Colorado's freshman David Ketterer claimed the men's giant slalom title on Wednesday at the NCAA Championship in Franconia, N.H., the first Buff to win in five years and the 10th overall to be an NCAA champion in the event.
He also became the ninth Buffalo to earn a title in his first-ever NCAA Championship race (the sixth in an Alpine race, all giant slaloms). Adam Zika was the last to do both in the 2012 event when he opened with a GS victory.
The Buffaloes sit in fifth place through two of the eight events. For the second straight year, Montana State owns the first day lead with 149 points, followed by Utah (136), defending champion Denver (133), Dartmouth ( 107) and then the Buffs (92).