CU's Tommy, WMC's Solbakken Win RMISA Qualifiers

Friday, January 10, 2020 • by Brooke Frederickson, RMISA

ASPEN, Colo. —Colorado's Mikaela Tommy and Westminster's Mikkel Solbakken won the RMISA Aspen giant slalom qualifiers on Friday afternoon to open the 2020 season.

Tommy has won four career collegiate races. Solbakken was making his collegiate debut for the Griffins.

The Denver Invitational starts with the giant slalom on Saturday and follows with the slalom on Sunday.

Women's Giant Slalom

1. Mikaela Tommy, CU
2. Stef Fleckenstein, CU
3. Eirin Engeset, UU
4. Georgia Burgess, UAA
5. Henriette Resen, WMC
6. Nellie Talbot, MSU
7. Sona Moravcikova, UU
8. Emma Hammergaard, CU
9. Lana Zbasnik, WMC
10. Rebecca Fiegl, UAA

• Colorado's Mikaela Tommy has four collegiate race wins.
• Colorado's Stef Fleckenstein earned her first collegiate podium finish.
• Utah's Eirin Engeset has seven career podium finishes.
• UAA's Georgia Burgess has finished in the top five four times in her career.
• Westminster's Henriette Resen placed fifth in her collegiate debut.

1. Mikkel Solbakken, WMC
2. Aage Solheim, MSU
3. Tobias Kogler, DU
4. Joseph Young, CU
5. Joachim Mjelde, WMC
6. Mikkel Wahl, WMC
7. Didrik Nilsen, UAA
8. Teddy Takki, CU
9. Dominic Unterberger, UAA
10. Olav Sanderberg, UAA

• Westminster's Mikkel Solbakken won in his collegiate debut.
• Montana State's Aage Solheim earns his third career podium.
• Denver's Tobias Kogler has seven career podium finishes.
• Colorado's Joey Young has four career top five finishes.
• Westminster's Joachim Mjelde made his collegiate debut, placing fifth.