Tea Kiesel Finishes Third to Lead Cats at RMISA Slalom Qualifier Thursday

Thursday, February 26

BOZEMAN

Montana State University

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Tea Kiesel at RMISA Slalom Qualifier 2-26-26

Tea Kiesel finished third in the RMISA Slalom Qualifier on Thursday

Photo by: Kelly Gorham

Tea Kiesel Finishes Third to Lead Cats at RMISA Slalom Qualifier Thursday

2/26/2026 5:54:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing

Three Bobcats finished in top six

By: Bill Lamberty

BOZEMAN, Mont. (Feb. 26, 2026) – Three Bobcats logged top six finishes in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) qualifying slalom race at Bridger Bowl on Thursday.

The non-team scoring race serves as a preliminary to the NCAA Championships March 11-14 in Utah. The regional championship portion of the alpine competition begins on Thursday at Bridger Bowl.

Montana State's Tea Kiesel finished third on two runs in the women's slalom with a mark of 1:43.11, less than one second from first place. In the men's slalom, Will Steed placed fifth (1:36.26) and Torius Hepsoee sixth (1:36.32).

Several other Bobcats competed on Thursday. Bosse Mikelsson finished 14^th in the men's race (1:37.01) and Loic Spiegelberg tied for 16^th (1:37.31). Gianluca Boehm, Ian Haupt and Caleb Unger did not finish the second run, while Luc Dalton did not finish the first run.

Zoe Gray finished 19^th in the women's slalom (1:47.21), while Solveig Grouenningsaeter did not finish the second run and Lily Sewell and Victoria Clancy did not finish the first run.

Schedules for Friday and Saturday events:

ALPINE EVENTS AT BRIDGER BOWL (Bozeman, Montana)
Live Timing for Alpine: https://www.live-timing.com/races.php
Feb. 26: Slalom (RMISA Qualifier), 1^st run - 9:30 am women/10:15 men, 2^nd run – 12:30 pm women/1:15 pm men
Feb. 27: Slalom (RMISA Championships), 1^st run - 9:30 am women/10:15 am men, 2^nd run – 12:30 pm women/1:15 pm men
Feb. 28: Giant Slalom at Bridger Bowl (RMISA Championships) , 1^st run - 9:30 am women/10:15 am men, 2^nd run – 12:30 pm women/1:15 pm men

NORDIC EVENTS AT SOLDIER HOLLOW (Midway, Utah)
Live Timing for Nordic: https://my.raceresult.com/383378/
Feb. 27: 7.5K Freestyle Interval Start at Soldier Hollow, 9 am – Men's start/10:30 am – Women's start
Feb. 28: 20K Classic Mass Start at Soldier Hollow, 9 am – Women's start/10:30 am – Women's start

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