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Hyncicova Finishes Third At U.S. Cross Country Nationals
January 05, 2018 | Skiing
CU senior places third in the freestyle sprint races Friday at the U.S. National Championship
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Colorado Buffalo Nordic team had five top 10 finishes in the freestyle sprint races on Friday that were being held in conjunction with the U.S. Cross Country Championships at Kincaid Park.
In these freestyle sprint races, there was a qualifying round that was followed up with quarterfinal and semifinal heats before the finals. Only the qualifying times counted towards RMISA qualification and official results, but skiers were able to advance on to the quarterfinal (top 30 from qualifier), semifinal and final heats.
Colorado saw Alvar Alev and Petter Reistad reach the quarterfinals of the men's race while Hedda Baangman, Petra Hyncicova and Christina Rolandsen all did so on the women's side. Colorado was one of just three intercollegiate programs to have three or more qualify for the quarterfinal heats, joined by Dartmouth (with four) and Alaska-Anchorage (three).
Hyncicova, who finished second in the qualifying round among RMISA athletes to record CU's top official result, was the lone Buff who advanced on past the quarterfinal round.
She made it all the way to the finals and there finished third to get on the podium at the U.S. Cross Country Championships that started out with 146 competitors Friday. Caitlin Patterson, who helped lead Vermont to the NCAA title back in 2012, won the finals while Denver University's Jasmi Joensuu edged out Hyncicova for second, topping Hyncicova's time of 3:25.12 by 0.23 seconds.
"In the beginning I was just going up the first uphill and I had a good position to attack and then I realized I could go first," Hyncicova said on the live stream by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team's Facebook page about her finals race. "I knew that I had really good skis, so I wanted to be on the downhill first to make up some seconds, but I knew that going into the last uphill that I am probably the slowest going uphill, so I wanted to be the first one. It worked out and I'm glad."
THE WOMEN'S RACE: With Hyncicova placing second and Rolandsen and Baangman close behind in sixth and seventh in the qualifier that counted for RMISA results, the Buffs and Alaska-Anchorage were the only two schools to have three top 10 finishers.
They were close to a fourth, as sophomore Anne Siri Lervik was two-tenths of a second behind New Mexico's Brenna Egan for 10th place. Senior Ane Johnsen was 20th and freshman Quinn Lehmkuhl placed 29th.
THE MEN"S RACE: CU was led for a second-straight race by Alev and Reistad. Both duplicated their top 10 finishes from Wednesday 15K freestyle race, but on Friday Alev finished fourth and Reistad seventh.
Senior Ian Boucher came in 16th, a good showing that registered the third finish of his career 16th or higher. Sophomore Andrew Potyk was 21st and freshman Tyler Terranova, a Steamboat Springs native, was 32nd.
WHAT IT MEANS: Hyncicova's podium finish at a strong competition will go down as a big result on her resume as she is working to qualify for the Czech Republic Olympic team.
"Well I hope it will help, but you never know," Hyncicova said when asked on how this result will affect her Olympic process. "There are some (Czech Republic) girls racing in the World Cup and in the European Cup, so it is about the coaches and what they decide. I just think that it was a good race today."
NEXT UP: The CU alpine team join the action with their first competition of the season, the RMISA Alpine Qualifier giant slalom races on Saturday at Big Sky Resort.
RESULTS
2018 U.S. Cross Country Championships | Freestyle Sprint Races
Kincaid Park (Anchorage, Alaska)
Women's Freestyle Sprint Results (31 RMISA finishers):
1. Jasmi Joensuu, DU, 3:23.88; 2. Petra Hyncicova, CU, 3:24.10; 3. Hailey Swirbul, UAA, 3:25.72; 4. Johanna Taliharm, MSU, 3:29.70; 5. Casey Wright, UAA, 3:33.31; 6. Christina Rolandsen, CU, 3:33.32; 7. Hedda Baangman, CU, 3:34.34; 8. Kristine Karsrud, DU, 3:34.57; 9. Hannah Rudd, UAA, 3:35.94; 10. Brenna Egan, UNM, 3:39.29. Other CU Finishers: 11. Anne Siri Lervik, 3:39.50; 20. Ane Johnsen, 3:42.60; 29. Quinn Lehmkuhl, 3:47.49
Men's Freestyle Sprint Results (33 RMISA finishers):
1. Martin Bergstroem, Utah, 3:09.02; 2. Dag Frode Trolleboe, DU, 3:09.30; 3. Eivind Romberg Kvaale; DU, 3:11.37; 4. Alvar Alev, CU, 3:13.33; 5. Hakon Hjelstuen, Utah, 3:13.50; 6. Logan Diekmann, Utah, 3:14.0; 7. Petter Reistad, CU, 3:15.26; 8. Nicholas Sweeney, DU, 3:17.34; 9. Erik Axelsson, MSU, 3:17.75; 10. Lars Hannah, DU, 3:18.0. Other CU Finishers: 16. Ian Boucher, 3:22.54; 21. Andrew Potyk, 3:24.61; 32. Tyler Terranova, 3:34.35.
