Lebrun-Fortin, a first-year skier, had earned second team honors for placing seventh in the giant slalom on Thursday. The top five finishers in the event earn first team honors and the next five make the second team. Lebrun-Fortin helped the Mules, despite not having a full team of at least three skiers, finish fifth in the slalom with 61 points.

Lebrun-Fortin was in second place after a first run of 50.79 and then had the 14th-best run of 52.39 on his second trip down the hill for a total time of 1:43.18. Denver's John Buchar won the event with a two-run total time of 1:42.10.

The Mules had two of the top 14 skiers in the country after Josh Kernan (Shelburne, N.H.) placed 14th with runs of 53.49 and 52.77 for a 1:46.26. Kernan had the 16th-best runs on each trip.

In women's alpine skiing, Colby's Dana Breakstone (Sparta, N.J.) placed 29th with a 1:38.81 (49.74 and 49.07).

The Colby ski program (Nordic and alpine combined) placed 13th in the country.

Men's slalom team results: 1. Denver 109; 2. Middlebury 80; 3. New Hampshire 70; 4. Dartmouth 68; 5. Colby 61; 6. Vermont 60; 7. Northern Michigan 55; 8. Nevada 53; 9. Williams 53; 10. Alaska-Anchorage 49; 11. Colorado 39; 12. Utah 24; 13. Montana State 23