UU's Jordheim, Hendry Win Freestyle Races At CU Invite

Saturday, January 18, 2020 • by Brooke Frederickson, RMISA

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—Utah's Guro Jordheim and Samuel Hendry won the freestyle races as the Nordic teams opened their collegiate season with the Colorado Invitational. Utah increased its lead in the team standings.

The meet finishes on Sunday with the women's 10-km and men's 20-km classic races. The women start at 9 a.m. with the men and 10 a.m.

1. Utah (541)
2. Colorado (470, -71)
3. Denver (395.5, -145)
4. Alaska Anchorage (382, -159)
5. Montana State (318.5, -222)
6. Westminster (242, -299)
7. Colorado Mountain (143, -398)
8. Alaska Fairbanks (113, -428)
9. Wyoming (67, -474)

1. Guro Jordheim, UU
2. Mariah Bredal, UU
3. Anna Darnell, UAA
4. Anne-Siri Lervik, CU
5. Leah Lange, UU
6. Natalie Hynes, UAA
7. Hedda Baangman, CU
8. Emma Tarbath, MSU
9. Ezra Smith, CU
10. Mariel Pulles, UAF

• Utah led the race with 106 points.
• Utah's Guro Jordheim earned her 13th career victory.
• Utah's Mariah Bredal earned her second career podium finish.
• Alaska Anchorage's Anna Darnell earned her first career podium finish.
• Colorado's Anne-Siri Lervik has 17 top five finishes in her career.
• Utah's Leah Lange finished fifth for her third career top-five finish.

1. Samuel Hendry, UU
2. Maximilian Bie, UU
3. Luke Jager, UU
4. Logan Diekmann, UU
5. Magnus Boee, CU
6. Espen Persen, UAA
7. Wyatt Gebhardt, CU
8. Noel Keeffe, UU
9. Ola Jordheim, UU
10. Sigurd Roenning, UAA

• Utah led the race with the maximum 111 points.
• Three skiers in the top five were competing in their first career collegiate races: Utah's Samuel Hendry, Utah's Luke Jager and Colorado's Magnus Boee.
• Utah's Maximilian Bie finished second for a career-high finish and his third career podium.
• Utah's Logan Diekmann finished in the top five for the eighth time in his career.