Alpine Skiing

Saint Joseph's Places 10th in USCSA SL Championship

Saint Joseph's Places 10th in USCSA SL Championship
Posted: Mar 08, 2024

PHOTO CREDIT: Brian Berthiaume '24

Monks Cap GS/SL Circuit 10th of 27 Programs Nationally

WILMINGTON, N.Y. – The Saint Joseph's College men's alpine ski team placed 10th with a 5:37.86 time in the 2024 United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USCSA) Slalom National Championship at Whiteface Mountain on Friday.

The 10th place effort is the best by a Monks' team on the national stage in five years as a varsity program. The SJC men's program has competed in the USCSA Championships for three consecutive years while the St. Joe's women earned a bid in 2022 and 2023.

The Monks, who finished 13th in the GS race on Wednesday, capped the week of scoring events with 23 combined team points, a total that was good for 10th out of 27 programs at the 2024 USCSA National Championships.

Vermont State University – Castleton, which placed three of the top seven individuals – including the top two, completed the GS/SL sweep with a 4:54.88 composite time while Northern Michigan University place second with a 5:00.37 effort and Clarkson University finished third with a 5:06.17 performance.

Castleton's Lorenzo Mencaccini earned an individual sweep after posting a 1:36.71 time in today's SL event. His teammate, Aksel Stroem-Hansen, was barely a second off the pace with a 1:37.85 effort and Aaron Grzelak of Northern Michigan completed the podium with a 1:38.13 time.

FOR THE MONKS:

  • Senior Caleb Gorton (Goffstown, N.H.) capped his racing career with his best-ever USCSA National Championship performance, placing 26th overall with a 1:47.79 (53.34, 54.45) time
  • Sophomore Logan Davis (Naples, Maine) finished 37th with a 1:51.39 (54.86, 56.53) effort
  • Junior Jacob Morris (Woodstock, N.H.) was 54th with a 1:58.68 (1:01.51, 57.17) performance
  • Sophomore Jack Price (Franconia, N.H.) placed 60th with a 2:02.17 time and had the 36th fastest second-run time, 55.57, after hiking during the first run (1:06.60)
  • Sophomore Colin Rathbone (Groton, Mass.) participated in today's event but DNF'd on the first run

COMBINED INDIVIDUAL TIMES (GS/SL):

NEXT!

The Monks cap the week when they race in the dual slalom event at 9:00 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.

 

 

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