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Magnus Boee atop the podium for the second straight day.
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Boee Gets Sweep, Buffs Finish Second At DU Invitational
January 26, 2020 | Skiing
MINTURN, Colo.—Freshman Magnus Boee won his second straight college race and Anne Siri Lervik was second in the women's race as the Colorado Ski Team finished second here at Maloit Park to close out the Denver Invitational.
The Buffs scored 93 points in the women's race and 87 in the men's to finish with 628 points, behind Utah's total of 708, but well ahead of third place and host Denver's total of 520. The Buffs finished second in both races behind the Utes, but the scores were tighter than Saturday, 105-93 in the women's race and 89-87 in the men's race.
Boee picked up his first freestyle win in the pursuit race thanks to the lead he opened up for himself in Saturday's classic race. Leading by over a minute, Boee needed most of that cushion to get the victory, having the ninth-best freestyle time to win the pursuit race by 15.2 seconds. Sondre Bollum was the story of the day, cruising to the fourth-fastest freestyle time in the field to move up from 13th to finish seventh. Ryan Jackson fell two spots but still maintained a 10th place finish to give the Buffs three team scorers in the top 10.
"I didn't have my best day, but I had my gap from yesterday and I'm glad I did, I ended up getting the win," Boee said "Today because I had a big gap, I didn't start off really hard, I tried to find a steady pace. I didn't feel like I was going super hard. I'm just happy I managed to keep it going somehow. I have to step up next time, but happy I got the win and it was a nice day."
The Buffs and Utes slugged it out in the women's race. The Utes finished first, second and third in the freestyle timing and the Buffs then finished fourth, fifth and sixth. The two teams held the top six spots in the final pursuit standings, as well, as Lervik held on to finish second, less than four seconds ahead of Utah's second and third finishers. Hedda Baangman held on to her starting position of fifth for her third straight fifth-place finish while Ezra Smith moved up three spots to finish sixth.
"I started about 40 seconds back," Smith said. "Fortunately I was able to catch the lead group and stay in the lead pack. It got a little messy the third lap and I fell back a little, but it feels good to lead this group for a bit."
The Nordic team will be next on deck as the alpine teams are in the midst of a rare six week delay between races. The Owl Creek Chase will serve as an RMISA Nordic Qualifier on Feb. 8-9 in Aspen and then the Utah Invitational will close out the regular season with Nordic races set for Feb. 14-15 in Soldier Hollow and alpine races set for Feb. 22-24 in Park City.
WHAT IT MEANS: It was another solid day for the Nordic teams as they continue to close the gap against Utah. While it wasn't enough to win, the signs are there with the men's team nearly winning the freestyle race and the women's team intermixing its top three team scorers with Utah's as both schools owned the top six spots.
TEAM NOTES:
NORDIC WOMEN'S NOTES:
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QUOTEWORTHY:
Jana Weinberger: "Magnus got a win, Anne Siri second and we had three girls in the top six. It was a pursuit race, so they started based on yesterday's race and the first to cross the line won. Anne Siri did a great job, moving up a few spots and Ezra moved up from ninth to sixth. We're done with two meets, CU and DU Invitationals, we have three left. We're off next weekend, we'll train and prepare to head to Aspen in a few weeks."
Magnus Boee: "I didn't have my best day, but I had my gap from yesterday and I'm glad I did, I ended up getting the win. Today because I had a big gap, it was basically trying to ski a good PT race, focus on myself. I didn't start off really hard, I tried to find a steady pace. I didn't feel like I was going super hard. I'm just happy I managed to keep it going somehow. I have to step up next time, but happy I got the win and it was a nice day."
"Starting off the season, getting some wins and podiums, just being up there. Getting confidence is good, it gets you relaxed so you can focus on training and your abilities. Being able to make a good team effort is a good thing. I feel like the CU Ski Team is on track to do well further out in the season when it will matter even more."
Ezra Smith: "I started ninth today, about 40 seconds back. Fortunately I was able to catch the lead group. I think I ended up sixth in the pursuit rankings and pretty well overall. I managed to get into the lead pack. It got a little messy the third lap and I fell back a little, but it feels good to lead this group for a bit. We had a great weekend, Magnus got two wins, which is incredible and we had a lot of guys in the top 10. We have really strong women, too, and I think we'll have a really good year this year."
UP NEXT: The Nordic teams remain on tap for a while as the alpine teams are in the midst of a six-week break in the college schedule. Feb. 8-9 will serve as an RMISA Nordic Qualifier at the Owl Creek Chase in Aspen. The Utah Invitational will then close out the regular season with Nordic races Feb. 14-15 and alpine races Feb. 22-24. The RMISA Championships will follow immediately on Feb. 27-29 in Bozeman, Mont., which is also the site for the NCAA Championships March 11-14.
TEAM—1. Utah 708; 2. Colorado 628; 3. Denver 520; 4. Montana State 518; 5. Alaska Anchorage 465; 6. Westminster 288; 7. Alaska Fairbanks 201; 8. Colorado Mountain 152.
