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Lobo Ski Team in Fourth Place After Day One of NCAA West Regionals
Winter Park, Colo. - The University of New Mexico Ski Team sits in a dissapointing fourth place after the first day of competition at the NCAA West Regionals in Winter Park, Colo. New Mexico freshman Jimmy Vika was the lone bright spot for the fifth-ranked Lobos. He won the men’s 10K Freestlye Nordic race.
The Lobos men’s Nordic teamfinished second overall in the 10K Freestyle race behind Vika’s fourth win of the season. Vika finished in 26:11.9 and the win gives him the 2003 Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association regular season title in the men’s Freestyle event. Sophomore Lars Krogsveen placed a career-high third in the race with a time of 26.54.0, just .32 seconds behind second place Tobias Schwoerer of Alaska-Anchorage. Junior Jacob Zehnder placed 15th to round out the Lobo scoring. Junior Johan Rydquist, who ranks seventh in the RMISA Freestyle, did not ski for the Lobos today.
Men’s 10K Skate Top-5 Individual Finishes
|Place|Skier|Team|Time|Points|
|1|Jimmy Vika|New Mexico|26:11.9|30|
|2|Tobias Schwoerer|Alaska-Anchorage|26:18.9|29|
|3|Lars Krogsveen|New Mexico|26:54.0|28|
|4|Dylan Prosser|Denver|27:17.0|27|
|5|Hakon Johanssen|Denver|27:23.5|26|
|15|Jacob Zehnder|New Mexico|28:34.7|16|
|27|Graham Bremner|New Mexico|30:53.2|--|
Men’s 10K Freestyle Team Results
|Place|Team|Finishes|Points|Total Points|
|1|Denver |4-5-8|27-26-23|74|
|2|New Mexico|1-3-15|30-28-16|74|
|3|Colorado|7-9-11|24-22-20|66|
|4|Utah|6-10-14|25-21-17|63|
|5|Alaska-Anchorage|2-20-23|29-15-13|57|
|6|Western State|12-24-25|19-12-11|42|
|7|Nevada|13-22-30|18-14-9|41|
|8|Whitman|26-31-32|10-8-7|25|
The Lobos fell one point short of claiming the 2003 RMISA Freestyle regular season overall title. The Lobos scored 354 points in five meets this season, placing second to Utah’s 355 points.
Final 2003 RMISA Men’s Freestyle Standings
|Place|Team|Points|
|1|Utah|355|
|2|New Mexico|354|
|3|Colorado|335|
|4|Alaska-Anchorage|320|
|5|Denver|317|
|6|Western State|221|
|7|Nevada|192|
|8|Whitman|132|
|9|Montana State|DNC|
The women’s Nordic team also placed second overall in the 5K Freestyle race. The Lobos were led by sophomore Martina Stursova who place second in the race. Her time of 15:16.1 was 20.4 seconds behind Utah’s Katrin Smigun’s winning time of 14:55.7. Senior Kristina Strandberg placed 5th, while junior BrookeGosling tied her season-high by placing 18th. Junior Jenny Wissting, who is ranked second in the RMISA Freestyle, did not compete for the Lobos.
Women’s 5K Skate Top-5 Individual Finishes
|Place|Skier|Team|Time|Points|
|1|Katrin Smigun|Utah|14:55.7|30|
|2|Martina Stursova|New Mexico|15:16.1|29|
|3|Claire Critchley|Colorado|15:18.6|28|
|4|Abby McAllister|Nevada|15:24.5|27|
|5|Kristina Strandberg|New Mexico|15:26.2|26|
|18|Brooke Gosling|New Mexico|16:27.5|13|
|26|Janelle Kinner|New Mexico|17:14.8|--|
Women’s 5K Skate Overall Team Results
|Place|Team|Finishes|Points|Total Points|
|1|Utah|1-8-12|30-23-19|72|
|2|New Mexico|2-5-18|29-26-13|68|
|3|Denver|6-11-13|25-20-18|63|
|4|Colorado|3-10-19|28-21-12|61|
|5|Nevada|4-14-16|27-17-14.5|58.5|
|6|Alaska-Anchorage|9-5-16|22-16-14.5|52.5|
|7|Western State|7-24-30|24-10-8|42|
|8|Montana State|20-28-32|11-9-6|26|
|9|Whitman|31-35-36|7-5-4|16|
The women’s Nordic team finished the RMISA regular season in second place in the Freestyle with 353 points over five events. Utah won the RMISA Freestyle title with a total of 386 points.
Final 2003 RMISA Women’s Freestyle Standings
|Place|Team|Points|
|1|Utah|386|
|2|New Mexico|353|
|3|Denver|279|
|4|Colorado|270|
|5|Alaska-Anchorage|267.5|
|6|Nevada|208.5|
|7|Western State|195|
|8|Montana State|151|
|9|Whitman|149|
While the Nordic teams had some strong showings in their races, the only bright spot for the Alpine squad was Carolina Schicht’s 10th place finish in the women’s Slalom. Galdys Weidt placed 14th in the Slalom while Jennifer Delich came in 16th to lead the women to a fourth place overall finish.
Women’s Slalom Top-5 Individual Finishes
|Place|Skier|Team|Time|Points|
|1|Sophie Ormond|Denver|1:28.03|30|
|2|Erika Hogan|Colorado|1:28.35|29|
|3|Tove Pashkowski|Colorado|1:28.92|28|
|4|Mia Cullman|Colorado|1:29.16|27|
|5|Barbara Knor|Denver|1:29.25|26|
|10|Caroline Schicht|New Mexico|1:30.12|21|
|14|Gladys Weidt|New Mexico|1:31.14|17|
|16|Jennifer Delich|New Mexico|1:32.25|16|
|20|Helena Woodrow|New Mexico|1:33.33|--|
|34|Jennifer Shively|New Mexico|1:39.55|--|
|--|Kathrin Spendier|New Mexico|DNF|--|
Women’s 5K Freestyle Team Results
|Place|Team|Finishes|Points|Total Points|
|1|Colorado|2-3-4|29-28-27|84|
|2|Denver|1-5-11|30-26-20|76|
|3|Utah|6-7-9|25-24-22|71|
|4|New Mexico|10-14-16|21-17-16|54|
|5|Alaska-Anchorage|13-23-30|18-12-8|38|
|5|Montana State|12-21-33|19-31-6|38|
|7|Nevada|8-28-x|23-10-x|33|
|8|Whitman|18-27-31|14-11-7|32|
|9|Western State|17-29-37|15-9-3|29|
The Lobo women’s fourth place finish in the Slalom cost them the RMISA regular season title in the event. New Mexico had a 10 point lead over Colorado coming into today’s race, but the Buffs were able to take the title with a strong showing.
Final 2003 RMISA Women’s Slalom Standings
|Place|Team|Points|
|1|Colorado|379|
|2|New Mexico|359|
|2|Denver|359|
|4|Utah|309|
|5|Nevada|341|
|6|Whitman|170.5|
|7|Western State|159|
|8|Montana State|162.5|
|9|Alaska-Anchorage|126|
The men’s Alpine team also struggled today, finishing in eighth place in the Slalom race. The Lobo’s top finisher was sophomore Gottfried Schwarzmueller who placed 22nd in the race. Freshmen Dustin Simons and Christian Jensen finished 33rd and 34th, respectively.
The NCAA West Regionals will conclude on Monday with the Nordic Classic and Alpine Giant Slalom races.
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