CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College men's alpine ski team placed third with a 5:17.23 composite time in the USCSA Eastern Regional Giant Slalom Championship at Sugarloaf Mountain on Sunday.
With the finish, the Monks – who placed sixth in the slalom race on Saturday - tied for fourth overall with University of Connecticut with nine team place points and have qualified for the USCSA National Championships, which will be held in California at Mammoth Mountain starting on Monday, March 6th.
Castleton University, which won the slalom title on Saturday, completed the weekend with a sweep on the men's side after posting a 5:05.09 team time in the Giant Slalom Championship this afternoon. Babson College (5:08.94), Saint Joseph's (5:17.23), University of Connecticut (5:21.52), and Clarkson University (5:21.62) rounded out the top five competing institutions.
Individually, Castleton placed the top two individuals in Lorenzo Mencaccini (1:40.86) and Aksel Stroem-Hansen (1:41.68) while Babson's Max Bellino finished third with a 1:41.92 performance.
THE RUNDOWN:
- Junior Liam Strobeck (Charlotte, Vt.) finished sixth with a 1:44.12 (51.06, 53.06) effort
- Freshman Logan Davis (Naples, Maine) placed 10th with a 1:45.43 (52.13, 53.30) time
- Freshman Colin Rathbone (Groton, Mass.) was 17th (1:47.68, 53.77 – 53.91)
- Freshman Jack Price (Franconia, N.H.) finished 25th (1:49.31, 53.61 – 55.70)
- Sophomore Jacob Morris (Woodstock, N.H.) was 35th (1:53.71, 55.43 – 58.28)
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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph's College is Maine's Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College's focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its "Green Colleges" for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.
