STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. - Utah skier Veronika Mayerhofer won the women's 5-km freestyle as the Utes lead the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional after the first day of competition.
The victory was Mayerhofer's first of the season, although she has finished on the podium in eight of nine races this year. She is the defending NCAA champion in the event. Sloan Storey finished third for her third podium finish of the year while Natalia Müller earned her second top-five finish of the season with a fifth-place run. Anna-Lena Heynen finished 18th with Josefin Nilsson in 26th.