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Joe Davies had another podium on the final day of the 2024 RMISA Championships (MSU Athletics)
Davies Second in 20K Classic on Final Day of RMISA Championships
2/25/2024 11:26 PM | Skiing
Utah finishes second at conference championship meet
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Joe Davies of the Utah Ski Team had his second straight podium with a second-place finish in the men's 20K classic, leading the Utes on the final day of the 2024 RMISA Championships at Crosscut Mountain Sports Center.
Utah trailed Colorado entering the final day of the meet and gave the Buffaloes a good battle today, but ultimately finished second in the meet standings. Over the three-day meet the Utes tallied 589.5 points, short of only CU (671).
"We gave it everything and skied great," said head Nordic coach Miles Havlick, "but CU was a tough opponent this weekend. Our men skied very well despite some very warm and windy conditions. We are still battling through some injuries and illness on the women's side, so we will take advantage of the next 10 days to get healthy and regroup for the NCAA Championships."
Davies clocked a 55:48.9 in the mass start, with Denver's Andreas Kirkeng picking up the win. Tom Mancini (56:45.5) placed fifth and Brian Bushey (57:34.1) was ninth. Walker Hall was just one spot out of the top-10 with a time of 58:18.7. The men's trio of Davies, Mancini and Bushey combined for 88 points, leading the field.
The Utah women were led by Sydney Palmer-Leger with a sixth-place performance (1:15:18.1). Witta Walcher earned her third top-10 in her last four starts with a 1:15:28.8, good for ninth in the race.
Utah combined for 191 points across the men's Nordic races, leading all teams. Throughout the three-day meet the Utes had 358 points from the men's Nordic and alpine races, the most in the field.
Next Up
With the RMISA Championships now in the books, the Utes will turn their focus to the 2024 NCAA Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, running from March 6-9. The Utes will announce their qualifiers for the championship meet early this week as the team looks for its fifth straight national title and 17th all-time.
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Utah trailed Colorado entering the final day of the meet and gave the Buffaloes a good battle today, but ultimately finished second in the meet standings. Over the three-day meet the Utes tallied 589.5 points, short of only CU (671).
"We gave it everything and skied great," said head Nordic coach Miles Havlick, "but CU was a tough opponent this weekend. Our men skied very well despite some very warm and windy conditions. We are still battling through some injuries and illness on the women's side, so we will take advantage of the next 10 days to get healthy and regroup for the NCAA Championships."
Davies clocked a 55:48.9 in the mass start, with Denver's Andreas Kirkeng picking up the win. Tom Mancini (56:45.5) placed fifth and Brian Bushey (57:34.1) was ninth. Walker Hall was just one spot out of the top-10 with a time of 58:18.7. The men's trio of Davies, Mancini and Bushey combined for 88 points, leading the field.
The Utah women were led by Sydney Palmer-Leger with a sixth-place performance (1:15:18.1). Witta Walcher earned her third top-10 in her last four starts with a 1:15:28.8, good for ninth in the race.
Utah combined for 191 points across the men's Nordic races, leading all teams. Throughout the three-day meet the Utes had 358 points from the men's Nordic and alpine races, the most in the field.
Next Up
With the RMISA Championships now in the books, the Utes will turn their focus to the 2024 NCAA Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, running from March 6-9. The Utes will announce their qualifiers for the championship meet early this week as the team looks for its fifth straight national title and 17th all-time.
Follow the Utah Ski Team
Follow the Utes on social media (@utahskiteam).
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