BIG SKY, Mont. — On the backing of slalom race victories from Tonje Trulsrud and Ola Johansen on Monday, Colorado swung the momentum to the side of the Buffaloes and went from a fourth place first-day standing to in the lead at the halfway point of the Montana State Invitation.
CU trailed race leader New Mexico by 44 points after the first day of the Montana State Invitational, but with Monday's 177-point day the Buffs find themselves with a 12-point lead over second place Denver.
Along with the race victories from Trulsrud and Johansen, Nora Christensen placed second in the women's slalom while freshman Joey Young, who was the No.