Jan. 14, 2007
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Senior Lars Loeseth scored a second place finish while sophomore Tor Fodnesbergene placed fifth in the men’s giant slalom as New Mexico only managed three top-10 times in four events on the opening day of the Utah Invite. The Lobos are currently in fifth place in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association event with 194 total points. Colorado has 292 points followed by Utah (281), Denver (256) and Alaska-Anchorage (221).
Loeseth posted a two-run time of 1:55.02, but Utah’s Tague Thorson won by over a full second with a time of 1:53.92. Fodnesbergene finished with a 1:55.94 mark after two runs. Freshman Jon Masdal rounded out the Lobo scoring with a 19th place finish. The men’s Alpine managed to tie for second in the event with 69 points. However, four Lobos did not finish the race, including Peter Roering, Alex Mach, Olivier Lacaille and Gary Beresford.
The women’s Alpine also saw just three races complete two runs, led by freshman Malin Hemmingson’s 14th place. Sophomore Karin Ohlin finished 20th while junior Amy Beresford came in 21st.
On the Nordic side, sophomore Crystin Jaques had the Lobos’ only other top-10 finish on the day, placing 10th in the women’s 5K Classic. Sophomore Melanie Zemp has a career-high 13th place sowing. The men’s Nordic team was led by freshman Vsevolod Soloviev 21st place finish.
The meet will conclude on Sunday with the men’s slalom, women’s giant slalom and Nordic freestyle races.
Utah Invitational Team Scores
1. Colorado 292
2. Utah 281
3. Denver 256
4. Alaska-Anchorage 221
5. New Mexico 194
6. Montana State 187
7. Nevada 177
8. Western State 152
9. Whitman 67
10. Wyoming 17
Men’s Giant Slalom
1. Tague Thorson, Utah, 1:53.93
2. Lars Loeseth, UNM, 1:55.02
3. Stefan Hughes, CU, 1:55.60
4. Francesco Ghedina, DU, 1:55.87
5. Tor Fodnesbergene, UNM, 1:55.94
6. John Buchar, DU, 1:55.97
7. Scott Hume, UN, 1:56.07
8. Ian Dunlop, DU, 1:56.42
9. Andre Hokholt, MSU, 1:56.63
10. Tony Cesolini, CU, and Miles Cooke, CU, 2:21.3
Other Lobo Results
19. Jon Masdal, 1:55.70
Alex Mach – DNF
Peter Roering – DNF
Olivier Lacaille – DNF
Gary Beresford – DNF
Women’s Slalom
1. Stefanie Klocker, UAA, 1:29.97
2. Lucie Zikova, CU, 1:30.30
3. Katie Lyons, UN, 1:30.31
4. Claire Abbe, DU, 1:30.63
5. Heidi Hillenbrand, CU, 1:31.05
6. Mikaela Grassl, Utah, 1:31.41
7. Sarah Schaedler, WSC, 1:31.59
8. Chirine Njeim, Utah, 1:32.17
9. Lisa Perricone, CU, 1:32.21
10. Kim Stephens, Utah, 1:32.59
Other Lobo Results
14. Malin Hemmingson, 1:32.92
20. Karin Ohlin, 1:33.75
21. Amy Beresford, 1:33.88
Lene Kaasa – DNF
Jessica Dakers – DNF
Men’s 10K Classical
1. Rene Reisshauer, DU, 28:21.2
2. Snorri Einarsson, Utah, 28:43.8
3. Matt Gelso, CU, 29:08.9
4. John Stene, DU, 29:23.2
5. Kit Richmond, CU, 29:41.5
6. Andy Liebner, UAA, 29:53.7
7. Ben Fick, Utah, 29:55.3
8. Raphael Wunderle, UAA, 30:01.9
9. Karl Nygren, CU, 30:21.3
10. Christian Coe, MSU, 30:22.6
Other Lobo Results
21. Vsevolod Soloviev, 31:30.4
30. Casey Dyck, 32:30.7
32. Erlend Saetre, 32:47.9
49. Jedd Young, 38:36.4
Women’s 5K Classical
1. Maria Grevsgaard, CU, 15:57.6
2. Sara Schweiger, Utah, 16:15.8
3. Kasandra Rice, UAA, 16:29.7
4. Kristin Ronnestrand, CU, 16:51.6
5. Annelies Cook, Utah, 16:54.1
6. Jamie Woelk, MSU, 16:58.1
7. Brittany Greer, UAA, 17:04.7
8. Sarah MacCarthy, Utah, 17:05.4
9. Claire Rennie, MSU, 17:09.7
10. Crystin Jaques, UNM, 17:10.8
Other Lobo Results
11. Crystin Jaques, 17:10.8
13. Melanie Zemp, 17:20.3
28. Laura Van Alst, 18:18.0
34. Polina Ermoshina, 18:42.2