Wednesday, January 25
Girdwood, AK
Montana State University
at
Seawolf Invite - Giant Slalom
Freshman Addison Dvoracek won the giant slalom title at the Seawolf Invitational, Wednesday in Alaska.
Photo by: Kelly Gorham
Bobcat Men Crush Giant Slalom; MSU Leads Seawolf Invite
1/25/2017 9:10:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing, Skiing
“It was raining and snowing and the conditions were tough,” said MSU alpine coach Kevin Francis. “They skied with confidence and showed everyone what they were made of. The men had a huge day with all six guys in the top 15. That’s pretty remarkable.”
The Montana State men's alpine squad crushed the rest of the field propelling the Bobcats to the top of the team standings, Wednesday afternoon in giant slalom action at the Seawolf Invitational in Anchorage, Alaska.
MSU freshman Addison Dvoracek won the giant slalom title with a two-run total of 1:46.99, followed closely by teammate Morten Bakke in 1:47.01. Dvoracek, a product of Truckee, Calif., had an outstanding opening run with the second fastest time. His second go was the seventh fastest and combined was two-tenths faster than Bakke.
"It was raining and snowing and the conditions were tough," said MSU alpine coach Kevin Francis. "They skied with confidence and showed everyone what they were made of. The men had a huge day with all six guys in the top 15. That's pretty remarkable."
Junior Garret Driller finished MSU's scoring placing sixth with a two-run clocking of 1:47.27. Driller was 12th after the opening run, but was second fastest down the hill on the second race to move up six spots to give MSU 27-points.
Three other Bobcats finished in the top 15, including David Neuhauser, ninth, 1:47.87; Patrick Carry, 14th, 1:48.60; and Jeffrey Bell, 15th, 1:48.64.
The Bobcat women were paced by junior Benny Lyche, who finished fourth overall in 1:47.95. The Oslo, Norway native was tenth following the first run, but ripped off the third best second run to improve by six positions.
Also notching points for MSU were Stephanie Gartner, 14th, 1:49.54, and Mia Henry, 15th, 1:50.35.
"On the women's side, Benny scrambled and did everything she could to get down fast but she knows she can do better," Francis said. "There was good skiing from the other ladies, but the speed was hard for them to find."
Rounding out Montana State's performances were Kari Hole, 17th, 1:50.67, Jocelyn McCarthy, 25th, 1:51.79, Tenaya Driller, 26th, 1:51.88, and Elizabeth Koprucki, 1:58.37.
As a team, the Bobcat men posted an impressive 104 points, thirty points ahead of the University of Utah men's contingent. Coupled with the MSU women's efforts, the Bobcats sit atop the team standings with 170 points, followed by Utah 153, Denver 148, New Mexico 123, Alaska-Anchorage 117, Colorado 114, Colorado Mountain College 44 and Westminster 29.
The slalom races will be held Thursday to complete the alpine portion of the Seawolf Invite. The Bobcat team will remain in Alaska to compete in the UAA Invitational, Jan. 27-28. The Nordic events will take place next week for both invitationals.
"It's going to be a rain storm on Thursday," Francis added. "But everyone is ready to get the job done in the tough weather conditions."
MSU freshman Addison Dvoracek won the giant slalom title with a two-run total of 1:46.99, followed closely by teammate Morten Bakke in 1:47.01. Dvoracek, a product of Truckee, Calif., had an outstanding opening run with the second fastest time. His second go was the seventh fastest and combined was two-tenths faster than Bakke.
"It was raining and snowing and the conditions were tough," said MSU alpine coach Kevin Francis. "They skied with confidence and showed everyone what they were made of. The men had a huge day with all six guys in the top 15. That's pretty remarkable."
Junior Garret Driller finished MSU's scoring placing sixth with a two-run clocking of 1:47.27. Driller was 12th after the opening run, but was second fastest down the hill on the second race to move up six spots to give MSU 27-points.
Three other Bobcats finished in the top 15, including David Neuhauser, ninth, 1:47.87; Patrick Carry, 14th, 1:48.60; and Jeffrey Bell, 15th, 1:48.64.
The Bobcat women were paced by junior Benny Lyche, who finished fourth overall in 1:47.95. The Oslo, Norway native was tenth following the first run, but ripped off the third best second run to improve by six positions.
Also notching points for MSU were Stephanie Gartner, 14th, 1:49.54, and Mia Henry, 15th, 1:50.35.
"On the women's side, Benny scrambled and did everything she could to get down fast but she knows she can do better," Francis said. "There was good skiing from the other ladies, but the speed was hard for them to find."
Rounding out Montana State's performances were Kari Hole, 17th, 1:50.67, Jocelyn McCarthy, 25th, 1:51.79, Tenaya Driller, 26th, 1:51.88, and Elizabeth Koprucki, 1:58.37.
As a team, the Bobcat men posted an impressive 104 points, thirty points ahead of the University of Utah men's contingent. Coupled with the MSU women's efforts, the Bobcats sit atop the team standings with 170 points, followed by Utah 153, Denver 148, New Mexico 123, Alaska-Anchorage 117, Colorado 114, Colorado Mountain College 44 and Westminster 29.
The slalom races will be held Thursday to complete the alpine portion of the Seawolf Invite. The Bobcat team will remain in Alaska to compete in the UAA Invitational, Jan. 27-28. The Nordic events will take place next week for both invitationals.
"It's going to be a rain storm on Thursday," Francis added. "But everyone is ready to get the job done in the tough weather conditions."
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