Men's Alpine Skiing 1/14/2024 3:54:00 PM

Men’s Alpine Claim 2nd Place at Black Mountain

Photo Courtesy of Heart and Lens Photo

RUMFORD, Maine - The University of Maine at Farmington men's alpine team opened up their 2024 USCSA season today with a slalom event hosted at Black Mountain. The Beavers were originally scheduled to compete in a two day event with giant slalom having been scheduled for Saturday. But due to inclement weather, that event was canceled and the Beavers opened up their 2024 campaign today. The Beavers grabbed 2nd place as a team in a highly competitive field.

Sophomore Sam Roy (Frenchville, Maine) led the Beavers on the slopes today, finishing his two runs with a total time of 1:28.56 to claim 4th place as an individual. Roy put together a pair of consistent runs, finishing his first in 44.52 seconds and his second in 44.04 seconds.

Senior Colgan O'Keefe (Westchester, N.Y.) was the 2nd quickest Beaver, finishishing his two runs with a cumulative time of 1:29.42. O'Keefe placed 6th overall, finishing his first run in 45.05 seconds before racing to a 44.38 second time in his second run.

Sophomore Lake Lindelof (Belfast, Maine) was the 3rd Beaver to contribute to the team's scoring time. Lindelof finished his first run in 46.22 seconds and sat in 19th place overall. He found another gear in his 2nd run, cutting two seconds off his time and finishing in 44.22 seconds, the fifth fastest time of any skier on their 2nd run. Lindelof finished with a cumulative two-run time of 1:30.44 and in 7th place overall.

Roy, O'Keefe, and Lindelof combined for a total time of 4:28.43 and grabbed 17 place points. Lance Dolan (Coplin Plantation, Maine) and Declan Varnerin (Stow, Mass.) finished just tenths of a second behind Lindelof, finishing in 9th and 10th place respectively. Dolan finished with a two-run time of 1:30.81 while Varnerin finished his two runs in 1:30.87.

Saint Joseph's College of Maine had the top-three finishers today, finishing with a combined time of 4:21.86 and 6 place points. Jack Price placed 1st in 1:26.75. William Strobeck was 2nd with a time of 1:27.53. Jacob Morris placed 3rd with a two-run time of 1:27.58.

UP NEXT

The Beavers return to the hill next weekend at Sunday River for a two day event. Giant slalom is scheduled for Saturday while slalom is staked for Sunday.

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Players Mentioned

Lance Dolan: SL/GS; Freshman; Sugarloaf

Colgan O'Keefe: SL/GS; Junior; West Point Ski Slope

Sam Roy: SL/GS; Freshman; Lonesome Pines Trail

Lake Lindelof: SL/GS; Freshman

Declan Varnerin: SL/GS; Freshman; Attitash

Players Mentioned

Lance Dolan
: Freshman; Sugarloaf
: SL/GS

Colgan O'Keefe
: Junior; West Point Ski Slope
: SL/GS

Sam Roy
: Freshman; Lonesome Pines Trail
: SL/GS

Lake Lindelof
: Freshman
: SL/GS

Declan Varnerin
: Freshman; Attitash
: SL/GS

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned

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