Dilling Takes Fifth In Alpine Combined At WUG

LAKE PLACID, N.Y.—Sophomore Jacob Dilling used the third-fastest slalom run to move up from 15th to a final position of fifth in the Alpine Combined position Monday at World University Games.

Dilling sat in 15th place after Sunday's Super-G race and then ran the slalom run in 45.69, third fastest in the field, moving up 10 spots into fifth in the final placements for the Alpine Combined competition.

Freshman Jack Reich, who sat in 18th after the Super-G race, moved up four spots to finish 14th with the 19th fastest slalom time in the field.

After racing Monday, the World University Games are at its midpoint. The current alpine schedule is medal competitions each of the next five days. On the cross country side, four medal events remain that will take place over the next six days.

Alpine Schedule

Tuesday, Jan. 17 – Women's Giant Slalom
Wednesday, Jan. 18 – Men's Giant Slalom
Thursday, Jan. 19 – Mixed Team Parallel
Friday, Jan. 20 – Women's Slalom
Saturday, Jan. 21 – Men's Slalom

Nordic Schedule

Tuesday, Jan. 17 – 5K Women's and 10K Men's Classical (Interval Start)
Wednesday, Jan. 18 – Women's 5K and Men's 10K Freestyle Pursuit
Friday, Jan. 20 – 3x5K Women's and 4x7.5K Men's Relays
Sunday, Jan. 22 – 15K Women's and 30K Men's Freestyle (Mass Start)

After World University Games are over, racing will return to the college circuit with alpine teams competing in the Westminster Invitational Jan. 26-27 at Snowbird then heading to Bozeman to finish out the Montana State Invitational Jan. 30-31. CU's Spencer James Nelson Memorial Invitational will then open February at Steamboat Springs (Feb. 3-4, Nordic) and Eldora (Feb. 9-10, Alpine).

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