College of Idaho Men's and Women's Skiing Earn Spots at USCSA Nationals

Men's Skiing | 2/24/2024 9:17:00 PM

RED LODGE, Mont. - The College of Idaho men's and women's skiing teams secured a spot at the USCSA Nationals in Lake Placid after a combined second-place finish by the men and a third-place finish by the women at the USCSA Western Region Championships. In Saturday's slalom events, the men were third and the women were fourth.

The top finisher in the men's slalom was William Paquette, who posted a combined time of 1:49.21 for 15^th-place finish. Teammate Carson Parco was 21^st after having the eighth-fastest performance in the second run en route to a combined time of 1:51.55. Also, for C of I, Benjamin Troyer was 24^th with a combined time of 1:53.54 and Cade McIntyre was 52^nd with a combined time of 2:16.44.
As a team, the Yotes posted a combined time of 5:34.30 behind Rocky Mountain (5:02.61) and Air Force (5:19.16).

On the women's side in slalom, the Yotes had a pair – Caitlyn Bumpers (2:01.43) and Sasha Mueller (2:01.51) – finish eighth and ninth, respectively. Also, for the Yotes, Taylor Watkins was 24^th in a combined time of 2:11.30 and Kayla Vandecoevering was 33^rd with a combined time of 2:33.20.

The women's team was fourth as a team with a combined time of 6:14.24 behind Rocky Mountain (5:32.97), Colorado (5:58.97), Montana State (6:10.67).

The Yotes will hope to continue their momentum as they head to Lake Placid, New York to compete in the USCSA National Championship beginning Tuesday, March 5th.