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Date: March 10, 2006
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Lathrop seventh in slalom; Centauro, Reed in top 25

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. --- Abbi Lathrop's amazing week at the NCAA Skiing Championships continued late Friday night when the Colby College sophomore earned second team All-America honors for finishing seventh in the slalom.

Lathrop won the NCAA title in the giant slalom on Wednesday. She is the first Colby athlete to compete against Division I schools and earn a national title.

After finishing 10th in the first run Friday, Lathrop blazed down the hill and had the fastest second run of any skier at 41.24 for a two-run total of 1:23.83. University of Colorado's Lucie Zikova, the winner of the slalom, had a 42.36 second run and a 40.41 opening run for a two-run total of 1:22.77.

Lathrop's first run of 42.59 put her out of a chance to win another national title, but the opportunity earn All-America status in the event was still there. The top five skiers earn first team honors and the next five skiers are on the second team. Lathrop also earned All-America honors in both events as a first-year student and finished her Colby skiing career with a school record six All-America honors (four giant slalom, two slalom).

For the Colby men, Jody Centauro finished in a tie for 16th place and Charlie Reed was 25th. Both skiers, like Lathrop, had better second runs to improve their standing. Centauro had times of 39.01 and 38.06 for a two-run total of 1:17.07 to move from 20th place after the first run to 16th. Reed, competing in his fourth straight NCAA meet, had a 1:19.01 finish on runs of 39.98 and 38.06 in moving from 29th to 25th.

Colby's team was in 14th after the third day of competition. Skiing concludes Saturday with a Nordic event.

Women's Slalom-1. Lucie Zikova, CU, 1:22.77; 2. Jilyne McDonald, UVM, 1:23.02; 3. Megan Hughes, Midd., 1:23.15; 4. Lisa Perricone, CU, 1:23.41; 5. Karin Ohlin, UNM, 1:23.64; 6. Jamie Kingsbury, UVM, 1:23.71; 7. Abbi Lathrop, Colby, 1:23.83; 8. Michelanne Shields, Dart., 1:24:04; 9. Mattie Ford, Midd., 1:24.97; 10. Spela Bertoncelj, MSU, 1:26.52; 11. Kathrin Spendier, UNM, 1:26.64; 12. Sabrina Mocellin, CU, 1:26.99; 13. Amy Beresford, UNM, 1:28.09; 14. Zuzana Charvatova, BSU, 1:28.10; 15. Allison Empey, UAA, 1:28.60; 16. Cecily Lowenthal, Will., 1:28.81; 17. Kristen Poehling, Midd., 1:28.86; 18. Stephanie Vaughan, UNH, 1:29.25; 19. Jennifer Tank, DU, 1:29.41; 20. Sealy Livermore, Dart., 1:29.91; 21. Kimberly Stephens, Utah, 1:30.49; 22. Alexandra Fucigna, Dart., 1:31.51; 23. Kristina Repcinova, UAA, 1:37.35; 24. Sydney Mikkelson, UNH, 1:41.03; 25. Megan Papineau, Bates, 1:45.96; 26. Jaana-Marit Vaekimaeki, UNR, 1:47.71; 27. Hilary McCloy, UVM, 1:49.05; 28. Mikaela Grassl, Utah, 1:53.53; 29. Erika Hogan, Utah, 1:53.57; 30. Leanne Smith, UNH, 1:56.13; 31. Stefanie Klocker, UAA, 1:59.05; 32. Whitney Fahy, Bates, 2:01.96; 33. Elizabeth Thompson, Bates, 2:32.31. Disqualified- Florence Roujas, DU; Karine Falck-Pedersen, DU (first run).

Men's Slalom-1. Karl Johnson, Dart., 1:13.85; 2. Timothee Theaux, UAA, 1:14.37; 3. Tor Fodnesbergene, UNM, 1:14.49; 4. Luke Patterson, UNR, 1:14.52; 5. Sean McNamara, UNH, 1:14.66; 6. Joe Dunn, UNH, 1:14.81; 7. Alex Mach, UNM, 1:15.13; 8. Zachary Brown, UVM, 1:15.31; 9. Charles Christianson, Will., 1:15.32; 10. Greg Hardy, UVM, 1:15.76; 11. Clayton Reed, Midd., 1:15.90; 12. Erik Johnson, Dart., 1:16.66; 13. Lars Loeseth, UNM, 1:16.89; 14. Todd Ligare, DU, 1:16.90; 15. Francesco Ghedina, DU, 1:16.96; 16. Jody Centauro, Colby, and Andre Hokholt, WSC, 1:17.07; 18. Will McDonald, Utah, 1:17.17; 19. Andrew Everett, Midd., 1:17.33; 20. Josh Bryan, CU, 1:17.47; 21. John Martz, UNH, 1:17.80; 22. Eric Mann, Will., 1:18:87; 23. Jean-Francois Ferreira, CU, 1:17.97; 24. Cory Harris, MSU, 1:18.03; 25. Charlie Reed, Colby, 1:19.01; 26. Scott Hume, UNR, 1:19.14; 27. Gaspar Perricone, Utah, 1:21.95; 28. Andrew Wagner, Midd., 1:31.47; 29. John Buchar, DU, 1:34.11; 30. Paul Epstein, UVM, 1:35.11; 31. Sean McKenna, Bates, 1:56.57; 32. David Chodunsky, Dart., 2:07.67; 33. Leo Menard, Bates, 2:17.59. 34. Scott Veenis, Utah, 3:00.50. Did Not Finish-Disqualified--Cameron Barnes, UNR (first run).