ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sophomore
Andreas Kirkeng of the University of Denver ski team placed second in men's freestyle sprints on Monday afternoon as the Alaska Anchorage Invitational got underway with Nordic races at Kincaid Park.
Kirkeng was beat at the finish line by Luke Jager of Utah, while Colorado's Magnus Boee placed third among the collegians. Tom Mancini of the Utes was also in the final and came in fourth.
Senior
Bernhard Flaschberger was the only other Pioneer to make the semifinals, as he came in seventh overall and fifth in his semifinal heat.
Sophomore
Elijah Weenig was Denver's third men's scorer in 12th, reaching it to the quarterfinals. Freshman
Sivert Wulff came in 25th, sophomore
Jonah Steinberg placed 26th and Jonah's brother, freshman
Micah Steinberg, placed 33rd in his collegiate debut after missing the start of the season due to an injury.
Freshman
Selma Andersen and junior
Hanna Ray led DU's women's squad in 18th and 21st place, respectively—the only two DU skiers to make it out of qualifying and into the quarterfinals.
Vera Norli also scored for the Pios in 28th, while
Bettina Burgess was 30th,
Sidney Barbier was 31st and
Emma Larsson was 32nd.
Alaska Fairbanks' Mariel Pulles won the women's competition, with Utah's Novie McCabe in second and CU's Anna-Maria Dietze in third.
The Pioneers are in third place after the first day of the meet with 129 points, 58 behind leader Utah with 187 points. Second-place Colorado is 40 points ahead with 169 points.
Denver placed third in the men's Nordic race and sixth in the women's competition.
UP NEXT: The Nordic portion of the UAA Invitational is Tuesday at Kincaid Park with the men's and women's 10K classical, while alpine gets its competition going with giant slalom at Alyeska Resort.
DENVER MEN INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
2.
Andreas Kirkeng
7.
Bernhard Flaschberger
12.
Elijah Weenig
25.
Sivert Wulff
26.
Jonah Steinberg
33.
Micah Steinberg
DENVER WOMEN INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
18.
Selma Andersen
21.
Hanna Ray
28.
Vera Norli
30.
Bettina Burgess
31.
Sidney Barbier
32.
Emma Larsson
TEAM STANDINGS (through 2-of-8 events): 1. Utah 187; 2. Colorado 169;
3. Denver 129; 4. Alaska Anchorage 124; 5. Alaska Fairbanks 122; 6. Montana State 111
MEN'S FREESTYLE SPRINTS TOP 10 (34 finishers): 1. Luke Jager, UU;
2. Andreas Kirkeng, DU; 3. Magnus Boee, CU; 4. Tom Mancini, UU; 5. Walker Hall, UU; 6. Hugo Hinckfuss, CU;
7. Bernhard Flaschberger, DU; 8. Noel Keefe, UU; 9. Ari Endestad, UAA; 10. Will Koch, CU.
WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SPRINTS TOP 10 (32 finishers): 1. Mariel Pulles, UAF; 2. Novie McCabe, UU; 3. Anna-Maria Dietze, CU; 4. Karianne Dengerud, UU; 5. Pascale Paradis, UAA; 6. Karolina Kaleta; 7. Hanna Abrahamsson, CU; 8. Tilde Baangman, MSU; 9. Kate Oldham, MSU; 10. Tuva Bygrave, UAA.
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