Montana State Freshmen Trio Paces Bobcat Skiers at Utah Invitational
1/13/2010 2:23:17 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing
A trio of freshmen led the Montana State alpine ski team at the University of Utah Invitational, Tuesday afternoon.
Utah Invitational Day 2 Results
A trio of freshmen led the
Chris Barber, a native of
Barber was followed in scoring by Mike Mackie, 13th, 1:52.64, and Geoff Irwin, 17th, 1:54.66.
Also posting times for MSU were Kris Shampeny, 23rd, 2:01.68, and Alex van Roon, 24th, 2:05.94. Senior and two-time NCAA qualifier Toby LaMar did not finish the first run.
“Our three Canadian freshmen were really impressive,” said MSU director of skiing and alpine coach Dan Brelsford. “The steep, difficult hill really played into their technical style of skiing. The course really spread out the field and they rose to the situation.”
The MSU women were led by freshman Terra Moran in the slalom event. Moran, from
Also among the top 35 for the Bobcats was Carmel McElroy, 25th, 1:57.49, Megan Bacharach, 26th, 1:57.49, and Taylor Verdun, 28th, 2:05.18. Ali Leighton, who finished 27th in the giant slalom, did not finish the second run.
“”We're a little behind of where we want our women to be; however, I thought they competed well,” Brelsford said. “We'll ask them to step it up another notch this weekend, and they should have a good showing on their home course.”
The Utah Invitational will go on hiatus until Jan. 22 when the Nordic events will be held at Soldier Hollow.
The Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association will focus on
