Jordheim Wins at Yellowstone Ski Festival

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah junior skier Guro Jordheim won the women's 5-km freestyle race at the Yellowstone Ski Festival on Saturday, Nov. 14, as the Utes continue to prepare for the upcoming collegiate season.

Jordheim won in 14:26.3, pacing three Utah skiers in the top five. Mariah Bredal finished third in 14:48.3 with Julia Richter in fifth in 14:51.5. The Utes were three of the first four collegiate skiers in the race. Leah Lange also earned a top-10 finish with an eighth-place run (15:08.8) while Karianne Moe was 16th (15:32.7).

In the men's 10-km race, Bjørn Riksaasen finished 12^th in 26:53.4 followed by Ola Jordheim in 13^th in 26:54.7. Logan Diekmann also had a top-20 finish, running 18^th in 27:16.2. Noel Keeffe finished 30^th (28:21.7) with Jacob Engström in 40^th (29:12.1).

Several of Utah's collegiate opponents also participated in the event (Colorado, Montana State, New Mexico) along with some of the top non-collegiate teams in the country.

Utah opens the RMISA season at the Colorado Invitational with the first Nordic race on Jan. 12.

Players Mentioned

Mariah Bredal

Logan Diekmann

Jacob Engström

Guro Jordheim

Ola Jordheim

Noel Keeffe

Leah Lange

Karianne Moe

Julia Richter

Bjørn Riksaasen

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