RED RIVER, N.M. — Behind the second 1-2 men’s Nordic finish of the season, the University of Colorado ski team maintained its second place standing here as the 2014 Jade Enterprises New Mexico Invitational came to a close.
Junior Rune Oedegaard won the 10K freestyle race over freshman Mads Stroem, and the Buffs had a fifth place finish in each of the other three races – Camilla Brautaset in the women’s 10K freestyle, Fletcher McDonald in the men’s slalom and Brooke Wales in the women’s slalom – to maintain their second place and best finish of the 2014 season.
The host Lobos won, racking up 655 points, by 66.5 points over Colorado (588.5). The Buffaloes, Denver (574.5) and Utah (550) all entered the final day with a shot at winning the meet, but in the end the top four of the standings didn’t change. Alaska Anchorage finished fifth with 431 points with Montana State scoring 374 points for sixth in the nine-team standings.
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