Buffs Open Seawolf Invite with Pair of Top 10 Performances

Wednesday, January 25

Girdwood, Alaska

All Day

Colorado

Seawolf Invitational (Giant Slalom)

Buffs Open Seawolf Invite with Pair of Top 10 Performances

January 25, 2017 | Skiing

Seawolf Invite - Day 1 Results

Max Luukko places fifth in men’s giant slalom, Tonje Trulsrud sixth in women’s giant slalom

By: Jason Clay, Associate SID

GIRDWOOD, Alaska – The University of Colorado alpine teams opened up four days of skiing in Alaska Wednesday with the running of the men's and women's giant slalom races in the Seawolf Invitational at Alyeska Resort.

Colorado sits in sixth place with 114 points after the first day of competition that saw the Buffs record a pair of top 10 finishes.

Sophomore Tonje Trulsrud was the top finisher in the giant slalom for the women's alpine team, coming in sixth place. She has now finished in the top 10 in all seven races this season.

Nora Christensen was 20^th for the Buffs, Katie Hostetler placed 29^th and Megan McGrew 30^th. The women's alpine team finished the day sixth in team points with 55.

Max Luukko led the charge on the men's side, who as a team finished in fifth place with 59 points.

Luukko placed fifth Wednesday, his fifth finish this season being in the top five with four of those coming in giant slalom races.

Ola Johansen competed for the first time since the opening week of the season. After missing the two races at the Utah Invitational due to injury, he was back in action Wednesday and placed 30^th. Roger Carry finished 19^th and Bobby Moyer 21^st. Freshman David Ketterer did not race, as he finished up competing at the FIS World Cup in Austria theday prior on Tuesday.

The schedule of events for the alpine races was altered for Thursday. Now up next for CU will be the slalom races of the Seawolf Invitation to finish out that portion of the meet.

Seawolf Invitational (2 of 8 events)—1. Montana State 170; 2. Utah 153; 3. Denver 148; 4. New Mexico 123; 5. Alaska Anchorage 117; 6. Colorado 114; 7. Colorado Mountain College 44; 8. Westminster 29

Women's Giant Slalom Team Scores—1. Denver 83; 2. Utah 79; 3. Montana State 66; 4. Alaska Anchorage 62; 5. New Mexico 59; 6. Colorado 55; 7. Westminster 29; 8. Colorado Mountain College 11.

Men's Giant Slalom Team Scores—1. Montana State 104; 2. Utah 74; 3. Denver 65; 4. New Mexico 64; 5. Colorado 59; 6. Alaska Anchorage 55; 7. Colorado Mountain College 33

Women's Giant Slalom (40 collegiate finishers)—1. Roni Remme, Utah, 1:46.64; 2. Tuva Norbye, DU, 1:47.51; 3. Charley Field, UAA, 1:47.81; 4. Benedicte Lyche, MSU, 1:47.95; 5. Ann-Kathrin Breuning, WMC, 1:47.98; 6. Tonje Trulsrud, CU, 1:48.16; 7. Andrea Komsic, DU, 1:48.49; 8. Katharine Irwin, UNM, 1:48.52; 9. Karoline Myklebust, UNM, 1:48.53; 10. Monica Huebner, DU, 1:48.57. Other CU Finishers: 20. Nora Christensen 1:50.94; 29. Katie Hostetler 1:54.91; 33. Megan McGrew 1:55.13; Andrea Arnold DNF1; Isabella Fidjeland DNS.

Men's Giant Slalom (40 collegiate finishers)— 1. Addison Dvoracek 1:46.99; 2. Morten Bakke, MSU, 1:47.01; 3. Vegard Busengdal, UNM, 1:47.06; 4. Samuel Dupratt, Utah, 1:47.31; 5. Max Luukko, CU, 1:47.43; 6. Garret Driller, MSU, 1:47.57; 7. Alex Leever, DU, 1:47.76; 8. Endre Bjertness, Utah, 1:47.83; 9. David Heuhauser, MSU, 1:47.87; 10. Anthony Naciuk, UAA, 1:47.96. Other CU Finishers: 19. Roger Carry 1:48.94; 21. Bobby Moyer 1:48.96; 30. Ola Johansen 1:51.09