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USCSA Press Release: Week 4 Alpine Recap

February 7, 2025

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By Emily Creek

The United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USCSA) held its 4th week alpine season in the Midwest, Mideast, Southeast, N.California, Northwest, Grand Teton, Atlantic Highlands, Allegheny, Rocky Mountain, and Eastern Regions over the two weekends.

1/25 - 1/26 Southeast Conference Conference
The Southwest region held a race at Beech Mountain Resort in Beech, NC with giant slalom races forboth men and women held on Saturday. Georgetown University claimed 1st place overall in the men’s giant slalom. Georgetown’s Nicholas Baratta led the team in 2nd place behind Derin Berkin of Georgia Institute of Technology in 1st place by 1.49 seconds. Georgetown’s James Fox placed 4th and his teammate Jack Chitkara placed 7th. Virginia Tech placed 2nd overall led by Pierce Hamlin in 5th place. Virginia Tech’s Jacob Wierer placed 8th and teammate Ethan Burt placed 11th.

Georgetown University also won the women's giant slalom event. Georgetown’s Sophia Neff took 1st place over James Madison University’s Aimee Ramsey in 2nd place by 1.44 seconds. Georgetown’s Megan Ryan placed 3rd and teammate Neve Martin placed 5th. Virginia Tech placed 2nd overall. Virginia’s Julia Gregory placed 8th followed by teammates Charlotte Helson in 9th and Ava Howard in 10th placed.

The slalom events were held for both men and women on Sunday, with Virginia Tech winning the men's slalom event. Virginia’s Pierce Hamlin placed 1st over Lees-McRae College’s Hunter Post in 2nd place by 0.15 seconds. Virginia’s Sebastian Franks placed 7th and teammate Mark Minsch placed 9th. The University of Virginia placed 2nd overall. Austin Chinn of The University of Virginia placed 5th followed by teammate Thomas Johnson in 6th place. Virginia’s Bradley Babitch placed 13th.

Georgetown University won the women's slalom event. Georgetown’s Sophia Neff took 1st place over UNC-Chapel Hill’s Edith Sherlock in 2nd place by 1.71 seconds. Georgetown’s Chloe Vlases placed 5th and teammate Megan Ryan placed 6th. Virginia Tech placed 2nd overall. Virginia’s Charlotte Helson placed 9th followed by teammates Ava Howard in 10th and Julia Gregory in 11th placed.

1/25 - 1/26 Northwest Conference
The Northwest region held a two-day giant slalom race at Mt. Spokane in Spokane, Washington. Saturday held the first giant slalom race for both men and women. Montana State University claimed 1st in the men's giant slalom on Saturday. Montana State’s Jake Farwig took 1st place over University of Idaho’s Patrick Du in 2nd place by 0.37 seconds. Montana State’s Erik Carlson placed 4th and teammate Leo DeMar’s placed 7th. Whitman College placed 2nd overall. Whitman’s Grant Andersen placed 8th followed by teammate Brandon Neifert in 9th place.

Montana State University claimed 1st in the women's giant slalom on Saturday. Led by Montana State’s Sierra Scanlan in 1st place over College of Idaho’s Taylor Watkins in 2nd by 3.91 seconds. Montana State’s Aly Gries placed 3rd followed by teammate Brenna Ritchie in 4th. The College of Idaho placed 2nd overall. Led by Taylor Watkins in 2nd place. Teammates Caitlyn Bumpers placed 7th and Hadley Dunlevy placed 10th.

Athletes competed in a second giant slalom race for both men and women on Sunday. Montana State University claimed 1st in the men's giant slalom again on Sunday. Montana State’s Jake Farwig took 1st place over The College of Idaho’s Carson Paco in 2nd place by 0.40 seconds. Montana State’s Brady Spenlinhauer placed 9th and teammate Anders Holtenman in 11th place. The College of Idaho placed 2nd overall. The team was led by Carson Paco in 2nd place with teammate Jiri Vesely in 6th. Montana State University claimed 1st in the women's giant slalom on Saturday, led by Montana State’s Parker Crawford in 2nd place behind The College of Idaho’s Taylor Watkins in 1st place by 1.46 seconds. Montana State’s Sierra Scanlan placed 4th followed by teammate Sage Curtis in 5th place. The College of Idaho placed 2nd overall with Taylor Watkins in 1st place. Teammates Caitlyn Bumpers placed 7th and Hadley Dunlevy placed 21st.

