Alpine Skiing

Monks Post Pair of Runner-Up Finishes at Mittersill

Monks Post Pair of Runner-Up Finishes at Mittersill
Posted: Feb 04, 2024

FRANCONIA, N.H. – Saint Joseph's College competed in a USCSA Reynolds Division giant slalom race at Mittersill Alpine Resort on Sunday. Both teams placed second in the event, as the SJC men posted 11 place points and a 4:17.41 composite time and the Monks' women tallied 13 points and a 4:40.56 total time.

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:

UMaine-Farmington took home the women's title with eight place points and a 4:35.44 time while Bowdoin placed third (48 pts, 5:10.58), New England College was fourth (58 pts, 5:23.92), UMaine-Orono finished fifth (62 pts, 5:43.80), and Bates and Colby tied for sixth (96 pts, 7:07.61).

At the end of the day, UMF freshman Elanore Robb (1:28.74), SJC senior Courtney Pingree (Marblehead, Mass.) (1:31.96), and UMF junior Grace Mahmood (1:33.20) stood on the podium in first, second, and third place, respectively.

FOR THE MONKS:

  • Pingree rebounded from a DNF on Saturday to finish second with a 1:31.96 (44.84, 47.12) effort
  • Junior Maddie Zordan (New Hartford, Conn.) narrowly finished outside the podium with a 1:33.79 (46.66, 47.13) time and fifth-place finish
  • Senior Erica Irvin (Windham, N.H.) placed seventh with a 1:34.81 (46.70, 48.11) time
  • Freshman Hannah Golden (Concord, N.H.) was eighth (1:36.33, 47.23 / 49.10)
  • Freshman Lily Anctil (Greene, Maine) finished ninth (1:37.17, 48.03 / 49.14)
  • Sophomore Sienna Mack (Lincoln, N.H.) placed 10th (1:37.85, 48.24 / 49.61)
  • Junior Lillian Souweine (Bangor, Maine) was 11th (1:39.26, 48.86 / 50.40)
  • Senior Maeghan Perkins (Turner, Maine) placed 12th (1:39.34, 49.45 / 49.89)
  • Freshman Meghan Cyr (Hampden, Maine) finished 14th (1:39.34, 49.45 / 49.89)

THE RUNDOWN – MEN:

UMaine-Farmington placed two of the top three finishers – including race winner Lake Lindelof (1:23.77) – to secure the team title with 10 points and a 4:15.59 aggregate time. Bowdoin placed third (44 pts, 4:33.13), UMaine-Orono was fourth (57 pts, 5:10.71), New England College ranked fifth (79 pts, 6:02.49), and Colby finished sixth (87 pts, 6:22.43)

SJC senior Liam Strobeck (Charlotte, Vt.) led the Monks with a second-place finish and 1:24.21 time and UMF's Sam Roy completed the podium with a 1:24.71 time and third-place performance.

FOR THE MONKS:

  • Sophomore Colin Rathbone (Groton, Mass.) finished fourth with a 1:26.27 (42.53, 43.74) time
  • Sophomore Logan Davis (Naples, Maine) placed fifth with a 1:26.93 (42.59, 44.34) performance
  • Senior Caleb Gorton (Goffstown, N.H.) was eighth (1:27.64, 43.15 / 44.49)
  • Sophomore Jack Price (Franconia, N.H.) finished ninth (1:27.91, 44.02 / 43.89)
  • Junior Jacob Morris (Woodstock, N.H.) was 10th (1:28.09, 43.29 / 44.80)
  • Sophomore Jacob Gilmore (Naples, Maine) placed 26th (1:55.61, 59.51 / 56.10)
  • Freshman Sam Plummer (Raymond, Maine) posted a 55.72 time on the first run but DNF'ed the second
  • Freshman Charlie Pye (Rangeley, Maine) was 22nd (45.28) on the first run but did not finish the second stint

NEXT!

St. Joe's will compete in a slalom event – and Mental Health Awareness Race - at Lost Valley next Saturday at 10:00 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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