Tuesday, January 7
Georgetown, Colo. / Loveland Ski Area
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Kaila Lafreniere was one of five Utes to post a top-10 finish Tuesday (photo courtesy Matan Coll)
Hoffman Nets First Collegiate Podium at Denver Invitational, Five Utes in Top-10
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GEORGETOWN, Colo. – Freshman Harry Hoffman of the Utah Ski Team recorded his first collegiate podium, placing third in a slalom race on Tuesday at Loveland Ski Area as part of the Denver Invitational.
Combined between the women's and men's races, Utah had five top-10 individual results, including all three scorers on the men's side. Kaila Lafreniere was the top Utah finisher on the women's side, placing seventh.
Utah is second in the team standings following the opening race of the DU meet, with a giant slalom to follow on Wednesday at Copper Mountain. The Utes scored 158 points in today's slalom, with Colorado in the lead (181).
Women's Race
Kaila Lafreniere continued a nice start to her sophomore season with a seventh-place time of 1:30.98. Claire Timmermann was in the top-nine for the day (1:31.33) while Melanie Dahlberg (1:31.90) rounded out Utah's scoring in 12th.
The Utes also had Kaja Norbye place 13th and Evelina Fredricsson was 15th in the women's field.
"It's great to be racing with the team again," said Lafreniere. "I cannot wait to see what this season brings."
Men's Race
Utah had Harry Hoffman lead the way with a time of 1:31.99—good for bronze. Teammate Wilhelm Normannseth was right behind him in fourth place (1:32.24) and Johs Braathen Herland (1:32.29) gave the Utes key points with a top-six result.
"Today was great," Hoffman said. "The snow was challenging, but I was able to fight my way down both runs. I'm super happy to get my first college podium, and to do it with this team is amazing. Having the team support is a great feeling, and knowing that both the guys and girls had a lot in the top-10 is great to see from the whole team."
Herland's second run (48.39 seconds) was top-four for the afternoon and it helped vault him up from 17th place after his first run.
In addition, Oliver Parazette was 19th and Simen Strand took 25th.
Next Up | Full Schedule
The Denver Invitational continues on Wednesday with a giant slalom race, with events moving to Copper Mountain.
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Follow the Utes on social media @utahskiteam.
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Combined between the women's and men's races, Utah had five top-10 individual results, including all three scorers on the men's side. Kaila Lafreniere was the top Utah finisher on the women's side, placing seventh.
Utah is second in the team standings following the opening race of the DU meet, with a giant slalom to follow on Wednesday at Copper Mountain. The Utes scored 158 points in today's slalom, with Colorado in the lead (181).
Women's Race
Kaila Lafreniere continued a nice start to her sophomore season with a seventh-place time of 1:30.98. Claire Timmermann was in the top-nine for the day (1:31.33) while Melanie Dahlberg (1:31.90) rounded out Utah's scoring in 12th.
The Utes also had Kaja Norbye place 13th and Evelina Fredricsson was 15th in the women's field.
"It's great to be racing with the team again," said Lafreniere. "I cannot wait to see what this season brings."
Men's Race
Utah had Harry Hoffman lead the way with a time of 1:31.99—good for bronze. Teammate Wilhelm Normannseth was right behind him in fourth place (1:32.24) and Johs Braathen Herland (1:32.29) gave the Utes key points with a top-six result.
"Today was great," Hoffman said. "The snow was challenging, but I was able to fight my way down both runs. I'm super happy to get my first college podium, and to do it with this team is amazing. Having the team support is a great feeling, and knowing that both the guys and girls had a lot in the top-10 is great to see from the whole team."
Herland's second run (48.39 seconds) was top-four for the afternoon and it helped vault him up from 17th place after his first run.
In addition, Oliver Parazette was 19th and Simen Strand took 25th.
Next Up | Full Schedule
The Denver Invitational continues on Wednesday with a giant slalom race, with events moving to Copper Mountain.
Follow the Utah Ski Team
Follow the Utes on social media @utahskiteam.
Official Mobile App of Utah Athletics – Utah 360
The official mobile app of Utah Athletics is Utah 360. Download it today for access to news and information, schedules, rosters, stats and behind-the-scenes videos directly from your mobile device. The app is available in both the Apple Store (download) and Google Play (download). Add it today, access your game tickets and download them to your smartphone's wallet to make yourself game-day ready!
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