FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Junior Bernhard Flaschberger picked up his fourth victory in his last five races, winning the men's 10-kilometer freestyle on Saturday as the RMISA Invitational resumed with the Nordic portion of the meet at Birch Hill Recreation Area.
 
Flaschberger beat out Colorado's Magnus Boee by 2.8 seconds in the interval start race, finishing the course in 26:36.0. CU's Will Koch finished third in 26:44.8.
 
The Pioneers remain in second place heading into the final day of the meet, which spanned three venues over the past two-plus weeks. The alpine slalom was held at Bridger Bowl in Bozeman, Montana, on Jan. 20, while giant slalom took place at Park City, Utah, on Jan. 23. Denver trails Utah by just 81 points with 439 gained following six-of-eight eights. The CU Buffaloes are 40 behind the Pios with 399 points.
 
Senior Ole Marius Kirkeng continued his solid performance in Alaska by placing 10th in the men's 10K, and Andreas Kirkeng also scored for the Pioneers in 15th place. Elijah Weenig was 16th, while Jonah Steinberg was 21st and Nick Sweeney was 30th.
 
Juniors Vera Norli and Emma Larsson led the Pios in the women's 5K freestyle by placing in 13th and 14th position, respectively. Freshman Sidney Barbier was the third Denver scorer in 21st place. Sadie Cotton was 27th and Gracie Shanley was 28th.
 
Utah's Sidney Palmer-Leger won the women's 5K, while Hanna Abrahamsson of Colorado was second and Alaska Fairbanks' Kendall Kramer was third.
 
Saturday's races were part of the Besh Cup at Birch Hill, with the collegiate results being pulled from the results to serve as the Nordic portion of the RMISA Invitational.
 
UP NEXT: The Nordic squads wrap up their regular season on Sunday with another round of Besh Cup races, which will serve as the classical events of the RMISA Invitational. The women begin their 10K at 1:25 p.m. MT, while the men's will race on the same 10K course starting at 2 p.m. MT.
 
 
DENVER WOMEN INDIVIDUAL FREESTYLE RESULTS
13. Vera Norli, 16:10.6
14. Emma Larsson, 16:12.9
22. Sidney Barbier, 17:11.2
27. Sadie Cotton, 18:01.0
28. Gracie Shanley, 19:21.4
DNS: Hanna Ray
 
DENVER MEN INDIVIDUAL FREESTYLE RESULTS
1. Bernhard Flaschberger, 26:36.0
10. Ole Marius Kirkeng, 27:20.2
15. Andreas Kirkeng, 27:32.9
16. Elijah Weenig, 27:34.5
21. Jonah Steinberg, 29:01.3
30. Nick Sweeney, 31:58.5
 
TEAM STANDINGS (through 6-of-8 events): 1. Utah 520; 2. Denver 439; 3. Colorado 399; 4. Montana State 390; 5. Westminster 299; 6. Alaska Anchorage 261; 7. Colorado Mountain College 181; 8. Alaska Fairbanks 114
 
WOMEN'S 5K FREESTYLE TOP 10 (28 finishers): 1. Sydney Palmer-Leger, UU, 14:35.1; 2. Hanna Abrahamsson, CU, 14:51.6; 3. Kendall Kramer, UAF, 14:56.6; 4. Abigail Jarzin, UU, 15:07.9; 5. Julia Richter, UU, 15:14.0; 6. Anna-Maria Dietze, CU, 15:37.4; 7. Karolina Kaleta, CU, 15:43.7; 8. Karianne Dengerud, UU, 15:48.2; 9. Isobel Hendry, MSU, 15:50.3; 10. Karly Coyne, UAA, 15:50.9.
 
MEN'S 10K FREESTYLE TOP 10 (30 finishers): 1. 1. Bernhard Flaschberger, DU, 26:36.0; 2. Magnus Boee, 26:38.8; 3. Will Koch, 26:44.8; 4. Sam Hendry, 26:53.7; 5. Brian Bushey, UU, 26:56.7; 6. Bjorn Riksaasen, UU, 26:59.6; 7. Fredrik Nilsen, CU, 27:03.0; 8. Espen Persen, UAA, 27:07.6; 9. Walker Hall, UU, 27:13.6; 10. Ole Marius Kirkeng, DU, 27:20.2.
 
 
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