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Alpine team records strong results up north

Related Topics: Alpine skiing, Giant slalom, Colorado

The University of Colorado alpine ski team traveled to Alaska to compete in a weekend jam-packed with racing.

Racing began on Wednesday with the Seawolf Invitational, where the men’s and women’s giant slalom races took place.

The Buffs recorded two top-ten finishes. On the women’s side, sophomore Tonje Trulsrud finished in sixth place, the top spot for Colorado. This was her a seventh straight top ten finish this year.

CUs other top women’s finishers in giant slalom were sophomore Nora Christensen and senior Katie Hostetler, who finished in 20th and 29th place, respectively.

The men were led by sophomore Max Luukko, who placed fifth.