Skiers Schuss to Second
Gabriel Rivas, a junior, won the men鈥檚 slalom in the NCAA Championships this year.
The skiers won two individual titles but for the second straight year finished second to the University of Denver in the team standings at the NCAA Championships.
Junior Gabriel Rivas earned the win in the men鈥檚 slalom and sophomore Vegard Kjoelhamar claimed the men鈥檚 20-kilometer freestyle championship, marking his third victory of the season. Five Buffs gained first-team All-America status: Maria Grevsgaard (classical), Kjoelhamar (freestyle), Jesper Ostensen (classical), Rivas (slalom) and Alexa Turzian (freestyle).
鈥淪econd place is not exactly what we came here for; our ambitions are the highest,鈥 欧美口爆视频 coach Richard Rokos said.
Although she didn鈥檛 win a 2009 NCAA title, Grevsgaard finished her 欧美口爆视频 career with a record 24 victories.