Men's Alpine Skiing 2/11/2024 6:03:00 PM

Men’s Alpine Sweeps the Podium on Senior Day, Five Beavers Receive All-Division Honors

Photo Courtesy of Hannah Wilbur '26

FARMINGTON, Maine - The University of Maine at Farmington men's alpine team wrapped up their regular season in style this afternoon in today's alpine combined event at Titcomb Mountain. The Beavers swept the podium with Lake Lindelof (Belfast, Maine), Sam Roy (Frenchville, Maine), and Jacob Roy (Frenchville, Maine) receiving the gold, silver, and bronze medals. Along with the three podium winners, five Beavers were awarded Reynolds Division All-Division following today's race.

Lindelof grabbed the gold medal with a pair of sound runs. In the giant slalom run, Lindelof finished with a time of 29.56 seconds, sitting .04 seconds ahead of William Strobeck of St. Joseph's College. Lindelof backed up his strong giant slalom run with an impressive slalom run, finishing in 36.06 seconds, only being beaten by his teammate Jacob Roy in the event. Lindelof finished with a combined time of 1:05.62. For the season, Lindelof received Reynolds Division All-Division honors after finishing as the Division's 3rd overall skier.

Sam Roy took home the silver medal after posting a two-run time of 1:06.32. Roy's giant slalom run was timed at 30.16 seconds, good enough for the 3rd fastest run. Roy's slalom run came in at 36.16 seconds to finish .7 seconds behind Lindelof. Roy for the season finished as the Division's 2nd overall skier to receive All-Division honors.

Jacob Roy, a senior, jumped up three places from 6th after his giant slalom run up to 3rd overall after posting the fastest slalom run of any skier. Roy's giant slalom run was clocked at 30.88 seconds. Roy found a new gear in the slalom race, posting a time of 35.82 seconds and was the only skier to post a time of sub-36 seconds. For the season, Roy finished 7th overall in the Division and received All-Division honors.

Lindelof, Sam and Jacob Roy posted a combined time of 3:18.64 to bring home 1st place as a team on senior day.

Colgan O'Keefe (Westchester, N.Y.), the other Beaver senior, finished his final race at Titcomb with a very strong showing. O'Keefe posted the 9th fastest giant slalom time and the 7th fastest slalom time. O'Keefe's giant slalom time came in at 31.45 seconds while his slalom time was clocked at 36.54 seconds. For the day, O'Keefe placed 6th overall but did not contribute to the team's score. For the season, O'Keefe finished 10th overall in the Division to receive All-Division honors.

Lance Dolan (Coplin Plantation, Maine) also posted a top-ten finish today for the Beavers, finishing 7th with a combined time of 1:08.06. Dolan finished his giant slalom run with a time of 31.65 seconds and sat in 12th place. Dolan posted the 5th fastest slalom time of any skier, finishing with a time of 36.41 seconds. Dolan also received All-Division honors after finishing as the Reynolds Division's 9th highest scoring skier.

With today's race being the final Reynolds Division race of the season, the coveted Ricker Cup was awarded to the top combined men's and women's alpine team for the season. After winning the Ricker Cup a season ago, the Beavers placed 2nd overall in the Division this season and the Ricker Cup is headed home with St. Joe's.

The men's alpine team finished the regular season as the top ranked team in the Reynolds Division and will enter next weekend's Eastern Regional Championship seeded first. Eastern Regionals kick-off on Saturday at Sugarloaf with a slalom event. The giant slalom race will be held Sunday at Sugarloaf with a chance to qualify for Nationals on the line.

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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

Jacob Roy: SL/GS; Sophomore; Mount Farlagne

Lake Lindelof: SL/GS; Freshman

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

Jacob Roy
: Sophomore; Mount Farlagne
: SL/GS

Lake Lindelof
: Freshman
: SL/GS

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned

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