SJC Men Finish Third in USCSA Eastern Regional Giant Slalom Championship

Posted: Feb 17, 2024

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College men's alpine ski team raced to a third-place finish with a 5:19.68 composite time in the USCSA Eastern Regional Giant Slalom Championship at Sugarloaf Mountain on Saturday.

Vermont State University – Castleton placed four of the top five finishers and led the 16-team field with a 5:03.80 time, nearly seven seconds ahead of runner-up Babson College, which posted a 5:10.27 composite time. Saint Joseph's, Clarkson University (5:20.58), and UMass.-Amherst (5:20.90) rounded out the top five institutions.

Castleton's Raphael Fischer secured the individual GS championship with a 1:40.82 effort while his teammate, Lorenzo Mencaccini, took second with a 1:41.03 time. Ryan Beardsley, from Babson, placed third with a 1:41.81 performance.

FOR THE MONKS:

Senior Liam Strobeck (Charlotte, Vt.) paced the Monks and finished eighth overall with a 1:44.06 (53.36, 50.70) effort
Sophomore Colin Rathbone (Groton, Mass.) finished 13th with a 1:46.24 (55.05, 51.19) performance
Sophomore Logan Davis (Naples, Maine) was 22nd (1:49.38, 55.25 / 54.13)
Senior Caleb Gorton (Goffstown, N.H.) placed 38th (1:58.53, 1:02.22 / 56.31)
Sophomore Jack Price (Franconia, N.H.) posted a DNF on the second run after notching a 56.24 time on the first bid

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will compete in the USCSA Eastern Regional Slalom Championship at Sugarloaf tomorrow. The event begins at 9:30 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.