FARMINGTON, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College alpine ski teams closed out the 2024 USCSA Reynolds Division with a slalom race at Titcomb Mountain on Sunday. The SJC women won their event with eight place points and a 3:28.45 total time while the Monks' men placed second with 17 place points and a 3:23.40 team time.
Today's races complete the 2024 United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USCSA) racing season and, for the third time in the last four years, Saint Joseph's brings home the Ricker Cup, which is awarded annually to the top combined men's and women's program in the USCSA Reynolds Division. Heading into this weekend's action, the Beavers were in the driver's seat in the Ricker Cup race, but the Monks take home the title after winning both races on Saturday and splitting today's events. Saint Joseph's edged UMF, 29-31, in the final Reynolds Division standings.
The SJC women finished the regular season atop the Reynolds Division standings for the third time in the last four seasons while the men finished second in the league. For the third-consecutive season, both SJC teams will compete in the USCSCA Regionals, which take place next Saturday (giant slalom) and Sunday (slalom) at Sugarloaf.
THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:
With three of the top five individual finishers, Saint Joseph's skated to the top prize while Colby placed second with a 3:34.06 composite time, UMaine-Farmington finished third (16 pts, 3:38.51), UMaine-Orono was fourth (40 pts, 3:53.73), Bowdoin placed fifth (45 pts, 3:55.82), New England College was sixth (70 pts, 4:18.86), and Bates placed seventh (144 pts, 5:17.13).
Individually, junior Maddie Zordan (New Hartford, Conn.) topped the field with a 1:08.36 time while UMF freshman Elanore Robb placed second (1:09.19) and SJC senior Courtney Pingree (Marblehead, Mass.) finished third with a 1:09.53 effort.
FOR THE MONKS:
- Zordan notched the third victory over her college career – and first since winning GS and SL events at Titcomb on February 5th, 2023 – with a 1:08.36 (30.84, 37.52) performance
- Pingree was third with a 1:09.53 (31.24, 38.29) time
- Pingree placed fifth with a 1:10.56 (31.12, 39.44) effort
- Senior Maeghan Perkins (Turner, Maine) was 10th (1:15.33, 34.29 / 41.04)
- Freshman Hannah Golden (Concord, N.H.) placed 11th (1:15.46, 33.24 / 42.22)
- Sophomore Sienna Mack (Lincoln, N.H.) finished 16th (1:16.62, 33.78 / 42.84)
- Junior Lillian Souweine (Bangor, Maine) was 21st (1:19.03, 33.90 / 45.13)
- Freshman Meghan Cyr (Hampden, Maine) placed 23rd (1:20.57, 34.30 / 46.27)
- Freshman Lily Anctil (Greene, Maine) posted a 33.90 time on the first run and DNF'ed the second
THE RUNDOWN – MEN:
UMaine-Farmington won the regular season finale with six points and a 3:18.64 composite time, comfortable ahead of the Monks, while Bowdoin finished third (48 pts, 3:35.02), UMaine-Orono was fourth (54 pts, 3:38.67), New England College placed fifth (89 pts, 3:54.74), and Bates and Colby both posted 159 points and a 4:27.96 time.
The Beavers swept the podium, as Lake Lindelof won the event with a 1:05.62 time , Sam Roy placed second (1:06.32), and Jacob Roy was third (1:06.70).
FOR THE MONKS:
- Senior Caleb Gorton (Goffstown, N.H.) placed fourth with a 1:06.92 (30.82, 36.10) effort
- Sophomore Logan Davis (Naples, Maine) finished fifth with a 1:07.79 (31.28, 36.51) performance
- Junior Jacob Morris (Woodstock, N.H.) was ninth (1:08.69, 31.52 / 37.17)
- Sophomore Colin Rathbone (Groton, Mass.) placed 11th (1:09.46, 31.58 / 37.88)
- Freshman Charlie Pye (Rangely, Maine) finished 19th (1:12.02, 32.54 / 39.48)
- Senior Liam Strobeck (Charlotte, Vt.) was 22nd (1:12.55, 29.60 / 42.95)
- Freshman Sam Plummer (Raymond, Maine) placed 28th (1:14.93, 33.30 / 41.63)
- Sophomore Jacob Gilmore (Naples, Maine) was 44th (1:26.05, 37.89 / 48.16)
- Sophomore Jack Price (Franconia, N.H.) notched the fourth-fastest time on the first run (30.57) but was DQ'ed on the second