1/25 - 1/26 Midwest Conference
The Midwest Region had races in all three divisions this weekend.

The Lake Superior and Chicago division held its race at Giants Ridge, MN. On Saturday the giant slalom events were held for both men and women. Northern Michigan University claimed 1st place overall in the men’s category. Freshman Kyan Hopke took 1st place over teammate Aaron Grzelak in 2nd place by 0.33 seconds. Teammate Andrew Truman placed 3rd. The University of Wisconsin Madison took 2nd place overall. UW Madison’s Tanner Bence placed 6th with teammate James Briggs placing 11th.

Northern Michigan University claimed 1st place overall in the women’s category. Sophomore Tommie Jo Springer took 1st place over teammate Ainsley Kirk in 2nd place by 1.28 seconds. Teammate Reagan Olli placed 3rd. The University of Wisconsin Madison placed 2nd overall.

On Sunday the slalom events were held for both men and women. Northern Michigan University claimed 1st place in the men’s race, led by senior Aaron Grzelak in 1st place over teammate Kyan Hopke in 2nd place by 0.35 seconds. Teammate Reed Heathman placed 3rd. The University of Wisconsin Madison placed 2nd overall, led by Tanner Bence in 6th place. Teammates James Brigg placed 11th followed by Jaggen Qie in 12th place. Northern Michigan University claimed 1st place overall in the women’s category. Led by senior Reagan Olli in 1st place followed by teammate Marissa Witte in 2nd place by 1.15 seconds. Teammate Madalyn Stern placed 3rd. The University of Wisconsin Madison took 2nd place overall. UW Madison’s Harper Randolph placed 7th followed by teammate Katie Curry in 8th place. Teammate Charlise Schulz placed 12th.

The Michigan and Ohio divisions held a joint race at Otsego Club in Gaylord, MI. On Saturday the slalom events were held for both men and women. Michigan State University claimed 1st place in the men’s category. Michigan State’s Aiden Lewandowski took 1st place followed by teammate Hunter Halstead in 2nd place by 0.22 seconds. Teammate Teegan McLeod placed 4th. The University of Michigan placed 2nd overall. Led by Benjamin Aulicino in 3rd place. Teammates Brady Koenig in 5th place and Will Hallas in 8th place. The University of Michigan claimed 1st place in the women’s category. Led by Anna Grzelak in 1st place followed by teammate Maria Fornetti in 2nd place by 0.18 seconds. Teammate Ellie Gruber placed 3rd. The University of Notre Dame placed 2nd overall. Led by Adelaide Kolka in 13th place.

On Sunday the giant slalom events were held for both men and women. The University of Michigan claimed 1st place. Michigan’s Will Hallas took 2nd place behind Michigan State’s Hunter Halstead in 1st place by 0.09 seconds. The University of Michigan’s Brady Koenig placed 4th followed by teammate Benjamin Aulicino in 4th place. Michigan State University placed 2nd overall. Led by Hunter Halstead in 1st place. Michigan State’s Teegan McLeod placed 3rd and teammate Nicholas Uhazie placed 7th. The University of Michigan also claimed 1st place in the women’s category. Michigan’s Maria Fornetti took 1st place over Ohio State University’s Meredith Hodus in 2nd place by 0.48 seconds. Michigan’s Anna Grzelak placed 4th followed by teammate Lauren Carlson in 5th place. Calvin University placed 2nd overall, led by Annelise Kuiper in 8th place followed by teammate Erin Cawley in 10th place and Erin Buursma in 20th.

1/25 - 1/26 Mideast Conference
The Mideast region held its race at Labrador Mountain in Truxton, NY. On Saturday the slalom events were held for both men and women. Hobart and Williams College claimed 1st overall for the men’s category. Hobart and William’s Will Patton took 1st place over Antoine Marc from Cornell University by 1.05 seconds. Hobart and William’s Ethan Hine placed 4th and teammate Jack Ross placed 7th. Cornell University placed 2nd overall. Leading Cornell was Antoine Marc in 2nd place. Teammates James Kelly placed 9th and Ryan Rupprecht in 15th place.

Colgate University claimed 1st overall in the women’s race. Kate Goodrich of Colgate University took 1st place, finishing 2.08 seconds ahead of Hobart and William’s Marjorie Plants in 2nd place. Colgate’s Charlotte Morris placed 5th followed by teammate Carissa Dunlap in 6th place. Hobart and Williams College placed 2nd overall. Majorie Plant’s teammates Kate Broderick placed 11th and Mia Crivelli placed 15th.

