KUA Men’s Alpine Ski Team Brings Home the Silver!

At the NEPSAC Championships held at Blackwater ski area, the KUA men’s team held strong against excellent competition from fifteen other schools in the Class A Division, and came home with a second place overall title. Congratulations to Dan Scherding, Jim Herbert, Karl Menzel, Craig Tyer, Ethan Levine and Levy Byrd for a great day of racing. Special congratulations to Dan Scherding for a decisive win in the SL and GS race and winning the overall NEPSAC Championship title.

Teammate Jim Herbert placed an impressive 8^th in the SL, and 11th in the GS to help the team on its mission. Karl Menzel brought in the final scoring points for the team placing 14^th in the SL, and 20^th in the GS. Craig Tyer was consistent all day finishing all four runs placing 35^th in the SL and 46^th in the GS.

On the women’s side, the team finished a respectable 5^th overall against eleven other Class A schools, many of which host teams significantly larger than KUA’s, improving their scoring chances with back-up skiers. Freshman Greta Hulleberg led the team in place points earning a 6^th in the GS, and a 10^th in the SL. Teammate Alicia Fairbrothers was close behind with a 10^th in the GS, and a 15^th in the SL. Sophomore Zoe Reed scored the final points for the team in both races with her 20^th in the GS and her 24^th in the SL. Senior Leah Cole Durst had a promising 11th place finish in the first run of the SL, but unfortunately fell in the second run, hiking up to be sure to get a finish for the team. Kayla Jacobs did it in reverse, falling and hiking in the first run of the SL, and then placing 12^th in the second run. In the GS Kayla came in 22^nd overall and Leah came in 27^th.  Special thanks to Amalie Peterson for helping out the team and being on standby as an Alternate, and special thanks to all the parents who came out to support the team.