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MSU’s Boehm RMISA Slalom Runner-up; Bobcats Lead 74th Annual Championships
2/25/2023 12:08:00 AM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing, Skiing
Boehm led a dominant MSU men’s alpine performance as the Bobcats put three skiers in the top five.
Montana State freshmen Gianluca Boehm finished second in slalom at the 74th Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association championships at Alyeska Ski Resort on Friday afternoon. Boehm led a dominant MSU men's alpine performance as the Bobcats put three skiers in the top five.
Joining Boehm in the top five were Henry Heaydon and Dawson Yates. Boehm sat in sixth place after the opening run but posted the third fastest time in the second race in 45.91. His two-run total of 1:28.50 was just .24-seconds behind slalom champion Wilhelm Normannseth of Utah who clocked 1:28.26.
Heaydon posted a two-run total of 1:29.20 behind a blistering first run of 42.41, which was third fastest clocking. Yates used a strong second run to clock 1:29.24. He registered the second fastest second run in 45.75. In all, the three Bobcats racked-up an impressive 97 points, ten points ahead of three-time defending national champion Utah.
Bobcat All-American Kristiane Bekkestad paced the MSU women finishing third in 1:29.52 to reach the podium. She notched the fourth fastest opening run in 41.92. Also in the top five for the Bobcats was newcomer Justine Lamontagne, who placed fifth with a two-run total of 1:29.61. Ylva Falksete finished MSU's scoring placing 16th in 1:31.99. She posted the fifth fastest second run in 47.05.
The Bobcat Nordic contingent recorded its best team performance of the season. MSU was led by its women's squad who put three racers in the top 12. Anna Pryce led the Bobcats placing seventh covering the 5-kilometer freestyle at Government Peak in 14:40.8. She was followed by Tilde Baangman, eighth, 14:42.7, and Sophia Mazzoni, 12th, 14:53.3.
US Olympian Novie McCabe of Utah won the Nordic freestyle event in 13:51.3.
Anders Weiss led the MSU men in the 10k freestyle finishing tenth in 26:52.4. He was followed by Florian Winker, 11th, 27:12.7, and Reed Godfrey, 19th, 27:33.9.
Denver's Bernhard Flaschberger won the Nordic freestyle race in 26:02.8.
The Bobcats sit atop the team standings with two events remaining – men's and women's Nordic classical- with 446 points. MSU is followed by Utah 427.5, Denver 417.5, Alaska Anchorage 379, Colorado 307, Westminster 292.5, Alaska Fairbanks 161, Nevada 141.5, and Colorado Mountain 116,
With the alpine races completed, the Montana State women finished first with 225 points, while the Bobcat men were second posting 221 points. MSU has never won an RMISA team title.
The Nordic classical races will be held Saturday morning.
Joining Boehm in the top five were Henry Heaydon and Dawson Yates. Boehm sat in sixth place after the opening run but posted the third fastest time in the second race in 45.91. His two-run total of 1:28.50 was just .24-seconds behind slalom champion Wilhelm Normannseth of Utah who clocked 1:28.26.
Heaydon posted a two-run total of 1:29.20 behind a blistering first run of 42.41, which was third fastest clocking. Yates used a strong second run to clock 1:29.24. He registered the second fastest second run in 45.75. In all, the three Bobcats racked-up an impressive 97 points, ten points ahead of three-time defending national champion Utah.
Bobcat All-American Kristiane Bekkestad paced the MSU women finishing third in 1:29.52 to reach the podium. She notched the fourth fastest opening run in 41.92. Also in the top five for the Bobcats was newcomer Justine Lamontagne, who placed fifth with a two-run total of 1:29.61. Ylva Falksete finished MSU's scoring placing 16th in 1:31.99. She posted the fifth fastest second run in 47.05.
The Bobcat Nordic contingent recorded its best team performance of the season. MSU was led by its women's squad who put three racers in the top 12. Anna Pryce led the Bobcats placing seventh covering the 5-kilometer freestyle at Government Peak in 14:40.8. She was followed by Tilde Baangman, eighth, 14:42.7, and Sophia Mazzoni, 12th, 14:53.3.
US Olympian Novie McCabe of Utah won the Nordic freestyle event in 13:51.3.
Anders Weiss led the MSU men in the 10k freestyle finishing tenth in 26:52.4. He was followed by Florian Winker, 11th, 27:12.7, and Reed Godfrey, 19th, 27:33.9.
Denver's Bernhard Flaschberger won the Nordic freestyle race in 26:02.8.
The Bobcats sit atop the team standings with two events remaining – men's and women's Nordic classical- with 446 points. MSU is followed by Utah 427.5, Denver 417.5, Alaska Anchorage 379, Colorado 307, Westminster 292.5, Alaska Fairbanks 161, Nevada 141.5, and Colorado Mountain 116,
With the alpine races completed, the Montana State women finished first with 225 points, while the Bobcat men were second posting 221 points. MSU has never won an RMISA team title.
The Nordic classical races will be held Saturday morning.
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