Montana State Skiers Place Sixth and Seventh at Alaska Invitationals
1/12/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing
At the UAA meet, the Bobcats saw their most significant race in the Nordic freestyle events. Bozeman native Mellie Park paced MSU with a top ten finish, placing seventh overall. The Bobcat men were led by Bernhard Roenning, who finished 12th overall.
Senior Anders Folleraas paced Montana State in the classic race, finishing ninth overall. The Bobcat women were led by Kaelin Kiesel, who placed 8th in a time of 17:27.1.
The highest finish recorded by the Bobcat alpine squad belonged to Carmel McElroy, who posted a seventh place finish in the giant slalom with a two-run total of 1:49.46.
On the men’s side, Paul Britvar and Alex van Roon each recorded 16th place finishes over the weekend. Britvar posted a two-run total of 1:39.53 in the slalom, while van Roon notched a time of 1:57.71 in the giant slalom.
Colorado won the team title with 542 points, followed by New Mexico 529.5, UAA 529, Utah 492.5, Denver 481, MSU 396, Nevada 350, Whitman 186 and Wyoming 24.
At the Seawolf Invitational, the Bobcats were led by its Nordic contingent in the classic events as Roenning notched a ninth place showing in 43:41.7. Kiesel guided the women’s squad placing 13th overall.
MSU’s top alpine performance was turned in by Megan Bacharach, who finished 16th with a total time of 1:45.56 in slalom. Toby LaMar registered the men’s top finish, placing 22nd overall in the slalom event in 1:36.13.
UAA won the team title with 554 points, followed by Utah 538, Colorado 514.5, Denver 506.5, New Mexico 472.5, Nevada 383.5, MSU 340, Whitman 183, and Wyoming 42.
The Bobcats will compete at the University of Colorado Invitational next weekend.
MSU Results:
UAA Invitational – Team: Colorado 542, New Mexico 529.5, Alaska-Anchorage 529, Utah 492.5, Denver 481, Montana State 396, Nevada 350, Whitman 186, Wyoming 47.
Women’s Giant Slalom: Carmel McElroy, 7th 1:49.46, Amy Lattimer, 18th, 1:51.11, Ali Leighton, 22nd, 1:51.64, Hannah Victory, 29th, 1:55.52.
Men’s Slalom: Paul Britvar, 16th, 1:39.53, Toby LaMar, 19th, 1:40.05, Alex van Roon, 27th, 1:44.59, Chet Cook, 33rd, 1:55.45, Joe Nelson, 49th, 2:35.12.
Women’s Slalom: Megan Bacharach, 21st, 1:43.93, Amy Lattimer, 22nd, 1:44.27, Ali Leighton, 23rd, 1:44.62, Hannah Victory, 43rd, 3:49.26.
Men’s Giant Slalom: Alex van Roon, 16th, 1:57.71, Paul Britvar, 19th, 1:58.11, Chet Cook, 22nd, 1:59.03, Joe Nelson, 23rd, 2:01.46, Toby LaMar, 24th, 2:01.50.
Men’s 10K Classic: Anders Folleraas, 9th, 29:28.3, Bernhard Roenning, 12th, 29:38.3, Gunnar Kristiansen, 20th, 30:26.7, Daichi Ito, 26th, 30:46.6, Ryan Scott, 30th, 31:04.8, Hans Nygren, 31st, 31:37.0
Women’s 5K Classic: Kaelin Kiesel, 8th, 17:27.1, Claire Rennie, 20th, 18:10.0, Mellie Park, 23rd, 18:21.6, Corrine Malcolm, 25th, 18:40.6, Jamie Devin, 28th, 18:53.6, Korie Steitz, 29th, 19:03.6, Casey Kutz, 33rd, 19:20.8.
Men’s 10K Freestyle: Bernhard Roenning, 12th, 27:21.5, Anders Folleraas, 13th, 27:23.8, Hans Nygren, 26th, 28:43.3, Daichi Ito, 31st, 29:27.0, Ryan Scott, 33rd, 29:51.4, Chris Holmquist, 33:03.2, Gunnar Kristiansen, DNF.
Women’s 5K Freestyle: Mellie Park, 7th, 16:25.9, Claire Rennie, 9th, 16:29.5, Kaelin Kiesel, 17th, 16:51.7, Corrine Malcolm, 22nd, 17:27.7, Casey Kutz, 27th, 18:01.9, Jamie Devin, 28th, 18:07.2.
Seawolf Invitational – Team: UAA 554, Utah 538, CU 514.5, DU 506.5, UNM 472.5, UN 383.5, MSU 340, Whitman 183, Wyoming 42.
