Men's Alpine Skiing 1/21/2023 12:00:00 AM

Freshmen Lead the Way in Twinbill at Pleasant Mountain

Photo courtesy of Hannah Flaherty '23

THREE FRESHMEN REGISTER PODIUM FINISHES IN DOUBLEHEADER

BRIDGTON, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College men's alpine skiing team won a slalom event and placed second in a giant slalom race at Pleasant Mountain on Saturday. The Monks posted eight place points and a 4:56.06 composite time to win the slalom and finished second in the giant slalom with 13 place points and a 3:11.53 aggregate time.

GIANT SLALOM:

The day began with a 10:00 AM giant slalom event with UMaine-Farmington claiming the team title after posting eight place points and a 3:08.96 total time. UMF's Jacob Roy and Lake Lindelof finished 1-2 and SJC freshman Colin Rathbone (Groton, Mass.) placed third with a 1:03.09 (31.81, 31.28) time to pick up the first podium effort of his career.

THE RUNDOWN:

Freshman Colin Rathbone (Groton, Mass.) placed third with a 1:03.09 (31.81, 31.28) time
Freshman Logan Davis (Naples, Maine) finished fourth with a 1:03.54 (31.38, 32.16) effort
Junior Caleb Gorton (Goffstown, N.H.) was sixth with a 1:04.90 (32.39, 32.51) performance
Sophomore Jacob Morris (Woodstock, N.H.) placed eighth (1:05.83, 33.22 – 32.61)
Junior Aidan Wolfinger (Bedford, N.H.) finished 18th (1:09.27, 33.86 – 35.41)
Sophomore Dimitri Southworth (Biddeford, Maine) was 20th (1:13.44, 36.50 – 36.94)
Junior Liam Strobeck (Charlotte, Vt.) had the second-fastest time (31.01) on the first run but did not finish the second
Freshmen Jack Price (Franconia, N.H.) and Jacob Gilmore (Naples, Maine) placed 10th (33.13) and 34th (40.68) on the first run, respectively, but both posted a DNF on the second leg

SLALOM:

The Monks were able to salvage a split for the day thanks to impressive performances by a trio of freshmen in the slalom race. Price claimed his first college win with a 1:36.08 (47.76, 48.32) time and Davis added his second podium finish after placing third with a 1:39.95 (50.42, 49.53) effort. Rathbone continued to ski well and bolstered the SJC score with a fourth-place time (1:40.03, 50.31 – 49.72)

UMaine-Farmington placed second with 13 place points and a 4:57.65 aggregate time.

THE RUNDOWN:

Price claimed his first college win with a 1:36.08 (47.76, 48.32) time
Davis added his second podium finish of the year after placing third with a 1:39.95 (50.42, 49.53) effort
Rathbone bolstered the SJC score with a fourth-place time (1:40.03, 50.31 – 49.72)
Morris finished eighth (1:41.03, 49.48 – 51.55)
Southworth was 15th (2:07.70, 1:02.86 – 1:04.84)
Gilmore placed 23rd (2:25.28, 1:09.94 – 1:15.34)
Gorton recorded the second-best time (48.05) time on the first run but did not finish the second stint
Wolfinger posted a 56.73 time on the first trek but posted a DNF on the second