Men's Alpine Skiing 1/21/2024 5:17:00 PM

Men’s Alpine Finishes Weekend at Sunday River with 2nd Place Finish

Photo Courtesy of Heart and Lens Photo

NEWRY, Maine - The University of Maine at Farmington men's alpine team wrapped up the two day ski race weekend at Sunday River today with the slalom event after taking 1st place on Saturday in the giant slalom portion.

After sweeping the podium on Saturday, the Beavers were unable to place any athlete in the top-three. Sam Roy (Frencville, Maine) paced the Beavers on the course today, finishing just outside the top-three in 4th place. Roy's two runs came in at 1:07.51, finishing the first run in 35.08 seconds and the second run in 32.43 in the second run. Roy missed out on a podium by .09 seconds.

Lance Dolan (Coplin Plantation, Maine) was the 2nd scoring Beaver with a two run time of 1:09.75 and grabbed a 7th place finish overall. Dolan's two runs were marked at 36.45 seconds and 33.30 seconds.

Lake Lindelof (Belfast, Maine) labored through his first run, sitting in 17th place after his 39.25 seconds run. But Lindelof bounced back in a big way in his second run, posting the second fastest time of any participant, finishing with a time of 32.12. Lindelof's cumulative time was 1:11.37, good for 9th place.

Roy, Dolan, and Lindelof posted a total time of 3:28.63 and 14 place points to grab 2nd place.

Jacob Roy (Frenchville, Maine) had the second fastest run of any skier in his first run, finishing in 34.77 seconds. But Roy did not finish his second run and was unable to contribute to the team's time.

Colgan O'Keefe (Westchester, N.Y.) finished in 10th with a time of 1:11.71. Nicholas Quast (Ossining, N.Y.) placed 12th in 1:12.84. Jay Schwartz (Bedford, N.H.) was 13th, posting a time of 1:13.30. Samuel McKee (Wayne, Maine) finished just behind Schwartz with a time of 1:13.61 to place 15th.

William Strobeck of Saint Joseph's took home the gold medal after posting a time of 1:06.32. Strobeck led the Monks to a 1st place finish as a team with a time of 3:22.55 and 7 place points.

UP NEXT

The Beavers head to Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton, Maine for two day event kicking off on Friday evening.

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Players Mentioned

Lance Dolan: SL/GS; Freshman; Sugarloaf

Jay Schwartz: SL/GS; Freshman; Shawnee Peak

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

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

Jacob Roy: SL/GS; Sophomore; Mount Farlagne

Lake Lindelof: SL/GS; Freshman

Samuel McKee: SL/GS; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lance Dolan
: Freshman; Sugarloaf
: SL/GS

Jay Schwartz
: Freshman; Shawnee Peak
: SL/GS

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

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

Jacob Roy
: Sophomore; Mount Farlagne
: SL/GS

Lake Lindelof
: Freshman
: SL/GS

Samuel McKee
: Freshman
: SL/GS

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned

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