Alpine Skiing

SJC Men's Alpine Finishes 15th in USCSA Giant Slalom Championship

Posted: Mar 09, 2022

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – The Saint Joseph's College men's alpine ski team placed 15th with a 7:32.65 composite time in the U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) Giant Slalom National Championships at Whiteface Mountain on Wednesday.

Sophomore Caleb Gorton (Goffstown, N.H.) placed 56th overall with a 2:29.34 (1:11.77, 1:17.57) time while freshman Jacob Morris (North Woodstock, N.H.) finished 57th with a 2:30.13 (1:12.90, 1:17.23) performance and second-year Aidan Wolfinger (Bedford, N.H.) was 61st with a 2:33.18 (1:13.98, 1:19.20) effort.

Sophomore Liam Strobeck (Charlotte, Vt.) posted the 21st fastest time (1:05.38) on the first run but crashed on his second stint.

Saint Joseph's, making their first National Championships appearance as a third-year varsity program under the watch of Head Coach Margot Cosentino, will race in the Slalom National Championship on Friday and the Dual Slalom Championship on Saturday.

The SJC women return to the slopes tomorrow to race in the Slalom National Championships.

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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.