GIANT SLALOM RESULTS

WATERVILLE VALLEY, N.H. -- The Babson College men's alpine ski team recorded its best overall finish ever at the Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference (ECSC) Regional Championships at Waterville Valley on Sunday, as the Beavers placed fourth in the giant slalom to finish second overall. As a result, Babson advances to the United States Collegiate Ski Association (USCSA) National Championships for the fifth time in program history and the fourth time in the last five years.

The Beavers will now compete in the USCSA National Championships at Winter Park Resort in Colorado in early March. The giant slalom competition will take place on March 5, with the slalom event scheduled for March 7. Both races will begin at 9:30 a.m. local time.

Sunday's giant slalom featured yet another spectacular performance by senior co-captain John Roche (Hingham, Mass.), who matched the best finish of his career by taking fourth overall with a total time of 2:13.16. As a result, he finished third overall in the combined standings, earning First Team All-Region honors for the second straight year.

Sophomore Keith Vella (Sussex,N.J.) also had another fantastic day in the GS, taking 17th with a combined time of 2:17.30 to finish in a tie for 13th place in the overall standings and earn All-Region Second Team honors for the first time in his career. Sophomore Max Winthrop (Avon, Conn.) rounded out the Beavers' top three in 21st place with a time of 2:18.19, and senior co-captain Kevin Fusick (Nrth Granby, Conn.) and junior Chris Jacobs (Rochester, N.Y.) followed closely in 24th and 25th place, respectively. Coupled with a strong effort in Saturday's slalom, Fusick finished in a tie for 20th in the overall standings.