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Mazzoni Leads Bobcats in Nordic Classical as MSU Finishes Third at RMISA Championships
2/25/2023 7:12:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing, Skiing
The Bobcats missed a runner-up finish by 3.5 points. MSU has never won or placed second at the RMISA championships in the 74-year history of the event.
Montana State junior Sophia Mazzoni recorded MSU's top finish in the 20-kilometer classical race on Saturday afternoon at Government Peak to wrap-up the Bobcats stay at the 74th Annual Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association championships hosted by Alaska Anchorage.
Mazzoni covered the course placing eighth in a time of 1:07:41.9. She was followed closely by teammates Anna Pryce, ninth, 1:07:52.8, and Kate Oldham, tenth, 1:07:55.2. In all, the MSU trio registered 66 points.
Utah's Novie McCabe won her second consecutive title at the RMISA meet winning the classical in 1:04:09.9.
The MSU men were paced by Florian Winker, who placed 17th covering the 20k course in 1:00:04.7. Reed Godfrey, 18th, 1:00:24.0, and Kai Meyers, 19th, 1:00:32.1 also posted points for the Bobcats.
Andreas Kirkeng of Denver won the men's classical in 58:17.7.
Three-time defending NCAA champions Utah captured the team title with 600.5 points. The Utes were followed by Denver 566.5, MSU 563, Alaska Anchorage 480, Colorado 450, Alaska Fairbanks 320, Westminster 292.5, Nevada 141.5, and Colorado Mountain 116.
The Bobcats missed a runner-up finish by 3.5 points. MSU has never won or placed second at the RMISA championships in the 74-year history of the event.
Montana State will compete at the NCAA Skiing Championships March 8-11 in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Mazzoni covered the course placing eighth in a time of 1:07:41.9. She was followed closely by teammates Anna Pryce, ninth, 1:07:52.8, and Kate Oldham, tenth, 1:07:55.2. In all, the MSU trio registered 66 points.
Utah's Novie McCabe won her second consecutive title at the RMISA meet winning the classical in 1:04:09.9.
The MSU men were paced by Florian Winker, who placed 17th covering the 20k course in 1:00:04.7. Reed Godfrey, 18th, 1:00:24.0, and Kai Meyers, 19th, 1:00:32.1 also posted points for the Bobcats.
Andreas Kirkeng of Denver won the men's classical in 58:17.7.
Three-time defending NCAA champions Utah captured the team title with 600.5 points. The Utes were followed by Denver 566.5, MSU 563, Alaska Anchorage 480, Colorado 450, Alaska Fairbanks 320, Westminster 292.5, Nevada 141.5, and Colorado Mountain 116.
The Bobcats missed a runner-up finish by 3.5 points. MSU has never won or placed second at the RMISA championships in the 74-year history of the event.
Montana State will compete at the NCAA Skiing Championships March 8-11 in Lake Placid, N.Y.
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