March 9, 2007
Team Results
Men's Classical Results
Women's Classical Results
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JACKSON, N.H. - Rene Reisshauer (Erfurt, Germany) finished second and John Stene (Trondheim, Norway) was sixth in the men's 20K classical race on Friday at the NCAA Championships, as DU remained in second place after the third day of competition.
With only the men and women's slalom remaining, Denver remains in second place with 473 points, 38 points behind leader Dartmouth which has 511 points. Colorado is third with 429 points, and Utah sits in fourth with 426. If Dartmouth holds on Saturday, it would become the first Eastern school to win an NCAA title since 1994.
Reisshauer, who won his third individual national championship during Wednesday's freestyle, was just 2.1 seconds behind Utah's Snorri Einarsson. Reisshauer won the classical in four of the six meets this season and finished second in the other two.
Annelise Bailly (Ruffieu, France) finished 13th after falling during the first lap of the women's 15K classical, and Kara LaPoint (Truckee, Calif.) came in 17th.
"Annelise fell pretty hard, but she really worked hard to get back in it," said DU Head Nordic Coach Wolf Wallendorf. "Overall, it was a good day for the women, and the men did pretty good."
Northern Michigan swept the first three places in the women's race, as the team also did in the freestyle.
Havard Selseng (Sogndal, Norway) rounded out the DU men's team with a 18th-place finish, giving the Pioneers 94 points in the race, tying Utah for the win. Since Reisshauer, Stene and Selseng began skiing together in 2005, Denver has won 16-of-18 men's classical races.
"We'll need a great day from the alpine skiers tomorrow, if we are going to win the team title," said Wallendorf. "There will certainly be a lot of drama, but we know that if everyone skis to their potential, we have a chance."
Like Wednesday's freestyle races, today's classical competitions were postponed one hour due to frigid temperatures.
The NCAA Championships conclude with the men and women's slalom to be held at Attitash, N.H., on Saturday, Mar. 10. The first runs are scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. MT for the men and 8:15 a.m. MT for the women, and the second runs are slated for 10:15 a.m. MT and 11:30 a.m. MT, respectively.
