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Catamounts Maintain Fifth Place After Day 3 of Racing at NCAA Ski Championships

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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. –
The Vermont Catamounts maintained their fifth place standing at the NCAA Ski Championships following the third day of competition which featured the men's and women's classic races with a mass start at Mt. Van Hoevenberg.
 
Colorado and Utah are first and second in the overall standings and separated by seven points. The Buffaloes have 388 points, while the Utes have 381 points. New Mexico is in third with 327 points. Denver is fourth (290 pts) and the Catamounts follow in fifth with 272 points.

RELATED LINKS
Team Scores (.pdf)
Men's 20K Classic Results (.pdf)
Women's 15K Classic Results (.pdf)

 
In the women's 15K race Emilie Cedervaern of New Mexico posted a winning time of 47:40.3. Veronika Mayerhofer of Utah was second and Sylvia Thorson Nordskar of Denver was third to round out the podium.  All three skiers made up the podium of the 5K freestyle race on the opening day of competition on Wednesday.
 
The Western teams took the first six spots in the standings. Vermont's MK Cirelli was the top Catamount skier, finishing eighth overall with a time of 49:12.7 and earning a spot on the All-America Second Team.
 
Stephanie Kirk finished 21st (50:42.9) and Alayna Sonnesyn was 28th (52:14.8) to complete her first NCAA Championship experience.
 
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Jorgen Grav
In the men's 20K race, Jorgen Grav was the top Vermont finisher and top Eastern skier in the race. He placed ninth with a time of 57:03.4. Grav earned All-America Second Team honors with his first top-10 finish in an NCAA race in his career.
 
Rogan Brown added a 19th place finish (58:12.2) and Jack Hegman was 21st (58:47.5) to round out the Catamount team.
 
The NCAA Ski Championships wrap up on Saturday (March 14) with the slalom races at Whiteface Mountain. The Catamounts boast the defending women's slalom champion in Kristina Riis-Johannessen.
 
Saturday, March 14
9 a.m. – Men's Slalom – first run (Whiteface Mountain) - click here to watch
10 a.m. – Women's Slalom – first run (Whiteface Mountain) - click here to watch
12 p.m. – Men's Slalom – second run (Whiteface Mountain) - click here to watch
1 p.m. – Women's Slalom – second run (Whiteface Mountain) - click here to watch
 
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Players Mentioned

MK Cirelli

MK Cirelli

Sophomore
Jorgen Grav

Jorgen Grav

Junior
Nordic
Jack Hegman

Jack Hegman

Junior
Nordic
Stephanie Kirk

Stephanie Kirk

Junior
Nordic
Kristina Riis-Johannessen

Kristina Riis-Johannessen

Senior
Alpine
Alayna Sonnesyn

Alayna Sonnesyn

First Year
Nordic
Rogan Brown

Rogan Brown

Senior

Players Mentioned

MK Cirelli

MK Cirelli

Sophomore
Jorgen Grav

Jorgen Grav

Junior
Nordic
Jack Hegman

Jack Hegman

Junior
Nordic
Stephanie Kirk

Stephanie Kirk

Junior
Nordic
Kristina Riis-Johannessen

Kristina Riis-Johannessen

Senior
Alpine
Alayna Sonnesyn

Alayna Sonnesyn

First Year
Nordic
Rogan Brown

Rogan Brown

Senior