WOMEN'S FREESTYLE (28 collegiate finishers)—1. Guro Jordheim, UU, 38:31.6; 2. Anne Siri Lervik, CU, 39:26.6; 3. Mariah Bredal, UU, 39:27.7; 4. Leah Lange, UU, 39:28.5; 5. Hedda Baangman, CU, 39:29.0; 6. Ezra Smith, CU, 39:51.2; 7. Emma Tarbath, MSU, 40:06.8; 8. Karianne Moe, UU, 40:16.6; 9. Hannah Rudd, UAA, 40:19.8; 10. Anna Fake, MSU, 40:26.7. Other CU Finishers: 13. Anna-Maria Dietze, 41:17.5; 21. Quinn Lehmkuhl, 42:48.8; 24. Bridget Donovan, 44:07.3.
MEN'S FREESTYLE (30 collegiate finishers)—1. Magnus Boee, CU, 55:11.3; 2. Luke Jager, UU, 55:26.5; 3. Sigure Roenning, UAA, 55:30.1; 4. Bernhard Flaschberger, DU, 56:46.1; 5. Logan Diekman, UU, 56:55.7; 6. Zanden McMullen, MSU, 56:58.7; 7. Sondre Bollum, CU, 57:17.8; 8. Bjorn Riksaasen, UU, 57:23.3; 9. Ola Jordheim, UU, 57:24.0; 10. Ryan Jackson, CU, 57:25.4. Other CU Finishers: 18. Andrew Potyk, 58:49.1; 19. Wyatt Gebhardt, 59:08.6; 24. Tyler Terranova, 1:01:22.1.
The Buffs scored 93 points in the women's race and 87 in the men's to finish with 628 points, behind Utah's total of 708, but well ahead of third place and host Denver's total of 520. The Buffs finished second in both races behind the Utes, but the scores were tighter than Saturday, 105-93 in the women's race and 89-87 in the men's race.
Boee picked up his first freestyle win in the pursuit race thanks to the lead he opened up for himself in Saturday's classic race. Leading by over a minute, Boee needed most of that cushion to get the victory, having the ninth-best freestyle time to win the pursuit race by 15.2 seconds. Sondre Bollum was the story of the day, cruising to the fourth-fastest freestyle time in the field to move up from 13th to finish seventh. Ryan Jackson fell two spots but still maintained a 10th place finish to give the Buffs three team scorers in the top 10.
"I didn't have my best day, but I had my gap from yesterday and I'm glad I did, I ended up getting the win," Boee said "Today because I had a big gap, I didn't start off really hard, I tried to find a steady pace. I didn't feel like I was going super hard. I'm just happy I managed to keep it going somehow. I have to step up next time, but happy I got the win and it was a nice day."
The Buffs and Utes slugged it out in the women's race. The Utes finished first, second and third in the freestyle timing and the Buffs then finished fourth, fifth and sixth. The two teams held the top six spots in the final pursuit standings, as well, as Lervik held on to finish second, less than four seconds ahead of Utah's second and third finishers. Hedda Baangman held on to her starting position of fifth for her third straight fifth-place finish while Ezra Smith moved up three spots to finish sixth.
"I started about 40 seconds back," Smith said. "Fortunately I was able to catch the lead group and stay in the lead pack. It got a little messy the third lap and I fell back a little, but it feels good to lead this group for a bit."
The Nordic team will be next on deck as the alpine teams are in the midst of a rare six week delay between races. The Owl Creek Chase will serve as an RMISA Nordic Qualifier on Feb. 8-9 in Aspen and then the Utah Invitational will close out the regular season with Nordic races set for Feb. 14-15 in Soldier Hollow and alpine races set for Feb. 22-24 in Park City.
WHAT IT MEANS: It was another solid day for the Nordic teams as they continue to close the gap against Utah. While it wasn't enough to win, the signs are there with the men's team nearly winning the freestyle race and the women's team intermixing its top three team scorers with Utah's as both schools owned the top six spots.
TEAM NOTES:
- The Buffs finished second in both races behind Utah, scoring 93 in the women's race and 87 in the men's race for 180 on the day. Utah scored 103 points in the women's race and 89 in the men's race.
- With 628 points, the Buffs finished 80 points behind Utah and more than 100 up on third place Denver (108 more than its total of 520). The Pioneers fended off Montana State (518) while Alaska Anchorage rounded out the top five with 465 points.
- Westminster (288), Alaska Fairbanks (201) and Colorado Mountain (152) closed out the team scoring. All three teams feature just alpine or just Nordic squads.
NORDIC WOMEN'S NOTES:
- Lervik remained in the top five for her fourth straight race to open the season and she now has three straight podium appearances. It's her 11th career podium and 21st career top-five finish in 39 career finishes, 27 of which have come in the top 10.
- Baangman's fifth place finish gives her 16 career top-five finishes and she's been in the top 10 a total of 21 times.
- Smith finished sixth, the second best finish of her career and her sixth carere top 10, three of which have come this season.
- Quinn Lehmkuhl earned her third top-five in three races this season and her second straight podium. It's her 10th career podium and 20th career top-five finish in 38 career finishes, 26 of which have come in the top 10.
