Ferk and Tikkanen lead Sierra Nevada to USCSA lead

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Matea Ferk and Johanna Tikkanen placed first and second overall, helping Sierra Nevada College (NV) win the women’s alpine giant slalom on the opening day of the 2013 USCSA Collegiate National Championships on the Greyhawk Trail.

Ferk used a monster second run on a lightning fast course to erase a one-half second deficit to claim the individual title, as SNC cruised to an 11-second victory over rival Rocky Mountain College (MT).

Tikkanen had the best time on the more technical first run, but took second-place to her teammate by a mere nine-hundredths of a second.

RMC’s Eloise Julliand, the Western Regional champ, placed third to lead the Bears. Ella Both of British Columbia had the fastest second-run and placed fourth overall, followed by SNC’s Caroline Klaesson.

In the team standings, St. Olaf (MN) placed third, followed by UBC, and St. Anselm (NH)

The women will complete their alpine combined on Thursday with their slalom competition.

Team Results
Sierra Nevada (NV) 6:20.77
Rocky Mountain (MT) 6:31.14
St. Olaf (MN) 6:44.91
British Columbia 6:45.14
St. Anselm (NH) 6:56.80
Castleton State (VT) 7:04.45
Brown (RI) 7:06.17
College of Idaho 7:06.35
U. of Massachusetts 7:22.17
Clarkson (NY) 7:29.36
Cornell (NY) 7:29.56
Colorado Mesa 7:35.44
Penn State 7:37.86
Minnesota-Duluth 7:45.45
Northern Michigan 7:48.66
Univ. of Nevada 8:12.37
William Smith (NY) 8:15.09
Rutgers (NJ) 9:01.02

Individual Results
1 Matea Ferk (SNC) 2:06.38
2 Johanna Tikkanen (SNC) 2:06.47
3 Eloise Julliand (RMC) 2:06.89
4 Ella Both (UBC) 2:07.15
5 Caroline Klaesson (SNC) 2:07.92
6 Fredrika Hjelm (RMC) 2:10.98
7 Emilie Lamoureaux (SNC) 2:11.82
8 Caitlin Forbes (St. A) 2:12.22
9 Nicole Poleschuk (Univ. of Nevada) 2:12.38
10 Melissa Daniels (SNC) 2:12.49

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About the Author: Hank McKee

In memoriam: The veteran of the staff, McKee started with Ski Racing in 1980. Over the seasons, he covered virtually every aspect of the sport, from the pro tours to junior racing, freestyle and World Cup alpine competition. He wrote the first national stories for many U.S. team stars, and was still around to report on their retirements. “Longevity has its rewards,” he said, “but it’s a slow process.”