WILMINGTON, N.Y. – Mathias Tefre won the National Championship in slalom for the third consecutive year Friday afternoon leading a huge push for Vermont on the final day of alpine competition.
Joachim Jagge Lindstol and
Justine Clément also earned All-American honors and UVM garnered 118 team points. After three days of competition UVM sits in fifth place with 239 points. The University of Utah took over the overall lead with 358 points, but their margin over Colorado is just 1.5 entering Saturday's final day of competition.
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Tefre became the second male in NCAA history to win three straight slaloms with a combined run time of 1:49.32. His first run of 52.97 was the second fastest in the field. He won the event by .79 seconds. It is the largest margin by .51 seconds he's won the NCAA title in his three straight wins. Lindstol added his fourth All-American honor with a third-place finish Friday. After the fourth fastest first run in the field he finished in a two-run time of 1:50.38.
Cole Palchak was 13th with a combined time of 1:51.39. The men's slalom squad picked up 92 points on the day, the second most of any three-person unit so far in the championships.
Clément
led the way on the women's side with a ninth-place finish to earn Second Team All-American recognition. She finished in a combined time of 1:52.44. Utah's Madison Hoffman won the day with a two-run time of 1:49.37. She carried an impressive .97 margin of victory.
Moa Clementson placed 27th overall for Vermont with a combined run time of 1:55.95.
Caroline Jones had the third fastest first run with a time of 56.03 but she DNF'd on her second run.
The 2023 NCAA Skiing Championships will wrap up Saturday with Nordic action from Mt. Van Hoevenberg. The final day features a 20k mass start classic with the women at 10 a.m. followed by the men at noon. The action will once again be streamed live on NCAA.com.
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