Alpine Skiing

SJC Alpine Ski Team Closes Out First Season at Eastern Regionals

Posted: Feb 23, 2020

FINAL TEAM RESULTS l FINAL INDIVIDUAL POINTS LEADERS

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College women's alpine skiing team competed in the USCSA Eastern Regional Championships at Sugarloaf Mountain on Saturday and Sunday. The Monks capped the weekend in 13th place overall with 25 team-finish points.

Castleton University claimed the team title with three team finish points while Babson College was second (5), University of Connecticut was third (6), Tufts University placed fourth (9), and Brown University rounded out the top five competing teams with nine points.

Castleton's Karoline Rettenbacher won the individual championship with 3.95 race points.

For Saint Joseph's, freshman Annie Cerminaro (Unityville, Pa.) placed 21st with 173.62 race points, first-year Jillian Luby (Wolfeboro, N.H.) finished 64th (1196.29), and sophomore Sarah Hotchkiss (New Durham, N.H.) was 66th (1246.95). Freshman Sarah Lachance (Auburn, Maine) also competed but did not score.

Cerminaro highlighted the weekend for the Monks by placing 14th with a 1:40.46 (51.99/48.47) total time in Sunday's slalom race.

For Saint Joseph's, the Eastern Regional Championship appearance brings a close to the 2020 season.

HEAD COACH MARGOT COSENTINO:

"I'm very proud of the season we've had and how far we made it this year. Attending regionals was a huge accomplishment for our first-year varsity team. It was a great experience to see what type of competition is out there. There were a lot of nerves at the start of the GS the first day but they faced it head on and gave it their all. The SL event today was exciting and Annie (Cerminaro) posted a solid finish, placing 14th. Jill (Luby) also skied a strong first run. I am excited to take what we learned this weekend as we set our goals for next year!"

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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.