RUMFORD, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College alpine ski program made its varsity debut by finishing fourth in a slalom race at Black Mountain in the 2020 season-opener on Saturday. The Monks competed as a club program in 2019.
UMaine-Farmington won the event while Bowdoin placed second and UMaine-Orono finished third.
THE RUNDOWN:
- Freshman Annie Cerminaro (Unityville, Penn.) kicked off her collegiate career in style with a second-place finish and a 1:31.13 composite time; she finished with the second-best time in the both the first (46.56) and second (44.57) runs
- Freshman Jillian Luby (Wolfeboro, N.H.) placed 16th with a 1:46.13 total time after finishing 18th in the first (54.70) run and 15th in the second (51.43)
- Sophomore Sarah Hotchkiss (New Durham, N.H.) finished 17th overall with a 1:50.09 collective effort and finished 19th in both runs (56.86, 53.23)
- Sarah Lachance (Auburn, Maine) was 19th with a 2:02.23 performance after placing 23rd (1:10.27) in the opening run and 17th (51.96) in the closing set
- On the men's side, freshman Tucker Davis (South Berwick, Maine) placed 18th with a 1:47.84 composite time; he was 23rd in the first run (56.15) and 17th (51.69) in the second
COACH QUOTABLE:
"I was very pleased with how our team raced today," said second-year Head Coach Margot Cosentino after the race. "On the female side, we saw some fast skiing by our freshmen and consistency from sophomore Sarah."
"On the men's side, Tucker skied well and had a strong second run. Overall, we had great results from such a young team and plenty of room to grow. We're looking forward to continuing to develop and get faster to improve our team finish over the next few races."
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's is back on the slopes next weekend with a slalom race at Titcomb on Saturday and a giant slalom event at Sugarloaf on Sunday.
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