Photo by: Neil Hetherington
Bobcat Skiers Sixth at Colorado Invite; Alpine Squad Starts DU Meet
1/14/2013 6:08:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing, Skiing
The Montana State Nordic team closed out MSU’s first invitational of the season with the 5/10-kilometer classic race at the University of Colorado Invitational on Sunday.
The Montana State Nordic team closed out MSU's first invitational of the season with the 5/10-kilometer classic race at the University of Colorado Invitational on Sunday.
Bobcat standout David Norris had the best finish for Montana State, placing seventh overall in a time of 27:53.6. He was followed in scoring by Patrick Madden, 12th, 28:25.2, and Tyler Reinking, 15th, 28:39.2.
“I'm proud with the way the kids competed,” said MSU Nordic coach Chad Andersen. “This was Pat's best classic result in three years at Montana State.
Utah's Miles Havlick won the men's classic title in 27:03.8.
Other MSU finishers included Luke Bromley, 21st, Scott Phelan, 22nd, and Michael Schallinger, 23rd.
As has been the case in the early season, Jessica Yeaton paced the Bocbats women placing tenth overall in 17:05.0. She was followed closely by Cambria McDermott, 11th, 17:22.0, and Annie Liotta, 19th, 17:48.0.
“On the women's side, Cambria finished the race with her highest placing, yet” Andersen said. “She has been working hard all summer and fall, so it is good to see her have a good result to match her efforts.”
Colorado's Maria Nordstrom won the women's classic crown in 16:23.6.
Other Bobcat finishers included Isabella Smith, 20th, and Kate Backstrum, 21st.
“As a whole, the team looked far more energetic out there on Sunday,” Andersen said. “There was a lot of excitement and opportunity to improve on Saturday's results. It was a good opening weekend for us after all the racing and travel from the US Nationals. The team demonstrated that they have good fitness levels.”
Montana State finished sixth overall in the team standings with 637 points. MSU's highest total of the meet came from the men's Nordic team in the classic event. CU captured its own meet with 878 points, followed by Denver 808.5, New Mexico 741.5, UU 723, Alaska-Anchorage 717, MSU, Westminster 259, Colorado Mountain College 101, and Wyoming 20.
And, while the Nordic contingent was concluding the Colorado Invite, the Bobcat alpine team finished its portion of the Denver Invitational in sixth place following the slalom event on Sunday.
MSU's top performance came from the women's sides as Kelly McBroom placed 15th overall in a two-run total of 1:39.43. Also scoring points for the Bobcats were Marissa Riopelle, 17th, 1:39.47, and Emily Danza, 19th, 1:39.69.
Westminster's Anna Goodman took the top spot on the podium with a two-run clocking of 1:32.96.
Other Bobcat finishers included Terra Moran, 22nd, and Stephanie Irwin, 26th.
The Montana State men were paced by Sam Monsen, who finished 16th with a time of 1:33.45. Also scoring in MSU's top three were Mike Mackie, 20th, 1:34.56, and Michael Radford, 27th, 1:36.37.
New Mexico's Joonas Rasanen won the men's slalom race in 1:31.29.
DU leads its own meet after two events with 457 points. The Pioneers are followed by CU 386, UNM 384, UU 376, WMC 337, MSU 320, UAA 306, and CMC 92.
The Bobcat Nordic team will compete at the Denver Invite Jan. 19-20 in Minturn, Colo.
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