Women’s 10K Freestyle: Kaelin Kiesel, 15th, 34:06.0, Mellie Park, 16th, 34:11.3, Claire Rennie, 17th, 34:13.8, Corrine Malcolm, 23rd, 36:01.4, Korie Steitz, 24th, 36:12.5, Jamie Devin, 27th, 37:02.6, Casey Kutz, 33rd, 41:16.9.
Men’s 15K Freestyle: Bernhard Roenning, 11th, 41:51.5, Ryan Scott, 22nd, 43:06.0, Anders Folleraas, 29th, 43:49.0, Hans Nygren, 32nd, 44:33.5, Daichi Ito, 35th, 45:11.5.
Men’s Slalom: Toby LaMar, 22nd, 1:36.13, Paul Britvar, 23rd, 1:36.15, Joe Nelson, 28th, 1:39.54, Kris Shampeny, 29th, 1:41.53, Alex van Roon, 39th, 2:01.93.
Women’s Giant Slalom: Ali Leighton, 21st, 1:44.90, Carmel McElroy, 22nd, 1:45.27, Hannah Victory, 26th, 1:47.02, Amy Lattimer, 32nd, 1:50.06, Megan Bacharach, 36th, 1:52.46.
Men’s 15K Classic: Bernhard Roenning, 9th, 43:41.7, Anders Folleraas, 20th, 44:35.1, Daichi Ito, 25th, 45:11.5, Ryan Scott, 28th, 45:43.6, Hans Nygren, 34th, 47:27.8, Chris Holmquist, 43rd, 52:31.0.
Women’s 10K Classic: Kaelin Kiesel, 13th, 35:35.3, Claire Rennie, 21st, 36:46.3, Mellie Park, 22nd, 37:12.5, Corrine Malcolm, 23rd, 37:12.9, Jamie Devin, 24th, 37:27.5, Korie Steitz, 27th, 38:12.5, Casey Kutz, 30th, 38:52.2.
Men’s Giant Slalom: Chet Cook, 23rd, 1:46.99, Kris Shampeny, 28th, 1:49.57, Alex van Roon, 29th, 1:50.10, Toby LaMar, 30th, 1:51.45, Joe Nelson, 31st, 1:53.19.
Women’s Slalom: Megan Bacharach, 16th, 1:45.56, Carmel McElroy, 20th, 1:49.32, Hannah Victory, 21st, 1:49.49, Ali Leighton, 28th, 2:04.08.
Senior Anders Folleraas paced Montana State in the classic race, finishing ninth overall. The Bobcat women were led by Kaelin Kiesel, who placed 8th in a time of 17:27.1.
The highest finish recorded by the Bobcat alpine squad belonged to Carmel McElroy, who posted a seventh place finish in the giant slalom with a two-run total of 1:49.46.
On the men’s side, Paul Britvar and Alex van Roon each recorded 16th place finishes over the weekend. Britvar posted a two-run total of 1:39.53 in the slalom, while van Roon notched a time of 1:57.71 in the giant slalom.
Colorado won the team title with 542 points, followed by New Mexico 529.5, UAA 529, Utah 492.5, Denver 481, MSU 396, Nevada 350, Whitman 186 and Wyoming 24.
At the Seawolf Invitational, the Bobcats were led by its Nordic contingent in the classic events as Roenning notched a ninth place showing in 43:41.7. Kiesel guided the women’s squad placing 13th overall.
MSU’s top alpine performance was turned in by Megan Bacharach, who finished 16th with a total time of 1:45.56 in slalom. Toby LaMar registered the men’s top finish, placing 22nd overall in the slalom event in 1:36.13.
UAA won the team title with 554 points, followed by Utah 538, Colorado 514.5, Denver 506.5, New Mexico 472.5, Nevada 383.5, MSU 340, Whitman 183, and Wyoming 42.
The Bobcats will compete at the University of Colorado Invitational next weekend.
MSU Results:
UAA Invitational – Team: Colorado 542, New Mexico 529.5, Alaska-Anchorage 529, Utah 492.5, Denver 481, Montana State 396, Nevada 350, Whitman 186, Wyoming 47.
Women’s Giant Slalom: Carmel McElroy, 7th 1:49.46, Amy Lattimer, 18th, 1:51.11, Ali Leighton, 22nd, 1:51.64, Hannah Victory, 29th, 1:55.52.
Men’s Slalom: Paul Britvar, 16th, 1:39.53, Toby LaMar, 19th, 1:40.05, Alex van Roon, 27th, 1:44.59, Chet Cook, 33rd, 1:55.45, Joe Nelson, 49th, 2:35.12.