On Sunday the giant slalom events were held for both men and women. Hobart and Williams College claimed 1st overall for the men. Hobart and William’s Will Patton took 1st place over Antoine Marc of Cornell University by 0.40 seconds. Hobart William’s Jack Ross placed 4th and teammate Jake Labanowski placed 14th. Cornell University placed 2nd overall led by Antoine Marc in 2nd place. Teammates Ryan Rupprecht placed 8th and Alex Aubrecht placed 13th.

Colgate University claimed 1st overall in the women’s category. Kate Goodrich took 1st place over Hamilton College’s Charley Croft in 2nd place by 1.47 seconds. Colgate’s Charlotte Morris placed 3rd followed by teammate Carissa Dunlap in 4th. Hamilton College placed 2nd overall led by Charley Croft in 2nd place. Teammates Dana Schwartz placed 7th and Reilly Loughman placed 16th.

1/25 - 1/26 Rocky Mountain Conference
The Rocky Mountain region led a race at Purgatory Resort in Durango, CO and featured two giant slalom races. The University of Colorado Boulder claimed 1st overall for the women. CU Boulder’s Sydney Kraabel took 1st place followed by teammate Jenna Blatchford in 2nd place with a 0.69 second difference. Teammate Ellie Dunham placed 4th. Colorado Mesa University took 2nd overall. Mesa’s Gracey Hening placed 3rd, followed by teammates Madalyn Lind Smith placing 18th and Patricia Casey placing 25th.

For the Sunday giant slalom event, The University of Colorado Boulder claimed 1st place overall once again. Boulder’s Sydney Kraabel tied for 1st place with teammate Jenna Blatchford with a combined time of 1.36.83. Boulder’s Skylar Adelman placed 3rd. The University of Denver took 2nd overall. Denver’s Klara Niss placed 12th. Teammates Emily Miller placed 14th and Sophia Novak placed 16th.

1/24 and 1/26 Northern California Conference
The Northern California conference held slalom races at Boreal Mountain in California on Friday and Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort in California on Sunday. The University of California Davis claimed 1st place in the men’s category at Friday’s race. UC Davis’ Finn Nock claimed 1st place followed by teammate Ethan Hockridge in 2nd place with a 2.20 second difference. UC Davis’ Matthew Soettart placed 4th. Stanford University took 2nd place led by Maxime De Belloy in 3rd place. Teammates Aidan Burke placed 7th and Colin Crown placed 8th.

Stanford University claimed 1st place in the men’s category at Friday’s race. Stanfords Maxime De Belloy took 2nd place behind UC Davis’ Finn Nock in 1st place with a 4.70 second difference. Stanford’s Charles Snipp placed 6th and teammate Issac Goodman placed 8th. The University of California Davis took 2nd overall with Finn Nock in 1st place. UC Davis’ Matthew Soettart placed 3rd and teammate Daniel Rasas placed 5th.

1/25 - 1/26 Grand Teton Conference
The Grand Teton region held a race at Purgatory Resort in Durango, CO. The women’s giant slalom events were held on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday The University of Utah claimed 1st place overall. Utah’s Paige Peterson took 1st place followed by teammate Kendall MacLoed in 2nd place with a 2.13 second difference. Teammate Zoe Robinson placed 3rd. Rocky Mountain College did not participate in this race.

On Sunday The University of Utah was the only team competing. Utah’s Paige Peterson took 1st place followed by teammate Kendall MacLoed in 2nd place with a 6.04 second difference. Teammate Elle Schreiner placed 3rd.

1/24 - 1/26 Eastern Conference
MacConnell Division
The MacConnell Division held a two day FIS - U giant slalom race at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, NY. Babson College won the overall men’s giant slalom event on Friday. Babson’s Fondevik Syversen Mads placed 11th. Babson’s James Rosenbloom placed 26th followed by teammate Michael Perretta Elliot in 27th. Clarkson took 2nd overall. Clarkson’s Edouard Brochu placed 30th. Teammates Jackson Knobloch placed 34th and Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalo placed 36th. The overall women’s giant slalom event on Friday was won by Vermont State University at Castleton. Castleton’s Alice Pomi placed 9th. Teammates Emilie Stene placed 12th and Karleigh Hollister placed 23rd. The University of Massachusetts took 2nd overall. Massachusetts Louise Filkorn placed 20th. Teammates Anna Mcdermott placed 25th and Defne Akgerman
placed 33rd.

