NCAA: Buchar sweeps alpine races at CU Invite

The University of Denver’s John Buchar won the slalom at the Colorado Invitational on Sunday night, completing the alpine sweep after capturing the giant slalom title Saturday.
The University of Denver’s John Buchar won the slalom at the Colorado Invitational in Steamboat Springs  on Sunday night, completing the alpine sweep after capturing the giant slalom title Saturday.
     “We got out of the weekend what we needed to,” DU alpine head coach Andy LeRoy said. “Certainly Buchar skied very well, and some of the other skiers put some results that could help them toward NCAA qualification. That said, team-wise we left something on the mountain and did not ski at the level that we’ve been training.”
     The host Buffaloes did seize the lead from the Pioneers on Day 2 with 278 points, while Denver sits in second with 259. CU had trailed Denver by 20 points after Saturday’s GS. New Mexico sits in third with 252 points, followed by Utah (242), Nevada (235) and Alaska-Anchorage (205).
    The cross-country portion of the CU Invitational will take place in two weeks at Snow Mountain Ranch outside of Winter Park.
    Colorado’s Lucie Zikova cruised to a win in the slalom, beating second-place Malin Hemmingsson of New Mexico by 1.69 seconds. The win was the 11th of Zikova’s career, tying her for third all-time in wins by a CU skier; she is already the record holder for the most victories by an alpine woman.
 
CU Invitational Team Scores — 1. Colorado 278;  2. Denver 259;  3. New Mexico 252;  4. Utah 242;  5. Nevada 235;  6. Alaska-Anchorage 205;  7. Montana State 166;  8. Western State 129;  9. Whitman 57.
 
Women’s Slalom—1. Lucie Zikova, CU, 1:23.48;  2. Malin Hemmingsson, New Mexico, 1:25.17;  3. Karin Ohlin, New Mexico, 1:25.47;  4. Claire Abbe, DU, 1:25.94;  5. Katie Hartman, CU, 1:26.23;  6. Chirine Njeim, Utah, 1:26.35;  7. Katie Lyons, Nevada, 1:26.38;  8. Lisa Perricone, CU, 1:26.40;  9. Amy Beresford, New Mexico, 1:27.09;  10. Smaranda Munteanu, Alaska-Anchorage, 1:27.10;  11. Ashley Babcock, CU, 1:27.79;  12. Kristina Repcinova, Alaska-Anchorage, 1:27.80;  13. Jaana-Maarit Vaelimaeki, Nevada, 1:28.05;  14. Mikaela Grassl, Utah, 1:28.19;  15. Kim Stephens, Utah, 1:28.28.
 
Men’s Slalom—1. John Buchar, DU, 1:13.72;  2. Thomas Zumbrunn, Utah, 1:13.88;  3. Cameron Barnes, Nevada, 1:13.99; 4. Gregory Berger, Nevada, 1:14.30; 5. Drew Roberts, CU, 1:14.32;  6. Francesco Ghedina, DU, 1:14.80; 7. Olivier Lacaille, New Mexico, 1:14.84;  8. Egil Ismar, Alaska-Anchorage, 1:15.12;  9. Josh Bryan, CU, 1:15.51; 10. Toby Lamar, Montana State, 1:15.82;  11. Eric Anderson, Western State, 1:15.96;  12. Tony Cesolini, CU, 1:16.44;  13. Arman Serebrakian, CU, 1:16.55;  14. Sam Beck, Utah, 1:16.70;  15. Shane Collins, Nevada, 1:17.40.

Women’s Giant Slalom —1. Jenny Tank, DU, 1:53.46;  2. Malin Hemmingsson, UNM, 1:55.31;  3. Lucie Zikova, CU, 1:55.34;  4. Karine Falck-Pederson, DU, 1:55.97;  5. Katie Hartman, CU, 1:56.31;  6. Eva Huckova, Utah, 1:56.32;  7. Rachel Roosevelt, CU, 1:56.35;  8. Mikaela Grassl, Utah, 1:56.78;  9. Kim Stephens, Utah, 1:57.65;  10. Victoria Christensen, MSU, 1:57.74;  11. Sofia Smith, Utah, 1:57.87;  12. Kristina Repcinova, UAA, 1:57.90;  13. Lisa Perricone, CU, 1:58.01;  14. Chirine Njeim, Utah, 1:58.06;  15. Lauren Eder, DU, 1:58.29.
 
Men’s Giant Slalom —1. John Buchar, DU, 1:52.51;  2. Christoffer Norell, UNM, 1:52.70;  3. Cameron Barnes, UN, 1:52.86;  4. Francisco Ghedina, DU, 1:53.11;  5. Shane Collins, UN, 1:53.17;  6. Jonathan Hverven, UAA, 1:53.54;  7. Stefan Hughes, CU, 1:53:60;  8. Kyle Kung, Utah, 1:53.61;  9. Thomas Schwab, UNM, 1:53.78;  10. Tor Fodnesbergene, UNM, 1:53.80;  11. Gregory Berger, UN, 1:53.84;  12. Ian Lochhead, DU, 1:53.96;  13. Hermann Lager, Utah, 1:54.02;  14. Thomas Zumbrunn, Utah, 1:54.28;  15. Drew Roberts, CU, 1:54.31.