Big Sky, Mont. - The University of New Mexico womens Alpine team began the 2003 season where they left off in 2002 by winning the womens Slalom event in the opening Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association meet in Big Sky, Montana this weekend. The Lobos are the defending national champions in the womens Slalom event and showed that the loss of individual national champ Marte Dolva has not weakened their chances of repeating.

The Lobos took home five of the eleven top spots in the womens Slalom event, with junior Caroline Schicht finishing second. 2002 All American junior Jennifer Delich placed fourth in the race, while freshmen Gladys Weidt,, Kathrin Spendier, and Jennifer Shively began their Lobo careers in excellent fashion with 9th, 10th, and 11th place finishes, respectively. Sophomore Helena Woodrow placed 19th while freshman Monica Bruggeman finished 27th to round out the Lobo competitors.

Schicht added to her strong performance in the Slalom by tying for first with Utah's Lina Johansson in the Giant Slalom. Her Slalom and Giant Slalom finishes were career bests for the Voss, Norway native. Delich placed fifth in the Giant Slalom, while Spendier came in 14th to guide the Lobos to a second place overall finish in the event. Delichs fourth place finish in the Slalom tied her career best set at last years NCAA West Regionals, while her finish in the Giant Slalom set a new career mark by eight places.

On the mens side, freshmen Alexander Freberg and Christian Jensen placed 8th and 9th in the Slalom to lead the Lobos to a 4th place finish in the event. Sophomore Gottfried Schwarzmueller placed 13th to round out the Lobo scoing. Jensen was the top Lobo finisher in the Giant Slalom, placing 12th. Bjorge (18th) and Freberg (20th) rounded out the Lobo scoring to finish fifth in the overall Giant Slalom standings.

New Mexico stands in fourth place overall after the completion of the Alpine races. Due to a scheduling conflict with the U.S. National Nordic Races being held this weekend in Rumford, Maine, the Nordic teams will compete on January 17-18 in Bozeman, Mont. to determine the overall winner of the Montana State event.

Overall Standings (Alpine Races Concluded) |Place|Team|MSL|MGS|WSL|WGS|Total| |1|Colorado|71|77|71|63|282| |2|Utah|68|75|50|81.5|280.5| |3|Denver|67|72|77|63|279| |4|New Mexico|63|47.5|78|72.5|261| |5|Nevada|52|52.5|53|50|207.5| |6|Western State|35|42|48|42|167| |7|Whitman|40|37|32|28|137| |9|Alaska-Anchorage|48|28|0|10|86| |9|Montana State|--|--|35|40|75|

Women's Giant Slalom Top-5 Individual Results |Place|Skier|Team|Total Time|Points| |1|Caroline Schicht|New Mexico|1:49.67|29.5| |1|Lina Johansson|Utah|1:49.67|29.5| |3|Petra Svet|Utah|1:49.77|28| |4|Sophie Ormond|Denver|1:50.22|27| |5|Jennifer Delich|New Mexico|1:50.65|26| |14|Kathryn Spendier|New Mexico|1:53.35|17| |18|Jennifer Shively|New Mexico|1:55.23|--| |20|Gladys Weidt|New Mexico|1:56.04|--| |32|Helena Woodrow|New Mexico|2:00.51|--| |35|Monica Bruggeman|New Mexico|2:01.97|--|

Women's Slalom Top-5 Individual Results |Place|Skier|Team|Total Time|Points| |1|Mia Cullman|Colorado|1:37.69|30| |2|Caroline Schicht|New Mexico|1:38.70|29| |3|Barbara Knor|Denver|1:38.98|28| |4|Jennifer Delich|New Mexico|1:39.00|27| |5|Sophia Baeck|Denver|1:39.48|26| |9|Gladys Weidt|New Mexico|1:40.00|22| |10|Kathryn Spendier|New Mexico|1:40.31|--| |11|Jennifer Shively|New Mexico|1:40.83|--| |19|Helena Woodrow|New Mexico|1:45.20|--| |17|Monica Bruggeman|New Mexico|1:51.95|--|

Men's Giant Slalom Top-5 Individual Results |Place|Skier|Team|Total Time|Points| |1|Pierre Olson|Utah|1:43.21|30| |2|Brad Hogan|Colorado|1:43.30|29| |3|Dominik Schweiger|Denver|1:43.49|28| |4|Jernej Bukovec|Utah|1:43.72|27| |5|David Lamb|Denver|1:43.98|26| |12|Christian Jensen|New Mexico|1:45.49|20| |18|Lars Bjorge|New Mexico|1:46.15|14.5| |20|Alexander Freberg|New Mexico|1:47.17|13| |21|Gottfried Schwarzmueller|New Mexico|1:47.77|--| |DNF|Dustin Simmons|New Mexico|--|--|

Men's Slalom Top-5 Individual Results |Place|Skier|Team|Total Time|Points| |1|Pierre Olson|Utah|1:41.76|30| |2|Jed Schuetze|Colorado|1:41.79|29| |3|Jernej Bukovec|Utah|1:41.87|29| |4|Brad Hogan|Colorado|1:42.03|27| |5|Dominik Schweiger|Denver|1:42.55|26| |8|Alexander Freberg|New Mexico|1:43.54|23| |9|Christian Jensen|New Mexico|1:43.63|22| |13|Gottfried Schwarzmueller|New Mexico|1:44.28|18| |15|Lars Bjorge|New Mexico|1:44.64|--| |30|Dustin Simmons|New Mexico|1:53.09|--| (Fco+Z/LiEt06_SpJyar6?s3tA0uBX,vCT)wD|Qx&EyyNF#zvGK HsH|IpDJlA~Ki>LfM;Nc8O`4P\1QY.RVS+ ~TS!(U"P$V#xL!W$tIX%qFY&nZC'k(\)h<*d9+a6_,`3-a.0b/X,c0T)d1|Q&e2yNf#33fVW2eY1d\0c_/ba.cad-`fg,_i+kl*no)\q(st'Zv!w&#Yy$%X&|'$W~)#+V,"U./!T1 3S4R67Q9;P?NACMDLFGK~IKJLIN|OHQSGzTFVyWExYDw\Cv_BuacAtdfsg?rik>ql npohQ"&Pf7z8Lb aJ2tv2G\\-DmqB,UW(gl&ORy#7ga8|IMs1b3wHCl+.T~rCfX)%Nmx>6`S$Hh9r 0NZcB4lx*IT/7)f"QmY~# $%%##'%$#%#! !&)$(,)'#$! "!! "%)(&# %!$''%'%!")3.1.*$!" ##*).-+*-,,+,,*&%"!&.0))&''%%*/.+'($'&&%%(!')'$(*)(%%#&)'"%'(&/01345531..1/+( ")./,+*'$&+())'),-)%&&+$$#*)' " )'#*/73(#)*#$.-"'"! !(+*%"&&&(,62/'#%(.0/.,/ x*.1.)*y74-((.1.,($ :))% ;%'z/0(-24#%$"!6<98535:<;97!&))(#**33-,%$+-/11,.++34/"!"./*075,

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