Babson College won the overall men’s giant slalom event on Saturday. Babson’s Fondevik Syversen Mads placed 15th. Teammate James Rosenbloom placed 23th followed by teammate Michael Perretta Elliot in 34th. Clarkson took 2nd overall. Clarkson’s Edouard Brochu placed 36th. Teammates Jackson Knobloch placed 39th and Reed Martin placed 42nd. The overall women’s giant slalom event on Saturday was won by Vermont State University at Castleton. Castleton’s Emilie Stene placed 12th. Teammates Alice Pomi placed 14th and Andrea Rodriguez Elosegui placed 22nd. Babson College took 2nd overall. Babson’s Julia Wiacek placed 19th. Teammates Morrison Travis placed 31st and Amelie Alkier placed 33rd.

Reynolds Division
The Reynolds Division held a race at Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton, ME. Reynolds held a two day giant slalom event.

The overall men’s giant slalom event on Saturday was won by the University of Maine at Farmington. Farmington’s Sam Roy placed 1st followed by teammate Lake Lindelof in 2nd place by a 0.23 second difference. Teammate Colgan O’Keefe placed 4th. St.Joseph’s College of Maine took 2nd overall. St.Joseph’s Jack Price placed 3rd. Teammates Colin Rathbone placed 5th and Sam Plummer placed 17th.

The overall women’s giant slalom event on Saturday was won by St. Joseph’s College of Maine. St.Joseph’s Hannah Golden placed 3rd. Teammates Madelyn Zordan placed 4th and Lily Anctil placed 6th. The University of Maine at Farmington took 2nd overall. Farmington’s Hokulani Caroseli placed 2nd behind New England College’s Malin Alusic-Bingham in 1st place by a 2.96 second difference. Farmington’s Grace Mahmood placed 5th and teammate Elanore Robb placed 7th.

The men’s giant slalom event on Saturday was won by the University of Maine at Farmington.

Farmington’s Sam Roy placed 1st followed by teammate Lake Lindelof in 2nd place by a 0.20 second difference. Teammate Lance Dolan placed 6th. St.Joseph’s College of Maine took 2nd overall. St.Joseph’s Colin Rathbone placed 3rd. Teammates Jack Price placed 4th and Caleb Gorton placed 5th. The women’s giant slalom event on Saturday was won by St. Joseph’s College of Maine. St. Joseph’s Hannah Golden placed 4th. Teammates Madelyn Zordan placed 5th and Kathleen Yeaton placed 6th.

1/25 - 1/26 Atlantic Highlands Conference
The Atlantic Highlands region raced at Belleayre Ski Resort in Highmount, NY. Atlantic Highlands held a two day giant slalom event.

The men’s giant slalom event on Saturday was won by Lehigh University. Lehigh’s Aaron Martin placed 1st over United States Military Academy’s Jame Lahrman in 2nd place by a 0.29 second difference. Lehigh’s Jordan Bell placed 11th and teammate Nathan Driker placed 13th. Fairfield University took 2nd overall. Fairfield’s Timothy Teguis placed 5th. Teammates Cole Paton placed 6th and Tj Rubin placed 10th.

The women’s giant slalom event on Saturday was won by Columbia University. Columbia’s Lisa Engelen placed 1st over Princeton University's Sophia Harrison Bregman in 2nd place by a 0.10 second difference. Columbia’s Sloane Goldberg placed 5th and teammate Samantha Campana-Gladstone placed 19th. Lafayette College took 2nd place overall. Lafayette’s Lindsay Correll placed 3rd. Teammates Lily Gouse
placed 13th and Gwendolyn Brown placed 17th.

USCSA is the sports federation for collegiate team ski and snowboard competition in America. The organization believes that student-athletes of all levels and abilities should have access to quality and exciting venues of competition. Our athletes agree that our team orientation fosters a collaborative approach across their collegiate athletic and academic careers, and often this mentality proves indispensable in their adult lives and careers. USCSA includes over 140 institutions from coast to coast, fielding over 4,700 female and male alpine, freestyle, nordic, and snowboarding athletes who participate in more than 300 events annually.

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