In these freestyle sprint races, there was a qualifying round that was followed up with quarterfinal and semifinal heats before the finals. Only the qualifying times counted towards RMISA qualification and official results, but skiers were able to advance on to the quarterfinal (top 30 from qualifier), semifinal and final heats.
Colorado saw Alvar Alev and Petter Reistad reach the quarterfinals of the men's race while Hedda Baangman, Petra Hyncicova and Christina Rolandsen all did so on the women's side. Colorado was one of just three intercollegiate programs to have three or more qualify for the quarterfinal heats, joined by Dartmouth (with four) and Alaska-Anchorage (three).
Hyncicova, who finished second in the qualifying round among RMISA athletes to record CU's top official result, was the lone Buff who advanced on past the quarterfinal round.
She made it all the way to the finals and there finished third to get on the podium at the U.S. Cross Country Championships that started out with 146 competitors Friday. Caitlin Patterson, who helped lead Vermont to the NCAA title back in 2012, won the finals while Denver University's Jasmi Joensuu edged out Hyncicova for second, topping Hyncicova's time of 3:25.12 by 0.23 seconds.
"In the beginning I was just going up the first uphill and I had a good position to attack and then I realized I could go first," Hyncicova said on the live stream by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team's Facebook page about her finals race. "I knew that I had really good skis, so I wanted to be on the downhill first to make up some seconds, but I knew that going into the last uphill that I am probably the slowest going uphill, so I wanted to be the first one. It worked out and I'm glad."
THE WOMEN'S RACE: With Hyncicova placing second and Rolandsen and Baangman close behind in sixth and seventh in the qualifier that counted for RMISA results, the Buffs and Alaska-Anchorage were the only two schools to have three top 10 finishers.
They were close to a fourth, as sophomore Anne Siri Lervik was two-tenths of a second behind New Mexico's Brenna Egan for 10th place. Senior Ane Johnsen was 20th and freshman Quinn Lehmkuhl placed 29th.
THE MEN"S RACE: CU was led for a second-straight race by Alev and Reistad. Both duplicated their top 10 finishes from Wednesday 15K freestyle race, but on Friday Alev finished fourth and Reistad seventh.
Senior Ian Boucher came in 16th, a good showing that registered the third finish of his career 16th or higher. Sophomore Andrew Potyk was 21st and freshman Tyler Terranova, a Steamboat Springs native, was 32nd.
WHAT IT MEANS: Hyncicova's podium finish at a strong competition will go down as a big result on her resume as she is working to qualify for the Czech Republic Olympic team.
"Well I hope it will help, but you never know," Hyncicova said when asked on how this result will affect her Olympic process. "There are some (Czech Republic) girls racing in the World Cup and in the European Cup, so it is about the coaches and what they decide. I just think that it was a good race today."
NEXT UP: The CU alpine team join the action with their first competition of the season, the RMISA Alpine Qualifier giant slalom races on Saturday at Big Sky Resort.
RESULTS
2018 U.S. Cross Country Championships | Freestyle Sprint Races
Kincaid Park (Anchorage, Alaska)
Women's Freestyle Sprint Results (31 RMISA finishers):
1. Jasmi Joensuu, DU, 3:23.88; 2. Petra Hyncicova, CU, 3:24.10; 3. Hailey Swirbul, UAA, 3:25.72; 4. Johanna Taliharm, MSU, 3:29.70; 5. Casey Wright, UAA, 3:33.31; 6. Christina Rolandsen, CU, 3:33.32; 7. Hedda Baangman, CU, 3:34.34; 8. Kristine Karsrud, DU, 3:34.57; 9. Hannah Rudd, UAA, 3:35.94; 10. Brenna Egan, UNM, 3:39.29. Other CU Finishers: 11. Anne Siri Lervik, 3:39.50; 20. Ane Johnsen, 3:42.60; 29. Quinn Lehmkuhl, 3:47.49
Men's Freestyle Sprint Results (33 RMISA finishers):
1. Martin Bergstroem, Utah, 3:09.02; 2. Dag Frode Trolleboe, DU, 3:09.30; 3. Eivind Romberg Kvaale; DU, 3:11.37; 4. Alvar Alev, CU, 3:13.33; 5. Hakon Hjelstuen, Utah, 3:13.50; 6. Logan Diekmann, Utah, 3:14.0; 7. Petter Reistad, CU, 3:15.26; 8. Nicholas Sweeney, DU, 3:17.34; 9. Erik Axelsson, MSU, 3:17.75; 10. Lars Hannah, DU, 3:18.0. Other CU Finishers: 16. Ian Boucher, 3:22.54; 21. Andrew Potyk, 3:24.61; 32. Tyler Terranova, 3:34.35.
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