ASPEN/STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – Two podium finishes by Denver Pioneers women's alpine skier
Mia Hunt put her on the iconic saddle as the overall women's slalom champion of the 2025 Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic.
The senior placed second in Friday night's slalom event at Howelsen Hill Ski Area in Steamboat Springs before earning the victory on Saturday morning in the second slalom to claim the overall crown of the discipline. Hunt's win marked the fifth straight year that a Pioneer has won an overall title in the Holiday Classic, with graduate student
Sara Rask picking up the honor the previous two years.
Nora Brand also took it home in 2022 and
Simon Fournier also reached the top of the saddle in 2021.
Due to snow conditions at Steamboat Resort, this year's alpine giant slalom races were moved to Aspen Highlands to accommodate the 25th annual event.
Hunt had a solid showing in those GS events as well, placing sixth in the first GS on Wednesday before coming in 15th in the second on Thursday. She climbed up the leaderboard in the night slalom in Steamboat, as she produced the fastest second run to move from seventh to the silver position.
Rask picked up top-five results in each of the three races she finished, placing third and second in the two giant slaloms in Aspen before coming in fourth in the night slalom.
Senior
Adrian Minde Hunshammer led the Pioneer men in Aspen by placing third and fourth in the pair of GS events. Senior
Christian Soevik also put together a strong performance last week with three top-10 results, placing fifth in the first giant slalom before coming in seventh in each slalom in Steamboat.
Women's alpine senior
Nicola Rountree-Williams came in fourth in the first GS on Wednesday and finished with top-10 finishes in each of the four races, tying for sixth in the second giant slalom before registering ninth-place results in each slalom events.
Several recent Denver skiing alumni also competed with
Storm Klomhaus and
Galena Wardle on the women's side and
Jack Bowers and
Cooper Cornelius for the men.
Full DU skiing results are below.
Wednesday, Dec. 17 – Aspen Highlands
Men's Giant Slalom
3.
Adrian Minde Hunshammer, 1:50.56 (52.70/57.86)
5.
Christian Soevik, 1:51.16 (53.78/57.38)
*8.
Cooper Cornelius, 1:51.74 (53.50/58.24)
11.
Caman Beauregard, 1:51.95 (54.42/57.53)
17.
Thomas Hoffman, 1:52.38 (53.57/58.81)
*29
Jack Bowers, 1:54.41 (54.78/59.73)
DNF:
Eirik Kveno (run 1)
Women's Giant Slalom
3.
Sara Rask, 1:54.50 (55.33/59.17)
4.
Nicola Rountree-Williams, 1:54.78 (56.25/58.53)
6.
Mia Hunt, 1:55.49 (56.68/58.81)
9.
Cecilia Pizzinato, 1:55.57 (56.29/59.28)
*14. Storm Klomhaus, 1:56.25 (57.35/58.90)
15.
Stella Buchheister, 1:56.34 (56.48/59.86)
*19. Galena Wardle, 1:56.68 (57.11/59.57)
Thursday, Dec. 18 – Aspen Highlands
Men's Giant Slalom
4.
Adrian Minde Hunshammer, 1:58.73 (1:00.76/57.97)
8.
Eirik Kveno, 2:00.31 (1:01.69/58.62)
*10.
Jack Bowers, 2:00.56 (1:01.70/58.86)
DNF:
Thomas Hoffman (run 1), *
Cooper Cornelius (run 1),
Caman Beauregard (run 1)
DNS:
Christian Soevik
Women's Giant Slalom
2.
Sara Rask, 1:57.89 (58.07/59.82)
T6. Nicolas Rountree-Williams, 1:59.34 (58.68/1:00.66)
11.
Cecilia Pizzinato, 2:01.00 (59.54/1:01.46)
15.
Mia Hunt, 2:01.43 (1:00.14/1:01.29)
*18. Galena Wardle, 2:02.34 (1:00.61/1:01.73)
DNF: *Storm Klomhaus (run 1),
Stella Buchheister (run 1)
Friday, Dec. 19 – Howelsen Hill (night)
Men's Slalom
7.
Christian Soevik, 1:20.16 (39.92/40.24)
14.
Caman Beauregard, 1:20.50 (40.62/39.88)
15.
Eirik Kveno, 1:20.60 (40.53/40.07)
*16.
Jack Bowers, 1:20.63 (40.14/40.49)
22.
Thomas Hoffman, 1:21.91 (40.31/41.60)
23.
Adrian Minde Hunshammer, 1:22.85 (41.84/41.01)
Women's Slalom
2.
Mia Hunt, 1:22.00 (40.70/41.30)
4.
Sara Rask, 1:22.27 (40.46/41.91)
9.
Nicola Rountree-Williams, 1:23.25 (41.07/42.18)
*12. Storm Klomhaus, 1:24.35 (41.80/42.55)
13.
Cecilia Pizzinato, 1:24.42 (40.86/43.56)
27.
Josephine Trueblood, 1:27.44 (43.54/43.90)
DNF:
Stella Buchheister (run 1)
Saturday, Dec. 20 – Howelsen Hill
Men's Slalom
7.
Christian Soevik, 1:20.82 (39.74/41.08)
12.
Thomas Hoffman, 1:22.44 (41.12/41.32)
14.
Eirik Kveno, 1:22.75 (41.95/40.80)
DNF: *
Jack Bowers (40.79/DNF run 2),
Adrian Minde Hunshammer (43.28/DNF run 2),
Caman Beauregard (DNF run 1)
Women's Slalom
1.
Mia Hunt, 1:17.26 (37.12/40.14)
9.
Nicola Rountree-Williams, 1:21.54 (39.04/42.50)
14.
Josephine Trueblood, 1:22.51 (40.88/41.63)
DNF:
Sara Rask (38.49/DNF run 2), *Storm Klomhaus (39.19/DNF run 2),
Cecilia Pizzinato (DNF run 1),
Stella Buchheister (DNF run 1)
* - denotes DU skiing alumni
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