DULUTH, Minn. (GreenBayPhoenix.com)
- The Green Bay men's and women's Nordic skiing teams competed at the
St. Scholastica Hilltop Invitational over the weekend, held at the
Marshall Nordic Ski Trails. The two-day event served as an NCAA
qualifying meet for the Central Collegiate Ski Association.
The
Phoenix women's squad finished the weekend with a second-place team
finish in the nine-team field, totaling 119 points. Alaska Fairbanks
won the women's meet, scoring 148 points. Alaska Fairbanks also took
the team title on the men's side, while Green Bay's men placed fifth.
Phoenix senior
Carolyn Freeman (Ely, Minn.)
continued her successful 2010-11 campaign, winning the women's 5K
freestyle race on Saturday. Freeman crossed the finish line in 17:32.5,
which was 16 seconds faster than second place in a tough field of 68
competitors. It was her third individual race victory of the season.
"Carolyn continues to put up great race performances," Green Bay assistant coach
Steven Teclaw said. "Her
first-place finish was by an impressive margin given the competition
she was facing. Carolyn is eager to continue racing and looks forward
to benchmarking her talents against the entire CCSA field in her
upcoming races."
Freeman turned around on Sunday to place third in the 5K classic event, finishing in 18:06.4. Her freshman teammate
Kailey Mucha (Soldotna, Alaska)
placed just one spot back, crossing the finish line in 18:13.2. Mucha
finished ninth in Saturday's freestyle race (19:07.0).
Men's senior
Nick Maki (Aurora, Minn.)
turned in two of his best performances of the season over the weekend,
earning a pair of top 25 finishes. Maki placed 11th on Saturday in the
10K freestyle race (32:04.8) before placing 25th on Sunday in the 10K
classic event (33:54.0).
Sophomore
Eddie Gurney (Brookfield, Wis.) was Green Bay's top men's finisher in Sunday's 10K classic race, finishing in 19th with a time of 33:38.7.
The
Phoenix men's and women's Nordic skiing teams will return to action on
Saturday at the Central Super Tour races in Minneapolis.
