INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. Get out your brooms, Sierra Nevada College the Eagles ski team swept the podium multiple times Sunday and Monday at Diamond Peak Ski Resort.
The two-day meet featured SNC, Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and UC Davis.
The womens team finished 1-2-3 in Sundays slalom race, and did the same Monday in the giant slalom, adding a fourth-place finish to boot.
Every single day of racing and training, theyre getting better, said coach Branko Zagar. He said the Eagles are improving after poor snow conditions kept them off the slopes before winter break.
Freshman Hedvig Spaengs won in slalom competition Sunday, with a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 36.72 seconds. Sophomore Laura Hoff, who Zagar said continues to make improvements to her skiing, placed second with a 1:41.20.
Martina Hulten, a senior, rounded out the Eagles podium-owning day with a third place 1:41.45.
Senior Hillary Peterson placed 11th with a 2:04.06 while senior Caroline Bergstroem lost a ski and could not finish.
Fellow senior Jessica Bouleau started Sunday to record the amount of starts needed to qualify for nationals in March, but did not finish because of an injury. Zagar said shell resume training near the end of the week.
Not to be outdone, the mens team swept the first four spots Sunday.
Matyas Mleziva, the reigning United States Collegiate Skiing Associations overall national champ, placed first (1:25.50). He was followed by fellow sophomore Kevin Sheehan, who placed second (1:27.89). Sophomore Jonathan Cherry placed third (1:31.90) and freshman Troy Mott placed fourth (1:33.83).
Sophomore Gunnar Gottschalk also placed in the top-10, notching a 1:48.86 (sixth place).
Junior Mickey Ross, a leader for the team, started in a situation similar to Bouleaus, and Zagar said he could be ready any day after suffering a knee injury.
The two-day meet featured SNC, Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and UC Davis.
The womens team finished 1-2-3 in Sundays slalom race, and did the same Monday in the giant slalom, adding a fourth-place finish to boot.
Every single day of racing and training, theyre getting better, said coach Branko Zagar. He said the Eagles are improving after poor snow conditions kept them off the slopes before winter break.
Freshman Hedvig Spaengs won in slalom competition Sunday, with a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 36.72 seconds. Sophomore Laura Hoff, who Zagar said continues to make improvements to her skiing, placed second with a 1:41.20.
Martina Hulten, a senior, rounded out the Eagles podium-owning day with a third place 1:41.45.
Senior Hillary Peterson placed 11th with a 2:04.06 while senior Caroline Bergstroem lost a ski and could not finish.
Fellow senior Jessica Bouleau started Sunday to record the amount of starts needed to qualify for nationals in March, but did not finish because of an injury. Zagar said shell resume training near the end of the week.
Not to be outdone, the mens team swept the first four spots Sunday.
Matyas Mleziva, the reigning United States Collegiate Skiing Associations overall national champ, placed first (1:25.50). He was followed by fellow sophomore Kevin Sheehan, who placed second (1:27.89). Sophomore Jonathan Cherry placed third (1:31.90) and freshman Troy Mott placed fourth (1:33.83).
Sophomore Gunnar Gottschalk also placed in the top-10, notching a 1:48.86 (sixth place).
Junior Mickey Ross, a leader for the team, started in a situation similar to Bouleaus, and Zagar said he could be ready any day after suffering a knee injury.
Mondays giant slalom
Bergstroem placed first (1:11.25), Hulten second (1:11.86), Hoff third (1:13.97) and Peterson fourth with a 1:14.99, sweeping Sundays GS.Spaengs lost a ski on her second run and could not finish.
The men also finished 1-2-3-4 in Sundays GS, with Sheehan winning with a 1:07.79; Mleziva second (1:09.26); Cherry third (1:09.89); and Gottschalk fourth (1:10.69). Mott placed sixth with a (1:11.32).
The Eagles are next in action this weekend, but may experience a venue change from Mt. Rose to another local mountain. Check tahoebonanza.com this week for the Eagles destination.


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