- Baangman finished fifth for her 15th career top-five finish and 20th career top 10.
- Smith was ninth, her second top 10 of the season and fifth of her career. She now has one top 10 in both disciplines this season.
- Anna-Maria Dietze had the 10th fastest freestyle race in the field to move up nine spots from 22nd to finish 13th.
- Quinn Lehmkuhl was 21st and Bridget Donovan 24th in the women's race.
NORDIC MEN'S NOTES:
- Boee's win gives him two straight and one in each discipline. It's the first meet sweep since Alvar Alev did it here at Maloit Park two years ago in 2018. He now has two wins, a second and a fifth place finish in his first four career races.
- Bollum had the fourth-fastest time Sunday to move up to seventh place, his first top 10 finish of the season and 15th of his career.
- Jackson finished 10th to earn his third top 10 and first in freestyle of the season. He had the 10th fastest time on Sunday.
- Andrew Potyk moved up into 18th, just ahead of Wyatt Gebhardt (19th). For Potyk, that's is 20th career top 20, including all four races this season. It's the 12th career top 20 finish for Gebhardt.
- Tyler Terranova rounded out the men's team in 24th place.
QUOTEWORTHY:
Jana Weinberger: "Magnus got a win, Anne Siri second and we had three girls in the top six. It was a pursuit race, so they started based on yesterday's race and the first to cross the line won. Anne Siri did a great job, moving up a few spots and Ezra moved up from ninth to sixth. We're done with two meets, CU and DU Invitationals, we have three left. We're off next weekend, we'll train and prepare to head to Aspen in a few weeks."
Magnus Boee: "I didn't have my best day, but I had my gap from yesterday and I'm glad I did, I ended up getting the win. Today because I had a big gap, it was basically trying to ski a good PT race, focus on myself. I didn't start off really hard, I tried to find a steady pace. I didn't feel like I was going super hard. I'm just happy I managed to keep it going somehow. I have to step up next time, but happy I got the win and it was a nice day."
"Starting off the season, getting some wins and podiums, just being up there. Getting confidence is good, it gets you relaxed so you can focus on training and your abilities. Being able to make a good team effort is a good thing. I feel like the CU Ski Team is on track to do well further out in the season when it will matter even more."
Ezra Smith: "I started ninth today, about 40 seconds back. Fortunately I was able to catch the lead group. I think I ended up sixth in the pursuit rankings and pretty well overall. I managed to get into the lead pack. It got a little messy the third lap and I fell back a little, but it feels good to lead this group for a bit. We had a great weekend, Magnus got two wins, which is incredible and we had a lot of guys in the top 10. We have really strong women, too, and I think we'll have a really good year this year."
UP NEXT: The Nordic teams remain on tap for a while as the alpine teams are in the midst of a six-week break in the college schedule. Feb. 8-9 will serve as an RMISA Nordic Qualifier at the Owl Creek Chase in Aspen. The Utah Invitational will then close out the regular season with Nordic races Feb. 14-15 and alpine races Feb. 22-24. The RMISA Championships will follow immediately on Feb. 27-29 in Bozeman, Mont., which is also the site for the NCAA Championships March 11-14.
TEAM—1. Utah 708; 2. Colorado 628; 3. Denver 520; 4. Montana State 518; 5. Alaska Anchorage 465; 6. Westminster 288; 7. Alaska Fairbanks 201; 8. Colorado Mountain 152.
WOMEN'S FREESTYLE (28 collegiate finishers)—1. Guro Jordheim, UU, 38:31.6; 2. Anne Siri Lervik, CU, 39:26.6; 3. Mariah Bredal, UU, 39:27.7; 4. Leah Lange, UU, 39:28.5; 5. Hedda Baangman, CU, 39:29.0; 6. Ezra Smith, CU, 39:51.2; 7. Emma Tarbath, MSU, 40:06.8; 8. Karianne Moe, UU, 40:16.6; 9. Hannah Rudd, UAA, 40:19.8; 10. Anna Fake, MSU, 40:26.7. Other CU Finishers: 13. Anna-Maria Dietze, 41:17.5; 21. Quinn Lehmkuhl, 42:48.8; 24. Bridget Donovan, 44:07.3.
MEN'S FREESTYLE (30 collegiate finishers)—1. Magnus Boee, CU, 55:11.3; 2. Luke Jager, UU, 55:26.5; 3. Sigure Roenning, UAA, 55:30.1; 4. Bernhard Flaschberger, DU, 56:46.1; 5. Logan Diekman, UU, 56:55.7; 6. Zanden McMullen, MSU, 56:58.7; 7. Sondre Bollum, CU, 57:17.8; 8. Bjorn Riksaasen, UU, 57:23.3; 9. Ola Jordheim, UU, 57:24.0; 10. Ryan Jackson, CU, 57:25.4. Other CU Finishers: 18. Andrew Potyk, 58:49.1; 19. Wyatt Gebhardt, 59:08.6; 24. Tyler Terranova, 1:01:22.1.
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