GS
RESULTS | OVERALL
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
WATERVILLE VALLEY, N.H. -- The Babson College men's alpine ski team
placed fifth in the giant slalom portion of the ECSC Regional
Championships at Waterville Valley on Sunday, helping the Beavers
finish fifth overall in the competition. As a result, Babson
secured the program's third straight bid to the USCSA National
Championships and its seventh overall.
Juniors Max Winthrop (Avon, Conn.) and
Keith Vella (Sussex, N.J.) once again performed
brilliantly on Sunday. Winthrop finished ninth in the GS with a
total time of 2:03.15, while Vella placed 18th with a combined time
of 2:06.32. As a result, Winthrop finished ninth overall in the
individual standings with Vella following in 12th.
Also skiing well on Sunday were senior co-captain Connor
Lemenze (Stratton Mountain, Vt.), who placed 22nd overall
in the GS, senior co-captain Chris Jacobs (Rochester,
N.Y.), who placed 27th, and first-year Ricky
Beneduci (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.), who came in 33rd.
Lemenze finished 30th in the overall individual standings, while
Jacobs and first-year Zach Breakstone (Sparta,
N.J.) tied for 33rd.
This is the third straight season and the fifth time in the last
six years that Babson has qualified for the national championships.
The Beavers, who matched a program record by placing sixth at
nationals last season, will now head to Sunday River,
Maine for the 32nd Annual USCSA National meet. The giant
slalom will take place on March 4 and the slalom will take place on
March 6.
