All-America
3/13/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing
Dole, who was making her second straight NCAA appearance, placed 21st in the giant slalom last Wednesday with a two-run combined time of 2:35.93. Aimee-Noel Hartley of Colorado won the title with a clocking of 2:24.46.
On Saturday, Dole was seeded 32nd overall heading into the slalom event. After her first run of 53:60, she vaulted into eighth place, and used a solid second run of 51:43 to hold onto the final All-America spot. It was the first time since Liz Watkins placed sixth at the 1996 NCAA National Championships that MSU has had an All-America performer.
Suzan was not satisfied with her performance in the giant slalom on Wednesday, and was very determined in the slalom, said MSU head coach Dan Brelsford. She held nothing back on Saturday, and that was evident by her moving from 32nd to eighth after the first run. She was extremely focused on capturing her All-America goal.
Cecillie Hagen Larsen of Denver won the women's slalom title with a time of 1:41.96. Dole's two-run posting was 1:45.03.
Also competing for MSU at the NCAA's was freshman Kristen Ellena of Silverthorne, Colo. Ellena fell in the giant slalom race and did not finish. Unfortunately, things didn't change in the slalom event, where she crashed again, but was able to finish the race in 34th place with a time of 2:40.49.
Kristen took some chances and she was very fast, Brelsford said. However, it didn't work out for her and she can look back on it as a learning experience.
On the back of Dole's two performances and Ellena's slalom race, the Bobcats finished 17th in the country at the 2000 NCAA Championships. The University of Denver won the team title with 720 points, dethroning last year's NCAA champ, Colorado, who finished second with 621 points.
On Saturday, Dole was seeded 32nd overall heading into the slalom event. After her first run of 53:60, she vaulted into eighth place, and used a solid second run of 51:43 to hold onto the final All-America spot. It was the first time since Liz Watkins placed sixth at the 1996 NCAA National Championships that MSU has had an All-America performer.
Suzan was not satisfied with her performance in the giant slalom on Wednesday, and was very determined in the slalom, said MSU head coach Dan Brelsford. She held nothing back on Saturday, and that was evident by her moving from 32nd to eighth after the first run. She was extremely focused on capturing her All-America goal.
Cecillie Hagen Larsen of Denver won the women's slalom title with a time of 1:41.96. Dole's two-run posting was 1:45.03.
Also competing for MSU at the NCAA's was freshman Kristen Ellena of Silverthorne, Colo. Ellena fell in the giant slalom race and did not finish. Unfortunately, things didn't change in the slalom event, where she crashed again, but was able to finish the race in 34th place with a time of 2:40.49.
Kristen took some chances and she was very fast, Brelsford said. However, it didn't work out for her and she can look back on it as a learning experience.
On the back of Dole's two performances and Ellena's slalom race, the Bobcats finished 17th in the country at the 2000 NCAA Championships. The University of Denver won the team title with 720 points, dethroning last year's NCAA champ, Colorado, who finished second with 621 points.
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