Alpine Skiing

Cerminaro Highlights Monks' First Varsity Event with Runner-up Finish

Posted: Jan 18, 2020

RUMFORD, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College alpine ski program made its varsity debut by finishing fourth in a slalom race at Black Mountain in the 2020 season-opener on Saturday. The Monks competed as a club program in 2019.

UMaine-Farmington won the event while Bowdoin placed second and UMaine-Orono finished third.

THE RUNDOWN:

Freshman Annie Cerminaro (Unityville, Penn.) kicked off her collegiate career in style with a second-place finish and a 1:31.13 composite time; she finished with the second-best time in the both the first (46.56) and second (44.57) runs
Freshman Jillian Luby (Wolfeboro, N.H.) placed 16th with a 1:46.13 total time after finishing 18th in the first (54.70) run and 15th in the second (51.43)
Sophomore Sarah Hotchkiss (New Durham, N.H.) finished 17th overall with a 1:50.09 collective effort and finished 19th in both runs (56.86, 53.23)
Sarah Lachance (Auburn, Maine) was 19th with a 2:02.23 performance after placing 23rd (1:10.27) in the opening run and 17th (51.96) in the closing set
On the men's side, freshman Tucker Davis (South Berwick, Maine) placed 18th with a 1:47.84 composite time; he was 23rd in the first run (56.15) and 17th (51.69) in the second

COACH QUOTABLE:

"I was very pleased with how our team raced today," said second-year Head Coach Margot Cosentino after the race. "On the female side, we saw some fast skiing by our freshmen and consistency from sophomore Sarah."

"On the men's side, Tucker skied well and had a strong second run. Overall, we had great results from such a young team and plenty of room to grow. We're looking forward to continuing to develop and get faster to improve our team finish over the next few races."

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's is back on the slopes next weekend with a slalom race at Titcomb on Saturday and a giant slalom event at Sugarloaf on Sunday.

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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.