HENNIKER, New Hampshire — The University of Maine at Farmington men's alpine team completed the 2025 regular season undefeated after securing first place in Sunday's Reynolds Division slalom event at Pats Peak.
The Beavers also brought home the Ricker Cup for the second time in the last three seasons. The Ricker Cup is awarded to the top combined men's and women's alpine team of the season. After finishing second overall last season, the Beavers reclaimed the Ricker Cup and returned it to Farmington.
Top Beavers Skiers:
For the second consecutive day, senior Jacob Roy (Frenchville, Maine) led the way on the hill for the Beavers. Roy earned second place with a total time of 1:42.06 after completing his two runs in 50.54 seconds and 51.52 seconds, respectively.
Fellow senior Colgan O'Keefe (Westchester, N.Y.) also reached the podium, taking third place with a total time of 1:44.15 across his two runs. O'Keefe's run times were 51.23 seconds and 52.92 seconds, respectively.
Junior Lance Dolan (Coplin Plantation, Maine) was the third Beaver to contribute to the team's overall time, finishing with a combined time of 1:47.02 after run times of 53.34 seconds and 53.68 seconds.
Combined, Roy, O'Keefe, and Dolan posted a time of 5:13.23, securing first place for the team.
Chase Raven (Hudson, Wisc.), Declan Varnerin (Stow, Mass.), and Jay Schwartz (Bedford, Mass.) also finished in the top ten for the Beavers, though their results did not contribute to the team's overall placing.
Raven earned seventh place with run times of 52.86 seconds and 54.89 seconds for a total time of 1:47.75.
Varnerin finished just behind Raven in eighth place, completing his two runs in 53.31 seconds and 54.63 seconds for a combined time of 1:47.94.
Schwartz was less than two-hundredths of a second behind Varnerin, finishing in ninth place with a total time of 1:48.12, after run times of 53.99 seconds and 54.13 seconds, respectively.
With today's race marking the end of the regular season, the Reynolds Division announced its 1st and 2nd Team All-Division selections. The Beavers had eight skiers earn All-Division honors:
1st Team:
2nd Team:
The Beavers will enter next weekend's USCSA Eastern Regional Championship as the top overall seed. The event will take place at Sugarloaf Mountain beginning next Saturday, with the giant slalom event on Saturday and slalom on Sunday.