Women’s Slalom: Megan Bacharach, 21st, 1:43.93, Amy Lattimer, 22nd, 1:44.27, Ali Leighton, 23rd, 1:44.62, Hannah Victory, 43rd, 3:49.26.
Men’s Giant Slalom: Alex van Roon, 16th, 1:57.71, Paul Britvar, 19th, 1:58.11, Chet Cook, 22nd, 1:59.03, Joe Nelson, 23rd, 2:01.46, Toby LaMar, 24th, 2:01.50.
Men’s 10K Classic: Anders Folleraas, 9th, 29:28.3, Bernhard Roenning, 12th, 29:38.3, Gunnar Kristiansen, 20th, 30:26.7, Daichi Ito, 26th, 30:46.6, Ryan Scott, 30th, 31:04.8, Hans Nygren, 31st, 31:37.0
Women’s 5K Classic: Kaelin Kiesel, 8th, 17:27.1, Claire Rennie, 20th, 18:10.0, Mellie Park, 23rd, 18:21.6, Corrine Malcolm, 25th, 18:40.6, Jamie Devin, 28th, 18:53.6, Korie Steitz, 29th, 19:03.6, Casey Kutz, 33rd, 19:20.8.
Men’s 10K Freestyle: Bernhard Roenning, 12th, 27:21.5, Anders Folleraas, 13th, 27:23.8, Hans Nygren, 26th, 28:43.3, Daichi Ito, 31st, 29:27.0, Ryan Scott, 33rd, 29:51.4, Chris Holmquist, 33:03.2, Gunnar Kristiansen, DNF.
Women’s 5K Freestyle: Mellie Park, 7th, 16:25.9, Claire Rennie, 9th, 16:29.5, Kaelin Kiesel, 17th, 16:51.7, Corrine Malcolm, 22nd, 17:27.7, Casey Kutz, 27th, 18:01.9, Jamie Devin, 28th, 18:07.2.
Seawolf Invitational – Team: UAA 554, Utah 538, CU 514.5, DU 506.5, UNM 472.5, UN 383.5, MSU 340, Whitman 183, Wyoming 42.
Women’s 10K Freestyle: Kaelin Kiesel, 15th, 34:06.0, Mellie Park, 16th, 34:11.3, Claire Rennie, 17th, 34:13.8, Corrine Malcolm, 23rd, 36:01.4, Korie Steitz, 24th, 36:12.5, Jamie Devin, 27th, 37:02.6, Casey Kutz, 33rd, 41:16.9.
Men’s 15K Freestyle: Bernhard Roenning, 11th, 41:51.5, Ryan Scott, 22nd, 43:06.0, Anders Folleraas, 29th, 43:49.0, Hans Nygren, 32nd, 44:33.5, Daichi Ito, 35th, 45:11.5.
Men’s Slalom: Toby LaMar, 22nd, 1:36.13, Paul Britvar, 23rd, 1:36.15, Joe Nelson, 28th, 1:39.54, Kris Shampeny, 29th, 1:41.53, Alex van Roon, 39th, 2:01.93.
Women’s Giant Slalom: Ali Leighton, 21st, 1:44.90, Carmel McElroy, 22nd, 1:45.27, Hannah Victory, 26th, 1:47.02, Amy Lattimer, 32nd, 1:50.06, Megan Bacharach, 36th, 1:52.46.
Men’s 15K Classic: Bernhard Roenning, 9th, 43:41.7, Anders Folleraas, 20th, 44:35.1, Daichi Ito, 25th, 45:11.5, Ryan Scott, 28th, 45:43.6, Hans Nygren, 34th, 47:27.8, Chris Holmquist, 43rd, 52:31.0.
Women’s 10K Classic: Kaelin Kiesel, 13th, 35:35.3, Claire Rennie, 21st, 36:46.3, Mellie Park, 22nd, 37:12.5, Corrine Malcolm, 23rd, 37:12.9, Jamie Devin, 24th, 37:27.5, Korie Steitz, 27th, 38:12.5, Casey Kutz, 30th, 38:52.2.
Men’s Giant Slalom: Chet Cook, 23rd, 1:46.99, Kris Shampeny, 28th, 1:49.57, Alex van Roon, 29th, 1:50.10, Toby LaMar, 30th, 1:51.45, Joe Nelson, 31st, 1:53.19.
Women’s Slalom: Megan Bacharach, 16th, 1:45.56, Carmel McElroy, 20th, 1:49.32, Hannah Victory, 21st, 1:49.49, Ali Leighton, 28th, 2:04.08.
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